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Nobbla Blackwart

Dirty Dan's Foul Play Award 2491, 2497

## History

Nobbla Blackwart is a Goblin chainsaw-wielding Loony and, with his sidekick, "Rippy", is one of the most reviled and sought looneys to help a team even out the odds with his insane talent of chainsaw wielding. Blackwart is a free agent and lends his services to Chaos Dwarf, Goblin, Ogre, and Underworld Denizens teams.

Nobbla was notorious for spending much of his time lurking at the edge of the pitch until dashing forward and fouling a vulnerable opposing player, often stealing credit for casautlies caused. In addition for his career lasting a number of years, this caused much jealousy among his fellow Goblins who tried to get rid of him but each time Nobbla would evade their plots, sometimes without even realising. ￼

Nobbla's career truly began when he was given a chainsaw by his team, hoping this would finally put an end to him permanently. Sadly for the Greenboyz, Nobbla didn't follow the example set by many of the early goblin loonies and immediately eviscerate himself upon the whirring teeth of the shiny new contraption but instead quickly realised the best time to apply his new 'toy' was the same as when to stick the boot in, when a halpless victim is lying on the ground defenceless!

Nobbla has continued his career as a chainsaw wielding looney for nearly two decades and was notorious for an incident where he shredded a teammate in the hopes that the spray of blood and body parts would blind the herd of opposition Beastmen. This act earned Nobbla a lifetime ban from the Griswell Memorial Stadium and an honorary doctorate from the Skavenblight University of Sublime Treachery!

### Professional Career

Nobbla Blackwart debuted for The Greenboyz but left the team soon after. After eight seasons freelancing between teams, Nobbla Blackwart had to get rid of his best friend, "Choppy". This chainsaw lopped more heads off of bodies than any other chainsaw on the pitch in Blood Bowl History. His highest decapitation count was 14 decapitations in 2491 against the Icecastle Wolves. Immediately, Nobbla found a new best friend in "Rippy."

### Personal Career

Blackwart is known for petty cruelty, devious fouling, and surprising toughness.

## Art

Nobbla Blackwart, 3rd Edition Star Player Card, 1994Nobbla Blackwart, Star Player Card, 2019Nobbla, 3rd Ed. 1994Nobbla Blackwart, Blood Bowl 2020 Edition, Player Card 2022
## Models

Nobbla Blackwart 3rd Edition, by Games Workshop, 1994Nobbla Blackwart BB Second Season, by Games Workshop, 2022
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spike! Journal #9, pg 36, 2020
2. ↑ 3rd Ed. Deathzone, pg 26, 1994
Maple Highgrove

**"I just wanted to get out there and stretch my branches."** -Maple Highgrove, on why he left home

## Maple Highgrove

### Career Totals

Rushing Yards: 27; Fatalities/Serious Injuries: 31;

### Awards

Wunder Gro Best Youth Player Newcomer Medal: 2495

## Maple Highgrove

 History

Maple Highgrove is a Treeman, having debuted for the Greenglade Rooters. He currently is a free agent lending himself to any Wood Elf team.

### Professional Career

Highgrove started for the Greenglade Rooters in 2495 and has since become the youngest Treeman to play Blood Bowl.

### Personal Career

Maple Highgrove is a young Treeman with the rare trait of wanderlust among his kind. He seeks out new teams and games to play to add to his list of adventures.

## Art

Maple Highgrove, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2019
## Models

Currently, there are no models for Maple Highgrove.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Spike! Journal #6, pg 28, 2019
"Rotten" Rick Bupkeis

**"I was trying to help him up, but I slipped, honest, ref!"** -"Rotten" Rick Bupkeis, almost every game he's ever played

## "Rotten" Rick Bupkeis

### Career Totals

7 Fatalities;34 Serious Injuries;17 Sacks;81 Precision Applications of the Boot

### Awards

Anti-Violence Watchdog Committee Worst Tackle of the Year: 2489 - 2493 (2 Awards);Dirty Dan's Foul Play Award: 2493 - 2494 (2 Awards)

## History

Rick Bupkeis, aka "Rotten" Rick, is a zombie who originally played with the Cleaveland Crescents. He also played in an undetermined number of seasons with the Champions of Death. Currently, Bupkeis is a free agent who loans his services to Undead and Necromantic Horror teams.

### Professional Career

"Rotten" Rick Bupkeis began his career with the Cleaveland Crescents as a lineman with a penchant for fouling. Raised from the dead as a zombie, and having played for the Champions of Death, Bupkeis is now a free agent.

### Personal Career

Almost nothing is known of "Rotten" Rick Bupkeis except that he is an expert at fouling and a master of dirty play. When he fouled Puggy Baconbreath during a match, the fans of the Merry Mootmen threw so many sandwiches at him, he was buried alive, paving his path towards becoming Undead.

## Art

"Rotten" Rick Bupkeis, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2018
## Models

Currently, there are no models of "Rotten" Rick Bupkeis.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Spike! Journal #4, pg 29, 2018
Thunder Valley Greenskins

Thunder Valley Greenskins team, 2020

## Team History

Thunder Valley Greenskins (2493 - present)

### Other

Blood Bowl Runners-Up: 2500Badlands League: 2493-2497 (5 Titles);Black Orc Tribal Cup: 2494 2496, 2497 (3 Titles);

## Hall of Fame

Varag Ghoul-Chewer, Zukerv da Puncha, Burgg Grobleg

## Franchise History

### **The Thunder Valley Greenskins (2491 - present)**

#### 2491 - 2497: From Friendlies to Prime Time

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After two years having played friendly games since 2491, the Thunder Valley Greenskins join the Badlands Leagues and soon dominate. From 2493-2497, the Greenskins would win five consecutive Badlands Leagues Championships.

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#### 2498 - present: Championships and Varag Ghoul-Chewer

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It wasn't until 2498, however, that the Greenskins received broader attention by defeating the Champions of Death and then the Elfheim Eagles for the final, thus securing the Spike! Magazine Trophy 2498.

