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Season 2: 80th Anniversary

BATMAN and all related characters and elements © & TM DC Comics (s19). Table of conn te ts

Scenarios p.4-9

• First betrayal, first alliances p.4

• Iron and stone p.6

• The Minotaur’s return p.8

Campaign p.10-19

• Odyssey 1: Polyphemus p.10

• Odyssey 2: Sirens’ song p.12

• Odyssey 3: The enchantress p.14

• Odyssey 4: Charybdis to Scylla p.16

• Odyssey 5: The bachelors p.18

The combo pool p.20-21

Tu torial: the rocks p.22-23

Phobius p.24-27

Painting guide : t alos p.28-31

Nordic mythology p.32-36

Sculpture de Stéphane Nguyen : la nurse p.37-42

Profil : Jarl Jorun p.43-44

3 Forces First Be trayals, Players are forming two teams. If two players want to pick First Alliances up the same god, they roll a dice and the biggest result can 4 pick him. The play order each turn is Zeus (team 1) / Ares (team 2) / Athena (team 1) / Hades (team 2). Board: Olympus in ruins Each player draw 3 cards from his deck to add to the 3 Art of War cards already in his hand. After a century of sleep, gods of yesterday are waking up Player 1 in Olympus ruins. God: Zeus The Cataclysm weakened them but they are gathering Hero: Heracles around fragments of their lost Power. When Zeus spots 5 Troop: Hoplites Omphalos, Ares turns up, sword in hand to challenge his Player 2 father - he concluded an alliance with Hades, god of the God: Ares Underworld ! Suddenly Zeus’ favorite daughter, Athena, Hero: Achille reveals herself and takes place beside her father. Troop: Centaurs Each god calls upon some of their followers and prepare Player 3 for the fight... God: Athena Note: this scenario is an introductory scenario for 4 Hero: Leonidas players in «2 versus 2» mode (similar to the one provided Troops: Spartans, Amazons in the starter guide) Player 4 - By Telgar God: Hades Monster: Cerberus Troop: Infernal warriors Players’ decks: Player 1: 4 Zeus cards, 4 Heracles cards, 3 Hoplites cards, 6 Art of War cards (3 in hand) Player 2: 5 Zeus cards, 4 Achilles cards, 3 Centaurs cards, 5 Art of War cards (3 in hand) Player 3: 4 Athena cards, 4 Leonidas cards, 3 Spartans cards, 3 Amazons cards, 8 Art of War cards (3 in hand) Player 4: 4 Hades cards, 4 Cerberus cards, 3 Infernal Warriors cards, 4 Art of War cards (3 in hand) Setup

Place 1 rock on each rock area. Place 1 tree on each forest area. Place 1 column on each ruin area.

Victory THE FIRST TEAM TO EITHER ABSORB 3 OMPHALOS BETWEEN THE 2 ALLIED GODS OR TO KILL ONE OF THE OPPOSING GOD CAN CLAIM VICTORY.

4 5 Forces

Iron and St one The player controlling Hephaistos starts the game. Player 1 2 God: Hephaistos Monsters: Talos, Acamas Board: Forge Troops: Lava golems, Mechanical warriors Player 2 Acrid smoke was escaping from lava-filled fissures that God: Ares slashed his domains like old scars badly healed. Through Heroes: Echo, Atalanta it, Hephaistos saw his brother, Ares, haranguing his Monsters: Medusa troops. Troops: Infernal Artillerymen, Infernal warriors Ares had demanded that Hephaistos make him hundreds of weapons for his armies in order to fight his other god- brothers. The forge-god, preferring to take care of his etup experiences and creations, rather than be involved in S political games and war play, had politely refused. Place the miniatures from Hephaistos’ side and the Now Ares is coming to impose his will or to put him down Omphalos as presented on the map. out of revenge. The units from Ares’ side are deployed as per the normal «Acamas!» Shouted it. «Bring me Omphalos!» rules in the red deployment zones. If they wanted to survive this day, they had to reactivate his creations. By Nicolas Dekaise Victory ARES WINS IF HEPHAISTOS IS KILLED BEFORE THE END OF TURN 10. HEPHAISTOS WINS IF HE IS STILL ALIVE AT THE END OF TURN 10.

6 Special Rules HEPHAISTOS’ CREATIONS SPARK OF LIFE Talos, the mechanical warriors, and the lava golems are disabled In this game Omphalos can’t be absorbed, they serve to re- at the start of the game. They are unable to take actions until activate the creations. When on the same zone as one of his re-activated by Hephaistos. creations, Hephaistos can, as a simple action, discard an Omphalos owned by him or an ally on the same zone to give Units in Ares’s camp may attack creations, but they can’t counter- them life. From now on, the unit can be activated normally. attack until re-activated by Hephaistos. Omphalos can only be claimed by Hephaistos side, and only one omphalos can be transported at a time.

7 Forces The Mino taur’s Player 1 Re turn Hero: Heracles 2 Troops: Hoplites, Spartans Player 2 Board: Minos’ Labyrinth Monster: Minotaur Troops: Hounds, Infernal warriors Heracles was watching the beast in the distance as it bellowed in front of a terrified villager. The poor man was backed against a wall without any way out. He knew it etup was hopeless and that was written on his face. S As if to confirm, the Minotaur charged, head down, and Place 1-3 ruined columns in each ruins area. impaled the villager on one of his horns. He then shook himself as if to get rid of a fly. The disarticulated body of Place Heracles, the Minotaur, the Hell Hounds and the Hell the man fell wetly a few meters away. He was, mercifully, Warriors at their starting point as indicated on the map. dead already. At least Heracles was hoping he was. A Place the villagers at their starting point as indicated on pack of hell hounds, drawn by the slaughter, fought over the map. the corpse in a roaring concert, pulling it in all directions until a wet crunch gave way. The dogs went away with Hoplites and Spartans start the scenario outside of their catch, each with an arm, a foot, a ragged piece of the battlefield and must enter it in one of the red areas flesh. Further on, a group of hell warriors attacked a according to the usual deployment rules. villager. The player commanding Heracles and his troops start the Where was that fool Theseus? Heracles wondered. It was game. his problem to solve. The occupants of the ruins of the labyrinth, poor wretches who had survived the apocalypse and gathered together, used the old prison walls to protect themselves from the dangers of the outside world. They were not considering the instinct of the beast, who was drawn here upon Victory release from hell, of massacring intruders present in its territory. HERACLES WINS THE GAME IF THERE ARE STILL Zeus, his father, had promised him troops to kill the VILLAGERS ALIVE WHEN THE ARMY ARRIVES, horned beast. But they would not arrive immediately, and AT THE END OF TURN 10. THE DEATH OF THE in the meantime, the villagers were being slaughtered. MINOTAUR DOES NOT MEAN THE VICTORY FOR He twirled his mace and began to trot in the direction of HERACLES, AS THE VILLAGERS CAN STILL BE the monster, he might not have saved this man. But he KILLED BY THE DOGS AND THE WARRIORS OF could still save the others. THE UNDERWORLD. By Nicolas Dekaise THE MINOTAUR WINS THE GAME IF HE KILLS ALL THE VILLAGERS BEFORE THE END OF TURN 10, OR IF HE KILLS HERACLES.

8 Special Rules VILLAGERS GUARD! The villagers have a defence stat of 2. Heracles gets the Guard skill for this scenario. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! REINFORCEMENTS The villagers are too stunned to defend themselves or run. But When a troop is destroyed it reappears automatically its side’s Heracles can get them out of their torpor, screaming at them. As coloured area without spending activation card. a simple action, he may discard an Art of War card to move two villagers from one square away, or one villager from two squares away.

