The Nasties
In the year 543, in the lands of Edreja, a Caledonian clan splitto form two clans. One of which were the McNasties. The clan McNastywere renown for their skills in smithing and metallurgy, and fortheir stout warriors.
It was in the year 564 that the McNasties looted an ancient templeof the ancestors. This did not make them very popular amongst theother clans. Most of the clan fled from Caledonia to Teutonia toescape their impending doom, and with the money looted from the temple they set up a village.
After surviving several years of constant assassination attemptsthe clan changed it's name to the Reds.
The Reds quickly established a stable village under the name ofGladstone and within 50 years two outposts, Yvel and Barlow, were setup. The outposts leered over a vast valley prosperous with minerals.
Meanwhile, matters were different at the World Edge Mountains. The Orcish Foul Mouth tribe had been separated from their main armyduring a battle against Smergith, an ancient and powerful dragon. Thetribe separated, half fled to the mountains whilst the other halfhurried to Gladstone. Those that reached the mountains were regroupedwith their siblings, safe within the gloomy caverns. Those thatreached Gladstone were welcomed cautiously and within the century aneighbouring village to Gladstone was established, Gor Grod Razza.
The Lord High Abuser, Lugwort Rotter, sent a small regiment of hisfinest Orcs to Gladstone to warn them of their oncoming threat,Smergith was brewing trouble along the human colonies leading towardGladstone and the heart of Teutonia. The warning gave the Reds timeto engineer a war machine suitable for the slaying of Smergith.. Ashe flew over the outpost of Yvel, a huge bolt was fired from the warmachine and guided toward the dragon by a Goblin Doom Diver (orbat-winged loony as they are more commonly called). The dragon'sthroat was pierced and he plummeted to the ground crashing into therocks around the valley. The threat was now gone and a strong trustwas built between the people of Gladstone and Gor Grod Razza. Forge's were built and the neighbourhood watch was established, consisting of humans, dwarves, orcs and ogres, appropriately named the 'Nasties'.
When news came of a rebellion against Kreuger, Gorfang Rotgut, theLord High Abuser of the Orcish Foul Mouth tribe, sent Admiral NiblitStoat Throttler, his political advisor and naval officer, toGladstone to organise matters with the orcs. He pledged hisallegiance to Neo Nasty Nutcracker, leader of the Reds and the surrounding villages. The Nasties then joined the Vipers andconquered Teutonia, Gustav inherited his kingship, and Niblitremained at Gladstone to improve racial relations.
Kreuger's men however, were still rampaging the wilderness. A large group of the unliving stumbled across the valley and singled out Gladstone, the village was destroyed during the conflict but the unliving were eventually dismissed. Gor Grod Razza became a multi-racial village for over half a century as Gladstone was reconstructed.
The Orcish Foul Mouth tribe is lead buy the Lord High Abuser. It contains the remnants of a tribe that fought alongside the Cobras.They soon fell foul of contract and during the Battle for Teutonia they went kamikaze against the Cobras losing the majority of their members. The current Lord High Abuser is the long lived GorfangRotgut.
The Nasties in all of its incarnations have worshipped Redemption.The creator is unhappy with its works and will begin Genesis once all is destroyed. Evidence of this was found at the Gathering 1096 when Nibilt was sucked into the Warp, the plane of the gods. There he found that the Ancestors and the gods were slowly being destroyed.This has brought the idea of Redemption home. They now believe that they must prepare for the time when the Gathering Treaty will collapse and the Great War will return.
They call us strange, we call ourselves Outcasts.
They mock us, we take the sharp words, they cut us on the arm.
They insult us, we feel the blunt words strike us upon the head.
They wonder why we are what we are, we know.
They wonder why we seem insane, we know.
We are their enemy, they ours.
To those who wonder, I will tell, we are the future.
It is said that only those who prosper can judge what is sane.
But I tell you, only the insane have the strength enough to prosper.
And those who prosper can truly judge what is sane.
We are the future, the reality.
There are those who say trust in the Lord, I say follow his footsteps.
There are those who say have faith, I say beware the false prophets.
There are those who say the Lord shall forgive all, I pray so.
There are those who say that judgement day is coming,I say it is here.
There are those who say the end of the world is nigh,I say it dawns.
That which I write I hope brings knowledge.
Power is knowledge, knowledge is power.
Wealth is happiness, happiness is wealth.
Where there is smoke, there is fire.
Remember the tide of darkness rises, for it shall consume us all.
And our civilisation will end in chaos and fire.
After the discovery that the plane of gods was slowly being destroyed, the Nasty Forge decided to form a Knightly Order. NeoNasty Nutcracker, self appointed Grand Master, suspects that wizardry is to blame so does not permit such magic users to join the Order. He does however, still tolerate them in his group as he suspects they will prove useful in the forecoming strife.
Leader of the Nasties and of the Village of Gladstone, selfappointed Grandmaster of the Nasty Knights of Ni! and the one manwith the one vote. Neo is head of the house Nasty and its surroundingforges. His invitation to the Gathering extends within his family,and to which extent that his brother Noel Nasty Noggin Nockerattended the Gathering 1096. He is strict in discipline, code, gooddentistry and soft toilet paper.
A rogue Admiral from the Orcish Foul Mouth tribe. Head of politicsyet hasn't contacted the Lord High Abuser since his near fatal blowto the head. If all else goes wrong, Neo consults the advice ofNiblit and pretty much nothing gets done. He keeps the group alive,talks to complete strangers, insults powerful people and generallygrabs medals and honours at every opportunity.
When battle is on the horizon the three main men to organise themen are Neo, Ezekiel and Dax, Nibilt can be found wandering almostanywhere, either side of the field. Dax travelled from a distant starand is more than willing to die fighting given a moral and justcause.
A fanatical man of the cloth, defender of the faith Redemption,protector of the church, bearer of the sacred Faith-Sabre, and Neo'sright hand man. It is in the absence of Neo that Ezekiel takescharge. It is his duty to uphold the codes of honour and to carry out the sacred ceremonies of Redemption, regardless of alcohol content.