Gorspawn Beastherd

Faction: Beasts of Chaos

Beast Heard of: Gavespawn Greatfray

Allegiance: Independent

Patron: Morghur

Leader:


 * Gorr Gorspawn

Secondary Leaders:


 * Taurgar Flayedbull (Doombull)
 * Broxghur Shrikeeyes (Tzaangor Shaman)
 * Ssylthysh Hyshgave (Slaangor Slake-horn)
 * Cygarag Azyrblood (Dragon Ogor Shaggoth)

Homerealm: Ghur

Active Realm: Ulgu

Civilisation Type: Nomadic

History: ''The Gorspawn Beastherd are a nomadic tribe of Beastmen originally from the Ghurish outlands near the "perimeter inimical". The tribe survived by hunting megafauna and warring with rival tribes.''

Shortly after a young Gor by the name of Gorr Gorspawn challenged the previous Alphabeast of the tribe to a duel for leadership, the Gorspawn Beastherd located a hidden Realmgate and migrated to the Realm of Ulgu.

''Following their arrival in Ulgu, the Gorspawn Beastherd began a campaign against local Aelf and Human populations raiding, looting and pillaging isolated settlements and caravans. They have attracted the attention of the Idoneth of the Abyssal sea following intrusion into their raiding grounds.''

Beastherd Organisation

As true devotees of the Shadowgave the Gorspawn abhor order and structure though they are not completely devoid of organisation no matter how fluid and vague it may be.

''At the peak of the Gorspawn is it's Alphabeast the Beast Lord Gorr Gorspawn who leads the Beastherd as a whole. Gathered around Gorr are his chosen warriors, the Bestigors of the herd form Gorrs personal warband and bodyguard, his arrival heralded by the braying of their warhorns.''

The Gorspawn compose effectively three distinctive tribal groupings with Gorr's personal herd forming its core and commanding force.

Below and alongside Gorrs herd are the Changewrithen Warflock led by Broxghur Shrikeeyes and the Marrowhorn Bullgor herd commanded by Taurgar Flayedbull.

The Changewrithen Warflock

''Originally hailing from Chamon as a faction who broke away from the Empire of Crows, the Changewrithen are fanatics devoted to the concepts of impermanence and fluctuation. Their creed was a hard line Doctrine celebrating Tzeentch' aspect as the Changer of Ways led to them forming firm ground with the Gorspawn each seeing the others patron as merely an aspect of their own.''

''The Changewrithen were integrated as a formation within the Gorspawn being permitted to maintain their beliefs and practices so long as they worked to bring anarchy and degeneracy wherever they went. Broxghur Shrikeeyes and his Warflock form the magical arm of the Gorspawn's forces following the demise of the Beastherds previous Bray Shaman during a Cygor summoning gone wrong.''

The Marrowhorn Bullgor Herd

''A massive herd of Bullgor, the Marrowhorn are led by Taurgar Flayedbull who has commanded the Bullgor herd since the age of Chaos. Originally residents of the Allpoints where they roamed the landscape as mercenaries and raiders ever in pursuit of flesh to consume and blood to drink.''

''The Marrowhorn were driven into Ulgu by a warband of the Varanguard for an attack on a Daughter's of Khaine temple shortly after the Age of Sigmar began. Taurgar's herd were left roaming the Realm of Shadows after the attack failed and crossed paths with the Gorspawn. Doombull battled Beastlord and was brought to heel joining the Gorspawn where they now serve as the Beastherds shock infantry.''

The Thirsting Dawn Slakefray

Originating in Hysh the Thirsting Dawn were once a Beastherd known as the Tanglehide who roamed the territorial outskirts of the City-state of Alumnia until they rescued am infant Gave at the behest of their Shamans visions which foretold that the Gave would lead Tanglehide to sow untold devastation upon the lands of their bitter Aelven Rivals.

''Through the gave who came to be called Ssylthysh the Tanglehide would fall beneath influence of the Dark Prince sowing terror and discord amongst the Aelves of outer Alumnia. Eventually the Tanglehide now known as the Thirsting Dawn would pass through the Hyshian side of the Maiden's Tear Realmgate into Ulgu where after an attempted ambush on an Aelven caravan the Alphabeast of the Thirsting Dawn came face to face with Gorr Gorspawn.''

''The two Alphas clashed with the Gorspawn emerging victorious and subjugating Ssylthysh and his Slaangors. Rather than slaying the Slake-horn the Beastlord opted to dominate and assert his power over Ssylthysh. Now the Thirsting Dawn act as a vanguard force for the Gorspawn using their speed and enhanced senses to track down and root out prey.''

Notable Characters (Leaders)


 * Gorr Gorspawn - Alphabeast of the Gorspawn, a hulking Gor-kin with a vast crown of horns that crown his part canine part goat like head. Gorr a true horn Gor-kin originated in the Realm of Ghur, as part of the Gorspawn Beastherd during the closing decades of the age of chaos. Gorr would rise to ascendancy as a Bestigor under Beastlord Kragarak Spearhorn, revealing the Gift of Morghur he would transfigure his arms into weapons after Kragarak dis-armed him in a duel. This was seen as a sign of his ascendancy and right to lead by the Shaman and Gor-kin of his Beastherd.

