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PAINTING GUIDE
By M.A.R.Barker

The following remarks are organised according·to the origi· It Is thus totally incorrect to use the present "flesh colour·
nal priority list. E.ach figure is identified with its Group number paints available on the mar1<et.
and its number within that Group, plus its name.
Another Jmportant point Is the use of the hide of the Chien
Some basic remarks: beast for most armour and weapons, since Iron and steel are
scarce. Chlen·hlde is very fight In weight and almost as strong
Tsolyani flesh colour is generally a rich, coppery tan, fighter as iron, though softer than steel. It Is very malleable when soft.
and more golden for women, and darker and browner for men. but it can be given treatments which make it solid and yet still
$1(1n should not be totally '"flat," of course, but rather slightly sllghtly flexible. It l\u a IHI aomething like that of chitin or a
glossy to represent the natural oils. hard and slightly flexible pfa.stlc. In its nat:..rraJ state it is green·
lsh or greyish. Thicker sheets of It tend to be darlter, verging
The Ytn Korytni are a little lighter. a creamy golden tan for towards blackish greenilrey. Olien-hide is usually lacquered,
women and a da."ker, redder tan for men. however. and this thus maJ(es It rather uncommon In its native
undecorated form. Richer people do obtain some Iron and
The other human races are: the Salarvyani are a dar1(er, heavier steel, of counM1, as well a.s gold, brass, copper, sliver, bronze,
bearded people. tending to sallowness: the Mu'ugalavytni are etc.
rougnly the same as the Tsolyani but tradltionally ruddier in
hue: the Livyani are more golden and tawny; the Sil AllaQiyani Basic national colours are • common feature on T61cumel: the
ue mountaineers and nence browner and rougher looklng. Tsolyini. u&e a handsome azure blue: the Mu'ugalavyani lac·
There are NO blonds or light·skinned peoples on tnose por· quer th eir troops a bright red; the S.larvyani favour black; the
tlons of Tekume1 now includeo in the game " Empire of tne Uvyani use many bright colours: the Yan Koryani use blue-
Petal Throne." green, turquoise, etc.; the W AllaQiyani prefer a flame-orange :
the llttle nation of Plljena uses a reddish purple: the GhatOnr
Harr :olour is un:versally glossy black. verging towards dark like yellow: the various clans of the disordered nation of Milu·
brown in in01viduals. A few people oo have a tawny muddy· manaya use various standards and have no national :olour.
brown hair colour. and a tiny percentage of albinos also ex· Etc.
ists-attnough these people are greatly despised and supersti·
tlously feared. Eye colour tenos to ce black and brown, And now to the figures:
althougn a few ··sports" do have hazer or golden coloured
eyes. Blu~yea sraves are prizeo as c-.i11ousities.
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TSOL YANU
00.(2) The Tsolyani Standard·Bearer:
00.(1) The Tsolyani General: Similar to the General: white kilt and sleeves: blue helmet.
Helmet. shoulder epaulets, breastplate are all azure blue (semi· breastplate. and shoulder·epaulets: vambraces and greaves
glossy because these pans are lacquered); helmet trim is gold also blue or metal. Helmet crest roughly same colour scheme
and a darker. purplish blue. plus some white. Helmet plumes as generars. Belt ol inlaid gold or silver plaques. Sword is
are white. another shade of blue. gold, or various other choices Cht~n -hide but often lacquered in metallic co lours: metallic
oepending upon the Legion and the wearer' s choice. The vam· blue. silvery, etc. Great standard has ornate plumes ol blue.
braces are probably gold or steel. The shoulder sleeves and kilt wh ite. various metals. with a blue haft and possible red let.:.)
are white with blue and gold woven designs. The chainmail is tr im. The sphere is bright gold. Shoes are leather but have
steel, the general being wealthy. The greaves are again lac·
metal plates on top.
quered blue. The cape is a darker blue. although it may also be
a brocaded many·coloured iridescent cape of feathers. Shoes
00.(31 The Tso1yan1 Trumpeteer:
are red leather. with metal plates on top. The k/Jing (the great Armour as for the acove. 1n shades of blue: ki lt and sleeve~ ~
pole-axe. which is his ceremonial baton) is silvery with a bright white. armlets ol gold: vambraces and greaves or metal or ::11..e
blue hall and a golden cross-guard. Decorations on the armour 1acouereo Ch l~n ·hide Helmet crest can have same co 1: _ •
can be drawn on the figure with a delicate pen and acetate inks scheme as at>ove. Trumpet is brass or g1loeo. Trim can be ~
(ava1lat>le at any an supply store). Reds. greens. blacks. other colours. Velvet over·k11t is a oarker blue than armou1
yellows. wh ite. etc. etc. can be used.
00.14l The Tso1yani A1de·de·Camo:
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01.(1) Tsolyanl Heavy Infantry:

There are two drawings of this troop-type, one being labelled
"A" and the other " B"; " A " has a long pike. Blue-lacquered
breastplate, but if this is a crack unit it may have metal
shoulder~paulettes. Sleeves and kilt are white, unbleached
llnen colour, light grey, rust colour, etc. Metal greaves and vam·
braces are silvery or steel-coloured. Also metal groin-guard
tabard. although this is highly engraved and inlaid in wealthier
Legions. Shield is basically blue w ith gold inlaid design, while
or other colour trim. Helmet plume is usually whit e or other
shade of blue. Shoes are leather with metal plates. Helmet
decoration is gold on blue. Pike has wooden shatt and a metal·
led or lacquered Chien-hide head, although richer Legions may
have iron points. Bow-case is leather, with decorated lacquer·
work. Bow is a llght brownish wood. Arrows have blue feathers.
Considerable freedom on trim and cloth colours - but no large
areas of "enemy" colours, of course!

Figure "B" is similar. blue armour in various shades. metal

epaulettes. vambraces. and greaves. if the unit can afford it,
also metallic plates sewn on leather 199gings under the kilt.
The Pleats in the kilt are "fakes" -sewn shut for decorative
purposes. The kilt is usually whit e or some other light colour.
Metal croin guard is elaborately engraved. Sword is Chien-hide
or steel. If it is Chlen·hide. it wi ll be lacquered in colours. in
metallic blue. silvered. etc. The Sr6 (dragon-creature) on the
tlelmet is gilded. Shield has a brown wooden back, but it is
covered with lacquered Chien-hide in blue, gold, etc. Quiver is
leather. as is belt. Scabbard is another snade of leather. brown.
black. etc.

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01 .(2) Tsolyani Armoured Heavy Infantry with Bow:

(Cf. drawing). This man wears the blue breastplate, a metallic
heavy collar of plaques. a belt of similar inlaid plaques in
various colours, a white or pastel tunic (sleeves show) and kilt.
an over·klll of heavier cloth in a darker colour (usually blue but
possibly darker colours for poorer units}, blue lacquered
greaves, leather sandals. The helmet is basically blue again,
but the crest may be white, gold. another shade of b lue. or trim·
med in otller colours. The shield is wood·backed. but front is
Chien-hide. lacquered in blue and many other colours to g ive a
demon face . The sword is Chljjn.h1de: metallic blue or silvered.
The quiver is light brown basketry with darker leather straos.
Arrows are light brown, feathereo in blue, with bow being a
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 02.(1) Tsolyanl Light Infantry:
(See drawing.) Helmet of blue w it h darker blue or whi te trim:
c rest may be metallic·COlo ureo Ctt1en·h1de. possibly some
touches of gold or other co iours. Tunic is ligl'll brown leatner:
harness over breast is blu ~ lacouered Ct1len-h1ae placques
wi tn a dark brown leather strap harness. Vambraces are also
dark leath.ir with metal studs. Groin.guard labard is blue lac·
, Quered Chien-hide with metallic or coloured inlaid plaoues.
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03.(1) Tsolyan1 Reg ional Infantry: Tumi ssan Crossbowman:

