Brotherhood of the Coast – The Druchii Corsair League

Post by **Calisson** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 2:09 pm

Hey mates, this is my 1000th post as a Corsair!

Very proud of that.
Calisson
Corsair
Joined: 14 Mar 2008
Posts: 1075

This post is about fluffy SIGNATURES.
(quote Kehl's: 3/4 people make these lame signatures to inform us of facts and statistics of a particular subject.
Copy this into you signature if you're part of that 1/4 who can rise above this and who actually have some class and taste about them. )

You have seen mine often. I'll give a try to another one.
So this post is about funny sigs with a strong corsair flavour.
Enjoy, take some inspiration if you wish.
PM me or post below if you see or imagine (for anyone to pick up) other fluffy salty sigs.
Thanks.

If you find a way to imrpove the drawings below, that would be great.
See 5 posts below for the coding of the drawings.

If you like sigs but not corsairish, have a look to the following thread instead: Druchii sayings! There should be more!
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Chain and anchor
-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O- o|--}
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Drakkar, andUnderway's comment
...__i___
...))))))))) r
.\OOOOO/
~~~~~~~~~The dark ship sails to fill the hold with slave again. YAR.
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Drakkar, Haareth's ghosty variant
.......|>
...))))))))))
.\|•|•|•|•|/
.~~~~~~~
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Frigate
.........~...~
.-.~...|)...|)\
../|\--|) \.|)\ \
.L | \.|).\ |)\ \ \
.4EEEEEEEF/¨¨
~~~~~~~~~~~
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Felucca
..........|\~
....\ ~ | \
....|\ . / . \
.r /_\ /___\ ç
.\======/¨
~~~~~~~~~
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Squidface
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.(°°)--This is Squiddy, Lokhir's favourite pet along with Nessie and Leviathan.
./()\--Copy and paste Squiddy into your signature to help him gain world domination.
EDIT: more about Squiddy there => Squiddy smileys - The Squid's attitude :lol:

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Crab, courtesy fromThaPinkPownr,adopted byCat-the-Odd
.()__..__()..This is Craby. Help him take over the 7 seas
.{_____}..- and copy paste him in your signature box.
.^^....^^
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Lokhir
-..v_v..Lokhir Fellheart
-..(--)..Captain of the Tower
..U( )U.of Blessed Dread
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Tar-Ciryan
(°°) Cthulhu themed corsairs FTW!
/()\ Brotherhood of the Coast!
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Calisson (initial)
Travel the world. Discover exotic civilizations. Plunder & enslave them. BE A CORSAIR!
Join us. Contact your nearest recruiting station.
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Calisson2009
The Ocean is my Country. A Ship is my Home. The Crew is my Family. Your Riches are my Fortune! I'M A CORSAIR! {--|o Brotherhood of the Coast! o|--}
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proposal
I wanted gold, I've got Adventure! I sought glory, I've found a Brotherhood! I needed a destiny, I've become a CORSAIR!
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proposal - shorter
No money. No home. No girl. NO WORRY! Just the life of a Corsair to enjoy!
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Tribun (his sig provides a hyperlink to his Plog)
Sail with the Black Pearl ...yarrr!
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Calisson's Conquerant, 2010
Today the world, tomorrow Naggaroth!
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Morlyn
"For Blood! And Gold! Or either. Preferably both.
Easy on the blood though, we wouldn't want to waste our cargo, would we lads?"
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Ulric Darksoul
"If you're going to leave anyone alive, enslave it!"
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Haareth
Thousands of people will die as we're sailing forth and more of them will come with us to the Land of Druchii, Naggaroth...
Brotherhood of the Coast! Join us, or we'll enslave you
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Thaluzhind
Black ships sail onward like blades formed of sin, gliding upon the bitter cold wind.
They strike without mercy, rob men of breath, leave only silence, emptiness, death.
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luck roblar
We pillage, we plunder, we rifle and loot. ...........Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot. .....Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
...........Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me.
