Oscar was a thrall serving under the Von Carstein vampires of the Vlad's Vampheroes Blood Bowl team, until he was unexpectedly killed by drunken oaf Gerald Happe of the Bleakwood Haunters. Team captain Arcanius Niculescu is happy to gain a player that is used to servitude under undead masters, and has set Oscar to work keeping track of the Haunters accounts.


Personal goal:
-Cook the books of the Bleakwood Haunters, stealing gold for himself. (Gold lost because of "incidents" 5/5) SUCCESS

Ruslan is a former kicker from the Kislev team Chebokov Snowstorm. In a game against the Kurgan of 13th Horde he tripped and fell as he was about to foul an opposing player. This would have been merely embarassing, but unfortunately Ruslan smashed his head against a rock as he fell, and died on the spot. So great was his shame and anger over the unfulfilled foul that his spirit lingered on, searching for a way to get that kick in so that he can find eternal peace.

Having travelled far and wide, Ruslan finally found himself in the Bleakwood, where Lich-Coach Erhard Drache offered him the chance to fulfil his desire.


Personal goal:
-Gain the Dirty Player skill. SUCCESS
-Injure an opposing player with a foul after making a GFI. SUCCESS

Fritz has a gambling problem. Dice, cards, dog racing, you name it, Fritz is hooked on it. So when the ghostly recruiter for the Bleakwood Haunters passed by his town he couldn't say no to the offered wager: Lifetime tickets to all Bleakwood Haunter games! And he only had to bet his life! Needless to say, Fritz got diced.


Personal goal:
-Succeed with a 6+ dodge or -2d block. Fritz lives to gamble!

In a recruitment drive to find spirits to serve as punching bags on the line of scrimmage Arcanius found himself in the town of Blutdorf in Stirland, the original hometown of the Bleakwood Haunters before they were turned into ghosts, when they were still known as the Blutdorf Badgers. Behind the now overgrown Badgers stadium, right nest to the latrines, he found the "Field of Eternal Glory for the Heroes of Blood Bowl", also known as the "Lineman Pit", where the team would dump the bodies of dead linemen. Most spirits had moved on or dissipated, but after a lengthy ritual Arcanius managed to raise three apparitions from the pit, the former Badgers linemen Wunibald Weinreich, Hademar Latzke and Ottfried Proch. The poor spirits squirmed and tried to escape the necromantic bonds, but Arcanius held up a copy of their Player Contract and tapped his skeletal finger on the fine print. Service to the team continued until they were fired or until they turn in a notice of resignation, and since none of that has happened (and now they have no corporeal hands with which to sign any notice) they are still bound in service to their old, now renamed, team. Tough luck Wunibald, Hademar and Ottfried, now get back on the line of scrimmage!

Personal goals:
-Find a loophole in the contract (I'm afraid it's watertight)

Gerald had two passions in life: watching Blood Bowl and drinking beer, preferably at the same time. While spectating a game at Bleakwood Haunters home arena during the Grudgemaker Showdown he had a bit too much to drink and dozed off under the bleachers. Spending the night in the Bleakwood is a very bad idea, and by next morning he was another of the forests many restless spirits.

2021-04-04: Gerald is having a great time! With all the inducement money the team has been receiving this season Gerald has been drunk on Bloodweiser beer more or less constantly, and he has somehow still managed to receive three MVP awards!


Personal goal:
-Play in five games where the team has induced at least one Bloodweiser Keg (5/5) SUCCESS

Harwulf was a feared Norscan raider, leading his longships on many bloody raids on the Sea of Claws and earning his nickname "The Cruel". One fateful night as he was returning from a successful plunder his fleet was beset by a mighty storm, and his ship went under. Death from drowning was not the glorious death in combat that Harwulf had expected, and his spirit clawed its way back from the realm of Morr through sheer fury. Since then Harwulf has been looking for a more glorious death than the one he suffered, and the Blood Bowl field is a good a place as any to find it!


Personal goal:
-Be killed by a player with a higher strength than himself, thus finding a glorious death.

Star Player Y7, Summer – Grudgemaker Showdown
Silver Excellence Y7, Autumn – Silver Division (Blocking Scorer)
Super Star Player Y7, Autumn - Silver Division
Triple X Y7, Autumn - Silver Division
Mega Star Player Y9, Summer – S.Sang's Sensational Series

Arcanius Niculescu was a feared Sylvanian necromancer, and also the Bleakwood Haunters biggest fan. When he saw the Hundham Horror implode during their match against Still Waters Run Deep he was initially horrified, but then he realised: this means that there is a slot open on the team! The only thing that kept him from eternal glory on the Blood Bowl field was his weak, mortal flesh...

So on a cold night, under the pale green light of Morrslieb, he lit the Dark Candles of Xuuhz and began the process of ascension. The ritual was long and arduous but at long last he rose from the grisly remains of his mortal body, his eyes ablaze with necromantic energy and his spectral form clad in wraithcloak. He signed the Bleakwoods contract with his own still cooling blood, now he was ready to make his mark in Blood Bowl history!

After Conrad Einhorn's unfortunate death on 2021-02-23 Arcanius is officially the team captain. His happiness for this promotion is diminished by the death of his apprentice Theodora Nachtlieb in the very same game.


Personal goal:
-Score touchdowns in three winning games (3/3) SUCCESS

Horrific Y10, Spring – Haunted Hills (Casualties)
Star Player Y10, Spring – Haunted Hills
Target Eliminated Y11, Spring – Imperial Dominions (1) Conference
Beware – Supreme Killer! Y11, Spring – Imperial Dominions (1) Conference

The Bleakwood was devastated by the loss of its star blitzer Conrad Einhorn, but it nurtured a small hope. There were other Einhorns, and perhaps the talent ran in the family? Like his brother Conrad, Dieter was a Blood Bowl player. He was a decidedly worthless one, spending more time in the town pub than on team training sessions. One dark and rainy night as Dieter was heading home from said pub after yet another loss in the local Stirland league Arcanius Niculescu appeared before him, holding out a contract written in glowing necromantic runes and promising him eternal glory as the new star of the Bleakwood Haunters. Perhaps it was hunger for glory, or envy of his older brother, or maybe he was just too drunk to understand what he was doing, but Dieter signed the contract and sold his soul to the Bleakwood.

Personal goals:
-Achieve Super Star status, a feat that Conrad never managed (61 of 76 spp)

Empire's Finest Y11, Spring – Imperial Dominions (1) Conference
Mean Scoring Machine Y11, Spring – Imperial Dominions (1) Conference