9 Forces Odyssey - 1 - The presence of divinities is optional. Polyphemus Player 1 2 God: Athena Hero: Odysseus Board: Polyphemus’ Island Troop: Argonauts Player 2 The return from Troy was not easy for Odysseus and God: Poseidon his companions. We will trace some of his steps here. Monster: Polyphemus Approaching an island to stock up, Odysseus and his Troop: Circe’s pigs sailors notice a large number of sheep that they try to capture, inevitably attracting the attention of the shepherd, who is none other than Polyphemus. Written by Bruno Guerin - ANTIKA Author Setup Put Odysseus’ ship on the red zone and deploy Ithaca units in it. Deploy Polyphemus units as indicated. Poseidon (if you play with deities) will only be deployed in a sea area when Polyphemus suffers his first injury.

Victory ODYSSEUS WINS IF HE MANAGE TO BRING TO HISSHIP MORE THAN HALF OF SHEEP (ZONE IN RED). POLYPHEM WINS IF ODYSSEUS IS KILLED. THIS IS A TIE GAME IF ODYSSEUS IS KILLED BUT THE SAILORS ARE SUCCESSFUL TO TAKE HALF OF THE SHEEPS.

10 Special Rules PIG / SHEEP The Circe’s pigs represent the sheep of Polyphemus. Each free «pig» miniature is considered as an individual unit and as such occupies a place of unity. The Polyphemus player must therefore use an activation card to move a pig figure. The capture of a pig by a unit is done in the same way as for the taking of an omphalos. The death of a unit gives rise to the liberation of the sheep she was able to capture.

11 Forces Odyssey - 2 - The Argonauts represent the sailors of Odysseus. The Sirens’ Song presence of Athena is optional but in his absence, 2 Poseidon will be deployed only after the destruction of one of his units.

Board: Aegean Sea Player 1 God: Athena Hero: Odysseus The return to Ithaca is fraught with pitfalls. Poseidon Troop: Argonauts is angry with Odysseus for having blinded his son Polyphemus and subjected him to many trials. This time Player 2 it is the test of the sirens that must bring the loss of God: Poseidon Odysseus and his companions. Troops: Harpies, Sirens Written by Bruno Guerin - ANTIKA Author Odysseus must choose a ship according to his choice: trireme or merchant. If Athena is absent, he may choose to equip the ship withone of the naval equipment of his choice. Setup

Choose 2 boards, preferably sea boards, especially if Athena is present. Place Odysseus’ ship at an edge and the enemy units on the board as shown.

Victory THE ITHAQUE SIDE MUST SUCCESS TO CROSS THE LENGTH OF THE BOARD AND ODYSSEUS MUST SURVIVE. POSEIDON WINS IF ODYSSEUS DIES OR THE SHIP SINK.

12 Special Rules CREW In the absence of Athena, Odysseus can use the power units’ recall in the same way as the gods. This just represents the fact that a valid sailor replaces another when wounded or dead. SIRENS’ SONG Odysseus resists the sound of sirens when rolling a die on a «white».

13 Forces Odyssey - 3 - The Argonauts represent the sailors of Odysseus but are The Enchan tress not present at the beginning of the game. 2 Circe’s pigs represent the transformed sailors. Player 1 arden f he esperides Board: G O T H God: Athena Hero: Odysseus The Cyclades can be idyllic islands, but they also hide Troop: Argonauts sneaky dangers. Odysseus and his crew will pay the price. Player 2 Written by Bruno Guerin - ANTIKA Author God: Helios Hero: Circe Paolo Parente Troops: Circe´s pigs, Circe´s wolfs

Setup

Deploy the units in the appropriate areas. Circe have wolves early in the game, but they can not be recalled during the game because here she always turns the crew into pigs. Athena helps her protege, while Helios helps her daughter.

Victory ODYSSEUS’ SIDE WINS IF ODYSSEUS SURVIVE AND THAT HE SUCCED TO TRANSFORM BACK ALL HIS SAILORS OR WELL THEN IF CIRCE DIES AND ODYSSEUS SURVIVE. CIRCE WINS IF ODYSSEUS DIES.

14 Special Rules ME TAMORphosis Circe only turns sailors into pigs in this scenario, and wolves can not be recalled by Helios. When one of the units of the player controlling Athena «kills» a pig, it becomes immediately human again. Then replace the animal with a sailor (Argonaut) who then fights in Odysseus’ side. The sailor can be used immediately in the same turn.

15 Forces Odyssey - 4 - Odysseus must choose a ship according to his choice: Charybdis To Scylla trireme or merchant. 2 There is no equipment on board. Player 1 Board: Aegean Sea God: Athena Hero: Odysseus Troop: Argonauts The return to Ithaca is further complicated, because here are our companions projected in the Strait of Sicily, Player 2 cursed place among all because it is there that live two Monsters: Charybdis, Scylla frightful creatures that they will have to face. Troop: Silastentacles Written by Bruno Guerin - ANTIKA Author Setup

Place two sea boards with three obstacles (reefs, islands, wrecks ...) per board, and deploy one monster per board in its center. Place Odysseus’ ship at one end of the board and deploy his units on board.

Victory ITHAQUE SIDE WINS IF ODYSEUS CROSS THE LENGTH OF THE BOARD AND SURVIVE. MONSTERS WIN IF ODYSEUS DIES OR IF HIS SHIP SINK.

16 Special Rules CREW If Athena dies, Odysseus can use the power units’ recall for one Art of War card.

17 Forces Odyssey - 5 - Agamemnon represents the leader of the bachelors and The Bachelors the Spartans the other bachelors. 2 The Argonauts represent the allies of Odysseus on the island (Mentor and Telemachus ...). The presence of deities is optional. Board: Olympus In Ruins Player 1 God: Athena Odysseus finally found his way to his kingdom after so Hero: Odysseus many peregrinations, but his ordeal is not over and his Troop: Argonauts revenge must be fulfilled to those who have abused the hospitality of Penelope. Player 2 Written by Bruno Guerin - ANTIKA Author God: Poseidon Hero: Agamemnon Troop: Spartans

Setup

Deploy the units in their respective zones as shown on the map.

Victory ODYSEUS SIDE WINS IF ODYSEUS SURVIVE AND IF THERE IS NO MORE BACHELORS AT THE END OF THE TURN. THE BACHELORS WIN IF ODYSEUS DIES.

18 Special Rules

Factions Odysseus and Agamemnon have the power units’ recall, spending a Art of War card, if their god is dead or you play without divinity.

19 power for the price of a card art of war (AoW) Minos he ombo ool redirects an attack to another friendly unit within reach T C P of the attacker. This is like having one unit guarded by another even if it does not have the talent: Guard. By Mythic Battles: pantheon is a game where the search positioning yourself in the right way, it is possible to for synergies between units during the recruitment protect your key units. phase is one of the keys to success. Some units combine beautifully with others to increase their intrinsic value, or to gain a decisive advantage over the opponent. Minos + Eurytheus Knowledge is power. Knowing the units with combot between them confers a double advantage, one can seek to recruit them for his army and to benefit from it or to prevent an adversary from obtaining them together. At an equivalent level of knowledge between the opponents, taking a part of a combo can force the opponent to take the other unit that «synergizes» with the one we have. Individually pieces of a combo do not have the same value. Forcing the opponent to take a lower unit or dictate the units he must recruit is one step closer to victory. The pool presented here is built to maximize the number of possible synergies, each unit have a combo with at least 3 other units. The recruitment phase will be a real game in the game as it is possible to start on very different compositions and strategies. In 2vs2 this pool reveals all his interest as it will be crucial to recruit well for his team and to stop the opponent’s strategy. This is the most obvious combo. When Eurystheus enters in game he designate «Minos», as long as Minos is not Gods: Pan / Athena / Hermes / Helios destroyed Eurystheus will not suffer any damage, and Heroes: Perseus / Agamemnon / Eurytos / Chiron / every time Minos is attacked he will return the attack Radhamanthus / Oedipus / Eurystheus on Eurystheus, which will not suffer any damage. Here Monsters: Colchidian dragon / Talos / Minos / Python / we obtain a loop to make invulnerable the 2 units or Colchidian bull / Griffon / Lycaon any other unit located equidistant from the attacker Troops: Toxotai / Amazons / Sirens / Spartans / and Eurystheus. Well positioned your God will not fear Mecanical warriors. anything. It would be too long to detail all the possible associations To counter this, it is necessary to use attacks zone for each unit, and I would not want to reveal all the salt that can not be returned by Minos, or to force the here in this pool. So I will focus only on 2 units that I use of art of war cards to avoid the activation of the would highlight: Minos and Radhamanthus. power Deception. Minos king of combo Minos + Sisyphus

