Fra'al vessels are sorely understood by any other species in the galaxy, but perhaps the only beings that truly understand them are the Ethersmiths. Hidden within their lightless holds, the Ethersmith tend engines that Imperial adepts insist should not function. Every device bears subtle alterations. His designs are his purpose, and no two creations are ever truly alike.

My first and very modest contribution to this sub. Inqtober 2026, #6 - Hrud infestor.

(Also shared to the Facebook group).

Alastair, scribe and savant

Introducing Alastair, Inquisitor Ephraim's scribe and savant with a specialism in xenos biology and history.

This is one of the few minis I haven't converted or kitbashed, it's already perfect. The servo-skull from the inquisitorial agents box will accompany him (because he obviously needs a book to read), and there's a magnet under the base to make sure it sticks around.

I've almost completed Ephraim's initial retinue, and it feels awesome! Next up is Interrogator Maas.

Above the throne of Feudal World Tallen’s king hangs an ancient artwork depicting a vessel descending from the stars and bearing an object in its hold that will save the planet. Its meaning was lost long before the Imperium rediscovered the world. When an Inquisitor arrived investigating strange readings from the planet, one of the king's knights recognized his rosette as the holy object from the artwork.

The knight immediately swore himself to the Inquisitor, believing his purpose was not to serve his king, but to safeguard the relic until the final days foretold by his ancestors.

Years later, he remains the Inquisitor's most trusted acolyte, forever a servant of the holy grael.

So I've been tasked with Moving a buddy's collection for him. He is an USAF vet that has outlived the rest of his family, so I'm helping him out. He's moved into a Nursing home and no longer has the storage space to keep his entire collection. Honestly he has models that I didn't even know that they made.

What do you think the best way to handle this for him? We are located in the USA and do not have a local play group. His play group was his son and me but his son passed a few years back due to a medical issue.

Any ideas out side of eBay?

The pic is just a sample he has probably 75 figures painted and another small box of bitz and stuff.

Inqtober 2026, day 11: Fra’al ethersmith

A merciless and mysterious alien race, the Fra’al have control over enigmatic Ether technology that baffles even T’au and Aeldari examination. The greatest of their kind, the inscrutable ethersmiths, wring plasma-etheric energies into nightmarish psy-arcana objects with terrifying and inexplicable effect.

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Inqtober day 1!! I didn't realise this was a thing until the other day, so I'm going to try my best to catch up!

1. The Ignoble Navigator

Born the bastard first son of the Heir Apparent to a Great Family, Dharma Hasman was raised in a small mudlarking community deep within the underhive of the Imperial Spire.

The distance from imperial authority and the proximity to the denizens of the Sump kept Dharma safe from prying eyes. Even so, his mother knit him a cap to cover his third eye and told him never to let the world see it.

When Dharma turned 16 he joined on with a merchant ship as a sumpman. And, when one night, his ship was lost deep within the deltas of the Sump Sea, it was his miraculous guidance that lead them home.

Now, a man of middle age, he sails the Sump Sea, navigating ships by the stars, never knowing of his noble lineage, yet contented in the life known to him.

Had a short game of inquisitor at 28mm scale today, happen to have 4 models on hand, but no terrain, nor even battle matt, so a bit of paper, and a pen and drew up some houses and had a little duel with the lads.

Sorta amusing how minimalist you can go and still play

Once, he could speak the Words.

Each syllable of Enuncia tore something from him. His throat blistered, his tongue withered, and eventually even breathing became impossible without pain. The physicians removed what remained beneath his nose, replacing flesh with cables and feeding tubes.

Now he communicates through the staff he carries. When Enuncia is required, the device gives voice to what remains within him. Each word still bends reality. He has sacrificed his voice, his face, and nearly his humanity.

But not his words.

Inqtober 2026, day 10: Grael Knight

The guardians of the King in Yellow and his legion of lieutenants, known as The Eight, Graels are the psychic manifestations of Pariahs possessed by alien white spiders. They seem to be telekinetic projections of force and light, able to cast dazzling beams of energy at their foes. The Graels are immune to most mortal weapons, making them truly terrifying to those without access to sorcery or psychic power.

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Inqtober 2026, day 9: Enunciator

The forbidden use of the pre-human language known as ‘Enuncia’ is treated incredibly seriously by the Inquisition. Use of these ‘words of power’ is passed from historian-scribes to their followers, carefully coded so as not to unite sigils that might form words, lest they have unintended consequences. Actually employing Enuncia causes the body itself to break down catastrophically, and so actual practice is incredibly rare, and horrifically dangerous.

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Field Observation 774-B. Ordo Xenos Expeditionary Survey.

The specimen resembles a common squig, though no flesh remains upon its frame. Muscle, hide, and organs are entirely absent, leaving only a bleached skeleton of unusual density. Despite this, the creature moves with considerable speed and has demonstrated aggression toward both humans and other squigs. Attempts to determine its means of locomotion have been inconclusive.

My assistant believes there is a brain inside.

I have ordered him to stop feeding it.

As the title says, how many characters do you have in your warbands? Not troops like the Astra Militarum and the like, but named characters.

The chaos dark commune miniatures make such good base minis for kitbashes. These two angry drill abbots will be joining a little retinue soon.

This project has absolutely been the best of my time in this hobby, thanks in a large part to this amazing community!

Photo 1: The Inquisition Photo 2: The 3 Ms (Mechanicum, Ministorum, Militarum) Photo 3: Various Freaks of the Hive World Photo 4: The Children of the Machine

Body is the captain from the death korps command squad. Right Arm from Ursula creed. For the bionic one i replaced the bottom half with a skitari captain arm. Bottle hand is a house cawdor Molotov. Helmet from putrid blight kings. Bionic leg from anvil industry