"Rat-folk of the Silver Tower" - Skaven Deathrunner

This cunning murderer has been

dispatched to the battlefield

on a mission of assassination.

By poisoned blade and shadow magic

does he strike down his mark.

An assassin is loose this week on The Art of Caesura!

For those of you who haven't played Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower...do so now. For the rest of you, you'll likely know all about the model (or models) I got painted this week.

In the game, the Skaven Deathrunner is like a mini-boss. He has a million wounds and can make an illusory version of himself to really push your poop in.

Usually I like to paint multiples of the same model differently, but because these models were supposed to be identical illusion of each other, I tried to make them as similar as possible.

Okay, one of the many things I loved about Silver Tower was the massive variety of models it came with. I mean, I never really thought I'd have an opportunity to paint a Skaven model, but here it is...both of 'em!

I get what GDub were going for when they painted this guy with the pale pink flesh, but I prefer an assassin like him to have darker, earthier tones.

I did some poisonous purple inks on the double-bladed dagger, but it's a bit tricky to see in the photos.

I've been chuffed to have a good few people ask how I made my bases, so many that I actually went back and rewrote the article that I had originally made so that it's a bit more viewer-friendly.

Well friends, thanks for joining me for another sunny Friday on The Art of Caesura!

Watching: Sleepless - Baran bo Odar
Reading: White Dwarf (May)
Drinking: Big Bangin' IPA - McGargles

Next Week:

By the light of the moon(head)...

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