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INTERVIEW·WHITE DWARF 510

The Ancient and the Eldritch, Part I

March 2025·pp. 42–57

THE SHORT VERSION

Jes and Daz trace the Asuryani range from Rogue Trader’s space-pirate elves to the contemporary craftworld host. A release timeline follows the arrival of seers, Aspect Warriors, grav-tanks, ghost warriors, Corsairs and Phoenix Lords, demonstrating how the foundations established around White Dwarf 127 continue to shape the faction.

Their design discussion links elegant bodies, ergonomic armour, organic vehicles and alien psychic technology. Familiar silhouettes connect Guardians to their tanks and weapons, while the faceless dead and the living/dead twin partnership of a Wraithknight give the range its tragic character. This is the first instalment, with Aspect Warriors reserved for the following issue.

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Reader models range from Jakub Bartkowiak’s Yndrasta to Brandon Ryan’s Black Templars, an Emperor’s Children Venomcrawler and a Rune Priest. Letters discuss weapon identification, changing Chapter markings and finding a manageable way to finish an army, while the closing model-of-the-month feature brings Thorin’s Company into the fire-lit trees of an early Hobbit scenario.

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Designers’ Notes: The Race of Men

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