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Nightblade183, also adopted by Gorak Darkblade
We can't possibly be the only people on this forum who love plundering and pillaging can we? Come join the Brotherhood of The Coast, and raid til your heart's content.
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darkdoom (as Corsair, of course)
Brotherhood of the coast: For all corsairs and raiders.
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part of Underway's
And don't forget International Talk Like a Pirate Day Sept 19th!!
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Calisson (extention) => this sig is available for anyone. No copyright.
DON'T KILL BABIES! My Harpies like dolls.
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proposal
I LOVE wedding parties! The beautiful bride surrounded by young ladies, the lad and his best men, their parents and families in celebration dresses...
...young vigorous slaves, rich booty, promising ransoms...
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Calisson (extention) => this sig is available for anyone. No copyright.
STOP TORTURE... on Sundays! It's market day, time to buy us new slaves!
Buy exclusively from the Brotherhood of the Coast, the best quality around!
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proposal
ULTHUAN AUCTION! Next Sunday in the Mark't place, exceptional arrival from Caledor! 1 young he-slave, 57, in good working condition (only one eye missing) - 4 she-slaves, ages 24 to 303, one virgin, in good health - 17 living elven beings, sold in a single allotment - diverse Caledor artefacts - two hawk eggs. Auction starts at noon, on display for your hatred at 10 o'clock.
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proposal
Welcome, Milord, aboard the Brotherhood of the Coast. Enjoy your staying in our VIP lounge and suite. Exquisite catering. Unlimited bar. And... reasonable ransom...
Visit our library, we are proud to show you some of the rarest tomes: the very few we didn't burn...
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Zardock themed
Join the Shrine of the Serpent today!
Brotherhood of the Coast!
Sign up today and gain your 10 day course on how to pillage and burn effectively. Motivational Guest Lecture by Calisson, Captain and Founder of the Brotherhood.
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Lokhir Khial
Kaine calls to you, I shall help you to see him.
Brotherhood of the Coast!
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proposal
My favourite pets are Nessie and Leviathan.
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Elven prince
Beware the Beast of Pirates Bay!
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Korius
Drink up me hearty's yo ho!
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proposal
There are three sort of people: those who are more or less undead, those who are more or less living, and those who go at sea!
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proposal
There is no such thing as bad weather with a good ship and a smart crew.
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Calisson2010
The Ocean has no boundary. The Wind has no rest. A ship and a crew and the World is ours!
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proposal
The Earth is flat. Only the Sea is round.
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Korius
I see the ghosts of navigators but they are lost
As they sail into the sunset they'll count the cost
As their skeletons accusing emerge from the sea
The sirens of the rocks, they beckon me
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Aeth(with the felucca)
These are the voyages of the Black Arc Enterprise..........
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proposal
Nothing is more magnificent than the view of a vessel getting underway, sailing towards adventure, might and glory,
... with a single exception: the view of Homeland, seen from the vessel coming back, the holds full of riches conqueered overseas, after a long journey across the ocean.
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inspiration (from my own real life as a sailor

)
Being a Corsair, I went beyond the horizon, I roamed the Oceans for monthes and years, I pitched and rolled and ploughed into giant waves, I evaded hurricanes, I escaped unseen submerged dangers, I flew below the level of the sea, I dived in the Deep Blue, I played with a Manta ray and swam with a killerwhale, I called the stars and planets by their nicknames and they told me the secret sea lanes, I beached uninhabited islands and cosmopolitean harbours, I saw and heard and smelled and tasted so many strange things which no word can describe in our language, I saw the haka of the Maoris and the spinning of the Dervishes, I fought against voodoo loa spirits, I visited palaces and castles, bazaars and places of worship of all kind of Deities, I met with Heads of States as well as the humblest fishermen, I crossed the Line and even met with Neptune.
But also, I came back every time to my beloved home, which I found the nicest place on Earth, I brought back the riches from oversea to my beloved family where I found a deserved rest, before I was ready to get underway again for adventure and glory.
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New Calisson

Zardock · Post by **Zardock** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:32 pm

Yay Themed signatures!

Will have to work on one for me...

