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The Bandits are a mixed gang of Plains Orcs, Bog Orcs from the Marshlands of Guinethlia and Mountain Orcs from the mountains and valleys of Khym-Rhu. They are under the control of Graznakha, an extremely vicious, but highly cunning Orc of many seasons banditry. This season the pickings have not been so easy, with the hu-mans fighting back and even managing to raise some mercenary forces against them. However the great cycle continues to turn and Graznakha knows that the harder the fight, the greater the reward. This is the way that it has been, is and will be again.
Graznakha's band has suffered recently, following an unfortunate clash with Doomgarde mercenaries in the Ferwarden area, and a number of his lads have had their heads sent back to the Middleland’s Princes as trophies. Earlier in the season this may have worried the Orc, but with Autumn drawing nearer and the time for the Orcs to once again turn south, the less raiders left, the bigger the shares of the booty taken for the survivors. Looking for a last soft target, Graznakha and the remains of his band have found a small human village, one that looks like it might provide some rich pickings before the Orcs begin migrating again. Unfortunately, Graznakha is unaware that there are Doomgarde mercenaries in this area too... Although the bandits comprise many differing types (and appearance) of Orcs, there is no difference in their abilities from a gaming point of view. Graznakha is an Experienced Orc of many seasons campaigning. He is armed with a scimitar and equipped with a breastplate, chain and shield. Tragmitz is an Average Plains Orc, equipped with a spear, shield, sword and chain armour. When throwing a spear he has an additional +10% modifier. Fugazi is a Raw Plains Orc with chain, leather, and a sword and shield. He has magical abilities. Madkow is also a Raw Plains Orc, with sword, shield and chain. Fionnog is a Bog Orc from Guinethlia, an Average character equipped with chain, an axe and a sword. Guinef is also an Average Bog Orc, but armed with a mace and sword and wearing leather armour. There is an unmodified 30% chance that Guinef will be drunk at the start of any battle, if he is he suffers a -10% movement modifier for the entire game as well as a -1 hand-to-hand combat modifier. Paddi is a Raw Bog Orc equipped with leather, mace and sword. He also has magical abilities. Llynitaff is a magically able Average Mountain Orc equipped with a Cleaver (taken from his
mums' home in the valleys, treated as an axe), a shield and a sword. Llwydgyff is a Mountain Orc of Raw experience and armed with a two-handed axe, a sword
and shield. Lleekdyff is a Raw Mountain Orc with a two handed axe and a sword and shield. Webmaster's Notes The above rules were first printed in the original Dresda rulebook in 1996 and they are included here with the kind permission of the authors. |
