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FICTION·WHITE DWARF 457

The Beasts Within

October 2020·pp. 90–93

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Morgwaeth’s Daughters of Khaine search Beastgrave for an elusive fragment of their god while Morgok’s orruks seek a worthwhile fight. An arena of repeatedly rising undead brings their paths together, turning frustrated exploration into a violent contest in which both warbands find the living mountain has more than enough foes to offer.

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