Chapter 3

Hear ye! Hear ye!

• The warband [Name who won Scorpion Tattoo] has confirmed recent local disappearances are due to the fiendish Scorpion Cult of Khaine, by capturing the cultist, Aldreda the Albino, who is now held in chains by the Cult of Sigmar. Lector Michalleonus Krausmann, head of the Sigmar’s temple, reminds citizens that cultists can be easily recognized by the large tattooed scorpion on their buttocks. When asked whether he had investigated the insignia himself, Lector Krausmann (better known as Father Micha) replied, “Very closely.”

• The looting of the Raven Barracks last week has sparked rumours that Mordheim’s esteemed captain of the Ravenwatch, Hugo Verteidiger, is still alive. If true, why Hugo has yet to make a public appearance is the source of much speculation and several conspiracy theories. Downplaying the gossip, Luigi Stiletto, deputy captain and co-leader of Brigandsburg, has professed, “I and the remaining members of the Ravenwatch are scouring Mordheim’s ruins and the countryside to find and assist our lauded captain to his…rightful place. I hereby announce a contest of arms in our Captain’s honor, the Verteidiger Gauntlet Championship to be held this very week. It is my hope that we will find our captain soon, so that he may award the winner of the exhibition bearing his name.”

• The Bastardly Bandits have struck again! This time Haug the Horrible has targeted ale being brought for next week’s First Quaff celebrations. A new comer from the World’s Edge Mountains, Josefferous Bugman, had several barrels stolen. “By every hair in me beard,” Bugman was heard to curse, “may those bastards and any other manlings daring to thieve my kegs choke on every drop! Free samples for all if the barrels can be returned.” Mordheimers are encouraged to report any sounds of suspicious carousing they overhear.

• Barno Greinbach, leader of Mordheim’s Stevedores Guild, has tragically announced the death of Penfold, the Quayside Hamster, mascot to dockworkers. The golden haired hamster, who could tie his unusually long tail into several different knots, gave hope to Quaysiders during the Doom. Raised aloft in his cage, Penfold “lead” the procession of dockworkers safely out of Mordheim. Barno, who has cared for the rodent, testifies, “Penfold, the beloved heart of Quayside, is no more. While his remains have been jettisoned into the River Stir, like all good stevedores, I ask all to pray to the gods for a miracle to bring him back to us, as he was taken before his time.…Accordingly, I will accept your donations to the temples on Penfold’s behalf.”