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A Tale of Four Warlords: Survivors of Hardship

December 2025·pp. 68–69

THE SHORT VERSION

Dan adapts an older Cities of Sigmar scheme to a force from Ghyran, using brass armour, green rook heraldry and moss-covered shields to establish its home. A step-by-step freehand exercise breaks the rook into rectangles and squares before adding highlights and a door. A converted Thyrian priest and the customised Cavalier-Marshal Kai Jeffison add further details to the newly completed Survivors of Hardship Spearhead.

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