I normally don't look at Special Characters, however I've been re-reading through the Beastmen book from top to bottom looking for inspiration and one of the named characters really stood out - and this was Khazrak The One-Eye.
I've recently been trying to find cheap and simple ways to try and change up the way my army plays, and Khazrak has a few quirky rules which could cause a few problems to a range of different armies. The first that got me thinking was his Bestial Cunning rule which allows Ambushers to re-roll their result when entering the board, this could potentially add a bit of spice to the ambushing system which I barely ever use. You would have to design an army around him however, and you could split your Gors down into units of 20, however I've been toying with the idea of adding small units of Ungors and Raiders which will give your opponent a whole range of annoying units to deal with in his periphery. I guess it's not going to be game-breaking but it would be fun to try out at some point!
Khazrak's really exciting features however is his whip Scourge and his Dark Mail, effectively he can distribute a single hit on every model in the front rank at Strength 5 as opposed to making his usual attacks. This would be devastating against hordes especially with Primal Fury as you could potentially wipe out 7-8 models in one go - and as a devout Beastmen player that makes me very happy... The Dark Mail would be great in challenges as he stops magic weapons from working in combat, so if there is a killer character in your opponents army then you can reduce his effectiveness drastically.
So I'm thinking of giving him a try however the army might fall apart without the Crown of Command Beastlord but it'll be interesting to give it a go. The guerilla warfare style Beastmen army is something that simply doesn't work and perhaps Khazrak will bring a bit of reliance to the system, simply being able to re-roll as result of 1 is worth it, however we'll have to see how much staying power he truly has.
Food for a goats thought...
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