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by Karak Norn Clansman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:12 pm
Forum: Realms beyond the Gates / other games
Topic: 40k: Descendant Degeneration
Replies: 108
Views: 60737

Re: 40k: Descendant Degeneration

https://i.imgur.com/hKuKNIF.png Malfunction In the grim darkness of the far future, man is become machine. One of the abilities that set primal man apart from beast was his skill as a toolmaker. Even the most clever of animals were put in the shade by man's artifice, and so thought and hand in unio...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: General fantasy discussions / Tavern of Cothique
Topic: The Perfect Body Shape is Spherical: On Dwarven Sense of Beauty
Replies: 3
Views: 66

Re: The Perfect Body Shape is Spherical: On Dwarven Sense of Beauty

For sure! But part of the fun with fantasy is taking something meant in that way, and pretending to take it more seriously as if the fictive creatures from folklore were historical tribes and empires. :)

Good recommendation there!
by Karak Norn Clansman
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: General fantasy discussions / Tavern of Cothique
Topic: The Perfect Body Shape is Spherical: On Dwarven Sense of Beauty
Replies: 3
Views: 66

The Perfect Body Shape is Spherical: On Dwarven Sense of Beauty

Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, as the saying goes. And these beholders tend to be biological creatures. One thing that I have noticed many times over the years, has been a tendency in Fantasy to assume that Dwarves would find towering Humans and Elves to be fair and even beautiful. This is ...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: General fantasy discussions / Tavern of Cothique
Topic: Chaos Dwarf Myths & Legends
Replies: 2
Views: 3173

Re: Chaos Dwarf Myths & Legends

Illustrated by: Forgefire Written by: KNC https://i.imgur.com/g6s1sQr.jpg Naggrund Slavers Far away beyond lands of men lie an ashen desolation. Seated betwixt twain towering mountain ranges are to be found the Dark Lands,wreathed in embers and smoke. Here, volcanoes roar and spew forth their fumes....
by Karak Norn Clansman
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:09 pm
Forum: General fantasy discussions / Tavern of Cothique
Topic: T9A: Åsklander Humans (Norse)
Replies: 0
Views: 68

T9A: Åsklander Humans (Norse)

https://i.imgur.com/rNJua9O.png Åskland Longhouse A colourful and rather shoddily crafted acrylic painting of an Åskland longhouse for the Ninth Age fantasy world. Overt references to Dark Gods worship was kept out of this one, save for a skull trophy on top as a hint that all is not a summer idyll...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Realms beyond the Gates / other games
Topic: 40k: Descendant Degeneration
Replies: 108
Views: 60737

Re: 40k: Descendant Degeneration

@Edwardfet: Thanks! https://i.imgur.com/nK1jzc2.png Flak Shield In the grim darkness of the far future, man returns with his shield or on it. The trusty shield is one of mankind's oldest pieces of protective wargear. It slows you down, and will be thrown away in flight, yet it provides precious cove...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:31 am
Forum: Off topic
Topic: BBR Comics
Replies: 11
Views: 18366

Re: BBR Comics

Endgame 2150 Ladies and gentlemen, let me present to you a comic which I have drawn to immortalize certain events during 2023's Blodsband Reloaded . The bastard with the broom is me. Find all comics at HKM Comics , and find out everything about the Black Swords if you are curious. https://i.imgur.c...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Realms beyond the Gates / other games
Topic: 40k: Descendant Degeneration
Replies: 108
Views: 60737

Re: 40k: Descendant Degeneration

https://i.imgur.com/2XSwfNF.png Budget Sentinel In the grim darkness of the far future, man replaces machine with muscle. A writer during the misty past of the Age of Terra once opined that a great power only becomes a necessity when it is in decline, for the truly great do not need to justify thei...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: Painting and modelling
Topic: Hobby Group Auxilia Work
Replies: 36
Views: 9580

Re: Hobby Group Auxilia Work

https://i.imgur.com/2g4z4Nc.png https://i.imgur.com/kiaOuVK.png Astro-Ungarian Partygoers Alas, court gossip on Imperial and Royal Astro-Ungaria has proven true, as if illuminated by the holy light of the God-Emperor Himself. And so we can trust in the waggling tongues of our fellow men and women. ...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: Painting and modelling
Topic: Hobby Group Auxilia Work
Replies: 36
Views: 9580

Re: Hobby Group Auxilia Work

@SpellArcher: Thanks. JAB will paint the army for a tournament later this year, if our plans work out. https://i.imgur.com/ESsnJUs.png https://i.imgur.com/POPe1ta.png Cult of the Offensive In the grim darkness of the far future, man cares not for losses. O man, what destiny awaits you, in a galaxy d...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Realms beyond the Gates / other games
Topic: 40k: Descendant Degeneration
Replies: 108
Views: 60737

