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MODELLING·WHITE DWARF 524

The Excruciator of Clan Byronix

May 2026·p. 45

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Adam’s fallen household began as loyal Mechanicus champions in the Halo Stars before isolation after the Great Rift opened the court to Chaos. Lord Byronix’s machine mixes Chaos vehicle components with Archaon’s huge mutated wings, creating a recognisably Knight-sized engine with a much more monstrous outline. The recipe combines dark blue and red armour, shaded gold and steel, corrosion products and a purple-tinted plasma effect.

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