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LORE·WHITE DWARF 311

The Wayfarer’s Companion to Hell Pit

November 2005·pp. 106–111

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The feature descends through Clan Moulder’s stronghold, where captured creatures and slaves supply mutation, breeding and brutal entertainment. Nine levels contain laboratories, wealth, arenas, punishment grounds and monstrous barracks, all held together by precarious Skaven authority. Throt’s experiments and Ghoritch’s rise provide individual stories within that landscape, with Throtling and Ghoritch conversions connecting its grotesque inhabitants to actual models.

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LoreWD 311 · pp. 18–19

Origins and Knightly Culture

McNeill presents the Templars as heirs to the original outward-looking mission of the Legions, using conquered-world keeps to support mobile fleets. Sigismund’s heraldry defines their colours and crusading vow, while Initiates teach Neophytes personally through battle. Sword Brethren join a Marshal’s household through proven deeds rather than ordinary company progression. The account explains how organization and historical imagery support a shared identity of warrior brotherhood.

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LoreWD 311 · pp. 62–66

Index Xenos: Cruelty and Death

An Imperial intelligence account studies Dark Eldar physiology, alleged home territory, tactics, equipment and social organization. It mixes observations with uncertain theories about Commorragh and its portals, portraying the kabals as fast raiders seeking captives rather than total extermination. Imperial policy weighs their dispersed attacks against other threats, revealing the narrator’s willingness to tolerate enormous civilian losses. A Warrior squad profile and Ian Wilson’s converted kabal accompany the background.

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CampaignWD 311 · pp. 92–101

The Return of the Lichemaster: The Field of Bones

Mat Ward concludes the Cairns campaign with Kemmler’s full army advancing deep into winter-bound Athel Loren. Sceolan’s desperate defence supplies the historical frame for a grand final scenario, followed by a complete variant list of ancient kings, skeletal warriors, statues and tormented spirits. Unit backgrounds, archaeological magic items and practical model substitutions turn the campaign’s burial landscape into a distinctive undead force rather than simply renaming a standard Vampire Counts army.

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