2422 Thc Ovcrcarih (Dark EIf word

for ihc surfacc worId) firsi Icarns of ihc

cxisicncc of ihc Darksidc Cow|oys
whcn ihc HaIfIing Pinkfooi Panihcrs
visii ihcm for a fricndIy maich and
don`i rciurn!
24S8 ScvcraI icams ihrcaicn io
|oycoii ihc Cow|oys whcn ihcy appIy
io join ihc NFC, |ui ihc paIc-skinncd
assassins arc admiiicd anyway.
InsianiIy, sordid rcvcIaiions siari io
appcar a|oui ihcir pccuIiar ha|iis, such
as using smaII irusscd-up TrogIodyics
as |aIIs io savc wcar on cxpcnsivc
imporicd oncs. Thcsc rumours onIy
sccm io hcighicn ihc Cow|oys`
mysiiquc wiih ihriII-siarvcd fans.
2461 Thc Cow|oys pIay in ihc vcry firsi
BIood BowI, |caiing ihc Chaos AII-Siars
in a vcry sIoppy gamc (IiicraIIy - ihc
Cow|oys uscd iIIcgaI magic io iurn mosi
of ihc AII-Siars` froni row inio sIugs!).
247S Thc Cow|oys ncarIy dis|and
aficr ihc infamous maich againsi ihc
Kishago Vcrc|cars (which Iasicd for 19
days |cforc |cing a|andoncd ai 2-2 on
ihc dcaih of ihc Iasi pIaycr on ciihcr
sidc). Ncw NAF ruIcs Iimiiing ihc iimc
of gamcs comc ioo Iaic io savc ihc
Vcrc|cars, |ui ihc Cow|oys managc io
rcform and rc|uiId ihcir icam undcr
ihc skiIIcd Icadcrship of Jcrcmiah KooI.
Thcir drivc cuIminaicd in gIory whcn
ihcy win BIood BowI XXI, during which
KooI sci his un|rokcn passing rccord.
Present AIihough KooI rciircd in
248, his pIacc was morc ihan fiIIcd |y
Hu|ris Rakarih, ihc Iaicsi in a Iong Iinc
of gIamorous Darksidc pIaycrs. In his
firsi scason as icam capiain Hu|ris
carncd immoriaI famc |y Icading ihc
Cow|oys aII ihc way io ihc BIood BowI
championships ihai wcrc io provc io
|c ihc Iasi organiscd |y ihc oId NAF
Icaguc. VhiIc ihc maich was in
progrcss ihc NAF commissioncr
disappcarcd, aIong wiih ihc cniirc NAF
ircasury and mosi of ihc Cow|oys
chccrIcadcrs! Thc Cow|oys rccovcrcd
from ihcir Ioss vcry quickIy - ihc NAF,
unforiunaicIy, did noi and wcni inio
rcccivcrship |cforc ihc ncxi BIood
BowI championships wcrc hcId.
Any oihcr icam which Iosi Jcrcmiah
KooI from ihc aciivc Iisi wouId surcIy
facc a scason of rcircnchmcni, |ui noi
ihc Cow|oys. Evcn whiIc Jcrcmiah was
sciiing aII-iimc IndividuaI SingIc Gamc
PIaycr FaiaIiiics (3 fatalities), and
IndividuaI Carccr Passing (S,19S paces)
rccords, noi io mcniion cIu| rccords
for SingIc Gamc Passing (29S paces)
and Scason PIaycr FaiaIiiics (12
fatalities) - ihcy wcrc grooming his
succcssor. And, surc cnough, Hu|ris
Rakarih camc good jusi in iimc io iakc
ovcr as capiain, having sci an NAF
IndividuaI Scason Inicrccpiions rccord
in 2485 aIong ihc way (pIus cIu|
Inicrccpiions Icading io Touchdowns
and TackIcs Thai Injurcd rccords).
Rakarih insisis ihai comparisons arc
poiniIcss. As a BIiizcr, his is a diffcrcni
skiII io ihc Iong arm of ihc grcai KooI.