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In 2500, Varag Ghoul-Chewer left The Gouged Eye the previous year due to personal conflicts and signed with the Greenskins. Continuing their dominance on the pitch, the Greenskins, now under the on-field leadership their new team captain, enter the Blood Bowl XXXIX Final against the Bögenhafen Barons. Although the Greenskins would lose to the Barons 3-1, Varag Ghoul-Chewer still claimed the Blood Bowl Players Medal.

```

## Models

Thunder Valley Greenskins, 6th Edition, Games Workshop 2020Varag Ghoul-Chewer, 6th Edition, Games Workshop, 2021

## Quotes

1. ↑ Spike! Magazine #12, 2021, pg 24
2. ↑ Spike! Magazine #12, pg 25, 2021
'Lucky' Luc

## **History**

Unicorns are a shy and retiring breed of creatures that live their lives hidden deep within the forests of the Old World... with one, very notable, exception! This exception is 'Lucky' Luc, who is currently part of the, erm, stable of players for the Amazon All-Stars. Luc joined this team when they saved him from attack from a band of unicorn poachers that were after his horn, and he has served them faithfully ever since. He has quickly become a favourite with the fans, who love the pre-match bareback riding diswplay that Luc and Nikita De Bresson put on (riding creatures during a match was, of course, banned following the infamous 'Juggernaut Stampede' at Blood Bowl VII which left 300 fans and several players dead or injured).

## Art

'Lucky' Luc on the cover of Blood Bowl Magazine #1, 2000'Lucky' Luc Star Player Card, BB Magazine #1, 2000GW Unicorn Miniature
1. ↑ Blood Bowl Magazine #1, 2000
"Stunted" Grom Red-Axe

Art by Pete Knifton

Famous for his 41-league scoring rush when fired from an over-loaded cannon during a 2480 match with the Gouged Eye, Grom was the Dwarf Warhammerers' top scorer before his sudden death in 2487 when he looked down the barrel of a howitzer which hadn't gone off.

1. ↑ 2nd Edition Handbook, 1988, pg. 38
Orcidas Team of the Year Award

## History

The Orcidas Team of the Year Award is sponsored by the athletic apparel company, Orcidas. The award itself is a golden running boot mounted on a plinth, and is awarded to the NFC team that has made the greatest achievement in the past year. The judging is a panel of independent judges, and though they generally vote in favor of the NFC Champion there have been OTOTYAs granted to teams who did not win the championship.

One incident occurred in 2485, when the Evil Gits were awarded the trophy, although after an investigation, it was shown they simply carved their name over the actual winners, the Darkside Cowboys.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2nd Ed. Handbook, pg 29, 1988
G'Ral Blodschüker

### Career Totals

47 Running TDs;36 Citations for Biting;7 Times Found Hiding Under the Bleachers Eating Something Terrible

### Awards

Dirty Dan's Foul Play Award: 2492;Leo Sweres Fine Dining Award: 2481 - 2483 - 2484 - 2486 - 2493 (5 Awards)

## History

G'Ral Blodschüker is a ghoul who originally played with the Tombstone Terrors. Currently, Blodschüker is a free agnet who will play for Necromantic Horror, Shambling Undead, and Vampire teams.

### Professional Career

G'Ral Blodschüker debuted with the Tombstone Terrors in 2481 initially hired by Coach Earl the Wily. Blodschüker played with the Terrors until 2487, when his voracious appetite for flesh on the field along with Coach Earl the Wily's shady graveyard acquisitions forced the coach to release the ghoul from the team. Both the Cult of Morr and the Referee and Allied Ruleskeepers Guild (RARG) had a major hand in ending Blodschüker's attempts at staying on the team, leading to his eventual free agent status.

### Personal Career

Almost nothing is known of G'Ral Blodschüker's past, though it is known that Blodschüker has always had an appetite that left many players and fans without fingers, arms, or faces.

## Art

G'Ral Blodschüker, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2018G'Ral Blodschüker, 1st Rulebook, 1986
## Models

Currently, there are no models for G'Ral Blodschüker.

## Quotes About G'Ral Blodschüker

**"It's quote common for Ghouls to exhibit extra digits. I'm sure that if you ask nicely, he'll return them!"** - Coach Earl the Wily, speaking on behalf of G'Ral to the RARG disciplinary committee

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Spike! Journal #4, pg 27, 2018
Mordrix Hex

**"...And the very next one of you to even *think* the words 'distinguished looking' gets the same!"** -Mordrix Hex, addressing her surviving make-up artists ahead of the 2495 ABC Sports Personality of the Year Awards evening

## Mordrix Hex

### Awards

Most vicious Player: 2493 - 2494 (2 Awards);Delightful Decapitation: 2492 - 2493 (2 Awards);Most Blood Spilled: 2493 - 2494 (2 Awards)

## Mordrix Hex

 History

Mordrix Hex is a Witch Elf for the Kelethrai Executioners. She also loans her talents to other Dark Elf teams. Mordrix Hex is also the Hag Queen of Har Ganeth, and has used her station and influence to help play more Blood Bowl games in order to keep her favor with Khaine and Nuffle.

### Professional Career

Mordrix Hex debuted professionally with the Kelethrai Executioners, having no record of playing Blood Bowl in any fashion beforehand.

### Personal Life

As Hag Queen of Har Ganeth, Mordrix Hex is an ancient noble, such that her time on this world is nearly at an end. In order to maintain whatever specific pact Mordrix Hex made with Khaine, although youthful vitality seems to be a part of it, the Witch Elf must violently maim and kill her opponents as sacrifices to the God of Murder.

Well known to the Blood Bowl world is the feud between Roxanna Darknail and Mordrix Hex. Where it started, only fans and pundits speculate, though one theory is that Khaine and Nuffle have decided to show their favor more with the younger Witch Elf.

## Art

Mordrix Hex, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2018
## Models

Currently, there are no specific models of Mordrix Hex.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Spike! Journal #2, pg 31, 2018
