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LORE·WHITE DWARF 383

The Great Awakening

November 2011·pp. 24–29

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The Necrontyr’s short lives and bitter dynastic wars lead to the War in Heaven and the C’tan’s offer of immortality. Biotransference gives them enduring metal bodies but consumes their souls; the Silent King later shatters their former gods and orders the long sleep. The awakening now places reconquest in the hands of individual Overlords, with differing fortunes, personalities and losses making the surviving dynasties more than a uniform army of machines.

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EditorialWD 383 · Inside cover

Editorial

Andrew Kenrick recalls the first Necron miniature arriving with White Dwarf 217 and introduces the race’s much larger return. A new Codex, elite infantry and elaborate vehicles lead into interviews, a painting showcase and a battle against Sicarius. The editorial connects that original surprise with the imagined terror of a tomb world awakening beneath its unsuspecting inhabitants.

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InterviewWD 383 · p. 22

An Audience with Sarah Cawkwell

Sarah Cawkwell discusses The Gildar Rift, in which the Silver Skulls confront Huron Blackheart’s Red Corsairs through naval war, ground fighting and politics. Their powerful Prognosticators and willingness to obey unfavourable omens distinguish the Chapter without removing it from Imperial conformity. She also previews Accursed Eternity’s investigation of a suspected daemon ship and her first stories set in the Warhammer world.

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LoreWD 383 · pp. 28–29

The Necron Dynasties

Four dynasties illustrate the diversity of the returning empire. Charnovokh rebuilds escape routes after Tyranid devastation, Nihilakh remains isolated but relentless in retaliation, and distrusted Nekthyst nobles barter military service. Sautekh’s comparatively intact worlds make it the most powerful expansionist realm, and an organisation chart places Imotekh, his royal court, subordinate lords and client dynasties within that hierarchy.

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