(Cl. drawing.) Bronze helmet, wound with Chhln·l'lide strips
dyed blue, wl'l1te, black, etc. High side flaps 011 helmet are blue
but have central inlaid metal decorations in silver, gold, etc.
Top of crest is beast ·head. and this is gilded. Scale cuira.ss is
metallic blue-lacQuered Chlen·hide: back of cuirass is dyed
blue or left "natural" greenish-grey. Leather over-kilt hangs
from waist and Is medium brown leather coloured. Sword·bell
is highly decorated and colours dlller from man to man. Same
for squarish bOx for crossbow quarrels. Wound leather leo·
gings over grey, while, blue. etc. leg·wrappings. Black. brown.
or dyed leather shoes. Sleeves are iron chainmail in wealthy
uni ts, w1tl'I metallic-dyed Chien-hide vambraces, or metal i f
they can attord it. Underkilt (visible between legs at front) is
made of small lacQuered Chl8n·hide placQues sewn to cloth.
Crossbow is dark wood stock with lighter wood bOw (or even
specially treated Chten·hidel). Crank is u!lually dark metal.
wooden pulleys and light tan ropes . Quarrels have metallic
steel heads. Sword scabbard is again highly personalised and
decorated to owner's choice. The people of Tumissa tend to
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back, held by a brlghtly coloured ribbon. He wears a Chl8n·h1de
culraas of some slmplt colour: blue. grey, natural green"9rey,
brown, etc. with brighter shoulder straps of the same maten al.
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t•f&..t·t.- white, blue. red, gr..n, yellow, etc. etc. Sling is dark brown

·. ';::>. leather; pouch ia fighter leather colour. His mace is dark wood
with metal handguard and some hilt wrappings in other col·
ours. Hla shiald is blue wi t:"\ a white skull device on it in an
t la.bOrate and nonrtpre11ntatlona1 geometric setting, done 1n
black, red, and metallic colours. He has a silver arm Da"ld.
Boots are soft black or brown felt or fur, or else smootn
leather. Small decorative tabards at throat are otten brignt
metal. but may be white. metallic blue or green, etc. People
from Vr• are a trifle darker tt<an other Tsolyani.
02.(2) Tsoly•ni Light Infantry:
These unannoured men •·1ill carry a dark brown sti ng ano
leather poucn of metal ;.mmunitlon. Tunics w ill be browns.
russets. unbleached linen, whi te. Touches of blue trim. If the
figure is made with a bow and Quiver, this will be as aDove.

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Swordsman, the Legion of Red Devastation:
This figure ttas ttte llame·red helmet crest of the god Vimuhla:
his helmet is blue. however, exc ept for front and side gold or
silver trim. He has a mail aventail of small steel links; highly
decora1ed inlaid met<>I or Chlen-ttide epaulettes with basic blue
colour and other colours or metals as trim; blue Chien-hide
muscled cuirass; steel·link chain ma.ii half·sleeves with golo or
b lue Chlen·hide or metal banding; metallic blue Chien-hide
vambraces; belt of Inlaid metal placQues; over-kilt of soft white

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metallic plates sewn on tops; cape Is usually white or light blue
with red, black, or dark blue striping horizontally or vertically.
Otten the cape will have a central embroidered ornament on
back. Great two-handed sword Is of steel, gold hilt, leather
wrapped handle. Shield Is Chien-hide: grey~reen on back or
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03.(6) Tsolyani Regional Infantry: Light Scout from the Kurt

Hiiis:
(Cf. drawing.) This man has a cap of brown or green-<lyed
Chlen·hfde placQues sewn on leather. His black or brown hair
is styled like the previous figure. He wears a dull leather tunic
and a kilt of grey, darlc green, dark blue, unbleached llnen,' or
other forest colour. He has darx leather armlets, studded or
scaled with Chien-hide, a little leather sheath and wrist dagger
on one of these, a set of wound leather leggings wrapped over
his bare legs, leather sandals, and a wood and leather Quiver
designed to fit into the forest colour scheme. Arrows have dark
blue feathering. Bow is medium brown wood. Pouch of leather
strips, woven and sewn. A gold armlet is his only decoration,
and he may even forego this when on a scouting mission.

03.(7) Ts olyani Regional Infantry: Medium Infantry from

Sokatis:
Thia man wears a Chllln·hide blue-dyed helmet with a metallic
crest. He has shoulder epaulettes of Chl&n-hide and a leather
siege coat to protect him from light missiles, etc. He has a kilt
of white cloth, greaves of blue-dyed and decorated Chien-hide.
with sandals of leather. His halberd is of Chllin·hide, with a
wooden handle and a light Chlt!n·hide head dyed metallic blue,
silvered, or coloured. On his back he carries a Chien-hide
shield with a demon face on it; this is highly coloured in blue,
metals, white, red, etc. etc. The people of Sokatis often use
black as a trim colour. more so than other Tsolyani. (This will
depend on ttow you complete this figure.)

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10.(2) Yan Koryan i Standard-bearer:
10.(1) The Yan Koryani General: This man wars the "regular" Yan Koryani helmet with vertical
This man has a turQuoise green lacQuered helmet, with gold thin metal plaques lacQuered alternately turQuolse or green
trim, plumes of various shades of green, white, and even yellow and white, with gold trim. The central crest Is gold or a brilliant
or red. Metal shoulder epaulettes are silvered, gilded, or metalllc emerald green. Earpieces are metal, and aventail is
elaborately lacQuered in shades of green. Central breast made of small metal plaques sewn on soft leather. Epaulettes
plaQue is gilded and covered with geometric inlay in various are green-racQuered metal or Chien-hide, with gilt or silver trim.
colours. Belt of metal plaques has emeralds and blue topazes some red tracing also possible. Scare cuira.ss of metal sewn on
set in it. Kiit and sleeves are usually white, but may be dull fabric tunic. Belt is elaborately engraved metal on leather.
unbleached linen. light grey, or elaborately parti-coloured Over-kilt is made of large horizontal strips of soft dun-colour~
brocade in darker colours. Chainmail or scale leggings are leather, underkilt is dark green or other colour cloth. Metal
steel: leg guards are Chlen·hide with polished metal plates at greaves and banded vambraces: leather shoes with meta•
front . Metal plated boots of black leather. Vambraces are plates on top. Steel or Chien-hide sword in metallic silver, gilt
metal-lhe same as his breast plaQue, usually. Under a central hilt. Standard is gilded shaft, turouoise. gold, and white larse
breastpla te, he wear s an under·cu irass of metal or of green. feathers at base. then highly coloured and gildec "dragon ·
dyed Chien-hide. Sword is steel or silvered, with gilt handle, head above. with " tai l" of long green and white plumes. Othe!
leather·wrapped hilt . Hanging from ear-pieces of helmet are colours are some times used. depend ing on the Legion: blacl<
leather flaps, sometimes eyed in a trim colour. r ed. yellow, etc. and green . red ano green. turquoise and gold, etc. Helme:
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10.(3) Yan Koryani Gong Beater:

This man has armour similar to the preceding except that he
wears a dar1t green cloth kilt sewn over w ith veni caf strips of ....,..)' .
Chh!n·h1de with gold or silver inlaid plaques set in the strips.
He has a silver-handled mallet with a soft-leather-wrapped ball
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there to protect the gong surface. The gong is bronze, hung
from a highly decorated wooden stand. done in green. gilt. red,
blue. etc. The plumes on the gong are. of course. the Legion's
colors. in which green or turquoise predominates. The gong
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11 .(1) Y•n Koryani Heavy Infantry:

(Again there are two pictures of tt11s figure. one with a long pike
and the other w ith a sword. These are " A" and " B.'1 " A" is
aJmost identical in armour to the Standard-bearer above, but he
carries a long WOOden-t\andled pike w ith a steel head. This is
marked " halberd head" on the drawing, and Indeed, this type
of trooper can carry a halberd or a pike. At his belt of plaQues
·. he has a short dagger in a sheath. and at his other hip he has a
sword In a dark brown or b lack leather scabbard. and also a
bow In a lighter-coloured leather cue covered with inlaid green
and white designs. His long oblong shleld is of Ch"n·hide on
wood-richer units may carry a similar shield of lfght metal - ·
and this Is decorated in geometric designs in white, gold, and
red on a g reen or turQuoise base. This man has the vertical·
striped kilt of fabric, wm1ch may have Chl~n-tiide strips sewn
on, as for the Gong-beater.
Figure " B" Is c arrying a rount: shield of g reat beauty,
elaborately traced in green and gold. He has the horizontally
striped leather over-kilt. He has the helmet cres t instead of the
plume also. 01her than this (ano his weapon ). he is the same as
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12.(1) Y'11 Koryani Unarmoured Man with Sword or Axe:

This f igure is not yet done.

