📜 Lore Fragment

“Even rot has rhythm. Even death deserves a dance.”

In the shadow of titans and gods, one Nurgling has claimed the stage. Clad in nothing but sass and pustule, he rides the shoulder of a Plague Marine Champion like a crowned fool—equal parts herald and havoc.

This is note about horror. It’s about personality in decay. It’s about how joy survives in the swamp, how comedy walks hand-in-hand with entropy.

🎨 Artistic Focus

• Format: Single model + scenic base (small study)
• Tone: Cheeky, expressive, animated
• Principles in Focus:
  • Movement – How the body arcs and poses draw the eye
  • Contrast – Between character tone (whimsy vs solemnity)
  • Unity & Variety – A base that feels alive, not cluttered

🎨 Colour + Texture Focus

• Sassy Nurgling:
  • Warm olive skin, subtle peach highlights, pin-prick eyes
  • Freehand toothy grin? Maybe a monocle made from wire?
  • Light source focused to bounce upward from below
• Plague Marine Champion:
  • Desaturated greens, crusted bronze, bone-flecked filth
  • Slightly leaning, “tired dad” posture. A foil to the Nurgling
• Base:
  • Cracked terrain with marshy mushrooms
  • Nurgling trail (muck, slime, foot stamps)
  • Overgrown flower breaking through decay – the bloom in the bloom

🖼️ Moodboard (In Progress)

• Pantomime poses
• Comedic grotesquery
• Fungal blossoms, cracked ceramic, laughing decay

🧠 Project Inspiration & Influences

• Studio Ghibli “gremlin energy” meets Warhammer rot
• Nurgling lore: Infectiously joyous, proud of their own messes
• Painting mentors: Alfonso “Banshee” for expressive mini faces
• Cartoon villain dynamics: sidekick steals the show