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The Chronicles of Bain, Part 2: The Hole

February 2026·pp. 102–111

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A demolition task on Ancar Majoris traps Elias Bain beneath a collapsed drilling machine when an ammunition stockpile conceals promethium bombs. His damaged augmetic hand helps him wrest a rifle from an equally trapped ork, but the broken stairs, freezing quarry and dead vox leave him without an escape. As hunger and isolation erode his faith, he survives by eating the corpse of the enemy he killed.

Renewed Imperial bombardment eventually shifts the wreckage far enough for Bain to climb out. Rescue brings no easy restoration: the Callous Jacks left the world sixty days earlier, and after examination he returns to them cleared of alien taint yet profoundly changed. The story treats survival as a lasting psychological wound rather than another uncomplicated heroic exploit.

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PaintingWD 521 · pp. 8–9

Paint Splatter: Night Lords Raptor

Amber demonstrates the Night Lords’ characteristic contrast between dark blue armour, warm metallic trim and sinister red details. The lightning is built as progressively thinner lines inside an initial pattern, with the brightest white reserved for forks and tips; practicing on a spare shoulder pad makes mistakes easier to correct before tackling the finished miniature.

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PaintingWD 521 · p. 8

Night Lords: Blue Armour

A dark blue foundation is shaded with black before a blue glaze restores the raised surfaces. Successively brighter edge highlights define the plates without sacrificing the deep shadows that make the lightning and metallic trim stand out.

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PaintingWD 521 · p. 8

Night Lords: Gold Trim

The trim begins as a pale brass and gains warmth through a brown Contrast wash. Additional recess shading separates it from the armour, while a restrained silver edge brings definition to the small raised details.

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