The Beastmen Hoardes

Beastmen Hordes

The Netherdark lies deep below the surface of Vassuryn, a world of strange and chaotic creatures who have never seen the sun. The “Headsuckers” (so their beastmen slaves know them) are a race of slave-masters from another plane of existence, and they use Beastman hoards (Goblins, Hobgoblins, Orcs, and Gnolls) to capture humans and demi-humans and bring them to the Netherdark, where they are sold as slaves to strange subterranean empires. 

Settlements and Garrisons

The Slave Market (028,010) – Class V Settlement

• 3 companies of 120 goblin Light Infantry/each (spear, short sword, shield, leather), led by a 5 HD chieftain
• 1 company of 60 goblin Wolf Riders (spear, short sword, shield, leather, dire wolf), led by a 5 HD chieftain

Ironburg (025,016) – Class IV Settlement (underground beastman city)

• 1 company of 60 Orc Boar Riders (spear, scimitar, shield, scale, giant boar), led by a 5 HD chieftain
• 2 companies of Hobgoblin Light Infantry/each (spear, sword, shield, leather), each led by a 5 HD Chieftain
• 1 company of Gnoll Longbowmen (long bow, battle axe, scale), led by a 6 HD Chieftain

Special Rules

The Beastmen may convert half of all prisoners taken into slave legions, using a combination of cruelty, drugs, and shamanistic magic to bind them to their cause.

Reinforcements: Once per day, there is a 1-in-3 chance of a random Beastman Unit appearing within 1 random hex of the Slave Market or Ironburg, as the Headsuckers send more reinforcements to the war.