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Open Tournaments

The Chaos Cup Open, "organized" by NBC and Orcidas, was anything but organized. For three weeks, the play-offs occurred where any number of teams could play any matches they arranged on their own- the only rule being they could not play a team more than once. To be fair, without any data on number of teams available and who would play, organizing an event like this would have been a herculean task for anyone. For playing these games, points were assigned, and the top four teams with the most points advanced to the semi-finals. Finally, once the semi-finals were played, the Grand Final for the Chaos Cup Trophy and a large sum of money was played between the Marauders and the Dwarf Giants.

The viewing figures were astronomical for NBC, reaching the viewership of the Blood Bowl Championship of '89. Soon, ABC partnered with Bloodweiser in 2491 to put on the Blood Bowl Open. Due to this success, the following netwroks and sponsors put on two more open tournaments. The four tournaments: the Chaos Cup, Blood Bowl Championship, the Spike! Magazine Trophy, and Dungeonbowl, are the major tournaments of Blood Bowl, simply known as "the Majors", and are the most anticipated events of the year.
Karla von Kill

### Career Totals

Rushing TDs: 61, Catching TDs:73, Fatalities/Serious Injuries: 28, Interceptions: 3

### Awards

AFC Player of the Year: 2483, Ingrid the Pious Award for Inspirational Achievement: 2486, Blood Bowl Players medal: 2493

## History

Karla von Kill, is a free agent and blitzer who previously played for the Hochstadt Hellfires and the Marauders. She was the recipient of the Blood Bowl Players Medal in 2492 for Blood Bowl XXXII, one of the few players to receive this medal while being on the losing team. Currently, Von Kill is a free agent who lends her skills to Amazon, Halfling, Human, Norse, and Old World Alliance teams.

### Professional Career

Karla von Kill started as a blitzer for the Hochstadt Hellfires in 2481. After several seasons and serious injuries during a brutal match in 2487, Von Kill joined the Marauders and competed in Blood Bowl XXXII, losing to the Reikland Reavers. Staying with the Marauders through their merger with the Middeheim Maulers, Karla proved influential in a rematch with the Reavers in Blood Bowl XXXIII, bringing down the Mighty Zug with an elbow jab that made the crowd wince in the final moments of the game, securing the win for the Maulers and securing her place in the Hall of Fame.

### Personal Life

Karla von Kill grew up on a rural pig farm and learned hard work and perseverance from her family. After watching a Blood Bowl game at a local stadium, she signed on with the Hochstadt Hellfires as a team assistant until making her way on the team. In 2486, Von Kill received severe injuries after a clash with a minotaur and was told by apothecaries she would never play again without magical assistance. After training and adhering to a strict diet and fitness regimen, Von Kill was recruited to the Marauders.

## Models

Karla von Kill, 6th Edition, Games Workshop, 2018
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Death Zone Season Two, pg 19, 2017
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Spike! Journal #9, pg 34, 2020
Khaine

Khaela Mensha Khaine, or "The Bloody-Handed God", is an Elven god worshipped predominantly by Dark Elves and High Elves. Although "Khaine" is the name of the god, "Khaela Mensha" may be used because it is a title which translates to "bloody-handed', a reference to the blood which eternally drips from his hands as a reminder of his murder of the ancient Elven hero, Eldanesh.

Khaine is the god of violence, murder, war, cruelty, and blood, and so naturally, fits nicely within the Blood Bowl culture. There is a difference in worship between the High Elves and Dark Elves. For the High Elves, Khaine is seen has a god of battle, and so it is entirely appropriate to pray to Khaine before or during a game. However, because Khaine represents the unharnessed rage of bloodlust, it is deemed inappropriate to worship him at any other time. For the Dark Elves, Khaine is worshipped as a god of murder. This suits the harsh society of Dark Elves, who view any sign of weakness as a fatal flaw. Holidays dedicated to Khaine, such as the Harvest of Souls and Death Night, invariably involve killing, usually in the form of a ritualized Blood Bowl game. Because of the religious devotion, there is no surprise as to why Dark Elves field Assassins or Witch Elves, the former who consider themselves as the "Knives of Khaine", and the latter who consider themselves as the "Brides of Khaine".

There are numerous similarities between Khaine and the Chaos God, Khorne. Some religious scholars believe them to be one and the same. For the Dark Elves, there is a complete distinction between the two. For Dark Elves (and many others), Khorne represents bloodthirsty, wild abandon- uncontrolled anger and bloodlust- while Khaine is dedicated to more deliberate, cunning, and ritualistic violence.
Azalea Roth

Sister to Kerbero and former spy for Obsidian Assembly, Azalea was the top agent among all others in the organization before defecting to and becoming the co-founder of Dark Rose.

## Personality

Early in life, Azalea was very kind and compassionate especially towards her younger brother. She gave Kerbero special treatment, and was even willing to teach him over their father because she wanted to teach him in a much more compassionate manner. However, on missions, she took her missions serious, mainly because even as young as 13 she understood that these missions could potentially cost her life. Due to this, she never trusted anyone that was paired with her, with the exception of Kerbero.

She has turned on multiple of her "comrades" simply because they've failed the mission, and violently slaughters any of those who defect or fail to follow her orders. She became very ruthless and feared among the ranks, essentially killing all of those who once were the best agents. She was very proud of her accomplishments, until Kerbero began making the same accomplishments she had, but without killing everyone, and better than she ever could.

Azalea grew jealous, and this jealousy eventually turned her against Kerbero, and she abandoned her once gentle spirit, and instead became spiteful towards everyone in the organization and Kerbero. Azalea ran away with the goal of being the one to bring back Niall, proving that she is the best there is, and the only one who can bring Niall back, even if she isn't technically destined to do such a thing.
Hanse Kohl

Referee Kohl currently holds the record for most players sent off in a match- all 32 of them! Kohl was able to do this between two teams known to target referees- the Gouged Eye and the Dwarf Warhammerers. The reason he was able to do this was because of contracting Nurgle's Rot the day before after refereeing a match between Nurgle's Rotters and the Decaying Disorder. Unfortunately, the Rot caused Kohl to lose all of his body parts shortly after a post interview- but not before he infected fourteen news reporters and one Cabalvision camraman.