The Minos’power Deception allows excellent synergies In the previous combo we saw that we could make with many units of this pool, the main advantage we some units invulnerable but it will maintain the combo seek to obtain will be an iron defense. Through this with AoW cards. With the association between Minos

20 and Sisyphus we have the fuel needed to maintain the they can trigger a counter-attack). Guard makes sure combo very long (5 AoW together). you are the target, Initiative to strike first. Because of the increase in power conferred by Radhamanthus, the attacker will lose a lot of strength. The Griffon can do The Minos’ power Deception will slowly kill the unit that free counter-attacks, he will often be associated with will serve as guardian, good news Sisyphus comes to the judge. life every time he dies (at the price of a discarded card). Written by Tepes Ier. Scorpion and Reptile

Radhamanthus can easily move enemies: his power Chain Strike (Come Here!) allows him to pull a unit in his area (projection is an alternative solution in case of white face). Python is an excellent blocker that attacks any unit entering its zone. It is enough for the Judge of the Hells to be in the zone of the snake to attract his prey in a fatal trap (blocking + 2 attacks in the turn). The complementarity of the two units goes further, the Judge is a «gem collector» while Python prevents the enemy to recover the omphalos around. Having both units in the same area allows Radhamanthus to collect, quietly protected by his guardian and ready to lure the enemy into the reptile’s tannery. Radhamantus and the package “Guard / Initiative“

The Radhamanthus Talion Law increases the strength of a counter-attack in its vicinity (+1). Units with Guard and Initiative abilities become serious threats to units with attacks within range 0 (because

21 Tu torial: The Rocks

Here is a tutorial to make a 3D stone for the Mythic Battles map “Olympus Ruins”. You do not have to be good at DIY to create it! What you need: a sheet of tracing paper, 8mm extruded polystyrene (you can find it in any model making or DIY shop), a very soft sanding cloth, a pen, a good-sized stone with lots of asperities and a knife with a long and rigid blade.

3rd Step With the knife, cut out the polystyrene following the line you’ve traced. Be careful: you have to try to keep the knife as vertical as possible to avoid having a stone that’s too bevelled stone (if not, it’s not a problem... the most important thing is to keep the surface area on the top of the stone equivalent to the one on the board).

1st Step Use the tracing paper on the MBP map to trace the stone edges (outlines?) with a pen (don’t press too hard on the pen). Mark a letter (here the “E”) on the side representing the top of the stone. This is where the miniatures will be placed.

4th Step Once you have cut out the stone, sand its whole surface. The aspect will be smoother but it will help the paint to adhere.

2nd Step Place the tracing paper on the extruded polystyrene and re-draw the stone outline with the pen (Now you can press hard on the pen!). Do not forget to put a mark for the top of the stone.

22 5th Step Stamp generously the entire surface with the stone with asperities. Stamp, scratch, prick... even the edges. The stone will look more realistic. And all the DIY parts are done!

Éteap 9 Last step! Mix a little drop of brown with lot of water to create a “wash” (I call it brown juice). Generously paint the whole stone with it.

6th Step Now it’s painting time! For our stone, we don’t need anything complicated – a large flat brush, and basic acrylic paint (black, white, brown and dark green). First prime the stone in black. Do not hesitate to dilute your paint to be sure to cover all over your stone. Make sure to let the paint dry between two coats. 7th Step As it dries, the colour builds up in the hollows and fades the flat surfaces. Once the stone is dry, do the same Add just a little drop of white to your black paint in order with a dark green juice. Follow your inspiration: you to obtain a very dark grey. Paint the whole stone with can decide to wash only some parts of the stone, for a normal dilution. (the paint should not be doughy, so example – it’s up to you! only use a little water to dilute it).

And it’s done! It’s not so difficult, is it? And that’s going to look seriously cool on the board. 8th Step Written by Budala Mix black and white paint to obtain a lighter grey to apply over the whole surface. Be carreful : on this step do not wet your brush, it’s a “dry brush” technic. This will enlight the surfaces, letting the hollows darker. After this layer, repeat using a lighter grey (near white) to better enlight all the edges and asperities.

23 «Do you want to be farmers your whole life?» He asked hoibus to the group of young people who gathered when he P arrived in the village. The storm raged and the lightning sliced the world into His charisma was tangible, he was a man who knew a series of vivid and blazing pictures followed by the how to make himself respected. The twenty or so deepest darkness. Hoplites warriors who accompanied him and obeyed his orders at his beck and call. Phoibus rolled on the earthy slope, scratching his elbows and knees, and landed in a pound formed at He had convinced them with promises of adventure and the bottom of the crevasse. It was raining as if all the glory. «Dozens of young farmers like you have already gods had been pissing at the same time from Olympus. accompanied me in combat!» he had hammered into them. The shock expelled the air from his lungs and he inhaled while his head was still sunken. He found himself on In hindsight Phoibus should have asked him where his knees, vomiting cups of muddy water. they were now. Probably dead for a cause that did not concern them. When he could breathe again he crawled to the edge of the crevasse and took refuge under a rock spur that But Trophnus knew his business. Phoibus had fallen partially hid him. He slowed his staccato breathing as under his spell, he looked with round eyes at this much as he could, hoping his liquid spiting had not warrior, whose cheek was barred by an old scar, and attracted attention. felt ready to follow him to hell and beyond. But the thunder and the wind had to cover the noise «Are you ready for fortune and glory ?!» and the fight was still raging, he could hear the shock of the steel against the steel, the grunts of the warriors An hooray of assent spontaneously rush out from and the hullulements of the dying. Above all, Ares’ dozens of gorges of the young men of the village. cavernous voice echoed across the plain, so vibrant that it flay your eardrums and left you stunned. Phoibus Then the Hoplites were passed among them with sacks knew that the God of war was not that far away. of hessian filled with short weapons and shields. Phoibus had took over an old battered aspis and a Ares had chop off Deon in two with a backhand of his xiphos whose blade had been so used to cut wood that gigantic sword, almost carelessly. Phoibus had seen his it was blunted. The weapon was surprisingly light in his childhood friend desperately peeking at him before his hand and felt very small. The Hoplite who handed it to chest broke off his legs and collapsed into a limp flesh him snorted when Phoibus asked how to use it. noise. In the meantime the god had struck Isidoros, with whom Phoibus had harvested wheat a few days «You’ll learn fast enough, farmer.» Deliver Trophnus. earlier, with an arc descending from his shield. The «Or it will not really matter anymore.» murmured the shock had been so powerful that his victim had gone laughing Hoplite, handing the bag full of swords to down to the knobs in the muddy ground and his skull the next man. Doubt settled in the young man’s heart. had burst. Phoibus would have sworn to have seen the Had he made the right decision? He wanted to give up eye ejected from the orbit pass a hand away from his and go home. But seeing his friends also taking their face. The smell of blood and death had saturated his weapons, his pride took precedence over fear. He saw senses and the terror taked control of his body, he had in a flash his life continuing until the end of his days, set off on a frenzied escape to this crevasse. an unbearable monotony, sowing at harvest, while his friends jumped from one adventure to another would In the distance he heard a familiar voice sometimes return to the village to taunt him. He shouting orders: «Move your bumpkin’s ass! straightened up and dismissed all his hesitations. Pick up your remaining courage and charge!» Trophnus! This scumbag! Trophnus told them that an Omphalos was buried somewhere near their village. Their task would be to He was he one who convinced Phoibus and his friends search the place and protect the stone until the arrival to go on this insane crusade. He was one of those of the Zeus’ units who should not delay. new heroes who appeared shortly after the second Titanomachy. These men had built a reputation for But they were late. And when the storm broke, Ares protecting survivors from the apocalypse or selling appeared leading his army. their services to the highest bidder. Trophnus was in The god of war had rushed towards them, gigantic the second category. and terrifying, mountain of muscle covered with armor Trophnus was tall and had a sturdy muscularity. His of leather and steel. His a face plunged in darkness short brown hair was beginning to turn gray, but it did behind the nose guard of his helmet, leaving only two not give him any sense of old age. He wore a cuirass red eyes like incandescent brandons. His troops were delicately decorated with silver engravings, a red cape, struggling to follow him so he was impatient to fight. and at his waist hung a long sword and a large leather But the first victim in the villagers’ camp was not due to purse to which he regularly carried his hand, as if to Ares. Kaunos, the miller’s son, terrified by the approach verify it was still there. of the god, earth trembling at each of his step, had uttered a little strangled cry and had fled, abandoning

