Bugmans Dwarf Rangers
'NON CI PROVARE NEANCHE A TOCCARLA!' Sorpreso dall'incredibile potenza della
voce del guidatore, la guardia fece cadere il panno come se lo scottasse.
'Ha gia' avuto abbastanza casini, venendo qui,' esclamo' il guidatore,
'e se continui a toccare e curiosare non sara' buona neanche per i Goblin.
E ora, se non vi dispiace, ne ho avuto abbastanza di voi "pantaloni oleosi"
e vado a parlare col meccanico.' Questo tipo di frase poteva uscire solo
dalla bocca di un Nano, cosi' il carretto fu ammesso alla roccaforte.
Nel frattempo il re era arrivato sulla scena, e una piccola folla si era riunita. ********Un silenzio cadde sulla folla mentre lo straniero scopriva il contenuto del suo carro, rivelando un grande barile.A hush fell over the crowd as the stranger deftly whipped the tarpaulin off the cart, revealing a large barrel. 'Now I'm not guaranteeing how well it's travelled,' he announced, to no-one in particular. He produced a grubby metal tankard from among his mass of blankets, drew off a little of the barrel's contents, and peered at it critically. 'Hmmmm', he sniffed, 'Gone cloudy.' He swigged noisily, then screwed up his face and spat. 'Worse than I though,' he continued, 'It could really do with settling for a month or two. Still, it should give you the general idea.'
He held out the tankard to the King. After a moment's hesitation, the King accepted the tankard, and, wiping the rim fastidiously with his cuff, took a swig. The effect was remarkable. His eyebrows shot up to the very rim of his crown, his eyes bulged and began to water as he was doubled over by a fit of coughing. After a few seconds the coughing subsided, and was followed by a deep, resonant belch. It was almost a minute before he was able to speak. 'I don't believe it!' he exclaimed, 'It can't be! It's ...... BUGMAN'S!'
There was uproar in the chamber. It was many years since the Battle of Bugman's Brewery. Joseph Bugman was just a memory, a name half forgotten and wreathed in legend, like the name of Bugman's Best Bitter. 'That's right,' said the stranger. 'The Goblins left me for dead. It's taken me all these years to work my way here - but hush now, I'm forgetting my manners.' He threw off his wrapping of blankets and stood revealed as an old, grizzled and heavily scarred Dwarf.
Joseph Bugman miraculously survived the Battle of Bugman's Brewery, and turned up years later at the Dwarfhold of Karak-Varn. He was not recognised at first, but when the King of the Dwarfhold tasted the beer that he brought with him, his identity was proved beyond doubt. Bugman's Dwarf Rangers were re-formed at Karak-Varn, and his reputation and his brewing skills brought Dwarves from miles around flocking to his banner. The expedition to reconquer and re-establish Bugman's Brewery assumed the proportions of a holy war.
Battlecry :TThe old Ranger battlecry, 'Mhinz Abeir', with the response 'Zyor Rond' was maintained by the new Rangers, but a new battlecry was also used, consisting of the cry, 'Ayt Peinz' and the response 'Khaari'. Both cries seem to be in an arcane Dwarven tongue, and their meaning is unknown.
Deeds : The story of Bugman's survival and his long journey to Karak-Varn is the subject of a number of epic poems and drinking songs. The development of Bugman's Castle XXXXXXXXX, a special brew to celebrate the reforming of the Rangers, is considered a great achivement, ranking alongside the Battle of Hangover Hill, when the Rangers destroyed a large Goblin ambush force despite the fact that an impromptu drinking match had finished scant hours before the attack.
Uniforms : Heavy brewers' coats over chainmail, heavy cloaks, buckskin breeches and heavy boots. The uniform is in various shades of buff, brown, green and blue.The shield design carries the Bugman family arms - a tankard on a blue field.
If you wish to include Bugmans Dwarf Rangers in your army you must take
both Josef and 'Owd' Tom Thyksson
JOSEF BUGMAN.......................See the Dwarf Army Book
'OWD' TOM THYKSSON.......................56 points + 25 points Weapon
Runes
'Owd' Tom Thyksson is Josefs best friend and bloodbrother. He lost
a leg in the Battle of Zhufbar but can fight just as well with the pegleg
that he now wears.
| Profile | M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld |
| Tom | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
MAGIC ITEMS : Tom is armed with a double handed rune axe bearing a Rune of Breaking.
0 - 1 UNIT OF BUGMANS DWARF RANGERS......................16 points per model
Bugmans Rangers are the remnants of the dwarfs that used to work in
Bugmans Brewery before it was destroyed by the Goblins.
| Profile | M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld |
| Ranger | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
SAVE : 5+
OPTIONS : The Rangers may carry a Magic Standard or a Runic Standard