12.(2) Y'11 Koryani Ught Infantry: Helmeted Man with Bow or

Axe:
(Cf. drawing.) This f igure is shown with an axe. He wears a sim·
pie version of the Yan Koryani helmet of venical metal strips
with a central crest. This would be lacquered grH n or tur·
quoise, with white and green alternating strips. He has a light
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leather decorated or studded strips, an undertdlt of soft dark Swordsman from the Legion of Hek6kta Nn&:
green, black, grey, russet, etc. cloth. He carries a wooden· This man weat1 the complex ~ AlllQiy&nl styte hefnw: o f
handled Chl6n-hide axe which probably has a metallic-green silvered metal or Ctllln-hide. Its crest is green frf he were toom
lacquered blade. He also has a silver or copper wristlet. His Mi Allaql, he would ha¥e a fa.m.or&n;e crnt). The ..,.,-nal is
legs and arms are otherwise bare. Iron chalnmall, as . . hta slM¥es, whi~ are also ~ .tth
Iron or Qll"1-hlde plaques. His ei>aui.:tes are llllde of~
and allvef plaques with • complex gorget of smaller p&a:ues
.,,d pl9Cet In front. He wears a culrus of Ch~ ct,.: or
lacquered some shade of green or sitwr. He has compleJ l'llp
and thigh plates of Qll~ldt plaques hung on ta bett: nwsa
are painted a dariter colour of green with silver trtm. Hla ICft
cloth kllt la white with gTMn or brocaOI edging. Beneatt: !ftis
he wears atlll another under-tdtt of darter cloth. Hil g,...,. art
metalllc or Qll~lde grwn-<tyed and omately intCribeC.. "'-
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steel with a leather~,,.. ed Mndle and bright enwald grer. or
gllt hllt and croupi«:e. Thia man wouk! be cluaed .. ""'-"Y
Infantry," If hla armour were made of t!llcitef ~out
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13.(No numt>en.) Y'11 Korytni Regional Infantry:

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infantryman from Ke'M with a mace. anc: a ri.avy or mediur.- in-
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Oharu:
This man has a steel cap helmet with a green central
Chien-hide crest, red-bordered earpieces with green centres.
and a mail aventail of iron links. He has an epaulett&-eollar of
steel-coloured Chl6n·hide, and he wears a muscled cuira.ss of
thin Chien-hide. Under this he has a green tunic, the sleeves of
which show. His vambraces are steel-coloured Chl&n·hide (or
actually iron for wealthier men) with copper spikes. He has a
studded belt of small Chien-hide plaQues set with copper, and
below this he wears green-dyed mail breaks. To these are
fastened large Chl&n·hide leg guards. These are red or copper
coloured. w ith a central steel-coloured or silver circle contain·
Ing a red protective symbol. The borders are also steel·
coloured. He wears lull-length hose of thin green cloth, the
~e shade as his tunic. His shoes are of leather (red or brown)
with steel Instep and toe guard plates. He carries a small dag·
g~ or sword at his side and wields the great two.nanded
13.(A) Vein Korycini Regional Infantry: Bowman from Mcikhis:
halberd·axe of h is r~1on. This has a dark wood handle with a This man has a helmet of Chien-hide strips sewn on a leath er
gold knob on the base. and an iron head of some size. Poorer cap: it is dyed alternately green anc: brown or green and wrute.
troops carry an axe of similar design but made of Chien-hide. He wears a tunic and kilt of cloth, usually russet. maroon. OUK
His shield is not sho wn on the figure, but every other man of green, or yellow·Orown. He has a turQuoise-<:oloureo oec:O'i!I
this group carri es a medium shield and uses a short sword, collar of Ch1en·l11de. otten inlaid and coloured witl'I reo. ; 11:.
protecting his halberd·wieldlng comrade. This shield is of etc. trim. His beat is a simple leather one. with a small han9e~ :o
wood. covered w ith green-dyed Chien.hide, and has a central carry l'lis mace. He has a Quiver of lea ther. dyed ano inlaid. w•t~
oesi9n of coooer and cooper studs at the edges. II he rias a a bright green or reo tassel. His bow is a med1um·Orown wocc.
scaooaro, tl"lls will be a oancer leatrier colour. with copper and His arrow leathers are green or turo uo1se. His srueld is wocc·
green trim. Note tnat his Chhln·l"lide th19n guards are of stiff backed. with Chl&n·h1de sewn to 1t. covereo wot h a flat se-··
Out not 1nflex1ble material: as os shown in the smaller picture, representa11ona1 des19n or a lly1n9 oeast. The sn1e1c: r:as ;;
tl'ley are worn over r11s mall breeKs and are straope<l on from sharp point so 1t can be stuck in the g~ouno wn 11e he os flro,..:;.
:rie re ar as well as fasteneo 10 his breeks 1n front. They are thus He carries a woooen or Ch1en.n1de mace with a metal (cocte "
rather toke heavy cowooy·s chaps. spike. He aiso l'las a leather armguaro ano coooer or s 1 lv~ ·
anklets. Peooie from Mc1khis are 9enera11y a h:tle li9r.ter :: .
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Miriya:
This man has the typical Yan Koryan i helmet: cf. above. He 13.(1) Y'n Korytini Regional Infantry: Desen Warrior from
wears simple epaulettes and a thin cu irass of green or tur· Hllkku:
quoise-dyed Chien-hide. He has metal or Chien-hide vam· This man wears a dun-coloured leather cape wh ich covers hi!
entire body. Under this. he is totally nude. This cape is slit tc
bra_ces: ~su~lly silvered. He has a Chien-hide groin.guard
which is inlaid and decoca.i~ in gold and green, and his cloth allow his arms to emerge. and he has a sash or belt of brigh:
kilt is usually russet, buff, brown, dark green, etc. He has a colours (green, red , yellow, etc.) to hold it In at the waist. Alon~
plain leather belt, to wfl~ his sword is hung. A leather the steeves he has sewn bits of brass or gold to the cloak a!
shoulder belt suppons his :.Vooden box of Quarrels. These have decoration. He has large hoop eamngs, w hich di ffer to silo"'
brtght green feathers. His crossbow is black w ith a metal stir· his rank within the Sect of the Mad One, the deity of thesf
desen warriors. He carries a long, slender spear with a glossr
rup. He has light Chien-hide greaves. dyed in a metallic green
black tip-dipped in Quick-acting poison. For travel. he wears a
or lacQuered In green, white. and silver. He has bare arms, legs,
buff or tan-coloured burnoose of cloth over his snaven skull
and feet. His great shield (shown separately below) is propped
on a spike and a stake. It is maoe of Chien-hide, lacquered in
13.(2·3) Red and green Banner of DMru
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40.(1) The Priest of Hn~lla:

