The Underhive Lorekeepers Podcast

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 some serious wishlist territory, talking about the books we desperately want to see, the gangs, lore and rules we'd love future releases to explore, and what we’d like to see from Necromunda in the years ahead.

All of this, recorded from a hotel room because Spamuel apparently discovered the concept of a holiday approximately 14 minutes before leaving.

We are professionals.

We will be back to our regularly scheduled programming next episode.

If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at Underhivelorekeepers@gmail.com.

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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 opening we have ever recorded.
What was originally intended to be a simple introduction has spiralled into an absolute audio monstrosity. It is longer. It is louder. It is more unnecessary. It is, frankly, a little bit concerning.

We also reach an important milestone in the career of Spamuel, who has finally figured out how sponsorships work.
Unfortunately, rather than waiting for companies to approach us, he has decided to extort them into sponsoring the show.

Is it advertising? Is it coercion? Is it an innovative new business model?
The lawyers have advised us not to answer that last one.

Then, once we finally manage to reach the actual episode, we dive into SIX listener lore entries submitted by you, our wonderful collection of hive dwelling degenerates. Six stories. Six slices of the Underhive. Six opportunities to discover that the people listening to this podcast are apparently just as unhinged as we are.

So grab a drink, settle into your hab, ignore the suspicious noises coming from the sump and join us for:

The Ginormogantuanhypermegasodeiversary, THIRD birthday listener lore episode mega scope larger than life, audiographic spectacular.

Three years of Lorekeepers, six listener lore entries, one catastrophically oversized episode and one increasingly aggressive sponsorship strategy.

Thanks for listening, Scummers. We genuinely couldn't have done it without you.

If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at Underhivelorekeepers@gmail.com.

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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 “shoot it until the paperwork stops moving”, to the wonderfully subtle world of open corruption occasionally interrupted by actual law enforcement.
We also meet those rare and mysterious creatures of the Underhive, the good guys. Yes, they exist. Somewhere. Probably lost in a Badzone with a malfunctioning auspex.

And of course, we can't forget the retired Enforcer who has apparently discovered the true meaning of retirement: too many cocktails and absolutely no intention of answering his vox ever again.

So grab your badge, load your shotgun and prepare to enforce the Emperor's peace with all the professionalism, moral ambiguity and excessive violence that Necromunda can provide.

The Bastions of Law is here.
Justice has arrived.
Unfortunately, it appears to be robbing us.

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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 almost everyone else in the 41st Millennium, they might actually be good guys. Not "good" by Imperial standards, where the answer to every problem is orbital bombardment, but genuinely compassionate, selfless people who wander the galaxy toppling tyrants, helping the downtrodden, and generally being a massive inconvenience to dictators everywhere. Even if they do get too familiar with xenos.
They're freedom fighters in a universe that has almost completely forgotten what freedom even means.

Nathan spent a concerning amount of the episode watching Spamuel like he was about to get black-bagged by the Inquisition because I kept describing the Emperor as a bad dad. Look, if your immortal children spend their entire lives unknowingly fighting for justice while you spend ten thousand years glued to a chair, maybe Family Court has a point.

Naturally, we also tackle the questions Games Workshop have refused to answer for nearly forty years. Can you befriend a Tyranid Spore Mine? We believe yes. Scientists believe no. The Spore Mine believes in the power of positive thinking right up until the point it becomes an expanding cloud of bio-acid.

Then, in an attempt to prove not every parent in the galaxy is a complete disaster, we bring you the most inspirational dad moment in Warhammer history: a Necron Lord patiently teaching his favourite Scarab how to be friends with the flesh bags it's surrounded by. They grow up so fast. One day they're shyly nibbling at loose bolts, the next they're stripping a Baneblade before you've finished your command phase.

By the end of the episode we've defended ancient rogue-era lore, argued that the Sensei might secretly be some of the last genuine heroes in the setting, accused the Master of Mankind of being history's most absentee father, attempted diplomacy with a living bomb, and become emotionally invested in a robotic beetle receiving the parental encouragement it deserves.

Normal podcast. Completely normal podcast.

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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 subtlety is a concept best left to the Van Saar. If there's an obstacle in front of him, chances are it won't be there for much longeronce they meet The God Cleaver.

Next comes Durgan Kill Fist, because apparently House Goliath has a strict naming convention that requires every champion to sound like they lost a fight with a thesaurus. Durgan is another monstrous bruiser whose preferred negotiating tactic is introducing his fist to whatever unfortunate soul happens to be standing nearby. Peace was never really on the table.

Then we meet Gorshiv Hammerfist, another champion whose name somehow manages to describe both his personality and his preferred method of conflict resolution. This monstrous Stimmer leads a crew of GOliath so brutal, even his brothers and sisters fear gaining their attention.

Finally, we examine Axon Hammer, proving once again that if you survive long enough in House Goliath, you either become a legend or a cautionary tale. Built like a cargo hauler and just as graceful, Axon rounds out an episode dedicated to the biggest slabs of vat-grown beef the Underhive has to offer. From atop his custom Ridgehauler, The Behemoth, Axon wages war on any unlucky enough to get caught on the roads of the wastes.

Of course, this wouldn't be an episode of The Underhive Lorekeepers without a few derails. Spamuel attempts to perform slam poetry, somehow butchering both poetry and slamming in the process. Nathan, meanwhile, spends the rest of the episode reminding everyone that he is, in fact, the funny one on the podcast—a claim that may or may not survive the edit. The lads discuss their ideal spending when winning the lottery and because it's impossible to discuss Goliaths without descending into gym humour, the episode becomes dangerously overloaded with bodybuilding double entendres. It's all completely innocent.

Probably.

So grab your protein shake, never skip gene-day, and remember, in House Goliath, friends don't let friends skip leg day.
Mostly because none of them can fit through the gym door anymore.

Enjoy the episode, Scummers!

If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at Underhivelorekeepers@gmail.com.

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End music theme is Celltrance by Lobo Loco.
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