Twisted Firaun

I agree, at this point AOS is big enough that certain armies are either falling behind or desperately need an influx of plastic We know that Cities of Sigmar and Slaves of Darkness are getting massive updates, but what about the Fyreslayers who don't really have a proper named character (Gotrek belongs to all the Dawi of Order, not just them) and the Kharadron whose last update was a new hero? We're seeing first get armies get updates now, Soulblight Gravelords, Orruk Warclans, and now Sylvaneth to name a few, but fan favorites like Ogors and Skaven are largely resin, metal, and badly dated sculpts! I want Chaos Dwarfs to make an appearance.... but at the same time I can honestly wait a couple years (until The Old World is finally released) if it means that everyone gets new models for their army of choice.

Master of the Fanged Port Khenti Zemadi is known by many names to the people of the Soul-Vine Bayou, "The Spectral Maw", "Brother of Shadows, and "He Who Eats while He Creates." Nothing is truly known about the patriarch of the Tymsheh Dynasty, save that he is as blind as a Memento Spider, and in the place of hard facts a host of rumors and myths have taken hold in the minds of the swamp tribes. While the stories vary, they all agree on a few key details: Khenti Zemadi was born from a union between a mad Azyrite clockmaker and a Water-Djinn, he is blind but his pale green eyes can pierce through the darkest night of Ulgu, and that when he was mortal he was captured by a Hedonite Carnival to be a part of their leader's menagerie of the strange and exotic curiosities of the realms. The lord of the host forced the young Khenti to fight beasts taken from across the realms, ritually scarring the young boy for each victory in the arena. Khenti met his inglorious end fighting a captured blood knight, accidentally being bestowed the Blood Kiss as his opponent ripped his throat out. When Khenti next awoke, it was amongst the discarded and desecrated dead as a member of the Midnight Aristocracy. Khenti spent the following decades mastering his newfound power over the Corpse Geometries by reviving the dead left in the Hedonites wake, slowly whittling down their numbers until he ripped the champion's weapon from her corpse. Khenti spent the rest of the Age of Chaos and the coming of Sigmar's Storm defending his homeland, securing the support of the remnants of the Djinni and swamp tribes and raising the dead of the bayou to repel any and all invaders. When Sekhubis and his followers were forced to flee from Shyish to Ghur it was inevitable that the two armies of undeath would fight for supremacy. The war quickly became a stalemate, Khenti and his dynasty would launch lightning strikes from the the murky waters, only to retreat into its depths, while Zamses armies would whether the storm, forcing some of the minor tribes and the local wight kings under his banner to bolster and replace the losses inflicted by the gravelord. In the end the two armies entered an uneasy alliance in the wake of the arrival of the daemon sultana Aesha and her household, with Sekhubis and his followers establishing three temple-cities. In exchange for essentially becoming the vassal of Zamses, the soulblight patriarch and his ilk were granted direct control over the Fanged Port and the waterways throughout the new kingdom. Tymsheh Dynasty While the name of the vampire who sired Khenti Zemadi is unknown, it is clear that the bloodline they inadvertently founded has been deeply affected by their environment and their patriarch's unusual heritage. The vampires of the Tymsheh Dynasty are deeply tied to the Sheut Crocodile, strange beasts that seemingly fuse with the shadows that fill the marshes they love to dwell in. The Sheut Crocodile is considered a semi-divine being by both vampire and mortal alike, representing the eternal cycle of life and death. As they grow in both age and power members of the Tymsheh gain the ability to see through the strongest fogs, and their skin becomes as scaled and strong as the crocodiles they revere, with the eldest of Zemadi's get ultimately losing control over the beast within, growing and mutating into the horrors now known as Vengorian Lords.

I’m not gonna lie, I kinda want a Lumineth Phoenix Temple now….. It would make my Tzeentch Daemon Prince conversion a lot easier🙃.

Maybe a Hysh-based Tzeentch Warcry warband? I mean it's all but confirmed that we're getting God-Specific Cultists this time around.

@Clan's Cynic A new Season of War campaign with actual stakes would be amazing. We the players haven't had an active hand in shaping the Narrative since Malign Portents, and I for one would enjoy leading either Death or Chaos to a couple of victories following Broken Realms.

Don't remind me man, I'm still regretting the fact that I got into the hobby too late to pick up my favorite faction (look at my profile name), and didn't have the guts to pick up the Forgeworld kits when they were around. I honestly think that Chorfs will come before Malerion, mostly because they've been bull;t up to an extent throughout battle tomes and Black Library books to the extent that we have confirmed cities ruled by them (Zhar Vyxxa in Shish to name one). I'm hoping for a mixture of the first and second option.

Sorry @Beliman, I looked, there's no update.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/07/11/your-journey-into-the-heart-of-ghur-starts-with-a-look-inside-the-new-warcry-boxed-set/ Some more Warcry news heading our way. It looks like the "war band tome" will have information for both war bands, and the article references Hashut and "chaos corrupted duardin." I'm really getting my hopes up now, how about you guys?