(Cf. drawing.) The stole and kilt of tt11s figure are white. with 40.(2) Th e Priest of Thumis:
blue and gold embroidery and decorations at the borders. The This man has a medlu1n11rey over·robe. Hts scarf is a very fight
long scarf which hangs around his neck is made of cloth-of· grey with embroidered squares In any one of several colours:
gold and has h ighly coloured embroidered squares (reds. blue, green, red, yellow, etc. He wears a darker grey tunic and
greens, blues, silver, etc.). He wears a gold necklace. His kllt, with a silver pectoral with gold and colours in the central
sleeves are likewis" white, although t hey may be made a dlf· area. He has a highly carved silver belt of plaques. Hts kllt has
ferent tint (e.g. a touch of grey) from the da.utlng white of his white edging which goes up In the centre to his waist. This
stole. The colour of th ese sleeves will then be the same as that edging has stylised black eyes embroidered upon it at intervals
of the middle of h is underkilts (he is shown with three kilt (shown by small circles In th e drawing). His leos and feet are
layers). His upper overkill is while. ~ ~1d above. the middle is bare except for simple leather sandals. He wears a skullca.p Of
the same as h is Slffves, and the bottom one may be blue or shiny black-lacquered metal or Chl,n·hide. He is shown eany.
gold. The tabard which hangs from his omate belt is gold· ing the staff of a Temple Commandant: this has a grey pole and
edged, with blue centre area and black and gold script in Old a c:.ntral square with silver edges. The central area of this
Tsotyani. His l99s are bare, and he wears soft snoes of rich plaQue is tight grey with the Tsoly,ni letter "th" worked upen it
dyed leath er: blue. red, green. etc. He has a black leather pouch 1n black. The two side p lumes are grey and white, and the rear
stung at one side and a spiked mace at the other: t he latter is plume may be black, black and g old, black and silver, or pure
wOOden-handled w ith a Chl•n·hide gilded ball with the "Infinit y wtlite. depending upcn the sub-rank within th e temple hierar·
symbol" of Hn,lla worked in gold and blue on the front. This chy. If he is armed, he will carry either a leather-handled chain
also appears on th e back of his stol e. (If the figure is done with flail of iron, or a highly decorated warhammer with an iron u~
the two hanging "'tails" and undercaoes used by officiating like pointed sphere at th e end.
priests. then these will similarly be basically white with blue
and gold trim, touches of other colours for decorat ion, etc.) the
The same figure may be painted to serve as
the priest of
Ket,ngku: this is done by venlcally striping his grey robe with
stand ard has a gilt pole and a white "infinity symbol"; the side broad stripes of white, giving him a c erul ean blue skullcao in·
" wings" are blue w ith gold trim. and tne rear plume is basically stead of a black one. and replacing tne "th" of his stanoaro
white with gold plumage delicately 1noicated. A rouch of colour with a styllsed eye. His tunic and kilt may also be wn1te. or OarK
may be added by mak1n9 the stanoarc:·s tassels (just below the grey with white s triping.
infinity symbol) reo. and red can a1so r:>e usec: on the tassels of
his tabard.

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40.(4) The Priest of Karakan:

This armoured figure has a brilliantly polished gold helmet with
the hawklike emblem of Karaka11 in scarlet and red. The front
visor and the two sidepieces are done in blue to indicate that
he is a Tsolyani rather than a Mu'ugalavyani, who use red as a
national colour. His aventail is of cloth (darker red) or steel
mail; the cloth scarves hanging from the side flanges of the
helmet are bright flame red. His shoulder epaulettes are red
with elaborate gold edging and high points. He has a dark red
tunic with sleeves edged in gold, and th is tunic is seen under
his over-kilt of fancy plates. He wears a red cuirass of
Chien -hide. Hi~ vambraces are gilded Chien -hide or actual go1c
plated iron. His over-kilt is made of plates of Chien -hide sewn
to leather. These plates are a darker red with gold edging and
40.(3) The Priestess of Avanthe: lighter red or white engraving in the centres. His tabard is of
This woman wears a robe of sky-blue. under-robes and details gold with black mystical designs. He wears greaves of red with
in darker blue. Her jewellery and circlet are of gold. gold central plates and leather shoes similarly dyed. His
ceremon ial poleaxe is not really for fighting ; it has a gilt staff
The Priestess of Dilinala may be made from the same figure by and a round red ball with the branched lightning symbol on it.
giving her robes substantial areas of wh ite. wh ite cinctures.
and a polished golden b lade. He may carry a mace of
belts, etc. Her _tiara is gold but begemmed with green
Chien-hide with small iron flanges projecting from the head.
emeralds.
If desired, th is figure can be used for the Priest of Chegarra.
(N.B. Non-warrior priestesses of any of the following Stability
his helmet and armour are painted mainly in silver. but w ith rec
deities and cohor1s can be made from this same figure by trim and his tun ic and underkilt are red and wh ite cheQuerec.
painting the reQuisite colours of the dei ty on the figure: Hnalla. The 'central sQuares of the plaQues of his overkill may also bf
Thum1s. Avanthe, Belkhanu. Ora. Ketengku. and Dilinala alternately red and white.
Priestesses of Karakan and Chegarra can be made from th e
female warrior figure (as can any figh1 ing priestess). wti 111: (N.B. Fighting priests of other Stability deit ies may also ~
those of 06n can be made from the male pri est figure for tna: made from th is figure, although details would differ . of cours~ .
deity.) A separate figure must be provided for the Priest of Chiten;;
wh ile the Priest o f Durrit13mish will be described below.)

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I also drew a Priestess of Avanthe in arena-fighting garb: nude
except for a skirt of thin leather straps. She does not seen: to
be what we want for this sect. The .P".iest of Olamelish or
Hrihayal is drawn in costume suitable for an orgy, and mos:
players would prefer a fighter. I shall redraw him, if there is
room in our priorities-several of my male players have in·
dlcated that they want to be Priests of these charming Goo·
desses.

40.(5) The Priestess of Dlamelish:

This woman wears a tiara of silver, set w ith purple amethysts.
It may also have trim in green. The plumes of her little cap are
rich purple and emerald green. Her clinging skirt is again
emerald green and may be given a silver was11 to indicate its
iridescence. The delicate chains which hold it to her hips are c·
silver; these join to a central ornament of gold encrusted w1::-
purple and green gems. On her wrists and ankles she wea r ~
silver bracelets with tiny hanging bells. Note carefully wna:
has been said about women 's flesh colour on page one.
This figure can also be used for a Priestess of Hrihciyal ::.'
painting her skin green ano purple. Her tiara 1s technically,~.
correct now. since it reQuires a central coiled serpent emble-
but this can be adde<l by those who wish to make the conve··
s1on-or it can be omitted. The plumes of her !1eaddress a r~
green and purple. like those of the figure above. Her 1 ewe 11 e ~.­
ito also silv11r
This figure will not serve tor any of the priestesses of tne 01 ~. ~·
Change deities ano cono~ s . Cf. be1ow .
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41.(2) The Priest o f Sarku:

