The Shadows Return: The Blessing of Lord Scroltch

A contribution from Owen, In which Lord Scroltch the Deliriously Pustulent is blessed by Papa Nurgle for his many services and becomes an even more diseased deamonic octopus than ever.

Lord Scroltch the Deliriously Pustulent was sitting in the mud, making happy little bubbling

noises to himself as he watched the happy little bubbles rise to the surface and burst, releasing a pleasingly horrible stench into the air when it happened. First there was blast of flatulent trumpets, then the dull grey fog of Albion rolled back to reveal a beam of nauseating greenish light, which shone down from on high. Down this beam of light descended a great and scabrous mass of heaving, rancid flesh, supported upon a palanquin born aloft by a great and scabrous mass of heaving, rancid nurglings. With a squelch, the wetness and vileness of which defied description, and which unleashed a stench beyond the comprehension of mortal men from the swamps of eternal stench, this great palanquin came to rest before Lord Scrolth, who waggled his tentacles happily and blew squelchy burps of joy towards it. The great and festering mound of flesh seethed and rippled for some time making dramatic gestures accompanied by a symphony of odd plops, glops, squeaks and squelches. Lord Scroltch looked on in awe.

It was at about this time that Papa Nurgle realized he had landed facing the wrong way. He proceeded to chasten his mound of gibbering, giggling nurglings, which obliged him by turning around and actually facing his most pustulent follower.

Imperial Background: Purple, White and Steel

The traditional colours of the County of Sylvania are purple, black and red. As part of Sylvania, these were the colours originally worn by the garrison at Krakenberg. The standard uniform of a soldier of Krakenberg was half-purple, half-black. This was then accented with the occasional patch or sash of red, largely to the taste of the individual soldier or regimental commander.
 

Wanting no association with the murderer Vlad von Carstein and his treachery against the Empire, the young baron Heinrich began his household’s self-imposed exile in Middenheim by ordering his house’s colours be changed. The uniforms of the soldiers were gathered up and altered, with the black half being replaced with a stark white. This change was echoed throughout all the household’s possessions, until no trace of the original purple-and-black could be found. The white was said to display the honour of Krakenberg, untarnished by the events that were transpiring.

A halberdier wearing the traditional half-and-half colouring of Krakenberg, and some examples of the variations found in the army

Imperial Background: The History of Krakenberg

I have never really tried to write a background for any of my armies. This is probably indicative of my focus in that I am, first and foremost, a player. At least, that is how I have always thought of myself. My main focus was on making army lists and playing games, regardless of whether I was intent on winning said game, or just having a laugh.

The theme for my Empire army (or themes, given how easily I seem to be distracted) represents far more thought that I have ever really put into building an army around a particular theme. It is certainly the first time I have ever gone so far as to start heavily modelling things in order to fit the vision I have for the army. I am quite enjoying having more to think about that just the strength of the list I make, and whether everything has some paint on it.

Looking through modelling blogs on WargamerAU, Warhammer Empire and the like, I have seen how much effort some people put into backgrounds for their armies and their characters. I am a little bit inspired, so I figured I would throw something together…