Bilerot Vomitflesh

**"Don't scratch, you'll only make it worse!"** -Bilerot Vomitflesh, Middenheim Arena Locker Room, 2473

## Bilerot Vomitflesh

### Career Totals

28 Fatalities, 41 Serious Injuries, 170 times being blames for passing on nasty skin infections

## Bilerot Vomitflesh

 History

Bilerot Vomitflesh, previously known as Wilhelm von Mitfleisch, is a free agent Bloater for Chaos Chosen and Nurgle teams, haven previously played with distinction for the Diseased Destroyers and Nurgle's Rotters.

### Professional Career

Vomitflesh, as Mitfleisch, professionally debuted in Blood Bowl in 2467. Having been an above average defensive lineman for several Human teams, Vomitflesh fell into many vices such as heavy drinking, gambling, and unsavory activities. Soon, each team he transferred to would not deal with his issues and fired him.

Naturally, his decayed state and want of admiration as a pro player lured him into an acceptance of Nurgle in 2475. Vomitflesh really grew to prominence once he signed for the Diseased Destroyers and then playing several seasons with Nurgle's Rotters.

Vomitflesh has been on the right side of the Chaos All-Stars as well, helping to push them into wins during Chaos Cup games, specifically the Chaos Cup of 2487, helping secure a victory for the team and a medal for himself.

### Personal Life

Not much is known of Vomitflesh's past, only that his mediocre celebrity status playing for various teams opened him up to dangerous vices. These proclivities led him to serious infections and the eventual decline to accepting the patron Chaos god, Nurgle, as his master.

## Art

Bilerot Vomitflesh, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2018Bilerot Vomitflesh, 2nd Edition Star Player Card Front, 1990Bilerot Vomitflesh, 2nd Edition Star Player Card Back, 1990
## Models

Bilerot Vomitflesh, 2nd Edition Model, Games Workshop, 1989GW Catalogue 1986-91, 19961. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spike! Journal #3, pg 15, 2018
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Spike! Journal #1, pg 27, 2018
Dwarf

## General

Dwarfs were one of the first races to play Blood Bowl and many Dwarf teams can trace their history to the early years of the game. Dwarfs tend to use a running game, grinding their opponents into the ground as they go and working on the principle of high casualty rates opening up the field. Weakness both with and against the passing game has been a feature of the Dwarf playbook for many centuries. There are, however, so many Dwarf teams around that it is possible to find one to suit many tastes .

It is, however, the Dwarfs' reputation for flamboyant illegality that makes them such a big hit with the fans. Since it was a Dwarf, now immortalized by the name of Roze-El, who first discovered Nuffle's sacred laws and brought the game into being, most Dwarf teams believe they have the lasting right to alter the laws as they choose .

## Famous Dwarf Teams

* Dwarf Giants
* Dwarf Warhammerers
* The Grudgebearers
* World's Edge Wanderers
* Zhufbar Amateur Eleven

## Famous Dwarf Star Players

* Barik Farblast
* Boomer Eziasson
* Flint Churnblade
* Grim Ironjaw
* Grombrindal "The White Dwarf"

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blood Bowl Almanac, 2018, pg. 8
Skavenblight Scramblers

## Team History

Skavenblight Scramblers (2461 - present)The Scramblers (2442 - 2460)

### Other

Orcidas Team of the Year: 2478 - 2493 (2 Awards)Sokie! Team of the Year Award: 2493 (1 award)

## Hall of Fame

Tarsh Surehands, Breeet Braingulper, Rasta Tailspike

 Franchise History

### **Skavenblight Scramblers(2461 - present)**

#### **2442 - 2460: Clan Rigens and the Warpstone Bowl**

The Scramblers are created when Clan Rigens decides to invest in a minor team. Soon, the Scramblers become the top team in the span of a few months. For five consecutive years, they hold the championship title of the Warpstone Bowl, an all-Skaven tournament.

#### **2461 - 2476: From Minors to Majors**

After facing and destroying the Potbelly Piemen in a pre-season NAF exhibition game, the now named Skavenblight Scramblers are inducted into the NAF due to the disappearance of the Potbelly Piemen team. It is said that the Scramblers sold off the Piemen players into slavery since they could not pay the newly introduced, "warpstone tax for teams beaten by the Scramblers on the eve of the new NAF season."

#### **2477 - present: Skittering to Victory**

The Scramblers proved to be a very formidable team when, in 2477 and 2478, they became the first team to win consecutive Blood Bowl Championships (XVII and XVIII respectively). For several years, they didn't accomplish much, and lost popularity until the hired a new head coach, Sandch Blackpelt, and in 2493, won the Chaos Cup, the Spike! Open, the Dungeonbowl, and the Blood Bowl Championship (XXXII), making them the first team in history to win all four major tournaments. They were given Spike! Team of the Year Award in 2493.

Part of their success in 2493, was due to the introduction of Rat Ogres to the team, after better breeding from Clan Moulder gave the Rat Ogres more of an ability to think and follow directions.

In 2494, they won the Blood Bowl Championship against Da Deff Skwadd, giving them wins consecutively twice in Blood Bowl history.

In the opening game of the '94/'95 season, a catastrophic match between the Doomfire Warphunters and the Scramblers led to 14 casualties. Both sides were found to have dug multiple tunnels under the pitch before the start of the game to gain an edge against the other. At kickoff, the entire pitch collapsed. The Warphunters were decimated, but the famous Scramblers' resilience and adaptability allowed them to continue to compete.

## Star Players

* Glart Smashrip, Sr
* Hakflem Skuttlespike

## Models and Pictures

Skavenblight Scramblers 6th edition, by Games Workshop, 2016Blister Pack, 6th Edition, by Games Workshop, 2016Rat Ogre, 6th Edition, by Games Workshop, 2016Glart Smashrip, Sr, 6th Edition, Games Workshop, 2017Skavenblight Scramblers, 3rd Edition, by Games Workshop, 1994Skavenblight Scramblers, 3rd Edition, by Games Workshop, 1994
