First Look at October: Limitanei Arcubalist & Fustibalus, Undead Elven Temple Guard, and Custodian

Here is our first look at October, featuring three new releases: the Limitanei Arcubalist and Fustibalus, the Undead Elven Temple Guard, and the Custodian.

The Adventurer: Limitanei Arcubalist and Fustibalus

This release includes four crossbow poses and four staff-sling (fustibalus) poses. We chose this arrangement to cover both troop and equipment types without spending too long developing two extensive new sets. These weapons are not widely distinguished in many rulesets, which generally simplify them into standard archers or slingers, but we nevertheless wanted figures that actually represent that historical equipment on the table.

These miniatures are fully compatible with all previous Last Sword Limitanei releases. This allows you to use extra bodies and heads from earlier sets to build large units, so no huge selection of new parts was needed.

The Bannerman: Undead Elven Temple Guard

We will develop our undead elven armies using The 9th Age's Undying Dynasties army list as our reference. We are interpreting that army through our own elves, who will play a major part in our future ruleset, allowing that army list to guide the range while our elven forces and history give it a distinct identity.

These warriors are the remains of elven armies sent in pursuit of vampires who had gone into exile. Those pursuing forces were defeated, and they ended up forming armies of the undead.

Within our Undying Dynasties reference, the Undead Elven Temple Guard corresponds to the Necropolis Guard. Centuries-old fighters, they continue to march forward with the sole mission of defending their lord.

Although our undead elven army follows The 9th Age's Undying Dynasties list as a reference, we deliberately gave these elves a zombified appearance so they can also fit as zombie hordes in more traditional vampire-led undead armies.

The Crusader: Custodian

Humanity survives along a moving Perimeter, leaving behind the dark wake of exhausted star systems and silent ruins where populations can no longer remain. As worlds are lost, preserving accumulated knowledge becomes essential to survival. Within the Space Legions range, the Custodian preserves that vital knowledge to use it in battle.

What do you think of this approach to developing our undead range? Let us know which units from the Undying Dynasties list you are most eager to see interpreted next through our elves.