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====[[Skorne]]====

A barbarian empire hailing from beyond the deserts to the east of Cygnar, which were previously thought to be so inhospitable that no one could live out there. As it turns out, this was wrong - it just means that the people living out there are [[Grimdark|crazy, sadomasochistic pain-worshipers with an insatiable thirst for blood]]. Think of [[Conan the Barbarian]] mixed with Hellraiser, with not nearly enough sex. A while ago, they got a visit from deposed Cygnarian king Vinter Raelthorne, who kicked out the leaders and decided to use them as pawns to get his kingdom back. Now they have come storming across the sands full of piss and vinegar in search of somewhere to live that sucks marginally less and they're not going to stop murdering the shit out of everyone until they get it gosh-darn it. 

On the tabletop, Skorne is roughly equivalent to most newbies' idea of Khador: slow, durable, and pretty much guaranteed to crush whatever they get into melee with. Their warbeasts are brutally dangerous in close quarters, and their infantry aren't any less threatening. They're not really going anywhere fast, but if you want some Greek-style phalanx combat and an army that can take a beating and give it right back, this is your go-to.

[[Grimdark|Also, they field tortured baby elephants to demoralize their foes.]] Because, in case you hadn't figured it out yet, they're pretty messed up in the head.