''Gorr now Alphabeast cemented his position by single handedly executing the Herds Bestigors ensuring that no creature remained within the Herd who was able to offer an immediate challenge to his position. Over the next decade he led his Herd in numerous raids against civilisation until he received a vision following a night of drunken debauchery and declared the Beastherd would move to new pastures.''


 * Broxghur Shrikeeyes - Shaman of the Changewrithen Warflock.
 * Taurgar Flayedbull - Doombull of the Marrowhorn Bullgor Herd.
 * Ssylthysh Hyshgave - Slake-horn of the Thirsting Dawn Slakefray. A gave born to Aelven parents in the city-state of Alumnia, Ssylthysh would have normally have been destroyed at birth, the Dark Prince or perhaps one of his rivals seeing the chance to sow discord had sent visions forewarning of the infants coming to a local tribe of Beastmen who set upon the town where Ssylthysh was to be born hours before his coming.

''The infant was taken in by an Ungor Beastwoman of the tribe who nurtured him in his mothers place. Ssylthysh would resurface decades later ahead a slakefray, an alphabeast in his own right only to be brought to heel after clashing with Gorr and his Gorspawn when the two forces launched simultaneous raids on a Lumineth caravan headed for the Maiden's Tear realmgate in Ulgu.''


 * Cygarag Azyrblood - Cygarag is Alphabeast of the Azyrblood Thunderscorn Herd.

Notable Characters (Other - Gorspawn Beastherd)


 * Kragarak Spearhorn - The previous Alphabeast of the Gorspawn Beastherd a long limbed and gangly Gor-kin with a single massive and brutally baroque horn protruding from his head. Under his leadership the Gorspawn remained an aggressive but small Warherd in the forests of the Ghurish kingdom of Caledaris. Gorr would go on to overthrow him and his horn was crafted into a sword wielded to 5his day by the incumbent Alpha.
 * Phorros the Twelve Sighted - Phorros was once the Bray-Shaman of the Gorspawn during the days of the Kragarak's reign. It was he who interpreted Gorr's gift as a sign from the Shadowgave that the Bestigor was chosen by divine providence to lead the Herd on it's path to returning all of creation to ruin. Phorros would serve as Gorr's faithful right-hand until on the eve of the Herds raid on the Sanguine Bride temple of the Daughters of Khaine the Shaman attempted to summon a Cygor to join the Herds assault only to be devoured by the creature upon its emergence from the dense Ulguan forest.
 * Maeliana the Bray Mother - Maeliana known as the Bray Mother is a Turnskin and Consort of Gorr. Originally a Knight of the Ghurish kingdom of Caledaris she commanded the forces of the Cities free guilds in a protracted war against the Gorspawn while he was still amongst the herds Bestigors. After claiming several victories against the Gorspawn her company hunted the Gor-kin through the forests surrounding the Caledarisian township of Loth'mol; her party tracked Gorr's herd to an isolated Herdstone, in the clash Gorr manifested the gift of Morghur transfiguring his arm into a mass of tentacles tipped with drooling lamprey mouths. Maeliana was bitten and the mutagenic venom that dripped from the limb entered her bloodstream.

''Maeliana's party carried her away as they retreated from the braying Gor-kin, over the following year as the toxins surges through her system she was transformed into a child of Chaos fleeing her home she found her way to the Gorspawn where the newly ascended Gorr recognising his old foe claimed her as his own. In the time since her fall she has bore Gorr numerous new warriors for his growing fray and often commands large herds of Ungor, bray and other lesser Beastmen in the field.''


 * Hroghgol - Hroghgol is a favoured servant of Gorr, acting as his mouthpiece and herald the Ungor is unusually quick witted and articulate for his cowardly and intellectually stunted breed. Once part of a band of raiders belonging to the Grimflesh Great Fray he gained the attention of his new master after nearly completing a successful assassination attempt upon the ascendant Alphabeast. Gorr successfully subdued the Ungor and as the victor took the talented Gor-kin as his prize.

Hroghgol is often at the side of his Beastlord his spy, scout and hidden hand sneaking into gatehouses to remove guards and open the way for the Beastherd to rampage unexpectedly and without resistance.

Notable Characters (Other - Changewrithen Warflock)


 * Avittrix - An Enlightened of the Changewrithen Warflock, Avittrix is the ever faithful bodyguard and Lieutenant of Broxghur alongside Xirttiva. Fanatically loyal to the Shaman who, like most of the Changewrithen he views as Tzeentch's voice and chosen representative within the realms. Avittrix is a large and powerfully built Tzaangor who never strays further than 81 paces from Broxghur.
 * Xirttiva - One of the most devoted and fanatical of the Changewrithen this Skyfire is the other half of Broxghur' bodyguard and personal cabal. Much like Avittrix he remains within 81 paces of Broxghur at all times.