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Boris Todbringer

January 2004·p. 30

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Middenland’s Elector Count receives a character profile alongside an account of the personal burdens and continuing Beastman war that define him. His Runefang and protective talisman support an unusually resilient mounted leader. Taking Boris also fixes the army’s command and composition, linking the named character to the state army described on the following page rather than freely adding him to the cult list.

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Games Workshop News

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