## Rosters

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Death Zone One, pg 5, 2016
2. ↑ Death Zone One, pg 4, 2016
3. ↑ Blood Bowl Rulebook, pg 44, 2016
4. ↑ White Dwarf, August 2019
Graphic Novels

We will not consider any graphic novels as canon since they do not add any playable characters or go into an already established character's background.

Welcome to the hyper-violent hilarity of Blood Bowl, the mini-series that puts the fantasy (as in elves, dwarfs, orcs, and ogres) back into football! Blood Bowl novelist Matt Forbeck brings his trademark twisted blend of humor and action to the first-ever Blood Bowl comic book, featuring the now-legendary Bad Bay Hackers in a grudge match against the ever-evil Orcland Raiders! Join the Hackers as they begin their brutal march to their next championship game, filled with spiked balls, corrupt refs, and giant-sized barrels of Bugman's XXXXXX!

Blood Bowl: Killer Contract initially came out as individual issues, 1-5 with variant covers. A trade paperback (TPB) collects all five issues.

### Book Info

* Author: Matt Forbeck
* Illustrator: Lads Helloven
* Publisher: BOOM! Studios
* Format: Paperback, 128 pages (as TPB)
* Year: March 24, 2009 (as TPB)

* #1A- Cover by Lads Helloven.
* #1B- Cover by Lads Helloven.
* #1C- Cover by Lads Helloven.
* #2A- Cover by Lads Helloven.
* #2B- Cover by Lads Helloven.
* #2C- Cover by Lads Helloven.
* #3A- Cover by Lads Helloven.
* #3B- Cover by Focus Home Interactive.
* #3C- Cover by Focus Home Interactive.
* #4A- Cover by Lads Helloven.
* #4B- Cover by Lads Helloven.
* #4C- Cover by Focus Home Interactive
* #5A- Cover by Lads Helloven.
* #5B- Cover by Focus Home Interactive.
* #5C- Cover by Focus Home Interactive.
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Armor up and enter the most vicious and dangerous fantasy football tournament you will ever encounter! Dive into no-holds barred violent sports action as a rag-tag team of humans, the Hochland Harbingers, attempt to claw their way to the top of the Blood Bowl league! Can Dreng Sturmblud, a former star player, since crashed to rock-bottom, help the Harbingers fend off the terrifying opposition and finally lift the fabled cup - or will brutal injuries, team infighting, and plain old on-pitch fighting crush the Harbingers' dream?!

Blood Bowl: More Guts, More Glory initially came out as individual issues, 1-5 with variant covers. A trade paperback (TPB) collects all five issues.

### Book Info

* Author: Nick Kyme
* Illustrator: Jack Jadson
* Publisher: Titan Comics
* Format: Paperback, 112 pages (as TPB)
* Year: January 2, 2018 (as TPB)

* #1A- Cover by Orjan Svendsen.
* #1B- Cover by David Sondred.
* #1 blank sketch cover.
* #1C- Cover by Tazio Bettin.
* #1D- Cover by Connor Magill.
* #1E- Game art cover.
* #2A- Cover by Tazio Bettin and Luis Guerrero.
* #2B- Cover by Jack Jadson.
* #2C- Game art cover.
* #2D- Game art cover.
* #3A- Cover by Connor Magill.
* #3B- Cover by Tazio Bettin.
* #4A- Cover by David Sondered.
* #4B- Game art cover.
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Collapse of the NAF

The NAF saw a popularity boom and a huge increase of cash while governing Blood Bowl in the 80s. The NAF built its headquarters next to the site where Mungk accidentally rediscovered the sport. The Blood Bowl Museum and Hall of Fame was built near the headquarters and had a "permanent exhibition detailing the history of the game and the careers of many of its most brilliant players".

However, the '88-'89 season, though hugely successful, led to the biggest scandal and catastrophe in NAF history. Nikk Three-Horn, the NAF Commissioner, absconded with the entire treasury, along with most of the Darkside Cowboys' cheerleading squad, during the 2489 Blood Bowl final.

This crime sent the NAF into chaos (little "c"). After a succession of commissioners who exemplified incompetence and corruption, the NAF had to declare bankruptcy in 2490 and went into receivership.

1. ↑ Living Rulebook 6, 2010, pg. 67
All Players

## Star Players and just Players

No matter what sport is being played, there are players which become Star Players- either due to their win percentage, their creation of casualties, or because they helped to evolve the game. Those players are very few in number. Star Players are sometimes called mercenaries, freebooters, are the more business-minded, free agents. For the most part- players come and go (sometimes on a stretcher) and only become a footnote in history, if they are lucky! Below are the players for each race that are mentioned throughout the known canon but whether or not they are well-known throughout the world is anyone's guess. The following criteria:

1. Players are categorized by their team- even if their race isn't given or their race is no longer accepted on that type of team. For example, Massif "Hungry" Bofine played for the Middenheim Marauders and will be categorized under the Human Players due to the team listed as a Human Team, even though he is a Minotaur. However, he will also be listed by his specific race- Minotaur with all other Minotaurs from a clickable link. If players are listed as Human Mutants, they will be listed under Chaos Renegades as Marauders.
2. Players with a "\*" next to their name are playable in the tabletop game as of Spike! Magazine, Issue 1, 2018.
3. If players are not specifically listed under a team, their race will be used to determine where they are categorized. If Elf players are not specifically stated as a specific Elf race or team, they will be placed under Elven Union.
4. If players are not given a team or a race, they are not placed under any heading.
5. For positions no longer used for that team or in general, e.g. Kicker, an updated position will be assumed and used.

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 Ithaca Benoin
 Setekh
 Sinnedbad

 \*Frank N. Stein\*
 J Earlice
 "Rover" McKarloff
 Wilhelm Chaney

 Quetzal Leap

 Crazy Igor
Morr

