Chaos Lord Umbri Zul

   I am 3 and a bit weeks into my marathon training block and I am finding free time has become a luxury that I am struggling to locate much of. Between the pressures of work, having kids and now pushing myself to run ridiculous distances weekly*, something had to give and the decision I have made was to drop wargaming for a bit.

   If I am being honest, a lot of my recent games had already felt a bit like a chore, and my continuous painting targets haven't helped on that front. So, I have stopped booking games for a bit to let everything die down, while I am also restricting my painting to only what I fancy, when I fancy. 

*I am one week away from weekly half marathons for fun . . .

   When the new Red Corsair range came out it included a Reaver Lord, a model I have picked up in the shops so many times it got ridiculous. With my what I want, when I want philosophy in place, I actually bought one and got started.

   During the late stages of the Heresy, I had fluff that the illustrious but often neglected, 523^rd Expeditionary fleet of the Sons of Horus, had failed their primarch one too many times and been severely punished. They already had the title of The Sacrificed Sons but their whole leadership cadre had been beheaded with their skulls covered in gold and displayed on the Vengeful Spirit as a warning to others.

   With a void to be filled, a sergeant rose to lead the, what was at this point, warband and has done until the present era of 40k, leading them away from the Sons of Horus legion and refusing to join the Black Legion. This man became Chaos Lord Umbri Zul.

   I have a model of this character that has been my chaos lord for the past few years, but I was never really that happy with him. This version uses the Reaver Lord as it's base with a few minor amendments.

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