Hishtbukraz Clan of Tol in Gaurhoth image - Silmarillion: Total War mod for Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms
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The Hîshtbukraz, or "Ashclaws", are the least disciplined but most numerous of the Four Clans of Gûlkála. They are nearly completely feral, not so much being deployed in combat as they are unleashed in the general direction of the enemy. Wherever they go, destruction follows as the rage of the Hîshtbukraz cannot be contained. They scorch the earth, drink the rivers dry and fill them with filth; They are the burners of forests and the eaters of children; They clad themselves in dun raiment and smear the ash of slain captives on their bodies during bizzare and bloody rituals, giving them their dealthy pale complexion.