Inquisitor Oblivi'Anna and her Retinue

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She looks so much better under natural light!

Young Anna started life as an orphan in the hands one of the Imperium's many Schola Progeniums. Unlike most children suffering thru this misery of a childhood, Anna took to the Schola's religious teachings with an unparalleled zeal. Originally singled out for a transfer to an Adeptus Sororitas convent, Anna was enroute aboard a Sororitas vessel when Inquisitor [REDACTED], also a passenger, instead took her into his service as a pupil. Protesting this move though not willing to countermand the Inquisitor's request, the Sororitas crew relented and Anna's life of Imperial servitude took a significant turn. 

I'm quite certain that the blood coating the chainblade's teeth
is 'baked on' at this point.

Rising over the course of years from simple (if fanatical) grunt, on up to interrogator, and eventually an inquisitor in her own right, Anna has more or less left a scorched trail of heretical (and collateral) damage from one end of the Imperium to the other (prompting her colleagues to dub her 'Oblivi'Anna', a name she took to enthusiastically much to their chagrin). Less than subtle in her ways, she is nonetheless effective in the rooting out of heretics and the cults they foment.

If I recall correctly, originally there was a book clipped to her belt. I have no recollection as to why I removed it way back when, but not wanting to leave the area blank, I opted for an Inquisitorial 'tramp stamp' decal on her backside.

Of course any inquisitor worth their salt has assembled a quirky retinue of misfits who aid and abet their Mistresse/Master both in the hunting down of and later interrogation/execution their quarries. The following details Oblivi'Anna's own little band of henchmen:

Heh, from this angle his bolt pistol looks as if its almost as big as his boltgun!

First up: Hensley. Something of a heretic in his own right, Hensley's knowledge of the criminal underworld's 'mentality' has enabled Hensley to not only survive, but indeed he even outlived Inquisitor Themis herself, who originally took him (forcibly) into her service. Unfortunately he wasn't the only survivor of Kill Team Themis, and rather than slip the Inquisitorial yoke, he was instead assigned into Oblivi'Anna's 'care'.

He's as heavily armed as he disheveled in appearance.

Hensley has simply been rebased with a bolter added to it as well. Like most of the rest of his kit, it is strewn haphazardly at his feet.

This poor bastard has been waiting in line to be repainted for years now! No idea where I got the dog bit from though.

Second is: Ekon*.  Whilst that original mini is long gone, I've always liked the name, though I wasn't much of a fan of that conversion. Conveniently though, I've had this Catachan Lt. hanging around unpainted for quite sometime. Lacking a suitable 'army', he's perfect for an inquisitorial retinue. On his base is the retinue's attack dog & mascot 'Mongrel' (though the dog is likely of purer breeding stock than any of the humans around him...) .

He'll make a note of that skull and forward the Ork's presence on to the Ordo Xenos. 

Next up: Kudzu. This is an old Dwarf sniper is the lone survivor of my old Warhammer Dwarf army. His old paint job has been touched up along with rebasing. The old, tattered 'ghillie suit' was reflocked in a few spots as well. Whilst less than effective in their current, semi-desert environment, this half-blind little bastard honestly can't tell the difference. Kudzu's backstory:

Born into a mercenary's life, Kudzu wasn't anywhere near the Squat home worlds when they were lost to the Great Devourer. Unlike most surviving Squats, Kudzu never felt any shame and guilt about this. Having neither never seen said worlds, nor ever receiving a paycheck to defend them. 

Wait! Wait-ah yes! I do think I see something...um...well maybe.

Eventually he found his was into Inquisitorial service in the employ of Ordo Hereticus' 'Inquisitor Kemp. Kudzu was the only survivor of Kemp's retinue whilst they were investigating, and later combating a newly discovered Hrud infestation. Kudzu however did not survive unscathed.

Since then, the cantankerous Squat often complains about his ravaged physique following his Hrud encounter. Bitter at having a body that is aged well beyond his years, he oft laments that he is as weak as his human compatriots (much to their collective annoyance). Likewise, whilst he once served as a quite deadly sniper armed with his superiorly hand-crafted Squat rifle, Kudzu is now near-sighted to the point of virtual blindness. 

Indeed, he does resemble a shrub with a very thorny disposition...

Refusing 'human grade' optical bionics and despite mounting the most powerful scope he could find atop his rifle, he can't even see (much less hit) targets within mere bolter range. 

I didn't want him to be just another bolter grunt, Kudzu instead serves as a 'counts as' Acolyte with hot-shot lasgun. The effects of the Hrud's entropic effects explains why his stats are no better than the standard humans around him.

Originally, I had posted that I was also going to paint up a 'counts as' Jokaero mini, however the 9th ed detachment building mechanics have essentially made it a redundant model (unless I fielded a vanguard detachment and made every acolyte an individual elite choice to make the required minimum which is dumb). As it is, Oblivi'Anna will take up a no force of slot and her retinue will be an attached auxiliary support detachment that quite honestly isn't worth the -2CP (but I'll field them anyways). Thusly, the platypus has wandered off to join the Fem Fa'Tau and will be appearing within their ranks in a future post (that said, it is however now fully painted).

Ready to cleanse the Steppes of the Appalachian Subsector of any and all heretics!

So there you have it. Oblivi'Anna and her retinue, ready to purge with bolter and blade (and not just a little bit of purifying flame). Many thanks to Neverness for hosting his first (annual?) Inquisitorial Conclave Challenge!

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*The 'Little Big Ekon' is a state forest I used to frequent when I lived in Florida 20+ years ago.