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The only information released about this model is spoilers (so far).

Grymkin Faction overview

The Grymkin are the newest Hordes faction, based on creatures from Iron Kingdom faerie tales. So the story of the Defiers is one of those 5 persons who defied the word of Menoth, and were gravely punished for it. So they were thrown out of this world and fled into legend. Now they are summoned again by the Old Witch of Khador, and their minions are based on creatures from Iron Kingdom folklore. Stories that chill the bones and scare children. Glimmer Imps who want your eyes scooped with a spoon. People who were cowards or gluttonous or greedy, punished for their wicked ways and turned into something else. They are rooted in the folklore of Caen and are generally about folk who are punished by malignant spirits for their wicked ways - or for crossing the fae - or for sport. Only a little is known about them so far - the names and basic roles of their warlocks and a few of their other models and that they were brought out of the shadows by The Old Witch. It is set to be released in July. It is described in the Announcement video

Limited Release Faction Grymkinis a "Limited Release Faction", meaning that it won't be added to Privateer Press' regular update rotation. For this reason, Grymkin has a smaller model selection, and much fewer new releases than the full factions.

Grymkin for Beginners

Nothing is known on how the Grymkin play, so this needs further elaboration as the faction is released. We do know however that they will sport a new rule called Arcana, and that they do not have feats like the other factions. Arcana means they change the rules rather than have an orthodox feat (other than the Old Witch of the Grymkin). One personal "Trump" arcana and two chosen and all react to triggers.

Grymkin Models and Units

Warlocks

• Zevahnna Agha, Grymkin Warlock - huge based Old Witch2 with Cost 1 Boundless Charge and Scourge. Note that The Old Witch of Khador & Scrapjack and Old Witch3 are both Khadoran warcasters and the Old Witch is the only Grymkin warlock to have a feat.
• The Heretic - Fury 6 or 7 "Godlike" infantry support. Arcana: Reckoning; attack and damage bonuses against enemies that destroy friendlies.
• The Dreamer - remolds enemies to her whims. Arcana: All Fall Down; destroying one of her models knocks down the attacker. Manifests phantasms when enemies die.
• The Child - Front line brawler, varies base size pushes battle group, Arcana: Wrath; triggered by smashing "her toys" to set all enemies on fire.
• The King of Nothing - Fury 8, Debuff caster. -2 ARM in caster's control area. Unarmed. Wants to be left alone.
• The Wanderer - Fury 6, Fog of War, Star-Crossed

Warbeasts

Lesser

• Krabbit - Leap, Shield Guard

Light

• Rattler - anti-infantry, Berserk, 1" melee reach
•  ??? - four legged, long tongued
• Frightmare - ranged light

Heavy

• Cage Rager - support heavy; upkeep assistance, channeling, Arcane Vortex
• Skin & Moans - Gains STR and ARM from enemy corpses

Units

• Hollow Men - The fate of cowards., CRA, "Powerful recursion" - shoot and kill someone and get an extra model for the unit.
• Dread Rot - Pumpkin Headed, Weapon Master, Corpse Collector.
• Piggyback - Pigs riding humans who are being punished for gluttony. Tough, "Incredibly durable", Impervious Flesh, Snacking (and by extension multiple wounds)
• Neighslayers - small based single wound Cavalry, - armour piercing lance
• Murder Crows - small based Category:Stealth and possibly Prey
• Madcap - Weapon crew. Makes cask gimps might have Stumbling drunk
• Twilight Sisters Character - return 2 models per turn, infantry

Solos

• Witch Wood - tree with a lady, taunting the lustful. Teleports, powerful attacks, bewitches warrior models.
• Cask Imp - go boom! See the Madcap.
• Glimmer Imp - Blind on a hit, -2 DEF debuff within 5"
• Trapper Kin - Burrow, Sprint, back arc bonus (?Back Stab)
• Gremlin Swarm - the same old gremlin swarm, now Grymkin partisans.
• Lady Karianna Rose - Fury Management (only sort), Enrage (Skorne STR buff), if killed gives +1 to hit and damage bonus
• Lord Longfellow - Pistol Spider, RAT 7, 2 pistols some way of firing twice, Finisher, ? extra dice vs characters.

Battle Engine

• Deathknell - not offensive, protective aura fuelled by corpses.

Grymkin Theme Forces

None so far

Arcana

"Non-Old Witch casters" pick two of these and get their major arcana. Only one arcana triggered per turn.

The Shadow

• Trigger: A model of yours is engaged by a model with a larger base size.
• Effect: Put a brand new warbeast in to play in melee range of the triggering model. It can't move but is otherwise a fully functional warbeast in the casters BG. After one round it is removed from play.

Grymkin Deep Lore

Other grymkin found in previous editions of Iron Kingdom litterature featured the story of Gristle and Flay and the third brother. Anecdotes of gremlins in the machines, and why gremlins hate cats. Stories of the Old Man of the Swamp, or the rusalka bog nymph.