Behind every incredible artifact lies an equally remarkable tale, the sort of history that time and wonder transform into legend. But artifacts are born, not merely crafted. Marauder Hunters - Outcast tribesmen who have become expert survivalists.Forged by legends and bearing the might of immortal beings, artifacts possess world-shattering abilities far beyond the powers of even the most devastating mortal magic.Marauder Axe Throwers - Marauders who favour ranged combat, hurling weighted axes at their foes.Marauder Berserkers - Crazed and highly dangerous warriors who work themselves into a frenzy before every battle.Marauder Horsemasters - The veteran elite of a tribe's Horsemen.
Marauder Horsemen' - Wealthy Marauders who can afford to ride upon stocky, powerful horses.Marauder Champions - Among the greatest warriors in a Marauder tribe, second only to the Chieftain himself.The most powerful among them are equal in stature even unto Chaos Lords. Marauder Chieftains - Fearsome warleaders who are greatly favoured by the gods.Types of MarauderĪside from the standard hordes of Marauder warriors, the tribes of the North are capable of fielding a wide variety of grizzled troops. What their own lands cannot provide, they simply take from the realms of lesser men. They have no time for plough or sickle, for their tools are the axe, the sword and the shield. Only the strong and capable prosper, for the weak are always weeded out and killed, either by the elements or by the blades of their fellow Northmen. In battle, Chaos Marauders are experienced and natural fighters, born into hardship and brought up in a world where surviving each day is no small victory. These warriors have braved harsh blizzards with nothing but scraps of flea-infested fur, hunted and eaten many deadly creatures with nothing but their bare hands and teeth, and whose adventurous nature has led them to many dangerous yet amazing places that no civilised man would ever dare to venture.
In comparison to the soft-bellied Men of the south, the Norse have endured a great many hardships. The other main ethnic groups of Northmen, the Kurgan and Hung, are generally horsemen and mounted archers rather than Marauders. Chaos Marauders are a hardy and adventurous lot that often roam the northlands of the Old World in search of glory, plunder or adventure. As such, each warband is usually led by a powerful and highly-independent tribal chieftain, brutal warriors whose bodies are covered with the scars and trophies of many battlefields. The vast majority of these tribal Marauders are usually members of the bloodthirsty Norse tribes of Norsca that have come south either due to the need for plunder or to attract the favour of the Chaos Gods. They have little fear of dying in combat, for to fight and die under the gaze of their gods is considered the greatest death one can achieve in their lifetime. However, amongst their own people, they are known simply as "warriors," and in the rare times of peace, they often serve their clans as guardians and hunters.Ī fearsome band of barbaric Chaos MaraudersĪs befits their barbaric reputation, these axe-wielding Human barbarians often charge into the fray within great howling mobs without care for armour or tactics. Their predilection for violence, theft and bloodthirsty savagery earned them this name from the civilised inhabitants of the Old World. The Chronicle of Middenland, depicting the bloodthirsty ravages of the Chaos-worshipping Norsemen.Ī Norscan Marauder howling as he enters into the fray.Ī Chaos Marauder, often known just as a Marauder, is one of the numerous barbarian Human warriors of the north, usually drawn from the tribes of Norsca, who are dedicated to the worship of Chaos. They wore strange armour and fought beneath the banner of the wolf, as if mocking our Faith." Even as these Ails did pass, reavers emerged from the seas with sails of Blood and Death and laid waste to a temple and three towns upon our coast, killing or enslaving those who did not flee and plundering what little they could. Great beasts were seen to fly through the air and block out the sun and a Famine and Plague did grip the coastal villages. The statue of the Wolf was heard to howl for death, and there were many children born with twisted feet or hands or other such Mutations. " In this year of Ulric's Grace, there were great sigils and portents of doom and destruction.
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