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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 7, 2012 16:29:21 GMT -5
Thanks to ebay and other sources my Tanith army idea is rapidly coming into fruition. But what would any ghost army be without 'Ezra' the problem i have is i have no idea how to model him. So here is my plea to those of you out there who have read the books - How do you picture him? has anyone ever seen any concept drawings for him or even a rough skecth of how you think he looks? I'm about to start reading the books again to help the building process so any help will be valued.
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Post by Gerner on Jan 8, 2012 7:12:27 GMT -5
Eszrah ap Niht Alive Eszrah ap Niht is a son of a Chief of the swamp dwelling Partisans, rebels who live in the Until swamplands of Gereon. He was given to Gaunt by his father, after the Ghosts saved their village from attack by Chaos Marines during the events of Traitor General. He is commonly referred to as 'Ezra Night' by the Ghosts, Larkin himself coining the name. Initially, he and the other Partisans could only communicate through Mkvenner (as he is trained in the ways of the Nalsheen, who used proto-gothic as their private language). However, Gaunt now fluently speaks proto-gothic after the time spent on Gereon with the resistance. From His Last Command onwards, it is shown that several members of the Ghosts who were on Gereon had learned to speak Eszrah's language, although not as fluently as Gaunt. Gaunt and Zweil have been shown to help teach Eszrah how to speak and read Imperial Gothic, which he demonstrates his amateuristic grasp in Only in Death to a degree. He has taken the duty of protecting Gaunt very seriously and almost never leaves Gaunt's side. He once goes so far as to offer to kill Ayatani Zweil, the role of whom Eszrah initially does not understand and believes him to be a jestyr. Eszrah is armed with his reynbow, a primitive weapon akin to a crossbow which uses magnets to propel quarrels tipped with a highly dangerous venom extracted from swamp moths of the Until on Gereon. Before battle he smears himself with gray "wode", or moth paste, which has peculiar abilities to somehow blend in with his environment. On Gereon Eszrah received a gift in the form of Sergeant Varl's prized pair of sun-shades to help him cope with the unaccustomed brightness outside of his native swamps and he has never removed them since, except when he briefly lent them to Ayatani Zweil in His Last Command and traded his glasses for the Sword of Hieronymo Sondar in Only in Death, to which he swears vengeance against the Blood Pact, who he believes has killed Gaunt. He is an expert at stealth, rivalled only by Mkoll, who has an uncanny ability to spot him. His unusual appearance often unnerves people seeing him for the first time, as his skin colour is noted as being 'gun metal gray' due to the effects of the woad. Due to the fact he has worn it for so long, when he is 'cleaned up a little' his skin seems naturally grey. He counts very few people as friends, limited to Gaunt, Ludd, possibly Rawne, Mkoll and Beltayn. That said, the partisan's definition of 'friend' extends only to 'a trusted hunting partner'. When Gaunt is seemingly killed, Eszrah takes the news very seriously. Because he was ordered by his father to protect Gaunt, Eszrah felt that he had no more purpose and decided to go on a suicide mission to kill as many Blood Pact as he could to avenge Gaunt, which he calls the 'blodtull' on the Nihtgane daeda waeg ("Corpse Road" according to Eszrah when Mkoll asks for a translation). Mkoll eventually accompanies him, and during their mission, they come across Gaunt purely by accident and rescue him, after Mkoll mistakes him for a dying POW. With Gaunt alive, Eszrah returns to the regiment. In Blood Pact, set two years after Jago, Eszrah's speech and writing skills have improved greatly, enough for him to hold conversation in Low Gothic and read properly. He attends Zweil's nightly "occasions of enlightenment" to listen to the ayantani's teachings, and is encouraged by the old priest to write down Nihtgane folktales and myths in copybooks. When writing his name, he spells it "Ezra Night". Eszrah ap Niht is Gaunt's personal bodyguard and aide in the Tanith 1st Regiment. He is technically owned by his commanding officer after being 'given' to him by Eszrah's father and Nihtgane chieftain, Cynhed ap Niht, as a token of gratitude on Gereon. Eszrah, dubbed Ezrah Night by a number of his comrades, has since been 'domesticated' following his intergration into the Imperial Guard, including learning low Gothic and the ability to read. He still uses the partisan Wode and his reynbow weapon, however. He has personally saved Gaunt's life on no less than 9 occasions, and has accompanied him into battle on every field since coming into his possession. Eszrah and Mkoll discovered Gaunt during their daeda waeg against the Blood Pact on Jago. All I really could find. |