1. ↑ 6th Edition, pg 23, 2010
Thoron Korensson

One of Roze-El's original apprentices and one of the longest serving officials in Blood Bowl, Thoron Korensson has kept up to date with every rule change and has reportedly never made a bad call. He is one of very, very, very few referees where coaches think twice before challenging a call.

1. ↑ Death Zone Season Two, pg 39, 2017
Scrappa Sorehead

## **History**

Scrappa Sorehead is a Goblin pogoer and former apprentice of the creation of the pogo stick, Pogo Doomspider. Sorehead is currently a free agent for Goblin, Orc, and Ogre teams.

### Professional Career

Scrappa Sorehead learned various methods and techniques of the pogo stick from its inventer, Pogo Doomspider, former coach of the Lowdown Rats. After an accident caused the death of Doomspider in 2479, Sorehead became the sole pogoer of the team. In 2481, Sorehead was fired from the Rats after landing on the head of his teammate during a game. The resulting injury led to a series of events leading to many casualties and injuries among his team and the fanbase. As a free agent afterwards, Sorehead has gotten in more trouble with more teams- the ones he plays for and plays against.

### Personal Life

Sorehead's numerous concussions and mild addiction to Madcap Mushrooms has led him to become so paranoid that he rarely leaves his pogo stick, as he is convinced it helps him to stay on the move ahead of angry mobs.

## Art

Scrappa Sorehead, Star Player Card, 2018Scrappa Sorehead, Star Player Card, 1994Scrappa Sorehead, Star Player Card, 2019BB: Team Manager - Star Player Card
## Models

Scrappa Sorehead, 3rd Edition, Games Workshop, 1994
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Death Zone Season Two, pg 25, 2017
2. ↑ Death Zone Two, pg 24, 2017
Kari Coldsteel

In 2477, during the salary strikes that plagued many Blood bowl teams, the Asgard Ravens had a match against the Lowdown Rats. Because the players were on strike, the cheerleaders took the pitch and won a 3-1 victory over the Rats. When the cheerleaders went back to their duties, Kari Coldsteel felt she wanted to play more. Playing for many minor league teams, Coldsteel hung up her cleats in 2491, but became a Cheerleading Consultant for teams who needed help with their squads.

1. ↑ Death Zone Season Two, pg 41, 2017
Chaos & Confusion

With the NAF filing bankruptcy, all teams had to rely on funding themselves entirely. Almost half would file bankruptcy themselves and dissolve or sell players to the other, more lucrative teams. Almost all teams had to sell their stadiums and would be forced to live a life of barnstorming, playing any teams that offered a challenge. Instead of the normal summers off, Blood Bowl teams had to play year round to make ends meet.

Without a unifying organization like the NAF, the only way to salvage Blood Bowl would be for the media and sponsors to combine forces. Besides the teams, the Cabalvision networks lost revenue a swell. Without major games playing, including the Blood Bowl Championship, networks like the Necromancer's Broadcasting Circle (NBC) joined with companies such as Orcidas to host tournaments- specifically the first Chaos Cup Open Tournament funded by an NBC/Orcidas joint venture.
Glotl Stop

### Awards

Leo Sweres Fine Dining Award: 2485 - 2494 (2 Awards); Spike! Magazine Anger Management Award: 2485 - 2492 (2 Awards); Mesmerizing Mutilation Award: 2490

## Glotl Stop

 History

Glotl Stop is a Kroxigor, debuting for the Amazon team, the Feathered Jaguars. After the Jaguars disbanded in 2492, Glotl Stop became a free agent and lends his services to Amazon and Lizardmen teams.

### Professional Career

Glotl Stop played for the Feathered Jaguars from 2484 until the unfortunate mix-up with their team kit colors in 2492, confusing Glotl Stop into attacking his own players. The resulting massacre of both sides left the Jaguars dissolved. After 2492, Glotl Stop's manager, Ithalea, decided to hire him out as a free agent.

### Personal Career

Glotl Stop was born in a forgotten spawning pool in a forgotten ruin of a temple-city in 2482. Amazon hunters captured him after he killed 24 of them, and brought him to be trained for Blood Bowl for the next two years of his life. Due to his unusual spawning and upbringing, Glotl Stop looks slightly different than other Kroxigor such as a longer jaw, harder scales, and more powerful limbs. His temperament is more violent than that of the more common Kroxigor as well.

## Art

Glotl Stop, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2019
## Models

Currently, there are no models of Glotl Stop.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Spike! Journal #7, pg 15, 2019
Elfheim Eagles

Elfheim Eagles, 2nd Ed. Handbook, 1988

### Other

AFC Championship: 2480, Spike! Magazine Charisma Cup: 2483, Most Promising Newcomers: 2469

## Hall of Fame

Erewine Ar-Khorigan, Rowan "Rootstem" Elderbranch, Ruatha Tembilin, Valen Swift, Soaren Hightower, Fennel Tallelm

 Franchise History

### **Elfheim Eagles (2468 - present)**

#### **2468 - 2479: Merging and Scandal**

**2468: Dar-Ellerath Beechtrees and Ashvale Valar**

Valahar Gallante created the Elfheim Eagles by combining two former teams, the Dar-Ellerath Beechtrees and Ashvale Valar. Both teams had been struggling on and off the pitch between getting wins and being financially solvent. Gallante was able to purchase and deal to get the two owners of the teams, respectively, to combine and form the Elfheim Eagles.

