need some Input about "Arelian" Novel

[Silk]

Heyho guys, I hope anyone of you can help me.

 

Here in Germany someone told that in the novel is mentioned that there were robots/machines which fought besides the Word Bearers.

 

So I need your help, are there any information about the Word Bearers?

 

Especially which chapter / company they were, because I wanna play Battle Automatas with my Word Bearers and i want to play I fluffy :)

 

Kind regards

[Fire Golem]

There was a maniple of Legio Cybernetica, of Carthage Cohort, attached to the Serrated Suns chapter (or the fleet they lead at least) of the Word Bearers in First Heretic. From what I can tell, maniples of Carthage Cohort were spread throughout the Word Bearers fleet. The Maniple with the serrated Suns was lead by Xi-Nu 73, and I remember 4 robots being mentioned, but can't remember what they were.

[Memento Of Prospero]

Castellax, if memory serves.

[Fire Golem]

There were three classes mentioned I think, 2 of on type and then 1 each of another 2.

[Saa]

My friend, the answers you seek lay in the novel The First Heretic.

 

I could, as others have, offer quick fixes towards enlightenment, however that would be robbing you of the joy of TRUE enlightenment.

 

If your desire for fluffy reasons to use Automata alongside the Bearers of the Word is strong..........read The First Heretic.

 

Anything else is doing you a disservice.

 

Lorgar protects.

 

Saa.......

 

.......or something like that

[Silk]

Saa thanks for the advice.

 

I just have the problem that I actually stuck at book number 8 from the Heresy :(

 

So could you enlight me with a little tip, maybe do you or anybody know how the paint sheme of the automata should look alike?

 

What I found out is, that the Word Bearers are from the serrated suns chapter from Argel Tal

 

Kind regards

[Fire Golem]

I can't remember if it mentions colour or what colour they are if it does. You don't have to read the series in the order they were released though. First Heretic is actually one of the first ones, chronologically.

[Silk]

Thx fire,

 

Then it could made a mistake with the books.

 

In first heretic the word bearers had still the grey armour or?

 

I would prefer the red word bearers with the battle automatas painted in an contrast but additionally I want to do it like in the fluff, and of that I think this could be a problem...

[Fire Golem]

First Heretic spans ~50 years or so, so they start off grey and end up in the red. The Serrated Suns do anyway, I think the rest of the legion might go red slightly after.

[Kol Saresk]

First Heretic spans ~50 years or so, so they start off grey and end up in the red. The Serrated Suns do anyway, I think the rest of the legion might go red slightly after.

Erebus says the rest of the Legion is starting to go red by the time the Dropsite Massacre rolls around, but it isn't really until Calth that the Legion is considered to be "officially" red.

[Silk]

Ok thank you guys :)

 

What do You think about the Paint from the Battle Automatas?

 

Also red or anything else?

[Fire Golem]

Okay so looking at First Heretic, Xi-Nu's maniple of Carthage Cohort consists of 2 Crusaders, a Cataphract, and a Conqueror. In terms of models, I think Crusaders = Vorax, not sure about Cataphract, and Conqueror is the new Domitar. It says 'each one was clad in dense armour plating painted in chipped coats of crimson'. And later on it says that Carthage Cohort consisted of dozens of maniples, and 'over a hundred robots stood proud in their black and scarlet livery'. It also says they have oath papers and scripture scrolls fixed to them, as well as some Word Bearers iconography (the Domitar has the serrated Suns chapter symbol on its forehead).