## History

Morr is the God of the Dead, not the God of Death. He abhors the Undead, Necromancers, and Daemons who wish to disturb those who have passed. One legend says that,at the beginning of time, Morr, Taal, and Ulric divided the world up between them. Taal and Ulric both demanded the living world, and fought for it, but Morr said he would settle for the empty realm of the dead. The other two Gods ignored him, until he passed through their realms, killing to populate his own. Then Taal and Ulric confronted the God of the Dead, and demanded that he confine his attentions to his own realm, and not trespass on theirs. Morr agreed, on the condition that Taal and Ulric ultimately send all the inhabitants of their realms to him. Another legend relates that Morr appeared after the first Human died, and defended his soul from the servants of the Dark Gods that sought to consume it. As more Humans died, Morr took them under his protection. Still others tell of the murder of Morr by Khaine, and of Morr’s foundation of his realm among the dead. Those who sleep approach death, and death is the future that awaits all. In this way, Morr is also the God of Dreams and Prophecy. Outside funerals, most people pray to Morr only in this capacity. Only the dead can seek his protection, and the dead do not pray.

## Cult of Morr

The Cult of Morr is one of the most widespread cults in the Old World. In a world dominated by Blood Bowl, death is a constant companion; an inescapable end. Most Old Worlders reconcile their natural fears and come to accept death as a necessary part of life. In fact, some might say that Old Worlders, specifically people of the Empire, have an unhealthy fascination with it, incorporating symbols of death in all things. From the skulls that decorate their banners to the martial culture that infuses the Empire’s society, death is everywhere, and its master is Morr.

Because of their beliefs, the Cult of Morr are the most prolific opponents to the inclusion of the Undead in Blood Bowl due to the pilfering of corpses. In an ill-fated effort by the priesthood of Morr to stop Undead coaches from plundering tombs of dead Blood Bowl Stars, they invented "Morr's Trousers." These heavy iron breeches helped Necromancers to identify the most valuable corpses and served to provide them to practice their lock-picking skills.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Tome of Salvation, pg. 35, 2005
2. ↑ Spike! Journal #4, pg. 7, 2018
Lewdgrip Whiparm

**"Once I get my suckers on a ball, you'd better believe I'm not letting go!"** -Lewdgrip Whiparm, pre-game interview for NBC, Skull Stadium, 2475

## Lewdgrip Whiparm

### Awards

Chaos Cup Winners Medal: 2471, Ingrod the Pious Award for Inspirational Achievement: 2471

## Lewdgrip Whiparm

 History

Lewdgrip Whiparm was a renowned thrower for the Chaos All-Stars, achieving the Chaos Cup 2471 victory with the team. Currently, Lewdgrip Whiparm is a free agent hiring his talents out to many Chaos teams.

### Professional Career

Lewdgrip Whiparm began his amateur career in the Northern Wastes until his development into a sensation with the help of the Chaos god, Slaanesh. His development continued starting for the Chaos All-Stars and culminating in a win for the team of the Chaos Cup in 2471. Over the years, Whiparm has rented his talents out as a free agent.

### Personal Life

Not much is known of Lewdgrip Whiparm prior to joinging the Chaos All-Stars. The boons received for his loyalty to Slaanesh were various mutations that allowed his throwing game to progress. His most recognizable (and most easily seen from the distant nose-bleed sections of Blood Bowl stadiums is his right arm, which is actually a tentacle.

## Art

Lewdgrip Whiparm, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2018Lewdgrip Whiparm, 2nd Edition Star Player Card Front, 1990Lewdgrip Whiparm, 2nd Edition Star Player Card Back, 1990
## Models

Lewdgrip Whiparm, 2nd Edition, Games Workshop, 1989GW Catalogue 1986-91, 19961. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spike! Journal #1, pg 28, 2018
Harry "The Hammer" Kehry

Art by Aly, Morrison

## History

Harry, once star head-stomper for the Creeveland Crescents, was renowned for the intricate war-dances he used to perform whenever he scored (usually done on the recumbent bodies of the opposition)! Harry retired in 2486, after a long 32 years in the game, and is now a dancing teacher.

1. ↑ 2nd Edition Rulebook, 1988, pg. 38
Black Orc

## General

Black Orc teams began soon after the NAF folded due to an irritation they had playing with weaker, amateurish Orcs. Stronger, and considered more intelligent than a regular Orc, Black Orcs are not black, but did receive that moniker thanks to their green skin being far darker than their other brethren. Black Orcs also embrace tactics and play-styles over their more argumentative and reckless Orcs they previously played with. And although they allow a Troll and even Goblins on their team, they have left petty squabbles behind to keep their eyes on the prizes: Blood and Trophies !

## Famous Black Orc Teams

* Grimfang Gougers

* Iron-Rok Bonebreakers

* Orcland Raiders (since 2495)

* Steel Toof Smashas

* Thunder Valley Greenskins

## Famous Black Orc Star Players (Who are actually Black Orcs)

* Varag Ghoul-Chewer

1. ↑ Spike! Magazine, 2021, pg. 20
Gouged Eye

The Gouged Eye, 2nd Ed. Handbook, 1988

### Chaos Cup

2441 - 2445 - 2450 - 2451 - 2452 - 2453 - 2454 - 2460 - 2469 - 2473 - 2477 - 2482 - 2483 (13 titles)

### Other

AFC Championships 2435 - 2464 - 2470 - 2473 - 2474 - 2478 (6 titles)

## Hall of Fame

Eruk Ogrehack, Bolg Stonemangle, Garg Worm-face

 Franchise History

### **Gouged Eye (2403 - present)**

#### **2403 - 2430: Kidnapping for Help**

The Gouged Eye were told of Blood Bowl by slaves gained through raiding parties. This peaked the tribe's interest so they kidnapped a coach after a successful raid and formed their team. The coach, due to his specialty of the rushing game, was not able to flesh out the passing portion for the Gouged Eye. This would lead the team to win only one game of their first seventy-two.

