Lechetern - My Great Unclean One

To kickstart this blog, here is a picture of the warlord of my Chaos Daemons army. Meet Lechetern, my very own home made Great Unclean One. I was inspired by a Beast of Nurgle illustration in the previous Warhammer Armies: Daemons of Chaos book - the one that had a High Elf warrior in his grasp.

This guy was shaped by foil and sculpted with green stuff. Numerous Chaos Spawn parts were added. His head was shaped by the Zombie Dragon head and the mid-horn is a part from the Arachnarok Spider kit (which was used for another Great Unclean One).

Needless to say, I love the Great Unclean One. He no longer benefits from Eternal Warrior or Feel No Pain as starting Universal Special Rules (USR) but he is still a tough beast to bring down. At Toughness 7 and 6 wounds and with access to the Biomancy powers he is tough to bring down. Beware of Fleshbane and Poisoned Weapons though (especially Dark Eldar Kabalite Warriors on Raiders).

I prefer to give him two Greater Rewards - the best combination I have gotten so far is Feel No Pain (4+) and Dark Blessing (rerolling failed Invulnerable Saves). Not to mention one turn in this game I rolled the Warp Storm result that grants +1 to Invulnerable Saves.

Here's a little background information I have written for Lechetern:

Lechetern is a Great Unclean One who evolved from one of the bitterest Beasts of Nurgle.

His enthusiastic and cheerful demeanour endured for centuries, despite being banished time and again by a long line of ingrates. But his optimism that he would find the perfect playmate that could appreciate the vast scope of diseases he unknowingly secreted slowly waned. After wallowing in grief that could bring any mortal into a coma, Father Nurgle took pity upon this despondent creature.

Lechetern was remade not in the rotund form most Great Unclean Ones took, but as a larger and more menacing form of what he used to be. While he retained his optimism and enthusiasm, they now serve a darker purpose as he has been gifted with a malign intellect.

He now has a keen awareness of the diseases he secretes and an unspeakable desire to bestow them, knowing how much suffering and misery his gifts can cause. With spite he spreads these gifts and this is no less favourable in the eyes of the Plague Lord, as they are visited upon one planet and dimension after another.

Some have mistaken him for a diseased dragon erupting from an oversized potato, but their perceptions did not last long before he swallowed them whole, condemning them to an eternity of purification within his bowels.

While he welcomes the aid of all servants of his Father, he is especially kindred spirits with the Rot Flies and Beasts of Nurgle.

His malice has attracted Daemons of Khorne, who follow him knowing there will be much blood spilled and many skulls harvested. This suits him well as he takes a keen interest in the war machines of the Blood God, especially the Skull Cannons as they hammer upon those who would most likely interfere with his plans.

Blood and skulls, no matter how blighted and corrupted, are still blood and skulls. However, it is not uncommon for Lechetern to have to kill his Khornate servants as they attempt to plunder the half-digested skulls from the bellies of Rot Flies and Beasts of Nurgle. Still, the ways of Chaos have allowed such incidents to be overlooked.