Goffs

''"Biggest an' ugliest Orkses, loadsa Stromboyz an' Nobz. Dey fights 'and-to-'and. None of dis sissy-stuff, 'anging back an' sneakin' like grotty Gretchin an' snivlin' Snotlin's. No uvver clan is as 'ard as da Goffs." - Attributed Unknown

"We're da best. Think different do ya? Come and have a go then, ya runty little wimp!" - Gasgrakh, Goff Nob

The Goffs are the biggest, meanest and most brutish of all their kind, and that's saying something. Of all the clans, the Goffs are the most inspired by the thrill and thunder of battle. Goffs will take any excuse to start a brawl, even amongst themselves. As a result the Goffs are specialists in hand-to-hand combat who prefer their battles up close and personal. They are particularly fond of the stick grenades, because they're hurled by hand and are good for close combat in trenches, ruins, bunkers and ratholes. Goffs usually carry a brace of hefty stick grenades (known as stikbomz) stuffed down their black jackboots. Goff armies are notorious for the sheer number of Ork infantry they muster in times of war. A Goff Boyz mob is usually at least twenty strong, and a true Goff horde has a hundred times that number at its heart. When the Goffs go to war, the ground shakes to the incessant thump of thousands of steel-capped boots.

The Goffs can boast the greatest numbers of Nobz and Stormboyz. This is because the Goffs are the most militaristic of all the Orks. All Orks love to wage war, and often wage war to live, but of the Goffs it can truly be said that they live only for war. Goff whelps indulge in dangerous rituals of strength among themselves. For these contests, they don ritual bulls-head helmets with great bull's horns attached to them. They then charge each other in the manner of ragin bulls, colliding with a loud crack as the horned headgear makes contact. The whelps continue to headbutt each other until one has had enough, or until they've headbutted each other to death.

Notable Goffs

 * Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka -

Clan Beliefs
Excessive deviation from the way of the clan is met with derision, and the miscreant will certainly get clobbered by and Ork Warboss who comes his way. War paint and tattoos are also considered taboo by the Goffs, but skull earrings, death's head-pendants, metal studs piercing the flesh, skull-shaped gorgets hung around the throat, and large nose-rings are favoured. To the Goffs, these are the outward signs of the tough character of the inner Ork.

Clan Colours
The Goffs Klan dress primarily in black, seeing the gaudy colours sported by other clans as inappropriate for a serious Ork warrior. Though they sometimes decorate their wargear with checks and dags, camouflage is all but unheard of, being viewed as cowardly in the extreme by the older and more traditional Goffs. After all, what self respecting Ork would want to do himself out of a good fight by hiding himself from the enemy like a sniveling Grot? The most common decoration is a chequer pattern of black and white or a contrasting border. Head-dress is usually a horned helmet, or a teutonic-style helemt, either of which offers plenty of protection to the neck (similar to the old Stahlhelm or spiked Picklehaube of ancient Terra). Members of the clan wear a backplate which bears the Orkish rune of their household which is enamelled in colour on a black ground. The slave herds of Snotlings and Gretchin are not permitted to wear black - this privilege is reserved for Goffs alone. However, the Snotz and Grotz are allowed to paint their faces with black paint. The slaves must be content with drab, neutral colours. Any attempt to wear bright colours is met with extreme chastisement at the hands of a disapproving Goff.

Clan Totem
The Goffs use the bull's head as their clan emblem, as they feel kinship with bad-tempered, violent and flatulent beasts,.