This man wears a helmet of glazed medium·brown plaques. It
41.(1) The Priest of Vlmuhla: hu a white skull carved in the centre and upcurving wings of
This figure hu the flame-oran9e crest of the deity Vlmuhla. black or deep burnt orange. Smaller white skulls hang down
Lord of Fire. The visor·rim of his helmet is of gold. and the face. each side of this helmet onto his breast. Smaller Chien-hide
visor itself is painted either black or dark red. The aventail of plaques painted darker brown hang around the base of the
the helmet is dull red cioth, and the two scarves which hang helmet. His face is painted white wi th black around his eyes to
from the earpieces are again flame red. His epaulettes are gold give him the needed skull-like appearance. His armour is as
and red, with designs worked upon them in blue to show that follows: his archaically styled shoulder epaulettes are antiQue
he is a holy~i and not a Mu' ugalavy;tni priest. His collar is copper witn brl9ht copper spikes. His upper breastplate is
m~e of gold plaQues set with rubies. and his bteast pectoral is white witn black or copper edging and black designs. His
a darker, richer ruby red with a gold edge. He hu a muscled sleeves are of copper mail, or if these are of Chlen·hide they
cui~s of metallic red lacQuered Chlen·hlde. His sleeves are may be painted bone-white. His pectoral is of copper. darx
steel mail banded with gold. His vambraces are llkewise of gold, or deep red, with images of satku engraved upon it in
steel but may be lacQuered red or gilded. He wears the ela· black. His cuirass is of brown-lacquered Chlen·hide. His belt is
borate plaQue belt with hanging plaQues of red and gold ot small copper plaques with a wnite skull clasp. He has a
C/\l~n·hide armour. His underkill is a darker red. His cape is small copoer circlet over eacti breast, in the centre of whicn is
flame-orange. a.s are the two long scarves which hang down a white skull. From th ese his cape hangs down in folds . Ttiis
from his shoulder epaulettes. His greaves are ot polished gold cape is earth·brown on the outside and black on the inside. On
plate~ sewn on black or dark red·brown leather bOots. His his back the white wavy line and red disk symbOI of Sarku. Lore:
boots have metal plaques similarly over the insteps and toes. of Worms. is worked. From his bell hang armour plaQues of
His caoe may have the stylised flame symbol worked in gold Chl~n-ll1oe . lacquered brown or antique copper and wrth red.
~d black on the back. He carries a gilded Chlen·hide mace white. etc. interior designs. He nas vambraces of antique cop.
with steel or coooer spikes. and a1 his side he may have the per wrth white edging. His soft underkilt is deeo brown or
sacnfic1a1dagger of cooper used by this sec:. black. His 9reaves are whitened, with eanh brown trim. cooper
studs. and a wnrte skull at eacn knee. He wears ornate brown
A P11es1ess ol Vimuhla can be represented by :he female war· leather snoes with fancy copper ouckles. He carries a ceremo·
n or ltc;::re oa1n1eo 1n flame-reo anc c; o10 armour. Her crest must nial porea.xe: tn1s nas a black staff, an antlQue coooer oval ball
be c!'lanc;eo. however, to tne styh sed llame crest used by trus (with rus worm symbol workeo on 1t in red and wn1te), anc
sect.
bright cooper blades. His real weaoon. however. is likely to be
a neavy warl"lammer with a doubre iron or copper head ano a
leatner·wraooeo nandle.

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'1 .(3) The Priest of Belkhjnu: ,1 .(No Number) The f'Mst of DurritlVT1ish:
This man wears a tall headdress of gleaming yellow plaques. (Cf. drawing. He is similar to the Priest of SMku but differs in
The crest is t>asically gold but hu white and red trim. The important details; I have thus drawn him.) This man hu a skull
plumes are golden yellow and whit&. Darker yellows can be helmet: the crest is purple on top with brown sides, and the
used on the lower plaques' centres, with blue, red, and green skull ls white. The main part of the helmet Is again brown, and
designs. The earpieces are gold with dart< yellow centres. He the visor and rim are copper. The aventail is of black, darlt
wears a coif of thin yellow cloth to hide his features. a brow:\, or deep purple Cloth. His anUqu•styled shoulder epaul·
peculiarity of thi s sect. Around his shoulders he has a golden ettes are of earth-brown with copper edging. His collar is or
scarf with white centres. set off with red, blue, etc. jewelled gold. and his double pectoral plates are purple with copper
embroidery. He wears a cape under this, which hangs only edging. In the centre of each pectoral plate he hu a bright cop·
down his back; this cape is basically yellow but can be given a per disk with Clips from which his cape hangs. He wears band·
light gold wull to indicate its iridescence. It Is made of amall td ehaimail sleeves: tr.es. are antique copper with bright cop.
feathers. He llu a gilded Chl6n-hldt cuirus with red, blue, etc. per bands. His cuira.ss is also scale mail, antique copper or
trim. His shoulders and upper arms are bare except for gold brown, with btfght copper edging. His cape la purple and
bracelets set with gems of various types. He also wears heavy brown, done in great honzontaJ stripes, and on his back ne has
gold wrist bracelets. He wears a belt of golden plaques (the the image or a stylised bOwl with twisting coll• of smoke aris·
centres of Which are intricately be jewelled), and a soft cloth kilt ing from it; this Is wonted in gold with black trim. His vam·
of a lighter shade of yellow. His legs are bare. He wears ahoes braces are of copper wrth purple squares of mail set Into them.
of dyed soft leather; these are usually a dart<er shade of yellow, His kilt is a dant. rich brown, altnough the open front has two
light tan, or even gilded. In his hand he carries the Staff of vertical llnts of copper and purple plaques. His greaves are
Power of his sect: a gold device on the base. a deei> yellow copper or antlaue copper sewn to black leatner snoes and leg·
pole, and a gold and bright yellow emblem on the end. glngs. He carries a great mace or gleaming black Cl'll6n·nroe
Belkh4tiu's emblem, a "V" over two stylised waves. Is wor1ted with copper spikes and hand guard. The priest nere sriown is a
in brignt gold outlined in blue on this device. Its plumes are member or a special pnestly legion and not an otficia1ing
wlllte and yellow. If he is to bear arms (and most Priests of priest. The latter's costume would differ considerable 1n
Belkh,nu prefer magic to force). he carries only the pointed details. Priests of Ourrit1'1nish paint their faces grey 10 resem·
mace shown to the left of tum, or rarely a flail. ble corpses.
A Priestess of Belkh•nu can be made trom the Avaintht figure Priestesses of Slr1tu and Oumf,misn can be conven ed from
a.t>ove. bul she must have a coif mOdtlled over her lower lace to tne female wamor figure but rtQuirt some modelling 10 pre;.
ll1de Iler fea1ures. Fighting priestesaes of this sect are rare. v1de tne skull-M•met ornaments.

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41.(6) The Priest of Ksctrul:

(Not e: most of my colleagues would prefer the full-length robe
to the knee-length robe and bOots s hown here. I will thus
describe a full·length robe used by higher-level Pri ests.) This
man wears the SQuare mor1arb0ard·shaped headdress of tttis
sect. It is made of Chl~n·hid e covered with deep black velvet.
The mask is the smiling silver face of Lord Ksarul, the Doomed
Prince of the Blue Room. There are white. stlfflsh ta.bards of
cloth at the base of the mask which hang to the chest . These
have small stylised eyes worked upon them In blue. He wears a
pectoral of two plates: these are a metallic blue wltl'I d eep red
edging. From thes e, t wo long ta.bards hang down to his knees.
These are a dull brick red (or, i n higl'ler ranks, white). and !'lave
Inscri ptions in the ancient Tongue of tl'le Priests of Ksarul
worked upon tl'lem in black. His over-robe Is black. His shoes
are of purple felt. If his robe is open in front, l'lls under·kllt will
be visible, and tl'll s is always a d eep purpli sh blu e. The figure is
shOwn carrying a bOOk in one hand, but tl'lis is not necessaril y
to be cast. He has in his other hand tl'ta Staff of Power of l'lis
sect: a black·haf1ed staff, w ith silver base. a silver crescent
moon, and a sapphire-blue beetle. The ribbons on the staff are
deep blue and black. If he is armed, he will carry th e doubl&-
ended warhammer shown: medium wood-coloured shaft and
iron or silver heads.
Fighting Pries ts of Ksctrul may be adapted from the male war·
nor figure. but they will reouire considerable modelling to pro·
vioe the silver mask reQuired by the sect of Ksct rul . Non·
fightin g Priestesses can use the same figure as lor the Priest,
and a lighting Priestess can utilise the female warrior figure
with a mooelled silver mas~.

