The Children of Morr
FLEGLERS
Whilst not a part of the Counts garrison as such; after all who would want religious fanatics living with you day in and day out, there is a semi regular presence of flagellants in the area, being so close to the borders with unholy Sylvania there can often be found a group of Morrite Fleglers heading into that dread county to purge the area and cleanse with the lash and rod.
One such group is shown below.
They call themselves The Children of Morr.
First we have Brother Verfechter who found Morr after his
village bar him were killed by marauding greenskins, believing himself spared
for a greater purpose he has become an extreme devotee of Morr bent on ridding
the Empire of all goblinoids.
The large and heavy metal pole he carries with chains attached was once the
giant clapper from the bell in the villages chapel to Verena. He thinks it apt
that he will meet out justice on the greenskins with it.
Brother Holbein is the oldest devotee of the Children of Morr, he carries the holy books of the cult including Songs of the Raven and, Libro dei Morti, not only this but he is a keen illustrator and makes engravings of the deeds of the Children of Morr to serve as guidance for those that follow after them.
The head of the Children of Morr is Brother Schmid, he has studied and re-studied all the books of Morr and is the most versed in the holy scriptures. Konrad Schmid believes alcohol unburdens the mind and frees the soul making it closer to Morrs kingdom, it also happens to dull the pain of the whips…
Next is Brother Selig who is quite possibly the loudest man alive, his deep
booming voice and cries of litany spur the rest of the group on, he was quite
odd before turning to Morr and wields two lashes as he self flagellates, he has
the highest pain threshold of them all.
Finally we have Brother Messias who believes himself to the
son of Morr and is always the closest to frenzy, or true divinity as he calls
it, even now we can see him working himself into a fervour with his eyes rolled
back in his head.
He wears a crown of thorns to show is closeness to Morr as he believes it shows
he is his father’s authority in the land of the living.
I did not put too much effort into painting them as they will only be used in a single game during my Warm Ale and Mud campaign, and knowing my luck they will fail to frenzy and not kill a single thing, so why bother ....
Anyway, it is good to have a finished them as that only leaves one more unit to do!!
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Brilliant background story Mike. I love the way they come to life!
ReplyDeleteThanks my man, appreciated.
DeleteI am working on something quite different then once that is done another building!
A merry band of lunatics!
ReplyDeleteYour fluff is very cool, and the figurines do justice to the fanaticism, well done.
Thank you so very much.
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