Trench Crusade

“Trench Crusade is a skirmish-scale tabletop miniatures game that will plunge players deep into a horrifying alternate timeline. During the Crusades a heretical band of Templars dared defy the Almighty and, casting aside their sacred vows, unleashed the forces of Hell upon the Earth. Over 800 years later, in the Year of Our Lord 1914, this brutal, merciless war between the forces of Heaven and Hell rages on. This is not just a fight for survival, but a cataclysmic struggle that will decide the very fate of humanity's soul.”

Somehow this game, funded by an incredible successful Kickstarter, eluded me. After reading a bit into it I really liked the background and the rules seem rock-solid and a lot of fun.

So time to get some minis and start painting. The 1st mini is a War Wolf Assault Beast from the Heretic Legion faction.

“Heretic Legion
A shroud of darkness blankets the world. Smoke and brimstone spews from the yawning gates of Inferno, enveloping the lands where people have abandoned God and openly wage war against His Creation. It is a grim reality that a full third of humanity has bent its knee before the idols of Hell. The main military force of Satan on Earth is the Heretic Legions, raised from amongst these citizens of the damned.

War Wolf Assault Beast
This abomination charges through miles of barbed wire to clear a path for the heretic infantry; its uniquely formed head designed to cut clean through it. War Wolves wear unique armour forged in the factories of hell, as seen by the maker’s marks stamped upon it.”

And finally a scale comparison picture to give you a feel for the size of the Beast - GWs fallen “blooded” Guardsmen and the Beast!

Heretic Priest

The Leader of a Heretic warband. These fallen priests perform all kinds of unholy magics, summoning petrifying demons and creatures using their Goetic spells. Often pledged to a Demon Lord in Hell, such as Pazuzu or Guison, the Profane Gospels they recite terrify church forces, causing ears to bleed and eyeballs to burst in their sockets.

Chorister, Priest and Commando

Heretic Death Commando

Silent Killers equipped with stealth generators that hide them from the eyes of God. These terrifying infiltrators have been known to kill entire enemy squads alone.

Heretic Trooper

These soldiers make up the bulk of the Heretic forces. They have witnessed the Gate of Hell and survived, damning them for all eternity.

Heretic Chorister

Some Heretics born with a gift of sonorous voice but little prospects of rising through the ranks but possessing a determination to excel may pursue the dark path of becoming a Chorister.

Such supplicants go to one of the black altars of Heretic abodes at the bottom of the Deep inverted pyramid temples where they are dressed in the robes of dark devotion, lie on the altar and mutilate themselves to death by carving unholy runes into their flesh. The most devout slice their own throats, trying to cut as deep as they can before their miserable life leaves them.

Some of these wretches are reborn as Choristers after nine days.From their self-inflicted wounds spurts cold blood that forms diabolic symbols and changes to match the words of their unholy chorale. As their severed heads sing their agonising hymns, the minds of their enemies are filled with visions from the Pits of Hell, weakening both the resolve and strength of those unfortunate enough to hear the dire song of a Chorister.

Mercenary - Sin Eater

Sin Eaters are horrific creatures: once they were mortal men and women, but their overwhelming greed and hunger for human flesh tainted with Sin, combined with the corrupting influence of the Hellgate, has turned them into a form that matches their inner foulness. They’re swollen into  monstrous proportions and are always at a point of nearly bursting, yet forever ravenous for more flesh and human sins to devour.

The Sin Eater is one of the very few creatures that Beelzebub approves of outside his own followers due its insatiable gluttony. The Sin Eater is a big model. While I like its brutal look, the gory details on the back aren't really my thing – fitting, but disgusting as hell. Since the model has such large surfaces, I decided to try out some of Warpaints effect colours, namely: Dark Rust, Fresh Rust, and for the blood, True Blood (which I used sparingly for the aforementioned reasons).

All of the above lore is from https://www.trenchcrusade.com/

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