The STL Trenches

Cold-headed leaders are rare among the Heresiarch’s troops. Any fool can lead a charge and a slaughter, but skilled marksmen and tacticians are far more valuable assets. The Heresiarch takes special care of those Clerics who stand out, for they are the ones who plan campaigns and execute them on the front lines with an iron fist and a calculating mind.

Rifles, grenade launchers, machine guns, shields… the Riflemen Clerics have access to the full arsenal of the Heresiarch to carry out their patient, methodical plans. They demand strict discipline from their soldiers—every movement must be executed as if they were pieces on a board.

Much depends on them, for the Heresiarch’s war can never cease. It is what sustains the cult, what keeps the machinery of its society running, and the ultimate goal it pursues. At the highest levels of command, expectations are absolute, and there is no forgiveness for a commander who falters.

The Frontline Clerics are high-ranking servants. While any Veiled Acolyte can command a warband, their zeal often outweighs their military knowledge. For this reason, the Heresiarch elevates and values those priests who devote themselves to the arts of battle, tactics and violence. It is the Clerics who lead offensives on the front line, and as such they are equipped with the finest armor. From their backs hang unholy relics: severed heads of angels and demons, sigils of power, and even infernal attendants in the form of blasphemous homunculi.

Swords, axes, shields, shotguns… Frontline Clerics are aggressive commanders, often seen armed for direct assault. Soldiers follow them as much out of fear as out of the fervor they inspire.

The Heresiarch’s Veiled Acolytes are fundamental and ever-present within both the Cult and its Legions. Their roles are many: they manage trench logistics, oversee the slaves, and account for the wealth taken through plunder. They also enforce the orthodoxy of the Faith, as the Heresiarch’s cult does not tolerate dissent. Soldiers and civilians alike must be punished if they fail to uphold its doctrines, and the Veiled Acolyte watches over them as father, confessor, and commissar.

Naturally, the Acolytes are also responsible for leading assaults and warbands. Shielded by their faith and the dark powers granted to them by Hell, clad in armor and heavily armed with iron and fire, these fanatical leaders drive their troops forward in relentless attacks against the followers of the false god and their minions.

General Murdakai commands from the front, where death walks closest. His strategies have broken armies and reshaped battlefields. Soldiers follow him out of loyalty, fear, or faith. None can deny the victories he leaves behind. The character includes 2 versions: a minimum recommended height of 120 mm for collectors, and a 32 mm version for RPG and tabletop games. It also includes 2 bases matching the respective scales. The model consists of 2 parts.

'Magi Rashaar' (Rashaar) for use with TTCombat's 'Carnevale' Tabletop Game