The response would be swift and merciless.Дespite his RunefatherвЂ™s command to wait before pursuing the skaven, Arngard had disobeyed. However, the unspeakable had happened вЂ“ his son was missing, the forge-temple had been raided, and the interred ur-gold of the honoured dead had been stolen. There was no doubt that Runefather Bael would order a retributive strike вЂ“no foe could assail his ancestral home with impunity вЂ“ but he was wary of letting his emotions overrule his duty to hearth and hold their protection was paramount. Zhafor learned the craft of war from Grimnir before his cataclysmic battle with Vulcatrix, for at the dawn of the Age of Myth, the gods themselves had walked amongst the duardin, guiding their children. It was the only lodge to retain the name of the original Vostargs, and its leader, Bael-Grimnir, was descended in directline from Zhafor-Grimnir вЂ“ the father of victories who first founded Vostarg. Vostarg lodge had a proud history, and was led by a long and glorious lineage. Knowing that вЂattackвЂ™ was always the GrimwrathвЂ™s advice, the Runefather had withheld judgement, commanding that a fullr eport of the damages to his hold be given to him before any further action. Known as вЂthe FearlessвЂ™, Arngard had argued against blockading the invadersвЂ™ tunnels, instead loudly suggesting that they launch an immediate assault the skaven must be traced back to their lair. In the Vostarg lodge, the most battle-scarred Grimwrath Berzerker was Arngard. They are champions, best able to channel the martial power of Grimnir from gleaming ur-gold runes. Standing apart from both these offices are the Grimwrath Berzerkers. His chief councillor is the Runemaster, who resides over the forge-temple and Zharrgrim priesthood. The Runefather is the leader, the patriarchal ruler of the magmahold. 2.47Д«y ancient tradition, the Fyreslayers have a unique hierarchy within their lodges. Fighting took place in cramped corridors and along twisted mine shafts, but at last, all the breaches were sealed. The battle to slay the skaven was long and hardfought. Cursing, Bael immediately sent forth all his Runesons. Naturally, he was in the thick of the fighting, atop his Magmadroth at the bottommost level in the mines, when he heard of the attacks upon the upper levels. The patriarchal leader of the Vostarg was the Runefather Bael-Grimnir. It was a callous move, using thousands of their own kind as bait, but to the skaven hierarchy, such a price was cheap. So did the verminous hordes raid that which the Fyreslayers valued most, their ancestral tombs and forge-temple.The skaven had timed their attacks perfectly, for the guardians of those sacred places вЂ“ the Auric Hearthguard вЂ“ had been called away to join the fight many levels below. Long had the skaven prepared, and as soon as the duardin counterattack began, additional tunnels were opened on higher levels of the underground fortress. As inner vaults were closed and the Fyreslayers marched into the belly of their stronghold, further disaster ensued. In a matter of days, a living tide of ratmen had swept from concealed tunnels to overrun the lowest mines. The skaven attacks were launched with a sudden frenzy. Far below the brightly lit halls and workshops, a system of tunnels was bored upwards from the black fathoms of the deepest underworld. The grumble of her shifting earths long hid the insidious infiltrators as they gnawed their way inside. Small tremors were ignored, for Furios Peak was an active volcano, her rich magma flow powering the forge-temple. Instead, the skaven came creeping from below, slowly, stealthily, and hidden beneath a guise of shadow.

When the ratmen came, they did not arrive beneath ominous storm clouds or to the fanfare of brass trumpets. Always, when the lodge marched out to war or began a quest for ur-gold, they knew the magmahold of Furios Peak would hold fast, and that their volcano stronghold and forge-temple would await their victorious return. These proud sons of Grimnir believed wholeheartedly in the impregnable defence of their hold.

The lords of the Vostarg were rightfully proud of their triumphs, and over the centuries, they had slain rampaging monsters, turned back invading armies and overcome unnatural plagues. Since the Age of Chaos, their holdhad been assailed many times. The Fyreslayers of the Vostarg lodge were angry like never before, their entire hold stirred into a frenzy like an agitated nest of firewasps.

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