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Hopefully you are aware the dreaded Ambull: the strange, hulking Xenos creature, thought to originate from the Deathworld Luther McIntyre IX.* They have been in 40k since 1st edition, having appeared in the original Rogue Trader rulebook, where it was noted right from the beginning that they can be found across the galaxy on many different worlds: Ambulls originate from the dangerously hot polar rock-deserts of Luther McIntyre IX. They can survive extremely hot temperatures for long periods, a factor which has led to attempts at domestication on several desert planets. As a consequence, Ambulls can be found on many planets throughout human space. Ambulls have huge barrel-chested bodies and an ape-like stance. Two arms reach almost to the ground whilst two legs are crooked and short. Both arms and legs end in iron-hard claws used for tunnelling through the soft stone that covers their native land. Ambulls will excavate tunnels in which to live, spending much of their time underground, ...

 In the latest of a series of posts about the links between Game Workshop games, we now turn our attention to the ‘Dark Shadows’ campaign. This was a Warhammer Fantasy campaign book released in 2001 which then received on-going updates in White Dwarf, as part of a summer event where fans could get involved by sending in the results of their battles. So, why post about this on a 40k blog? Because the backstory for the campaign was centred on one of the key elements which linked 40k to Warhammer Fantasy (and which still links 40k to Age of Sigmar): the legacy of the Old Ones. This also includes their creation and use of Warpgates/the Webway, which the lore has consistently stated since the late 1980s. Some interesting developments were going on with that part of the lore at the time. As I have covered previously, it was originally the (Old) Slann who acted as the shared mythic progenitor race for both Warhammer settings, and whose remnants still existed in a diminished form – but the...

TLDR: A deep dive exploring 40k/Warhammer Fantasy links exemplified by the Amazons – and how the lore evolved, and was sometimes misunderstood You may have come across the iconic image of a warrior woman from Warhammer Fantasy shooting a… laspistol?!  http://solegends.com/citcat1984comp2/citcomp2001-03.jpg Read on to get context about what the hell was going on! Continuing a series of posts (previously over on 40kLore) looking at various links between 40k and other GW games, we turn to the Amazonians (often referred to as Amazons), a Warhammer Fantasy faction who usually remained on the periphery of the setting (both figuratively and literally). They do, however, have a very long history, and exemplify an interesting broader dynamic about the way Warhammer Fantasy and 40k have been linked together and how the lore evolved. I have mentioned in previous posts the role of the Old Slann (later the Old Ones) in linking together the mythic backstories of 40k and Warhammer Fantasy Battle ...