Warhammer 40,000 Overfiend Andy (Chambers has been busy overseeing fis underlings’ work on Codex INecrons recently, but found time this month to expand ihe ever-growing | archives of Chapter Approved. “Angy Hoare, one of Games ‘Develcpment’s new boys, thas taken a break from the alkconsuming hhortor ofthe Necron threat and turned his attention to the jungle-dwelling | root * = ai WaT PRESENTED BY ANDY CHAMBERS Greetings loyal ctizons and welcome te this month’s Chapter Approved. This issue sees Scrivener Hoare bringing us details of a now alien force selling their ‘mercenary services across the warzones of the galaxy. Adept Hoare is currently under observation by the Inquisitors of the Ordo Xenos for his traffic with such creatures, but also brings us details of an addendum to that mighty tome the Codex Astartes, in the form of a coder revision for the Dork Angels. te es ‘Do sot eject cat of find the merenny Consider that exh ote of thee san worth thee to you ore more on te het on your fect: see de sorter is poet oneser sui te Anns IV Cone Sia The Kioot are expert jungle-fighters and trackers, who can be found fighting as mercenaries acrass the Uttima Segmentum and beyond. The ‘majorly of Kroot warriors fight as ‘mercenaries in the armies of the Tau. Their integration into the Tau empire fequires them to provide troops to the Tau military, and furthormore attempts to prohibit them from fighting alongside the armies of other races. Kioot evolution depencs on their absorting the gonotic trate of other races, selectively inheriting the most desirable. They do this through eating specific prey animals to ensue inat the next generation take on certain Characteristics of that animal Unfortunately, the Tau insistence that the Kroot fight exclusively for them would lead to a disastrous stagnation, a they havo absorbed the trite of ‘moet of the creatures from within the Tou region. To collect as wide a range of characteristics as possibe, they Secretly despatch entire armies of ‘mercenaries to ‘ight alongside other races in order to expose themselves to Creatures and environments not fourd in Tau space. The result is at each of these ‘mercenary bands develops separately to the mainstream of Kroot society When they periodically return to the Kroot home world of Pech, they bring with them a wealth of new traits to be absorted by the race at large, These itinerant bands often appear racially diferent from the Standard Koo}, 82 CHAPTER APPROVED having absorbed all manner of outlandish genetic data Kroor sociery root society is based on the kindred, and each mercenary army mirrors this inits organisation. The kindred fulils, the battlefield role of a squad, but represents somothing far more fundamental. A kindred is an extended family group, who develop together under the direction of the Shaper; an Individual who is able to guide the ‘group down a particular evolutionary path by determining thair dit | awone factons —) |_| “won POTENT to ‘ny empresa Se Le | eee cr eet ‘HHAPER COUNCIL Sur tm To) Se come epee ee SES" | ae Senior Shapers form counels. whose Tole is to oversee a group of Kindred, thus insuring a level ot homogeneity within the specios. An individual known as the Master Shaper, who sits at the top of this pyramid-sheped organisation and guides itn all ‘matiers, leads each counct. Kroot ‘mercenary aimies are led by Masier Shapers who seek the infinite variety of the galaxy, leading their kindreds into ‘every warzone imaginable in an elfor to absorb the abilities of the ifolorme ‘occupying thoes war-torn areas, Se uaa ~ RVIDUNL SHAFIRS (rary ome he) N90 a Yo) ‘Sette pnd op Se 4‘There are two ways to use Kroat Meresraros In your games of Warharvrar £0,000, The frst way iso use a numer of Kinet squads 25 auiaries © your man force, fo his you must rt have Meda compusory force selection