 
Grom initiated the Goblin Wars when he slew Wulfrun Willowhand,
King of the Northern Dwarfs, in a drunken brawl. The cause of the dispute
is not recorded, although the relative merits of Old Sam's Brown and Bugman's
Best may have been responsible. Grom led the armies of the Goblins in
some of their most notable victories, for a Goblin he was a fine tactician
and soldier. He was not a pure bred Goblin but of mixed ancestry and presented
the appearance almost of an especially ugly Ogre. He was known as 'The
Paunch of Misty Mountain' because he was so fat.
Grom selected his guard from the dregs of Goblin society
- the, outcasts; creatures who were half Goblin and half Orc. These guards
were especially large and vicious. Their armour was scavenged from the
early battlefields of the war, and their weaponry was forged at the Dwarf
smithy of Zhuf Field after its fall to Grom's armies.
Grom was killed in the first onslaught on the Dwarf fortress of the Middenheim.
From then on they were led by the regimental Champion, Crud Longbone.
Crud was an unusually tall, thin and lanky Goblin with a distinctively
long nose. Crud and the remainder of Grom's guards were exterminated at
the final battle of the war at Mad Dog Pass.
Armament. Sword. Armour - Mail Coat and Shield
Dress. Leather jerkin and trousers, with mail coat and heavy
iron helmet.
Shield. Assorted shield patterns prevail. Grom's shield depicts
the death of Wilfrun Willowhand, with a great deal of blood and the
fabled toasting fork very much in evidence.
Battlecry. 'Yaaaghhhruuuuuugh' - Goblins are not known for their
eloquence.
Leader. Grom the Paunch of Misty Mountain. Grom has the attributes
of a Major Night Goblin Hero, except that his layers of fat give him
a Toughness of D and 4 Wounds.
Deeds. Apart from starting the Goblin Wars, Grom is
now chiefly remembered for the Atrocities of Zhuf Field. Many Dwarf
captives were taken on this occasion, but all were doomed to a horrible
death. On every day for the following month Grom had a hundred Dwarfs
brought before him. He personally sat on each captive until the victim
died of suffocation.
PROFILE - 1st edition
| M |
WS |
BS |
S |
T |
W |
I |
A |
POINTS |
| 4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
B |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6.5 |
PROFILES - 2nd edition
| |
M |
WS |
BS |
S |
T |
W |
I |
A |
Ld |
Int |
Cl |
WP |
POINTS |
Grom
Goblin Major Hero |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
87 |
Crud Longbone
Goblin Champion |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5.75 |
| Goblin Trooper |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3.75
Standard = 18,75
Horn = 7.5 |
Source: Forces of Fantasy and the Spring 85 Journal
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