Re: 40k: Descendant Degeneration

https://i.imgur.com/t1dxB9j.png Cult of the Offensive In the grim darkness of the far future, man cares not for losses. O man, what destiny awaits you, in a galaxy doomed to carnage neverending? What does fate have in store for you, where slaughter reaches out to claim all souls for its grisly harv...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: Fields of Fantasy
Topic: Infernal Dwarves of the Barren Mountains (T9A Hittites)
Replies: 5
Views: 6527

Re: Infernal Dwarves of the Barren Mountains (T9A Hittites)

Haha, well spotted! I actually didn't see it before you pointed it out. I guess it's Igor's poetic license to play around with fantasy races. It must be an Infernal Dwarf thing, since the Gavemites Igor has painted had all five fingers intact. So maybe an accident. :D
by Karak Norn Clansman
Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:25 am
Forum: Fields of Fantasy
Topic: Infernal Dwarves of the Barren Mountains (T9A Hittites)
Replies: 5
Views: 6527

Re: Infernal Dwarves of the Barren Mountains (T9A Hittites)

https://i.imgur.com/Ovtz5Q5.jpg 9age: Infernal Dwarf of the Barren Mountains Artwork by the talented artist Igor Levchenko, who has a deft hand at capturing classical painterly styles with vivid life. Description by him: "Based on the concept art of Mathias Rizell (a.k.a. KarakNornClansman). H...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Mon Jan 08, 2024 8:32 pm
Forum: Painting and modelling
Topic: Hobby Group Auxilia Work
Replies: 36
Views: 9580

Re: Hobby Group Auxilia Work

@SpellArcher: Oh, she really did! Jokes have been had about that pistol, haha. https://i.imgur.com/aRNjKai.png Imperial Commissar Imperial Commissar Juan Anendersh "le Petit" Berschren is a political officer of the Officio Prefectus, known for his brutality and heavyhanded meddling in mili...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:20 pm
Forum: Off topic
Topic: Share Your Snow Sculptures Here!
Replies: 39
Views: 26769

Re: Share Your Snow Sculptures Here!

@Prince of Spires: :D Golden comment, sir! Winged words. 6mm scale, mayhap. Nice snowman! Snow is joy. That's a good result with cold snow, good going! @Spellarcher: Haha, nice one! It's a good start with snow. ;) Ho-ho-ho. What time of the year is it? It's snow shovelling season up here in the frig...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:57 pm
Forum: Off topic
Topic: Woodworking Fun
Replies: 13
Views: 7376

Re: Woodworking Fun

@SpellArcher: Haha, nice! Christmas Presents and Other Gifts 2023 A.D. These are some simple, and most importantly cheap Christmas presents and other gifts made out of wood for various family members and friends during 2023. The cat portraits are based on this photograph . https://i.imgur.com/1SE7tm...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: Painting and modelling
Topic: Hobby Group Auxilia Work
Replies: 36
Views: 9580

Re: Hobby Group Auxilia Work

@SpellArcher: GW sculptors has excelled at posing, much to our benefit. I look forward to see the High Elves for Old World! They deserve good poses, unlike the Swordmasters. 6th ed Dark Elf Executioners were luckier in that regard. Astro-Ungarian Colonel Colonel Graf András Petr von Böhbenmann is th...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:31 pm
Forum: Painting and modelling
Topic: Hobby Group Auxilia Work
Replies: 36
Views: 9580

Re: Hobby Group Auxilia Work

@SpellArcher: Thank you! Vostroyan Attaché Major Evgeny Stroganof Ryabets of the 331st Vostroyan Firstborn Astra Militarum regiment is of noble stock, hailing from the quarrelsome aristocratic House Ryabets on Vostroya. The Ryabets high-born clan own giant hab-blocks in the Smoglands and are thus ha...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:25 pm
Forum: Realms beyond the Gates / other games
Topic: 40k: Descendant Degeneration
Replies: 108
Views: 60737

Re: 40k: Descendant Degeneration

https://i.imgur.com/Dke9vLV.png Dysfunctional Garrison "Men in Weltsturm regiments their service gave, who everyone knows is very brave, whenever in the forward line, would hope and pray to Emp'ror divine, that the enemy would not appear, on their horizon, far or near. All in His name. Glory b...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:13 pm
Forum: Painting and modelling
Topic: Hobby Group Auxilia Work
Replies: 36
Views: 9580

