Creative Platypus 40k

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 La parvenue et un pas de deux.

Ballerinas make great Drukhari. Somehow, I can't just draw from references without imagining a story. I always preferred playing Aeldari, but exploring the darkness they came out of reminds me of just how rich the Warhammer 40k world has become over the past 40 years. I have no idea how to play or paint the Drukhari, but these soul pirates make a fascinating backdrop for their noble younger cousins. 

"And ye shall be as gods, making good and evil." 

"Bright the hawk's flight against the empty sky."

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