Knarloc Rider
Knarloc Riders are Kroot units riding combat-trained Knarlocs[2a]
Overview
The Kroot are known to capture and raise Knarloc young to form elite mounted units. They mainly make use of their razor claws, sharp beaks and powerful leg muscles to rip apart their prey. The Kroot riding them carry Kroot Rifles to fire from advantageous positions that the Knarloc can deliver the Kroot to. It is also seen as a social statement to be riding a Knarloc.[2a]
The term Knarloc actually covers a wide variety of creatures, all exhibiting similar characteristicsand habits. Some, for example, are broad and muscular and lack the clawed forearms that others display, while some are tall and lean. All of these varieties are highly prized by the Kroot.[1]
Knarloc Rider Herd
Knarloc Riders operate in groups of three to six Knarlocs and riders and are often delayed by Knarlocs feasting on the corpses of the prey they have just killed.[2a]
While not as fast in the open as a Pathfinder team mounted upon its modified Devilfish carrier, the Knarlocs are far better suited for moving through terrain that armoured vehicles would have problems traversing. When moving through forests, jungles and swamps, the Knarlocs are stealthy. When launching an ambush it is common for the riders to dismount, sometimes using their mount as additional concealment or cover. Other Kindreds, generally those in possession of more vicious beasts, utilise them more like heavy cavalry.[1]
Knarloc riders equip themselves according to the character of their mount and the tactics they intend to employ against the enemy. Those riding the more aggressive mounts sometimes carry crude spears or lances, while those utilising the more stealthy beasts carry a longer version of the Kroot rifle. Others carry the more common version of the standard fire arm, which, thanks to its muzzle- and stock-mounted blades, makes an effective weapon close up as well at range.[1]
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Sources
- 1: Deathwatch: Mark of the Xenos, pg. 20
- 2: Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign, pgs. 221-222
- 3 Saved Forge World Archive (last accessed 29 February 2016)
| Kroot Forces | |
|---|---|
| Command | Master Shaper • Shaper (War Shaper • Flesh Shaper) • Shaper Council |
| Kindred | Carnivore • Headhunter • Hunter • Lone-spear • Stalker • Tracker • Vulture |
| Farstalker Kinband | Kill-Broker • Kroot Tracker • Warrior • Cold-Blood • Pistoler • Heavy Gunner • Long-Sight • Cut-Skin • Bow-Hunter |
| Beasts | Kroot Hound • Krootox (Krootox Rampager) • Kalamandras • Knarloc • Great Knarloc |
| Other | Punji Traps • Warsphere |
