Although Lin Yun knew that mercenary Greenskins existed in the Warhammer world,
that meant Greenskin Orcs weren't completely incapable of communication. Some even obeyed humans for the sake of a good fight and the chance to enjoy more things.
In fact, in Warhammer 40,000—
in the world said to exist 40,000 years after Warhammer...
there really was a tribe called the Blood Axe Clan.
The Blood Axe Orcs were the first of the Orc clans to encounter the military forces of the human Empire, and the ones most influenced by its civilization.
As a result, they adopted many Imperial military practices uncommon among other clans. Most notably, their warriors wore camouflage uniforms, and they used captured or smuggled Imperial vehicles.
The Blood Axe warlords were quite strategic. They even knew to avoid fighting to the last like other clans when the odds were against them. Instead, they made tactical retreats, gathered a bigger mob of Boyz, prepared more thoroughly, and came back for another go!
The Blood Axe Clan took its name from its blood-splattered battle-axe emblem. It had so many grudges with the other clans that even among the Greenskins, a race of bitter rivals who never stopped fighting amongst themselves, it was second to none.
The Blood Axe Clan had once been immensely powerful, and for a long time held a dominant position in Greenskin society.
But these lads had traded far too many favors with humans, until the other clans could no longer stand it. The result was a bloody Orc civil war that the Greenskins called the "Great Scrappin',"
which cost countless Blood Axe Boyz their lives and brought down the old order. The Blood Axes who escaped were left to hide and skulk for many years.
In truth, the Blood Axes' bad reputation was largely