Re: Hobby Group Auxilia Work

@SpellArcher: Thanks a lot! Navis Imperialis Officer Flag-Lieutenant Matteus Ripanus is a fleet officer attached to the Astro-Ungarian Imperial Guard host of General Hanz-Konrad von Dorfenhötz. In the noble company of these Duarchal crustlubbers, this energetic voidborn man has seen his swashbucklin...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Fri Oct 06, 2023 12:47 pm
Forum: Realms beyond the Gates / other games
Topic: 40k: Descendant Degeneration
Replies: 108
Views: 60737

Re: 40k: Descendant Degeneration

https://i.imgur.com/XneeFmR.png Soaring Sin "Ancient Man lived without humility, for hope and plenty was all that he knew in the worldly paradise that he had built for himself across the stars. Hardship and deprivation he knew not, and knowledge he worshipped as a false idol. And so Ancient Ma...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:50 am
Forum: Realms beyond the Gates / other games
Topic: 40k: Descendant Degeneration
Replies: 108
Views: 60737

Re: 40k: Descendant Degeneration

https://i.imgur.com/amAer67.png Distraction In the grim darkness of the far future, temptation reaps a bountiful harvest. O, you sons and daughters of Terra! As you love to live and hate to die, so let it be known that the seed of Old Earth has sown a lusty crop across the Milky Way galaxy, thrivin...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Mon Sep 18, 2023 9:58 am
Forum: Realms beyond the Gates / other games
Topic: 40k: Descendant Degeneration
Replies: 108
Views: 60737

Re: 40k: Descendant Degeneration

https://i.imgur.com/rKKtiJV.png Crooked Colossus Ancient Man built for himself a hollow paradise of this world, and thus Man in his peace and plenty fell to indolence and godless hubris. And Man came to nurture the unforgivable sin of hope. The hope to choose. The hope to be free. The hope to becom...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Sat Sep 16, 2023 9:44 am
Forum: Painting and modelling
Topic: Hobby Group Auxilia Work
Replies: 36
Views: 9580

Re: Hobby Group Auxilia Work

@SpellArcher: Thanks! I promise to share pictures here once my friend has painted it. @Prince of Spires: Haha, thank you very muck, sire! Luck has. Need keeps. Toil earns. Rock holds. Rock and stone! - - - Paraphernalia quicksculpts done for JAB during a week of mountain hiking and boardgame playing...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:54 am
Forum: Painting and modelling
Topic: Hobby Group Auxilia Work
Replies: 36
Views: 9580

Re: Hobby Group Auxilia Work

@Prince of Spires: Thanks a lot! Much appreciated. I will as well. It will take some time before we can paint it, as things look now, but it will happen, that's a promise. We might have it scanned first, in case it would allow others to 3D-print copies of their own. CDO project. And nothing remained...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Sun Jun 18, 2023 12:43 pm
Forum: Realms beyond the Gates / other games
Topic: 40k: Descendant Degeneration
Replies: 108
Views: 60737

Re: 40k: Descendant Degeneration

https://i.imgur.com/9nIH8Td.png Securitate In the grim darkness of the far future, man makes man disappear. If you love your job, you will never work a day in your life. After all, no tyrant ever had trouble finding willing people to carry out atrocities. And no despot ever ran short of eager tortu...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:19 pm
Forum: Off topic
Topic: BBR Comics
Replies: 11
Views: 18366

Re: BBR Comics

@SpellArcher: Thanks! Hastily drawn for last year's Blodsband Reloaded: https://i.imgur.com/1Gj7YMS.png https://i.imgur.com/Re1fSz8.png https://i.imgur.com/fw9LZW0.png Referendum 2149 Ladies and gentlemen, let me present to you a comic which I have drawn to immortalize certain events during 2022's B...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Mon May 15, 2023 9:14 pm
Forum: Painting and modelling
Topic: Children of Mathlann - creating a Cothique army
Replies: 47
Views: 7960

Re: Children of Mathlann - creating a Cothique army

Nice work! Good conversions and bold colour scheme. Always great to see such love for Cothique.
by Karak Norn Clansman
Mon May 15, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: Story telling
Topic: High Elf Tales
Replies: 2
Views: 1606

Re: High Elf Tales

Lothern Infiltrator 00L Flaming light flickered between colonnaded shadows. The ruddy light was cast not only by torches and braziers, for it emanated also from molten metal, ensorcelled lava and far worse substances harvested from an otherworldly realm beyond the ken of mortals to comprehend. It w...
by Karak Norn Clansman
Mon May 15, 2023 9:18 am
Forum: Story telling
Topic: High Elf Tales
Replies: 2
Views: 1606

High Elf Tales

Reply of the Chracians Negotiations were off to a bad start, and had only taken a turn for the worse. Neither the haughty Asur nor the cruel and arrogant Dawi Zharr were renowned for their humility. The semi-barbaric Chracian highlanders were least of all suited for diplomacy, out of all the schemi...