⭐🦗 Mortenburg Chronicles: Hive of the Wa'Kura Termigants - November 2024 Release Video 🦗⭐

Dear Heroes Infinite Subscriber, 

This month’s release is something truly special! 

In fact, I’ve been planning this one for years, and judging by your messages and comments about future characters you’d like to see, it seems you’ve been thinking along similar lines: fantasy inspired by Africa. 

Many of you have long asked for a lineup inspired by African aesthetics and stories, something that steps outside the usual fantasy settings. 

At the start of this month, I dove into the project with the team, and I have to say, it’s been a rewarding challenge. 

A Unique Identity

One of my goals was to give this new people—the Wa’Kura—a unique identity, steering clear of predictable tropes. 

I didn’t want to simply give these African-inspired warriors lions or elephants as companions, even if that has its own undeniable appeal. No, I wanted to create something fresh and unseen. I hope we’ve achieved that with this release.

As I’ve mentioned with previous releases, every time we tackle a theme that stretches beyond our typical specialties, the entire team must work doubly hard to uphold the high standards of Heroes Infinite. 

This time, inspiration hit while researching the scenery. While looking through countless photos of African architecture, I noticed how some fortresses were built from dried mud, which immediately reminded me of towering termite mounds seen in the African savannas. 

That’s when the idea clicked. 

Instead of warriors mounted on lions or elephants, I envisioned them riding giant insects.

Fantasy AND Sci-Fi Creepy-crawlers

Like me, many of you are probably captivated by creatures like those in Alien, Starship Troopers, and other giant insectoid figures from fantasy and sci-fi. 

I instantly imagined these creatures with zebra-like patterns reminiscent of the savanna, and I knew we had a winning combination. 

One defining element in many African cultures is the tradition of embodying mythical, supernatural, or animal spirits, adopting their unique powers and traits. I thought it would be amazing for the Wa'Kura to draw on this tradition but with giant insects instead of the more familiar savanna animals. 

I immediately envisioned African-style masks with the stylized skull of an Alien-like insect, warriors wielding spears and swords crafted from chitinous fangs, or riding on formidable, chitinous, zebra-striped creatures. 

Suddenly, I knew we had something really intriguing and original—something I hadn’t seen before.

SAVE Mortenburg!

What made this idea even more compelling was the chance to pit this new people, the Wa'Kura, against a familiar force—the inhabitants of Mortenburg, who you may already know from our Mortenburg - Curse of the Plague City and the Undeads and Heroes of the Haunted City releases. 

This seemed the perfect opportunity to weave an adventure where the Mortenburgers, ever plagued by chaos, set out to a distant land, following the guidance of their mages, to find a fallen star that might be powerful enough to banish the infernal forces plaguing them. 

As I developed this story, it struck me that the fate of the Wa'Kura and the Mortenburgers would inevitably intertwine as the Mortenburgers sought their own salvation on Wa'Kura land.

How, I wondered, had a seemingly fragile human society survived facing these powerful giant ever hungry insects? 

That’s the true magic of the Wa'Kura—they’ve managed to establish a symbiotic bond with the Termigants, these mysterious insectoid creatures. 

But as you’ll soon discover, that bond is on the verge of unraveling.

Stay tuned for this:

I won’t give too much away, because with this unique release, we’ll be offering something brand new—a Dungeons & Dragons scenario that brings together these two cultures in an epic encounter. 

If you’re planning to join this adventure as an adventurer, I won’t spoil the story for you. But if you’re a game master or simply curious about the Wa'Kuras, I invite you to explore the mysteries of their culture and see how their fate entwines with that of the Mortenburgers.

You’ll find the full story in just a few days, in our next post. That’s when you’ll find out much more about the characters of this release, this adventure, and the unique culture of the Wa’Kura people..

In the meantime, be sure to SCROLL DOWN to discover the synopsis of this upcoming adventure.

I hope this release captivates you. 

I’m confident that our Sci-Fi fans will also find inspiration here by incorporating the fearsome Termigants into your wargaming campaigns. 

I also hope that this scenario and the descriptions of these characters inspire you to embark on new adventures with them, perhaps even venturing deeper into the world of the Wa'Kura. 

The entire team is incredibly proud of what we’ve created here—a project that pushed our creative limits once again.

When you discover these figurines today, they’ll seem effortlessly designed and entirely natural, but know that the work to develop their look was far more complex than it may first appear. 

Enjoy the release video, and be sure to KEEP reading below to discover the adventure synopsis!

🫵 It’s YOUR turn

We hope this release captures your imagination, and we look forward to hearing what you think:

Do you like the Wa’Kuras, the Termigants or the Mortenburgers better?
Do you like having a DnD scenario with each release?
Would you like to know more about the design process of that release?

As always, we’re eager to hear your thoughts. Let us know which figures are your favorites and how you plan to use them. 

And as always, we wish you a month filled with gaming and epic adventures!

Synopsis  (⚠️ spoiler alert for DnD Adventurers)

A group of adventurers from Mortenburg is recruited to join Lord Arbalest Valorborn and the Grand Mage Thalerion on a quest to recover a fallen star that landed in the distant lands of the Wa’Kura. 

According to Thalerion, this mystical star holds a power strong enough to repel the chaos threatening to destroy their city. 

However, upon arriving in Wa’Kura territory, they discover that its inhabitants live in symbiosis with enormous insects called Termigants. 

Their spiritual bond, maintained through rituals and prayers, allows the Wa’Kura and the Termigants to coexist peacefully. 

Yet, an unknown force is disrupting the Termigant Queen, weakening this symbiosis and endangering both the Wa’Kura people and the Mortenburg explorers. 

For nothing could withstand the onslaught of millions of giant insects populating the Hives of Wa’Kura lands…

Who’s Who in the Release

→ HEROES

• Queen M'Bisha of the Wa'Kura Tribe
• Sir Arbalest Valorborne
• Zuri, Wa’Kura Champion 
• Nkiruka, Voice of the Ancestors
• Thalerion, Celestial Grand Master
• Akora, the Sacred Hunter
• Nyasha, Voice of the Hive Spirits
• Umboko, Great Uburu of the Wa’Kura Tribe
• Zeliria Frey, Imperial Champion
  
  

→ TROOPS

• Twanka Warriors
• Swordmen Militia
• Xarmagaunt Riders
• Crossbow Militia
• Manka Jumpers
  
  

→ MONSTERS / VEHICLE

• Kunawaka, the Chosen One
• Sir Arbalest Valorborne on Great Steed
• Mortenburg Great Cannon
• Termigant Drakariax
  
  

→ CENTREPIECE

• Celestial Chariot
  
  

→ SCENERY

A stunning set featuring 

• huts and various additional constructions of the Wa’Kura people
• modular elements to build fortifications
• several Termigant scatter terrain elements