Red Book of the Elf King

 In my recent post about a base coating disaster*  I mentioned I'd been painting some figures from Lucid Eye miniatures.  These are all from their Red Book of the Elf King range and the associated rules, written by Rick Priestley.  The setting is themed around an Elvish Civil War but the range also includes Trolls and Humans.  These aren't Tolkieny elves but are much more inspired by Irish myths with a hefty dose of Michael Moorcock thrown in.  This version of elves makes them much darker and less fluffy.  As Terry Pratchett famously described them...

“Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.
No one ever said elves are nice.
Elves are bad.”

I haven't really explored the rules much yet but they look interesting and are aimed at around 19-20 figures per side which is perfect for me.  Lucid Eye also sell 'Elf King Red' which is a smaller skirmish set of rules, again by Rick Priestly, for the princely sum of 10p! 

 

I've picked up some of the figures from the range and they are really lovely and well worth checking out.  I could also see my Arthurian figures fitting in as mortal opponents or allies.

* the figures have all recovered from their disastrous basecoating and are back to their shiny metal state after a dettol bath and a good scrub with a toothbrush!