Trixie Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 The deal had been reached, a new home had been found for the surviving members of the Malin-Qatlu bloodline and by the end of the week they would reach Xana II and meet those who had offered them sanctuary and the chance to walk again clad in steel. The last century had been one of drastic decline for Malin-Qatlu, for first the warp storms isolated their homeworld, then the invaders had arrived...in swarms. Not to raid but to dominate...to erase humanity from the region and take everything. The war had been vicious and had dragged on for a several years, but eventually Malin-Qatlu and the other knight houses had defeated the invaders and no more came. The victory celebration was short, asthe struggle for survival against the foul xenos had stripped the Humans supplies and much infrastructure and knowledge was lost. Contact without outside systems had ceased since the warp storms began, but now contact in system between the various local planets, mining moons and tech stations was now also gone as the tech guilds and star ports had been destroyed in the xenos conflict In many ways the new war between the humans that followed was worse than that against the aliens, as the remaining knight houses turned upon themselves in a desperate battle for dominance over the now meagre resources of their shattered planet. This war lasted decades and eroded the numbers of the knightly suits until many of the great houses were reduced to warfare in the manner of peasants and workers, on foot with blaster and blade. Malin-Qatlu, the last remaining house of this once powerful human system had won this war but the prize lacked any lustre. An irradiated planet, a dwindling population and the inability to repair or create much of the technology previously lost. Two bitter wars waged and for what, a slow yet inevitable death sentance for human civilisation in this dark lonely corner of the galaxy. It would not be long after this pyrrhic victory that contact with Humanity was regained, impressive eagle prowed ships had landed and deployed human armies in uncalculable numbers. These outsiders also knew of the nobler paths of war, bringing with them entire households of battle ready knights, resplendant in their foreign yet impressive heraldry. The offer was made, submit to the true master of mankind and be given a reprieve from the half life offered on this bitter broken planet, offer up all known resources and personnel and join this so called 'great crusade', and earn a better life for all of Humankind. The ruling caste of Malin-Qatlu had been told that their blood given ability to interface and utilize the battle walkers would not be wasted, for a new homeworld awaited them, along with a new knight suit for every member of the clan who would dare attempt the ritual of bonding. To live amongst foreigners and submit to a master they had never seen was difficult, but ultimately the power of these outsiders was plainly visible and the offer had in reality been a demand. At least now Malin-Qatlu had a future other than a slow descent into anarchy and annihilation. A little bit of fluff there to kick off my Xana II and Malinax knights project. I have deliberately kept the details rather vague in this history so as to not alienate or intrude on the home fluff of my fellow Xanites. Also apologies for any format errors I have just knocked this out after a very strong coffee....proof reading is for Loyalists !. Not really much to show today just some basecoating of the first knight suit. More to come soon though ! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348466-xana-ii-not-just-a-place-but-a-state-of-mind/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother_b Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Awesome, I'm looking forward to this. Where did you get those air colors in the squeeze bottles? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348466-xana-ii-not-just-a-place-but-a-state-of-mind/#findComment-5112038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trixie Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Sadly I can't tell you that GW air now has a secret line of squeeze bottles, I just poured the GW paint to recently empty Vallejo bottles. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348466-xana-ii-not-just-a-place-but-a-state-of-mind/#findComment-5112142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother_b Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Sadly I can't tell you that GW air now has a secret line of squeeze bottles, I just poured the GW paint to recently empty Vallejo bottles. The labels had me fooled. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348466-xana-ii-not-just-a-place-but-a-state-of-mind/#findComment-5112153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trixie Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Those naughty labels !. Am forced into building a lot of ikea furniture right now but I just want to be back on the knights :S Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348466-xana-ii-not-just-a-place-but-a-state-of-mind/#findComment-5112179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Great start! Xana is slowly taking hold of this forum ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348466-xana-ii-not-just-a-place-but-a-state-of-mind/#findComment-5112183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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