The Call of the Blackspire

Nobody knew how long the Orcs of the Blackspire Clan had made Karahn-Carach their home. All that was known was that they had been there before the hairy invaders or the mysterious green tide. Prophecies of a time when the Clan would have to respond to the Call of the Blackspire, to repel the invaders from their mountain home, had come to generations of mystics in their spirit-dreams.

Guttja's Reign

Guttja was chosen as Clan Mystic after the previous Mystic, Pradash, was overwhelmed by a swarm of the tiny green things that have been plaguing the Clan recently. On his very first spirit journey, he had a vision that the ancient Blackspire was calling the Clan to action; the time of prophecy was upon them! Further spirit-dreams revealed flashes of images of the Clan crushing the goblin horde and the dwarven colonists on a field of glory. The Clan's memory of the ancient sport of Blood Bowl was awakened, and Guttja drew together a team of the Clan's finest warriors to answer the Call of the Blackspire.

Just after the formation of the team, Karahn-Carach seemed awash with visitors, all with their own blood bowl teams. Guttja had timed his vision perfectly. One of the visiting teams was from Borosia, the land of Harmony and Balance, and Guttja arranged a meeting. It became clear that their beliefs were aligned with those of the Blackspire Clan, and an alliance was formed (signed with the blood of Vrork Wolfbone and Korim Qin) to rid the sacred land of the scourge of dwarves and goblins.

The team travelled across the land, drawn by Guttja's vision of a shadowy tournament. After a disorientating journey across the sea, they arrived at the Shadowspires just in time to enter the competition that was being held there. They faced some mutated rats from Pox, and were knocked out in the first round, but Eraagar Farseer picked up an eerie ability to shadow opponents during the game.