Primeval Abyssian : Cascadian and Masters of Unlife metal masters!

Thanks very much to Ed Fortae of Troll Forged miniatures - I got some of the metal masters I need to get going on these two factions.

Cascadian metal masters being made..

Here are some of the metal masters of hte cascadian miniature. they will likely need repair work to make them more like the original green.

Primeval Abyssian - Faction Overview

Here is the current and updated 2014 Faction list :

Adrifell -

The long extinct Adrifell are the creators of the Etherium Universe. As their own universe was nearing it's natural end into the heat death phase, the Adrifell built an enourmous Hadron Collider that could create a custom God Particle which would give birth to an artificial universe that they could live in. They suceeded, but the Etherium was an imperfect entity with many faults. Relics of Adrifell Civilization can be found all throughout the Etherium on thousands of worlds.

Karuthrax -

The karuthrax were the First Error to emerge within the Etherium Universe after it's Hadron Collider birth, a Universe that was never meant to evolve it's own lifeforms, somehow evolved a mass of sentient micro pocket-universes which have developed cosmic consciousness and have psychically linked themeselves together to form a culture of some sort. They fought a long war against the Adrifell, which resulted in both species eventual extinction, giving way to a new age with less powerful species.

Tolathians -

The realm of the Tolathians is a large, cell based commune empire that is overseen by the Thane of Tol. Tolathians are a mystical, powerfull, wise and elemental species which believe in traits such as fairness and loyality. They often protect and defend the weaker species and ally with the Iaethien and Cascadians to name but a few. 

Luuran -

The Luuran are a species of religious zealots, corrupted by fallen Karuthrax and Adrifell technology - they have become a nemesis to the Etherium, reaching their talons into other species, launching crusades of faith, becoming an enemy of logic, reason and science. The Luuran's imperialist ways have earnt them a terrible reputation across the Etherium.

Masters Of Unlife -

They are Anti-Life itself. From some ancient beyond imagining realm, beyond the sanity of space, time, dimension and reality - lies an anti-existence, a place no eye shall ever see. The place of Anti-Life itself, the dreaded Masters of Unlife come. The minions from the plain of Anti-Matter itself ; dreaded abominations which create swirling Black-Holes to explode into the reality of space in order to do nothing but wipe out all life for insideous reasons that which will never be known.

Cascadians -

The Cascadians are the servants of the living Time-Vortex. Each entity can co-exist with hundreds of it's own selves due to each inhabiting it's own time-bubble. They are masters of chrono based weaponry, guardians of past, present, future and allies to the Tolathians and Iaethlein.

Psylorthion Conflux -

The Conflux are a species of artificially created beings made from a strong resiliant metamaterial that is able to withstand extreme temperature and weathering, making them hardy and strong but with a fast decay-rate. The actual minds of the Conflux are sentient datastreams which live within singularities on planets called Anchorworlds. 

Iaethlein -

The Iaethlein are a species of Energy beings that inhabit hard-holographic armoured shells. A unique trait of the Iaethien is their empire which is a vast array of Dyson Spheres connected together into one enourmous cosmic circuit. A unique aspect of Iaethlein technology is how their brains work - they can partition a part of their holo-bodies and slow the light down to an almost static state, allowing complex arrays of signals and patterns to exist in order to create an advanced mind with mass-storage capacities beyond any organic beings.

Calixyren Syndicate -

The Calixyren Syndicate are a civilization based on one of the Adrifells strange cosmic equations. In effect, the Calixyren are a culture of living sentient mathematical formulae. Due to them being such a core component of the Etherium, they are highly guarded, cautious, defensive and isolationist.

Exorphiens -

The Exorphiens are a race of living paradoxes living in conjunction with each other - allowing each one to exist together. As such the empire is named the Exorphien Conjunction.

Quartoulians -

The Quartoulians are the remnants of a living reflection of a universe simulation discarded aeons ago by the Adrifell. The Adrifell did not expect their universe simulation to have a reflective shadow to it, but somehow once the simulation was disabled - the reflective shadow of it still remained and evolved. 

Halaedion Talons -

Evolving on the firey planet of Asaag, the Halaedion are the physical avatars of a vast magnetic pull between two enourmous worlds, that for whatever reason developed a consciousness, perhaps due to the complexity of the magnetic wave between both worlds. The magnetic wave was able to use it's pull to piece together automatons for itself that it could use to explore the Etherium and learn and discover it's purpose - and these became the Halaedion.

Ylataran Nexus -

The Feared Nexus are an immensely powerful species which have seemingly conquered millions of universes, converted the mass-energy of each and used it to increase the power of their own biological and quantum extra-reality. The Nexus seek to make themselves the masters of the "Existiverse", or outer-universal shell from which all other universes reside within, so as that they can break down the very walls of existence itself and see what lies beyond. They possess reality altering weaponry and ships which are dimensionally transcendental - allowing them to insert entire legions unknowingly into whole worlds and galaxies. They have now arrived in the Etherium.