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Post by syphon on Jan 8, 2012 7:32:21 GMT -5
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Post by Gerner on Jan 8, 2012 7:51:50 GMT -5
Well he doesn't use blowpipe or spear. He uses his crossbow and a knife if I remember correctly.  |
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 8, 2012 8:22:51 GMT -5
it is a crossbow and knife he uses
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Post by Machine Gun Kelly on Jan 8, 2012 8:34:36 GMT -5
Actually since they are GW models I guess it would be ok to use a druadan in a tourney. |
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Post by 3ff3ct on Jan 8, 2012 12:15:46 GMT -5
^ Exactly what I was thinking Kelly  I imagine that a Catachan base would be a good place to start, as theres plenty of exposed flesh. After a couple of weapon swaps (Empire sprues?) he should well be on his way. |
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 8, 2012 12:41:13 GMT -5
i have the empire crossbow arms already so i have the weapon sorted. not sure on using catachans as a base though
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Post by syphon on Jan 8, 2012 12:48:03 GMT -5
Actually since they are GW models I guess it would be ok to use a druadan in a tourney. I have to warn you of something, though. Due to the nature of the license that GW has from the Tolkien estate and/or New Line cinema, you cannot use those parts legally in a tournament. That's the stretch of what I was told not too long ago in a GW when I asked about tournament legality of conversions. Foster, I agree that you shouldn't use Catachan parts. You could use the bare torso from one of the zombie sprues. The partisans are supposed to be tall and lean, all muscles, but not hugely so. |
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 8, 2012 13:08:09 GMT -5
hadn't considered using zombies but trust GW to be performing site maintanence when i go to look
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 8, 2012 13:51:05 GMT -5
had a look at the zombies, not sure they'd work. still having a look round for ideas though
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Post by Pax Urbis Pax Imperi on Jan 9, 2012 1:02:47 GMT -5
Actually... his crossbow was called a 'renbow' that shot some kind of poisoned metal darts. Same idea though, so maybe you need a quiver as well.
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Post by 3ff3ct on Jan 9, 2012 8:10:29 GMT -5
The partisans are supposed to be tall and lean, all muscles, but not hugely so. I forgot about the 'lean' bit |
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Post by syphon on Jan 14, 2012 1:29:23 GMT -5
Last night, I had a whopper of an epiphany. How about this one?  It's a Necromunda Ratskin Brave (with handbow). What do you think? |
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 14, 2012 3:50:37 GMT -5
not exactly how i'd picture him but it's a good base to start with. i never even thought of using the ratskin models
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Post by Gerner on Jan 14, 2012 5:22:14 GMT -5
Have you thought about using some wood elf glade guard bits for legs, body, arms and head? Then give him a fancy crossbow and knife. They come with a cloak where there already is a quiver on.  |
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 14, 2012 6:28:39 GMT -5
i had considered the wood elves but they just dont fit with the image i have in my head
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Post by lockinvar on Jan 14, 2012 10:32:39 GMT -5
Ezra still wears the tanith combat fatigues... He is not half naked on the battlefield. His weapon of choice are his reynbow, but he has a tanith warknife I think. So I would take a 'normal' tanith figure paint hte skin grey and give him a crossbow with a quiver and always put him in the squad with gaunt.
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 15, 2012 4:12:13 GMT -5
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Post by Gerner on Jan 15, 2012 8:23:30 GMT -5
Could be it, but to be honest I imaged his reinbow bigger. |
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Post by syphon on Jan 15, 2012 13:25:47 GMT -5
Ezra still wears the tanith combat fatigues... He is not half naked on the battlefield. His weapon of choice are his reynbow, but he has a tanith warknife I think. So I would take a 'normal' tanith figure paint hte skin grey and give him a crossbow with a quiver and always put him in the squad with gaunt. I stand corrected. Just read his description from a passage. |
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I imagine that a Catachan base would be a good place to start, as theres plenty of exposed flesh. After a couple of weapon swaps (Empire sprues?) he should well be on his way.
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