eriera applicable 'o tho miso wih your main army, Furmermore, you ray nek acc more Kreot ‘quads than you nave Troops choices in your ‘oun amy, For example, in a Standard Missens game you must taxe an Hand two “Troop chovaes 0" your aim betore ting any addtional fore organisation sits wih Kot Mercenaries. ih nis example, you cous hones any two Keoot Mercenary squads The following armies may NOT mako uco of Kreot Morcanares ‘Space Marines, Neorons, Sisters of Batt, Tau Tyres. ‘ter al compulsory sits have been fled the folowing units may be added o your army from the Kroot Marceraies ist 0-1 HO choices (01 Bties cholcos 2 Troops choices 0-1 Fast atack choices (0-1 Heavy Supper choices {n games of2.000+ points. instead of making tho above actions, a second detachment ‘ay be chosen fom the Kroot Mercenary lt. ‘The second way to field Mercenary Kroot fs as en army an theirown I you teke ths, ‘Sption you wll bo rewarded wih «highly Iedivual orc tailors to your playing aed odoin sivles + way for armas ean match, Having said this. the Kroc are fa and ‘nay beter of fighting bates using the ‘Sungie Fitting res. in hs resp they Trak an excolerl adversaty for he CCatactan Jungle Fightar, and ae quite capable cf taking on just about anyone in this envronment. Ba warned though, f you field a root Mercenary army in eral cenestons you wil ned quite ait of troops; especialy you plan headlong charge into Space Narne boter range" ‘Strategy Rating: To represent he fact that the Mercenaries ht when and where. somone else ols them Jo, they use tho taining chart to deternine Stategy Rating ‘when fighting on their own 26 rol 13 1 45 2 6 a Enters ofthe Dead: Kroc aro extremely ‘oranius camvores and wil often lata Asleated enemy escape wnie Mey least on the tesh of fo Yalen, waste Shepers and Shapers, and squads led by horn MUST canvoldale, a3 ts ther responsi 10 bnauro that he bodies ofthe flln enemy ‘6 not wasted Feldcraf: Kroot are naturaly ads ia ‘aboreal environments and gain +1 lo her ‘iver save in woods oc jungles. Kroatn Woods or ungles do nat hava to maKe a ‘faut tera Yet, ey can always make a uxt move, they do Rot move in the Movement phase, they may gee ena shoot trough 12" of woods jungle lean rater tran tho € that would pomally be the case, trate: ne 186 ds rt conta 9 ret kmay orate ssn I'Soethe wane «05 rao be te coon pee ie Kroot Hounds ane Krootox Sor ead ahve tos rk ata coum as sang ut ard mat ko ‘otha eaboteey. So rot Haus Fro gan te en fe tho ndo¥ oe saet Noe Un KROOT HOUND SPEC Release the Hound: themselves rarely pursue a beaten snany, the Kroot Hounds wi purtue velausl for awhile bere returning fo thelr unt. the enemy fall ‘back fom Gogo combat wth aKroot unit eech root Hound wil infict a sngie automat Strength 4 it. KROOTOX SPECIAL RULES Attchod Her: Xootox howe geert amivors squad fale back wit company lithe entire Koot Camvore equad is wipes ct the Kreotox wil isporso and aro ‘eroved as casualties, Kroatex wil move Wit their parent unt tho same speed, ‘cach staying hin 2" of a Kroot Ith combined unitis engaged in cose combat thon the Krootox ight asf they were pat ot tmepaent unt Note: The Krcotox any has a Toughness of for determining whether a waspen s capabio inflicting an instant also weapons of Strength 8 or higher wil kl her outigh. In ‘ractice he blast wil have kid the Kroot ‘ide, leaving the Krootox to wander of harmless, Remove the model as «casual, HYPERACTIVE NYMUNE ORGAN ADAPTION Certain Windrede can purchase the ‘yporactve nymane organ adaptation at an addtional poirts cost This abity alows the ‘Model to Floot of Fool. Inthe shooting phase You may declare that a mode! is going run ‘rstead ol shoot, Roll @ D6. The result & the stance the unit may move in that shooting pase. This more is unaected by icut terran or any other shooting resticvons, SIGNATURE EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATIONS yeu ae fielding an army consisting entirely ‘al Mercenary Kreot, rather an taking thom ‘as mereenare for another force thon you ‘may purchase a special Evolutionary ‘Adeptaton, You may choose a sing KROOT MERCENARY SPECIAL RULES Signature Evolutionary Adaptation fr yout Mercenary Kroct army. The represents the Specie evoluicnary path on weich the Master Shaper as ie his bang, racing Mem to feed on spectc prey in order te gain the characterstes of he ceatures natve to. the warzone in which the band must ght CChocse one adaptation fem the ist below and apply to every Kroot in te ary. Krootox ard Krect Hounde donot Danes Irom these signature adaptations Bol: By concentrating on hunting prey ‘own forts courageousnass, he Sayed ‘ads +1 to is Leadersnip cnaratersic, upto “maximum ef 10. Points cost #4 por oot ‘Chameleon: Having feasted upon the fas of chameleon regtes, the band has gained ‘tied abity fo blend int fs surouneings. All models nave & + covey save when Fe pan Points cost +1 per Kook Fast Reflexos: Mony creatures rol on thee ‘ast reactions lo avoid prodators and this band nas inheriad some of this sped. Al ‘modes nave +1 Inte Ponis cost +1 per Kioot Nocturnal: The band has inhariod excelent ‘ght vision, and may reall the sca 0 determine how far ican see in a Night Msson. Ponts B88 sf per Kit Ort Hybrid: Ot rolowod to as roan Kat ll mde noo that Tospoase 41 Stengih 8 is nosed to Instant Ki ‘models wih this adartaton. Ponts cost +2 per Kioot +5 per Shaper & Mastor Shaper Shath Sento: Thoeo Kroot sissy an unnerving abity to predet mmingnt Sargr: targeted by any template, bas or oenance bist weapon, mode uc toate count as being parialy covered - thorofore only ton a D6 roof 4+ (clung farer hits which do not usually alow part his). Pons cost +2 per Kioot SCENARIO SPECIAL RULES ‘hy misoions that use the Sentdes scenario, special ue. 8 Kroot warire with ro Evoluionary Adaptations are used a theKROOT MERCENARY ARMOURY roenery arm nan Sghtingalongsice ihe Tau hot trom the ist below: You may eee ps Up fo 43 point be taken 8 by 8 “Those weapons not described i tis army list may be fou aces across a thousand war-7ones © single-handod weapons, or one 8 rira waren fo oa tar Shape" and Shaper Councl member the Viathammee 49,000 rol 8 eayment for their sor lechanded weapon and one two-harded weagon, ‘Shaner, and 8D points for the Mastar Shaper. lems SINGLE-HANDED WEAPONS lose combat weapo Bat pis Sug Spire pst hurken pista WARGEAR Metta bor: Krak arerades: Auopox TOTEMS ‘ara tte” max oe pe army ao Here amis only) Nenercion cna Marko’ the Favoured Cras" fae of pe fo i Surefoot char, fr Bad ef te Stator. TWO-HANDED WEAPONS Boker. pincer Shuriien catapult Shoota Metagur® Plasma gun Flamer Storm boler Evicorstor (a powertst a KROOT MERCENARY WARGEAR KROOT RIFLE: & os ficwer ring on chemin! prpetts and the asap 3y te Tea tre 8 tharges pulse und spicy thar The Krcot ee od near the mul a SPLINTER RIFLE: ROOT GUN: Tne Xie0t gun is aiarge Unwedy Yorn tthe Kite, ROOT HUNTING RIFLE: Th sa var en the stands Kroc! weapon wr cons as a sage’ rte. The addtional ose combat atk gare Moapen Range _str_AP__ Type Notes wot re 2a © ‘Rapa Fre See aoore ot gun 4800704 api ie eed ring i aX 8 Hea! Spent AusPex:ar aun 84 CHAPTER APPROVED These sno's ate taken dolore the game bot Pao to fal ach. Th ng ray cause the roma shodtng ‘les apy rorens KROOTHAWK TOTEN: A fetish used in ato wing freight and wisdom You 0 he st tun of he gar VENERATION CHARI able ool ard possessions ae often score. whe he pay wil guide ed A natte-erated weapon folows the normal uae, exceo that ne fae To Hil per turn for an atack made by the ws woeoon, Note hat you may not maste-ratgrenaces MARK OF THE FAYOURED CHILD: The ances ths ctwracor as bound er gest iegs: The ‘SUREFOCT CHARM: This charm