This beautiful(?) model from Heresy felt like the answer to either "what's the antithesis to the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch" or "if Skaven were people, what would they look like".
You can grab yours here (https://heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_95&products_id=48) and there's other familiars in this range too, which gives me ideas for future projects.
Lighting effects isn't an area I spend enough time on. This model started from a purple base and initially I wanted a single lightsource from the orb itself, but decided that didn't make sense with the shape of the object and the surface holes. As a result, there's a bright, warm front light and a cold bright rear light from the opposite angle. I feel the robes finished closer to a warm blue in shadow, but are (pardon my pun) overshadowed by the two light sources.
From the storytelling perspective, I felt he was either retreating from the warm light into the cool comforts of a welcoming cave, or he'd been sent to retrieve the object for his master and was returning with his bounty.
This was good fun. I should note I spent almost no time on the base itself, because that wasn't the purpose of this exercise - it's simply there as another surface to add light to. But you're smart, and already worked that out.
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