Sarpedon, king of Lykia for Ilium: A Game of Heroes

Over the last few weeks I have been very slowly working towards the completion of my fourth 'Trojan' contingent for Ilium: A Game of Heroes. This time round it is Sarpedon and his Lykians. All models are from Wargames Foundry Sea People's range. Indeed, they are all from the same pack!

Sarpedon got the royal treatment and I didn't hold back on the purple. Despite that, or perhaps aided by it, I can't shake the feeling that this model was based on an aging Australian surfie. I think its the goatie and the bare feet, but it smacks of my childhood...

The Lykian contingent includes Glaukos as a named promachos. Named promachoi have a slightly improved profile over regular promachoi and normally have a special rule. In the case of Glaukos, he has the Royal kinsman rule, meaning he takes over as the contingent's leader if Sarpedon fall. To make him out from the other promachoi, Glaukos got the same style of studded shield as Sarpedon, and a purple baldric.

The inclusion of a named promachos normally means that a contingent is a little smaller than normal. For the Lykians, that just leaves four more warriors. Just like the Lukka/Lykians mercenaries in my 6mm Minoan army, these chaps are wearing my parish colours of orange and black.