In the upcoming game Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning there are two factions. In the two factions there are six races, three on each side. On the Order side there are Dwarves, Empire, and High Elves. On the Destruction side there is Greenskins, Chaos, and Dark Elves.

In this edition of the newsletter I will be explaining the Destruction faction. The Orcs and Goblins, (formerly known as the Greenskins) consists of these careers Black Orcs, Orc Choppa’s, Goblin Shaman, and Goblin Squig Herder.

The Chaos careers consist of Chosen, Magus, Zealot, and Marauder. The Dark Elf careers consist of Witch Elves, Black Guards, and two others that aren’t announced yet.

The Greenskins consist of the incredibly strong Orcs, and the quick witted Goblins. Greenskins are savagery personified. They are ill-tempered, primitive, and live only to fight.

In the absence of another foe, Greenskins will eventually turn on one another for want of violence. In their culture, might makes right and the weakest members of society are one false step away from being dinner.

Black Orcs are melee based tanking characters that can withstand heavy damage while doing decent melee damage in the process.

Orc Choppa’s deal lots of melee damage, but can’t withstand nearly as much damage as the Black Orcs. Goblin Shamans are the primary healer type for the Greenskins and use spells to buff their ally’s abilities. Goblin Squig Herder’s are the archers of the Greenskins. Goblin Squig Herder’s are the archers of the Greenskins.

They use a pet called a Squig to aid them in battle, and they shoot arrows at their foes. Each Squig you choose to use has different abilities and skills.

The Chosen career wear lots of heavy armor and deal melee damage to their foes. Chosen also get “Dark Gifts” which allow the player to manipulate their offensive abilities and greatly increase them.

The Magus career uses spells to weaken and kill their foe from afar. With a wide variety of spells to choose from, each ability must be used at the right time in combat to be most effective.

The Zealot career channels the power of his master through totems, and can used to buff/debuff friends and foes.

Zealot’s primarily focus on making their ally’s stronger while weakening their enemies at the same time. Marauder’s use their power to change their physical appearance and become stronger as they fight.

Marauder’s deal massive amount of melee damage with a sword in one hand and the other hand mutates itself as you fight increasing in power with the more enemies you kill.

Long ago, when Chaos was first unleashed upon the world, the Elven champion Aenarion drew the dread Sword of Khaine from its altar and used its terrible power to save his people from annihilation. When Aenarion died, his son Malekith was deemed unsuitable for the throne. Although he was a mighty warrior, a great sorcerer, a brilliant general and the rightful heir, many Elves opposed his coronation.They feared he was too focused on war, and potentially a de-stabilizing influence on the High Elf race. In retaliation, over many years Malekith engineered a terrible civil war that divided the race of Elves into two factions. It was the High Elves who emerged victorious and drove the evil Dark Elves out from the ancestral home of their race. Under the leadership of Malekith the Witch King and his Sorceress mother Morathi, the Dark Elves sailed across the Great Western Ocean and founded for themselves a new kingdom in the northern reaches of the New World. This land they called Naggaroth.

Witch Elves use their extreme agile and superb dagger skills to mutilate any enemy that comes in melee range of them. Witch Elves build up rapid combos to go into a frenzy where they then execute a powerful attack that kills most enemies quickly. Black Guards wear heavy armor and do medium to heavy amounts of damage wielding two handed halberds.

- Droops