Klan Deff'ead

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"*Still workin' on a new Klan name to give da Boyz a right thumpin' in the chest when day sayz it loud an' gud. But I'z got priorities. I'm Deff'ead, and dis here's me Klan. Gud enuff for now.*"
— Warboss Deff'ead.
**Klan Deff'ead** is a small Ork organization active in the galactic north west of the Segmentum Pacificus, at a good distance from any Imperial world. It escaped the notice of the Imperium, even during the Macharian crusade thanks to that distance and their bosses' restraint in expanding his territory. Deff'eadites are devoted to war and death, more-so the second than any other ork clan, which translates into a thing with ashes, bones, and anything bright-colored. As the saying goes, "white is da deadiest kolor".

## History

### Early History

The Klan's rise is intrinsically linked to the story of their eponymous Warboss. From a squad to a to a full Klan, the Deff'eadites grew with their boss' fame and conquest.

### Pursuing Sins

#### Chasing the 5th (248.M41)

As the Second Cohort of the Sin Seekers's fleet was returning from a successful Pursuit, they attracted the attention of a . A first attempt at an ambush was made by . Primarch Leman Russ organised a tactical retreat and fled towards the Alaxxes Nebula. The fleet chose to make an orderly retreat however, trusting their onboard sensors and psychic to secure an escape route while keeping the approaching torpedoes and barges at bay. This first failure didn't felt like a loss to the Klan, as Deff'ead eagerly prepared for an eventual Imperial incursion on their territories now that their presence had been recognized.

However, he didn't realise that the Sin Seekers were mind-bogglingly focused on pursuing their targets that they almost ignored the Orks presence, barely mentioning its full threat and scope by Astropathic messages as protocol dictates. Confused after the lack of a response after a few years preparing ambushes, Deff'ead ordered a risky track on the trail of Sin Seekers ships. While they managed to find some on numerous occasions, the Space Marines retreated safely each time. The Warboss'frustration at the denial of a direct fight would come to bite the Imperium in an unexpected way in short order.

#### - The Sacking of Materna (254.M41)

"*Ta Gork wiz ya basty 'umies! If you'z not standin' n' foitin, we gun foit yer palz! WAAAAAAGH!*"
— Warboss Whiteskull giving up the chase on Sin Seekers.
Fed up with seeing Sin Seekers ships slipping through his fingers, on his final attempt at tracking them personally, Warboss Deff'ead actually hailed the Sin Seekers ships to demand a start to the hostilities. Receiving a dismissal Sin Seekers are typically known for, he finally decided to launched a full-on assault to an Imperial Agri-World in relative proximity to the Sin-Seekers' fleet, the world of Materna Omnis. with suicide Nobz bombarding anti-air defenses, allowing his horde of boyz and nobz to attack livestock and settlements for years of pillaging. A call to arms was made, and the Sin Seekers were expressly called to fix their mess alongside a Company of Salamanders who had been, fortunately, stationed nearby and eager to save the doomed world.

### Current Activities

The Klan is nowadays centered in the Segmentum Pacificus that saw it born, and rarely comes into contact with Imperial details. Their main targets remain other Ork Klans.

## Notable Klan Boyz

* Dox Nevahded : An albino Ork, leader of the Deff Squad. It is rumored that from the beginning, Dox was bullied for not being born green, as though shunned by Gork and Mork. He was allegedly saved from being used as live bait for giant squids by Warboss Deff'ead himself, and that he swore literal undying loyalty to him ever since. Whether or not there's truth to these rumors, Dox and his Squad has been active on the frontlines ever since and no-one has been able to put him down long enough to finish the job, as if he can never stay dead.
* Weirdboy Snapfroat : One of the rare Weirdboyz of the Ork Klan. Snapfroat is a capable beacon for the relatively small-sized Waaagh! energies waged by his Boss, and as such has not yet burst all the vessels in his cranium trying to channel them. Completely complacent and never straying far from Deff'ead, he is most adept at producing a small but deadly Deff Wave on whatever target fits his Boss' fancy, usually producing a line of ash that'll serve as colorant for the Klan. His favorite trick however is to psychically grasp the throat of a singular enemy and snap it in a random direction as hard as he can. Sadly, he is far less skilled in this particular method of attack.

## Klan Tactics

### Notable Formations

* Deff Squad
* Deff Nobz

## Klan Appearance

Klan Deff'ead's whole theme revolves around white tint, bleached bones, and enough ashes to engulf a gaggle of Gargants in fog.

While white face paint is reserved for the deadliest Orks of the Klan, special groups like the Deff Nobz, Deff Squad and Deffgivers can be entirely covered in the stuff. Those groups don't last very long except in rare cases, but end in pretty white explosions. The mainstream appearance of the Klan are simple grey markings on the arms and legs and various skulls on all parts of their armor.