Ruglud’s Armoured Orcs were
one of the original Regiments
of Renown for Warhammer
back in its earliest editions,
and have now been updated
to the sixth edition rules with
some lovely new models.
a
R powerful and wealthy Ore
mercenary who sells his services
all across the known world, from
the treacherous Badlands in the
south up through the realm of the
Border Princes and throughout
the mountains surrounding the
Empire. Rumours suggest that
even the Empire itself has hired
his services on occasion. Ruthless
to the core, Ruglud’s only loyalty
is to himself and he has been
known to change sides during
battle if offered more payment
and, more importantly, more
‘opportunity to loot and pillage.
Over the years the band has
equipped itself with a motley
assortment of equipment,
stripping scraps of armour from
countless defeated foes, and
always taking the crossbows and
bolts that they prize so highly.
RUGLUD’S
ARMOURED ORCS
A Greenskin Regiment of Renown by Anthony Re;
Ruglud Bonechewer was once a
mighty Orc warlord, leading the
Crooked Eye tribe to countless
victories. Uniting the local tribes,
his army stormed through the
Grey Mountains and Worlds Edge
Mountains. He staged numerous
successful raids on Dwarf
strongholds and Empire towns, as
well as upon various Goblin tribes
that refused to grovel before him.
Ruglud suffered one devastating
defeat, many miles to the east of
the Old World, and in that defeat
he also lost his position as warlord
of the Crooked Eye. Caught in a
cunning and well implemented
ambush by a powerful Chaos
Dwarf force, his tribe were cut
down in their hundreds by the
withering hail of missile fire that
the Chaos Dwarfs sent into their
midst. The Ores return fire was
unsurprisingly inaccurate. The
heavy armour worn by the Dwarfs
deflected the few arrows that
found their targets.
‘As Ruglud fled, many of his tribe
turned on him, blaming him in
typical Orcish manner for the
defeat. Ruglud bullied a small
group of the Orcs into staying by
his side and fled with them to the
south, pursued by the arrows and
insults of his former tribe.
‘They came across an ancient,
seemingly impenetrable
stronghold built into the
mountainside. It appeared to be
deserted, and the superstitious
Orcs cowered at the sound of the
wind howling over its blackened
battlements. As they picked their
round the huge boulders at
the base of the stronghold walls,
the smallest member of the group
the runt known only as ‘Maggot’,
tripped and fell. Ruglud blinked
Ruglud’s Armoured Orcs