**2469 - 2479: The Chaos Cup Incident**

In 2471, the Eagles would be banned from participating in the Chaos Cup when Orcidas took over as sponsor. Chaos Cup organizers claim that in order to play in the competition, every team must have at least one chaos-tainted player, while other rumors pointed towards Orcidas not allowing the Eagles to play, simply because they were Elves. In a court ruling with the NAF, Orcidas was found in fault, and the company did not renew its sponsorship the following year. The Elfheim Eagles, along with their city decided to never participate in the Chaos Cup ever again due to the insult received.

#### **2480 - Present: Championship and More Scandal**

**2480 - 2487: The Blood Bowl XX Incident and the Spike! Open**

An investigation began after Blood Bowl XX in 2480, because of the nature of the game. The Elfheim Eagles played Nurgle's Rotters for a win, but did not receive any injury from the Rotters. Magic detectives found that there were other factors that may have led to a win: use of Elven high magic, animated grass, a huge vat of antiseptic, and a covert team of troubleshooter found to be hired by the Acne-Clear Corporation. The investigation came back inconclusive when detectives would keep dying after interviewing the Rotters' players. Since no decision of guilt could be placed, the Elfheim Eagles would walk away with a Blood Bowl Championship under their belt.

Six years later, having no major win under their belt, the Eagles win the Spike! Open in 2486.

**2488 - present: The Younger Swift and the Hiatus**

In 2484, the Elfheim Eagles were captained by Valen Swift, the younger brother of Lucien Swift, a thrower who had been leading his team to multiple winning streaks. By 2491, both Swift brothers left their teams to take a hiatus and have lent themselves out as free agents.

## Models and Pictures

Elfheim Eagles Helmet, 2nd Ed. Rulebook, 1988Elfheim Eagles, 6th Edition, Games Workshop, 2017Home Field, The Vale, Laurelorn, Games Workshop, 2017Team profile, 1st ed., 1986
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2nd Ed. Handbook, pg 22, 1988
2. ↑ Blood Bowl Death Zone Season One, pg 11, 2016
3. ↑ Death Zone Season Two, pg 13, 2017
4. ↑ Star Players, pg 52, 1989
Kiroth Krakeneye

**"Who puts the 'arrrrr' into Darrrrk Elves?!"** -probably not Kiroth Krakenye

### Career Totals

87 Vessels Overrun and scuppered;2,301 able-bodied seamen sold to the Cult of Khaine;34 matches played in mythical locations

### Awards

Scariest Game Face: 2486 - 2489 - 2492 (3 Awards);Anti-Violence Watchdog Committee Worst Tackle of the Year: 2490;Most Unique Mutation: 2490 (contested due to allegations of wearing a magical helmet rather than being an honest mutant)

## Kiroth Krakeneye

 History

Kiroth Krakeneye is a free agent Dark Elf lineman who loans talents out to Dark Elf and Elven Union teams.

### Professional Career

Krakeneye began his Blood Bowl debut with the Black Ark Corsairs, competing in many locations previously lost or unknown underneath the waves of the world's oceans. The Corsairs were killed when his team's enchantment playing the Southstorm Squids gave out. Since then, Krakeneye has continued playing Blood Bowl as a free agent.

### Personal Career

As a captain of the Black Ark vessel, *Fateful Voyage*, Krakeneye led many raids and treasure hunts across the seas. The crew of the *Fateful Voyage* also doubled as a makeshift Blood Bowl team who would travel form town to island to play various games when and where they could. On one disastrous occasion, the Corsairs played the Southstorm Squids, a fantastical team underneath the waves. After a magic enchantment that allowed the team to breathe gave out, Krakeneye was saved by the hosts and gifted a magical, squid-faced mask. The mask is known to come to life, using its tentacles and fearsome presence to hinder or hurt any opponent or victim Krakeneye comes across.

## Art

Kiroth Krakeneye, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2018
## Models

Currently, there are no specific models of Kiroth Krakeneye.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Spike! Journal #2, pg 29, 2018
Steelhelm's Sporting Emporium

## History

A former bandit chief, founder Garik Steehelm opened a sporting emporium to cater to Blood Bowl players of all levels. One of the largest sporting goods retailers, Steelhelm's Sporting Emporium can be found in all major cities of the Old World, and includes equipment and any sporting accessories for amateur and professional players.,

1. ↑ Death Zone Season Two, pg 31, 2017
Bretonnian

## General

In the fair land of Bretonnia, arrogant Bretonnian nobles and their yeomen are questing for an alternative grail - the Bloodweiser trophy. Convinced of their own skill, the young knights fill out their team with lineman levy, drafted from the many local and incompetent all-peasant teams.

1. ↑ Blood Bowl 2, Cyanide Games, 2015

## Famous Bretonnian Teams

Currently, there are no famous Bretonnian teams, possibly due to their recent inclusion in playing Blood Bowl on a professional level.

## Famous Bretonnian Players

Currently, although there are Star Players who will play for Bretonnian, there are no unique star players. See under "Famous Bretonnian Teams" for a possible explanation.
Horkon Heartripper

**"Bo Gallanté? I'll kill that one for the price of a quart of Slaughterade. No, I'm serious, it'd be my pleasure..."** -attributed to Horkon Heartripper, however, there is no concrete evidence he said this

## Horkon Heartripper

### Career Totals

Fatalities: 216, Serious Injuries: 603, Running TDs: 12, Interceptions: 1

### Awards

Most Vicious Player: 2467, Sudden Death Award: 2475, 2477 (two awards), Lifetime Bereavement Award

## Horkon Heartripper

 History

Horkon Heartripper is a freelance Assassin having played for the Ashbane Vendettas and later, the Darkside Cowboys. He is the recipient of the Lifetime Bereavement Award for his achievements on the field for over 30 seasons.

### Professional Career

Heartripper first started for the Ashbane Vendettas playing as an Assassin for 12 seasons (2451-2463). Tendering his resignation in the '63/'64 season, Heartripper moved various teams, including the Darkside Cowboys but has since become an exclusive free agent lending his services to teams for the right price.

### Personal Life

Nothing is known of Heartripper's life before being trained as an assassin, other than being raised by the Cult of Khaine, members of which included his parents.

