Da Great Horde

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## Ork Tribe

### **Leader**

Warchief of Da Great Horde

**Da Great Horde** is a collossal conglomeration of Orks that are native to the isolated Cernnunos Expanse and inhabit dozens, if not hundreds of Star Systems. From the Expanse, Orks of the Horde menace the Imperial Celtic and Kastorius Sectors. Great Horde Orks are divided and disperate, united only by name, colours, and iconography. Orks of all klans can be found within the ranks of Da Great Horde.

The Great Horde is rarely united and often fragmented, with Horde Orks spend just as much time and effort fighting each other as they do other enemies. The Horde itself is divided into several warbands led by mostly independent Warbosses all bearing the name and colours of Da Great Horde. The greatest leaders become Warlords and lead a vast throng made up of several Warbands. Occasionally, an Ork of notable repute will arise and unite the fragmented Warlords, becoming the "Warchief of Da Great Horde."

The primary colours of the Horde are black and red "with just a splash of yellow".

The arid world of Kilandros appears to have some sort of spiritual significance to Horde Orks. Some amongst the Ordo Xenos have speculated that Kilandros is where the first Orks of the Great Horde first arose, before spreading to other distant systems. Kilandros is the closest thing to a "Throneworld" for the Great Horde and acts as the seat of the Warchief whenever one arises. When no Warchief is present, Kilandros is largely deserted save for a few scattered Ork settlements.

It is a historical inevitability that every Horde Warchief will eventually fall, the Horde will fracture, and the Ork population of Kilandros will be reduced to null by the Imperium. Despite this, it is also a historical inevitability that another Warchief will arise, unite the Horde, and reclaim Kilandros.

## Hierarchy of Da Great Horde

* **Warchief:** Ocassionally, an Ork of notable repute will arise and unite the fragmented Warlords and become the "Warchief of Da Horde". As Warchief, these ginormous Orks are the supreme commander of *all* Orks in the Horde, powerful enough to reign (almost) unquestionably. Fortunately for the Imperium, Horde Warchiefs are a rare occurance and typically only appear in times of WAAAGH!.
* **Warlord:** Bigger and meaner than Warbosses, Warlords are Orks powerful enough to exert control over several Warbands. While his might and power is respected, the Warlord is often undermined by the fierce independence of the Warbosses under his command. It takes exceptionally cunning brutality (or exceptionally brutal cunning) for a Warlord to keep his subservient Warbands in control.
* **Warboss:** Within Ork society, the leader of a Warband is naturally the largest and strongest of the lot. Warbosses are exceptionally dangerous Orks who have grown powerful enough to act as the lord and master of all the Greenskins within his Warband. Warbosses of the Great Horde are fiercly independent and are prone to engage in conflict with one another despite hailing from the same "tribe."

## Notable Horde Orks

* **Korgash Starfang:** Current Warchief of Da Great Horde who took control of the Horde in the twilight years of the 41st Millennium. As the Galaxy rolled into the 42nd Millennium, the reign of Korgash Starfang shows no signs of coming to an end any time soon. Warchief Korgash Starfang appears to have allied himself with the notorious Ghazghkull Thraka.
* **The Primork:** A Horde "Prime Ork" of unnatural size and intelligence born on a world far from Kilandros and was the biggest Ork encountered by the Imperium since the War of the Beast. Took over as Warchief of Da Great Horde after killing Golrag in 271.M41. The forces of the Primork managed to conquer twenty Imperial Sectors. Instigated the Primork Crisis, during which he ordered the construction of "Da Great Rok", a collossal battlestation that the Primork planned to use against Holy Terra itself. Perished during the Battle of Kilandros in 286.M41 when Da Great Rok was destroyed. It is wildly believed that the Primork was an Ork of the Blood Axes klan.
* **Golrag Throatrippa:** Warchief of Da Great Horde that led WAAAGH! Golrag. Warchief Golrag Throatrippa lead the Mad Skulls Tribe for several months before he was killed and supplanted by the Primork in 271.M41. It is wildly agreed upon that Golrag was a greater threat to the Imperium back when he was a mere Warlord.
* **Garrog Steelgutz:** Warchief of Da Great Horde that led WAAAGH! Garrog from 777.M40 until he was slain in battle in 780.M40
* **Gazazag Wur Krakajak:** An extremely eccentric Horde Warlord that refers to his throng as the "Krakajak Brigade" Oddly, Warlord Krakajak seems to have an unnaturally disciplined and organized throng (by Ork standards at least).
* **Kaptin Bonecruncha:** An infamous Ork Freebooter produced by the Great Horde. As a Freebooter, Bonecruncha is outside of Ork "kulture" and no longer has an allegiance to any tribe or clan. Despite this, Kaptin Bonecruncha still maintains some relations with his former kinsmen ad has been known to work alongside Warlord Krakkajakk.
* **Grizsnik Gro Gruk Grimshank:** Infamous Warboss that led a raid on the Imperial Penal World of Menagerie where he "released" thousands of violent inmates. These same inmates where later witnessed to be fighitng as part of Grimshank's Warband.