By 2429, the Gouged Eye, to their credit, did not falter in their sights of becoming the best team in Blood Bowl, despite their many losses. Therefore, the team managed to kidnap a passing expert, Vinny Gloam, from a late night training session with the Middenheim Marauders. Through whatever means the Gouged Eye employed, be it violence or gold, Vinny helps to develop their passing game to become a more well-rounded squad.

#### **2431 - Present: Eyes on the Prize**

**2431 - 2487: Recruitment and Training**

While the training under Vinny Gloam was helping tactics, recruitment to play became the focus of owner Gobsuck Skullcrush XI. The tribal emperor gave an option in 2431 to his orcs: join the army or join the team. Thousands of recruits showed up for tryouts and so the Gouged Eye had a strong and varied pool of talent to draw from.

The Gouged Eye would achieve resounding success in the following years. By 2464, their first win of the Blood Bowl Championship, the Gouged Eye had won the Chaos Cup eight times, and were AFC champions twice. During Blood Bowl IV, in 2464, the Gouged Eye beat the Dwarf Giants at Middenheim Stadium, due in part to the captaincy of Hurk Verminsmasher, and the thrice-scorer Bolg Stonemangle, whose nickname after the game became "Dwarfmangle."

The Gouged Eye's success continued, and in 2473, the squad took the Blood Bowl Championship (XIII) again against the Dwarf Warhammerers. The next year, the Gouged Eye made it to the final but lost to the Vynheim Valkyries.

**2488 - present: Captain Ghoul-Chewer**

One of the leading orc blitzers in the game, Varag Ghoul-Chewer takes over as captain of the Gouged Eye. His leadership inspires the team into developing more adaptable tactics and delivering injuries to the other team.

## Models

Gouged Eye Team, 6th Edition, Games Workshop, 2016Varag Ghoul-Chewer, 6th Edition, Games Workshop, 2017
## Art

The Gouged Eye Helmet, c. 2489The Gouged Eye, art by Pete Knifton, 1989Team Profile, 1st ed. 1986
## Quotes

"We are Orcs and dat's no lie / We'll make yoo scream an' make yoo cry / We'll pull yore hair an pinch yore thigh / An' if dat doant work we'll gouge yore eye! / Givva "G", givva "O", givva "W", givva J..." **-Gouged Eye Cheerleading Chant**

## Rosters

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2nd Ed. Handbook, pg 16, 1988
2. ↑ Star Players, pg 51, 1989
3. ↑ White Dwarf, August 2019

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Timeline

## **The Blood Bowl Universe**

Although the Blood Bowl Universe may seem to take place in the Warhammer Fantasy Universe due to its identical maps and place names, the Blood Bowl Universe is an alternate universe of Warhammer Fantasy. Therefore, though country, province, and city names may be the same, the history is quite different.
Treeman (Characters)

## General

Treeman are massive humanoid creatures who have played Blood Bowl since the early Halfling and Wood Elf teams.

Many Treeman come from Athel Loren and there is some speculation that they are Athel Loren. However, Treeman have been found in almost every kingdom, including the islands of Ulthuan and Albion. Although not Treeman themselves, Dryads are a shape-shifting race that take the appearance of smaller, angrier, and more agile Treeman. They can also be found among the Old and New World with a concentration within Athel Loren.

## Treeman Star Players

* Deeproot Strongbranch
* Maple Highgrove
* Willow Rosebark

## Models

For an amazing amount of information on Blood Bowl models, visit http://www.blood-bowl-miniatures.de/.

2nd Edition Treeman Model, Games Workshop, 19884th Edition Treeman Model, Games Workshop, 2000
Ramtut III

**"Death is only the beginning of your glorious career!"** -Ramtut III, addressing the fresh recruits to the Champions of Death in 2485

## Ramtut III

### Career Totals

612 Defensive Tackles;241 Sacks;471 Fatalities;876 Serious Injuries

### Awards

Services to Organ Transplants Medal: 2468 - 2482 (2 Awards);Bloodweiser Best NewcomersMedal: 2465;Blood Bowl VI and XXVI Winners Medal: 2466 - 2486 (2 Awards)

## Ramtut III

 History

Ramtut III was the Team Captain of The Champions of Death and their star Mummy. Ramtut III led the Champions to two Blood Bowl Championship victories in 2466 and 2486. Currently, Ramtut III is a free agent who plays for Necromantic Horror, Shambling Undead, and Tomb Kings teams.

### Professional Career

Ramtut III played Blood Bowl several millennia ago and was buried with full honors. Once resurrected, Ramtut III was compelled to play for Coach Tomolandry and the Champions of Death as their star blocker from 2464 to 2489, and helped the Champions of Death win the Blood Bowl Championship twice.

In 2486, Ramtut III admitted to a scheme to specifically kill Morg 'N Thorg during a game against the Chaos All-Stars. With tensions already at a high between the Mummy and Tomolandry, Ramtut III is able to end his contract with the coach. By 2489, after the collapse of the NAF, Ramtut III is officially released and is able to become a free agent.

### Personal Career

Ramtut III is originally from Nehekhara, in the Land of the Dead, and enjoyed a very successful career playing Blood Bowl. Around -1650, Ramtut III passed away and was buried in Nehekhara. Awakened by Vanhalables, an infamous necromantic manager and talent scout, in 2456, Ramtut III is locked in his sarcophagus and traded around the world until Tomolandry fully resurrects the mummy in 2464.

Raging at Tomolandry over the next two decades for participating in the mummy's interrupted slumber, Ramtut III eventually regains most of his will and is able to challenge Tomolandry control over him. In 2489, Ramtut III is able to take control over his will entirely.

## Art

Ramtut III, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2018Ramtut III, 1st Edition Rulebook, 1986Ramtut III Star Player Card, 4th ed., Blood Bowl Magazine #9, 2003
## Models

Ramtut III, 5th Edition, Games Workshop, 2004
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Spike! Journal #4, pg 13, 2018
