🐉 Paladins of Light against the Red Dragonborns - January 2025 Release Video ❤️‍🔥

Hello everyone,

First of all, we wish you the very best for this holiday season and the upcoming new year. We hope you’ve been able to enjoy this time with those closest to you. May this new year bring you many opportunities for gaming, painting, and adventures.

To kick off the year, we’re doing something that has been requested over and over again. Actually, we’re doing two things that you’ve been asking for repeatedly.

Paladins

First, more paladins. Our Paladins of Light release remains one of our most popular collections and continues to sell extremely well today. Many of you have been asking for a follow-up to this release.

To be fair, we’ve already created additional paladins that have appeared in various other collections. For example, last year’s Christmas release with Goblins or the release where Paladins battled Chaos.

This time, we wanted to provide something that would allow you to complete your army—or at least significantly expand it—with many new units that were missing until now. These include a chariot and large mounted creatures.

Dragonborn

Additionally, we always receive requests for more dragons. Paladin, of course, provided the perfect opportunity to create characters mounted on dragons. But dragons aren’t the only thing you’ve been asking for. For a long time, you’ve wanted us to create dragonborn for your dragon-themed games.

I have to be honest: I had never been fully inspired by this theme. In general, I found the typical illustrations of these characters lackluster and, frankly, devoid of character. That’s been one of the main reasons why I hadn’t tackled this theme until now.

However, given how persistent you’ve been about dragonborn, I decided to take a more serious look at the idea. I worked with the team to create a stronger, more compelling vision for these dragon-like humanoids than what we usually see. I wanted them to have more presence, more intensity, and more personality.

The challenge, when you don’t rely on pre-existing models or well-established references, is that it requires much more research and experimentation. Some of the characters in this release gave us a lot of trouble, but in the end, I’m really happy with what we achieved 🙂

I find these dragon-men particularly menacing and intense. For this first foray into dragonborn, I chose red dragons because of their inherently evil nature, which contrasts beautifully with the paladins.

If you’re a Dungeons & Dragons player, you’ll notice that the paladins have metallic dragons associated with good, while the dragonborn are unmistakably evil.

Here, you’ll find everything you need to create classic dragonborn, but I wanted these dragon-men to be more versatile. That’s why I’ve also included versions of these characters with wings and tails. This gives you the option to use them as Draconians or to create exceptional characters for your dragonborn. You could even field them as a demonic army if you’re more into wargaming.

Draconians

In truth, Draconians hold a special place in my heart because, many years ago, I was the game master for the original Dragonlance campaign when it was first released. It was the first time Dungeons & Dragons launched such an ambitious project, featuring a line of miniatures, novels, and a phenomenal amount of illustrations—all centered around an official campaign.

Just as many of you seem to be today, I was captivated by this universe that showcased a multitude of dragons and dragon-related humanoid characters. Playing through this campaign felt like being immersed in an American blockbuster where the adventurers were the heroes. To make their experience even more immersive, I had created hundreds of floor plans and dioramas for the key moments of the adventure. I even composed and recorded music, like an original film score.

Every time my players heard the beginning of the draconian theme, with its ominous percussion beats, the atmosphere around the table was pure terror—no exceptions.

So, of course, today I couldn’t create dragon-men without making them equally usable as draconians.

A Perfect Clash

In the end, I think the clash between these two armies is absolutely perfect. They could easily form the basis of a new wargame starter set or serve as the foundation for a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

I hope these characters inspire you and make you want to start new games and get your paint brushes out!

And finally, as always, we’re eager to hear your feedback. We can’t wait to find out which characters are your favorites, which pieces you’re planning to print first, and how you intend to use them in your various adventures and games.

Once again, the whole team wishes you a wonderful holiday season, and we’ll see you again very soon!

- Benoit