Attilus
Attilus the Axe is a legendary member of House Goliath active in Hive Primus, who made his name while fighting in the Fist stronghold's House of Pain arena.[1]
History
Attilus the Axe has been the reigning champion of the House of Pain arena for over a hundred great-cycles, far longer than any to come before him. Originally, Attilus was a forge master from the Fist of Hive Primus, he began his life bent over a lathe-anvil, crafting brute cleavers and renderizers for the clan. When the great Goliath blacksmith forged his masterpiece, a chainaxe cyber arm of prodigious size and sharpness, he trusted no one but himself to test its blade in the pit. Dubbed the God Cleaver, Attilus hacked off his own arm so he could fix the monstrosity in place, turning himself into as savage a pit fighter as the clan had ever seen.[2]
Attilus and his axe arm drew huge crowds from the hive city, and over a gruesome season of murder, Attilus rose to become the star pit fighter of the House of Pain , turning the arena red with his kills. The Spyder-Twins, Willowfex the Reaper and the Slave Ogryn Hammerstein all fell to God Cleaver. Huge sums were offered for beasts from Hive Bottom just to test Attilus’ skills, and led to the pit fighter earning a new title: Attilus the Undefeated. These days Attilus still fights in the pits, but can be coaxed away by a Goliath gang for the right price.[2]
Sources
- 1: Warhammer Community: Apocrypha Necromundus: The Fist (Posted on 09/06/2020) (Last accessed on 9 July 2020)
- 2: Necromunda: House of Chains, pg. 112
