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Gareth Harvey — The Night Stingers

March 2023·pp. 130–131

THE SHORT VERSION

Gareth Harvey portrays Van Saar scouts moving between underhive and ash wastes through travel-worn browns, black armour and antique copper. Orange accents suggest poisonous spiders and energy-filled equipment, while pale skin with coloured sores represents radiation damage. Repurposed exploratory vehicles and dusty mixed-environment bases extend the same practical identity across the gang.

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