Corpse Grinder (Corpse Guild)
Corpse Grinders are low ranking members of Necromunda's Corpse Guild.[1]
Description
They are charged with butchering dead bodies in the Guild's factories, which will then be turned into corpse-starch. As a result of their work, Corpse Grinders are hulking butchers, whose arms have grown strong from wielding serrated blades against flesh. However, finding bodies for the Guild is a never ending task, which falls upon its high ranking members, known as Pale Consorts, to conduct. In order to aid them in their task, Pale Consorts will form Corpse Harvesting Parties to search for dead bodies in Necromunda's Hives. These consist of Bone Scriveners and Corpse Grinders, who also serve as the Pale Consorts' bodyguards. When a dead body is found, the Pale Consort and Bone Scrivener will determine if its suitable to be turned into corpse-starch. If it is, the Corpse Grinders will then haul the corpses into their body carts or hack away the best pieces, with their saws and serrated blades, for the corpse-starch factories to refine[1]. However as a result of their bloody work, Corpse Grinders will sometimes go mad and become Khornate Corpse Grinder Cults, who find they prefer the taste of fresh flesh.[2]
The Corpse Grinders use protein reclamators to create corpse-starch.[4a][4b]
Known Corpse Grinders
- Smoog Butchand - Gulid Corpse Carver[5]
Images
Sources
- 1: Necromunda: House of Faith, pg. 86 - Strong Alliances: Corpse Harvesting Party
- 2: Necromunda: The Book of Ruin, pgs. 14-16
- 3:Warhammer Community: Stock Up On (Relatively) Fresh Meat In Necromunda With a Corpse Harvesting Party (Posted on 21/11/22) (Last accessed on 10 january 23)
- 4: White Dwarf December 2019
- 4a: pg. 133 - Necromunda: Return to Zone Mortalis
- 4b: pg. 134 - Necromunda: Terrain Showcase : It's Made of People!
- 5: Necromunda: Gang War IV, pg.65