Hey fellow gamers, buckle up! The new edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar is here, and it’s brought some seriously gnarly new threats. While Sigmar’s been busy with the Twin-Tailed Crusade, those sneaky Skaven have pulled off a massive scheme, corrupting the magical ley lines of the Mortal Realms. Let’s dive into the chaos!
The Vermindoom: Blight City Invades Aqshy
The Skaven’s rituals culminated in the Vermindoom, a catastrophic event that partially transplanted the nightmare city of Blight City into Aqshy with an apocalyptic explosion. Imagine chimneys and brass towers smashing through mountains and greenish warp lightning scorching the land—yeah, it’s that intense. Nearly a third of the Great Parch is now a warpstone-polluted wasteland known as the Gnaw, thanks to this horrific intrusion.
The Gnaw and the Great Clans
At the heart of this devastation are five nexuses of Blight City’s corruption, each claimed by one of the Great Clans. Surrounding the central formation known as Hexneste, these points are the launch pads for the Skaven’s invasion of Aqshy. Picture hordes of Skaven pouring out and warpstone-powered seacraft swarming the seas. It’s chaos on a massive scale, all seemingly orchestrated by the mysterious ‘Left Claw’.
Blight City’s Tendrils Across the Realms
Aqshy isn’t alone in its suffering. The Blight City’s tendrils have pierced through every realm, turning verdant lands and luminous territories into cursed wastelands called Lands Anathema. These sores in reality are footholds for the Skaven to launch their relentless assaults.
The Great Horned Rat’s Ascendancy
With the Great Horned Rat now a fully-fledged Chaos God, his corrupting influence is stronger than ever. The other Chaos Gods aren’t thrilled about their new treacherous peer, but the Skaven don’t care—they’re too busy swarming and devouring everything in sight. In Ghyran, they’re polluting the Aqua Ghyranis and clearing vegetation with giant threshing machines. Over in Shyish, the Evergnaw, an island of refuse, marks a gruesome afterlife for Skaven victims.
The Forces of Order Stretched Thin
The Skaven assault isn’t just a problem for Sigmar and the forces of Order. It’s created opportunities for other factions—Death, Destruction, and Chaos—to grab territory and push back against Sigmarite expansion. But even these factions aren’t safe from the frenzied Skaven gnawing at their heels.
This new edition of Age of Sigmar is bringing all the Skaven chaos we could hope for. From the warpstone wastelands of the Gnaw to the cursed Lands Anathema across the realms, the Skaven are here to disrupt everything. Whether you’re defending against them or unleashing their hordes, it’s an exciting time to be in the Mortal Realms! Keep your dice ready and your armies prepared—things are about to get wild!
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