Nob

An Ork Nob (plural:Nobz) is the recognized leader of a band of Orks.

Physiology
An average Ork Nob stants a good head taller and two shoulders larger than the average Ork boy. He weights almost twice as much, and all of the extra weight is hard muscle. Ork existence can be summarised by the concept "might makes right", and the Nob is the living incarnation of the concept. Orks continually challenge each other to determine their respective hierachical positions, and an Ork who emerges victorious in challenge after challenge will soon start growing bigger, put on muscle and his hide wil take on a darker shade of green. Victory and the respect of their peers wil act as a growth hormone on the ork, and he will keep on becoming bigger and burlier until someone (usually another Nob, or the Warboss himself) "puts him in his place" by soundly beating him in a contest of strength. Most such contests are simple brawls, however some are settled by what is known as a 'Eadbuttin' Kontest: The two orks face each other, stripped of weapons and armour, grab each other by the shoulders, and take turn delivering a mighty headbutt to the other until one of the two passes out, the one remaining conscious winning the bout.

In addition to being the largest and strongest of the orks, Nobz are also the best-equipped ones. The Nobz have second pick of the spoils of a battle, just after the Warboss himself, and will not hesitate to bully lesser orks for anything that catches their fancy. They hence have larger assets to barter with the Mekboyz for the weapons they want. Many also Nobz outfit themselves with a very visible token of their position, be it a large pair of horns, taken from a creature their hunted, or a massive iron jaw, to chow they have the meanest bite around!

In the Field
Ork Nobz can be found in three places on the battlefield: in command of their own band of Boyz, in command of their own "kustom" vehicle (be it a large Battlewagon or a nice Tank looted from the Imperial Guard) or gathered in a coterie around their Warboss, following the biggest and meanest of the orks around into the thickest of the fray, "ta show da uvva' boyz 'ow smashin' an' stompin' is done!"

There are two 'specialist' categories of Nobz, namely:
 * Meganobz - short for "Nobz in Mega-armour", those are the most powerful and succeful Nobz from the army of a powerful and successful Warboss; for the amount of loot, teef' and bullying of the Painboyz and Mekboyz necessary to get oneself installed in a suit of Mega-armour and to keep it working is gigantic. The Mega-armour tremendously augment the already impressive capacities for destruction of its wearer, and a band of Nobz outfitted in these powerful contraptions is a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.
 * Bearer of the WAAAAAGH Banner - The banner bearer is often the Warboss Gak'ena (Orky term meaning at the same time "best friend" and "worst foe"), meaning he is the strongest, burlyest and meanest of the Nobz around the Boss. he is honored with keeping the WAAAAAGH Banner aloft - the thing that comes the closest to a sacred artifact to the orks. The WAAAAAGH Banner serves to attract the attention of the ork gods Gork and Mork, ensuring their blessing is always with the orks. It also doubles as the more mundane means to transmit the warboss "orders", being brandished in the general direction the Boss wants his troops to charge.

Wargear
Nobz have no standardized wargear, as each Nob invests his spoils the way he sees fit. Some are traditionalists, going to war clad in leather armour, and equipped with a good Slugga and a better Choppa. Others want "moar dakka", and get the coolest kustom shoota they can find, other "betta stompin" and get a Power Klaw while others prefer investing in a buggy or other mean of transport, and even others prefer outfitting themselves with armour, either bulky carapace armour made from armor plates bolted to the ork's body, or even a mighty suit of Mega-armour.

The following list contain a selection of the wargear nobs can carry:
 * Slugga
 * Choppa/Big Choppa
 * Shoota/Kustom Shoota/Kombi-Shoota
 * Power Klaw
 * Stikkbombz
 * Karapace armour
 * Mega-armour
 * Iron Jaw/Big Horns