Byron's Command of Zargon's horde - Leader Month (614 Points)

 Heed well the words of Mentor, Guardian of Loretome, and I will tell you of times past, of darker days when the Empire was saved against all hope. For I fear the darkness is about to return....

The fell legions of Zargon, Lord of Chaos, had swept all before them. At the sight of the black banner and massed hordes of Chaos, even the bravest warriors of the Empire had turned tail and fled, the land was laid waste and all men despaired. 

This month I present the Black Banner of Zargon! (and other command models)

The black banner signals death and pillage
to the people of the Empire

The Champion and Standard Bearer on the left are 5th ed warhammer Chaos warriors. The warrior on the right is Slambo, the prototypical chaos warrior (traded to me by Quinton in exchange for sculpting services).  

The Black Banner as it appears in
the official HeroQuest Sticker Album

Zargon's most prized minions, Chaos Warriors,
gather around his Black Banner

The rest of Zargon's command.

For the other command models, I based their standards on the Icons found in the HeroQuest Quest Book.

"WE SERVE ZARGON!"

The Standard Bearer is a skeleton from the game Dark World, a 90's HeroQuest knock off. I drilled a hole in his hand to give him a banner pole. I sculpted the skull at the top of the banner pole to match the evil shields on the dice.

Goblin standard bearer, Champion, and Wizard

These are Kev Adams goblins from black tree miniatures. 

"Zargon! Zargon! Zargon!" They Chitter and squeak

"Zargon IZ Da BEST!"

The musician is from Ruglud's armored orcs. I chose him because his armor matched the chaos warriors. The Standard is an 80's GW orc who closely matched the heroquest sculpts (at least his face does). And, the Champion is a catapult crew from the 90's. 

And, finally, I present 2 Chaos Sorcerers or Warlocks. (or Balor, the Witch King, or Sir Ragnar depending on the needs of the quest). I included images that I used for their inspiration below. The left one comes from the HeroQuest sticker album. And, the Right one comes from the HeroQuest DM screen - he's hard to see, but he's on the left flap sorta crouching under the umbra of Zargon's cape. 

Inspiration for the Sorcerer on the Left

Inspiration for the Sorcerer on the Right (he's on the left flap)

This month I was unable to start painting Zargon himself due to a supply chain issue around printing minis for his tiny HeroQuest game. That being said I completed the following minis:

Chaos Warrior Battle Standard         191 pts

Chaos Champion                                91 pts

Chaos Warrior                                    24 pts

Orc Standard Bearer and Musician    34 pts

Orc Champion                                    36pts

Skeleton Standard bearer                   20 pts

Goblin Standard Bearer                       6 pts

Goblin Champion                                16 pts

Goblin Shaman                                    28 pts

Chaos Sorcerer x2                              168 pts    

Total                                                   614 pts

Next month is the final month, the wild card month. A opportunity for my loyalty and devotion to our beloved leader, Zargon, to truly shine.