You're gonna hear me roar

A lovely figure from Alkemy, this lion letting out a mighty roar !

 

OK, no real connection to the Katy Perry hit, but I reckon if this draws 1% of Katy Perry fans to this blog, and 1% of them take up wargaming, well, that's it sorted out for the next generation.

 

Also, the real test of my paint job is : which photo did you spend more time looking at ?

 

Anyway, enough of that silliness, back to the painting.  I've made the lion a berserker.  In the terms of our Jungle Deep world, he willingly lets his ancient, raw, animal emotions take over, which in the case of a lion, drives him into a ferocious blood rage.

This is done, however, in conjunction with a magic-wielder (whom I have yet to paint).  The magician uses enchanted tattoos to channel forces which both provoke the loss of control, and contain it, giving up a part of him or herself during this melding of minds.  More on him later !

The trousers are pretty worn, but I wanted the sash to be in perfect condition, with a satiny sheen to it.  Not quite sure why just yet, it is perhaps an emblem of the berserkers, or maybe an item of clothing shared with the meld-mage.