The Underhive Lorekeepers Podcast

WAAAGH! Scummers! Orktober continues here at The Underhive Lorekeepers Podcast and this week we're diving headfirst into the lives of three of the most gloriously unhinged Orks to ever grace the grim darkness of the far future. First up is Tuska Daemon-Killa, an Ork Warboss who decided that fighting daemons was so much fun he'd take his entire WAAAGH! into the Eye of Terror. A decision so...

Hello Scummers! It’s Orktober, which means we’re kicking off our second annual celebration of all things green, brutal, and questionably hygienic. All month long, we’re dedicating ourselves to the greenskins, their bizarre biology, and the important cultural contributions they’ve made to the galaxy. Mostly violence, but still. We’re back for our second episode on Squigs, because one episode wasn’t...

Alright you beautiful scummers! This week on The Underhive Lorekeepers, we’re diving into the wonderfully unhinged world of House Escher’s Dramatis Personae. We’re talking Betti Banshee, Cyniss, the Mother of Poisons, Necrana and the unlikely duo of Athera and Stix as we dig into their backgrounds, personalities, lore and all the questionable life choices that brought them into the Underhive. And...

Hello Scummers! Spamuel has done the unthinkable, he forgot he was going on holiday. So naturally, this episode was recorded internationally and VERY quietly, because apparently planning ahead is now considered optional. This week, we take a little look at the future of Necromunda. Where the game is heading, what we think is working, and where we’d love to see things go next. We also dive into som...

Hey Scummers! Three years. THREE. WHOLE. YEARS. Against all odds, questionable judgement, several questionable hobby purchases and an alarming amount of time spent discussing people living in a toxic industrial wasteland, the Underhive Lorekeepers have somehow made it to our third birthday! And naturally, we celebrated in the only sensible way possible, by making the longest, most ridiculous openi...

Hey Scummers! The long-awaited Part 2 of our look at the Enforcers has finally arrived, and this time we're cracking open The Bastions of Law — because apparently one episode about Necromunda's finest examples of law enforcement wasn't enough. We dive into the various flavours of Enforcer justice, from the no-nonsense Ork hunters who approach policing with the simple philosophy of “sho...

HEY SCUMMERS! This week we're diving headfirst into one of the weirdest rabbit holes in Warhammer 40,000: The Sensei. The Emperor's immortal descendants, blessed with incredible gifts, hunted by the Inquisition, and quietly swept under the rug by the lore when everyone collectively decided, "Let's just not talk about that anymore." The Sensei are fascinating because, unlike a...

Hey Scummers! This week Spamuel and Nathan continue their tour through the Dramatis Personae of House Goliath, taking a look at four more walking mountains of muscle whose solution to virtually every problem is "hit it harder." First up is Attilus the Axe, a legendary Goliath whose reputation was built one swing at a time. Equal parts executioner and demolition crew, Attilus proves that...

Hey Scummers! This week on the Underhive Lorekeepers Podcast, Spamuel forces Nathan to endure more than ninety minutes of something he never asked for, never wanted and will likely spend the rest of the year complaining about. The Vespid. That's right, we're talking about the Tau Empire's favourite winged allies, the Stingwings themselves. Hailing from the crystal-covered world of Vesp...

Hey Scummers! This week Spamuel and Nathan are diving into the Dramatis Personae of House Goliath, exploring some of the most infamous names ever to emerge from the gene-forges and fighting pits of the Underhive. First up is Ajex Gorgoth, the living embodiment of everything House Goliath aspires to be. Towering, terrifying, and built like a cargo hauler wrapped in slabs of muscle. Ajex carved his...

Hey Scummers! In this episode, the lads dive head-first into the grim, explosive and questionably ethical world of Imperial Penal Legions. Because apparently the Imperium looked at prisons and thought: “What if we added minefields and Frenzon?” From bomb collars and human wave assaults to drugged-up berserkers and “redemption through death,” Spamuel and Nathan break down how the Imperium turns cri...

Hey scummers! In this episode, the lads take a trip way, way above the sump and into the polished nightmare of the Spire, where the rich don’t just look down on you, they come down to hunt you for sport. We’re talking Spyre Hunting Parties. Aristocratic heirs wrapped in ancient, near-mythical suits that turn bored nobles into walking war crimes. From the lightning fast Yelds to the walking tanks t...

Hey scummers! Pull up a stool, mind the sump spill under your boots, and keep one eye on your drink, because the lads are diving back into the weird and wild corners of the 41st millennium and more minor xenos. Much to Nathan’s visible, audible, and spiritual dismay. We’re talking about the slippery, shadow-haunting menace of the Laxotl. These amphibious horrors that would thrive in the damp, forg...

