Centigor Warrior
Centigor Warriors are Centigor infantry of the Brayherds. They go to the battlefield in herds, charging like savage mockeries of conventional cavalry. Their dangerous Clawed Forelimbs are also dangerous in close combat. Centigors often drink with reckless abandon, including in battle which enhances their performance.[1a][1b][2]
A unit is lead by a Gorehoof and supported by a Banner Bearer and a Brayhorn musician.[1a][1b]
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Tactics
Centigor warriors careen across the battlefield in haphazard formations, barrelling down upon the front lines or tearing around to outflank their enemies, and with crude spears carried in man-like hands they crash recklessly into their prey. Iron tips plunge into flesh and burst through rib-cages; shield walls crumble and impaled mounts are staked to the ground. As the foes reel under the weight of the impact, the Centigors rear back, mauling with their clawed forelimbs as they prepare to lunge again with their spears.[3a]
Before battle, they glut themselves on potent drink – brews consisting of fermented blood, sulphurous liquids and Chaos-infused oozes that they bring from their territories. These mixtures send the Centigors into a state of drunken bravado in which they are blind to fear and pain, and only upon waking the next morning do they feel the hideous toll of consuming such noxious cocktails.[3a]
Clumsiness
Centigors stand head and shoulders above all but the largest Beastlords, and they have the strength to match their towering stature. However, they lack the wiles of some other Beasts of Chaos. Unless reined in by a dominant alphabeast, they have a tendency to give away their ambushing positions by bellowing loudly and charging towards the first enemies they see. They are also particularly clumsy, and while innately skilled at wielding simple weapons, they lack the capacity to create new implements of warfare. They therefore use what attributes they do have to bully more adroit creatures such as ungors into crafting their equipment, and out of sheer spite and envy often run down and slaughter the smaller beasts once their work is done.[3a]
Wargear
These warriors go armed with crude Centigor Spears on one arm and Beastbuckler shields, used to deflect enemies' blows, on the other. They wear limited amounts of chainmail and cloth and decorations that displays the motifs of chaos as well as skulls. Their equipment adorned with straps and metal studs.[1a][1b] Banner poles often include hooked chains.[2]
Miniatures
From left to right, a Banner Bearer, a Gorehoof and Brayhorn.
Sources
- 1: Warscrolls
- 2: Centigor Herd product description
- Archive - Games Workshop: Centigors
- 3: Battletome: Beasts of Chaos (2018)
- 3a: Centigors, pg. 31
