Narrative: Ambush in the Forest

A hiss of tortured metal tore through the evening air, its echoes lingering for longer than it should. Higgs knew, one of his men would not be returning. Not in any recognizable manner, at least. He risked a glance out into the void that was the coming night. Shapes fluttered in the periphery, restless shadows unnatural in their movements. A pale face blossomed from the night, its skin devoid of flesh. Witch light fluttered and danced amidst empty eye sockets. Clutched within skeletal hands was a cruel scythe, blade covered in the ichor of the recently departed. The creature's mouth opened, and silence overtook the forest. Then came the rest. 

This is the first post in a series where I present a diorama piece based on Silverlight lore. Here we have the brave men of Heldenmarch defending against a Ravenmarch incursion, gheists from the White Lady's court come to claim what they believe to be theirs. A contingent of halberdiers, led by a captain with banner (counts as general on foot) guard a rocket battery that has been abandoned by its crew. They are attacked by a Cairn Wraith and its chainrasp entourage.

The diorama itself is composed of several scratch built terrain pieces, a tree from the old Citadel Woods kit, and a vinyl mat from Mats by Mars.

Let me know if this type of content is appreciated and any changes that would make it better.  Eventually I plan to add rules to these kind of posts to make it possible to fight the same battles or use the locales in my lore, so keep an eye out for those as well!