Map of known Orc tribes across the Old World, the Badlands, the Worlds Edge Mountains and the western Dark Lands.
Greenskin tribes form the very basis of Greenskin society, and is the most advanced state of civilisation that their race can achieve. There are innumerable tribes of Greenskins living within different parts of the Warhammer World, and this number often fluctuates on an almost daily basis. [3a]
Tribal population can sometimes range from a mere several dozen individuals to as large as a vast horde. These tribes are often made up of several different mobs of Greenskins, each mob usually containing the same species. Greenskins often take great pride in both their tribe and mob, feeling themselves superior or "da best," whilst all the others are considered weak and worthless by comparison.[3a]
Though most tribes are often the same in their appearance and society, certain tribes possess a unique culture that makes them distinguishable towards other Greenskins. Usually these distinctions can also contribute to the naming of the tribe.[3a]
Amongst the Orcs and Goblins, legends or tribal traditions that capture their limited imagination tend to make for the most popular mob and tribal names. Not surprisingly, these are menacing names that promote violence, such as the "Bonebreakaz," "Skull Smashaz" or the "Face-stompas". Orcs in particular have been known to go to war over who gets the naming rights for a tribe.[3a]
As well as different tribal culture, there are also different tribes that consist entirely of different Greenskin sub-species. Night Goblins, Forest Goblins, and Savage Orcs are known widely for their tendency to form into their own tribes rather then to join tribes that include a multitude of other Greenskin sub-species.[3a]
This usually stems from their outlandish culture that can be seen as "odd" by some Greenskins, but usually they simply just can't stand the presence of other Greenskins.[3a]
Known Greenskin tribes[]
The following is a list of known Greenskin tribes:
B[]
- Bad Axes - Orc tribe within the Grey Mountains west of Marienburg.
- Bitter-Eye Tribe - Forest Goblin tribe from the Forest of Shadows, nearly wiped out by Ul-Ruk the Redhorn.[2a]
- Black Tribe
- Blacktooth Tribe - Based out of Karak Azgal.
- Black Venom Tribe - Forest Goblin tribe south of Black Fire Pass.
- Blackweb Tribe - Forest Goblin Tribe native to the western slopes of the Middle Mountains
- Bloodfeathers - Forest Goblin tribe north of the Black Pit in the Drakwald Forest.
- Bloody Handz Tribe - Based in the foothills of the Dragonback Mountains.
- Bloodpeakz Tribe.
- Bloody Spearz Tribe - Night Goblin tribe that captured Mount Gunbad after the War of the Beard.
- Blue Face Tribe - Orc tribe of the Black Gulf.
- Bone Crusher Tribe - Orc tribe of Axe Bite Pass.
- Bone Nose Tribe - Orc tribe of the Southlands.
- Bone Rattlaz - Orc tribe in southern Troll Country.
- Broken Axe Tribe - Misty Mountain; famous for Grom the Paunch.[3b]
- Broken Nose Tribe - Goblin tribe within the Apuccini Mountains.
- Broken Tooth - Orc tribe of Iron Rock; ruled by Crusher Zogoth prior to assimilation by Gorbad Ironclaw.
C[]
- Cluster-eye - Forest Goblin tribe west of Altdorf and south-east of Marienburg.
- Creeping Death - Forest Goblin tribe south of Kislev city.
- Crookedhoodz Tribe
- Crooked Eye - Orc tribe near Fang Island.
- Crooked Moon Tribe - Night Goblin tribe of Karak Eight Peaks; ruled by Skarsnik.
D[]
- Deff Grindaz - Orc tribe north of Karak Norn, and east of Athel Loren.
- Drippin Fangs - Goblin tribe near Mount Grimfang.
E[]
G[]
- Gloomfangs - Forest Goblin tribe between Middenheim and Talabheim.
- Grey Hag Tribe - Survived siege against Ghoul King Vorag Bloodytooth after a bolt-thrower slays him.[1a]
- Gutstabba Tribe - Thunder Mountain; ruled by Zhok Gutstabba prior to assimilation by Grom the Paunch.[1a]
I[]
- Ironclaw Tribe - live in the Iron Rock stronghold; once ruled by Gorbad Ironclaw.
- Iron Pig Tribe - bestowed Wurrzag his War Boar Spleenrippa.
- Ironskinz - Orc tribe east of Rib Peaks, Dark Lands.
K[]
- Krimson Killerz - A tribe of Black Orcs.
M[]
- Madmoonz Tribe
- Moonclaw Tribe - Night Goblin tribe; ruled by Grulsik Moonclaw.
- Moonhowlaz - Goblin Wolf Rider tribe south of Mount Grey Hag. Led by the Goblin Warlord Graf Mankfur.
N[]
- Necksnapper Tribe - Dark Lands Black Orc Tribe; ruled by Morglum Necksnapper.
O[]
- One Tusk Tribe
P[]
- Poisoned Feather - Forest Goblin tribe; ruled by the Masked Chieftain.
- Poisoned Skull Tribe - Night Goblin tribe beneath Karak Azgaraz; ruled by Gitslit Spleenspit.
R[]
- Red Cloud Tribe - Goblin tribe nearly wiped out by Vorag Bloodytooth. Survivors are enslaved to build the Fortress of Vorag, east from the Plain of Bones.[1a]
- Reavaz Tribe - Goblin tribe of the Cursed Marshes.
- Red Eye Tribe - Night Goblin tribe of Red Eye Mountain; ruled by Grimgor Ironhide.
- Red Fangs Tribe - Clan of Gorfang Rotgut who captured Black Crag from the Broken Toofz.
- Red Snakes - Savage Orc tribe; ruled by Grak Beastbasha, destroyed by Chameleon Skinks.
- Red Tusk Tribe - Orc Tribe native to the Middle Mountains
- Red Venom Tribe
- River Ratz - Led by Kap'n Skabend who aided Git Guzzler the Goblin King in trying to kill Josef Bugman.
- Rotgrubba Tribe
S[]
- Open Maw Tribe - Savage Tribe that is plagued by a large Troll population.
- Scabby Eye Tribe - A tribe of Goblins who live north of the Dragonback Mountains and maintain a fierce rivalry with the Blue Face Tribe of Orcs.
- Shiny Moon Tribe - The Shiny Moon are a tribe of Goblins who live under the Silver Hills in Nordland, and worship Da Moon Wurm.[4a]
- Spiderclaw Tribe - Forest Goblin tribe; ruled by Raknik Spiderclaw.
- Spotted Skullz Tribe - Land of the Dead; gave Wurrzag his Bonewood Staff.
- Snakeblood Tribe - Savage tribe who brew and drink a concoction of Snakeblood that sends them into a wild frenzy. Kindred spirits of Night Goblins.
T[]
- Top-knotz Tribe
W[]
- Waaagh-Waaagh - The largest Savage Orc tribe in the Southlands
- White Orcs Tribe - Bandit Tribe who coordinate ambushes on every caravan running through the Dwarf Silver Road.
- White Skullz Tribe - Savage Orc Tibe who often raid the lands of Araby and rely heavily on Savage Orc Boar Boyz.
Y[]
Interactive Map[]
An interactive map of the Greenskin tribes located in the Old World, the Badlands and the Dark Lands.[10a]
Sources[]
- 1: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition: Night's Dark Masters (RPG)
- 1a: pg. 33
- 2: Warhammer Armies: Beastmen (7th Edition)
- 2a: pg. 13
- 3: Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (8th Edition)
- 4: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition: Salzenmund - City of Salt and Silver (RPG)
- 4a: pg. 128
- 5: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition: Tribes and Tribulations (RPG)
- 5a: pg. 7 (Map)