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Spike! Journal #4, pg 14, 2018
Blood Bowl XXXIII

**Blood Bowl XXXIII** was a Championship Blood Bowl game between the Auld World Football Conference (AFC) champion Evil Gits and the New World Football Conference (NFC) champion Skavenblight Scramblers to decide the Blood Bowl (BB) champion for the '92/'93 season in 2493. The Scramblers defeated the Evil Gits, 3-2, in what would be the third win of the Blood Bowl Championship after the Scramblers won back to back championships in Blood Bowl XVII and Blood Bowl XVIII.

### Game Summary

By the end of the first half, the Skavenblight Scramblers were down 0-2 against the Evil Gits. By the end of the second half, with the help of a last second touchdown by star blitzer, Varmit Evileye, the Scramblers were able to score three unanswered touchdowns, for their 3-2 win. Afterwards, questions about the Evil Gits lack of play and aggressive style led to an investigation from concerned parties which found a powerful laxative added to the Gits' barley water. The Scramblers, for once, were cleared unanimously, and some witnesses reported a person who resembled the manager of the Marauders leaving the Gits' dugout just before halftime began. The Marauders previously lost the Gits in the semi-finals due to a controversy calling out the Gits for illegal hiring practices, illegal banking practices, and borrowing other players from other teams to win.

1. ↑ 3rd Ed. Rulebook, pg 34, 1994
Elijah Doom

**"Stay down you ridiculous peacock, or I'll knock the rest of them out!"** -Elijah Doom, speaking with Soaren Hightower during the 2476 Elven Kingdoms League Championship

## Elijah Doom

### Career Totals

24 Kills:67 Serious Injuries;16 Interceptions:34 Sacks;78 Forced Fumbles

### Awards

Elven Kingdoms League Winners Medal: 2464 - 2469 - 2471 - 2476 - 2477 - 2482 - 2486 (7 Awards);Norse Challenge Cup Winners Medal: 2478;Blood Bowl Winners Medal: 2461 - 2481 - 2488 (3 Awards);Chaos Cup Winners Medal: 2491

## Elijah Doom

 History

Elijah Doom is a Dark Elf lineman for the Darkside Cowboys who loans his talents out to Dark Elf and Elven Union teams. Doom has won three Blood Bowl Championships with the Cowboys, seven Elven Kingdoms League Championships, as well as one championship win in the Norse Challenge Cup, the Orcidas Cup, and the Chaos Cup of 2491.

### Professional Career

Doom joined the Darkside Cowboys in the late 2450s as a lineman and has played with the Dark Elven champions since. As part of the 2461 lineup, Doom and the Cowboys won the first Blood Bowl Championship and continued with the team to win Blood Bowl XXI (2481) and Blood Bowl XXVII (2488). Doom loans himself out as a free agent to teams who either want someone of his talent on the field or someone who can whip other linemen into shape.

### Personal Career

Nothing is known of Doom's personal life as he is rarely seen not wearing a Blood Bowl uniform.

## Art

Elijah Doom, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2018
## Models

Currently, there are no specific models of Elijah Doom.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spike! Journal #2, pg 30, 2018
Nurgle

## General

The followers of Chaos have been involved in Blood Bowl since the earliest days of the sport. Although most teams started as a conglomerate of followers of all of the Chaos gods, it didn't take long for teams to be more selective in their choice of deity. Most teams draw their players from shadowy plague cults or wandering bands of diseased prophets- in fact, nowadays, even the smallest cabal is likely to have an amateur team that heads to the local waste ground every weekend for a quick kickabout .

On the field, what they lack in agility and coordination, they more than make up for with brute strength, a natural resilience to harm, and a whole playbook of stomach-churning tactics devised to bring the other team to its knees. Though Nurgle teams defy conventional definition, they tend to be made up predominantly of Rotters- players who have only recently contracted Nurgle's Rot; Bloaters- players so swollen with disease, they are walking hives of decay; Pestigors- Beastmen attracted to the smell; and Rotspawn- players so blessed by the Plague God, Nurgle, that they have devolved into hideously mutated beasts .

## Famous Nurgle Teams

* Bile-City Blightkings
* Diseased Destroyers
* Nurgle's Rotters
* The Plaguebearers
* The Subterranean Slimeballs

## Famous Nurgle Star Players (who have been blessed by Nurgle)

* Bilerot Vomitflesh
* Bulla Shardhorn
* Guffle Pusmaw
* Tolly Glocklinger

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blood Bowl Almanac, 2018, pg. 6
Chaos Chosen

## General

Blood Bowl is arguably even more popular among the followers of the Chaos gods than it is among civilized folk. Maybe its the cult-like supporters' clubs, the constant violence both on and off the pitch, or just the brightly-colored strips. Whatever the case, wherever you find a Blood Bowl stadium, you're guaranteed to find at least one team made up of an assortment of thoroughly debased, dedicated followers of Chaos. Most of the teams' players tend to be Beastmen, hideous mutants who have given up their forest lairs for the sporting life, but their numbers are bolstered by the presence of superhuman Chosen and frenzied, blood crazed Minotaurs. Such teams are hardly subtle, often forgetting about the ball entirely as they grind their opponents into the turf, all in veneration of the Ruinous Powers they worship .

## Famous Chaos Chosen Teams

* The Chaos Thugs
* The Claws of Chaos
* The Doom Lords
* The Everchosen
* Khorne's Killers
* The Skulls of Katam

## Famous Chaos Chosen Star Players

* Gobbler Grimlich
* Grashnak Blackhoof
* Lewdgrip Whiparm
* Lord Borak the Despoiler
* Max Spleenripper
* Scyla Anfingrimm
* Withergrasp Doubledrool

1. ↑ (Blood Bowl Almanac, 2018, p. 126).
Roxanna Darknail

**"It's a shame that investigative reporters are so short-lived. I'd be delighted to answer their questions but for whatever reason, so many keep turning up dead!"** -Roxanna Darknail, interview for NBC's Weekly Sports Hour Show

## Roxanna Darknail

### Career Totals

Rushing: 45 paces avg, 22 Receiving TDs, 301 Fatalities

