The Captain Grullman Grosz Story

 

The career of Captain Grullman Grosz, mercenary warchief is almost as diverse as Corvus Bloodreaper. The miniature was sculpted by Jes Goodwin and released in 1986, a couple of years before Corvus Bloodreaper, and appeared in the Warriors Citadel Combat Cards. It was available until the early/mid nineties.

We first see Grullman make an appearance in a flyer from January 1986 (image courtesy of Stuff of Legends) going by the name Arion.

(Courtesy of SoL)

A short time later, in the Spring Journal from 1986, he was going by the name of Aldred Fellblade.

(Courtesy of SoL)

The first time we hear of the exploits of Aldred is when he joined the Heroes of East Albion as a Knight of Hark Ness. Along with Sir John Quicksure, Dart Earl of Hark Ness and Sandra Prangle he helped defeat the tyrannical McDeath and Lady McDeath.

McDeath Mail Order

(Courtesy of SoL)

For a more detailed account of the McDeath Scenario I recommend the Awesome Lies Blog. For the miniatures used LMW has a list.

He was busy in 1986 appearing alongside Johan Zauberlich on the cover of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (which would inspire “The Dark Beneath The World” by William King - see below) and White Dwarf 82 (October 1986).

WFRP 1986

(Cover:John Sibbick)

White Dwarf 82 

(October 1986)

(Cover:John Sibbick)

C23 Ogre Gladiator

(From Joe Dever Collection courtesy of Mark Stevenson)

By late 1988 he is working as a mercenary warchief according to the Citadel Combat Cards Warrior set. For details of the other miniatures from the set refer to the LMW page.

In the late eighties he spent most of his time as a fighter, at one point teaming up with Ragnar Crowback the Barbarian Champion.

Collector Series

(Courtesy of LMW)

Ragnar Crowback - Warriors

Citadel Combat Cards

Citadel Trade Catalogue

Late Summer 1989

There was some internal artwork, within White Dwarf 115 Combat Card Charge! rules, that appears to show him.

Pete Knifton

White Dwarf 115

In May 1990 we find out a lot more about his past when he teams up with legendary heroes Felix Jaeger and Gotrek Gurnisson in “ The Dark Beneath The World”, an Advanced Heroquest scenario by Andy Warwick and William King. The quest takes them Carag Eight Peaks in search of treasure and a fabled sword, Karaghul.

“Aldred is a tall, lean, grim-looking man of about 35. He has long black hair and blue eyes. He wears battered plate mail of the highest quality and wields a two-handed greatsword from which he takes his name.

Aldred has been a soldier for the Temple of Sigmar since his teens. He saw action in Kislev and has travelled the Old World ni hte service of his god, hunting heretics and fighting a constant war against the Goblin folk.

He is a fanatic, impossibly brave and dedicated to his cause. He appreciates bravery and self-sacrifice although he has been saddened by the loss of many of his comrades. He and his companion Johan Zauberlich have been diligent Witch-Hunters and have destroyed many Chaos covens.

His hunt for the Chaos Sorcerer Illek of the Burning Skull took him from Altdorf to Praag to a ruined city on the edge of the Chaos Wastes in Norsca. There he killed the mage in an epic hunt through the twisted rubble.

He has sworn to retrieve the Dwarven sword Karaghul, from the ancient city of Carag Eight Peaks. He claims Sigmar appeared to him in a vision and told him that the sword would soon be drawn once more. He is prepared to see that this happens no matter what the cost to himself or his friends.”

Excerpt White Dwarf 125 page 30.

By 1991 he was a Knight of the Empire.  

Red Catalogue

1991

So he gets about and has seen action from Albion to Kislev.