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 •2.C•> The Nobleman:
This figure represents an Imperial burea.i<:ra! or .-istoc:rat of
h igh linMge (but not princely rank). He wers a golden Std
•1.(•) The Priest of Wuni: (dragon-like) c.rest, a helmet of ~e ~I pfaoues, muel'I
Both Priest$ and Priestesses of this sect wear enveloping bejewelled, the colo~ of wtlid: vary witr. ind;.;csua: tute, anc
robes llke those of the Priest of Hry'y (below), but they go un· a helmet visor of gold. The centTaJ ~ of ~ Mlmet
masked. They wear robes ribbed and striped of purple and (underneath tne Sr6) is blue. Blue dotr. sc:anoes hang Oown
mauve, and their hOOd is of plain black velvet. from th• MtJ>leces of the hetmet, and the doth -.entail is
similarly while, blue. or pa.le green. His lrge COiiar is slmil&r1y
•1 .(5) The Priest o f Hry'y: made of tiny ,.welled plaQues in a ~ty of C060urs and
designs. From tnla, his blue caoe tt.anos Clc:IWn. thrown O¥er his
This figure wears robe$ o f purple: his overof'Obe is a deep, rich
purple, and his velvet head·scarf la of a slightly lighter shade of
left.,,,._
rfgl'lt anoulder but gatl'ler9d on his Hi.a.,...,. and kilt
purple. His sleeves have red edging and cuff-designs. He wears are dazzllng white, -'th delicate ~ ~ Oesigns in
a two-part ta.bard which hangs just below h is tnroat. Thi$ is of various colour3. He has a gOIOen sunbut'St WOrud on the
rather stiff Chl"'-tlide. It la dull red with black Inscriptions in brNSt of his tunic: alqn of his Clan men\t)erst\tp. Hia belt is of
Ancient Taotytnl outlined In gold. At the bottom It has two amall gotd pl~ues. His t~ consists of llg!lt. h inged
wh ite Ulull l*\dant s. His shoes are soft black leather. Both tQuares of gold or Chi'n-f'lide, oone in OMO blue anc: with gold
Priests and Prlesteaset of this Change deity go masked. The edging. His c:at>e has a wntte border with Q0«:1. rec:. and b lue
type of mask dlttera from person to person, rank to rank, and designs ~ed on It Tasela r.ng from his t&t>arC and &110
place to place. with mytflological demon masks predom i· from his armlets: the:M tasaels are of go.cl. blue. or '90. The
nattng. These are always of velvety-surfac ed cloth over thin armlet is of gold Mt witfl gems. His i.gs., bra. bu: fl ia ankle-
Chl"'-'1ide. They are painted according to the mytnological higfl bOO!I are of aott tanned i.tner in a nun-o.r o! possible
Particulars, and the more horribl e the better. There are tnus colours. He has a tan ...,"« pouch at n ia hip .,,d oosstbley a
b lack, dHP red, g old, blue, etc. etc. maskS, with varying trim arnall dagg91' tnere as well. He cames no other wms. leavini;
col ours. In his nand he carries the Staff of Power of the Temple tnie to hi1 entourage. He does carry a St.a1 f of Powe~ this is
Commandant of Jakjlla (Other cities have allgfltly different ailver-handled and has a blut and red s:yflMd Oragon face
wortced on it, wltfl gOld tr1m. The plumes wtueti flW!g down
standards). This ia a b lack-hatted clrcle o f gold with a central
p urple circle and a d iagonal red slash. The beast nud at tne from It are blue and wt'llte, blue rd goto. er two ah~ of blue.
top ia of gold, and tn e plumes are reddish purple and black.
Priests of Hry'y (or Hru'O) are aometimet flgntera. and if 10. a •1 .(7-9) Not made.
1oec1a1figure w1tn the proper helmet can be adlPted from the (llfustra110t11 of the Pnests of 06n. GN~u . ana Ira may ~
Priest 01 Vlmuhla figure-but the helmet conver11on may re· made latr. The fo~ two. w11: be Quilt rnt~s 11 ~r. figures.
Qu1r1 anotner l'lead or con siderat>I• modelling aklll. Pri est esses and playr.s !'lave already ChOH"! these MCIS to• t~ r player
of Hry'y ra rely figl'lt , but if one 1s neede<l . the female warrior c;tleracttrs. Tl'le Pr1H r of Ora tl'le Un::ar•,.,; •s ~l'\e leas:
f igure can be adapte-o to lit the case . nece1sary-ar10 t1:1 OXtrine •• ~t tc ca·e an•"'•·

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43.(3) Wizard:
42.(3a) Wlz.ard of Change: I have drawn a youngish wizard, rather than the funny old chap
This man is the counterpart of the Stability wizard. He wears a in the pointy hat. I suggest him and also a Change wizard as
coronet of gold plaques with central jewelleo and engraved high priority In view of the battlefield use of magic, adventurer
areas. On top of the central cap is a short crest on top of which needs, etc. The wizard drawn here Is to be painted as follows:
Is a stylised representation of the Great Worm of Sarku and This man has a flllet of twisted cord to hold his shoulder-length
Durritll.mish. A wizard of the sects of Ksarul, Gruganu, etc. hair, this Is painted In the colour or colours of the deity he
would have a different emblem here, but no matter. This worm serves. (Priests and mag_lcians are closely connected: the
is lacquered a dull yellow with red eyes and black trim. Around Wizard In T•kumel is actually a sort of jack-priest, not In the
the man's neck is a collar of gold plaques from which hangs a Temple hierarchies but closely allied to his sect.) He has a col-
great central square plaque inscribed With :the mystic symbols lar of precious metals or Chl•n·hide plaques. His stole or over·
of his profession. Underneath this he wears a stole of heavy cape and his under-cape may be of any colour or combination
black (purple, dark green, brown for other sects) velvety cloth desired. He may be bar&-ehested or wear a simple cloth tunic;
set with tiny diamonds along the borders. From t he lower edge the emblem of hia deity may be worked upon this in the ap.
of this stole hang two sets of Chien-hide plaques done in proprlate colours. His kilt Is usually white, though other col·
white, brick-red, or dull green metal. These, too, are inscribed ours are also frequent. His greaves are of lacquered Ch,.n-hide
with magical symbols. His over·robe is of heavy cloth, done in a (again in any colour combination thought appropriate), and he
colour different from his stole, usually a dark colour, but this wears simple leather sandals. He has a gold or silver bracelet
depends upon personal preference. He has a dull red sash-like on one arm, set with H'teral gems. He carries a short staff in-
belt at his waist, from which hangs a leather pouch with a small dicating his wizard status: this is of gold or silver, with the
gold clasp for his paraphernalia. His robe has red trim on tl'le emblem at the end lacquered in the colours of his deity. The
sleeves. His shoes are velvet-coloured, usually black, with gold shaft may be ornately wrapped, and the metal knob on the end
or copper to&-pleces and buckles. He carries a Staff of Power may also serve as a handy mace. He will wear a simple leather
which shows that he is a wizard of one of the deities of belt, and over this a cross·belt to hold his pouch of implements
Change. This has a black or gold staff and a stylised beast and paraphemalla. His deity's emblem may also be worked on
the back of his stole.
head in black, red, and gold. His black hair is shown hanging
loose down his back. If armed. he will carry a mace or flai l A female Wizard may be adapted either from the two priestess
s1m1lar to those of the Priests of Tht.im1s. Sarku. etc. figures described above, or from the noblewoman figure to be
added below. Female wizards wear robes. a cape. and a variety
of costumes.