Rakarih Iikcs io pIay from dccp, hcncc
ihc inicrccpiions. Hc is, forcmosi, a
dcfcnsivc pIaycr who makcs ihc crowd
gasp wiih shaiicring iackIcs io haIi
|rcakihroughs or which scnd Caichcrs
inio ihc fifih iicr from ihc |ack of ihc
siands. Thcrc`s onIy onc way io makc
ihc |aII comc Ioosc in a iackIc, hc
says. Rip his arms off!`
Thc Cow|oys arc a dangcrous icam
wiih him in ihc sidc. Thcy arc an cvcn
morc compIcic icam for ihc
|Iossoming of Hawihorn TuIIaris, who
providcs morc aiiacking |Iiiz opiions,
and Moravis Curfcw, who was iaughi
|y KooI himscIf. Expcci io scc Curfcw
and Aspcron Thorn conncci ai Icasi
ihrcc iimcs a gamc whcn ihc Cow|oys
arc on song.
Arc ihc Cow|oys siiII poicniiaI BIood
BowI Champions? Thcy won ihc Iasi
BIood BowI in 2488, and ihis squad
comparcs favoura|Iy. If ihcy havc a
wcakncss, ii is ihai unforiunaic Iosscs
havc causcd ihcm io |ring somc
rookics in (rcmcm|cr ihc sad cnd io
Naihan Grcyfirc`s days as a Caichcr
whcn hc was squishcd |y ihc MjoInir
|roihcrs` Dou|Ic Vhammy iackIc?).
Thcir Iincmcn Iook shori of siaying
powcr, and Curfcw may noi havc ihc
iimc io wcigh up ihc ihrow ihai KooI
oncc had.
[Former] Conference: NFC
[Former] Division: CcniraI
Team Colours: BIuc and YcIIow
Symbol: Crcsccni Moon
Owner: Princc Dcrrcn ar-IoIova
Head Coach: Iuxcn Tucniir
Home Stadium: Thc Darksidc
Cavcrn, Undcrcarih (capaciiy
c.90,000, surfacc asirograniic)
Players: Dark EIvcs
1hc twistcd, dcgcncratc Dark Elf racc is infamous for thc worship of wcird
and dcviant violcncc, and Blood Bowl fits into thcir rcligious bclicfs vcry
wcll indccd. 1hc Cowboys arc a crucl, ultra-violcnt tcam, and conscqucntly
do vcry wcll at thc gamc. 1hc combination of high intclligcncc, natural
gracc, dcgcncratc violcncc and hatrcd of all living things has hclpcd thcm
to thc top scvcral timcs.
Hubris Rakarth ploughs into an
unfortunatc Elf throwcr.
00K|P
CPKPT
00K|P
CPKPT
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Evcn so, I ihink wc havc io cxpcci

ihcm io |c pari of ihc scmi-finaI Iinc-
up of any scrious ncw BIood BowI
irophy. Major chaIIcngcrs mighi |c ihc
Varhammcrcrs, Rcavcrs, Champions of
Dcaih or ihc AII Siars.
In ihc vcry firsi BIood BowI, ihc
Cow|oys |cai ihc AII Siars |y iurning
many of ihcir Icading pIaycrs inio
sIugs, and ihcn insisiing ihai ihc
ground |c spraycd wiih inscci kiIIcr.
Howcvcr, oihcr shapc-changc magic
Icd io ihcm |cing firsi suspcndcd |y
ihc NAF, and ihcn su|jccicd io a
|arragc of coniraci kiIIings |y jcaIous
rivaIs. Jcrcmiah KooI`s rciircmcni` io
ihc Offcnsivc Magic Co-Ordinaior`s
roIc is |ound io Icad io morc su|iIc
chicancry. Vaich oui for somc
wicrdncss in ihc Iasi fcw gamcs of ihc
rcguIar scason as ihcy iry oui ihcir
pIay-off icchniqucs.
Thc Iasi word has io comc from Hu|ris
Rakarih. As ihc ncw gIamour |oy of ihc
Cow|oys, whai did hc ihink his
chanccs wcrc, as a BIiizcr, in kccping
his good Iooks for as Iong as Jcrcmiah
KooI? Thc answcr was sharp and io ihc
poini - a |rokcn |oiiIc foIIowcd |y
Bciicr ihan yours, siupid!. Ycp, ihosc
Cow|oys arc rcady for ihc ncw scason!
