Makisson's Goblin-hewers unleashed by a Dwarf army upon their foes, as depicted in Total War: Warhammer III.[2]
The Goblin-hewer, also spelled Goblin Hewer, is an experimental Dwarfen war machine which throws deadly axes at the enemy's ranks instead of ordinary rocks.[1a][1b]
With a single salvo of spinning axes, a Goblin-hewer can cut through several ranks of enemy troops. Though an impressive feat of engineering, there are few amongst the Dwarf Engineers Guild that do not know of the Goblin-hewer's dishonourable origins, gladly leaving its operation to crews of Dwarf Slayers, whose honour can hardly be tarnished further.[1b]
History[]
Origins[]
Despite its undeniable efficacy and ingenuity, the Goblin-hewer is a device seldom seen amongst Dwarfen throngs, due to its questionable origins. Rumours abound that the original blueprints were stolen from a famous Dwarf Engineer and rushed to completion by the thief, and that when the war machine was unveiled a vicious feud broke out within the Dwarf Engineers Guild as accusations and counter-accusations were flung back and forth between rival factions.[1a]
Many engineers were expelled from the guild over the incident and shaved their beards in shame, taking with them examples of a fine war machine that no right-thinking Dwarf would ever wish to operate. Even to this day, rogues try to claim the weapon as their invention, and only members of the Slayer Cult will agree to crew one, many of whom are disgraced former members of the Engineers Guild themselves.[1a][1b]
Deployment[]
During Burlok Damminsson's expedition to reclaim the lost Dwarf hold of Khazid Vosk, though the king of Karak Varn and the high king of Karaz-a-Karak declined to send warriors to aid the Engineers Guild, the Slayer King of Karak Kadrin, Ungrim Ironfist, issued a proclamation that quickly spread among the many Slayers residing within his hold and the surrounding wilderness.[1b]
Eager to embark on a perilous expedition, a band of Slayers and wild-eyed Doomseekers soon set out from the Slayer King's stronghold, hoping that a glorious fate awaited them in the darkened halls. Alongside the host came a small battery of the infamous Goblin-hewers. The experimental war machines fascinated the younger Dwarf Engineers among Burlok's host, but they were quickly ushered away by their elders.[1b]
Notable Goblin-hewer[]
- Malakai Makaisson's Goblin-hewer - Malakai Makaisson is one of the Dwarf Engineers who invented independently his own version of the infamous Goblin-hewer.[3a]
Game History[]
Originally, the Goblin-hewer was one of the many inventions of Malakai Makaisson. With the release of the specialist game Warhammer: The Old World, the development team added more lore to the device to fit it into the new narrative, set in 2276 IC, around 200 years before the events involving Malakai's adventures.[1a][3a]
When the Goblin-hewer was released for Warhammer: The Old World, Malakai Makiasson's miniature was also removed from the Goblin-hewer miniature's box.[1a]
Miniatures[]
![Malakai Makaisson's Goblin-hewer with its crew of Slayers.[3a]](/wiki/File:Dwarf_Goblin-hewer.jpg "Dwarf Goblin-hewer.jpg (28 KB)")