But I'll just put my allegiance on my sig for the moment.

Zardock · Post by **Zardock** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:23 am

Calisson, I used your name in my sig. I hope you don't mind but as you tend to be out telling people how to use Corsairs effectively alot of the time in the Army List threads it made sense.

I had an idea, if perhaps we could make a sub-division of Team D.net for tournaments. Perhaps have a T-Shirt design for the Brotherhood and wear it if you take a Corsair themed army to a tournament?

I will be hitting the tournament scene in NZ next year and later in Britain once I've finished University and move back to Scotland. I thought it would be cool to have some representation for our 'Team', yet still remaining as Team D.net.

EDIT: Calisson mate why haven't you changed your Rank to Corsair Captain yet?

Post by **Calisson** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:24 am

Zardock wrote:Calisson, I used your name in my sig. I hope you don't mind. => embarrased but proud !

Perhaps have a T-Shirt design for the Brotherhood => I'd need one! For the motto, I suggest any of the sigs above.

Calisson mate why haven't you changed your Rank to Corsair Captain yet?=> I was waiting for the 1000th post as a Corsair. Now I could change, but I haven't figured out any appropriate title yet (mentioning both "Corsair" and the "D.R.A.I.C.H." Should I ask for help?).

Zardock · Post by **Zardock** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:09 am

If we decide on having a generalised one, perhaps just Brotherhood of the Coast on the front in some stylised font, with a motto of your choice on the back?

I mean I would have to put Cult of the Serpent on mine, otherwise how ever could I explain the COB in my army?

As for your title, maybe you should ask, I can't think of any conceivable way to make those two go together.

Post by **Calisson** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:00 pm

Signatures 5 posts above updated with drawings.

If you want to include them in your own signature, cut and paste the relevant part from below:

Code: Select all

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Chain and anchor
[color=darkred][size=9]-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-[/size][size=18][b]o|--}[/b][/size][/color] 
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Drakkar
[color=black]...[/color][color=brown]__i___[/color]
[color=black]...[/color])[color=red])[/color])[color=red])[/color]) [color=orange]r[/color]
[color=black].[/color][color=brown]\OOOOO/[/color]
[color=cyan]~~~~~~~~~[/color]
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Frigate
[color=black].........[/color][color=red]~[/color]
[color=black].-.[/color][color=red]~[/color][color=black].[/color]|)[color=black].[/color][color=red]~[/color]
[color=black]..[/color]/|)[color=black].[/color]|)[color=black].[/color]|)\
[color=black].[/color]L |)[color=black].[/color]|)[color=black].[/color]|) \
[color=black].[/color][color=brown]4EEEEEEEE/¨[/color]
[color=cyan]~~~~~~~~~~~[/color]
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Felucca
[color=black].........[/color]|\[color=red]~[/color]
[color=black]....[/color]\[color=red]~[/color]| \
[color=black]....[/color]|\[color=black].[/color]/[color=black].[/color]\
[color=black].[/color][color=orange]r[/color]/_\ /___\[color=orange]ç[/color]
[color=black].[/color][color=brown]\======/¨[/color]
[color=cyan]~~~~~~~~~[/color]
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Squid
[color=black]..[/color][color=violet]__[/color]
[color=black].[/color][color=violet](°°)[/color]
[color=black].[/color][color=violet]/()\[/color]
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Crab
[color=olive]()_[/color][color=cyan]..[/color][color=olive]_[i]()[/i][/color] 
[color=olive]{_____}[/color][color=black]..[/color]
[color=olive]^^[/color][color=black].[/color][color=olive]^^[/color]
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Lokhir
[color=black]-..[/color][color=orange]v_v[/color][color=black]..[/color][color=blue]Lokhir Fellheart[/color]
[color=black]-..[/color][color=orange](--)[/color][color=black]..[/color][color=blue]Conqueror[/color]
[color=black]..[/color][color=orange]U( )U[/color][color=black].[/color][color=blue]of Ind[/color]
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Feel free to adjust according to your taste!