24 weapon and shield on his way . Without hesitation The ground quaked again and Phoibus pulled the From one Hoplites by his side,Trophnus had torned his teenager with him under the protection of the spur. spear and with strengh and precision acquired during They flatten to the stone wall as Ares scrambled the many years of war, had launched into a curve that through the crevice, causing a small earthquake as he ended in the back of Kaunos. The poor man was pinned hit the ground. Three armored warriors followed him, to the ground with a loud cry of pain. Phoibus suddenly but a lightning struck them in the middle of their jump felt like vomiting. and they fell into the crevasse, twitching and trembling before finally coming to a standstill, dead. « This is the fate I reserve to all coward ! Farmers, charge ! Charge! » “Zeus has finally arrived.” Thought Phoibus. He and his new ally had to leave here as soon as possible. They The discomfort of his position made Phoibus leave his would take advantage of the confusion to leave the thoughts. The rocky ridges on his back sheared the crevasse and the battlefield. The Omphalos would soon flesh through the canvas of his chiton. He looked for be discovered and the most of the fight would move a more comfortable position and one of the stones here. Phoibus and Ision would not want to be there moved slightly like a loose tooth. He turned around and when that happened. He patted Ision’s shoulder and found a red rock, the light emanating from the mud went to the end of the crevasse where it was easier to that covered it. This was the Omphalos which provoked climb. Suddenly a man ran down the slope awkwardly this massacre! He looked around to see if he was alone and landed on all his fours in front of the young man. and when he spotted a pair of eyes in a lightning flash He straightened up and picked up his sword. that stared at him from the ravine, his gutz turned to ice. He was a teenager, younger than him for few years. «Did you find the Omphalos?» Asked Trophnus putting He did not recognize him, but it did not mean anything his hand on his belt. because he was also covered with mud. And like him he looked terrified. The warrior swore, his precious purse was lost during his fall. He looked quickly around, but in vain. With a barely trembling hand, Phoibus pointed his short sword at the frightened face. «Never mind,» he said, shrugging his shoulders. «Ares or Zeus?» He asked in a firm and assured tone And without warning he hit a stab that Phoibus narrowly that surprised himself. avoided. Why was he attacking him? He thought of his weapon, abandoned in the mud, “what an idiot I am!” «Ares» The teen let loose between his clenched teeth. Trophnus feinted on the right, then attacked the young “Shit!” Thougnt Phoibus, raising his sword. He had no man’s belly, again he dodged the sword that split the choice ... The teenager had seen the Omphalos, he was gap. The warrior smiled, visibly amused. sure he was going to pick up the reinforcements and ... «You’re fast, that’s good, but you’ll end up tired.» «But I want to go home!» Moan the young man, raising his hands and closing his eyes. Phoibus stumbled on a pebble and found his ass in a puddle, at the mercy of his opponent. Phoibus dropped her weapon into the mud where she sank into a sucking sound. «You could have the Omphalos!» «Me too.» He said simply. He suddenly felt exhausted. «Oh, but I’ll have it ... If Ares had not arrived we would «I’m Phoibus and you?» be far away with the stone!» He said turning around «Ision.» he replied, accepting Phoibus’s hand, which the young man like a lion preparing to put a gazelle to helped lifting him up. death.

25 All of a sudden Phoibus understood. Trophnus and his their beliefs about the Omphalos. And they had men-at-arms had never intended to hans the Omphalos quickly gain supporters. Starting from a simple over to Zeus. They would have used the villagers as free band of warriors defending the villages met, until labor to unearth him, then they would have got rid of a real army worthy of the name. And now they them before disappearing with the booty. were at the head of Cythera, an island where only untainted humans were allowed and accepted. «Nobody will know, let us live!» Phoibus groaned, Phoibus looked towards the city and became aware looking for Ision, but the teenager had disappeared. of a man coming up to meet him. Ision. He looked morose. The teenager, now a man, had accompanied Trophnus raised his sword for the coup de grace but him at each stage of his journey and had participated hesitated, frowning. as much in the creation of the Free Republic of Cythera «Us?» as Phoibus. He had become the greatest warrior he had known and Phoibus would give his life in his hand A blade pierced his flesh and emerged just below his without an hesitation. sternum. His mouth opened and closed as he tried to say something. Only pinkish bubbles came out and he «Good news?» He asked as his friend finally joined him. collapsed, his face in the mud. Behind him was Ision, The idea of human purity was beginning to resonate in who spit on the still-hot corpse as he pulled out the the population outside Cythera, Phoibus had felt that xiphos covered with mud. the time had come to send messengers to the other «Thank you.» Simply said Phoibus, the teen answered cities to offer them an alliance. him with a nod and threw him the Trophnus’ purse he «Partially, yes,» replied his friend , letting his gaze had also found. wander to the horizon. Phoibus loosened the links of leather and found inside «Athene accepts our pact. Sparta sent us a message a fragment of red stone, similar to that buried in the filled with insults and our messenger never returned, ground a few steps away from them. but with Leonidas at his head we would have suspected «What is it?» Asked the teenager. this happened. Argos proposes a non-aggression treaty. «Something that drove him crazy,» replied the young The other messengers have not come back yet.» man. «that’s not bad for a start, We knew we could not convert And they vanish in the storm, leaving the battlefield them all to our cause all at once.» Phoibus said. «With forever. At least Phoibus hoped. Athene on our side we even have an ally of weight, the others will eventually give in one day or another, you should relax, it’s a great victory for us!» «That’s not what makes me sad Phoibus.» Phoibus stood on the walls of the state city of Cythera Ision had turned to him and gave him a serious look and looked the sea towards Sparta. The waves hit the full of ... Anger? Phoibus spontaneously touched his bottom of the cliff in a slow monotonous back and clothes. The reassuring bulge was still there. forth. He found this spectacle soothing. Ision nodded and said, «Yes, I know for the purse of He had come a long way since his first fight ten years Trophnus that you keep against your skin. And I ago. He had cross swords with heroes, creatures and discovered the cache of Omphalos in your residence. monsters of all types, even gods. The people had dubbed And also those that you had sealed in the ground of the him the killer of Gods. The plural was exaggerated. He barracks! There may be others that I did not find! You had only personally killed one and one of the weakest, have contaminated all of us!» the others had been shot down by the Cythera army. Phoibus closed his eyes, resigned. He had always feared After the death of Trophnus, years before, he and Ision Ision would discover his secret. Of all the inhabitants of had concluded that the Omphalos corrupted those Cythera, he was the most fanatical, restoring absolute who came into contact with them. Giving abilities human purity on earth was the purpose of his life. beyond the understanding, but these capacities were Phoibus gave a long sigh, leaning against the stones accompanied by an uncontrolled thirst for power. These of the balustrade, their freshness on his hands helping individuals never had enough and always wanted him to calm down. He resumed his countenance and more Omphalos: the Gods to become the new king of looked disdainfully at his old friend. Olympus, monsters and heroes to become as strong as the Gods. And for that they were ready for all the «How naive you are! Do you really think we could have horrors. They justified themselves by the search for defended this city without the help of stones? You really a supreme ideal, deploring the very unhappy victims think we could have killed...» fallen in the name of the common good. But others like «You betrayed us! You betrayed all our ideals!» Ision Trophnus did not even bother with these lies and they interrupted him. killed and pillaged shamelessly. He was red with rage and clenched his fists so hard They also discovered that many people shared that his front arms were shaking.

