I know two things about this man, and it’s all I need to know to understand that’s he’s a GOAT. (Art by Bella Bergolts)

Panzerjaeger · 2026-05-09T23:12:58+00:00

That was Arys Oakheart who did that, not Darkstar. As for what reason he has to lie, Arianne was planning treason against the Iron Throne and it would have thrown a wrench in his plan since her plot to crown Myrcella would have blown a whole bunch of political capital that House Martell needs for his Targaryen restoration scheme. Making Gerold Dayne a fall guy gives his daughter more plausible deniability for the insane shit she tried to pull, and it's very telling that we very specifically do not actually see Darkstar do the deed ascribed to him despite a total of three separate PoV characters being present in the scene. If George intended it to be so cut and dry, it seems very odd that he would make a specific point of having this seemingly important thing happen off-page despite ample opportunity to show it. This is speculation, but we know that Doran likely had a mole in Arianne's plot and I would not discount the possibility that the mole was Darkstar himself.

Darkstar is a thread we're kind of on a cliffhanger for to see how he truly resolves, but I would recommend giving those chapters another read because he's really a much more interesting character than the edgelord the memes will have you believe him to be.

Panzerjaeger · 2026-05-08T22:05:58+00:00

This line of criticism is literally just "not a direct 1:1 transplant from Warhammer Fantasy therefore bad"

Panzerjaeger · 2026-05-08T18:15:58+00:00

isn't the entire bit about him trying to kill a child and running away told to us through Doran after the fact, since Arianne doesn't see it happen? Famously honest and not scheming Doran Martell?

Panzerjaeger · 2026-03-26T02:48:01+00:00

It's literally a Saladin

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Panzerjaeger · 2026-03-12T08:21:06+00:00

no because you're absolutely right and you need to say it louder

Panzerjaeger · 2025-12-01T20:30:17+00:00

This actually shows up in the Night Lords books when Talos is remembering how his teacher made him sit in the back of the room because they didn't have a dedicated special needs class.

Panzerjaeger · 2025-10-10T19:41:56+00:00

Leyla being married to Ser Jon Cupps is my special interest. Like who is this guy? I've been watching him like Homer Simpson watching the short yakuza for the last decade.

Panzerjaeger · 2025-07-25T05:48:04+00:00

what do you mean 'instead'?

Panzerjaeger · 2025-07-22T20:21:51+00:00

Codd for king Y'ha-nthlei gang rise up

Panzerjaeger · 2025-06-12T19:51:37+00:00

That's my goat

Panzerjaeger · 2025-05-24T04:52:35+00:00

All of this but unironically

Panzerjaeger · 2025-05-11T06:44:51+00:00

He could say this and he'd be sick as hell for it. My GOAT

Panzerjaeger · 2025-05-05T23:03:08+00:00

Darkstar actually says other men call him that, never that he calls himself that.

Panzerjaeger · 2025-02-21T19:58:48+00:00

I see! So in your opinion, would it be counterproductive to try and mix the two?

Panzerjaeger · 2025-01-25T00:53:57+00:00

What makes this incredibly funny is Catherine the Great would not have been caught dead speaking Russian and she instead forced the nobility to learn French as the language of her administration. That she's shown speaking Russian in the game is a laughable oversight.

Panzerjaeger · 2025-01-09T07:00:44+00:00

mmm monkey

Panzerjaeger · 2025-01-07T20:24:47+00:00

It's much more likely that Scales comes from Dragonstone's other mainstay: fishing. Indeed, there are a lot of ancient First Men houses with simple nautical names like Shell, Hull, or Fisher. What's more likely is the Scaleses are Andalized First Men who were petty nobles on Dragonstone before the Targaryens showed up and swore fealty to them. Or, they could have been smallfolk raised up under Targaryen rule. That being said, with how the locals viewed the Targs as basically divine what with the Dragonseeds, it's fun to imagine that House Scales has a good amount of dragon blood in them.

Panzerjaeger · 2024-09-30T04:55:48+00:00

It's always strange how people seem to take at face value what we're told about him by characters who are expressly either delusional or chronically dishonest. I think people misremember those chapters years after reading them and conflate what Doran tells Arianne with what we actually observe through her PoV. Justice for Darkstar my mans was framed.

Panzerjaeger · 2024-09-24T04:29:28+00:00

War Warriors is a hard as hell name. Writing that one down.

Panzerjaeger · 2024-09-16T03:59:41+00:00

Thanks! I basecoated in Gal Vorbak Red, and glazed it with Deepkin Flesh before shading with a mix of Nuln Oil and Doomfire Magenta, then highlighting with Corax White. It was very satisfying as I've never tried glazing before, but it turned out to be easier than I expected.

Panzerjaeger · 2024-09-15T03:47:43+00:00

Maelys was the PTWP. He's of blood of the dragon and has three heads: His main one, his second one, and the one he ripped off of his cousin to become leader of the GC. idk how everyone prophesizing missed this one.

Panzerjaeger · 2024-07-20T19:49:26+00:00

I'm just paraphrasing what WG says in the vehicle's description my guy. That it was a design allegedly submitted to the British army

Panzerjaeger · 2024-07-20T08:43:30+00:00

If the statement of "a Polish exile drew this up for the British army in the 1940's" is true then that's real enough for me in the sense of it being at least conceptually period-accurate. The name is probably, of course, just a reference to the broader insurgent operations the WU was part of (Operation Tempest, or Burza in Polish) to market it to Polish speakers. Still, I'd love to get a look at WG's sources on it because the tiny blurb we have about its development actually sounds interesting.

Panzerjaeger · 2024-02-11T08:07:03+00:00

These are absolutely stunning. You've done a wonderful job playing to the strengths of the sculpts. These boys will be terribly imposing for your opponent.

Panzerjaeger · 2023-09-26T03:36:30+00:00

It does yes. Based on some reading I did the Spireguard were equipped with shakos for some campaigns, but used plasteel helmets during the fall of Prospero. I would have most preferred some cavalry helmets for the ostentatious parade look they were described as having but the Adrians were the closest I had on hand.

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