Cascadian Ethercrafts

Cascadian Maps

PA Update

Been a while since I updated this thing. I have given sculpting a rest for the past month or so, and I'm just waiting for recasts of the Masters Of Unlife Abyssal Drone and Cascadian infantry so I can get back into it and get more units done, this is one of the main reasons I've given things a rest since I can't make much more progress until I get those recasts. 

I have however made significant progress with the Seeker Drone for the Masters Of unlife, so I thought id post a few pictures here and share the current state of this model.

It still needs quite a bit more work. It's been one of the more challenging models I've made - but I'm fairly happy with how it is looking so far.

Primeval Abyssian - Cascadian Time-Warden Sculpt finished

Finally finished the Cascadian master-sculpt, and managed to get better photos of it.

This is the finished model I'll be sending off soon.

Here is a slightly older version of it (before i finished the pistol) but I wanted to post it too as it had some different angles of the model :

And finally a Biography to see what all those weird bits actually do :

I'll be sending this model off to Troll Forged next week to get the recasts I need to make the majority of the Cascadian units. Really can't wait to get to work on this faction as they are one of my own personal favourites.

Primeval Abyssian - The Cascadians

First post of the new year and I have a special preview of one of the new races - the Cascadians. They are perhaps one of the most abstract/weirdest designs I've come up with but still in my "style" of thin and wirey asymmetrical sillohettes! I am really happy with it though. For those that do not know about the Cascadians, they a type of sentient/intelligent anti-body created by the Time vortex within the Ether itself - so I guess they are like cooler versions of Time Lords.

Primeval Abyssian - The Faction Breakdown!

Here is a brief Overview of the ten factions that make up my up and coming wargame Primeval Abyssian. It's been a while since I posted any fluff, so hopefully this will give people a stronger idea of what to expect and the variety of the factions!

Races Of The Etherium

Tolathians :

Tolathians are an elemental race based around the elements of thunder, lightning, clouds and storms. They have a society that is a mix of Nomadic and Marxist elements allthough they do have an overlord, the Thane of Tol. They use cloud shaping as a long-range communication method, while their actual mouths work a little like advanced Tesla-coils, with each tooth discharging electrical energy to make a different frequency. Tolathians planets are stormformed - so they have a constant supply of lightning to feed them and keep them charged up. Their bodies look deceptively frail because they are very thin and wirey, but they are one of the toughest races of the Etherium.

Cascadians : 

The Cascadians are a time-manipulating species able to co-exist with millions of their own copies that exist in slightly different time-streams. Governed by the sentient time-vortex itself, the Cascadians are the guardians of time and uphold the laws of defending the Vortex and time-streams from any and all that would dare corrupt it.

Iaethlein :

The Iaethlein are a race of noble energy beings that use hard-holographic technology to defend themselves from the perils of the Ether. Their bodies are permenantly contained within a hard holographic armoured shell to protect their fragile energy bodies. Their realm of space is a collection of stars linked together through holo-roads which make up a larger Circuit. 

Prymarsiam Dominion : 

The Prymarsiam Dominion consists of a triangular area of Etherspace, within this area lives two aquatic species the Pryark and Marsiarm. The Pryark are a leech-like elemental species of Aquamancers able to control water as a weapon - they are the governers of the dominion and order any outsiders that dare to enter the dominion be destroyed. The Marsiam are a bionic jellyfish-like species - low on intelligence but tough and capable in battle. The Marsiam are excellent footsoldiers and police within the Dominion - together the two races form a highly militant force capable of destroying any who enter their boundries.

Jequerita : 

The Jequerita are an aggressive re-foliating plant species that spread through the ether using Ether-seeds. When a Seed reaches a planetary body it will grow into Jequerita plants which detach themselves and spread smaller seeds to spread over the planet. The Jequerita can control native plants and foilage. They are a scourge upon the Ether, however they have a low intelligence and tend to act purely on instinct.

Luuran : 

Lead by the High-Seclorums, the cthulhoid elphantine Luuran are a zealous religious species which wish only to convert the Ethers races under one God, known by outsiders as the All-Seeing-Eye and one unified Realm. The Luuran send out fleets of ships to save neighbour species from invaders - only to take them over themselves under the watchfull eye of the Luuran. Those that join the Luuran are gifted by the Sect-Tome Keepers many secrets and revelations of the Ether - as well as permenent defensive forces to ensure their safety.

Axon Synapse : 

The Axon Synapse are a super-intelligent race of disembodied brain aliens which use mechanical spinal-chord suits to move about freely. While the Synapse are incredibly intelligent, they are also insanely paranoid and obsessed with the pursuit of knowledge to the detriment of other races. The paranoia of the Synapse has also lead to the Axons becoming a highly isolationist species - however given the nature of their pursuit of knowledge, it is not uncommon to see Axon Nerve-Fleets investigating other worlds and civilizations.

Masters Of Unlife :

From the hidden Necroverse, a shadowy graveyard dimension - the Masters Of Unlife seek only to elliminate life in all it's forms. The Masters discovered the Ether by accident, when an alien race opened a rift between the Ether and Necroverse - allowing the Masters of Unlife to continously send their Abyssal Drone hordes into the Etherspace safely. Many wars have occured since they have entered the Ether, and it has taken the combined strengths of many other species to ensure the Masters Of Unlife are kept at bay.

