From AdamC - A bard to tell my tale (5 Points)

As some of you may know myself and fellow Challenge participant John M are involved in a Dux Britanniarvm campaign.   Most of the figures are John's but I have been growing set starting off with various leaders and special characters.

This is a Saga Bard figure I have named Glynn (one of the characters in Guy Kay's excellent Last Light of the Sun, form which I have drawn much dark age inspiration) an Briton singer who was captured on a raid but now a trusted member of my Saxon Warlord's household.  I really like the simple costume of this figure as I could see this fellow putting in a hard day in fields or traveling the roads dressed this way.  The sword may not be entirely appropriate in a historical sense but does give the sense he can look after himself.

I made the cloak a brighter color as an entertainer should have some flamboyance even in a dark ages setting. The high lighting makes it look a little threadbare a happy accident as this was not my intention.  The bard does not take part in battles in Dux but he does give me a +1 bonus when making a pre-battle speech which can boost my force moral.  He'll be a nice addition to the Saxon Army when I can afford him "in game."

The up turned head makes it seem like he could be singing to in pray to some higher being or beings so he may well find himself in my Gods and Mortals army as well.  Scale 28mm so another 5 Points to my total.

From Curt:

Very nice Adam, and a great back story (being Welsh, you could have given him big belt buckle, a pair of bell-bottoms and called him Tom Jones). I'm quite envious of your Dux B. campaign as it sounds like a lot of fun (and I know from experience that John is a great opponent). 

Glynn the Singer will give Adam 5 points. Good work and I hope his next 'set' gives you a suitably up-tempo morale bonus.