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E’tindis Stikindat
Evil Giant
Stats
M WS BS S T W I A Ld Int Cl WP Pts
6 3 3 7 7 6 2 5 6 4 6 6 215
Equipment
Giant Glaive – counts as two handed weapon
Background
Long and many are the tales of horror and death that have chilled a brave Huscarl’s blood, despite the warmth of a good fire, a good mead and a willing wench. Principal among them is that of the Evil Giant, E’tindis Stikindat…
Hailing from the Giantlands of Norsca and no doubt warped by the insidious touch of chaos, the Jotnar and Ettin thankfully were a rare sight in more civilised climes. That is until the Evil Giant, E’tindis came to sate his terrible hunger among the lands of men.
Roaring out of frozen wastes, with teeth as terrible as the North Wind itself, the Giant laid waste to every stronghold and village he came to. Many warriors came to meet the monster in battle and long and loud were the lamentations of their women.
Things seemed bleak indeed and many a saga took a dolorous turn as hero after hero met his end in that black maw. Yet in this darkest hour there arose a mighty champion from the fierce tribes of the Norsemen. His name was Norov Irus, and he swore that he would slay the Giant or die trying.
Following the trail of destruction that E’tindis left in his wake, Norov soon had his quarry at bay betwixt cliff and fjord. His blade sang and he reeked bloody destruction on his dreadful foe – the Giant being sated and sluggish from the feast he had made of a nearby farmstead. And yet the Hero fell in the last, dazed by a glancing blow from the Giant’s glaive.
What came next was as horrible to tell as it was inevitable as the senseless champion met his fate in the Giant’s gaping jaws. However, Norov was to have his revenge! None knew what it was that he had carried about his person that made the Giant sicken so, but sicken the Giant did.
With a terrible gurgling and gushing of the most foul effluence the Giant near retched his life away on that bleak shore. Just as loud and long was the feasting and celebrations as E’tindis hastened back to the Giantlands and slowly faded from living memory…
Special Rules
Evil Giants cause fear in troops under 10’ tall. They may throw rocks up to 14” causing strength seven hits. Troops under 10’ tall suffer a -1 to hit penalty unless equipped with pole weapons. Evil Giants are subject to stupidity and alcoholism.
E’tindis Stikindat may make a special Skewer attack instead of usual 5 attacks. This consists of ramming his glaive into the ranks of the unit he is in close combat with. On a successful hit, roll to wound at strength 6 for the first rank, strength 5 for the second and so on until he fails to wound a rank.
The player should then make a Cl test to see whether E’tindis spends the next turn eating the victims speared on his glaive. This also forces the units who have witnessed this terrible event in a 12” radius to make a new Fear test – modify the test by -1 for each victim the Giant has skewered!