Someone go to Totalwar.com to see if they've posted anything about a Khuresh DLC! GO GO GO GO!!!

Drip fed.

Seeing as how this box is coming with a separate book for the warbands, maybe we’ll get some lore regarding Hashut and his chosen Dawi?

Warcry and Necromunda are definitely the winners of this reveal imo. The Rotmire Creed look like a strange mixture of medieval peasant and potions masters. I love how they worship Nurgle through a corrupted God-Beast, as it really shows just how.... chaotic chaos worship is in the mortal realms. I've already stated my piece on the Horns of Hashut, so I'll just focus on the terrain, which is amazing. Everything about the terrain makes it feel like it's gonna come alive and eat your dudes alive. The best piece is by far the lookout tower. With the advent of god-aligned cultists and a swamp setting, I hope we will see at least one war band with either a New Orleans Voodoo theme or giant corrupted Alligators/Crocodiles tied to death magic (maybe inspired by the Phillipines? Because apparently the indigenous people there used to believe crocodiles had a magical portal to the afterlife in their stomachs). The Goliath motorbike is awesome, and I hope to find a use for it in actual 40k (probably something dark mechanicus themed).

Here’s hoping.

I personally love the fact that his sword is an Executioner’s Blade, made exclusively to chop off heads. Not gonna lie, I’m sad that we won’t get one of those awesome animated trailers for Angron like Magnus and Mortarion received. They were some of the best hype pieces known to modern Warhammer.

It’s either a Chorf slave master, or something for the Nurgle Warband (the chains resemble the Tri-lobe).

@KingBrodd

I saw your post on the thread, also thanks for reminding me that I need to update it soon, and I loved what you wrote. In regards to your Darkmech or HH problem, pick the one that you have more of an attachment to, and then add the other as an extremely small allied detachment that you can grow later. Like @KingBrodd and others I’m excited to see what Ghurish delights are coming our way. While I don’t think we’ll see any destruction warbands soon, I think we’re gonna be spoiled this time around. We know that Chaos Dwarfs and God-aligned cults have been mentioned/introduced, so I think that this edition will be even more influential on the chaos narrative and aesthetic.

I agree that we’re most likely getting individual cultist units for each of the big four, what I’m curious about is if they’re the new Underworlds warband: a hint of things to come.

The kill team boxes so far have been some of my favorite 40k releases, though I wish that the teams were in individual boxes for the most part (especially the Chaos Space Marines and Traitor Guard). I'm rather interested on what the rest of the Warcry season will look like, particularly the war bands. We now "know" that the rotmire creed (Nurgle bois) are not included with the rest of the cultist units in the Slaves to Darkness battle tome, meaning that they belong to the Maggotkin fully. Does this mean that each god will be getting their own specific "cult" unit, and if so how do they play into the existing lore? Oh the hype is getting real now boys and girls! In regards to your Chaos Knight/Darkmech Heresy army, I'd be happy to compare notes @Neverchosen. My guys are based off of Feudal Japan and modern day Japanese biker gangs (Dark Mech) and samurai mixed with Day of the Dead iconography (Chaos Knights), backed up by the Night Lords and Thousand Sons respectively.

GW started selling the endless spells from the first and second box in separate (without the books) boxes online. It is possible, and it is evil.

I feel the pain, but that Tzeentch side of the box is almost worth the hassle.

While it’s a shame that Tzeentch lost the heavy scale mail theme, I think it’ll make a comeback thanks to the Old World and the fact that Tzeentch is big in Cathay (dragon scales, fish scales, what’s the difference?). While I love the Egyptian feel for reasons I’ve stated before, I understand that it’s not for everyone. Personally I don’t like the cypher lords that much, but I do love how Warcry is mixing aesthetics throughout the range.

I love this new sculpt! While I’m struggling to find a hint of Egypt/middle eastern designs typically tied with Tzeentch, that sword and staff combo is amazing. The best part is the armor, it’s clear that it is slowly merging with the champion, but is still a separate piece.

This right here has honestly become my favorite bit about AOS in general: the "villainous" factions have clear and understandable supply lines. Nagash and his legions have entire continents that worship him and supply him with arms and armor (however willingly) instead of a few vampires and necromancers securing a small town castle here and there; Chaos now has "crude" civilizations beyond the traditional barbarian tribes. We can see these cities rise and fall throughout the lore as the maps are updated with each edition.

I honestly can't wait to read this. We don't often see books about life under one of Nagash's rule (even if via proxy), much less about the Ossiarchs. The last bit of lore these guys had gotten outside of combat was a short story in the prelude to Broken Realms, where we learn that the upper levels/officers seem to enjoy playing three-dimensional chess and discussing the coming Necrotopia. I really want to see what a town devoted to the production of the bone-tithe functions, and can't wait to peer into the mind of one of Nagash's "elite" undead once more.