Bonegrinz
The Bonegrinz warclan is an especially large and powerful clan of Bonesplitterz. They are regarded as being expert hunters even by the standards of the Bonesplitterz, and over the course of their wanderings across the realms they have slain countless beasts.[1a]
Leadership
The warclan is led by the Wurrgog Prophet Gurkak Weirdteef.[1a]
Livery
The warriors of the Bonegrinz often sport blue tattoos and warpaint as Gurkak believes that this lucky colour is especially good at attracting strong beast spirits.[1a] Like all Bonesplitterz, they sport a wide variety of bone trophies from their successful hunts; bones and teeth ripped from Magmadroths, Gargants and Maw-Krushas adorn its boys.[1e]
Warfare
The Bonegrinz follow the traditional organization of their warclan into Rukks. They favour footslogging troops and Savage Big Stabbas over mounted units. Gurkak considers the massive Gorkteef spears carried by his Big Stabbas of the Gob Rukk to be his clan's most valuable trophies, as he takes the name literally and believes that once he has all of Gorkamorka's teeth, the World Spirit of Ghur can be consumed.[1a]
Over the course of their hunts, the Bonegrinz have come across large amounts of the magical amberbone that is the realmstone of Ghur and have mastered the techniques of making amberbone-tipped arrows. The arrows, upon striking their victims, not only inflict physical damage, but also unleash bestial magic that can cause even the most disciplined troops to lose themselves to battle-frenzy. The orruks delight in using this to disrupt shield lines and bait justifiably cautious beasts into attacking. During the Drummer's War, the elite Steel Lions regiment of Hammerhal rushed out of position after being peppered by these arrows, only to be trampled by a Boarboy charge. Naturally, the Bonegrinz have begun to experiment with lashing amberbone tips to gorkteef as well.[2a]
Notable Hunts
The Bonegrinz have found and killed many beasts of legend, including some thought long extinct.[1a] Among some of their more notable kills are:
- The Blueflame Magmadroth.[2a]
- The Glacierhorn, said to be as big as a mountain.[2a]
- The Gloom-sky Griffon, long thought to be mythical.[1a]
- The Nihilith of Vond.[2a]
- The Obsidian Gargants of the Ashlands.[1b]
- The Pyromagroth, believed by the Fyreslayers to be a true-born child of Vulcatrix.[1b]
- The Shadow Drake of Lost Narkath.[2a]
- The Verminought of the Skaven silt-cities of the Scalding Seas of Aqshy.[1a]
Members
- Wurrgog Prophet Gurkak Weirdteef[1b]
- Gorka-boss Zogruk[1d]
- Maniak Weirdnob Urglthrak[1a]
- Gorka-boss Durgka[1a]
- Morka-boss Zergok[1a]
- Savage Boar Boss Maniak Rograk[1c]
Note
- Both Durgka[1a] and Zogruk[1d] are mentioned as being Gorka-boss and leader of the warclan's Brutal Rukk in Battletome: Bonesplitterz (2016). The battletome does not clarify whether they are contemporaries (meaning the Bonegrinz have multiple Brutal Rukks and Gorka-bosses - unusual but possible given that the Bonesplitterz are an unusually large warclan) or if they were Gorka-boss at different times.
Sources
- 1: Battletome: Bonesplitterz (2016)
- 2: Battletome: Orruk Warclans (2019)
- 2a: Bonesplitterz of the Realms, pg. 22-23
