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==Overview==
===Prelude===
Once an [[Ork Boy]] [[Goff]] of [[Krugg|Krugg the Tyrant]] on the world of [[Eyrok]], Grukk fought for Krugg's [[Bad Moon]]s for many years. The situation changed when [[Big Mek]] [[Mogrok]] arrived on Eyrok, having been marooned by [[Freebooterz]]. Mogrok convinced Grukk that rather than fighting a few Orks on some backwards planet, he should be conquering [[System]]s. With the spirit of ambition in Grukk, the two oversaw the fall of Krugg. During the fight for dominance, Grukk sawed through the Tyrant's face with a saw-klaw, and thereafter became known as Grukk ''Face-Rippa''. Within a week, Grukk managed to unite the Orks of Eyrok and began constructing ships with the help of Mogrok.{{Fn|62}}
Soon enough Grukk and his forces began their rampage, targeting the [[Sanctus Reach]]. [[Sector]] Lord [[Vargan]] was taken completely by surprise as the Orks ravaged the jungle moons of [[Laos]], overran the Penal colony of [[Night's End]], and ambushed and destroyed Vargan's fleet in an asteroid field. With every raid and battle
more Orks flocked to Grukk’s banner, and his legend took root in the minds of greenskins
across the breadth of the Sanctus Sub-sector. In the space of a few short years, a sector of
space considered desolate was teeming with Orks, all bawling the name Grukk into the dark.{{Fn|62}}
===The Siege of Obstiria===
By the time Grukk reached the Sanctus Reach he had billions of Orks following in his wake. His biggest obstacle was the world of [[Obstiria]], home to the [[Obsidian Glaives]] [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]] led by [[Chapter Master]] [[Midnias]]. Using Freebooterz and [[Evil Sunz]] under Kaptain [[Dakbad Flamegut]] to launch an initial shock assault on the world, the [[Fortress-Monastery]] of the Obsidian Glaives, [[Penumbral Spike]], soon came under siege. Despite leading a vicious defense for eight days and nights, Grukk arrived and managed to turn the tide after defeating a Space Marine counter-attack at the Battle of Black Gulch and slaying Chapter Master Midnias in the process. With their commander dead, the Obsidian Glaives managed to hold out for three more days before being overrun. With Obstiria crushed and the Sanctus Reach aflame, only the [[Knight World]] of [[Alaric Prime]] now remained defiant.{{Fn|62}}
===The Battle for Alaric Prime===
Despite the setback, the Orks made one final attack on the Sacred Mountain anyway as the frozen comet still plummeted towards Alaric Prime (though it was now thrown off course). The final battle, this time focused at Fortress Alaric, soon was underway as Stein again led the defense alongside Knights, [[Baneblade]]s, and [[Stormsword]]s. In a vicious, desperate final battle the Imperial forces were barely holding out but following an Ork explosive chain reaction in space with the Frozen comet, the celestial object was again on a collision course with the Sacred Mountain. The comet struck the mountain, wiping out the Imperial defenders and many Orks with them.{{Fn|3}}
Despite the apparent doom of the defenders, hope was reignited when the survivors noticed [[Space Wolves]] [[Drop Pod]]s on the horizon.{{Fn|3}} And despite the gains made by Mogrok, the myriad greenskin forces on Alaric Prime are still often fighting amongst themselves and overall the Waaagh is a shadow of what it once was.{{Fn|2Cite this}}
==Order of Battle{{Fn|3}}==
===Imperial===
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 7th Edition Rulebook]] (E-Book) — ''Time of Ending''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Klaw of MorkCodex: Orks (7th Edition)]]— ''Waaagh Grukk''
*3: [[Sanctus Reach: The Red Waaagh!]]
**{{Endn|3a}}: ''The Cadian 1652nd, The 'Steel Host'''
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Champions of Fenris - A Codex: Space Wolves Supplement]] — ''Champions of Fenris''
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (7th Edition)]] (e-book), ''A Noble Legacy''
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