Salamanders Bladeguard Veterans

Sword-and-shield veterans drawn for the bodyguard role: heavy plate, a storm shield braced across the body, a power sword carried low and ready. Squads like this exist to walk in front of a commander and absorb what was meant for him, and the sculpting carries that idea through the poses, with feet planted and weight forward rather than any wasted flourish. The theming follows the fire-and-forge tradition of Nocturne, home to a Chapter as associated with craft as with war, so there is drake-scale texture and smith's detailing worked across the armour for anyone who enjoys picking out surfaces with a fine brush. It comes as a multi-part kit and suits players assembling an elite escort for a character, or painters who want a small dense project instead of a horde. It doubles as a proxy for any heavy melee bodyguard unit in a grimdark ruleset.