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20.(1) Shen leader:

The Shen have gleaming black scales. although their third sex
(the egg-layer-the other two being the " male" or egg-creator
and the egg·fen iliser) tends to be smaller and more of a blue-
black-grey. There are other sub-species. too, who come in
other colours. but it is mostly the "male" and sometimes the
" egg.feniliser" whs:> jo in in military expeditions. The Shen is
thus basically a g leaming black, with lighter grey areas around
his redd ish eyes, on his underbelly, under his tail, etc. His
claws are sometimes silver-covered-a traditional fighting
weapon of this manial race. The leader is shown wearing a
bronze or copper helmet, although those who fight in human
wars also obtain iron if they can. They dislike wearing
Chien-hide, but If this is all that is available, they do so without
complaint. The crest is often highly lacquered in metallic col·
ours. Their epaulettes and cuirass are engraved and covered
with fine coloured tracery, but they do not usually lacquer their 20.(2) The SMn Warrior:
armour. They prefer a metal link belt with a small metal groin This fierce reptilian warrior is much like his reader; he has
guard, underneath which there is always a cloth kill or gleaming black scales. with lighter greyish areas around his
loincloth, done in dark red, dark blue, etc. Their thighs and up· redd ish eyes. under his tail. unoer his arms, etc. He wears a
per tail have scale armour plaques sewn on leather. This ar- copper helmet with a crest lacquered with the same metallic
mour is sometimes copper, the colour of which they seem to colours as his leaoer's. He wears arm-guards of leather (a
like. This leader is shown with two great swords of steel (or medium brown), a breastplate of metal (iron, if he is wealthy
Chien-hide. if necessary). His vambraces are plain metal, the enough, or else copper or bronze), and this is engraved with
same as that of his other armour. His shield (shown to the side) fine lines in brillaint colours. He has a kilt of soft leather (a
is made of metal. lacquered in black and green, black and red, lighter brown, possibly inc:licating human skin), and this has
etc. The shield is held by two leather straps at the back. He venical stripes ol green, blue, red, etc. upon it, sewn with little
may also carry a small " pistol" crossbow, a typical Shen c opper or golo o isks. This Shen carries a wood-backed shielo:
weapon; the handle o f this is light wood. with a metal or this has a copper or bronze rim ano a central area of thin cop-
laminated Chien-hide bow. II he carries this weapon, he will per plate upon which the hideous flying serpent. the Vringalu.
also have a squarish wooden quiver wrapped about with is worked in low bas-re lief. This sculpted serpent is outlineo in
leather straps and full of fattish, black wood quarrels. The black and has gold scales. Metallic reos , blues. greens. etc. are
leader may also carry the vicious sword-axe of steel. II may be useo to highlight its feathers. This Shen warrior carries a
noted that for the leather pans of their armour the Shen prefer wooden·hafted spear with a copper or steel heao. ano at his
tanned human skin. The Shen figure may be given small reO· side he bears a " Lightning Sword " of bronze or steel hung to a
d ish eyes with venical black pupils, a reddish open mouth ano baldric or bell at his waist.
tongue. ano a wash of silver over his black scales to add a
slightly metallic touch to the unrelieveo black of his booy.

20.C2·3) Shen Warriors:

(Warrior not yet oone. Mr. Murray's completeo "nuoe" Shen
figure is being redone with a breastplate. The painting will be
aopro x1mately the same as above.)

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2 1.(1) Ahoggya:
There are several sexes (as much as one can make out). The
"males" are brownish, ranging from a light yellowish brown or
tan on upper surfaces to a dark brown on the bOdy and under
the limbs. There are also slate-grey Ahoggya and a bluish.grey
one, but the "sex" of these is not clear. There are even occa·
sional rare greenish grey ones, but these do not emerge to
fight in human wars. The Ahoggyci has a knobbly, rough light
brown carapace on top, arms o f a darker colour shading into
the dmer browns of the body. They are bristly and rough, with
smaller bristles on their bony arms and legs, longer hair on
their bOdles. They wear little clothing: usually just armlets of
steel or copper. an elaborate belt hung with weapons and
pouches, and occasionally inlaid decorations on their thick up·
per carapaces. The purpose of these is not known. The
Ahoggyci has yellowish eyes. set in brownish or greenish·
brown skin just under his carapace. His mouth has redd ish·
brown "tips" around it and yellowish teeth. On all four sides of
his body he ha.s eyes, but there is only one mouth; the other
three sides have sexual. auditory, and olfactory organs under
the eyes. These are best pictured as small amorphous.lumps,
painted a slightly tighter tone of brown or yellow-tan. The claws
and nails of an Ahoggyci are black. He carries slmple, crude
weapons of several varieties. He prefers steel but also uses
Chl• n-hide. His swords are thus steel~oloured, with leather·
wrai>ped handles, a bit of gold on the hilts, etc. His maces are
Chl•n.riide or wood with metal s1>1kes. He may also carry a
round dish-shaped shield. always lacquered black and deep
red. dark puri>le and dark green. etc. While the Sh•n may wear a
helmet crest of the colour of the human country for which they
are fighting, the Ahoggyci never do, and thus somet imes only
they can tell which side they are serving in a battle- they never
become confused. although their human employers do! The
Ahoggyci may also wear tubular body armour, wnich tits ratner
like a stovepipe just under their eyes. leaving their mouth free.
An armoured covering for their upper carapace is also seen,
although the thickness of the latter really renders this strictly
unnecessary.

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22.(1) The Pe Ch6i:

This slender creature is covered with black chitin. The
" f&male" of ttie species is contrastingly bon&-whlte. Both
sexes fight in human wars, but the "male" is a little larger. (In
fact . the sexual relationsh ip of the P6 Ch6i is not clear.) They
usually wear no clothing, althougl'I thorax armour and even oc·
~ ionally tubular armguards for their four front limbs are not
unknown. Their eyes are a glowing, lambent green with yellow
pupils and a black central pupil. They carry a long wooden-
hafted spear w ith a Chien-hide head, or a halberd. They may
also use a Chten·h ide sword. They can use iron or steel but
prefer the fighter weapons. The black body of the Pe Ch6i is
relieved only by whitish ear ridges, the black shading
backwards from the eye to white at the " ears." The central
crest is g leaming black. If they carry a shield, this is a small,
round, beehive shaped large of light Chl6n·hide, usually
painted black and white. with trim in the colour of the nation
they serve. This colour is also found on their halberd ribbons.
Those P6 Ch6i who have lived for a long time in human lands
may also affect an elaborate crested helmet, fitted carefully
down over their upper head and central crest. For this they
prefer gold.

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30.(1) The Sst.i Leader:
This figure is a Ssu armoured in their most elaborate style. The
greyish skin of the Ssu peels off much like the skin of an onion.
The outer layers seem to rot, tear, and fall away, but more
"skin" grows concentrically from within Its body all the time.
This gives them a shrouded, tattered appearance. The skin
ranges from light to dark mottled grey. 11\eir bOdy odour is
rather like musty cinnamon, W?licn·onen ~N!S warning at their
presence. The Ssu leader shown here is sheathed in a masked
helmet of dark iron or copper (antique copper may be used).
This has a crest and side-flaps of the same material. Beneath
th is, he has a breastplate and backplate of the same
substance, shoulder epaulettes of black and steel. and
se<;imented arm guards also of steel. Around his " waist " he has 30.(2) Ssu Warrior:
a loincloth of dark fabric, with the same segmented armour on The figure is shown w ithout any of the elaborate armour which
his four lower limbs. When he desires. he can stand on the characterises the leader. His greyish skin is d ifficult to show.
back two limbs and use all four of his front limbs to fight. He since it must be tattered and peeling, rather looking like a
has greaves wh ich are strapped to his three-toed feet. His vam· handful of tom and soggy we t newspaper from a distance. His
braces are similar. At his waist he has a decorated black belt of eyes are a pupilless, milky wh ite, the mouth is a black hole. No
leather; he has a small dagger slung to th is in front and a pouch ears or nostrils show through the peeling. rott ing skin. He
at the side. These are black hilted and black leather. His shield wears a black leather belt w ith copper studs. with the dagger
is of a curious shape, black wood fronted with ra ised metal and pouches hanging at his " waist." His body shades to black
discs. highly embossed. The shield is black, and the d iscs are underneath, at the backs of his legs. and on the feet. The sword
copper. He wears a baldric of the same black leather. with a is again steel. with a silver, copper. etc. hilt. He may also carry
great sword of steel in a clip slung on his back. He carries a the shield described above.
black-shafted steel or copper halberd.

