Roman Dwarf Auxiliaries - Auxilia Cohort I Nanum Varadhorum

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Some time ago I decided to take my Roman Legion into the fantasy world partly inspired by the Naran armies of LotB https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=134976.msg1713905#msg1713905 and
http://www.naran.it/FantasyWars/Immagini/Battaglie/Legione_Orchi_02-01-2022/Battle.html

After looking for suitable figures I Chose the Oathmark Dwarf Infantry because they are wearing mail armour.  Unfortunately I did not realise that they are huge!  This shows a comparison with a Warlord Legionary and Auxiliary. 


The conversion is relatively simple - Warlord Roman Auxiliary heads substituted, Milliput beards added and my brother donated Republican Roman shields.  After converting several I realised that the beards  on certain poses were invisible behind the shields.  Ah well I know that they are there...

Background - I have started "back dating our Morval Earth set up to the ancient world from the Middle Ages. http://www.morvalearth.co.uk/me_brief_history.htm

Auxilia Cohort I Nanum Varadhorum (First Auxiliary Cohort of Varadh Dwarves)

Raised from the Nani (dwarves) who settled in the province of Varadh centuries ago after a great war in which their homeland was devastated and captured by the Chaotics.  The men of Varadh had been levied almost to a man and few had returned after the army was massacred in that same war.  Thus, unusually, the male dwarves and female humans interbred resulting in a hybrid race that has look of dwarves but is taller than the true dwarves.  As a client of the empire they serve under their own officers, speak their own language, worship their own Maghi (gods). Although taller, these half-dwarves are not a distinct race. Biologically, half-dwarves are almost indistinguishable from dwarves.  They are often called “Chunkies” by other soldiers (out of their hearing of course).  In polite company they are “Diminani” (Half-dwarves). They are renowned steadfast heavy spearmen.