26 Phoibus’s blood froze. He would not be able to reason He looked at him with wide eyes, but did not even try to with it. «What are you going to do?» He asked coldly, speak or shout. He leaned back against the balustrade, without any illusions about his answer. gasping for air, then tilted back. «I’ll tell the council and they’ll decide your fate,» said Phoibus watched the body sink into the waves and Ision, confirming what Phoibus was thinking. disappear, carried away by the waves. His throat tightened. «You can not do that! I will be executed! And our dream will be broken, Cythera will disappear!» He wiped the tear that ran down his cheek and he went down to the city. He was about to announce to the «Use the good of the city to save your miserable life! council and the people the accidental death of the hero You are exactly like them! You only want power! You are of Cythera. He would be entitled to an official funeral no longer worthy to direct us!» and that day would be celebrated on his behalf in the years and centuries to come. Phoibus held out his hands in surrender. He already regretted the presence of his friend, but he «Okay! Okay. But let’s save the city. Let me go. It will had not left him the choice. Cythera could never survive suffice to tell them that I am tired of politics and that I without him. Never could Cythera have become what officially retire, you can manage the city at your leisure! she was without the help of the Omphalos. It was a I’ll even get rid of Omphalos!» necessary evil. For the common good. «Leting you go with the Omphalos? Snake! I will destroy Written by Têt2Brick them! But if you want so much to protect the city, you can do one last action which will prove that your original intentions were good, in spite of your misguided ways, and if it remains deep in you something of the friend that I loved and admired.» Phoibus did not like what Ision words implies. He took out the old xiphos with which he had killed Trophnus so many years before. He had sharpened the blade and had the guard decorated by a blacksmith, but under his decorative weapon varnish, it was still the same sword, brutally effective ... He handed it to Phoibus, pommel forward. «If you end your days here and now, I will never reveal your secret to anyone. I will find a plausible reason for your death and the city will continue to live despite your betrayal.» Phoibus took the xiphos from Ision’s hands. He did not have a choice. «I’m sorry,» he said, thrusting the sharply blade through his friend’s chest. «I am really sorry». He removed the blade and the blood soaked the white tunic around the wound.

27 Pain ting guide Painting Now that the miniatures has primer, we can beggin the painting. The peculiarity is that the miniature will be for Talos or o ther treated as and with the base, so all will constitutes a coherent whole. The first step will be to wash with the Orange Fluo element fire crea ture Prince August (or Vallejo) paint or another brand, the only important point is that the paint have to be fluo, this will give much intensity to the desired effect. Beware to dilution, 50/50 water and paint is a good Introduction compromise to have a fluid paint but with strong enough pigments at the same time. We must also be This painting guide for Talos will show how to approach careful not to overload to avoid the extra thickness painting on elemental creatures, something interesting that will clog the details and crusts. Several passages since there are none in the basic box. This kind of will be needed to ensure that the paint has infiltrated creatures are very enjoyable to paint because it is a everywhere and to have consistency, be careful to have set, it is rarely found with particular details such as the paint dry before passing another. clothes or other which greatly simplifies the painting. The only difficulty is to find the right colors and the right techniques to correctly interpret the element. In this particular case it is fire, lava or ash, so we will seek to obtain an intense heat effect. Preparation

As usual it is very important to prepare his miniatures before painting, sometimes ungrateful and time- consuming task but it adds to the visual pleasure of not having a mold line that wreck the painting job. First thing the miniature is scraped with a scalpel or X-acto to remove most of mold mistakes. Then we can pass with Once the paint is dry, we will be able to start working an old brush a little acetone on the residue or Tamiya the desired effect. Here we will have to work inversely of Cement to melt and smooth the chips that can stay on the usual method because we want to have an internal the PVC. To finish the whole miniature is sanded with light effect. This results in having a clear paint in the a sand paper Tamiya ultra-thin type P1500 or P2000, hollows and darker on the surfaces and since it is a which will refine it. Then textures are applied on the rocky texture we will be able to use simple techniques base to give a earth volcanic ash atmosphere in the that will have good effect. So with a Skorne Red P3 I miniature. Pieces of cork cut or torn were glued to the brush all the miniature, base included. Be careful the base with super-glue to give a little relief, once the glue brush is not totally dry in the sense that I do not rub is dry, a texture Stirland Mud GW was filed here and the brush until I have only pigments in the hair. But there with a small spatula. Then Martian Ironearth GW instead I wipe slightly the brush, the paint out of the was deposited in a very thick layer with an old brush. pot to have more fluidity a kind of «wet brushing» but Once dry, some cracks are formed, however, be carrefull without water is important. to the fragility even if sometimes having areas where the cracks jump allows to make a good wash in paint because it is smooth. Once dry, I scratch where the texture has overflowed on the edge of the base, the feet of the miniature and pieces of cork. Then I primer the miniature with GW white bomb, here the white is very important to have the desired luminous aspect.

Then I repeat the same stage with Brown Royal Navy Prince August then with Black Prince August. 28 The head was painted with metallic paints to add an extra difference compared to the lava Golems, although the size is already higher, it adds a little extra thing. Always in successive dry brushings for these stages with at first of the Decayed Metal Scalecolors then of the Necro Gold Scalecolors and finally of the Peridot Alchemy Scalecolors.

We can stop there if we wish but we will push a little further the painting by accentuating the light effect. First, a glaze of Orange Fluo is passed on the whole miniature, base included. The glaze will unify everything and add a warm appearance to the whole. Be careful, a glaze is not a wash, so dilution is very important. Here you need a minimum ratio of 80% water and 20% paint, you get a slightly pigmented water. You can add more water depending on the paint brand because more water is added and more pigments are separated. A glaze Talos begins to have a threatening aspect at this stage, works like a filter that is applied homogeneously It’s nice, we can see the fluo poping out in the hollows. without overloading its brush, being careful to avoid Now to gain readability it will have to work the rock the concentrations so it is necessary to control during texture that makes Talos and the base. Everything the drying and remove the surplus with a brush. will be done via light dry brushing with different gray that will bring out the edges. Brushing is done with a Neutral Gray Prince August and then with a Sky Gray Prince August. The head is not treated in order to give it another appearance.

Une fois le glacis sec on va donner des variantes dans les zones de chaleur interne avec différents tons de jaunes et ce en diminuant la zone de travail chaque fois qu’on passe à une couleur plus claire. Dans un premier temps un lavis de Heartfire P3 a été appliqué dans certaines zones puis une fois sec la même chose a été faite aux mêmes endroits tout en diminuant la zone de travail avec du Cygnar Yellow P3 et enfin avec du Blanc Prince Auguste en insistant bien sur les yeux.

29 Now to finalize the miniature you have to make it clean and neat. The first thing to do is retouch the few yellow stains with Royal Navy Prince August Brown. Then a light brushing of Prince August sky Grey was redone on the whole stone texture to bring out the edges. The same thing was done on the head with the Peridot Alchemy Scalecolors to restore shine to the metal. To finish the whole three layers of Thamar Black P3 were passed on the edge of the base.