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31 .(1) The Hlyss:
(N.B. Instead of two Shunned One figures, the Hlyss is
· substituted for one of them. One Shunned One will thus be
supplied and one Hlyss.) Hlyss, or HIOss. come in a variety of
colou,,, depending upon sex, age, and sub-species. There are
thus the "red" Hlyss. which begin Ille as a sort of dull pink,
shade to brick red In their adulthood, and turn a rich reddish
brown in their old age. There are the " female" egg-layers,
which are white with tinges of brick red and reddish tan. A dlf·
ferent sub·species (apparently) Is almost emerald green,
shading to duller greens on the exposed areas of the carapace;
these tend to become dark green in old age. Reports of a larger
·and somewhat different sub-species of "blue" Hlyss come
also from beyond the western seas of Tsol,i; these are not
known in the areas now covered by the descriptions in the
book. The Hlyss has a carapace of much the same material as
the rotting Integument of their cousins, the Ssu, but instead of
peeling, this carapace solidifies into a hard plastic-like
substance. They conti nue to excrete this substance
throughout their active lives, using it to build their terrible
beehive-shaped ships and their land buildings and fort ifica·
tlon s. They alao use it to anach gems to their carapaces in
strange geometrical (but nonsymmetrical) pattems. A small
gouging tool ls employed to make a recess tor the gem in their
carapace, and this cement-like excretion then fastens the gem
in perman ently. The Hlyss may also wear armour- usually iron
or copper-but this Is more for oecoratlon than for protection.
Pouches and weapons are slung on the lower thorax to hang
Just In front of the powerlul secono pair of legs. (None are
shown In th e Orawing.} The Hlyss halberd is wooden-handled
and hu a metal head (always iron). They dislike and do not use
Chien.tilde. The little shield is used more as a taroe than to
hide behind; It Is of wood with a metal covering, often be·
jewelled and elat>orately chaised. It may thus be painteo
baSically golO or basically silver, with decorations in red. blue.
green, etc. The halberd ribbons are their means of
distinguishing between units. ano these should be brightly col·
oured: red, green, white, black, etc. The Hlyss' carapace should
be painted a l ighter colour ano shaded to dark underneath the
boOy. If armour is wanted. the upper carapace oust below the
"neck" ano the " !hOl!IOers" can be painted copper or iron-
co1oured. The h1gt1-crested helmet is not shown. The Hlyss
"ligt1tn1ng·sword" is of iron. with a golden handle. se t with
oems.
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31.(2) The Shunned One:
This race of spectral·looklng beings is rarely seen outside their
ancient strongholds, although parties of them do adventure in·
to human territories in order to seek treasures and certain
other commodities. They are roughly humanoid in stlape,
although their very long arms and legs are jointed and covered
with slimy hairs rather like ce'1ain articulated caterpillars. 23.(1) The Hlaka:
Beneath this outer coating, their llmba are strong and fibrous, This small flying humanoid ranges from five feet to about six
almost as strong as Chlen·hide in texture and toughness. They feet in height. The Hlaka is a leathery greyish-brown, shading
almost always go cloaked and tlooded, although this serves on· to lighter greys mixed with tan on the wing membranes. and
ly to conceal their hideous appearance and does not hide the with darker brown areas along the spine, at the joints, and on
terrible stench exuded by these creatures. The Shunned One ii· the slender hands and feet. Along the top of the head and down
lustrated wears an upper hood of deep, dull green or grey the upper back there is a curly greyish ruff of what appears to
fabric. Its robe is grey or dark dust-<:oloured, and there is some be somewhat of a cross between fur and feathers; this con·
decoration shown around the feet-this is wor1ced in red or ceal~ the Hlcika's hearing organs. The muzzle is light brownish
white upon the robe. The elongated, segmented arms have grey, with black nostrils, and blackish areas around the three
bands of silver around them at intervals, which give the impres· deep-set eyes. These eyes are a curious translucent blu&ijreen
slon of joints, although this is not the case. The Shunned One in colour on most Hlaka, although individuals may have black
has a belt of metal links set with ruby studs and also a cross· or reddish pupils. The teeth are an ivory white, and the lips
belt of the same materials to support Its quiver of arrows. The shade from brown to black. Although the Hlaka are an ancient
belt may be done in copper or In silver, and the major buckles cultured race, and their abilities and intellects are as high or
are of gold. At the front of this belt hangs a small dagger with a higher than their human comrades. they tend to disdain armour
hlghly ornamented hilt of gold and gems, and a blade of steel; a and rely instead upon their speed and flylng skill. ,At most.
sword of the same materials hangs from a clip at the rear. The therefore, they wear a Dght belt of Chien-hide with a golden
quiver is of dark, dusky purple leather, omamented with silver buckle and a sheathed short dagger of Chien-hide in a brown
inlay. The small composite bow is of dark brown wood, and the leather sheath. The H"ka may carry a light javelin of wood with
arrows have deep red feathers. Although the Shunned One has a Chien-hide point, or a sheaf of smaller throwing dans (usuaJly
no fingers. it does have a hollow sucker-like extremity on each three to a bundle). Occasionally a slender stabbing sword
llmb. and in one of these it carries a vicious flail of silver chain. (almost like a rap ier) is used. The HIAka's tail is a long greyish·
dark wood. and an iron spiked ball. The other fore-limb holds a white stabbing rapier as well, bein9 composed of a bony, flex•·
curious S·shaped shield of metal braced with wood or ble cartilage. Some Hltka decorate this tail with rings or or·
Chien-hide at the back. The front of this shield Is a thin metal naments of gold and may put a delicate needle point of steel
plAte. usually silvery or coppery in colour, inlaid with the on it as well. Hlaka weapons are usually poisoned with a c1.:ll
geometric but asymmetrical designs of this nonhuman blue-green substance brewed by them from certain local
species. These inlays are of gold, semi-precious stones of plants. The Hlcika usually wears no other clotning. nor does ne
various colours. iridescent lacquer. and other metals. The carry a shield. Occasionally a stnp of coloured clotn may ~
Shunned One's " face" is invisible beneath its cowl, and this worn diagonally across th e shoulder to indicate th e human at·
can be painted a mottl~ black and grey. Its feet are similarly my for whom he is fi9h?ing.
coloured. as are its "hands." if these appear from beneath its
robe. The Shunned Ones also have a slender, prehensile tail,
but this is always tucke<l away beneath the robe.

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 Mihalli sorcerer

SO.(No number.) The Mlhalli:

This nonhuman wizard is shown holding the Ball of Immediate
Eventuatlon; the major weapon and protective device of the
Mihalll. The creature stands some 6-7 feet tall without the
helmet.· Its flesh is a dull green, with highlights of a lighter
greyish green. Its large eyes are like transparent orbs of red
ruby, and its dark reddish moutn Is filled with cat·like white
fangs. It wears a helmet of lacquered metal: gold and emerald
green, with a long plume of red or purple. Its over-cloak is also
of green, but of a different, deeper nue. with gold and purple (or
gold and tighter green) borders. The collar Is of gold and
emerald green, much like the helmet. The under·robe is grey,
black, or deep green, with gold and purple trim. The belt is of
gold and emerald with ruby studs. and from the belt there
hangs a cloth tabard In a lighter colour, decorated with designs
in red. blue, green, etc. The cnoice of a colour for the tabard
depends upon the wearer. The globe is of light purple, bright
silver, bright gold, or a lambent, translucent blue, depending
upon rank and function. The shoes are of dark brown leather.
Decorat ion trim (e.g. on the helmet, the upper under·robe as
seen from the front. tne lappets hanging at the sides from the
waist . etc.) can be done in any colour or combination of colours
pleasing to the wearer. Mihalli tastes range from extremely
simple (e.g. basic black and silver, with green or white trim) to
ouite complicated (as described above). Facial shadows can be
done with black wasn to flighlight the powerful bone structure.
The nanos. of course, are done in dull green, as for the face .

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 Miniatures
for
Tekumel

Text hy: M.A.R . Barker

Chirene Baka l
Photos: Andrew Lorin'e
Typesetting: Sarah Prin'e
Artwork: M .A .R. Barker
Craig Smith
David Sutherland III
Ken Flet,her
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