Introducing yet another team of heroes to the blog - The House of Red Dragons. While the term Easterling has been used as a catch-all term for all nations beyond Mordor, these heroes are not Near Easterlings, but Far Easterlings! We know about the Wainriders, the Balchoth, and the warriors of Khand. But here we have distinguished characters from Cathay and Nippon. And they bring some exotic pets with them!
The House of Red Dragons is a delegation of Far Easterlings who have
been sent on a diplomatic mission to make peace with the West in a
post-Sauron world.
Left to Right: Lady Snow Blossom, Iron Dragon, Priest Asura
Lady Snow Blossom spent much of her early life training to wreak vengeance on those who wronged her family. Now that the venging is done and over, she seeks to spread goodness and peace in the world... even if she has to split some heads open to do it!
"When I arrive at my destination, I am gonna kill Bill." - Lady Snow Blossom
Iron Dragon is the leader of the group. He has become a folk hero, stealing dumplings and pork buns from villainous crime bosses to give to the less fortunate. The Emperor of Cathay has recognized Iron Dragon's deeds and given him the task of diplomacy with Gondor and Rohan. Iron Dragon will help bring peace to the human nations of Middle Earth. And at the same time, expand and promote his new pork bun and dumpling restaurant chain!
"Someday westerners will be able to buy Cathay food in Minas Tirith and in the Jade City easterlings will have hamburgers!" - Iron Dragon
Priest Asura used to hunt the renegade known as the Baby Cart Assassin. But he learned that Assassin and Son would never give up the sight of death. Now, Asura has also chosen to defy the Shogun. Then he realized this was the english dub version and the Shogun wasnt even the Shogun at all. Talk about lost in translation!
Left to Right: Kyubee the Kirin, Hachi the Foo Dog
So Kirins are the eastern equivalent of Unicorns? Though they might just be magical giraffes. One thing Unicorns and giraffes dont have is the Kirin's ability to incinerate things they dislike. Which makes the Kirin spicy hotness a level five star rating@!
Foo Dogs are also known as Temple Dogs or Guardian Dogs. Some are made of stone and others are made of metal. Their fierce countenance belies their happy nature. They are dogs after all! Taking a walk on a nice sunny day, playing fetch with the monks, and guarding the local temple from Displacer Cats - thats a Foo Dogs life.
Lady Snow Blossom rescued Kyubee from a pack of Dracolisks and the two have been inseparable since. Lady Snow has never asked about Kyubee's past, but knows that Kyubee once trained girls to become magical girls for the purpose of hunting witches. Something about entropy? These plots become too convoluted for one to follow, eh?
Lady Snow Blossom: Kyubee... you arent hiding some nefarious plot from me, are you?
Kyubee: neigh....
Lady Snow Blossom: Not sure if that was a negative or just a neigh... -.-
Hachi the Foo Dog: *playful growl*
Iron Dragon: Hachi! I am busy trying to write my speech for our meeting with the Gondor and Rohan governments. Youre a Temple Dog, go play fetch with Priest Asura!
Hachi the Foo Dog: *whine*
Priest Asura is practicing the ancient art of making a Healing Shrine.
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Will the House of Red Dragons be successful in their diplomatic mission? Stay tuned!
So there are the new additions to the blog. They are from Zenit miniatures out of Spain. They are 28mm realistic proportions. Which means they fit in perfectly with Perry miniatures, LOTR SBG, & Darksword. So all my human figures will have to fit in with that group. But monsters can be from any company I like.
Next post we got Bugbears to show off!
Cheers,
Mar
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