Skrag the Slaughterer
Skrag the Slaughterer is the legendary Prophet of the Great Maw also known as the Gore-Harvester and the Maw-that-Walks. [3a]
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History
Skrag the Slaughterer was initially a respected Slaughtermaster under the Arch-Tyrant Bron Rockgrinder. However, he made a mistake of slaughtering and cooking the Tyrant's pet Gnoblar, a crime for which he lost his hands which were devoured by Bron and who ordered his cauldron chained to his back. [3a]
After that, Skrag was banished into the same warpstone labyrinths that the future Gorgers are thrown at birth. He was expected to provide a solid meal for the degenerated creatures, but, as unlikely as it seemed, he was ferocious enough for the Gorgers to accept him. As soon as he gained their trust, he arranged them into an army and butchered the Rockgrinder and his entire tribe for the sake of the Great Maw. An offering this large didn't go in vain and he became a Prophet of the Great Maw, a living avatar of its ghastly will.[1][3a]
Being a Prophet of the Ogre God of gluttony, he has an almost unrivalled authority and thus often musters Ogre hordes for war. He will usually take some younger Butchers as his apprentices, allowing the horde to really benefit from the Maw's powers, and he will invariably summon his Gorger allies, the unexpected numbers of ferocious half-beasts breaking the hostile army's back.[2]
Magic
- 2nd Edition: Starmetal Axe and Rune armour.
- 8th Edition: Lore of the Great Maw. [4b]
Weapons and Equipment
- 6th Edition: Stump blades (counts as Two hand Weapons). [3a]
- 8th Edition: Cauldron of the Great Maw, Two hand Weapons. [4b]
- Cauldron of the Great Maw: A blessed tool for making offerings to the Great Maw, boosting both him and any Gorgers on the battlefield. [4a]
- Rune Armour: Its has a Armour Rune and Protection Rune that is melding with its wearer. [5a]
- Starmetal Axe: Acts as if it has a Rune of Cutting and Smashing. [5a]
Gallery
Miniatures
Quotes
You don't want to look 'im in the eye Bolgut. Trust me on that. I saw 'im at the Battle of Blood Rock and it weren't pretty. Skrag was all whirlin' cleavers, surrounding by a red mist. Chunks of flesh and bone were flyin' everywhere. 'Ee went through them Elves like a Sabretusk through a bag of Gnoblars.
~ Gorg Three-fingers, Ogre Maneater. [4a] |
Notes
Skrag appeared in a early Warhammer boardgame in White Dwarf as a Ogre follower of Malal being attacked by the Chaos Dwarf Spikes Harvey-Wotan. [5a]
Sources
- 1: Games Workshop Official Site
- 2: Games Workshop Official Site
- 3: Warhammer Armies: Ogre Kingdoms (6th Edition)
- 3a: Skrag the Slaughterer, pg. 76-77
- 4: Warhammer Armies: Ogre Kingdoms (6th Edition)
- 5: White Dwarf 83 (UK)
- 5a: The Crude and the Rusty, pg. 30-35