Skarsnik

This article is a stub. You can help 1d4chan by expanding it

Skarsnik of the Crooked Moon Tribe is a Night Goblin Warlord most famous for besieging Karak Eight Peaks, Alongside Grom the Paunch, this makes him one of the few goblins to have ever made much of an impact on the Warhammer world.

Followed by the unnaturally belligerent yet loyal Cave Squig Gobbla, Skarsnik is the uncontested ruler of all greenskins within and around Karak Eight Peaks, fighting an endless war against the Dwarfs and the Skaven of Clan Mors to cement his hold over the region.

The Legend

There is an account of Skarsnik's life, given by the playwright Baron von Bickenstadt, who was captured by Skarsnik's warband and given the choice of writing Skarsnik's biography or being dinner. He chose the latter. Skarsnik was born like any other Greenskin born into existence. The goblin that would later be known as Skarsnik started out life by clawing his way out of the dirt, and into the darkness of a glowing mushroom-lit cave, along with the birthing of his brethrens. In time, these small Goblins began to venture into the domains of a Goblin warband called the Backstairs Boys (cue sodomy jokes), a small tribe that was a faction of the larger Crooked Moon tribe. Even upon his birth, Skarsnik showed an aptitude of intelligence by being able to spurt out his first words moments after birth, helping his fellow goblins rather than climb over them for personal gain and being able to command his brethren through the dangers of the caves.

When they reached the main base of the Backstairs Boyz, the small Goblins were forcibly integrated into the Tribe as slaves. They were given the task of harvesting the many mushrooms that infest the lairs of the Backstairs Boyz. Skarsnik during this time was known simply as Runt, due to being significantly smaller then the rest of the other Goblins. As years passed, Skarsnik was still a lowly runt in the tribe's slave pens, while his former brethren had since grown up and left him. His small stature, however, did not stop him from rising through the ranks of his tribe. After a few years of personally leading the newer spawnings by himself, Skarsnik was finally elevated to the position as a true member of the tribe, and was renamed as RuntGit, for he still was fairly small. Skarsnik's first claim to fame was a secret edge he used against the other goblins; he gained a powerful ally by freeing Skreekrit Yellowtooth, a Skaven leader and former captive of the Backstairs Boyz. Skreekrit became a Fangleader of Clan Mors and Skarsnik fed him information on Goblins whose interest clashed more directly with his own.

The End Times

Skreech Verminking manipulates Skarsnik into helping in the murder of the Dwarf King Belegar, promising that the Skaven will leave the Hold once the dwarves are dead. Of course, the Verminlord lies and so Skarsnik's army does battle with the Skaven afterwards. During the fighting, Gobbla swallows a particularly savage Clan Moulder beastmaster whole, only to be fatally cut open from the inside out. Dismayed by the loss of Gobbla, Skarsnik loses heart and abandons the field.

On the Tabletop

Skarsnik has had various stats through various editions.

In 6e

Like several other worthies, Skarsnik is mentioned during this time, but received no stats in the Orcs & Goblins army book.

In 7e

Skarsnik is a Night Goblin Warlord who costs 205 points. He sports M4, WS5, BS3, S4, T4, W6, I5, A4 and LD8 for stats, wears light armor, and wields Skarsnik's Prodda (magical halberd, can cast a power level 5 bound spell that is a Magic Missile that inflicts 1 (+ 1 per unit of 10+ orcs or 20+ goblins within 12" of Skarsnik) armor ignoring Strength 6 hit). He and Gobbla fight as a single model with Unit Strength 3, effectively giving Skarsnik 4 more I4 S6 attacks that benefit from Killing Blow. Like all Night Goblins, Skarsnik Fears Elves and Hates Dwarves. His Sneaky Schemes rule lets him attempt to delay units, causing them to enter from their deployment edge in their first turn if he can roll a 6 on a D6 for each of them. His Tricksy Traps rule allows a Night Goblin unit that Flees as a charge reaction to rally, reform and move in the same turn.

In 8e

Skarsnik's stats don't really change between editions. About the only difference is that Skarsnik's Prodda now does D3 hits when it is fired, which is increased to doing D6 hits instead if Skarsnik is within 12" of a Night Goblin Horde.

In Age of Sigmar

His model gets relegated to a Grot Warboss.

Gallery

• 

  His model

• 

  Skarsnik in Total War: WARHAMMER

• 
• 
•