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.(°°)..You can also add some text ---------.()_.._()
./()\..after each line of the drawing.-------.{_____}..
----------------------------------------------------^^.^^

Elven prince · Post by **Elven prince** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:08 pm

Zardock wrote: otherwise how ever could I explain the COB in my army?

I've renamed it to Altar of Mannan, similar with Witch Elves I mean Disciples of Ellinill. Problem solved.

Zardock · Post by **Zardock** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:36 pm

I believe you misinterpretted me, I already have fluff for my cauldron but if my clothes don't instantly tell my opponent then how ever will they know?

Thapinkpownr · Post by **Thapinkpownr** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:14 pm

()+ +() This is craby. help him take over the 7 seas
- == - and copy past him in your signature box
^^ ^^

i missed a crap so here is one

and i wonder how can i join the brotherhood of the coast?

Post by **Calisson** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:27 pm

Thanks, ThaPinkPownr, welcome among the Brotherhood.

I updated the sig post with your crab (hope you like the small changes).
The "code" thread (4 posts above) is updated as well, you just need to copy/paste into your sig.

Khel · Post by **Khel** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:38 am

Heh. I didn't know that you quoted my signature.

Thanks. I had no idea about this thread either.

Either you are a genius for making this. Or bonkers.

Nightblade183 · Post by **Nightblade183** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:31 pm

I finally finished painting all 60 of my corsairs. Yes that's right 60, and they're all the old metal ones too haha. I just need to build them a big boat now and sail away. Argh maties!! haha

Edtharion · Post by **Edtharion** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:30 pm

Hi again guys!

I haven't been on here for a while, a combination of having a new PC to install and University life seem to have stopped me, but I came back during free time and remembered the commarardry I enjoyed here, so here I am!

I still havent managed many games with any list, but the full lot is near painting completion, so I just have to wait for my friends who are starting the hobby to finish their painting and modelling and everything is good to go and I'll be sure to let you know.

How is everything going for the rest of my Brothers?

Zardock · Post by **Zardock** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:47 am

Nightblade183 wrote:I finally finished painting all 60 of my corsairs. Yes that's right 60, and they're all the old metal ones too haha. I just need to build them a big boat now and sail away. Argh maties!! haha

Ha, welcome to the club of 60+ metal corsair model users.

Carpet · Post by **Carpet** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:39 am

hey guys got told to join in here as id be right at home. have just started playing DE and have made a corsair list...room for a big un'?

Post by **Calisson** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:05 am

Three topics in this post. Distinct, but linked togeter in some way.

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1. Welcome carpet among the Brotherhood!

I added your list in this thread on top of p.3.

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2. D.R.A.I.C.H. Classic Army Lists
This thread is about how to build sucessful lists around different tactics and themes.
Nightblade183 has indicated a will to revive his thread.
There are many themes for different armies... except a Corsair / raider / Lokhir list.

Here in the Brotherhood, we should be able to define what should be a competitive AND corsair-fluffy army.

I suggest we took two paths, as I defined in carpet's army list thread.

A) Fluffy list,

for the pleasure of playing a raiding party, somehow competitive.
See in my first post of this thread which units fit best the purest corsair fluff.
Lokhir is leading this list, of course!

B) The most competitive list, :twisted:

with minimal corsair fluff/style.
One unit of corsairs per 1000pts seems a minimum, and probably a maximum, too.
Zardock suggested a fluffy way to include BG and COB, Thanatoz did it for WE, WarpGhost for COK. There is no restriction, the fluff can be tweaked!
Where there is a will, there is a way! (Lenin)

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3. Lord Veshnakar's My Huge Dark Elf Army (Refresh for newest pictures!)
We can welcome Lord Veshnakar in the Brotherhood.

