{"id":2380,"date":"2013-04-01T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=2380"},"modified":"2013-03-30T11:37:44","modified_gmt":"2013-03-30T11:37:44","slug":"celtos-favoured-children-of-the-goddess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/04\/celtos-favoured-children-of-the-goddess\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtos &#8211; Favoured Children of the Goddess"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/04\/celtos-favoured-children-of-the-goddess\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p>Welcome to the last of our introductions to the races in Celtos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?attachment_id=2377\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2377\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2377\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/04\/celtos-favoured-children-of-the-goddess\/gael1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gael1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2377\" alt=\"gael1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gaels are athletic and skilled fighters who rely on skirmish tactics to draw out an enemy&#8217;s forces so that they can be hit by heavier warbands such as Gael bondsmen and cavalry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?attachment_id=2378\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2378\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2378\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/04\/celtos-favoured-children-of-the-goddess\/gael2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,254\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gael2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2378\" alt=\"gael2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael2.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael2-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Gael player will quickly realise that they command a strong and varied force, but unlike other races the Gaels love life and don&#8217;t throw their lives away for no gain. Strong leaders able to steady the nerves of their warriors are essential.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?attachment_id=2379\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2379\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2379\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/04\/celtos-favoured-children-of-the-goddess\/gael3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,316\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gael3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2379\" alt=\"gael3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael3.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gael3-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of all the races of Celtos the fighting style of the Gaels will be the most familiar to players. This familiarity makes the Gaels a good army for a beginning player, but as with all the different races to get the best out of them will take practice.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the blog for more updates on Celtos, and don&#8217;t forget to swing by the Brigade Models stand at this years SALUTE show to see the superb Celtos range up close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the last of our introductions to the races in Celtos. Gaels are athletic and skilled fighters who rely on skirmish tactics to draw out an enemy&#8217;s forces so that they can be hit by heavier warbands such as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/04\/celtos-favoured-children-of-the-goddess\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-celtos"],"views":2639,"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p26BWy-Co","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7251,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2016\/11\/black-friday-specials\/","url_meta":{"origin":2380,"position":0},"title":"Black Friday Specials","author":"Tony","date":"November 25, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"We don't generally do anything special for Black Friday - usually we already have our sale running, or about to run, so we're covered. However, this year we thought we'd join in the fun and do a one-day special just on three specific ranges. 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Hopefully you will have seen the announcement before Christmas about a new version of the Celtos rules. What seems to have intrigued some is the new bases, and just what kind of game Celtos is going\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Celtos&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Celtos","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/category\/celtos\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9968,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2019\/05\/small-scale-eastern-front\/","url_meta":{"origin":2380,"position":3},"title":"Small Scale Eastern Front","author":"Tony","date":"May 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Following on from last week's Celtos Gaels post, another selection of photos that fell between the Salute cracks was this fine selection of Small Scale Scenery from Charles Rowntree. Like a number of other gamers, he likes to use our 1\/1000th scale buildings with 6mm figures so that they are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Galleries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Galleries","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/category\/galleries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Image-9-e1557825969683.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Image-9-e1557825969683.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Image-9-e1557825969683.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Image-9-e1557825969683.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Image-9-e1557825969683.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2201,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/02\/celtos-spawn-of-chaos-old-night\/","url_meta":{"origin":2380,"position":4},"title":"Celtos &#8211; Spawn of Chaos &amp; Old Night","author":"Germy","date":"February 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to the first of our introductions to the different races found in Celtos. In battle the Fomorians tend to attack in a great horde, relying on their numbers to overwhelm the enemy. Accompanying them on the charge are the beastmen. Within this great press of demon flesh though, there\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Celtos&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Celtos","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/category\/celtos\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"fomorianblog1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fomorianblog1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fomorianblog1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fomorianblog1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2313,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/03\/celtos-immortal-rulers-of-the-elements\/","url_meta":{"origin":2380,"position":5},"title":"Celtos &#8211; Immortal Rulers of the Elements","author":"Germy","date":"March 18, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Sidhe are superior fighters, their serpent reflexes and superior bows making them good hand-to-hand fighters and archers. They also have superb cavalry mounts in the form of drakes, which are faster and more ferocious than most other races. Perhaps the most dangerous elements of the Sidhe are the sorcerers,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Celtos&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Celtos","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/category\/celtos\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"sidhe1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sidhe1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sidhe1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sidhe1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381,"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380\/revisions\/2381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}