What is known is that Heartripper adapted to the changing popularity of Blood Bowl and the Dark Elf society, and so moved his contract services to team owners instead of nobility. However, once his face was plastered across Cabalvision for an extremely impressive play when he debuted for the Ashbane Vendettas against the Dark Mountain Spiders, Heartripper kept his team contract with the Vendettas and played for another 12 seasons with them.

## Art

Horkon Heartripper, Star Player Card, 2018Horkon Heartripper, 3rd Edition Star Player Card, 1994BB: Team Manager - Star Player Card
## Models

Horkon Heartripper, 3rd Edition, Games Workshop, 1994
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Death Zone Season Two, pg 11, 2017
2. ↑ Spike! Journal #2, pg 30, 2018
Skaven

## General

Skaven society is highly stratified and bound up in complex rituals, but on the Blood Bowl pitch, all barriers drop away as every player gives their all for their teams complete and utter victory. The game has become very popular in all fields of Skaven life - the Skaven loving any opportunity for mindless violence. In fact, it has become very difficult to persuade them that there is any other purpose to the game once they are on the field, or even when they are just spectating in the stands! Some of the great all-time Player Death and Crowd Death records have occurred in games in which the Skaven have been on the pitch.

Because the Skaven have taken to Blood Bowl in a warped and feverish way, a new Clan emerged- Clan Rigens. While Clan Rigens boasts over 20 teams, only the Skavenblight Scramblers were the only NAF team before 2490, winning two consecutive Blood Bowl Championships.

## Famous Teams

* Skavenblight Scramblers
* Warpfire Wanderers

## Famous Skaven Star Players

* Fezglitch
* Glart Smashrip, Jr
* Glart Smashrip, Sr
* Hakflem Skuttlespike
* Kreek "The Verminator" Rustgouger

## Models

Skaven Team 3rd Edition, Games WorkshopSkaven Team 3rd Edition, Games WorkshopSkaven Gutter Runners 3rd Edition, Games WorkshopSkaven Mutants 3rd Edition, Games WorkshopSkaven Rat Ogre 3rd Edition, Games WorkshopSkaven Team 6th Edition, Games WorkshopSkaven Booster 6th Edition, Forge WorldSkaven Rat Ogre 6th Edition, Forge World

1. ↑ Blood Bowl Almanac, 2018, p. 4
2. ↑ Star Players, pg 30, 1989

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Hubris Rakarth

**"I'm not avoiding the question, I'm simply saying that if you don't stop asking me that question, I will not hesitate to nail your head to the desk!"** - Hubris Rakarth, speaking to Royston Vermouth shortly before the reporter's untimely demise

## Hubris Rakarth

### Career Totals

71 Interceptions;67 Sacks;432 Defensive Tackles;153 Fatalities;201 Serious Injuries

### Awards

Bloodweiser Most Promising Newcomer: 2431;Most Vicious Player: 2482 - 2485 - 2493 (3 Awards);Spike! Anger Management Award: 2488 - 2490 - 2493 (3 Awards);Most Brutal Outburst: 2487;Evilest Player of the Year Award: 2486;Player Least Likely to Stick to Rules: 2483Black Sorcerer's Guild Special Citation: 2486;Blood Bowl Winners Player's Medal: 2485 - 2488 (2 Awards)

## History

Hubris Rakarth is the Team Captain of the Darkside Cowboys and their star blitzer. Rakarth led the Cowboys to Blood Bowl Final victories in 2481 and 2488. Although he still is on the roster for the Cowboys, Rakarth lends his services out to other Dark Elf teams as well as Elven Union teams.

### Professional Career

In 2430, Rakarth signed with the Elven Under 100s league with The Harpies of Karond Kar, establishing a reputation for violence and tactics. By 2446, he had signed with the Kelethrai Executioners Under 160s squad, but left after several seasons due to a mutual disagreement.

Rakarth debuted professionally with the Darkside Cowboys in 2481, after being chosen in the Crush. Jeremiah Kool took personal interest in the rookie and soon Rakarth was a well-rounded player capable of committing atrocities and fatalities.

Rakarth helped the Cowboys to two Blood Bowl Championship victories, in 2481, soon after he signed, again in 2488. After the NAF collapsed in 2488, Jeremiah Kool retired, handing the Team Captaincy over to Rakarth who has had it since.

### Personal Career

Hubris Rakarth studied magic and mayhem at the Darkside Academy in Western Underearth where he excelled to the degree of being chosen by the Cowboys in the Crush. He has been known has to use that magic on multiple occasions illegally.

## Art

Hubris Rakarth, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2018Hubris Rakarth, 2nd Edition Star Player Card Front, 1989Hubris Rakarth, 2nd Edition Star Player Card Back, 1989Hubris Rakarth, art by Wayne England, 1994Hubris Rakarth, art by Pete Knifton, 1988
## Models

Hubris Rakarth, 5th Edition, Games Workshop, 2004
## Quotes

1. ↑ Spike! Journal #2, pg 27, 2018
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Spike! Journal #2, pg 28, 2018
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 2nd Ed. Handbook, pg 32, 1988
Curnoth Darkwold

**"The hunt is far more thrilling if your prey is trying to kill you too."** -Curnoth Darkwold

## Curnoth Darkwold

### Career Totals

Rushing TDs: 13; Kills/Serious Injuries: 76

### Awards

Leo Sweres Fine Dining Award: 2484; Filthiest Player: 2487; Artful Assailant Award: 2490

## Curnoth Darkwold

 History

Curnoth Darkwold is a Wood Elf Wardancer having started his career with the Bil Bali Archers. He currently is a free agent lending himself to any Wood Elf team.

### Professional Career

Darkwold is a Wardancer that plays in a similar style to a Witch Elf. He started with the Bil Bali Archers after being attracted to the smell of blood coming from a nearby Blood Bowl pitch. He has been a fan favorite thanks to his violence on the field.