cten tks fe on oa wind-cis or ral sais adernng te Snapers nf baal, Tho a0. trade by tha ear. athaugh urnateain loathe aoes, allows the ‘Shapers kindred To few Ms eed whan ellis the enemy. The vor rego Feat of Foot using fw hype” acto nymune organ dcactaton. poking hs Highest aut 2 Goterine the distance moves [BLOOU OF THE STALKER: Sorex selves wih te ina Recon mission, flitairs may set-up anyon chery The Bibod ol te Stalker slows the unt 1 futsde of 12" te 17" rom he enemy, depending o1 MASTER SHAPER se1-38 POINTS [=] A Master Shaper ries over a ‘mercenary band. He ——________Foints,_ws_es_$_T w 1 a id sv _ ae eee ene Master Shaper % 99 459 304 3 10 & ‘n bate and drecs the evolutonary Kroot Hounds Cy. secant ans a development He wil often be armed withthe most vauable equipment Equipment: Kroot re. He may replace this with, or choose additional tems for the Armoury. availabe, bartered or looted rom the Options: The Master Shaper may be accompanied by up to 2 Kroot Hounds. ‘many warzones his band has served i, Independent Character: The Master Shaper is an independent character and follows al of the independent character special rules as given in the Vlathammer 40,000 rulebook. Evolutionary Adaptations: The rymune organ regulates the Kroot metabolism, and the Shapers ‘often manipulate this in order to boost the energy levels of the warriors. The Master Shaper may feceive the hyperactive nymune organ adaptation at +5 points. This allows him to use the Flt ot Foot rules It he I not accompanied by Kroot Hounds and has not taken the hyperactive nymune organ adaptation, he may be given wings at +15 points: See the Vulture Kindred entry for deta ofthis adaptation Minor Payker Abit (One af the roles of the Master Shaper within Kroot society isto provide a focus for the practice of ancestor worship, Those individuals wth a particular git may gain the biossings tthe long- departed predecessors and manest shamanistc powers, It both players agree to ther use then the Master Shaper may purchase Minor Psyker Powers, paying for them trom his wargear alowance. Detals of thaso powors can be found in Chapter Approved, pago 66, Write Dwart 258, (0-1 SHAPER COUNCIL... f +++ 30 POINTS PER MODEL A snap Counc ss bow | the Master Shaper nthe) Points WS 88 S§ T W 1 A 1d sv |enain of commana winina ‘Shaper 0 43 4 83 33 0 "ey Mercenary DE Enc) Council member is responsible for 8 ‘number of kinareds coordinating ‘heir Cvouton wa th ior mombe he quad: The Counc cosas of 810 § Shapers sxchton wi th oer member of Equipment: Kroot rile. The Council mambers may replace their les with, or take additional and abiiies. The Counc can be a item tom, ta Armoury fearsome adversary as, Ike the Master Options: Two Kroot Hounds may be taken foreach Shaper, ‘Shaper they nave access to a wide ‘ange of weapons and equipment. Evolutionary Adaptations: All Council members must receive the same adaptations. The Counell Members may receive the Hyperactive nymune organ adapiation at +4 points per ‘member, allowing them to use the Fleet of Foot rules. The Kroot Hounds recelve his adaption for fee Kroot Hound 6 40 4 3 1 4 2 8 b& It the Council are not given the hyperactive nymune organ and are not accompanied by Kroot Hounds they may be given wings at +10 points per member. See the Vuture Kindred entry for ] These Kioot aro the resut of their predecessors feeding tupon the most poisonous, | Points WS 8S S T W 1 A 1d sv [meee ie most posers, aN Kroot 10 rr a es They are capabeo sping a noriy, Shaper ee a es corrosive acid at close range, buming the exposed flesh of their tows anc | ‘Squad: The kindred numbers 10-20 Kroot ‘causing home injures | Equipment: Kroot rile Options: The entire kindred may be equipped with frag grenades at the cost of ~1 point per moda Character: One Kroot must be upgraded to a Shaper at an addtional cost