Laying Down The Lore: Old World

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 96, we explore the Skinks, the small but remarkably adaptable servants who form the living foundation of Lizardmen civilisation. While the Slann contemplate the Great Plan, the Saurus wage war and the Kroxigor provide raw strength, it is the Skinks who keep the temple-cities functioning—serving as priests, administrators, scribes, artisans, hunters, bea...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 96, we explore the Lizardmen of the Southlands, the isolated eastern survivors of a civilisation created when Lustria and the Southlands were still joined. Cut off from their Lustrian kin by the loss of ancient geomantic links, cities such as Zlatlan have spent millennia interpreting the Great Plan independently, preserving unusually complete Sacred Pla...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 95, we explore the Spawning Pools and Sacred Spawnings of the Lizardmen, revealing how the mysterious creations of the Old Ones shape every aspect of their civilisation. Rather than being born, Lizardmen emerge fully formed from ancient sacred pools, their species, instincts and purpose already determined, with entire broods often appearing together to...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 94, we explore the closing years of the Lizardmen’s Age of Awakening, as the ancient defences protecting the world begin to fail and the struggle against Chaos becomes open war. The Slann reinforce Ulthuan’s weakening Great Vortex, send Tehenhauin against a dangerous Skaven invention and witness the extraordinary return of Oxyotl after seven thousand ye...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 93, we enter the Lizardmen’s Age of Awakening, as the ancient Slann finally turn from contemplation toward an active war against Chaos. While Human settlements and expeditions continue spreading around Lustria, celestial omens convince Lord Mazdamundi and his fellow Mage-Priests that the Great Plan itself is again under threat. We witness their unseen i...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 92, we continue the Lizardmen’s Age of Strife, as Lustria becomes a permanent frontier for explorers, pirates and would-be conquerors. We follow Dark Elf raids against ancient temple-cities, the catastrophic Cathayan expedition of Yin-Tuan, and the growth of coastal settlements such as Port Reaver that prove increasingly difficult to eradicate. While Pr...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 91, we continue the Lizardmen’s Age of Strife, as Lustria’s isolation gives way to an age of exploration, piracy and foreign ambition. We witness Lord Mazdamundi reshape the continent itself to halt a Dark Elf invasion, while Luthor Harkon expands the Vampire Coast and ancient Daemonic breaches continue to threaten the temple-cities. Beyond Lustria, the...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 90, we explore the Lizardmen’s Age of Strife, when Lustria’s isolation finally began to collapse beneath waves of invasion, plague and colonisation. We follow the secret rise of Clan Pestilens and its devastating plague war, culminating in the fall of Chaqua, the coming of the serpent god Sotek and Tehenhauin’s century-long crusade to drive the Skaven f...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 89, we explore the Lizardmen’s Age of Isolation, when the survivors of the Great Catastrophe struggled to rebuild a civilisation whose original purpose was slowly being forgotten. As the Slann retreated into centuries of contemplation, Skink priests governed the temple-cities, ancient technology became sacred ritual, and the vanished Old Ones became god...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 88, we journey to the dawn of the Warhammer world, tracing the epic history of the Lizardmen from the arrival of the godlike Old Ones to the long Age of Isolation that shaped their civilisation. We witness the creation of the Slann Mage-Priests and the first spawnings of the Saurus, Skinks, and Kroxigor, the founding of mighty temple-cities linked by th...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 87, we journey into the deadly continent of Lustria, the legendary homeland of the Lizardmen and one of the most mysterious regions in the Warhammer world. We explore its vast and varied landscapes—from the towering Spine of Sotek and the steaming Great Jungles to haunted coasts, hidden valleys, and forgotten temple-cities—all bound together by the anci...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 86, we journey into the ancient jungles of Lustria to explore the Lizardmen, the oldest civilisation in the Warhammer world and the last living servants of the mysterious Old Ones. We uncover their creation, the cosmic purpose known as the Great Plan, and the rigid society that has endured for millennia, where mighty Slann Mage-Priests interpret celesti...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 85, we explore two of the greatest Skaven warlords ever to plague the Old World: the fearless conqueror Queek Headtaker and the endlessly scheming Grey Seer Thanquol. We begin with Queek, Clan Mors’ infamous "Headtaker," whose rare willingness to lead from the front, duel legendary champions, and collect the severed heads of his enemies made h...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 84, we cast our focus back to spotlight four of the most infamous Skaven to ever crawl from the Under-Empire. Each of whom embody a different facet of Skaven ambition, madness, and treachery. We begin with Throt the Unclean , Clan Moulder’s grotesque Master Mutator, whose endless hunger and warpstone-fueled experiments have spawned some of the deadliest...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 83, our final episode on Ogres, we explore the armies of the Ogre Kingdoms, from towering Tyrants and grotesque Slaughtermasters to the endless masses of Bulls, mercenaries, monsters, and living artillery that make Ogre warfare one of the most terrifying forces in the Warhammer world. The episode dive into the strange ecosystem surrounding Ogre armies,...

