[Archive] New Forge World Death Guard Terminators

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Vogon:

Latest from Forge World for the Heresy

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/News/Deathshroud.html

Have fun

Vogon

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Animatone:

So are they the precursors to Nurgle Plague Marines/Terminators? I’m not a major 40K fluff buff.

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Vogon:

I have being reading the Horus Heresy books and really enjoying them and these guys are Mortarian’s personal body guard (I think)

Cheers

Vogon

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DAGabriel:

Correct, they are pre-heresy and Mortarions bodyguard. Haven`t found anything about them for the time after the heresy.

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Vogon:

Haven`t found anything about them for the time after the heresy.

DAGabriel
Isn't Typhus one? He certainly has a similar scythe and terminator armour.

Cheers

Vogon
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Ravenswood:

Deathshroud - The Deathshroud was an elite unit of Battle-Brothers from the XIV Legion who served as Primarch Mortarion’s mute bodyguards during the Great Crusade. Great secrecy surrounded this elite cadre, whose numbers were chosen from amongst the standard ranks of the Death Guard Legion from Astartes who had been singled out and personally selected by their Primarch for their bravery and valour. Once chosen, the selected Battle-Brother would give up his former life as a common rank-and-file Astartes and swear binding oaths of secrecy. A member of the Deathshroud would be listed as killed in action to allay any suspicions as to their true identity, and he would forever conceal his face by always wearing an enclosed helmet, mask or hood. The identity of each member of the Deathshroud was known only to Mortarion himself, even in the event of their death. The Deathshroud wore Artificer-crafted Terminator Armour of the highest quality, presenting a foreboding appearance with their barrel-chested appearance and like their Primarch, wielding large scythes called Manreapers. It was the Deathshroud’s sacred duty to never stray more than forty-nine paces from Mortarion, with two Deathshroud warriors customarily escorting the Primarch at any given time, though there may have been more hidden in the shadows. These stoic warriors’ presence was quite intimidating, as they stood uniformly at attention at all times, as still as statues. But in battle the Deathshroud would prove equally frightening, for whatever the odds, they always moved inexorably towards their target, almost as if they were automated killing machines.
(c) warhammer40K.wikia

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Vogon:

Thanks for that Ravenswood.

I guess we’ll be seeing a Mortarian soon then so these guys can be never more than 49’ from him :slight_smile:

Cheers

Vogon

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Ravenswood:

I am very surprized what FW made them in Tartaros pattern armour not the Cataphractii as in ‘visions’. I think in Cataphractii armour they would have looked better.

but anyway this minis look better than ‘normal’ squad in Tartaros armour. IMHO.

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gIL^:

Im reading the Horus Heresy books and it is really convincing me to start 40k again with 100% Forgeworld.

Expensive hobby.

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Vogon:

Im reading the Horus Heresy books and it is really convincing me to start 40k again with 100% Forgeworld.

Expensive hobby.

gIL^
I'm pretty much in the same boat. I'm getting the FW HH book 1 for my birthday :)

Cheers

Vogon
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Blue in VT:

I can’t say that I’m very impressed with these particular figures…they look like children’s toys instead of space Marines…but thats just my opinion…YMMV

Blue

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Kera foehunter:

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that 40 k :frowning: