After failing to take the city and getting fairly beaten up during the process (though he still gave those 'umies a good krumping), Gordrakk feels the need to prove how tough he is still. Here we see the siege of Excelsis from the Kragnos book, but what's most exciting to me is what happened with Gordrakk afterward. One of the things that I'm always excited to find out about in timelines is what new events have transpired since the last story advancement. It's only the arrival of Kragnos that has made them bold enough to go on the offensive again. Their lack of presence in the storyline so far is explained as them hiding in the swamps. The Kruleboyz also make their appearance right near the end of the Age of Myth. Maybe this is something they changed in the last Warclans book already, but I don't remember it.
Now its saying they came about well before then in the Age of Myth. That it was the constant fighting during those centuries that made the orruks that would become Ironjawz as big and strong as they are. Maybe it's my own fuzzy memory, but I swear in the 1st edition Ironjawz book it stated that they didn't develop as a society until the Age of Chaos. One big change I noticed in the timeline is the introduction of the Ironjawz. Previously the timeline would come right before the bestiary.
The biggest change actualy come with the next section, which is the timeline! The way it's laid out is the same, but it's been moved up to be before any of the subfaction lore. Not much has changed here, and I'll get more into the lore of the Kruleboyz in a moment. The lore opens up with a general overview of the orruks, with the addition of the Kruleboyz. Having said that, I think the cover for the previous version of Warclans from 2nd edition was one of the absolute best pieces of cover artwork that AoS has ever had. We still get Ironjawz and Bonesplitterz in the background as well, so everything is represented. I'm not surprised to see a Kruleboyz orruk front and center as they are the big push for the orruks this edition. The actual artwork for this cover is good. The red also runs down the spine of the books now. I don't hate the red at all, and I'm sure I'll get used to it over time. I thought the white that was used in 1st edition, and a lot in 2nd edition, was very classy. I get it, it's iconic for the system, but I kind of liked that AoS was doing its own thing. It seems like AoS3 is bringing back the Warhammer Red that was a staple in Fantasy Battle. Besides that, the general layout seems the same. We now have a snazzy red "bar" at the top with the AoS logo, and a "gold" bar at the very top and bottom. The first, fairly obvious change is the cover. All of those things are present here with the Orruk Warclans. The transition to a new edition is always exciting! We get new lore, new rules, new rules formats, and new design changes to our beloved Battletomes.
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