### Personal Career

Curnoth Darkwold, while noted for his aggressiveness, is also well-known for his lack of hygiene. Thanks to this, he won the Filthiest Player Award in 2487.

## Art

Curnoth Darkwold, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2019
## Models

Currently, there are no models of Curnoth Darkwold.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Spike! Journal #6, pg 27, 2019
Drull and Dribl

**"The Great Plan called us to the pitch... and we will destroy any who get in our way!"** -Drull and Dribl, finishing each other's sentences

### Career Totals

(Combined)- Rushing TDs: 17; Catching TDs: 5; Kills/Serious Injuries: 38; Sending Offs Avoided on 'Religious Grounds': 86

### Awards

Most vicious Player(s) Award: 2480; Dirty Dan's Foul Play Award: 2480 - 2486 (2 Awards)

## Drull and Dribl

 History

Drull and Dribl are Skink Runners debuting for the famous all-Skink team, Sotek Vipers. Currently, Drubl and Dribl are free agents and lend their services as a package deal to all Lizardmen teams.

### Professional Career

Drull and Dribl started their careers with the Sotek Vipers, an all-Skink team. They were placed there by the Slann after an assessment of the two siblings found they would do great things on the pitch. The two Skinks developed the "Skink Sidewinder," in which Drull uses his blade to slice through calves and hamstrings of players while Dribl stomps them when they hit the ground. In 2488, the Vipers' management wanted to sell off Dribl, resulting in the brothers leaving their contract with the Vipers to pursue free agency. The management may or may not have been harmed during this "negotiation."

### Personal Career

Drull and Dribl were born as the only two Skinks in the spawning pool, surprising the Slann overseeing the process, as Skinks usually spawn in the hundreds. This event is rare and is seen either as a portent of great honor or great doom. Because of this spawning, the two Skinks seem to have almost telepathic communication with each other and are inseparable on and off the pitch.

## Art

Drull, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2019Dribl, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2019Drull, of Drull and Dribl fame
## Models

Currently, there are no models for Drull and Dribl.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Spike! Journal #7, pg 29, 2019
Ugroth Bolgrot

## **History**

As a rookie, young Ugroth Bolgrot wasn't a bad player. Had he applied himself, he could have had a successful career in his own right. Sadly, Ugroth didn't see the point in working hard. Reasoning that the beloved Troll player, Ripper Bolgrot, had fame enough to go around, Ugroth decided he'd just help himself to some of that and in 2481, as the chainsaw craze began to take off, Ugroth saw an opportunity. He reasoned that by wielding a chainsaw on the pitch and calling himself 'Ripper' he could cash in on the real Ripper's notoriety.

### Professional Career

The real Ripper was not happy and appealed to the NAF over the unauthorised use of his name. This led to a lengthy legal battle which left Ugroth with a warehouse full of merchandise he couldn't shift. Ugroth famously attacked Ripper, hoping to settle the affair out of court, as it were. Ripper soon recovered but Ugroth lost the legal battle and was given a lifetime ban for his very public display of idiocy.

Ugroth's ban was lifted by the RARG in 2498, allowing him and his chainsaw to return to the pitch.

### Personal Life

The legal battle with Ripper, and the subsequent attack & ban, has led to a blood feud between Ugroth and Ripper. Whether the Orc has learned any lessons from his enforced absense remains to be seen, but given that he still owns several tonnes of 'Ripper' merchandise in a lock-up in Talabecland, it seems unlikely!.

## Art

2016 ed. Star Player Card, Spike! Journal #9, 2020Star Player Card 2nd ed.
## Models

Ugroth Bolgrot, 2nd Ed. 1990GW Catalogue 1986-91, 1996
1. ↑ Spike! Journal, Issue 9, pg 10, 2020
Lucien Swift

History

Lucien Swift, also known as "The Silver Bullet" and "The Moving Target", was the Team Captain of the Galadrieth Gladiators and their star blitzer. In 2493, Swift, along with his brother, Valen Swift, has become a free agent and lends his services to various Elven teams.

### Professional Career

Playing for the Galadrieth Gladiators, Lucien Swift was part of the championship team in Blood Bowl X in 2470, and has been Team Captain for multiple years. After many seasons, Swift left the Gladiators on a hiatus in 2491, to follow other pursuits in media, and setting himself up along with his brother, Valen, as a pair of free agents, and only offering their services as a pair so that they never have to play against each other on the pitch.

### Personal Career

When the Elfheim Eagles named Valen Swift as their new captain, a rivalry was born with Lucien, who was captain of the Galadrieth Gladiators. The rivalry became very bitter until a grudge match between the teams in 2487 led to a serious injury to Valen. Both Swift brothers repaired their relationship while Valen recuperated.

In 2491, both brothers set up the Swift Foundation, an organization to help young people start a career in Blood Bowl. They also participated in *A Swift Trip Up North*, a Cabalvision Special following their travels to the northlands.

## Art

Lucien Swift, Star Player Card, 2018Lucien Swift, art by Aly Morrison, 1986
## Models

Lucien Swift, 6th Edition, Games Workshop, 2018
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Death Zone Season Two, pg 13, 2017
Gwakamoli Crater Gators

## Team History

Gwakamoli Crater Gators (31 - present)

Hualla Bellu, Intzi Uintzi, Xhoqi Bikki

 Franchise History

#### **31 - 106: From Soldiers to Players**

The Gwakamoli Crater Gators were founded in the year 31, due to incursions from multiple clans of Skaven from the Gwakamol Crater. The Gators found numerous possible players from veteran soldiers who had fought many battles against the Skaven. Unfortunately, military service didn't quite translate to Blood Bowl strategy right away and the Gators found themselves losing many games. Gradually, they were able to develop a prgram that would enable the team to get better every year.

#### **107 - 2455: Superstars in the Superleague**

For the next two millennia, the Gwakamoli Crater Gators established themselves as one of the "Big Four" of the continent. In 560, the Gators defeated their rivals, the Itza Nokouts in the Superleague Season final, 5-4,and won the Cup for the first time. This would begin a long winning streak, culminating in winning the Cup 896 times.

