Vorgaroth is a mighty, gargantuan Chaos Lord of Khorne.
History[]
Vorgaroth was once a mere mortal, one of thousands of barbarian warlords who waged war across the northern lands. A fearsome warrior, he would regularly lead the strongest of his people out onto the surrounding plains in bloodthirsty raids, attacking rival tribes and slaughtering all who dared to stand against them.[1]
For his successes on the battlefield though, Vorgaroth would pay a terrible price - for upon returning from one such raid, the warlord found that his settlement had been ravaged by Ogres, the corpses of dozens of his family and followers left strewn amongst the destruction left by the beasts' attack.
Blinded by fury, Vorgaroth roared his grief to the heavens, pledging his life and soul to whichever god would grant him retribution. It was no less than the Blood God Khorne who answered. A strength and rage the likes of which only a god of war can bestow consumed Vorgaroth's mind and body, and as the red mist of battle fully descended upon him, with axe in hand, the warlord and his remaining warriors set off to hunt down the foe.[1]
It did not take long to seek out the Ogre tribe, a trail of half-gnawed Human bones betraying the location of their encampment. Storming into their midst, Vorgaroth and his warriors fought and butchered each and every Ogre within, though by the end not one of Vorgaroth's warriors had survived.[1]
His vengeance complete, the warlord was true to his word. Raising the severed head of the Ogre Tyrant as tribute, Vorgaroth pledged his life and his soul to his new master. Pleased with the slaughter enacted in his name, Khorne in turn blessed his new follower with the monstrous strength and great height of the Tyrant, Vorgaroth's body twisting and writhing with intense pain as he was transformed with the Blood God's gift...[1]
Trivia[]
- Vorgaroth would later survive the destruction of the Warhammer World, becoming known as Vorgaroth the Scarred in the Mortal Realms during the Age of Sigmar.
Source[]
- 1: Vorgaroth the Scarred and Skalok the Skull Host of Khorne - Construction Guide