Grand Cathay: Defenders of the Great Bastion

Pre-order, release 14th March.

The fields of Cathay are watered with the blood of those who never asked for war. These peasants are the "scavenged material" of the Empire—expendable, "lowly," and brutally efficient. They hold their ground not because of "martial prowess," but because they have nowhere left to run. Facing the "blood and horror" of demons and "benighted" warlords, they let fly their "black powder" volleys with the "grim apathy" of men who have already accepted their fate. They are the "staunch" wall that breaks the tide, sacrificing themselves to ensure the Empire stands for one more sunrise. In the "benighted" shadow of the Bastion, there is no "honor" in survival—only the "merciless" mathematics of war. This box "scavenges" the strength of the "commonfolk," binding them into a "vicious" Peasant Levy to act as fodder for the Empire’s "infernal" ambitions. Guided by "watchful" Astromancers who read the "blood and horror" in the stars, the "iron hail" of "forgewrought" guns "scythes through" the "unworthy" with "grim apathy."

This boxed set builds 53 multipart plastic Armies of Grand Cathay miniatures:
– 1x Astromancer on foot
– 1x Astromancer mounted on Cathayan Warhorse
– 1x Familiar
– 8x Crane Gun Teams
– 12x Iron Hail Gunners
– 30x Peasant Soldiers

The miniatures in this box offer a degree of customisation. The Astromancers both have a choice of two heads and two weapons for their right hands.

This kit comprises 696 plastic components, 1x Citadel 30mm by 60mm Rectangular Base, 8x Citadel 50mm by 25mm Rectangular Bases, and 44x Citadel 25mm Square Bases.