Thursday, March 27, 2025

Trench Crusade Warband: Sisters of the Sable Geisslerlieder



     So I have become absolutely fixated upon Trench Crusade. Maybe it is the aesthetics, maybe it is the fact that I'm a huge WWI fan (Second Yrpes shout-out!), but the game has absolutely caught my interest. I've made some war bands, and because this is my blog, I'm going to post them here. The first of the three are some grieving flagellant nuns.

Sisters of the Sable Geisslerlieder


     Flagellation is considered something of a controversial subject in the Church. Never officially sanctioned, even during the dark days of the Black Grail’s push into Western Europe, Flagellants nonetheless were, and are, still seen as divinely inspired by many of the faithful in the regions from which they hail. The Sisters of the Sable Geisslerlieder are a typical, if somewhat extreme, example of the streak of flagellant-influenced Beghardism which is most commonly encountered in the Low Countries. With membership arising primarily from war-widows or, the surviving wives, daughters, and mothers of those taken or killed in Heretic Naval raids upon the coast, Sableites dress in mourning clothes until their dying days. Beyond their distinctive dress, the lay order is known also for their wailing battle cries and blood-drenched initiatory and pre-battle rituals.


     The Sableites lack any official sanction, but their status as sympathetic and mournful figures has won them many supporters across the Netherlands and beyond. Many Sable Sisters travel from thew Low Countries to bring the fight to the Heretics and vent their wrath upon them in a more personal way. While a less prestigious organization would perhaps suffer accusations of blasphemy, it has been whispered that the title Saint Gwenaelle’s followers use for her may become one in fact when her inevitable martyrdom comes to pass. Led by the visions she sees in the sprays of her enemies blood, the would-be Saint leads her sisters to the only thing which matters to any of them now: Vengeance.



Unit Type

Name

Equipment

Cost

War Prophet

Saint Gwenaelle

Semi-Automatic Rifle (15), Flail (5), Trench Club (3), Holy Icon Armor (30), Gas Mask (5)

138

Castigator

Sister Superior Bernadette

Zealot Strength (5), Punt Gun (20), Great Hammer (10), Trench Club (3), Holy Icon Armor (30), Gas Mask (5)

123

Stigmatic Nun 1

Blessed Sister Liselott

Anti-Tank Hammer (30), War Cross (5), Standard Armor (15)

100

Stigmatic Nun 2

Blessed Sister Madelief

Anti-Tank Hammer (30), War Cross (5), Standard Armor (15)

100

Pilgrim 1

Sister Dineke

Flail (5), Musician’s Instrument (15)

55

Pilgrim 2

Sister Annalies

Wrath of God (15), Flail (5), Trench Club (3)

57

Pilgrim 3

Sister Thea

Flail (5), Trench Club (3), War Cross (5)

42

Pilgrim 4

Sister Carolien

Flail (5), Trench Club (3), War Cross (5)

42

Pilgrim 5

Sister Marysa

Flail (5), Trench Club (3), War Cross (5)

42



Colors:


  • Armor: Gunmetal/Flesh

  • Primary: Black

  • Secondary: Crimson

  • Highlight: Brass

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