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The Hobgoblin Khan Ghazak Khan riding upon his Giant Wolf.

Ghazak Khan, called the "Terror of the East," and also "Butcher of Torrico Fields" in Tilea, is the greatest Hobgoblin khan ever to venture out of the Hobgoblin Empire of the Eastern Steppes into the lands of the Old World, where he has become a celebrated mercenary general in the southern realms.[1a] He's also the leader of Ghazak Khan’s Blackwolf Mercenaries.[2a]

History[]

In the distant Far East, where the endless, wind-swept Eastern Steppes stretch for untold leagues, lies the Hobgoblin Empire. A warrior race of a thousand thousand wolfriders, the armies of the great ruling Hobgobla-Khan hold sway over the greatest empire in the Known World. Very few of these savage Greenskins have ever been seen in the lands of the Old World, but one of them is known well in the lands of Tilea and the kingdoms of the south -- Ghazak Khan, the Butcher of Torrico Fields and the commander of the Hobgoblin Blackwolf clan mercenaries.[1a]

Ghazak is one of the most successful mercenary generals of the age. His army includes many of the most infamous mercenary regiments, like Manglar's Mutant Goblins, the Long Knife Orc Warriors and the dreaded War Trolls of the Grey Mountains. With these and many other ruthless cut-throats, Ghazak's band has developed a fearsome reputation as utterly merciless warriors who will not shy from slaughtering (and eating) entire populations of Human cities and burning scores of villages to the ground in their campaigns. When the black wolf-tail standards of Ghazak are seen in the horizon, Men grow desperate, for the mighty Hobgoblin has never been defeated in the open field.[1a]

On rare occasions, desperate marcher lords may try to use the aggressiveness of Orcs and Goblins such has the companies he's leading. Still, it would be unwise to rely on such troops in the long term, and the citizens of towns they garrison often end up as rations.[2a]

Of his past in the steppes beyond, Ghazak speaks little -- indeed it is very difficult to understand the grunting language of the Hobgoblins and those who have dared to ask anything are usually beheaded by Ghazak. However, it is said that he is one of the most powerful of the war-chiefs who the Great Hobgobla-Khan sent to study the lands to the west.[1a]

This claim is supported by Old Worlder merchants who have travelled to the Eastern Steppes and visited the ruler of the Hobgoblin Khanate in his tent (said to be the size of a small village!), who say that the green-skinned despot is ever hungry for new conquests. Perhaps Ghazak is but the first of the Hobgoblin Great Horde to cross the mountains, and one day the countless wolfriders of Hobgobla-Khan will cross the Worlds Edge Mountains and sweep the realms of Men before them.[1a]

Warghan[]

In battle Ghazak rides Warghan, a Giant Wolf the likes of which has never been seen in the lands of the west. In his hand he carries a huge scimitar which promises red ruin for his opponents. Ghazak wears a monstrous helmet over his scarred head. His ululating warcry is famous, very loud and justly feared.[1a]

Wargear[]

  • Daemonhead Helmet - Ghazak Khan wears dented, heavy scale armour and the Daemonhead Helmet -- a huge, horned helmet, decorated with a black wolftail, which holds a captured Wind Daemon of the steppes that protects Ghazak if he is wounded.[1a]
  • Red Scimitar - Ghazak Khan carries the magical Red Scimitar (a red, curved sword, notched in hundreds of savage battles by the Khans of the Blackwolf clan, which has acquired a dire reputation in Ghazak's hands). He also has a bow and a shield.[1a]

Miniatures[]

Sources[]

  • 1: White Dwarf 231
    • 1a: pp. 7-8
  • 2: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition: Tribes and Tribulations (RPG)
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