Mage Knight Minis; GOBLIN CAVE ARCHER / ORC CAVE BUTCHER on Cave Runner Lizards

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Mage Knight Minis; GOBLIN CAVE ARCHER / ORC CAVE BUTCHER on Cave Runner Lizards.
This auction is for 5 Mage Knight figurines. They are Goblins and Orcs riding on Cave Runner Lizards that have been outfitted for battle. A few of the pictures also show a human-sized squire standing next to the figurines. This figure is just there to provide a size comparison, and is not included in the auction - mainly because the squire ran away screaming when he saw these beasts coming towards him.
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MAGE KNIGHT MINIS:
OVERVIEW:
Some info regarding these that I cobbled together from Mage Knight Sources:
CAVE ARCHERS
- Lancers Set; c2001; CAVE ARCHER; #127 (yellow); x1
- Lancers Set; c2001; CAVE ARCHER; #128 (blue); x1
- Lancers Set; c2001; CAVE ARCHER; #129 (red); x1
The light mounted version of the Goblin Archer is an extraordinarily good skirmisher. Able to sprint around enemy troops with speed 14, and plink away at healers or commanders, the Cave Archer will find its way into many armies. The key to using this warrior well is to exploit its speed. Keep it out of harm’s way, then Bound in for a quick bow shot before retreating to safety once again.
A Cave Orc archer riding a jebta, a kind of Cave Runner lizard that has been trained to fight in battle. Cave Archers are expert with the short bow and are used to hunting their dinner in pitch-black conditions.
The Cave Archer In the Mage Knight World:
The Cave Archer is cave dweller, and is immediately distinguishable from the other Orcs of the Fist due to their small stature and size. But when on the back of a lurching jebta, the arrows fired by these keen-eyed warriors often strike fast and deep into the flesh of their opponents. Favoring the joints and the throat as places to strike with their bone-tipped arrows, the Cave Archers prefer to leave the larger trunk and organs of a fallen warrior intact for it's jebta to feast upon when the battle is done.
CAVE BUTCHERS
- Lancers Set; c2001; CAVE BUTCHER; #121 (yellow); x1
- Lancers Set; c2001; CAVE BUTCHER; #122 (blue); x1
Light cavalry for Orcs comes in the form of the Cave Butcher. This is a fast charging warrior that hits hard but does not have quite the longevity that other cavalry pieces have. Still, the push/Charge threat radius is 21” in clear terrain and cannot be overlooked by the opposition. Because the standard and tough Cave Butchers can deliver 3 damage on the Charge, they qualify as main combatants and probably won’t see as much use behind enemy lines in the harassing role.
Overview:
A Cave Orc warrior riding a jebta, a kind of Cave Runner lizard that has been trained to fight in battle. Fights hand to hand rather than using missile weapons. Often used as sentries and guards in Cave Orc society.
The Cave Butcher In the Mage Knight World:
The Cave Butcher has its genesis in a number of remote Orc tribes that have taken to dwelling the mountains just north of the Blasted Lands. These tribes fled extinction at the hands of a rival Orc khan more than a century ago, and found sanctuary in a maze of caves created by the great blast.
While in the caves, they encountered and domesticated a subterranean creature they now call a jebta. Though nowhere near as fleet of foot as many other mounts found in the Land, these Orcs have trained the jebta to fight, and often mount metal claws onto their front hooves to make them more dangerous in battle.
Having stayed underground for centuries, these Cave Orcs are slim of body compared to their steppe-dwelling cousins. They have recently made alliance with the Black Grasses tribes, trading their knowledge of how to ride a jebta for alliance and protection with the larger, stronger surface clans.
The figurines are in very good condition. Nothing broken or busted that I could see. They have basically been stored for years in boxes. That said, they are not new, but used, because I bought them as used many years ago, and just stored them away. I did a massive inventory of my stuff recently and pulled these off as spares.
Let me know if you have any questions. I am selling other figurines (mostly Mage Knight and D&D Minis), so take a look at my other auctions.  I will COMBINE SHIPPING if you win more than one auction. Shipping is a flat .25. Thanks.