Finally, to remelt the whole and make the miniature more homogeneous some localized glazes, with Orange Fluo Prince August, were applied to the areas that received yellow, two to three very fine passages were necessary.

30 The Taurus of Colchis have received the same treatment except that, after the black brush, the body was treated like the helmet of Talos, that is to say with different metallic paints. The mechanical warriors are more normal in their treatment but the armor was painted with the same metallic colors and the base and the fist in fusion were painted with the same technique as Talos which allows to have a visual coherence between the units anyway. Be careful not to burn yourself and have fun. Prometheus et Hephaistos are wainting me... Written by Martin Grandbarbe.

Here you have seen how to approach an elemental being, we must think first of all to force and highlight the element and give a visual consistency so that at first glance we identify the material. Here the most important and have an internal heat and do not hesitate to look at pictures of lava and volcanoes to understand how the molten rock behaves. The same technique was used on the Lava Golems which were also painted at the same time as Talos to save time, especially since there are some quite long drying times and also gain consistency.

31 is the god of the deads (but not their guardian), god of Nordic Mythology poetry, victory, magic, knowledge, but also fury. He must also inspire the fiercest warriors, known as the Berserkers, as well as the greatest poets: the Scaldes. He also recov- The world of Nordic Mythology, although similar to Greek ers half of the deads fallen in battle, brought to him by Mythology in some aspects, bears its share of peculiarity. the Valkyries. These fallen warriors become the Einherjar, The Nordic Mythology settles in a totally different atmo- who train every day in Valhalla in expectation of Ragnarök, sphere : gods are mortal, they know it and they also know recovering every morning from the wounds of the previous that their world will collapse. It is just a matter of time. day. Thus, the different gods, in their own way, prepare themselves for it or give into it. The most powerful gods share From the top of Hlidskjalf, his throne, he can observe the deads, especially the warriors, in prevision of the great everything, everywhere. This is how he finds the trace final battle, in which the world will end and give place to of Loki after the murder of Balder. The paradox of his at- the following one. But why fighting if everything has al- tributes of fury and wisdom can be found in his emblem- ready been decided? They will fight because of their spe- atic animals: two wolves, Geri and Freki (“greedy” and “vo- cific vision of destiny. The Wyrd, the canvas woven by the racious”), as well as his two crows, Hugin and Munin (“th three Nornes, is the thread, the magic, animating every oughts” and “memory”), that he sends each morning to being, is every thing. Urd embodies the past, Verdandi the spy on the universe to hear what is said. His eight-legged present and Skud what should happen. But each vibration horse, Sleipnir (born by Loki and engendred with a pow- on the canvas could have consequences and change the erful stallion, Svadilfari), is capable of innumerable feats, destiny. and can as well navigate the seas and fly. This world (our world) is born from Ice and Fire. Every- Odin is also master of both the Seidr and the Vanes’ magic thing begins when the world is only Ice on one side, Ni- (taught by Freyja) and of the magic of the runes, which he flheim, and Fire on the other, Muspellheim. There is only discovers after hanging for nine days on a branch of Ygg- one link between the two sides; Ginnugagap, a gigantic drasil, while piercing himself with his spear; Gungnir. He pit, of which we can see the base. Hvergelmir, the frosted drinks at the fountain of knowledge guarded by the gi- torrents from Niflheim spring, pour into this chasm, while ant Mimir in exchange for one of his eyes (hence his nick- the fiery currents blow to the South. From this clash, the name of ‘one-eyed god’), and steals the poetic mead and frost creates drops and gives birth to the first being : Ymir, the secrets of his inspiration from the dwarves. He is the god an hermaphrodite, father of the frost giants. Soon after, , a of all conquests, including feminine ones, both among the cow, Audhumla is born. She feeds Ymir, and feeds herself goddesses and among the giants, with whom he has many by licking salt and lichen. In turn, she gives birth to anoth- children. A complex god, he is as respected as he is feared, er being, in several days; Buri, Odin’s grandfather. for a part of him is dark, as attested by the representations, with his long hooded coat, and his hard, one-eyed face. He Ymir is tyrannical and brutal, Odin and his broth- can be as magnanimous and grateful as cunning and cruel. ers, Vili and Vé, decide to rebel and they defeat him.They During the Ragnarök, he will perish, devoured by Fen- then throw his body in the Ginnungagap, and his blood rir, and will be avenged by his son, Vidar, who will kill the spreads over the world, drowning almost all the giants. beast in a powerful and brutal assault. They dismember him, and from his body they make the earth, from his bones they create the mountains, from his eyebrows they shape the clouds. His skull becomes the sky, his hair the trees, his eyelashes Midgard and his blood the oceans. The worms that gnaw at him become the dwarves. But peace is short-lived, as the world freed from its first living beings, the Ases, gods and mainly warriors (the most important being Odin, Thor, and Tyr), and the Vanes, gods of nature and fertility (whose representatives the most important are Njord, Freyr, and Freya), enter the war, This war results in a truce which will last until the end of time. Let’s see the main deities of this pantheon, called Hof.

Odin Chief of the Ases, Odin is the god of the gods, the one with a thousand nicknames, the one who triumphs over the giants’ father; Ymir the oldest being in the world. Son of Bor and of the giant Bestla, Odin has a lot of resources, and he is constantly gaining new knowledge or new powers. His attributes are vast and varied: he is the creator of the universe as it is known, the creator of humans, he

32 33 hor culminating with the death of Balder. As punishment, he T is chained and tortured until Ragnarök, where he will take While Odin is unquestionably the Highest, the god of the the head of the army of giants on the field of Ragnarök, Vi- gods, Thor, his son, is the most appreciated among them grid, and will end a duel with Heimdall, where both will by men. He is the most powerful warrior, loyal and brave, lose their lives. he is the god of thunder, strength, and fertility. He is a god close to the people, protector against chaos, with an ex- cessive character worthy of those he hates : the giants. He is sometimes rude, angry, gluttonous, and drinks like ten men. With the help of Mjöllnir, his famous hammer who never misses his target and always comes back into his hands, he kills more giants than can be counted, including the father of Skadi, or the Master Builder, the giant who had built the Fortress of Asgard. Loki often accompanies him at the beginning of their friendship, clinging to his belt as Thor is tall, but things get bored quickly and they move away to total enmity. Together, for example, they find the hammer stolen by the giant Thrym, who agrees to return it in exchange for the hand of Freyja. To do so, they disguise themselves, Thor as a wife, and Loki as a maid. The giant sees nothing coming, but worries about seeing his wife drink and eat that much. Loki pretends the eight days of travel of his new wife without sustenter, compelling Thrym to join him. He then worries about his angry look, Loki then pretexts his same eight days of travel to justi- fy this particular look, compelling him to join him without taking the time to sleep. The giant, impressed, then takes the hammer to bless his beloved, but Thor seizes it, throws the disguise, and kills all the giants there. Thor drives a chariot pulled by his two goats, Tann- grisnir et Tanngnjostr, which he can eat every day, before seeing them recompose, if their bones remain intact. During Ragnarök, he will fight the Midgard snake, Jör- mungand, he will manage to overcome him but, under the effect of poisonous bites, will collapse nine steps later.

