These are accompanied by horrifying monsters such as Cygors, Ghorgons and Jabberslythes, while Harpies and Feral Manticores fly overhead. As such, the attention lavished on mortal humans (even those who have no wish for such attention!) by the Dark Gods causes the Beastmen to react with a jealous rage.īeastmen herds are made up of a collection of creatures, from man-sized Ungors and Gors, to troll-sized Minotaurs and horse-like Centigors. The Dark Gods have no need to woo Beastmen with divine gifts and offers of immortality, for the Beastmen instinctively serve Chaos with their bestial, violent nature. The true children of Chaos, Beastmen belong body and soul to the dark powers from their very birth. Now they look upon the walled cities of men with rage, and seek to tear down every stone, defile every shrine, and return to the true primeval chaos of the wild. The Beastmen have an ancestral memory of the Time of the Beast, when primitive tribes of humans were prey and Beastmen ruled supreme. Even still, the beastmen will replenish their numbers by capturing human women, or adopting mutant babies abandoned by parents in the forest. It was in that time of mutation and madness when the energies of Chaos touched the world, that man became animal and animal became man.

Most victims of the Beastmen are killed, but those who are not suffer a far worse fate.īeastmen first arose in the ancient past when the polar warpgates collapsed and the raw magic of Chaos first spewed into the world. They range through the secret Beast-Paths of the woods, ambushing the unwary or the isolated. Beastmen are especially common in the Chaos Wastes, The Old World and Naggaroth.

Most resemble a sickening blend of horned beast and man, though there are many other variations such as some resembling dogs, pigs or insects, and those in the Far East are said to resemble tigers or apes. 'Tear down their totems, befoul their colours! Kill the kings and burn the priests! Into the mud with them, break their skulls and eat their hearts!'īeastmen are a bestial, Chaos-touched race of horned creatures who dwell in the dark forests of the Warhammer World.

Roster of lightly armoured, mobile, hard-hitting units, and many monsters.

The Dark Moon: Beastmen have unique dilemmas which trigger every 7 turns, when the Chaos Moon is full.

Stances: Beastmen armies have a chance to ambush by default, and use Beast-Paths to cross impassable terrain.

Dread: A unique resource gained after victories, spent on upgrades, confederation and unit cap increases.

Causing further Devastation will increase Marks of Ruination, unlocking unit/army caps. When razing a settlement, they can erect a Herdstone.

Herdstones and Bloodgrounds: Beastmen pay no upkeep, but are limited by unit and army caps.

Horde: Armies act as mobile settlements when encamped.

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