#### **2456 - present: When Worlds Collide**

Word gets to the New World about Blood Bowl infecting the other races of the world. The Gators sail to the Old World to find out firsthand how the other races are doing. Despite some setbacks thanks to different interpretations of the rules of Blood Bowl, the Gators have a successful season.

After the collapse of the NAF, the Gators found that this did not affect their style of play nor the finances of the team. Therefore, the team sets sail whenever a major tournament is held in order to prove the superiority of their race over all others.

## Star Players

Currently, there are no star players from the Gwakamoli Crater Gators.

## Models

Gwakamoli Crater Gators, 6th Edition Games Workshop, 2019
## Rosters

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Spike! Journal #7, pg 8, 2019
2. ↑ Spike! Journal #7, pg 9, 2019
Varag Ghoul-Chewer

Varag Ghoul-Chewer art from Blood Bowl Video Game

### Career Totals

Touchdowns: 71Rushing: 1042 yardsPassing: 402 yardsInterceptions: 2Sacks: 27Referees Clobbered: 21Fatalities/Serious Injuries: 314

### Awards

Blood Bowl Winners Medal: 2495; Blood Bowl Players Medal: 2478, 2500 (2 Medals);

Chaos Cup Winners Medal: 2477, 2482, 2483 (3 Medals);

AFC Player of the Year: 2485;

Orcworld Magazine Orc of the Year: 2485;

Services to Organ Transplants Medal: 2498

## History

Varag Ghoul-Chewer is the Team Captain of the Black Orc Thunder Valley Greenskins. He is known for helping lead his team to become the Blood Bowl Runners-Up in the Blood Bowl XL on their first attempt!.

### Professional Career

Once a slave of the Gouged Eye, Varag Ghoul-Chewer started his career with the team in 2472 after Coach Gort Sever-Limb witnessed the Black Orc put one of his captors on the critical list. Ghoul-Chewer trained with the team and, in 2474, survived the massacre the team incurred by the hands of "Axeface" Manglsson of the Vynheim Valkyries during Blood Bowl XIV.

The following year, 2475, Coach Sever-Limb made Varag Ghoul-Chewer the Team Captain and had been drilling the Gouged Eye for greater competitions, winning the Chaos Cup two years later in 2477.

For over 20 years, Varag captained the Gouged Eye fearlessly, leading them to the final of the 2478 Blood Bowl, back-to-back Chaos Cup victories in 2482 and 2483, and the prestigious Blood Bowl title in 2495. However, all good things must come to an end, and in the year 2499, Varag caused great controversy when, following an unprecedented argument with head coach Sever-limb, Varag left the Gouged Eye to join the on-the-rise Black Orc Team, the Thunder Valley Greenskins. Whilst Many said that Varag alone couldn't help the Greenskins' fortunes, he proved the pundits wrong; leading the team in numerous violent displays as they made history to reach the XL Blood Bowl on their first attempt!

### Personal Life

Varag Ghoul-Chewer was a foreman at the Wolfleg lead mines in eastern Drakwald. In 2471, after a raid by slavers from the Gouged Eye tribe, Varag Ghoul-Chewer and other orcs were taken to perform manual labor until he was spotted by Coach Gort Sever-Limb and recruited to the team.

## Art

Varag Ghoulchewer Season 2 Star Player Card 2021Star Player Card, 2017Varag Ghoul-Chewer, 3rd Edition Star Player Card, 1994Varag Ghoul-Chewer, 2nd Edition Star Player Card, 1989Varag Ghoul-Chewer, art by Pete Knifton, 1988Varag Ghoulchewer, BB Team Manager, 2011Varag Ghoulchewer, art by Wayne England, 1994Varag Ghoul-Chewer 6th Edition Picture.
## Models

Varag Ghoul-Chewer, 3rd Edition, Games Workshop, 1994Varag Ghoul-Chewer, 5th Edition, Games Workshop, 2008Varag Ghoul-Chewer, 6th Edition, Games Workshop, 20172020 ed. Model, Offical BB Facebook page, 2020
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Spike Journal No. 12 (2021)
Warpfire Wanderers

Warpfire Wanderers (2451 - present)

 Franchise History

#### **2451 - 2480: Warpstone Aficionados**

Founded in 2451, the Warpfire Wanderers realized they were consistently playing second fiddle to the Skavenblight Scramblers. Sales and attendance were down incredibly low until a scandal, in 2477, uncovering Blitzer Rattagat Bruxt's insanely expensive warpstone addiction was blown open by Spike! Magazine. Team owner Rittzo Norvejik attempted to cover up the scandal but then embraced it after sales and attendance started to pick up. Soon, he was paying half of each player's salary in warpstone, causing new antics and shenanigans fueled by addictions to the glowing green rocks.

#### **2481 - present: Highs and Lows**

By 2481, the warpstone abuse had led to multiple mutations, hideousness, and benefits for the Wanderers. The Wanderers of the 2481/82 season are still considered the greatest team the franchise ever put on the pitch. Unfortunately, the warpstone took its toll on the team and by the time the NAF collapsed in 2488/89, the older players were no longer fit to play.

## Models

Currently, there are no specific models for the Warpfire Wanderers.

## Art

Warpfire Wanderers Helmet, 2nd ed. Rulebook, 1988
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Death Zone Season Two, pg 62, 2017
Morg 'N Thorg

**"I'm good 'cuz I've played for every team in the league, 'cept for the ones I haven't."** - Morg 'N Thorg, after being asked what made him such a stellar player

### Career Totals

Touchdowns: 102Kills/Serious Injuries: 578

### Awards

Services to Organ Transplants Medal: 2479 - 2491 (2 awards)Anti-Violence Watchdog Committee Worst Tackle of the Year: 2479 - 2480 - 2485 - 2486 - 2491 (5 awards)

NFC Player of the Year: 2485

Chaos Cup Winners Medal: 2471 - 2487 (2 medals)

## History

Morg 'N Thorg, also known as Morg'th N'Hthrog, or "The Ballista", was an Ogre and Team Captain on the Chaos All-Stars. He has led the All-Stars to two Chaos Cup wins and was named NFC Player of the year in 2485. Morg 'N Thorg also is the only player to be elected to the Hall of Fame without retiring. Currently, Morg is a freebooter and offers his services to all teams except Khemri, Necromantic, and Undead teams.

