Snakebite Klan Orks | Warhammer 40K Lore

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This episode explores the Snakebite Klan Orks, their traditional lifestyle, and notable figures like Zodgrod Wortsnagga.

Click here to watch the 'Lineage' mini-series, out now. In our Warhammer 40K lore dive episode 62, we look into the Snakebites, the most traditional and primitive of the Ork Klans, who reject advanced technology in favour of beasts, choppas, and the brutal “old ways” of Ork culture. We explore their tribal lifestyle, harsh initiation rituals involving venomous snake bites, and their reputation as the greatest breeders of Grots, Squigs, and massive Squiggoths used in war. The episode also examines the crucial role of Runtherdz, the rare Orks patient enough to train Gretchin, Snotlings, and even alien slaves, before telling the strange story of Zodgrod Wortsnagga, the exiled Runtherd who created disciplined “Supa-Runtz” and became a wandering mercenary before firmly establishing himself as part of the Beast Snaggas, nomadic Ork hunters obsessed with tracking and killing the biggest monsters and war machines in the galaxy. Note: Please see episodes 26 & 27 for an introduction to the Orks ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merchandise⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quartermaster ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen Ad-Free⁠ SHOW IMAGES 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 4a - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 9a - 10 - 11 - 12…

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Host: Laying Down The Lore

Topics covered

• Snakebite Klan Orks
• Warhammer 40K lore
• tribal lifestyle
• initiation rituals
• Runtherdz
• Zodgrod Wortsnagga
• Beast Snaggas

Keywords

• Snakebite Klan
• Orks
• Warhammer 40K
• tribal culture
• Runtherdz
• Zodgrod Wortsnagga
• Supa-Runtz
• Beast Snaggas

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Organizations: Warhammer 40K

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