It is time for the elves to take to the field in Oathmark now, so I am currently working on painting up all the elf figures I have. I decided to hold a parade to see where I have got to with the past few weeks' painting in the hope that it encourages me to keep on keeping on. It's slow going (for reasons), but I have completed a few units and am working on more. I'll post again once all the elves are painted
In my background/head canon, the elves themselves embody a strange duality with their use of technomantic constructs alongside nature magic. The final army will include both constructs and walking trees, when I eventually paint them. This is mainly an excuse to use figures I already have, but need to get around to painting.
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| The whole army |
The whole army currently amounts to around 5000 points, so I can easily field a standard 2500 point Oathmark army with a range of options. Elves are expensive, so you do not get many of them for your gold pieces.
Unless otherwise noted, all the figures in this army are 15mm figures from the Demonworld range sold by Ral Partha Europe, although some of these actual figures were bought before RPE acquired the range.
Looking at these pictures, I am reminded that I really do need to get a better set-up for taking photos, and take more time over them!
Elven leaders and champions
These are the elite Sidhe. Many have lived hundreds of years and carry the weight of that experience into battle with them.
Tally: 6
Elven spellcasters
Battlefield support is provided by an eclectic bunch of sorcerous types.
Tally: 5
Elven soldiers and spears
The rank and file of the Elven army is a person with a shield and a spear or other hand weapon. Even though they are the lowest ranking troops, they are still more highly trained and better motivated than their human or Orc equivalents. I am using Elves with spears to represent both types of troops for the time being, but I do have plans for more standard foot-soldiers.
Tally: 20
Elven archers
Elven archers are the best standard missile troops of all the races, which also makes them very expensive.
Tally: 20
Elven linebreakers
Elves with polearms and big swords are useful for disrupting enemy formations. They like to get stuck in and cleave their way through the enemy's ranks.
Tally: 10
Elven hunt master
Elves are great fans of the hunt and maintain kennels of dogs trained for this purpose, but they do not distinguish the social hunt from the hunt on the battlefield. It is all just a hunt to them.
The hounds do not fit comfortably nose to tail, so I am using spacer bases and counting those as part of the unit to make it a larger unit.
Tally: 20
Rangers
Elven rangers are masters of stealth, camouflage and laying traps. They are also deadly archers. As such, they are consummate light troops who excel in their roles of scouting and harassing the enemy.
Tally: 10
Elven mounted rangers
These fine unicorn riders are crackshots and highly mobile, ready to plague the flanks of any enemies by raining sharp pointy death from afar.
Tally: 12
Ballistae
Elven artillery support is provided by ballista constructs. These products of ancient Elven technomancy carry huge bows that are devastating to enemy massed troops. They are supported by a small contingent of Elven skirmishers, whose main role is to restock the arrows and provide light support, but the constructs are vulnerable to close assault just the same.
Tally: 4
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| Modrons from Nolzur's Marvellous Miniatures as the ballistae, supported by RPE Elven skirmishers |
Wulvers
These giant, animal-like people are fearsome forest dwellers. They are rarely seen by others, except when they join the army to fight, which they do exceptionally well. In part this is because their wounds knit closed even as the weapon is withdrawn from it, and in part because they are simply exceptionally violent and love fighting.
Tally: 6
Battle cats
Elven Battle Cats are eldritch giant cats that side with both the Seelie and Unseelie for mysterious reasons of their own. They are fast, light troops who can harass the flanks of the enemy effectively, while that enemy is distracted by the heavy troops to their front. I am using the wolf stats from the Goblin list for these.
Tally: 12
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| Nekomata from Alternative Armies |
Animated trees
Some elven sorcerers specialise in nature magic over technomancy. They are able to animate the great trees of the forest and bring them to the battlefield.
I am defining these animated trees as Living Statues from the Bane of Kings supplement, although it is tempting to field them as Animated Idols instead, as a nod to the nature gods of the elves.
Tally: 3
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