Oi, travellers and treasure-hungry miscreants! Stagger back through the splintered doors of The Lucky Comet, where the ale is watered, the patrons are suspicious, and the roof only leaks when it rains. Which is always. Mordheim welcomes you like a mugger in a dark alley. Warmly, and with a knife. This time around, the lads continue our grand tour of the most cursed city in the Old World before plu...

Hello Scummers! Welcome back to our ongoing dive into the Merchant Guilds of Necromunda, where the money flows, the bodies pile up and somehow it all balances out in the end. Probably. In Episode 3 of our series, we’re getting uncomfortably familiar with two of the hive’s most essential institutions. The Corpse Guild and the Guild of Coin. First up, the Corpse Guild. Necromunda’s least appreciated...

AHOY SCUMMERS! After what can only be described as a brief, administratively necessary (definitely not heretical) absence, The Underhive Lorekeepers Podcast staggers back into the vox-net like an Inquisitor returning from a very quiet, very classified investigation. Yes, we’re back. And to celebrate our triumphant return to the airwaves (and to prove we haven’t been replaced by suspiciously simila...

Hey scummers. Nathan has absconded to New Zealand on a so-called family holiday, but in doing so has cemented his claim as the one true King of the Scummers. Against all odds (and unlike Spamuel) he’s taken his recording gear on the road. Bravery. Courage. Heroism. We salute him. After the shortest intro in Lorekeepers history (you’re welcome), we finally bring our rambling tour of the Minor Ordos...

Happy New Years, scummers! It’s been a hot minute since the boys last sat down with you, so naturally this one kicks off with a completely reasonable 20-minute opening. Expect hopes and dreams for the year ahead, aggressive lamenting over the complete lack of sleep this festive period, and Spamuel proudly announcing that he’s being selfish this year. The Year of Chaos is well and truly upon us. Th...

Merry Christmas, scummers! In this festive episode, the boys holster their stub guns, loosen their flak armour, and take a more relaxed stroll through the sump as they crack open the mail sack and read letters from you , our long-suffering, much-loved audience. We tackle the questions you’ve been itching to ask, share a few laughs, shed the occasional manly tear, we somehow end up talking Mexican...

Hey there, scummers! After the suspiciously positive reception of our last romp through the Minor Ordos, the boys once again strap on their gear, laminate their definitely real Inquisitorial credentials, and march right back into territory the Administratum insists doesn’t exist. From a barfly named Mike, who somehow founds an entire Ordo between drinks, to the many-headed confusion of the Hydra,...

Hey there, scummers! Strap in, strap on your tinfoil hats, and maybe keep a shotgun under the bar, because in our first-ever video episode, the Lorekeepers are diving headfirst into the murky sump-waters of conspiracy, psychic skullduggery, and downright dodgy dealings in the dark corners of the Imperium. This week, we shine a flickering lumen on the Psi Syndica, that shadowy cabal of sanctioned p...

Hey there, scummers! In this episode, the lads crack open a few amasecs and take a merry wander through the lesser-known — and let’s be honest, occasionally less effective — ordos of the mighty Inquisition. While they might not boast the infamy or raw authority of their illustrious cousins in Ordos Hereticus, Malleus, and Xenos, these smaller cogs in the Imperium’s grinding war machine still play...

Greetings, scummers! In this episode, the boys pull on their finest rags and sneak into Hive Primus’ upper spires — where the air’s filtered, the drinks are poisoned, and the nobles wear more jewels than sense. We’re talkin’ House Ulanti and House Ran Lo — two Great Houses that prove the real bloodshed on Necromunda isn’t in the sump… it’s at the dinner table. From Ulanti’s glittering court of ass...

OI LADS! HAPPY ORKTOBER! In this episode, the boys dive headfirst into the green tide with this month’s theme: THE MIGHTY ORKS! They’re tackling the unsung stars of Orkdom — the fungus-fuelled chaos puppies known as Squigs . From their murky and oft-debated origins — whether borne from Tyranid hive fleets or the whimsical scheming of the Brain Boys — these little horrors have wormed their way into...

Greetings Imperial. In this episode , the boys venture deep into the shifting sands of Necromunda’s outer wastes to uncover the truth behind one of the planet’s most elusive factions — the Ash Waste Nomads . Born in the dust and forged by exile, the earliest Nomads of Confrontation and ’95 weren’t the spectral hunters we know today. They were traders, scavengers, and killers when the road demanded...