The following is the relevant part of a discussion on HOTT army building from the DBM mailing list.

Russell Smith asked whether HOTT would allow him to

'...build the Classical Indian Techno/Fantasy armies from Rodger Zelazny's "Lord of Light".'

John Carroll replied:

In "Lord of Light" the otherwise human Krishna, Agni, Sam, would take on the "aspects and attributes" of their divine counterparts.
Along these lines, I have painted a Lamming Indian chariot with a blue charioteer. This represented Krishna and Prince Arjuna. When I ever get around to using them in a fun game, Arjuna would spend a random number of turns debating with his charioteer, Krishna, why he should fight. When Krishna finally gets through to him, he would then become the 5th ed Indian version of a Hindu Joan of Arc.

Russell Smith added:

Well each god of the Hindu pantheon could appear as a specific animal or elemental force so why use figures. Shiva the Destroyer as a large black bull, Agni Lord of Fire as flames, Skanda "Lord of Battles" as a many headed cobra, Ganesha as a large bird (forgotten the type) et al.

Or try reading Rodger Zelanzy's Lord of Light in a very nut shell it is about a group of technocrats who set themselves up as the Hindu Pantheon i.e. no need for god figures just sci-fi figures.

Its a great story and a good read plus the fantasy armies created would really suit being borrowed from DBx Classical Indian elements as this is the period the armies seem to be set in. The heroes etc could all be borrowed from any sci-fi figures of the same height as they combine technology and with limited psycho-physical powers (ie. Agni can set small things on fire with his mind powers but uses a laser for the heavy work, Indra uses heat seeking arrows (missiles) etc. ... there is a great comment about the "tall man in a hat" visiting a city to imply its about to be nuked)