James P - Hohensknechtes and Bergjaeger (251 Points)

Rank & File #3

April…Where the hell did March go!?

For your viewing pleasure we have:

3 Hohensknechtes – 111pts (To be added to existing Hohensknechtes unit)

·        Lance, Hand Weapon, Heavy Armour, Shield, Barding

10 Bergjaeger – (With champion) – 140pts

·        Longbow, Shield (modelled as light armour)

And now a bit of fluff…

 

The Bergjaegers are a unit of scouts and hunters lead by either Black Cap or the Wood Elf, Nihm…no one’s quite sure which. What everyone who knows them is sure of is they are of one mind and have been companions for quite a while.

As it goes they met while Black Cap was hunting in The Ghostwood north of Kreutzhofen. Nihm had been tracking a band of goblins for days and was laying in ambush when, much to his surprise Black Cap discovered his hiding place. Black Cap offered to assist Nihm in the ambush. The elf gave it a moment’s thought and decided; if this human can sneak up on me he can sneak up on a goblin and agreed to the offer. The ambush was a nasty affair with each saving the other on multiple occasions. After the battle they returned to Kreutzhofen with the heads of the goblins to collect the bounty. The lord of Kreutzhofen has a perminate bounty on orcs and goblins. Nihm then returned to his home shortly after.

A few weeks later Nihm’s wife came to him shocked that he had a visitor at the base of the Home Tree. To Nihm’s surprise there stood Black Cap waiting quietly. How did this human find him? He was always careful to hide his tracks when returning home. When questioned Black Cap replied “Sorry…didn’t know you didn’t want to be found”.  Black Cap told Nihm he discovered another group of goblins and figured they were a good team, so he decided to call on him for help. The rest, as they say is history.

The Bergjaegers, who Nihm refers to as the Wood Spirits are very good at their job. Under the leadership of Nihm and Black Cap they have the reputation of the scout’s scout. It is said the Wood Spirits can tell you what the enemy had for dinner…Nihm can tell you how it tasted.

 

The Wood Spirits (Bergjaegers)

Nihm (Actually Legolas from the old GW Lord of The Rings line) 

Black Cap (Gotta hide that fiery red hair)

 

Hohensknechtes (Ready to join their brothers in arms)

I enjoyed painting this scout unit. It was a nice break from the yellow and white.