### Professional Career

Club historians do not exactly know how Morg 'N Thorg came to be on the team. A persistent legend is that he simply walked into a practice session and signed himself up in 2469. Thanks to his massive bulk and bashy play-style, Morg became captain of the Chaos All-Stars in 2475. Thanks to this, Morg 'N Thorg has became extremely popular with fans across the world.

In 2486, Ramtut III, star Mummy for the Champions of Death, admitted to a scheme to specifically kill Morg 'N Thorg during a game against the Chaos All-Stars. This led to Morg to eschew any contract playing for any Undead, Necromantic, or Khemri team.

Following the collapse of the NAF, Morg decided to become a Freebooter, and the most expensive one to date.

### Personal Life

Although on the field, Morg 'N Thorg is considered a terror, off the field, he is a different Ogre, likened to that of a gentle giant and a hit with children. He starred in an award winning series about road safety adverts that have cut roadside accidents by more than 25%. He also has the distinction of selling more soft toilet paper than anyone else in history.

## Art

Morg 'N' Thorg, 6th Edition Star Player Card, 2016Morg 'N' Thorg, 3rd Edition Star Player Card, 1994Morg 'N Thorg, 2nd Edition Star Player Card Front, 1990Morg 'N Thorg, 2nd Edition Star Player Card Back, 1990Morg 'N Thorg, BB Team Manager, 2011Morg 'N Thorg, art by Aly Morrison, 1986Morg 'N Thorg, art by Pete Knifton, 1988Morg 'N Thorg, art by Wayne England, 1994
## Models

Morg 'N Thorg, 2nd Edition, Games Workshop, 1988, painted by Rudiger RichasselMorg 'N Thorg, 3rd Edition, Games Workshop, 1994Morg 'N Thorg, 6th Edition, Games Workshop, 2017
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2nd Ed. Handbook, pg 35, 1988
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Spike! Journal #8, pg 11, 2019
3. ↑ Spike! Journal #4, pg 14, 2018
Bob Bifford

**"He didn't see that coming. And he'll never see again!"** -Bob Bifford, commentating on the 2495 Blood Bowl semi-final

## Bob Bifford

### Career Totals

Passing TDs: 31; Rushing TDs: 164; Serious Injuries: 208; Player Fatalities: 79

### Awards

Blood Bowl Winners Medal: 2447 - 2453 (2 Medals); Spike! Magazine Trophy Open Winner Medal: 2456; Fineset Form: 2462; Scariest Game Face: 2465; Spike! Magazine Strong Arm Award: 2457 - 2462 (2 Awards); Lauriel Elflocks Fabulous Follicles Award: 2463 (withdrawn); Bloodweiser Best Newcomers Medal: 2438; Services to Organ Transplants Medal: 2461 - 2466 (2 Medals)

## Bob Bifford

 History

Bob Bifford, also known as "The Biff", was a legendary Blood Bowl player and now current commentator with Network 7's Blood Bowl Coverage team, partnering with Jim Johnson. As a player, Bifford played for any team that would and could hire him. As a commentator, he known the world over as a Blood Bowl pundit and media star.

### Professional Career

#### Blood Bowl Player (2438 - 2471)

Bob Bifford debuted for the Creeveland Crescents in 2438 as an Ogre starter. Winning the Bloodweiser Best Newcomer's Medal the very same year, Bifford decided to become a freebooter. However, business was slow to pick up as no one wanted to hire an expensive free agent with only one season played. In 2439, the Hochland Lumberjacks hired Bifford who single-handedly launched the Lumberjacks from last place to fourth in their league. After this, offers began to arrive quickly.

As a free agent, Bifford had played for nearly every race and flattened most of the bigger opponents who challenged him. He also won the Blood Bowl Winners Medal in 2477, before the Blood Bowl Championship was organized in 2461. By 2471, however, Bifford decided to retire from the sport as a player, finding himself wanting more from the sport than just participating as a player.

#### Blood Bowl Commentator (2471 - present)

Bifford joined Jim Johnson on Network 7 to co-host the Orcidas Team of the Year league on Cabalvison. Both Bifford and Johnson found immediate success and continue to commentate on all major games and championships of Blood Bowl.

### Personal Life

Bob Bifford grew up among the icy peaks of the Mountains of Mourn and as such was a stout supporter of the home team, the Oldheim Ogres.

As an Ogre, Bob Bifford stood out more for his intelligence and charisma not normally designated to his race. This has helped not only his career as a player of Blood Bowl, but as a world-renowned commentator of the sport. His knowledge of the game is nearly unsurpassed by anyone, save Jim Johnson, his partner at Network 7.

## Art

Bob Bifford, 6th Edition Golden Ear Star Player Card, 2019Bob Bifford and Jim Johnson
## Models

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Spike! Journal #8, pg 16, 2019
2. ↑ Spike! Journal #8, pg 33, 2019
3. ↑ Spike! Journal #8, pg 15, 2019
Wood Elves

## General

Wood Elves are elves who shun city life in favor of living in the forest. They are physically identical to High Elves, but prefer not to wear much armor, favoring a simple garb of natural colors such as green or ruddy browns. Their kingdom is far older than the human realms that surround it, and on the whole it is avoided by humans- who know that any creature that enters the forest with evil intent invites a swift death from an unseen arrow or sudden sword strike. This means that Wood Elves are rarely seen by other races, except when one of their teams and its fans arrive as if from nowhere to play a match, disappearing back into the countryside just as mysteriously once the game is over !

