Nature repeats patterns. The spiral of seashells match our eye for composition of classical paintings. The edges of leaves match the shores of Fjords. Trees branch like lightning.
So the Circle of Inclemency too. A set group of eight, charged with ensuring the most rigorous set of order. Order without compromise, justice without bending. As eight is a number of power for the forces of Chaos, the number eight also figures into the machine logics of the Necrontyr. Whether coincidence or cosmic convergence, the Necrons themselves have a Court of Eight Judges.
Judges in the Necron hierarchy are all Nobles, the circle assembled from across segments of the diverse Dynasties, charged with keeping order between various dynastic agents. In order to do that, they themselves have to maintain sufficient fighting forces to enforce the decisions of the Court. As such, this “Circle of Inclemency” (as there is rarely room for failure or mercy) maintains a standing and awoken force, and as such is often the first to be involved in various conflicts, either to support Dynasties against external threats or to wage punitive war against a Dynasty itself.
The actual council of judges who sits on the Circle of Inclemency is shrouded in some mystery, as a functioning triad of judge-nobles remain active at a given time while others may or may not be active or present temporally at any one meeting–and thus their positions may or not be reflected in the decision space. More than a few Crypteks devote serious predictive calculation powers to understanding the politics of the Circle–similar to the way that ancient Terran scholars focused on the politics of Merica conducted their considerations:
More to follow on what those end up looking like as I get clearer on what personas I’ll have filling these roles. But wanted to demonstrate what I’m working on with the Necrons side of things alongside the Night Lords aims that I’ve done recently. Trying to be comfortable building and working on both armies, rather than devoting to just one. We’ll see how that goes!
It wouldn’t be a good update if I didn’t have some more painting to show and share. I’ve completed another 10 Warriors for my force, as well as a Doom Scythe. I got a light box to photograph with, but honestly I’m not as keen with the photos on it as I am with other ways of photographing–so far. Will keep experimenting.
And a quick Marvel update just because I’m here. Completed Thanos and Wasp. And can definitely see that my prior set-up for photos works better than the blue backdrop light box I used on these Necron shots! Will have to re-photo the Doom Scythe at least.
Miniature Painting Goals 2021 – Totals so Far
40k Power Points Painted 232/365
Marvel Crisis Protocol Miniatures Painted 10/12
The Dark Muse 