The June Byzantii

Miercenaries and Beastmasters! I've got some graphics sorted out for you all to drool over, including the first images of the BEASTMASTER beast, Estus the bicorniger...

MIERCENARY & SELL-SWORD

June's battle host is for the Byzantii Legio II Var, based around the incredible new legionarius contubernia, armed with spatha or pila, ably supported by the new centurion (Equitus Durio), option (Quintus Crito) and a totally new unit of gladiators riding lions. Yes, you read that right!

You'll get:

• Equitus Durio, Centurion on foot and on horse (bare head / helmed head; spatha / hasta; scutum / parma variants)

• Malus of Antioch, Magus Infernum Primus

• Fiery Malus, Magus Infernum Primus

• Quintus Crito, Option (bare head / helmed head; scutum / parma variants)

• Arcus Quintus, Option (bare head / helmed head variants)

• Agathae, Signifer (bare head / fiend helmed head variants)

• Con I Modius, Spatha Legionarius Contubernium (8x warriors)

• Con I Modius, Pila Legionarius Contubernium (8x warriors)

• Tor I Italus, Ballista Tormentum

• Lud I Crixus, Gladiator Ludus (3x warriors on foot)

• Lud I Crixus, Leo Gladiator Ludus (3x warriors on leonis)

Not shown in the image above is the leo gladiator unit, which we are very excited about; we won't have the final sculpts of those until mid-June, simply because I am on holiday for the first two weeks of the month. I should be able to show you the lions before then, however. Note that they are gladiators, not myrmillos or retiarii - they have shield, sword, manicle and helm.

Loyalty Reward

The loyalty reward is very special - it's Spartakus!

• Spartakus, Gladiator Primus on foot and on leonis (bare head / helmed head variants)

• Sia, Leonis of Kyrene

Rumours of the bare head looking a little like a certain film star are entirely true.

BEASTMASTER

The BEASTMASTER tier will get a lovely new Byzantii monster this month... Estus the bicorniger! Standing on a 110x60mm base, this giant rhino-beast is definitely not to be trifled with!