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Da big book of Orks sez … *eh*
Nope, let’s stick to English because other people want to read what I’m writing.
That’s not to say the Ork ‘language’ isn’t funny, because it is part of what makes the green meanies fun. Isn’t it ?

Anyways … what’s this about ? Da big book of Ork aka Ork Codex
It mentions Ork 6 factions aka ‘clans’ that are known to exist.

• Da Goffs
  Favourite colour : black with a touch of red for contrast.
  The very essence of Ork-ishness
  Icon : bull
• Evil Sunz
  Favourite colour : red
  Feeling the need for speed!
  Icon : a big grining red sun
• Blood Axe
  Favourite colour : camouflage …
  Ork Army
  Icon : the (bloody) axe
• Deathskulls
  Favourite colour : blue
  Lucky sons of *beep*
  Icon : horned ork skull
• Bad Moons
  Favourite colour : yellow
  Lots of teef … (the ork equivalent of cash)
  Icon : large (yellow) Ork faced moon
• Snakebite
  Favourite colour : leather brown ?
  Primitive but still lethal
  Icon : snake
• Freebooterz
  Ork Pirates …
  Interesting aspect : they once were part of any of the previous clans …

(ok … so Orkz either can’t count .or the one writing the book couldn’t … )

If this was to be a tournament ready competive army then I’d have to pick a clan as a focus, because it reduces negative effect of competing clans within a single army and other benefits.

As this isn’t such a list (at least not at first) I’m just going to limit myself.

I do like the deathskulls, because who doesn’t want to be lucky ?
So that may be default choice.

Blood Axes would be an interestign alternative as they provide an excuse to paint an Ork army as if they were part of a regular force (a green imperial guard … ). If and when I extend my army with Ork units that are more like ‘proper’ army units this might be my choice. It is important to note that (a) Orkz being Orkz means that they don’t quite understand camouflage and any of this army thing.

OTOH … ‘Freebooterz’ are more or less a tournament legal excuse to mix various clans into a single army … And who doesn’t like pirates ?

Lot’s of stuff to think about as I build my army.