### Awards

Most Blood Spilled: 2492, Sudden Death Award: 2490, Flawless Skin Commendation: 2480-2494 (15 Awards)

## Roxanna Darknail

 History

Roxanna Darknail is a Witch Elf who plays for the Darkside Cowboys, although she does have free agent status to be able to play for other teams as needed. She is also sponsored by Gorenier Beauty Products as well as the spokeswoman for the company.

### Professional Career

Darknail began her career with the Darkside Cowboys in 2476, after slaughtering several recruits during tryouts. In one of her more infamous showdowns, Darknail dispatched Dolfar Longstride, famed High Elf kicker, during the finals of the 2490 Elven Kingdoms League season, which resulted in a Cowboys victory. Captured on Cabalvision, the on-pitch murder became one of the opening sequence clips on ABC's World Wide Sports Wide World highlights show, making it one of the most viewed on-pitch murders ever.

### Personal Life

Before joining the Cowboys, Roxanna Darknail was a high priestess of the Cult of Khaine in Har Ganeth for undetermined length of time, second only to High Priestess Hellebron. For reasons known only to Darknail, the Witch Elf left the Sisterhood of Khaine to pursue blood and gore on Nuffle's sacred grounds.

In 2480, Darknail entered into sponsorship deals with Gorenier Beauty Products after being awarded the inaugural "Flawless Skin Commendation" by Gorenier themselves. Many claim that her flawless features are due to her dark pact with Khaine and the blood of her victims. Darknail quickly agreed to these accusations and the rumor has been put to rest.

Controversy remains for Darknail in the form of her past priesthood serving Khaine. Many Khaine acolytes accused Darknail of allowing Nuffle to usurp her desires as she gains popularity, though Darknail herself has not made comment on the allegations. A known rival, Mordrix Hex of the Kelethrai Executioners, has allegedly made some of these allegations publicly, resulting in a feud that may last for a long time.

## Models

Roxanna Darknail, 6th Edition, Games Workshop, 2018
## Art

Roxanna Darknail Star Player Card, Games Workshop, 2018

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Spike! Journal #2, pg 17, 2018
2. ↑ Blood Bowl Death Zone Season One, pg 14, 2016
Kubinka-2 "Sunflowers"

Kubinka-2 is a Special Forces Unit in The Deathless that specializes in Counter-Terrorism, their members are called Оператор [Operator]

## Named Characters

Zitomir Kolarov, Commanding Officer

Eva Nokto, Second in Command

## Description

### Role

K2's main mission is Counter-Terrorism, which includes hostage rescues missions, capture and/or elimination of terrorist cells and VIPs, and intelligence gathering on terrorist threats. They also dabble in close protection of VIPs and are specialists in unconventional warfare.

### Nickname

K2's nickname of sunflowers is due to the exceptionally polite demeanour that they affect. This politeness is at odds with the actions that they perform, specialising in counter-terrorism they are mainly utilised well in advance of any Deathless attack gathering intelligence and converting local rebel or dissident factions to the deathless cause generally without them ever knowing that the K2 Оператор's are.

### Uniform and Personal grooming

Like many special forces, standard military regulations do not apply to personal grooming to make it harder to identify them as a military unit. Beards, Dyed and styled hair and other more exotic looks are all common. Their dress uniform is black with brass piping across the chest and with the deathless symbol on their right shoulder.
Bo Gallanté

### Awards

Spike! Magazine Defensive Catcher Award: 2492, Lauriel Elflock's Fabulous Follicles Award: 2491, 2492, 2493 (3 awards), Filthiest Richest Player: 2493

## Bo Gallanté

 History

Bo Gallanté, also known as "The Beau", is a free agent who previously played with the Tiranoc Titans and the Galadrieth Gladiators.

### Professional Career

Starting his Blood Bowl career in 2491, Gallanté began with the Tiranoc Titans and started for the Galadrieth Gladiators in 2492. Since 2493, Gallanté has been an exclusive free agent. Gallanté is very well known for his flamboyant behavior on the pitch and is admired and hated because of it. He is also known to be very elusive when it comes to block, frustrating many opponents.

### Personal Career

Gallanté's reputation for off the pitch drama is highly documented as he usually has something condescending or disparaging to say about other players. In one interview, Gallanté ridiculed Jordell Freshbreeze who was able to retaliate with an extremely effective kick to the face in a friendly match. Because of his flair for the dramatic, many fans loathe and love the star player.

## Models

Currently, there are no models of Bo Gallanté.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Death Zone Season Two, pg 15, 2017
Mungk

Probably not Mungk in the picture. But probably as stupid looking.

Almost nothing is known of Mungk, an Orc leader of a small band of warriors, even though his bumbling led to the discovery of the greatest find of humankind: the Book of Nuffle. While waiting for a parley between a ancient, brutal battle between Dwaves and Orcs, Mungk and his band of orcs were competing in the time-honored sport of bogey-flicking. His band rested next tot he ancient domed building and soon, as many orcs are wont to do, became hungry and searched for earthworms to eat. While digging, Mungk's claws hit upon a device that when pushed, opened an ancient door to the dome and led to a room filled with symbols, armor, and the Book of Nuffle.

History records have yet to be found about Mungk after the discovery. Maybe he went on to play in a mediocre career of Blood Bowl or perhaps he was killed in his first game. Maybe he took his bogey-flicking skills to the next level and traveled the world in search of his competitive equal. Or perhaps not.