Loki Despite his giant blood, Loki is accepted among the Ases. He is the god of discord, of all jokes, even the most dead- ly. On the one hand, to make Skadi laugh and appease Tyr him, he bundles his scrotum to a goat, each shouting and He is the god of war, martial justice and righteousness. pulling on each side. On the other hand, to kill Balder, he He is known for allowing the Fenrir wolf to be imprisoned arms Holder, the blind god, with mistletoe. With the gi- because the monster is so powerful that it threatens the ant Angrboda, he gives birth to Hel, the goddess, Fen- balance of the world. The gods then bait him, pretend- rir, and Jörmungand, mortal enemies of the gods during ingthey want to offer him a magnificent ribbon, Gleipnir, the Ragnarök. The gods prophesy that they are ominous forged by the Dwarves, and which is in fact the most ro- omens, Jörmungand the snake, is sent into the sea, where bust magic chain ever created. Suspicious, Fenrir agrees by its size it encircles Midgard, the World of Men, Hel is to accept if one of them leaves his hand in his mouth as sent to the lowest worlds, Helheim, and Fenrir is chained a proof of good faith. Tyr is devoting himself, and when to an island. Master of the metamorphosis, more than any the magical trap closes on Fenrir, he loses his hand, torn other god, he changes sex to envy, turning into a mare by the wolf’s powerful bite. The gods laugh at the fate to give birth to Sleipnir, and uses many different fineries of Tyr despite his sacrifice, a sacrifice that can contain Fen- according to his needs: salmon, horse, seal, or even fly ... rir to Ragnarök . Despite the loss of one of his hands, he Cunning and talkative, he is unfortunately impulsive, cow- will bravely face one of the guardians of hell, the wolf- ardly and jealous, which will regularly put him in trouble. dog Garm, at Ragnarök, where they will kill each other. At first, he is on the side of the Ases, but his behavior and In a way less known to the general public, he is also the character push him progressively on the side of the giants, god of the Nordic Assembly, where everyone can expose his so much that his misdeeds take dantesque proportions, disputes and seek redress regardless of his rank: theThing. 34 Skadi by Loki). She is the mistress of Seidr, this form of magic that mod- This giant, who lives in Jotunheim, is the wife ifies the threads of the web of destiny (the Wyrd), and of Njörd, the former god Vane. She is a hunter god- teaches it to humans as well as to the gods she deems dess, walking through her domains, mountains and worthy, although except of herself, the only other deity winter, armed with her bow, mounted on her skis. who manages to master the Wyrd is Odin. As Jötnar, Skadi is initially hostile to the gods following the Like Odin, the one whose symbolic animal is the sow does death of her father Thjazi from the hands of the Ases, after not lack animal companions or magic objects, she wears he tried to capture a goddess. She goes to Asgard, armed, the collar of the Brísingar, which favors the army of its ready to go to war, and the gods propose (among others) in owner and makes it irresistible, as well as a feathers’ coat compensation to marry one of theirs, but she must choose allowing her as Frigg to turn into a falcon, Valshamr. She her husband from the little she sees of him: his feet only. also has a charriot pulled by two blue cats offered by Thor, Hidden behind a curtain, the gods lend themselves to the similar to panthers or big lynx. game and Skadi chooses the most beautiful, that she think belong to Balder. It’s not the case, it’s Njörd’s. The disap- pointment passed, they try to live together, but the mar- Freyr riage does not support the howling of the wolves in the God of fertility and harvest, the one who is the brother mountains, and the cry of the seagulls, so they live each of Feyja, and whose name means “Lord”, he controls the one on their side. sunlight and the rain, making him the god of prosperity. She becomes one of the most loyal deities, as she demon- He is so linked to fertility that he is often represented in strates at the death of Balder (with whom she was in erection. At the end of the war between the Ases and the love), in bringing retribution to Loki, for keeping him from Vanes, he leaves to live with the Ases, like his sister and his returning from Helheim, While he is chained, she attaches father, Njörd, as a testimony of goodwill towards peace. a snake above him, so that his venom flows over Loki’s He resides at Alfheim, the realm of luminous elves, a world head. His wife, Sygin remains at his bedside, a bowl above of which he is the master. him but when it is full and she has no choice but to empty One day, while observing the Nine Worlds from the Throne it, a few drops burn Loki’s forehead, and the pain makes of Odin in his absence (and despite the prohibition to him shudder so much that it causes earthquakes. occupy it), he sees in Jötunheim the giant Gerd, he falls madly in love with her, to become sick . He finally sends his squire, Skirnir, to ask for her hand in his name, offer- Freyja ing her his most precious possessions; his horse and his sword. This is not enough. He adds eleven apples, the di- vine ring Draupnir, but nothing works, even under threat, the giant does not give in. Skirnirends up invoking the worst misfortunes for her to concede to meet him, and get married. During the Ragnarök, despite the presence of Gullinbursti, his golden boar, he will be killed by Surt, the Fire Giant, against whom he can do nothing without his magic sword, armed with simple deer antlers. Hel Goddess appearing late in Nordic mythology, she is the daughter of Loki and the ice giant Angrboda, with Fen- rir and Jörmungand for brothers, she is the guardian of hell, the goddess of the kingdom of the deads. Like her father, although ranked among the Ases, she has everything of a Jotnar (= giant). Far from the follies of other gods of death, Hel takes her role seriously without revenge or com- passion, in the world that bears her name, Helheim. Often Daughter of Njörd and sister of Freyr, she is at once the represented as half full of darkness and decomposed, with goddess of love, beauty and passion, and is however a the other half luminous full of life and beauty, she takes warrior goddess. Half of the brave dead combatants are the deads who have not been taken by the Valkyries. Her for Odin, and the other half for her at the Folkvang Palace. kingdom is silent, guarded by Garm, the wolf-dog who will Although a goddess, she is appreciated by many giants, break his chains when Ragnarök arrives. Nidhogg, a scaly who covet her charms. It must be said that where Frigg is beast, sucks off the corpse of criminals, adulterers, and rather the goddess of reasoned love, Freyja is a goddess other perjurers, while gnawing at Yggdrasil’s roots. of flesh and passion (to the point she is tacitly call harlot During the Ragnarök, Garm will free himself to fight on 35 the surface, and, although absent from the fighting, Hel without counting on Loki’s jealousy, who gives to Holder, will send the deads to join the battle, while the giants, Balder’s blind brother, a spear made of mistletoe, pretend- massed on Naglfar, a ship built from the nails of the dead, ing to help him aim. The spear pierces Balder, who dies in will advance for the ultimate battle. front of the crowd of gods. Another brother of Balder, Her- mod, then goes to Helheim so that Hel agrees to let him Heimdall return among the living, which she does, with the only con- dition that everything in the Nine Worlds mourn his death. Born by nine mothers, Heimdall is the god protecting the Unfortunately, a giant named Thokk refuses, arguing that order of the world, and the world of the gods, Asgard. He “Hel must keep what belong to Hel.” Balder remains in watches over Bifrost, the bridge that leads to the home the realm of the deads, and his wife, Nanna, is immolat- of the gods. He sleeps less than a bird, and is so watchful ed with him on their longship, Hringhorni. The gods later that he can hear the grass grow, and sees as well by night learn that Thokk is none other than Loki disguised. Hell- as by day, further than any man can. He is the organizer of does not change her mind, and Loki is imprisoned for his the Scandinavian castes. involvement in this tragedy until the day of Ragnarök. Af- From Himinbjorg, his heavenly home, he sounds his ter the end of the world, Balder, will return from the deads, horn Gjallarhorn as the giants approach Bifrost, trying to and will be one of the few elected to build the next. cross it, a sign for the gods that the Ragnarök is coming to their door. On the field of Vigrid, during the final battle, he will kill and be killed by Loki, whom he has always hated Frigg for the chaos and desolation he spreads everywhere. Odin’s wife, she is the goddess of fertility, family, love and marriage. She spends her days weaving clouds with Balder her twelve followers in her palace, Fensalir, when she was not in Odin’s, watching the Nine Worlds from the throne of Hlidskjalf, the only one authorized to do so by him. Although she is the guardian of marriage, that does not prevent her from frolicking. She is also an almost omniscient god, she knows the fate of every being, but chooses not to reveal it. She makes an exception for her son Balder, and, sadly, this does not change his baneful destiny.

