One of the main things I wanted to do this Orctober was paint up a warband of Savage Orcs to use in games of Warcry. Now the warband is pretty much done – and the final thing I needed to add was someone to take charge of these gits. For that I decided to call upon the talents of a Wurrgog Prophet. These are the leaders of the Bonesplitter clans, and it is through their demented gibbering that the will of the Orc gods is interpreted. Each one is a powerful shaman in his own right, just the kind of guy I want to lead my mob of maddened primitive greenskins.
However, just like the Savage Orcs themselves, I’m something of a traditionalist. To me this model will always represent Wurrzag Ud Ura Zahubu – the Great Green Prophet who roamed the lands of the Old World, raising up tribes of Savage Orcs, seeking out worthy warbosses and spreading the word that the Green Gods were coming and it was time for some propa’ fightin’!
When WHFB met it’s untimely end I expected that would be the end of old Wurrzag too, but although the character died the model lived on, rebranded as the Wurrgog Prophet just as the Savage Orcs were rebranded as Bonesplitter Orruks. When it became obvious that the axe was about to fall on WHFB I picked up old Wurrzag because I really liked the model, and the character, and I firmly expected the miniature to be discontinued. At the time I had a scheme to put together good old fashioned Orcs and Goblins army, something I’ve often considered over the years but never quite got around to. As it turned out I didn’t need to rush, and the model remains available even now. Anyway, old Wurrzag ended up tucked away safely for a rainy day and there he remained… until now…
With the Wurrgog Prophet painted up I now have everything I need to unleash a frenzied pack of underdressed loons in games of Warcry. Not burdened by frivolous things like armour, clothes or sanity these boys are spoiling for a fight and with wintry weather drawing in I reckon I’ll soon get the chance to roll some dice and let them unleash their crazed barbarism on the tabletop. Don’t strain your eyes, click on the picture below for a proper look!
These aren’t nearly all the Savage Orcs I have tucked away however, although I think it’s a safe bet that they’re all the ones I’ll be painting this month. Still, Orctober isn’t over yet and I still have a few more greenskins I’d like to get done if I can…
October 25th, 2021 at 3:56 pm
I love it. The fact that this orc is actually wearing clothes really helps him to stand out against the predominant green skin of his buddies.
October 25th, 2021 at 5:28 pm
Thank you! You can tell he’s the boss – he’s the only one who can afford pants! 😀
October 25th, 2021 at 4:47 pm
Hilariously the character isn’t even dead, the books just stopped mentioning him.
October 25th, 2021 at 5:35 pm
Yeah, I did wonder if that might have been the case – I couldn’t remember what had become of him but I only really skimmed the later End Times books. Once I realised they were serious and they really were going through with it and blowing everything up I started to get a bit bummed out with it all. Mind you I might give it all another look now, WHFB isn’t as extinct as it once was thanks to the Old World project and Total War, and between that and a few years of real life carrying on has taken the sting out of it.
October 25th, 2021 at 6:00 pm
Oh, so good mate – he’s such a crazy mini, it’s a joy to see him so beautifully painted 👍😊
October 26th, 2021 at 5:17 pm
Cheers mate – he was a lot of fun to paint! 🙂
October 25th, 2021 at 6:52 pm
I figure you enjoyed painting this one. Looks like a fun one with plenty of colour which always makes for a satisfying mini I think. 🙂
October 26th, 2021 at 5:18 pm
I really enjoyed painting him – I was a bit nervous about him to begin with for some reason but once I got into the swing of things I started having a lot of fun. In fact I’d say he’s the most enjoyable Ork I’ve completed this month… so far…
October 25th, 2021 at 6:57 pm
Brilliant (literally and metaphorically again)! 🙂
October 26th, 2021 at 5:19 pm
Thank you! 🙂
October 26th, 2021 at 9:37 pm
Brilliant- love the mad dancing shaman look.
Cheers,
Pete.
October 27th, 2021 at 8:34 am
Thanks! 🙂
October 27th, 2021 at 11:10 pm
I really like this mini and I’m glad you had him saved for this project. One thing I have to say is that not only do these Orks look great together but I think painting with more color and brighter colors not only suits this project but you as a painter. I know you have your “house style” but you may want to consider breaking out the brighter colors when you can as you’re getting some great results here! 🙂
October 29th, 2021 at 11:03 am
Cheers mate! I think I’m more comfortable painting in darker colours but I do enjoy breaking out the bright colours from time to time as well. It depends on what I think will suit the subject really. I certainly had a lot of fun with these so I may well bump a few more colourful projects up the queue. 🙂
November 5th, 2021 at 11:40 pm
[…] Back To The Primitive – Part 4 @ Convert or Die – Wurrzag, the named Savage Ork character from Warhammer Fantasy Battles had a great miniature. It’s great that the mini has stuck around for AoS. The author’s done a good job with it, and it fits well into the Warcry warbands that they had already done. I’d quite like a Bonesplitta warband. I don’t think I’d go for a full army, but I’d like to do some of those savage orc minis and Warcry represents a good opportunity for this. […]
November 7th, 2021 at 11:38 pm
Look great Wudu!
November 8th, 2021 at 7:35 am
Cheers! 🙂
January 18th, 2022 at 6:35 am
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