The Headless Monks, also known as the Order of the Headless, were a religious order who believed in listening to their hearts rather than their minds, to the point of having themselves beheaded.
As they were headless, the Headless Monks did not register as living beings. They were also supposedly incapable of being fooled or surprised or of feeling fear. Despite their lack of heads, the Monks were able to detect where other beings were. They could fire energy blasts from their hands, as well as channelling that energy into the swords they carried.
It was a Level One Heresy, punishable by death, to attempt to lower the hood of a Headless Monk. The group followed an entity known as the Papal Mainframe. Although the monks considered it a heresy to reveal their headless state to outsiders, they were apparently able to do so under the orders of the Mainframe.
Not all inductees to the Order of the Headless had their heads kept in boxes. The boxes were apparently reserved for the very wealthy, while the rest of the monks’ heads were left to rot on shelves in a cave full of skulls called the Seventh Transept. Despite this, the skulls were still ‘alive’ in a sense, capable of moving about and attacking others. The heads kept in ceremonial boxes were even better preserved: Dorium Maldovar was still very active and in full possession of his memories and personality when visited by the Eleventh Doctor.
Information thanks to Tardis Fandom
Tomorrow I was going to paint the Papal Mainframe as it follows on from this post. However, because I had mixed a whole lot of red shades for these I decided to bring forward my Gallifreyan Guard and Time Lords which are also various shades of red.
So the Papal Mainframe will have to wait a few days.
Nice and rather creepy! Never heard of these before but I must admit to stopping watching Dr Who at the end of Sylvester McCoys tenure.
As a huge classic Who fan I couldn’t be doing with NuWho.
Cheers Roger.
I really liked David Tennant as the 10th doctor. I will take “creepy” as a compliment!
BTW the 10th Doctor is a bit creepy as well because he met his current wife on the set while she was playing his genetically engineered daughter. Now that’s creepy!
Great work on the monks Dave, never one of my favourite villains but you’ve done them justice.
Thanks Dave. I like the whole Papal mainframe story line so I like them.
Creepy was what came to my mind as well. Great looking models!
Thanks Az. I think they are some of their best proportioned models and very adaptable for any cultist.
Those are great- very creepy.
Cheers,
Pete.
Thanks Pete. I am pleased with how they turned out.
Creepy, indeed! Nice minis and the robes turned out nice and worn. Reminds me when I was younger of the computer game “Ultima 6”. They had a monster called “Headless” that roamed around. Nothing really special, but just seeing something run around without a head, kinda freaks you out!
Thanks Faust. I enjoyed doing these in the wee small hours Mwahahaha!
I kept looking for the “Heads supplied separately” logo on the packet. So disappointed 🙁
Nice work, even so.
Regards, Chris.