//------------------------------// // The Hunt for Hogs // Story: PonyHammer 40,000: Magic of War | Dark March // by Dragon Heart //------------------------------// Those opposing Warhog Borbutz Headhunter's pink tide faced the same challenge the Dau had faced on Cronus for generations: pushing the Hogs back from the deserts and cities was one thing, but dislodging them from the jungle was another altogether. Even the legendary Dau leader Commander Guang Shi had failed to purge the Hog-infested swamps of the Grime Coast. Still, a complete purge wasn't necessary to break Borbutz. The Warhog had cobbled together his great horde (or "SNAARL!" in the parlance of the animal) from a large number of fractious clans and tribes. So long as the Warhog led the SNAARL! to victory, their clans' loyalty was assured. But with enemies assailing them in their very homes, discontent reared its head among the Hogs. Secondary Chieftains wondered if they might not make better Warhogs than Borbutz. With these fissures in the SNAARL! widening, the Hog's enemies struck. They drove deep into the Grime Coast, hoping to eliminate Borbutz himself and plunge the horde into infighting and rebellion. For Warhog Borbutz, the only solution was to crush the attackers under relentless waves of Hog warriors.