Blood Sport

Ever in search of a mighty doom, the Slayer Gotrek Gurnisson finds an opportunity for a great death indeed, fighting against a vicious hippogryph in what can only be a battle to the death. But once he enters the fighting pit and begins to battle the captive beast, Gotrek realises that perhaps his doom is not yet at hand…

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It's an interesting perspective on just why Gotrek has failed to meet his doom for so long. An opportunity arises, but his other qualities – the qualities that make him a hero – stop him from seizing it.