In our Warhammer Old World lore dive episode 82, we explore some of the most infamous figures in Ogre history. We begin with Bragg the Gutsman, a feared duelist whose monstrous weapon, the Great Gutgouger, made him notorious for brutally disembowelling enemies. Braugh Slavelord, whose escape from a Necromancer’s dungeon leaves him commanding chained armies of both the living and the undead. Golgfa...

In our Warhammer Old World Lore deep dive episode 81, we descend into the gruesome heart of Ogre spirituality, exploring the terrifying world of Butchers and their grotesque mastery of Gut Magic where cooking, religion, and violence become one and the same. These hulking priest-chefs channel the will of the Great Maw by devouring flesh mid-battle, transforming raw consumption into devastating magi...

In this episode, we explore the brutal and diverse tribal structure of the Ogre Kingdoms, where survival, strength, and insatiable hunger define every aspect of life. From the harsh realities of tribal existence—where the weak are sacrificed and dominance is earned through violence and feasting—we examine how Ogre tribes form, compete, merge, and occasionally unite under a powerful Overtyrant to u...

In this week’s Warhammer Old World lore dive, we explore the later history and legendary figures of the Ogre Kingdoms, from solitary Ogre Hunters who roam the wilderness with Sabretusk companions hunting monsters, to the rise of famous Ogre mercenaries who fought in wars across the Old World and beyond. We follow key events such as Ogres fighting in the Great War Against Chaos, serving in human ar...

In this week’s Warhammer Old World lore dive, we continue exploring the violent and bizarre history of the Ogre Kingdoms, beginning with the fiery cult of the Fire Mouth volcano and the terrifying trials that create the rare Firebelly priests—Ogres who survive drinking molten lava and emerge as wandering prophets of flame. From there, the story follows centuries of brutal clashes across the Dark L...

In this week’s Warhammer Old World lore dive, we uncover the apocalyptic origins of the Ogre Kingdoms, beginning with their creation by the Old Ones and their early nomadic life on the fertile Eastern Steppes near Grand Cathay. Rising tensions, cannibal raids, and the wrath of the Celestial Dragon Emperor culminate in a cataclysmic warpstone comet strike that annihilates most of Ogre-kind and birt...

In this week’s Warhammer Old World lore dive, we explore the savage Mountains of Mourn, homeland of the Ogres, where survival means constant conflict against colossal beasts, rival tribes, and the deadly environment itself. We follow hunting parties battling mammoths, Rhinoxen, and legendary cave-dwelling monsters while Gnoblar swarms scrape by under Ogre rule. The mountains themselves are ever-ch...

We journey east into the Mountains of Mourn, where jagged, storm-wracked peaks rise above the Dark Lands and the howling winds can freeze even an Ogre solid, and where hunger, violence, and survival shape every moment of existence. This episode explores the Ogre Kingdoms themselves: a brutal homeland ruled by endlessly warring Tyrants, where gluttony is power, strength is law, and the ever-hungry...

In our final episode on the Chaos Dwarf we look at their army design across Warhammer Fantasy editions, focusing on the transition from the 3rd to 4th edition lists, the focus of the episode, and closing out with the 8th and Old World lists. We look at the hodgepodge nature of their introduction to warhammer which included solid blocks of “Chaos Warrior Dwarfs” supported by a plethora of warmachin...

In this episode we have a look at the most important figures in Chaos Dwarf society, focusing on how their power is exercised through sorcery, industry, cruelty, and political intrigue. We start with Astragoth Ironhand, the ancient High Priest of Hashut and de facto ruler of Zharr-Naggrund, whose mastery of dark sorcery, religious authority, and mechanical augmentation has allowed him to dominate...