The Crowfane Horde
A tribe of the Kurgan, the Crowfane had initially followed Vilitch to war under the suspect auspices of an enthralled chieftain, Eirak Redmane. By the time of Redmane's death during a skirmish across the Helreach, Vilitch's leadership had brought the Crowfane so much plunder that the partnership continued. However, it had not gone entirely unnoticed by the chieftains of the Crowfane that Vilitch's horde was bleeding itself dry against Averheim's stout walls. By the time of the Emperor's sortie, rumours of a challenge were rumbling about the Crowfane Horde's watchfires.[1a]