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Obidiah's Army Character Booklet
Online Edition Go Back to the Previous Article - Return to the Contents Page - Continue on to the Next Article SECTION HISTORY
Obidiah Hogswill was a former Sergeant in His Majesty's 67th (South Mordor) Regiment. He is now a Deserter facing the death penalty if captured by the army Provosts. In his opinion, life has not given him a fair rub. He beat and bribed his way to the rank of Sergeant and was beginning to be thought of as respectable. Unfortunately he crossed the half-Elf bastard Sharke. Sharke is now a Major in the 105th Rifles, but once Obidiah was in his unit. Sharke, the ungrateful fool, had Obidiah framed for the murder of some Dark Elf whore after Badajobz (it was self-defence!). This was something that Obidiah would never forget. Fleeing west the Orc joined up with a large band of deserters led by the idiot Halfling, Coq au Vin, who actually thought himself an Emperor. He appointed Obidiah as his General and under his command the army was very successful; perhaps too successful as it led to both the Orcs and the High Elves dispatching forces to remove the army at La Entrada de Diabolo. The fighting was fierce and, in the Deserter‟s case, dirty. Obidiah escaped the battle, killing many with a mine trap. They lost the fool Halfling in the fight, and best of all, he humiliated Sharke. Admittedly, the majority of this once semi-proud army was lost, but that was just a minor concern. Since then, Obidiah has led the Deserter Band and searched for riches throughout Valon, gaining many new Deserters and many more enemies. CHARACTER LIST This unit of Obidiah's Army is regarded as an Irregular Force. 'General' Obidiah Hogswill  A Legendary Elite Orc armed with a sword and a pistol. His brushes with the hangman's noose and the army Provosts have led Obidiah to believe he is immortal (Muvver says so). Full rules for General Obidiah are in the Rarest Tin, p.39-40. Messa Gruga 
An Average Trolkin armed with a Dwarf Jager rifle. Gruga has magical abilities that should be rolled for before starting the game. He also gains an extra +1 in melee combat and the „steadfast‟ trait (Flintloque: WIC, p.53; Flintloque: DITS, p.52) due to his long combat experience. Dotti Bonkins 
A female Halfling prostitute who counts as Experienced for many an interesting reason. She carries a whip (+1 in melee combat) and a throwing knife (full rules for this can be found in Distractions & Asides 2 on Orcs in the Webbe). Dotti can also, as a special action, attempt to seduce any character in base to base contact with her. The base chance is 20%. This is increased to 35% if the opposing character is Average and by 50% if they are Raw. Dotti will then keep them occupied for D6 turns after which they receive a Shaken Token and must make an Impact 0 Steady Check. If they remain in play they will not attack Dotti again during the game. Svien Dirkschnieder An Average Finklestein Dwarf armed with Dwarf Musket Mk 2 (Grapeshotte, p.73). He also has a throwing axe hidden about his person. The throwing axe bestows +0 in melee and when thrown acts as per the throwing knife in Distractions & Asides 2 on Orcs in the Webbe. Carlos Los De Marbelos An Average Dark Elf armed with a Dark Elf Musketoon and a sword. De Marbelos once had magical abilities but recently lost them after a blow to the head from a struggling Unicorn. It is not known whether this is permanent. In one of the bags he carries is a stolen Orc Grenadier Bombe. Miguel De Monte A Raw Dark Elf Infantryman armed with a Standard Musket and a knife. He has magical abilities, which are determined as normal at the start of the game. Lamond Adragain An Average Ferach Elf Deserter from the 46eme Ligne. He was the lone survivor of his company's campaign in the Witchlands. The experience of seeing his entire section killed by the Undead resulted in him turning to alcohol so Lamond suffers from the „Sauce‟ flaw (Flintloque: WIC, p.54; Flintloque: DITS, p.52). If, during the course of the game, Lamond comes across alcohol there is also a chance that he succumbs to temptation and gets more drunk, use the rules found in Distractions & Asides 1 on Orcs in the Webbe. He is armed with a Ferach Elf Musket and an empty jug of ale, treated as a small-improvised weapon. Castrado Del Los Spheros 
A Raw Dark Elf armed with a Ferach Elf Duelling Pistol and a spear. He once rode a Unicorn, but it seems to have mysteriously disappeared. Pog Mahone 
An Experienced Guinalean Bog Orc who has served with both the 27th (Illskinning) Foot and the Guinalean Legion. Pog is armed with an Orc Bessie Musket with a fixed bayonet. Pog suffers from a -5% modifier on all firing. This is due to the fact that in his last unit the Captain and he got into a 'minor disagreement'. The outcome of this was the death of the Captain and Pog's desertion. As a souvenir he took the Captain's hat. This is far too big for this relatively small Bog Orc, hence the modifier. He has magical abilities, which are determined as normal at the start of the game. The above characters are those who stayed with Obidiah after the battle at the La Entrada de Diabolo. Those below are new recruits. Fusilier Jean Moriati & Fusilier Eric Moriati These two brothers both deserted from their respective forces after their father and mother were hanged during the Ferach Civil War. As their family's wealth was confiscated, they joined Obidiah's band in search of riches. Both are armed with High Ferach Elf Muskets. Jean also carries a knife down his boot, which is hidden by his baggy trousers. Eric is a crack-shot and gains the aimed fire bonus even when firing in the Fire & Movement sub phase. The brothers are both Average. Ulf Schenker An Average Finklestein Dwarf armed with a grenade-launching carbine, for which he has 6 standard grenades stashed in his bag. He also carries a cleaver (+2 in melee) under his hat. 
Rocknie Hoofer An Experienced Orc, he has been a mercenary for six years since his desertion from the 67th Foot. During this time he has wandered far and wide. He is armed with a Standard Musket and a stolen exquisite quality Kommisariat Graviski Bureov sword (taken from the leader of an Undead raiding force). The theft of the sword has led to him being highly respected amongst the other Deserters. Jon Granighte A notably intolerant Orc, he was raised in the slums of Londinium. He has never been in any recognised force on Valon. Due to this inexperience of authoritarian control and a bigoted hatred for all Ferach Elves, he will attack any opposition Elf within 5cm regardless of orders. This Raw Orc is armed only with a standard musket. Jon is one of the most talented arms manufacturers in the war and has honed his skill so much that he ignores Misfire rolls, treating any doubles on successful firing rolls as criticals. Norman Buxtar A Raw Orc deserter formerly of the 5th Norfhungerland Fusiliers. He is armed with a fowl gun and carries a bottle of Elf Fyre. Its rules and statistics are as per the Elf Fyre grenade, however, the bottle of Elf Fyre has to be lit the turn before it is thrown. If it is not thrown one turn after lighting or if a natural double occurs on the throwing roll then the weapon is counted as going off in the throwers hand and he suffers damage accordingly. Abu-Saul Wohaar 
An Average Othari deserter, who left his previous stationing after being found bedding his commander‟s twin daughters. Since that time he has become something of a play-Othari, and is well renowned for his exploits with young ladies of all races. Wohaar is armed with a sword (which he uses for leaning against more than fighting with) and an Otharmann Jezail (Grapeshotte, p.82). The eagle-eyed gamer will have noticed that on the model his weapon is not a Matchloque weapon as the Jezail is described in Grapeshotte. Due to the experience of one of the finest weapon-makers in Valon, Jon Granighte, Abu-Saul's Jezail has been converted to a Flintloque weapon with no reduction in accuracy. It still suffers with problems due to its length, taking two turns to reload the weapon. Obidiah's Army Character Booklet
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