HUBRS RAKARTH
Dcspiic his agc, Hu|ris is onc of ihc
youngcr pIaycrs on ihc highIy
cxpcricnccd - and vcry succcssfuI -
Cow|oys sidc (EIvcs iakc iimc io
maiurc). A pcrfcci produci of ihc
Darksidc Acadcmy in wcsicrn
Undcrcarih, Rakarih is cIcvcr,
couragcous |ui aIso an cviI and cynicaI
pIaycr. Iikc ihc rcsi of his icam, hc is
pcrfcciIy prcparcd io chcai and fouI io
win, a faci ihai far ioo many of
Darksidc`s opponcnis siiII faiI io iakc
inio accouni.
Hu|ris Rakarih madc his dc|ui for ihc
Darksidc Cow|oys in 2482, aficr |cing
choscn in ihc Crush |y ihc Dark EIf
icam (ihc oihcr icam |idding for him,
incrcdi|Iy, wcrc ihc HoIy Crusadcrs -
hc wouIdn`i havc fiiicd in ihcrc!).
Undcr ihc paironagc of ihcn-capiain
Jcrcmia KooI, ihc FIashing BIadc, hc
soon dcvcIopcd inio an cxccIIcniIy
wcII-roundcd pIaycr, a|Ic |oih io run
wiih ihc |aII and io ihrow wiih
cxircmc accuracy. Thcrc wcrc oihcr
sirings io his provcr|iaI |ow ioo...
MAGC
In 249, ihc Darksidc Cow|oys icam
wcrc ihc firsi io iIIcgaIIy usc magicaI
spcIIs on ihc BIood BowI ficId.
Prcvious io ihis daic, aII magic had
|ccn confincd io sncaky uscs from off
ihc ficId - sIccp spcIIs casi on an
opponcni`s |Iockcrs |cforc a viiaI
manocuvrc, pIagucs of rais infIicicd on
ihc su|siiiuics` |cnch, ihai sori of
ihing. Bui aficr ycars of
cxpcrimcniaiion in ihc rarcficd
aimosphcrc of ihc Undcrcarih
Univcrsiiy rcscarch Ia|s, ihc Cow|oys
pcrfccicd smaII, poria|Ic spcIIs io |c
carricd |y individuaI pIaycrs, which
couId |c dischargcd ai wiII, zapping a
viiaI pIaycr inio his consiiiiucni aioms
wiih ihc poini of a fingcr! Thc spcIIs
wcrc |anncd from championship
maichcs aImosi immcdiaicIy, |ui whcn
ihc Cow|oys fccI ihcy can gci away
wiih ii, ihcy`II oficn zap somconc
anyway!
Hall of Fame
Darkside Cowboys' 'Poison Blade' Offensive Line-up
Rokudan Fey
Jerimia 'Flashing Blade' Kool
Cowboy's Starting Eleven
Team Honours
Team Rating
S19
11 10 2 1
8
4
S
9
5
6 7
Chaos Cup Winners
2491
Team of the Year
2481
Blood Bowl Winners
2461
Blood Bowl
2481
Blood Bowl XX
2488
Blood Bowl XXV
1. Hubris Rakarth.......Captain
2. Hawthorn Tullaris ....Blitzer
S. Maravis Curfew.....Thrower
4. thaca Benoin.........Thrower
5. Asperon Thorn........Catcher
6. Autavic HellebronnCatcher
7. Elon Surespite........Catcher
8. Venom of Praetta.Lineman
9. siah Sulphuret......Lineman
10. Odium Khan ...........Lineman
11. Eli Dwarfmalice ....Lineman
Substitutes
Rancour Orvarrin ........Lineman
Malachi Pique...............Lineman
Elijah Doom...................Lineman
Jeremiah Malice..........Lineman
Hubris prcparcs to rcccivc a pass
from Ithaca Bcnoin.
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