- Lokhir's mini is taken (as a Dreadlord/Master on Foot with Two Hand Weapons)
- seashells basing on most models
- Slave Objectives
- Cauldron of Blood w/Death Hag BSB with an incredible octopus conversion
- octopus (pennant) and sea serpent (shields) theme for warriors,
- 21x2 Black Arc Corsairs with 2HW full command and option for champion with or without repeater handbows
- octopus and sea serpent (shields) theme for Repeater Crossbowmen,
- 10x2 Black Arc Corsairs with Repeater Handbows
- octopus (pennant) theme for Execs & BG
- octopus decoration for COC.

With no doubt, this army has a strong corsair flavour (and may even have an ocean's smell, thanks to the seashell and the starfish).
Obviously the fluff did not restrain Lord Veshnakar to take whichever unit he wanted.
That is a great inspiration for option B) above.

I'm sure 1st Mate Zardock, lookout in the crow's nest, agrees that it's an awesome corsair army.

Edtharion · Post by **Edtharion** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:24 am

Welcome Lord Veshnakar unfotunetly my computer isn't letting me load up all the images, but the ones I did see looked impressive!

Do we make preposals for the 2 lists here?
even though my current list is Khainite-I still have a lot of love for the Brotherhood, and of course Corsairs, I just think Witches and Execs are cool

Post by **Calisson** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:43 pm

@ Edtharion: from Veshnakar's army, the COB is the most impressive and Brotherhood related:
Cauldron of Blood w/Death Hag BSB

@ Edtharion Do we make proposals for the 2 lists here?
It would be more convenient to start two new threads and to post here the hyperlinks. This would allow separate discussions.

I have explored a corsairish balanced list:Calisson's analysed approach to a balanced corsair army., however, it is not that fluffy nor that competitive. Fun to play but needs improvements in order to become more competitive.

I'd like any of you mates to start the appropriate threads and keep the discussion alive.
Suggested titles for the two threads:

Discussion about a Corsair fluffy list

Discussion about a Corsair competitive list

Carpet · Post by **Carpet** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:48 pm

The problem is striking a balance between the two lists! Ive been sat at work all day with the DE book open writing lists-what a headache! It isnt all bad as I met 2 new gamers today that gave me small tips...although one saw the book and simply quoted "Dark Elves hey....well somebody has to play with them"

Malcontented · Post by **Malcontented** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:21 pm

Although i am but a dark elf newbie, i fully intend for my army to be heavily raider themed. The bulk of my army will consist of Corsairs and units intended to compliment their nature of warfare. The seizing of slaves is the primary focus of our army and to not include corsairs for me would seem strange

Zardock · Post by **Zardock** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:42 am

Carpet, that player is most likely a veteran, used to the old 6th edition Druchii, now we have alot more killing power, once you get the hang of your army and get a few games in with him, he may regret ever saying that. :twisted:

May I say that wow that COB look superb!!! Vesknakar, excellent work there mate.

I must accelerate the Shrine of the Serpent project, but I still haven't found a suitable serpent model to use as the basis for the sacrificial platform's main structure. Anyone see anything on the net please let me know, I need something relatively large about the size of the Khaine Statue from the COB we have at the moment. It should be able to support a platform (obviously with a bit of remodelling) which will hold a Corsair priest gutting a slave and kicking him into the pit below the statue.

Thought I'd send out another call for help, really want to get my list out of modelling and into the field.

Calisson I may just start a discussion about a fluffy corsair list then, seeing as I used to run what has been considered 'purist' corsair list.

Carpet · Post by **Carpet** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:29 am

Zardock, i really hope thats the case!

Malcontented · Post by **Malcontented** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:01 pm

For the love of Khaine that octopus of blood is sublime!

Post by **Calisson** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:36 pm

Malcontented, tell Lord Veshnakar on his own post => THERE

Also, I updated the => Discussion on Corsair Army Lists, Competitive/Fluffy.
Need your input.

Zardock · Post by **Zardock** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:25 pm

Added my input to that thread Calisson, I just however realised that noone has posted pics (to my knowledge) of free-hand corsair banner designs they would like to share with the Brotherhood?