"Whilst Beastmen do seem to appear on their own, many come from traitors in our midst. The most well-intentioned mothers sometimes find it hard to destroy abominations born from their wombs. Instead of doing their duty for Sigmar and the Emperor, they give these foul spawn up to the Beastmen. This only increases their numbers and adds to the danger posed by these abominations."
- —Randolf Nuhr, Roadwarden[1a]
Gaves or "Gave Children" from which the term derives, are Beastmen mutants that were born from Human parents.[1a]
It isn't uncommon for Gaves to carry a grave grudge against the parents that abandoned them. Typically, this results in the Gave finding, killing and eating their parents upon reaching adulthood.
History[]
Throughout the lands of the Empire and northwards, it is not uncommon for healthy Human parents to produce a Mutant child. Some try to conceal their baby's deformities, but most feel such shame that they give them up to the forests and rivers, abandoning them to die from hunger or exposure.[1a]
The Beastmen are keen for the whimpers of these lost Children of Chaos. Such foundlings are always adopted and reared with the rest of the warherd, since the Beastmen regard these infants as gifts from their Dark Gods.[1a]
As they grow, the Gaves often become Gors, Ungors, or even Brays, but the rest of the herd do not apply to them the same stigma that they do others of their kind since they are holy (or, rather, unholy) gifts, and any Gave can rise high in Beastmen society.[1a]
Notable Gaves[]
- The Gave - The bestial brother of Calard, Bertelis and Anara of Garamont, who led a vast army of Beastmen against the realm of Bretonnia.
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