Hi folks, I was preparing to (re)submit my Annunhounds custom that failed the United Fanscape Review process a while back, and I was hoping for some advice before I do so. Sorry for not having a mock-up card ready this time; Discord is no longer a reliable image-hosting platform, and I haven't yet found a replacement I like.
NAME = Hounds of Ekstrom
GENERAL = ULLAR
PLANET = VALHALLA
SPECIES = UNDEAD
UNIQUENESS = COMMON SQUAD (2 FIGURES)
CLASS = HUNTERS
PERSONALITY = RELENTLESS
SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 4
LIFE = 1
MOVE = 7
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 4
POINTS = 40
QUARRY CHASING
When revealing an Order Marker on Hounds of Ekstrom, after taking the Hounds of Ekstrom's turn, you may take a turn with a Hunter Hero you control. During this turn, that Hero figure may not attack figures that are not within 2 clear sight spaces of least one Hound of Ekstrom you control.
PHANTOM WALK
Hounds of Ekstrom may move through all figures and are never attacked when leaving an engagement.
The primary matter I wanted to discuss is sculpt availability. I haven't done the same internet vendor deep dive as last time, but I noticed that the unit's sculpts,
Pathfinder Deep Cuts Hell Hounds, are currently out of stock at Paizo. Nevertheless, they're still sold by WizKids' website, and
WizKids' availability list for unpainted miniatures products identifies them as in stock—albeit at "limited" availability—and not retired, which implies that they could be restocked again in the near future. Whether this is sufficient for SoV purposes is beyond my judgment, though.
The secondary matter I wanted to discuss was the thematic changes I made to the unit. Instead of being Irish wild hunt psychopomps, this version of the Hounds recasts them as specters haunting the Wellspring of Obsession—as mentioned in a RoTV scenario—in Ullar's territory of Ekstrom. It's a mysterious and ominous place from which "defeated warriors never return," possibly because it actively consumes those fighting there, so it seems like a good birthplace for spirits.
Naturally, comments on the actual mechanics of the unit are welcome, too.