"You do wot I say or Chompa will ’aveya fer dinner!"
- —Warboss Kiknik Toofsnatcha "encouraging" his warriors to make the climb over Winter's Teeth Pass.[2b]
The Goblin Wolf Rider Warboss Kiknik Toofsnacha
Kiknik Toofsnacha was a powerful Goblin warboss and leader of a Goblin Wolf Rider tribe that led a Waaagh! which spanned the length of the Known World in 2276 IC, during the Age of Three Emperors.[1a]
Goblins are well-known to have ambitions that far outstrip their ability to accomplish their lofty dreams. However, every now and then, a Goblin is able to muster just enough savage cunning and treachery to rise up amongst not only their kin, but within the ranks of their larger Orc cousins, and Kiknik Toofsnatcha is just such a Goblin.[1a]
From atop his enormous White Wolf, Chompa, Kiknik Toofsnatcha has carved out a bloody reputation as a merciless raider throughout the Old World, and his Waaagh! has left trails of devastation from the northern tip of the Empire to as far south as the Land of the Dead.[1a]
History[]
Before finding his great White Wolf mount, Kiknik was just like many other Goblins; cowardly, skittish and bullied by anything bigger than him. Though there was little he could do about it, the constant abuse he endured at the hands of his larger Orc cousins turned the Goblin into a bitter and spiteful creature, who spent every waking moment dreaming about the day he would have his revenge upon his tormentors. What Kiknik never anticipated, however, was that his vengeance would come in the form of a monstrous, white-furred wolf.[1a]
How Kiknik managed to tame Chompa without being eaten on sight remains both a mystery and a legend, for each retelling of the story is wildly different from the last. He once boasted that he wrestled the White Wolf into submission. Another time, a glance in the wolf's direction was all Kiknik needed to have Chompa recognise him as its master. The strangest account is an oddly wholesome tale about how he had nursed the injured wolf back to health and, since then, the two had formed an unshakeable bond.[1a]
Kiknik's rise to power began the day he rode into camp atop the colossal wolf, filled with a new-found confidence. One by one, those who had tormented Kiknik were found in and around the camp, their throats torn out in a savage display of violence. Though no one had witnessed any of the killings, or been foolish enough to admit that they had seen something, the fresh blood that stained Chompa's muzzle after each body had been discovered was a clear-enough sign that Kiknik was no longer someone to be messed with.[1a]
Though Kiknik's methods of leadership are not unusual and the tactics his warriors employ are not uncommon amongst Goblin Wolf Riders, who are notorious for their hit-and-run attacks, his cunning ambushes have made Kiknik far more successful than most Goblin warbosses could ever hope to be. Kiknik has led his warriors far and wide in search of battle, refining his methods in great running battles against the horsemen of the open steppes, the Chaos Marauder tribes of the far north and even against the noble warriors of Grand Cathay.[1a]
In recent times, Kiknik has turned his attention back to the lands of the Old World. With the Undead invading the Border Princes, the Empire tearing itself apart in civil war and Waaagh! Spine-Cracker sweeping through Bretonnia, there are plenty of opportunities for the devious warboss and his Boyz to stuff their saddlebags with loot and ride into the sunset whilst people's attention is elsewhere.[1a]
Wargear[]
- Da Boss' Trophy Rack - Grisly trinkets swing from Kiknik Toofsnatch's trophy rack, striking great fear into his enemies.