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Warhammer 40K: Laying Down The Lore

Warhammer 40K: Laying Down The Lore

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Join Dhar, Cral & Ben in this informative, irreverent, and largely irrelevant Warhammer 40,000 lore podcast.Laying Down The Lore
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  • 55: Doom of Mymeara Pt2 | Warhammer 40K Lore
    Jan 21 2026

    We start with the covert Eldar attacks that silently cripple the planet’s surveillance network through destroyed relay stations and night raids, leaving Imperial forces blind and shaken. We cover the return of General Myndoras Odon of the Cadian 6th Armoured Regiment, who recognises the raids as a deliberate prelude to a larger campaign ultimately aimed at Betalis IV, and responds by consolidating forces, deliberately provoking the enemy, and requisitioning all available manpower and equipment despite political opposition. As shortages worsen, penal troops, cartel guards, and depleted armoured units are pressed into service, while the refusal of reinforcements from Betalis IV is abruptly resolved by the arrival of Inquisitor-Lord Hestaphus Danzk, who arrests obstructive officers and brings powerful new assets, including Titans and Elysian Drop Troops. With Eldar raids escalating into open daylight attacks, Imperial forces reorganise into battle groups and prepare for the transition from shadow war to full-scale conflict.

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    • Map

    • Arvus Lighter

    • Malcador Infernus

    • Crassus And Chimera Transports

    • Astra Militarum Regimental Structure

    • Leman Russ - Leman Russ Vanquisher - Macharius Heavy Tank - Ogryn Squad

    • Marauder Destroyer - Thunderbolt - Imperial Pilot

    • Hornet - Wasp - Vampire - Warp Hunter

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • 54: Doom of Mymeara Pt1 | Warhammer 40K Lore
    Jan 7 2026

    We start our dive into the Betalis Campaign with a look at the history and strategic significance of Betalis III, an icy mining world illuminated by a vast blue giant, detailing its origins as the doomed home of a young reptilian xenos species destroyed long ago by Irillyth and Craftworld Mymeara, the planet’s later rediscovery by the Imperium during the Omniel Crusade, and its harsh colonisation under exploitative debt-labour conditions. We recount the discovery of an ancient Aeldari craft entombed in the ice, the subsequent Ordo Xenos lockdown, and the world’s transformation into a major industrial resource hub whose population remains bound by hereditary servitude. We then shift to the events leading up to the 894.M41 Betalis III Campaign—known to the Eldar as the Battle of the Dawning Twilight—where multiple Aeldari factions converge on the system and the Imperium responds by mobilising Cadian and Elysian regiments, Titans of Legio Gryphonicus, and eventually the astartes of the Space Wolves

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    • The Doom of Mymeara

    • The Betalis System

    • Aeldari Corsairs

    • Craftworld Guardians

    • Corsair Felarch

    • RT Corsair Art

    • Imperium Forces

    • War Griffons Warlord Titan

    • War Griffons Banner

    • Shadow Spectre Aspect Warriors

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    56 mins
  • 53: Herald of Oblivion Christmas Special
    Dec 17 2025

    In this special video episode Dhar surprises the lads with a mission direct from the Emperor himself. We play the Path to Victory book Herald of Oblivion, a choose your own adventure style… well, adventure. Combating both heretics and Dhar’s dyslexia the lads try their best to reunite with their squadmates while fighting through successive waves of Necrons, Orks and Tyranids. Join us for a festive tale of grimdarkness featuring a new member of our group … Leeroy Cralkins!

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    5 hrs and 11 mins
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