"Southlander weaklings! Face me in the arena! I'll take you all on, by myself! Hack me down if you can! I need no aid against Southlander weaklings!"
- —Bödvarr, challenging the enemies of Nurgle.[1]
Bödvarr Ribspreader, Champion of the Rotbloods.[1]
Bödvarr Ribspreader was a hulking Chaos Champion of Nurgle.[1]
History[]
Bödvarr was the leader of a vast Nurgle worshipping warband known as the Rotbloods. The Ribspreader was a massive warrior, bedecked in heavy, rusted Chaos Armour and donning a large cloak of fur. His horned helmet covered a decayed face with no nose or lips, the latter having rotted away to expose a maw of sharpened teeth. In battle he wielded a massive greataxe, bearing the glowing, green rune of Nurgle.[1]
During the events of the End Times, the Ribspreader entered into a pact with the Skaven of Clan Fester and Grey Seer Rasknitt, ordering them to build a mechanical portal called the Skittergate. From this portal Bödvarr intended to teleport his plague-ridden army into the heart of the Empire town of Helmgart, conquering it in the name of the Crowfather. He boasted this warband was "an endless horde."[1]
The Ribspreader’s plans were thwarted, however, when the Skittergate malfunctioned, a risk taken by using any Skaven technology. Forced to try finding another advantage, the Champion ordered his great Sorcerer Lord to unleash a devastating plague on the occupants of Helmgart instead. This failed when a group of heroes known as the Ubersreik Five managed to assassinate both the Sorcerer and one of his most influential Skaven allies.[1]
Enraged at this thorn in his side, Bödvarr ordered the majority of his forces to locate his enemy’s base of operations and slaughter its occupants. This left his warcamp lightly defended, however, allowing the heroes to infiltrate it, slaying many of his guards in the process.[1]
The Chaos Champion engaged the adventurers within the very heart of his camp, boasting that he could defeat them all on his own. But despite all his might, he was quickly forced on the defensive. In desperation he called in an army of Marauders and Chaos Warriors for back-up, but they too fell before the Ubersreik Five and Bödvarr was ultimately slain.[1]
Wargear[]
- "Grandfather's Blessing" was a massive axe, its blade bearing a searing rune, the upper length of its shaft decorated with the rotting torso of a man. It had been repaired many times - clearly, Bödvarr was not the first champion to wield it in Nurgle's foetid name.[1]
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Sources[]
- 1: Warhammer: Vermintide II