Chewa Holy Templar

Chewa Holy Templars of the Abyssinian Colonial Phalanx are not priests who learned war, nor soldiers who discovered faith. From the beginning of their lives, the two were made inseparable. Raised within fortress-monasteries and military sanctuaries, they were taught scripture beside marksmanship, prayer beside discipline, and sacrifice beside obedience. By the time they march to war, faith has become as natural to them as breathing, and the rhythm of battle indistinguishable from the cadence of liturgy.

They travel with the armies of the Phalanx as both spiritual guides and battlefield executioners. Their armour is adorned with brass scripture plates, sacred cloth, and relic fragments taken from ancient churches and battlefields reclaimed from the forces of Hell. Many carry rifles fitted with engraved bayonets or ceremonial blades blessed by imperial clergy. When they enter battle, hymns and prayer-canticles rise alongside rifle fire, echoing across trenches and ruined cities alike, binding the chaos of war to the order of ritual.

Unlike ordinary priests, these warriors do not remain behind the lines. They advance beside the infantry, stand within artillery bombardments, and lead charges into breached fortifications where demons and heretics gather strongest. They are taught that fear spreads faster than plague, and so their duty is not only to kill the enemy, but to deny despair any place among the living. When formations begin to falter, it is often the sight of the holy warriors advancing through smoke and gunfire that restores order to the line, their presence a living sermon against surrender, a reminder that faith itself can be a weapon.

Within the Abyssinian Colonial Phalanx, they are regarded with equal parts reverence and unease. Their devotion is absolute, their discipline relentless, and many seem to welcome martyrdom with unsettling calm. Veterans whisper that after enough campaigns the holy warriors cease to fear death entirely, believing themselves already claimed by something greater than mortal life. Some say their eyes take on a distant gleam, as though fixed upon visions unseen by ordinary men. Others insist that their voices grow deeper, resonant with echoes of the hymns they have sung upon countless battlefields. Whether this faith is strength or madness, few can deny the effect they have upon the battlefield, where their union of scripture and steel becomes both shield and sword, both prayer and execution, both promise and judgment.

“Faith is not carried behind the rifle. It is loaded into it.”

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One model – “Chewa Holy Templar”, designed by Wargames Crew

The set include:

• Polearm
• Shield
• Auto Pistol
• Sword

Total size 61mm

Base size is 32mm

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