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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 466

Colours of the Great Cities

July 2021·pp. 76–77

THE SHORT VERSION

Compact recipes distinguish Anvilgard, the Living City, the Phoenicium, Greywater Fastness, Hammerhal and Tempest’s Eye. Cloth, armour and metallic finishes connect each city’s soldiers to its heraldry and surroundings, offering a practical palette reference for armies mixing humans, aelves and duardin.

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Abaddon BlackAgrax EarthshadeAlaitoc BlueAthonian CamoshadeAuric Armour GoldAverland SunsetBiel-Tan GreenBrass ScorpionCaliban GreenCelestra GreyContrast MediumDark ReaperDrakenhof NightshadeElysian GreenEvil Sunz ScarletFenrisian GreyFire Dragon BrightGal Vorbak RedGenestealer PurpleIronbreakerIyanden YellowKantor BlueKarak StoneKhorne RedKrieg KhakiLahmian MediumLeadbelcherLoren ForestLothern BlueMephiston RedNuln OilNuln Oil GlossOgryn CamoPallid Wych FleshPink HorrorRakarth FleshReikland FleshshadeReikland Fleshshade GlossRetributor ArmourRunefang SteelScreamer PinkScreaming SkullSkeleton HordeStormhost SilverTeclis BlueTerradon TurquoiseThunderhawk BlueUlthuan GreyWhite ScarXereus Purple

Only explicitly named paints used in the feature are indexed.

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