Northern Tribes

The Northern Tribes are a raiding army. They do not have high conquest values, so they need their shock units to sweep the enemy to occupy the objectives afterwards.

To do so, they have higher attack rolls, more resistant units (higher Wound attribute) and even longer charge distance (which gives them initiative to attack).

As warriors, they value physical proximity above all else when it comes to taking a life, so the use of weapons that characterize them is a true reflection of their training and experience. The more seasoned an orc is, the lower the range of the weapon they wield.

It is this way because it is considered an honor to kill the enemy face-to-face, close enough to perceive the last breath of those whose lives they take.

That’s why skilled orc warriors always end up with their skin and gear awash in gore, even though most of the time not a single drop of it is theirs.

The seniority and confidence that characterize these troops allow them to attack armed and hostile targets without difficulty. However, except in large military campaigns, they usually act in small groups of light infantry, which easily penetrate and cleave their way through enemy territory.

In addition to these strike forces, the varank troops also have sinister spies such as the Weasels, and scouts such as the Tundra Marauders, tasked with reporting the situation on the ground, seeking out the best locations for assaults and finding supply routes, as well as looking for access and escape routes when carrying out an attack.