Well, what would a Chaos blog be without some traitor legionnaires, of my favourite Legion (tied with World Eaters of course), Iron Warriors. I've got twenty five of these to paint, along with sketches of a conversion I'm planning for my Lord, Warsmith Haryda. But before I get to said legionnaires, some backstory.
The Blood Pact, led by Grota Rar, one of Magister Urlock Gaur's top lieutenants; invaded the planet known as Auris VIII during the Thirteenth Black Crusade, to secure a pre-imperial artefact buried there. Before long a ardous campaign erupted between Imperial Planetery defence forces and the Pact. Before long, Lord Xefeor of the World Eaters stumbled across the vessels of the Blood Pact, under command of Warfleet Master Regter Trauz. He immediatly stepped in, and stepped aboard the flagship of Trauz's fleet, the Sacriligious Scorn. He enquired as to what was happening, and as the shipmaster was about to inform him, Grota Rar stepped on deck. Informing the infamous Lord of their actions on the planet, a hidden communication was sent and a large number of World Eaters arrived.
The World Eaters immediatly assaulted the capitals via Dreadclaw assault pods, causing havoc amongst the ill-prepared loyalist forces. However, for all their weaknesses, the Imperials held fast, and slowly the battles across the surface become slow advances, and eventually a war of attrition as the heavy bombardment of the Imperial regiment the 325th Cadian took its toll.
Lord Xefeor, feeling his assault troops were ill-suited for said combat, left planetside, boarding their ships. The Blood Pact Gaur-Commander accused him of cowardice, and Lord Xefoer, surprisingly calm, simply said to the Commander that he should do the same. Rar promptly apologised for the insult after a notable 'offering' was given.
The World Eaters and Pact, left the planet, confusing the Imperials, who knew they were still in orbit. This gave them a chance to call for reinforcements. Lord Xefoer knew this, and this was his trump card. Deployed in this sector was a company of Imperial Fists, masters of siege warfare. In fact, the fleet was close enough to not have to use warp travel to arrive.
Xefeor ordered his vessels to hide behind a nearby moon, Auris Beta I as the Imperial Fleet arrived. Despatching drop-pods and thunderhawk transporters with pre-fabricated defences to the planet, a strong defensive position was set up. Xefoer also expected this, in fact, he was counting on it. Within five days; another traitor fleet had arrived. Warsmith Crotus of the Iron Warriors, with a full one hundred battle - hardened legionnaires arrived. As if seeing the Imperial Fists position as a challenge, they promptly assaulted with such fury and resolve that Xefoer regarded them worthy of Khorne himself, and smiled.
This was his plan. By predicting the arrival of the Imperial Fists, Xefoer had created a distraction, and unleashed his berserkers. At the strongpoints of the Imperial Fists positions, hundreds of bloodthirsty World Eaters arrived, causing instant havoc. The World Eaters Lord arrived with his Chosen, and personally attacked the Imperial command HQ, consisiting of the PDF force and Space Marine advisors. Crotus, noting the arrival of the World Eaters as nothing short of suspicious, called for Xefoer to show himself, and promptly was greeted with the heads of the entire command staff of the Auris Defence Force. They exhanged an unrecorded conversation, and the Iron Warriors remained on planet, still engaged with the Imperial Fists, while Xefoer advanced to the site of the artefact, where a team of Blood Pact arrived.
And that's the background for now, on to some pictures. What follows is four Iron Warriors, and Lord Xefoer himself.
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