Wood Elves make natural Blood Bowl players, although their refusal to wear heavy armor does leave them vulnerable to some of the more hard hitting opposing teams. Generally, however, Wood Elves' natural athletic ability is enough to keep them out of trouble- it takes a fast and cunning foe to lay a hand on a Wood Elf player! In any case, no decent Wood Elf would be seen in bulky, shapeless armor, let alone be forced to lurk across the pitch like a filthy Skaven. For Wood Elves, the long pass is everything, even more so than for their High Elf cousins, and all of their effort goes into becoming expert at throwing or receiving. The one exception to this are the Wood Elf Wardancers. These extremely athletic warriors are trained in the deadly arts of hand-to-hand combat and are a match for almost any foe .

## Famous Wood Elf Teams

* Athelorn Avengers
* Bil Bali Archers
* Greenglade Rooters
* Laurelorn Paladins
* Pine Crag Pioneers

## Famous Wood Elf Star Players (who are actually Wood Elves)

* Curnoth Darkwold
* Gloriel Summerbloom
* Jordell Freshbreeze

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blood Bowl Almanac, 2018, pg. 16
Bright Crusaders

Bright Crusaders (2441 - present)

 Franchise History

#### **2441 - present: Piety, Humility, and Nuffle**

In 2441, after spending years as a Priestess of Nuffle from the Order of the Unchallenged Call, Ingrid the Pious founded the Bright Crusaders team and spent the next eight years getting them ready for professional competition. To be recruited to her team, Ingrid the Pious regularly referenced the Thirty-Two Sacred Plays, the Great Book of Amorical Football, and the Holy Guidelines of the Sixth Appendix.

The Crusaders are made up of devotees of Nuffle, and are therefore against all forms of dirty plays, fouls, and underhanded tricks in order to win a game.

## Models

Bright Crusaders, 6th Edition, Games Workshop, 2017
## Art

Bright Crusaders Team HelmetTeam Profile, 1st ed., 1986
## Rosters

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blood bowl Death Zone Season One, pg 40, 2016
2. ↑ Blood Bowl Death Zone Season One, pg 41, 2016
Galak Starscraper

Storm Giant Referee Starscraper became the first referee was a key part in the experimental "Eye in the Sky" telepathic vision system, which involved the referee to carry a sorcerer on his shoulder. The sorcerer would transmit what he saw to crystal balls and magic mirrors around the world. The experiment ended when the sorcerer was thrown off Starscraper's shoulder and fell down onto a spiked helmet of a Halfling player.

1. ↑ 5th Edition, pg 18, 2008
Trundlefoot Triplets

The Trundlefoot Triplets include Bungo, Filibert, and Jeph. They will only officiate a game when they are all together and no one knows why since they spend most of the match arguing amongst themselves. Of the three, Jeph is seen as the most incompetent, including accidentally injuring players. In fact, Jeph's S.I.G. rating changed from "Rather Clumsy" to "Outright Liability" when he decided to use a skegway on the pitch.

1. ↑ Death Zone Season Two, pg 38, 2017
Vampire

## General

Vampires are just one of the many Undead nightmares that stalk the shadows on moonless nights, but never let it be said that they aren't the most civilized. Unlike the Skeletons, Zombies and Wights that are held together by necromancy, Vampires are notable creatures, capable of existing among human society with little fear of discovery. Since Blood Bowl took the world by storm, a great number have stepped out of the shadows to involve themselves in the sport, the most famous being star commentator Jim Johnson. Teams made up exclusively of Vampires are almost unheard of, but those who do with to play usually pad out their numbers with thralls, who gladly give up free will in exchange for the life of a Blood Bowl player .

## Famous Vampire Teams

* Black Sabbeths
* Streissen Vampires

## Famous Vampire Star Players

* Count Luthor von Drakenborg
* Crazy Igor

1. ↑ (Blood Bowl Almanac, 2018, p. 130)
Slann

## General

The Slann are an ancient race who once roamed the stuff of Chaos in their marvelous silver spaceships. But no longer- the Slann have long since degenerated and the technological marvels they once produced are now a hing of the past. So low have they sunk into barbarity that they even (shudder) play Blood Bowl.

In fact, there are only a few Slann teams around. Those that do exist are reasonably good, their only weakness being the Slann's poor throwing and kicking ability. But there is little to marvel at in the Slann game beyond an ability to outjump Storm Giants. Their arrogance makes them pick the hardest games, nearly always including the Darkside Cowboys, the Reikland Reavers, the Orcland Raiders, and the Chaos All-Stars in their itinerary.

## Famous Slann Star Players

* Lottabottol
* Quetzal Leap

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blood Bowl Star Players, 1989, pg. 31
Nick Kyme

## General

Nick Kyme is an editor and author who originally hails from Grimsby, a small town on the east coast of England. His fledgling writing career began in 1998 when his very first article for the Games Workshop fanzine *The Citadel Journal*was published.

Nick went on to build on this success with several more gaming articles for this publication, followed by commissioned pieces for the magazines *Town Cryer* and *Fanatic*. His first work of fiction, the short story *Perfect Assassin*appeared in the bi-monthly*Inferno!* magazine. It was followed by two further stories and later anthologised in the novel *The Cold Hand of Betrayal.*

*Upon completing a BA (HONS) degree in English and History at the University of Lincoln, Nick moved to Nottingham in 2003 to work on*White Dwarf *magazine first as a Layout Designer then a Staff Writer and Journalist. During this time, he had several freelance articles published in*White Dwarf *and also wrote his first novel,* Back from the Dead *a dark, science fiction story set in the world of Necromunda.*

Since then, Nick has taken up a position at Games Workshops publishing house, the Black Library, as an editor. In this role, he has been involved in a multitude of diverse projects, including art books for Namco Bandais *Mark of Chaos*game and EA Mythics *Wahammer Online: Age of Reckoning.*

## Blood Bowl Credits

* Blood Bowl: More Guts, More Glory, graphic novel