The Betrayed Phoenix: 9th Millenial, Emperor's Children

[ZeroWolf]

That looks gorgeous, really good work!

[dees]

That is very good work.  The gold and purple really complement each other. 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Fulgrim came out well

[Brother Anar]

What to say about the Primarch that hasn’t been recorded elsewhere?
His origins? Humble.

His achievements? Numerous.

His betrayal? Ineffable.

I still cannot understand why our lord would do this. Wild theories are abound but I can only think that he must have gone mad or become “possessed”.
We have been away for many years but I remember Fulgrim as a man full of fire for the Great Crusade and it’s promise of hope for our species. He was the peacemaker of the Primarchs. He believed that anyone could better themselves. He encouraged us to be men not weapons by fostering the Liberal and Fine arts amongst the legion.

In happier times I remember him leading us into battle, bearing Fireblade. He could lead us anywhere for we had absolute faith in his commitment to the mission, to Unity and to The Emperor.
Some openly hate him for this betrayal but I think it’s to mask the sheer grief which I certainly feel.

“The Betrayed Phoenix.” Sgt Ali Pasha - 95th Company, 9th Millennial, 3rd Legion

 

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[Firedrake Cordova]

Nice work ... the spots on the cape came out well (and must have been time-consuming to do) 

[Brother Christopher]

Good job, I've just browsed through your thread and I'm liking what I'm seeing. Very consistent work.

 

What paints do you use for your purple? I really like it.

[ZeroWolf]

Some good painting there  Nice work!

[Brother Anar]

On 3/6/2024 at 7:16 AM, Firedrake Cordova said:

Nice work ... the spots on the cape came out well (and must have been time-consuming to do) 

Thank! Not too bad if I remember rightly, probably an evening’s work plus getting the base gradient.

On 3/6/2024 at 11:56 AM, Brother Christopher said:

Good job, I've just browsed through your thread and I'm liking what I'm seeing. Very consistent work.

 

What paints do you use for your purple? I really like it.

 

 Page 146 of the excellent Kizzdougs has the recipe I use.

 

Also, recent works. It appears I will do anything to put off painting vehicles!

 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Starting a new army is a bit of an extreme way of avoiding painting your vehicles!

[Brother Anar]

On 3/11/2024 at 7:27 AM, Firedrake Cordova said:

Starting a new army is a bit of an extreme way of avoiding painting your vehicles!

A small allied detachment rather than a whole new army thankfully.

 

I’ve finally bullied myself enough to finish this. Only realising today that the name doesn’t quite translate as intended. Thunderbolt of brothers or Thunderbolt of the Brothers. The first sounds like a collective term for space marines but it all sounds sufficiently High Gothicy.

 

 

Fulmen Frātrum is a venerable beast that often conveys the company terminators.

Her markings are typical of the 9th Millennial vehicles. She carries the Palatine Aquila, the red Thunderbird for the millennial and a white stripe to note service length over 100 years.

“The Betrayed Phoenix.” Sgt Ali Pasha - 95th Company, 9th Millennial, 3rd Legion

 

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Edited March 12 by Brother Anar

[Firedrake Cordova]

That purple really is very striking

[Brother Anar]

When we finally made port in imperial space an unexpected party met our expedition. Every Remembrancer and anyone else who could find an excuse, was present when Lord Commander Brant received the Custodes.
I had never met any of the Ten Thousand but their bearing matched their reputation. Shield Captain Valeria carried herself in a manner that Fulgrim would have approved of, polite and dignified but brooking no dissent. She gave us our orders from Terra. Secure the local star clusters, raid the traitors where possible and await further instructions.
It went unsaid but it was obvious that they were there to ensure that the expedition didn’t have a change of heart.

 

I eventually managed to learn more about our “guests” after being beaten across a training hall by Kyuzo. It seems the custodes are just as storm tossed as the rest of us. They all come from different divisions of the Ten Thousand who happened to be in the same region of space when the civil war started. Spartacus and Shaka were part of a major shield host en route to rejoin their comrades, Benedict is a liaison to the Adeptus Arbites and part of the grim sounding Dread Host. Finally Kyuzo and Valeria were responsible for guarding imperial tax collectors. I doubt they will tell me their individual tales readily but I’m persistent.

“The Betrayed Phoenix.” Sgt Ali Pasha - 95th Company, 9th Millennial, 3rd Legion

 

A nice little diversion with some awesome minis. These should be a small allied detachment in future games.

 

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