The stench of death laying over The Swallowing Bogs of The Hungering Steppe were familiar to Lord-Aquilor Lucina Chromsdottir. The stench of a Sludgeraker Beast compounding that, however, was not. Bor Goadfist, Boss Prime of the Bogswallow Marauders, seemed to delight...
A small settlement of Hobgrots is the setting of today's tale. They are bickering with each other, bartering for goods, and generally doing what greenskins of the swamps do. The noise of the settlement were quickly deafened by a loud roar of another, almost echoing...
Da Molten Factory was bellowing out an obnoxious amount of smog and fire, clearly working overtime to get production going. The various enslaved Troggoths handling the dangerous machinery, producing more crude armour and weapons for the forces of the Waaagh! Up on the...
At the edge of the Bogswallow where the swampy forest clashed with the Hungering Plains, the rickety caravan of the Hobgrots spilled out into the clearing. Four wagons long, each was pulled by a mirebeast of burden. The pig-like creatures were the size of a boar,...
QUEST 3RESPONSIBILITIESIn which a journey is embarked upon and an ambush laid…When Khallen Alterskein, Magister of the Coven of Mightfulness, had heard that forces from the Swallowing Bogs were making incursions into the plains, he was overcome by a sudden sense of...
QUEST 2DECISIONSIn which a pledge is made, a ritual undertaken, and a gift granted to a reluctant recipient…In the aftermath of the great hunt upon which they’d been invited by the Denkeepers ghurneth clan, Magister Khallen Alterskein and the majority of his surviving...
Who could’ve seen this coming. Razgor had pledged himself to the Ghurneth and not 5 moons later, they’re already knocking at their door, begging for help. Apparently they are at war with a group of hobgrot traders, looking to take over the steppe for their personal...
It had been a hot minute since Big ‘un had led the warclan to this place. Per usual, her nose had led them to prime hunting grounds, although the so-called Hungering Steppes were busier than their usual locale. It reminded Razgor of the time he had spent in the Prime...
A story of the Sons of Bugman AEC, the third tale of the Path to Glory host of the Hidden Reserve. Normally, Okbryn would never do this. After all, he still considered himself a duardin of scruples despite his blackened reputation, marred by grudge and half-true...
Quest: Pledge to No Warlord Arrival in GhurBeldric’s Expedition Fleet – Barak-IzrildrakkazBeldric Forgehand stood on the deck of his ship and looked upon Ghur. It was always a lovely sight to see the Realms from this height! So much potential above and below...
Orruks are known for many things in the realms. They are destructive, tribal brutes that only know war. Giant, green and simple-minded, Orruks are simple to understand but should never be underestimated. However, Orruks are never seen as smart. Not just smart as in...
We have our first big contract. Huntmaster Sylai himself came to draft us into his war. Hobgrots are coming to the steppes and the Gathering is near their borders. Of course, no invasion will come through these lands. The enemy also knows the terrain. They will avoid...
Much has been said and unsaid about “The Flaw” in the Reforging Process of Stormcast Eternals. Even those within their respective stormhosts dare not speak about it openly, for what many fear most is not the killing blow, but the potential to lose one’s self-being.A...
Rassus stood tall among his Vindictor brothers, waiting and listening to the woods that surround them. Daemos, the Vindictor-Prime, sat next to the standing Lord-Celestant. "So, we just wait here until they show us a sign?" the sitting Prime questioned. "Precisely."...
While a difficult hunt had been expected- desired, even- Carnegros still had to admit that he hadn’t quite expected to need as much help from the Ghurneth ambassadors as had been necessary in the end. Certainly he hadn’t expected to required collapsing a building on...
It took some careful tunneling down to reach the site of our new home. What we could see from above was the magma pool at the center, where the lava stream falls in, but there was a vast open dome underground beneath the pillars.The pool drains out through a perfectly...
First issue of the Truthful Maw.
A story of the Sons of Bugman AEC, the second tale of the Path to Glory host of the Hidden Reserve. [image source]Bor Goadfist was perhaps the first living creature Esme had labelled as “wholly, utterly inedible” since the haffen signed on as their Ghurish...
“WHO ARE WE ASTRAL TEMPLARS!?” shouted Adonias Thunderheart as his warhammer split a Gor’s skull. “FIRST TO STRIKE!” replied his Stormcast brethren, charging forward to meet the onrushing Beasts of Chaos. The warband smashed aside the first wave of Beastmen. They...
The last time Anastasia laid eyes on the Crimson Keep was two nights prior. It manifested itself on these very same cold stone ruins that laid before her. Drilled itself into this Ghurish nightsky, soaking the dry soil with red, sticky wetness. Just thinking of it...
QUEST 1EMISSARIESPart 1In which a silken pavilion is pitched, and an understanding reached…Atop a rocky bluff, in the midst of a wide, grassy plain, somewhere in Ghur, two men stand side-by-side, watching as a colossal tent is raised. One is elderly, with bronzed,...
Rassus Ravenmane looked upon this small city with pride. The Children of the End Times conducted their work from the high rise that was the castle in the large, now dead husk of a tree. They had named it Emmeryn's Spire. The settlement that wrapped around this large...
Leaving Rufhal took a lot of negotiations and compromise. The main point of contest was, of course, the magmadroths. Barlimn intended to bring with him all magmadroths bred, raised and trained by the Ironhewers, and he isn’t particularly known for changing his mind....
Lord-Celestant Rassus Ravenmane surveyed his small force, handpicked for an excursion to Ghur, The Realm of Beasts. With the great disruptions which had arisen with the awakening of the God of Earthquakes, more Stormcast than ever were needed to survey and subdue the...
A story of the Sons of Bugman AEC, the first tale of the Path to Glory host of the Hidden Reserve.“You seen the inside of those things? Think that’s valuable?” Voices of breathless awe. The crew had gotten into speculating, never a good sign. Speculating was, in fact,...
In the upper plains of the Hungering Steppe lies Buzzard Bluff, a canyon of jagged basalt mesas created long before the Age of Myth. These cliffs provide the perfect hunting ground for avian predators that stalk their prey from the sky-high tops and hidden alcoves...
The warband was on the move and forming in line of battle. Togtol stepped down the mountainous path, bouncing on the saddle of his Gnashtoof Unbool. The warriors were warned to keep an eye open, since the enemy was supposed to be here somewhere.Togtol was hunting an...
Togtol sat on his saddle, observing the skies of this wild land. The sun was shining over the mountains behind them, bringing a distant memory of his homeland Hysh and it's lush green steppes. Even though he never had been in this realm before, he felt an innate...