Miniatures to suggest what Malkioni look like (was Re: What do 2nd Age Seshnelans look like?)

From: Richard Hayes <richard_hayes29_at_VmPQrOxCT2uILkr4Nd5vlWJjbHZuLcyLF1qfBcHJzZPDTfhYJwK5iAuA_lXi>
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:51:30 +0000 (GMT)

Following on from this subject, there were some postings a few weeks ago about which miniature ranges people liked to use to represent Orlanthi. Some interesting suggestions came to light, including some for Lunars as well.  
So if people ditch the cliched Medieval imagery of Malkionism in the early 1990s, what kind of miniatures do people use to represent different kinds of Malkioni, such as:

Brithini
Vadeli
Ralians
Loskalmi
Rokari
Castle Coast
Pithdarans
Aeolians (Normans, to be a bit like Viking/Saxon Orlanthi, but different, more expensive and with heavy cavalry?); and Trader Princes
 
I am more into the Third Age than the Second Age, but I for one would welcome ideas on either (and on how the looks have changed)  
Also are there any features that people draw on in order to portray Ralian Orlanthi so they look different from Heortlings?  
Richard Hayes
 
--- On Thu, 24/2/11, Jeff <richaje_at_BHFRTKzqfVmkF88qw2H3BEn94tyWLJR4k5CCF3VsZKxVRA3AhFCe2Ab6EJGaQ4SS1OfdhVaMDGKS.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

From: Jeff <richaje_at_BHFRTKzqfVmkF88qw2H3BEn94tyWLJR4k5CCF3VsZKxVRA3AhFCe2Ab6EJGaQ4SS1OfdhVaMDGKS.yahoo.invalid> Subject: Re: What do 2nd Age Seshnelans look like? To: WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 24 February, 2011, 13:31

> I am just dealing with minor inroads into the Eastern Wilds of Ralios so I would guess they would use troops from Safelster?

Let's see, during Ilotas' reign, an army (including many soldiers from Jrustela) occupied Ralios. The MSE preferred to use mercenaries to occupy Ralios, as the locals were considered untrustworthy even two centuries after the defeat of the "Dark Empire". Clandestine Arkat cults and secret societies abound in Ralios, and there are vile pacts between the treacherous locals and barbarians and krjalk.

Or the new duke might hire other Orlanthi of Ralios to fight these Orlanthi of Ralios. So imagine a combination of Jrusteli soldiers, Ralian mercenary tribesfolk, and Seshnelan heavy cavalry. A pretty colorful bunch.

> What would they look like?
> In the past images have shown an Italian Renaissance look but I am not happy with that either,

Not at all! I don't think they look anything like a 15th or 16th century Italy.

> Do the MSE have any emblems, symbols or runes they would use predominately on banners, armour, shields, etc?

Plenty of bits of writing in the runic script of Western. The writing enscribes spells of battle, blessing, authority, and so forth. Most are taken directly from the Abiding Book.

Jeff

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