The Underhive Lorekeepers Podcast

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...

Hello there, scummers! In this episode, the boys get in touch with their inner tank enthusiast and talk about the true protector of The Imperium, the Leman Russ battle tank. From its discovery on a far away xenos planet, to the many variants and battlefield roles this powerhouse of a vehicle takes upon its mighty form, the Russ is the anvil upon which the enemies of mankind are smashed into a righ...

Greetings, scummers! The boys are back and in this episode, they delve once more into the Merchant Guilds of Necromunda and the almost limitless influence and power they have on our every day lives. Spamuel admits who his favourite child is, Nathan has an issue with mustard on a meat pie and the lads have a VERY uncomfortable conversation about owning people. This episode gets dark. If you have qu...

Hey there Scummers! As we head into season 3, we have jumped head first into a topic that one of our listeners REALLY wanted. Dogs are more than pets on Necromunda, they are members of the gang, loyal protectors and willing to throw themselves in front of enemies to save their masters. In this episode, we discuss the furry companions, with a few surpises thrown in there for good measure. So grab s...

Any of you mammer jammers got the 8th + 9th of November 2025 free for some gang violence?! Well if you’re in Scotland for whatever football/murder match you’re watching, get down/up/across to Falkirk and play in Aggression 3! 2 days of dice, destruction, scummer love and stabs at each other about how ridiculous it is when people play “thematic Goliaths”. Get around it kids! Many thanks to our brot...

Hello there scummers! It's been a whole two years of Underhive Lorekeepers and we are celebrating with a listener lore giveaway! We go through 4 of our favourites and pick a few winners to get some loot from us here as a way of saying thankyou. We also give away a fantastic gang by PowerHungryMonkey84! Thankyou to everyone for your support this last 24 months. If you have questions, complaints...

Hey there Scummers!! In this episode, the boys take a wander down to the marketplaces and dive into the very sellers and purveyors of trade themselves. The Guilders. The Guilders of Necromunda are powerful and influential figures who control the flow of trade and resources across the hive cities. Acting as intermediaries between the noble houses and the underhive, Guilders oversee commerce, enforc...

Hey there Scummers!! In this episode, the boys jump in to something that puts the grim in grimdark, the body in body horror and the cruel in cruel and unusual. The Servitor. From the poor souls damned to be turned into little more than tools for The Imperium Of Man, batteries for Mars or even worse fates further afield. From slugs grown for specialty processing, criminals damned for their crimes a...