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A Tale of Four Warlords: Amber’s Risen Legion

October 2025·p. 46

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Amber bases her undead army on people drowned or shipwrecked around the Naiad Archipelago, whose long-resting bodies rise after Nurgle’s invasions. This coastal origin gives her scope to explore weathered metal and cloth, and she imagines larger creatures erupting from the sand. Her test scheme keeps painting efficient with a pale undercoat, burnished armour, Contrast red cloth and sandy bases, while green staining links the models to their damp history.

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