I’ve finished another faction starter for Mythos. This time it’s the Wyldborne, the protean nature-worshipers. All the faction models are grisly, with mutation, mutilation, and a general feeling of filth.
First up is the group shot of all the models. I went with a theme of earthy brown, contrasted by pale skin and gore. Their bases were rough broken ground somewhat overgrown with dying grass or moss.
The first member is Dorothy Good and her giant snake Blood. I kept her skin ashen pale so she would stand out from her snake. Her clothes other than her white top favor dark colors. I liked the visual idea of her emerging from the coils as if she was sprouting from the ground. She holds aloft a bundle of intestines, a sacrifice or fortune telling (?). The various shades of red really contrast with the rest of the more naturalistic color scheme.
The snake was painted to resemble a pit viper of some sort. The diamond patterns running along its back got a little too washed out, oh well.
Next is Loren, a centaur-faun creature. Aside from her dark furred body, the other weird feature is the maw in her belly. The eyes sprouting from her hips are almost an afterthought. Her skin was based with GW Xereus Purple to give her an unhealthy bruised look underlying her skin tone.
Mercy Good is the other human member of the starter. She wears a wonderful mix of browns and greys, in the form of leather clothes, her dress, wrappings, and pouches. The dead fox she holds was made a deep grey to sort of push it back visually. This way the gore stands out more.
The other snake, the Nadrageel, was based on a Timber Rattlesnake. The dark scales provide a nice canvas for the numerous scars and ritual marks.
Finally we get to this big guy, Sernos. This huge undead (?) horror looks like the game’s version of a wendigo or skinwalker. It’s a mutated thing covered in extra eyes and sprouting random horns. The flesh was kept dark, with black mated fur. The many wounds and rough areas of skin were blended with purple to the bone. The eyes were done with red, then orange, then yellow. I used a couple different types of pupils, ranging from human, cat, reptile, and goat. The eyes also appear on Loren (the centaur).
I’m sure to return to more Mythos in the future.
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