of +21 pis. Some Shapers carry wesponry gifted by hair employers and may choose additonal equipment for the Armoury, Evolutionary Adaptations: Having fed upon the most polsonous of creatures, these Kroot may ‘Shoose fo attack wih elther their basic strength, or with thelr special poison attack. If they choose | touse their poson atack then they may make a single attack (even ifthey assault) that al always wound on a 4+ (aiour saves are allowed as normal). ‘The entie squad may ceive the hyperactive nymune organ adaptation at +2 points per member ‘Thi allows them to use the Fleet of Foot rules. All squad mombers must receive he adaptation | 35 11 Stakerkindreds have STALKER KINDRED. sought out the stealthest of predators Iving wahin the + 11 POINTS PER MODEL depths of the galaxy’ jungle —_________frrinta _wS pS $i w | _A__ad_Sy__ eath words. By matching ther skils root 0 ooo 4 3 1 9 1 8 oF ‘gainst these creatures and eating the Shaper a 13 @ 8d ee 8 kills, they have became emongs! the Gear teua ’ ea ee ee ‘most deadly of ambush specialists to be fourd wv any warzone, ‘Sauads: The kincred runbers 10:20 Ktoo! 1-5 Kroot Hounds may be attached Equipment: Kroot warriors and Shapers cary Kroot ri. Options: The entire krdred (excluding Kroo: Hounds) may be equipped with irag grenades at +1 poirt per mode Character: One Kroot must be upgraded to a Shaper at an addtional cost of +21 pts. Some ‘Shapers carry weaponry gited by heir employers and may choose additonal equipment from the Armoury, Evolutionary Adaptations: The kncrod has concentrated on hunting forest dwellers, and gained [an expertise in wooded environment fr in excess of thei akeady prodigous laiderat. The squad ‘ray set up using the Ambush rules found on page 20 of Codex Catachans. Tre air rnd KROOT CARNIVORE KINDRED . «8 POINTS PER MODEL ‘pprsaris te cave ofthe ‘eroct Norsonary band. They Points __WS_8s a fre tenon bate ard thelr Shapers are alwaye on tho lookout for Kreot 8 43 4 Qantememaune ne fresh foo whoeo special ablites they Shaper a” 43 4 Wis sau can intort ‘Squad: The kindred rumbars 10-20 Kroot Equipment: Krcot ito Character: One Kroot must be upgraded 'o a Shaper at an adotional cost of +21 pts. Some Shepers carry weaponry gfted by ther omployers and may choose adaitonal equipment fom te amoury The Kroot species hasan VULTURE KINDRED .... seecaseseeeesesees 12 POINTS PER MODEL ‘and these Kindrods havevosurctd this pone we oe 2 7 w 1 A ueey ‘spect of Par svoltonary 1 3 1 8 & Shaper “1 493 4 39 3 3 3 8 & Squad: The kindred numbers 5-10 Kroot Equipment: Kroot huntng rite Character: One Kroot must be upgraded to a Shaper at an addtional cos! ot + 21 pts. Some Shapers cerry weaponry gifted by thai employers and may choose addiional equmert from the Armoury KROOTOX HERD. .. . 8 POINTS PER MODEL Points Ws _Bs_s wii a 1 sv Kroot 5 43 4 3 °1 3 1 8 & ‘Steper aa 4904 3 3 3 3 8 & Krooton 2 43 6 4) 3 3 3 8 om Squad: The hoid numbors 10:20 Kroat anc must contain at east hall as many Krootox as there are K’oct, upto a maximum of one Krootox for every Koo Equipment; Kro0t rile, Krootox are armed wih a Kroot gu (Character: One Kroot must be upareded to @ Shaper at an addtional cost of + 21 pts. Some Shapers carry weaponry gifted by ther employers and may choose addtional equipment from te Armoury PUNII TRAPS . + 15 POINTS PER TRAP Str AP Pani Pt 4 Set Up: Pun rape are cot up using the special rules that can be found on page 21 of Codex Getachans, Between 1 and 5 tape may ba set Lp ag. single Hoavy Suppor choice Ignore Cover Saves: Punj! traps ignore cover saves. Pinning: Any unitthat sutless one or more casualties from a puri trap must tes for pinning Special rules: Pun} taps are generally @ ema pt contairing sharp stakes and covered with folage Place tho emal Bact marker over tha medal that tiggered the ap £0 thal the hole in the ‘markor © over the model, Any modls fully Under tre Blast marker ave hil autematialy, and ary partially under are ht en a &eAUTHOR: Aida Seconds to the Bureaus of External Threat Evaluation land Analysis, Genetor Quilon, TITLE: Krode hinerants ~ Initial data gathering, Report logged 367397.Ma1 Inquisitor Chan, The ‘Sevan Wings Coalition’ has roamed: th regions north of Uttramar for the past th ‘decades. In this period these mercenary Kroot hhave been reported as having taken part lh over ‘two dozen malar camoaians BY my best estimate, the band’s Master Shaper. cne Jiynke Chagril leads close to two thousand warriors. My sources havo observed that after the Coalition's Invelvement in the Chthonian Wars, in which they fought for three bllstaring seasons In the vitrified ‘roves of Hades IX. the entire force had gained the ability to Fight effectively In temperatures far higher than any imperia soldier short of a Space INarine could hope to match, | recommend further Investigation, and request ald in allaying this potential threat before kt grows out of hand, Report logged 487998.Ma1 Genetor Lukus Anzion, have determined that the DNA of every Kroot kindred contains a certain amoune of Orkeld material. However. Master Shaner Lucy Trosk« has. evicertly taken every opportunity to hire his mercenary band to empoyers fighting against (rks. His intention can eniy be te aosaro as much of their genetic make-up as possible. Ali Trosk's warriors are lorge brutes, with green skh fbr pronounced, thickaet jews: The wartlors Bf ne band refer to thernacives av Lucu's Cade obd fate primary for teeth ac with rae. loud weapons. Report loaged 897998. ma1 Extract from'Segmentum Command ‘operational rolls; Ensign 977.004 1 ~ Dictator Class Cruiser Manifest Destiny lextenced long-range nator weep of the Hangman’s Void region. Uitimia'Segmentum. Seven, months into mission, ship's range scanners Getectec resaual commtraces OF allen origin: CCrulser’s Master or Augures avined the source of ‘the signal as the fourth world of system élassified Kvrosaa, : Site investigated - a small group of Kroot appear ‘to have been stranded en the world, Somehow. Dark Elear ralcing force had discovered thelr presence and assauited the aliens with typical ‘drrogance, certain that the primitive treetop, ‘settiement would make an easy target, Evidence suogests that the pirates ware drawn Into the densely wooded areas surrounding the village, where they were ambushed piecemeal and completely annihtatec. Addendum: Tis same Kroot band was later Identiied fighting alongside human pirates and, less than twenty years after thelt absorption of the Dark Eldar DNA, seemed to have Inherited all the speed, viciousness anc capacity for wanton Ccrucity that Is characteristic of the Eldar's Sark Kin The Kioot shaper led. his kindred tHrowgh the dense undesprorth, his tongue flicking in ard out of his beaked mouth 2 he tasted the aig. His heightened scoss picked up the preseace of the Gauots before he setully sxe them skulkiog through the usdergiowth ap thead. At his vaspokeo commiad the Kroor varios suak feast of is f thet own As the Gaunts diew reser. his whipping savoured the pheromone messages the fast integrate. Something in the scent made the ‘Shaper pase. The warriors behied him ‘A series of clicks and whistles in the Kroot tongue indicated the warrior desire $f gi ih ts ew cron. to lsh and add is strengths to Regarding the vicious claws aad agile limbs, the Shaper felt the a to consume, to please the ancestors and take a hit ows thote preditory trite he switched stalking towards him benesth the dark jungle canopy. ing clo. High pitched whites from fehiné told him his kindred was almest beyond the point whee he could contol ther carsivorous appetites aod swith an sogry sees of wbliag clicks he silenced the imputiest warriors He eceded ‘more time tonsils the mening in fo atch, the enemy's musky scent Te a momest of instinctive insight, the See oa cvemy’s seat: they too were predstons ‘who survived by conssming their oes, by taking within themscles the tits of those they defeated so that successive geeertions could survive aad prosper in 4p ultimaely homie wodd, Something io this was wro0g. something aboot this foe sade it imperative that their spirits must tot be allowed to mingle with those of the Kroot ‘Licking the time vo folly explain his terrible ralistion, the Shaper saw the aliens were too close, and had no option but to order the atack. He just hoped he ‘could exert enough control over hie kin to suppress their carnivorous instincts were becoming inpatient andtheKROOT TRACKER The idea for a mounted Kroot came from a suggestion by Verms on the Warhammer 40,000 Games Development forum on the Games Workshop website. and it sounded so good I just had to tryit. Half an hour Tater and the conversion had tumed J) cut realy weil, so | worked up the army list entry and there you go— democracy in action! “The corversion i teal qule simple } You wili need one of the plastic Cold |) Ores « Krootox need, Kroct Carmwore trom ne boxed st, and } Some grosn stuf. Cp off the Cold One's Font loge to show the J creature's avian ancesty, ond ‘emove the nea replacing wth he Krootx head. ‘You'll naed to fil the gaps around the neck and shoulders with some green stuff, and you might like to try modeling the scales. Next make a simpie saddle using a rectangle of {green stuff. The rider only needs a ila conversion to make him sit properly on his mount ~ | just cut the iat leg at the hip and ropositioned it slightly back. | Used a modeling knive to round off the soles of the rider's feet, as these willbe visible whan he's siting atop the beast. The remainder of the conversion is simply ‘a matter of assembling the rider and loading him up for a long scouting mission using the excellent accessors on the Kroot Camivore rame. Remember to clip off the sspkes on the rill to indicate that the rider is armed with a hunting rife ‘MODELLING KROOT MERCENARIES VULTURE KROOT This is a really simple conversion Gontly bond tho model's logs so it appears to be either swooping down ‘oF about to launch liself into the air either way try to Keep the pose as dynamic as possible. The wings are from the Harpy from the Dark Elf range and just need to be mounted fon the back at an ange consistent win the movement suggested by the posttioning of tne legs. ‘Sergeant Hastor's aqusd advanced at » tortossly slow pace ‘hough the dease imect-tiddes forest ‘ndergrowth, Why 2 egies! me 90 CHAPTER APPROVED foanded on an arid mining world wonld be posted here, the sexeamt dide't dave ponder: far be it for the non Sommisioncd ranks to fathom the ‘wotkiogs of the Departmesto Muciterum. From further down the tal came 2 sudden osthort of angry shouts. 000 taruing 40 tertied screums Histor ordered his squad forward, hearing the rest of the plitoon on cither Side charging headlong towards the founds of battle The lst sceeum died as Hasior sed his squd broke through the ling of bushes into 2 ede susbuthedcetigg The fe seuad cane 10 2 socked ai 8 the guacdsnen took in the scene before them ‘Sucve about the gloved were the odies of the rebel Crouched orer cach body vas 4 tl, savage aie aid they seemed to be ‘Someone vomited. Histor levelled his lasgun at the nearest alien snd his squad followed his unspokee order. nine asguns ech acquiring 2 tage! “The ast alien tated ity Hond-eched fice towwds the age ining preiory gue on hin for wh eened fn oge Fly i ied «Tong. sat fi hatin ny laginge cul ony be Feel ning Hagor stumbled ck his suo ig their wep. Fate et Cente siding no the centng hs comand orp spreting out snd fog te rie getanes 1 lower thet weno. “Theyre on our side”