Njörd The oldest of the Vanes, god of abundance, wind and sea, attributes also found in his son, although Njörd is primarily concerned with the marine environment, where he lives. When he arrives in Asgard as a sign of peace after the war between the Ases and the Vanes with his two children and his sister Nerthus, who is also his wife, he is made to understand that consanguineous marriage is not possible. They separates, and he finally marries Skadi. Unlike Nerthus, Skadi can not stand living in the winds and currents of Noatun, Njörd’s house, and the sound of birds and boats under construction, nor can Njord withstand the cold and arid mountains of the estate of the deceased father of Skadi, Thrymheim.

And many more gods... Have you ever heard of Idunn and his apples, Sif and his long golden hair, or Vidar, the one who will break Fenrir, the one responsible for Odin’s death? ? Who knows which gods will be brought to be present at God of light, beauty, purity, this son of Odin is incarnate the end of time, on the gaming table ... perfection, appreciated by all. He begins to make horrible nightmares predicting impending death. Horrified by the Written by UrShulgi fatal fate of a being so good and just as his son is, Frigg, his mother, ask every things on the Nine Worlds the prom- ise to never hurt his son. All except mistletoe, which she finds so small and weak that she does not disturb it. At a banquet, the gods test this invulnerability by throw- ing stones and spears, and nothing seems to hurt him. It’s 36 , Sculpture by Stephane Nguyen : Demon Nurse

This is a worthy heir from the Helldorado do is to separate the master into two shells pandemonium, which will soon feature in using a sagittal cut. The armature is built the new version of Claustrophobia. to facilitate this operation (01 & 02) so that the blade does not meet the wire during Pascal Quidault has captured the look cutting. perfectly (0) resulting one of those demons whose form is difficult to grasp (like I Eurynome, Vorenus and other beings of similar substance) but that takes shape as its many details come together.

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start by preparing a clay mix of soft chocolat and sahara Fimo with a generous dose of mixquick (03). The color of the clay is just a matter of taste; black, white (the contrast is so low that the perception of detail suffers) and other loud colors (very painful to look at for a precision job) should be avoided.

0 3 We need to look at the illustration closely before starting to build; studying the Nurse’s Some greenstuff adds coherence to the head, taking note of the small creatures that base (04) giving us an idea of the overall cling to her chest (a bit like tadpoles on a mass, as well as enabling the Fimo to stick to Suriname toad) and quickly deciding what the skeleton (05). will be feasible.

Once everything has been weighed up and the overall size of the subject considered (55mm to the top of the back), we decide how the figure could be cut to facilitate molding. Rather than have multiple pieces (one for each limb would be the worst-case scenario!) we decide that the best thing to 4 5 37 We already have a better idea of what the As for the shredded, trailing dress, I opt to piece will look like. Anatomically , the most work with a solid mass rather than employing distinctive feature is going to be the swollen, the precarious technique of adding a thin torso-deforming back, perched upon those layer of raw Fimo. This is so I can better extremely thin legs (06). control the shape of the hanging folds(08).

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Important details to draw at this stage Our Mythic Battles sempiternal spartan is are the furrows into which the straps will fit always on hand to ensure we respect scale (07). Rather than simply putting them on (09). the surface they will look more credible if they are tightly bound and sunken into the surrounding flesh.

The back of the nurse is scattered with small blisters, incubation pockets most likely (see how the Pipa pipa toad reproduces... though it may gross you out). They are 7 created by placing pellets of Fimo (10) that I quickly blend-in using a spatula and a rubber brush (11). 38 12 I take the liberty of treating the muscles on 10 the arms a little differently to the original concept, separating them into branches so they stand out more (13). This will allow painters to bring out the details by simply applying a wash.

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The rings that are going to support the Now it’s the feet’s turn to be detailed with the harness will be covered when the straps needle. Adding gnarly and fibrous textures are added. So, rather than run the risk of with a fine tool like this brings tension to the them deteriorating at the slightest touch in tendons (14). the meantime, I make them out of Duro / greenstuff which sets hard once dry (12).

39 16 I wrap a thread of greenstuff around the legs to trace the path of the straps; rather than keep them plain, I draw a channel along the center with the ball-tool. Again, a wash will bring out this feature at the painting stage (17). 14

The top of the back is dabbed with a large stiff-bristled brush (15); a simple but effective way of creating a coarse surface texture.

Now, the challenge is to stretch the dorsal straps so they fit into the furrows as well as meet the rings in position (18). The troglodyte babies are created one by one, starting with simple shapes. These creatures will inevitably find themselves more flattened to the torso than they are in the illustration 15 but this compromise is necessary so that the whole remains moldable (19). As for density, I proceed to a safety cooking, preferring to it is hardly «The Gates of Hell» by Rodin, but if make the cut now rather than run the risk of you manage to capture even a semblance seeing the straps break one by one when I of the horde from this superb work you can do it later on (16). consider it mission accomplished.

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At the last moment an unplanned troglodyte is added into the gap between the arms on the left side which would have caused problems during molding. Better to be safe than sorry and do the patching now. The role of troglodyte VI is technical as well as aesthetic (21). Some spots of cyanoacrylate glue are added to strengthen the inserts.

When it comes to modeling hands, the sculptor always has the advantage of being able to refer to his or her own. You can add Fimo to lengthen the drying time of the greenstuff (hence the darker color on the extremities) (20). 21

41 Without a clear approach to the design of box is finally finished! A nice sculpture the head of the nurse, I wanted to take time- to make that demonstrates the need to out to give it some attention to the point that occasionally compromise between sticking I left it until last: a skull, three globes on either to your original concept verses doing what’s side and a spiral pattern across the cheeks. actually feasible. The mouth opens vertically, although it still She can’t fail to fill the passageways with her has a lower jaw (22). spawn now… much to the chagrin of the humans who might venture there.

Written by Stéphane Nguyen.

The two parts are placed into a purpose X-acto cut foam (23).

Airbrushing on a gray primer makes it possible to see the differences in relief due to the varied qualities of the materials used. More importantly, it also helps to reveal any cracks that may have appeared during cooking. Their elimination is crucial as molding can catastrophically worsen the situation (24 & 25).

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42 Profil : Jarl Jorund

The rules that follow are not definitive and therefore may evolve before the official rules, which will replace these, accompanying Mythic Battles: Ragnarök are released. This model is not currently allowed in competition, though it will be when Mythic Battles: Ragnarök is officially released. Jarls are warlords who guide their people from day-to- day as well as in the heat of battle. They are a unit that strengthens your troops with intellectual and physical skills. Recruiting a Jarl: 2 When a player recruits a unit, which has not been granted for free by a power, during step “2. Recruiting an army” of the setup: 1 • they spend 1 additional recruiting point on the selected unit to associate a Jarl with it. In this case, they choose a Jarl of the same type as the 1 Art of war card: troop unit (aquatic, fireproof, flying or ground) from among those available. Then, after taking the unit card, they place Certain Jarls get a number of Art of War cards during step the Jarl card next to it. 6 of step “3. Preparing the table” of the setup. 2 Jarl bonus: As long as the Jarl model is in play, the unit associated with it receives the indicated bonuses which can be: • jarl activation cards: the Jarl activation cards are considered as activation cards for the unit where all rules are concerned (scenarios, power, talent, etc.), • talents: the unit benefits from the indicated talents, • increases in characteristics: the unit has its characteristics increased as indicated, • powers: the powers apply.

43 Jarl in play: The only way to put a Jarl model into play is to put it with the models of the unit with which it is associated. As soon as an effect brings the unit’s models into play (deployment, unit recall, scenario rules, powers), the associated Jarl model is also brought into play. The Jarls have no vitality nor defense characteristics; they cannot be targeted for attacks. They can only be targeted by field effects, powers and talents that explicitly designate Jarls as potential targets (eg, Head Hunter talent). The Jarl model is not considered to be part of its associated unit. Any effect which designates the unit without specifically designating the Jarl does not concern it. The Jarl model is removed from the board when the last model of its associated unit is removed from the board. The Jarls have no movement characteristic. A Jarl is moved at the same time as the associated unit. The Jarls are taken into account in zone saturations.

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