goblinpaladin's Wood Elves II - an April Leader update (762 points)

 "Lord Death is patient! I am not, not today..."
   - Arafel in The Tree of Swords and Jewels, C.J Cherryh

please forgive my poor, battered cameraphone

This month we have a trio of heroes, come to lead the elves of the forest. 

CHARACTERS

Duilliath Shadowleaf, Sylvan King (213 points)

Aoibheil Joy-in-the-Earth, Greenfey (303 points)

Laochailan h-eòin, Hero of Birds, Sylvan Chieftain (246 including eagle) + dismounted model

Once again, we have three different manufacturers present!

eagle rider

The eagle rider is a Grenadier model with the usual features of their wood elves - simple tunics, woven quiver, Celtic-inspired jewellery, slicked-back hair. Straightforward to paint and striking alongside his fellows.

I also painted an injured infantry model, in case the eagle is slain. This is a Jes Goodwin wardancer and is very obviously equipped differently, but uh don't worry about it.

arm's in a sling but he found some chainmail pants

There is a surprising dearth of female wood elf wizard models that aren't dreadful in some way. Thankfully, Tim Prow has one in his Diehard Miniatures range! Tim's sculpts are designed to fit in with 32mm modern ranges, so she's a bit chonky but that works alright for a character model.

Onica Silver Leaf - Wood Elf Shaman

Finally, Duilliath Shadowleaf himself, the army general.

tragic hero

Part of Crooked Dice's Fantasy Stars collection, he's clearly - ahem - inspired by certain albino anti-heroes from legend, so I tried to paint him to match. The black armour and lank, pale-grey hair turned out alright, but his pallid skin is a bit mixed. The sword was given a tarnished, corrupted hilt and a blade made of dark matter to hint at the true nature of this terrible thing.

Interior illustration for Blood Bath at Orc's Drift, p.8
Gary Chalk. © Games Workshop, 1985

I also completed some archers during April, but I'm without their banner, so they can wait until May. Hopefully I'll get some spearmen to accompany them! We shall see what we shall see...