Among the Atrebodil tribe there are some women who volunteer themselves to the Fimir. These are treated with great respect and privilege, available only to proven Fimm, Flaiths and Flaithmor, however the cyclopsian creatures are not undemanding of the qualities of these volunteers. In order to produce a strong breed of fine warriors only the toughest women are chosen, warriors in their own right. Candidates put themselves forwards once a year at a great midwinter ceremony, they become known as the Bansidheia and leave their settlements to join the Fimir, tasked with undertaking raids on their behalf, slaughtering and enslaving villages. Those who prove themselves over the course of the year are admitted into the harem of the clan Flaithmor. Occasionally a Bansidhe proves herself such a mighty warrior she is dubbed Icchareia and given oversight of the new Bansidheia.
Bansidheia
Women
who volunteer themselves to a Fimir clan; sometimes of their free will, more
often to avoid the shame of being taken captive against their will and to gain
the benefits awarded to those who go freely, are asked to prove their worth in
combat. This is not without risk, since those who fail are either killed or
taken to join those captured in Fimir raids. As a result, the Bansidheia are a
determined fighting force, often sent out as an advance party to a main Fimir
raid.
M WS
BS S T
W I A
Ld Type
Bansidhe 5
5 2 3 4 1
6 2
7 Inf
Banllebe 5
5 2 3 4 1
6 3
8 Inf
Icchareia
The
Icchareia is a warrior-woman of great ferocity and might who has fought through
the ranks of the Bansidheia to be awarded a position equal to the clan
Flaithmor. Icchareia sometimes accompany the Flaithmor onto the battlefield, or
take their places if the Flaithmor are detained. They command the full respect
of the Fimm.
M WS
BS S T
W I A
Ld Type
Icchareia 5 5 3 3 4 2
7 3
8 Inf
The difference in scale between the Celtos and Rackham figures:
With the Reaper and other types of figures, the scale range is a bit less pronounced:
Some duplicates in the unit. The first is a huntress from Reaper. Originally bought to be chained to a monolith she has been liberated and given a big Fimmy axe to provide a bit of a difference!
Another weapon swap:
A bit of bending just to change the line of the figure:
It'll be a while before the ladies join the army proper. I'm planning to paint each individually to match a painting from the Sword and Dragon Song series.
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