Skarrim Khornag is the Beastlord of the Gorehoof warherd, a small but fierce band of Beastmen who once dominated the Drakwald Forest to the east of the Black Pit. They sometimes prey upon, and are sometimes preyed upon in return, by the Goblins of the Cluster Eye Tribe, the Wood Elves of the Laurelorn Forest, and Human villagers in the vicinity of the city of Carroburg.[1a]
As the Beastlord Khazrak began to extend his influence over the Drakwald Forest, older Beastlords had to make way, or prove themselves useful to the new local power.[1a]
Despite these threats the Gorehoof warherd is vicious enough to survive, and Skarrim has hatched a plan to win him favour, either in the eyes of Khazrak, or the Chaos God Khorne, or both. The beasts know that the solstice approaches, and they know that Father Pedragar, the local priest of the Cult of Taal active in the eastern Drakwald, will visit the sacred Taalite site known as the Monolith of the Stormlord at this time.[1a]
They plan to abduct the priest, and travel east so that they reach the infamous Blood Fane, a great Chaos Monolith deep in the Forest of Shadows. They hope to do this in time for next Geheimnisnacht, when they plan to behead Pedragar in the name of the Blood God.[1a]