Ylataran Nexus :

An Extra-dimensional threat from beyond. The Nexus are a race of organic aliens who have dimensionally transcendental technology built into everything including themselves. They have in the past destroyed entire universes and dimensions - and now they have discovered the Etherium. The Nexus infilitrate planets easily using drop-pods that contain entire armies inside the larger interiors - they convert the planets into sickly yellow organic globes similar to that of their own forms and technology.

Ekimmu : 

The Ekimmu are a powerful and ancient species of Wind-based entities that live off the lifeforce of others. The Ekimmu rage across Etherspace in powerful fleets, their vampiric war-machines and cruel infantry scouring any civilization they discover. It is said the Ekimmu are the accidently created warriors of the Lumenenion, a deadly race of alien spriits who in their fleshforms once built the mightiest war engines and weapons in the entire Ether - only to be destroyed by that which they created. The relationship between Lumenenion and Ekimmu is unclear but this deadly civilization should be avoided at all costs.

Primeval Abyssian - misc updates!

Got some more updates for you guys who are following the progress of Primeval Abyssian today.

Firstly, they'll be three initial releases instead of the previous two!

Tolathians and Luuran get their first-waves (each having 4 of their 10 miniatures) but we'ere also including the first wave of the Masters Of Unlife too! giving the game a larger starting-base! the plan for 2012 will see the second-waves completing their lines - as well as two more of the factions including the aggressive refoliating plant race the Jequerita and the Time-manipulating Cascadians! Also, if you think 10 unit's per race is too low - then don't worry, they'll plenty more once all of the factions get their core units done!

As a bonus, here's a work in progress shot of the Cascadian master-model :

Primeval Abyssian - Introducing the Cascadians !

The Cascadians

From the Vortex worlds comes a new threat to the enemies of the Ether, the servants of Time itself - the Cascadians. Only recently appearing from planets that have seemingly appeared out of nowhere - the Cascadians launch assaults on the corrupt races such as the masters of unlife and Ylataran Nexus. These new defenders of the Ether are merciless, ruthless and have nothing but contempt for those that may corrupt the Etherium - past, present and future.

In the Ether - time runs differently for the Vortex of Time itself is as sentient and alive as any of the species of the Ether. The vortex itself is much like a river with time flowing in all directions; to an outsider this anomoly would cause confusion at the least, and complete insanity at most. The Vortex at some unknown point decided it needed agents to ensure the chrono-stability of the Ether and stabilise and fix itself or ensure events came out in it's favour - as the Vortex does surely have a sense of self-preservation.

In the beginning The Vortex ensured events would occur that would allow the genesis of a new Ether-species, the Cascadians. This species would evolve to be directly connected and tapped into the energies of the Vortex itself giving them a mastery of Time and allowing them to be free-agents of the Vortex. The Vortex designed a world out of the chrono-energies and this world was such that it would allow the co-existence of millions of different and unique time-lines that could exist in a perfect harmony. As such where one Cascadian was born, millions followed. Every Cascadian was simply the same entity co-existing as millions of seperate time-lines across the convuluted dimensions of the homeworld. After these events transpired they were perfectly designed beyond even the Vortex's own expectations; the scalpel precision of their minds, bodies, culture and civilization made them both perfect agents and perfect soldiers of Time.

As events transpired against Time itself, the Vortex would use it's ability of co-existence further to allow the homeworld to  exist across time and space in dimensional-bubbles, this meant that dozens of Cascadia's existed at vital points in space and time, appearing when needed to perform duties to preserve the Time-lines. At current, it is thought that fifty or so Cascadias exist across the Etherium - many right near hot-spots of anti-chrono areas such as the anti-matter worlds of the 3rd Masters Of Unlife systium and the Nexus worlds of Orbilite. To the other protectors of the Ether - these worlds have become known as the Guardian Worlds and many races such as the Tolathians and Iaethlein who see the importance of such a race have gladly allied themselves with the Cascadians to ensure chrono-stability.

Procreation for the Cascadians was an advanced process that followed in the homeworld's system of birthing. The Cascadians were allowed a new time-line to be born from the Cascadian template, each time-line co-existing in perfect harmony due to their inner-biology formed from the energies of the time vortex itself. To allow the co-existence, the Vortex created the flesh and sinew of the Cascadians from a chrono-material that acts as a living time-bubble, effectively shielding each other against the effect of them living beside each other.

Cascadians have thin, wirey and tall bodies - a common appearance to Etherium races. One of the most unique features of their bodies are that they have three eyes on the rounded head - each one seeing a different time-stream. The top eye see's the present, the bottom left see's the past and the bottom right see's the future. This special temporal-sight allows the individual Cascadian to survive, however - since they are all effectively living time-bubbles, they cannot see how events can pertain together as they cannot communicate with each other effectively - this can cloud the possibilities, and can make for their greatest weakness.