Trollbloods

The Trollbloods are cool scottish/celtic/irish troll people who for once are the best people in their entire settings. While trolls are often cast as child eating monsters in other games (see warhammer fantasy) here these poor creatures have been kicked and abused through their race's history by mankind (who even so are not the biggest dicks in the Warmachine setting).

Since even before the times of the Orgoth invasion of the continent the Trollbloods were feared by humankind and often enslaved to serve humans in various menial positions, most noticeably during the reign of the Menite Priestkings. As the rise of the new nations come into play still the Trollbloods were treat with scorn and used. The most recent example was the breaking of trust and oaths of friendship by the king of Cygnar, who worked events that a great host of Trollbloods would be right in the path of the Skorne as they attempted to invade the east borders of Cygnar. This seems to have been the straw that broke the camel's back however as many Trollbloods now seek to establish a land for themselves free of any interference and they will take the land of humans if needs be.

Because of their status as underdogs many see the Trollbloods as the heroic faction in the setting, which sounds about right as they are not trying to invade or enslave anyone, they are fighting for their very existence at the moment. They are also notable as being the only faction in Hordes (and Warmachine for that matter) who have not dicked anyone and who are not out to dick anyone.

Trollbloods come in a range of excellent troll-y flavours, from man sized trollbloods closest to humans, most intelligent and with some regeneration powers, to their larger and less intelligent troll cousins who have a wide variety of interesting abilities (pyre trolls for example as living furnaces capable of flinging burning globs at enemies). Next is the dire trolls who are the least intelligent but strongest and fiercest of all trolls.

All trolls are capable of regeneration to some degree. Trollbloods themselves can regenerate from most injuries given time and food. Trolls themsevles have a form of regeneration that is far faster, replacing even lost limbs in a matter of seconds.

They work well as a faction and played right using their natural regeneration powers they have some staying power.

Real life

In ancient Scandinavia individuals that would in other countries be burned for witchery, were supposed to be Trollblood or Halftroll. The typical Trollblood would be an antisocial, grumpy person of physically strong appearance, early turned gray, spending much time alone in the wilderness. Suspected traits would include berserk, cannibalism, practicing sorcery, shapeshifting, natural magical abilities or the like. Depending on the circumstances they might live as a mighty Viking warrior or die as the target of a classical witch hunt, in either case they would be feared and shunned.

Characters

Chief Madrak Ironhide

Hoarluk Doomshaper

Borka Kegslayer

Captain Gunnbjorn

Grissel Bloodsong

Grim Angus

Calandra Truthsayer

Jarl Skuld

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