The Underhive Lorekeepers Podcast

Hello Scummers!It’s Orktober, which means we’re kicking off our second annual celebration of all things green, brutal, and questionably hygienic. All month long, we’re dedicating ourselves to the greenskins, their bizarre biology, and the important cultural contributions they’ve made to the galaxy. Mostly violence, but still.We’re back for our second episode on Squigs, because one episode wasn’t enough to unpack the mysteries of these little balls of teeth, rage, and their terrifying evolutionary choices.Things get a little philosophical this time around. What is a Squig? Where does the Squig end and the Ork begin? Can a creature that spends its life biting things truly understand the meaning of existence? And, more importantly, why have we spent this much time contemplating the inner lives of something that would happily eat our faces?Spamuel, naturally, attempts to elevate the discussion into a profound examination of Squig consciousness, only to be bullied relentlessly by a Squig parrot wearing two eyepatches and its pirate companion. Nobody knows why it needs two. Nobody dares ask. The Squig has made its position clear, and Spamuel has been reduced to a philosophical chew toy.So grab your favourite fungus brew, brace yourself for some deeply unnecessary metaphysics, and join us as we dive headfirst into the wonderful world of Squigs.It’s Orktober, Scummers. Things are about to get very green, very weird, and considerably more bitey.If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at [email protected] to support the show? ⁠https://linktr.ee/underhivelorekeepers

Alright you beautiful scummers!This week on The Underhive Lorekeepers, we’re diving into the wonderfully unhinged world of House Escher’s Dramatis Personae.We’re talking Betti Banshee, Cyniss, the Mother of Poisons, Necrana and the unlikely duo of Athera and Stix as we dig into their backgrounds, personalities, lore and all the questionable life choices that brought them into the Underhive.And naturally, Spamuel has once again decided that the best way to discuss Necromunda lore is to pitch a completely unnecessary movie.Coming soon to a cinema near you: House Escher Marries a Zombie to a Noble Family. Starring Scarlett Johansson.Imagine Weekend at Bernie's meets The Walking Dead, except instead of trying to hide a corpse at a holiday house, House Escher is trying to convince a bunch of nobles that their new family member is definitely alive and absolutely not decomposing at the dinner table.It has romance. It has political intrigue. It has zombies. It has extremely questionable parenting decisions and, somehow, it has a scene where Spamuel insists the corpse needs a better wig.So grab your chem-synths, hide your favourite noble heir, and join us as we explore some of House Escher’s most memorable characters.Because in the Underhive, family is everything.Even when some of them are technically dead.If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at [email protected] to support the show? ⁠https://linktr.ee/underhivelorekeepers

Hello Scummers!Spamuel has done the unthinkable, he forgot he was going on holiday.So naturally, this episode was recorded internationally and VERY quietly, because apparently planning ahead is now considered optional.This week, we take a little look at the future of Necromunda. Where the game is heading, what we think is working, and where we’d love to see things go next.We also dive into some serious wishlist territory, talking about the books we desperately want to see, the gangs, lore and rules we'd love future releases to explore, and what we’d like to see from Necromunda in the years ahead.All of this, recorded from a hotel room because Spamuel apparently discovered the concept of a holiday approximately 14 minutes before leaving.We are professionals.We will be back to our regularly scheduled programming next episode.If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at [email protected] to support the show? ⁠https://linktr.ee/underhivelorekeepers

Hey Scummers!Three years.THREE. WHOLE. YEARS.Against all odds, questionable judgement, several questionable hobby purchases and an alarming amount of time spent discussing people living in a toxic industrial wasteland, the Underhive Lorekeepers have somehow made it to our third birthday!And naturally, we celebrated in the only sensible way possible, by making the longest, most ridiculous opening we have ever recorded.What was originally intended to be a simple introduction has spiralled into an absolute audio monstrosity. It is longer. It is louder. It is more unnecessary. It is, frankly, a little bit concerning.We also reach an important milestone in the career of Spamuel, who has finally figured out how sponsorships work.Unfortunately, rather than waiting for companies to approach us, he has decided to extort them into sponsoring the show.Is it advertising? Is it coercion? Is it an innovative new business model?The lawyers have advised us not to answer that last one.Then, once we finally manage to reach the actual episode, we dive into SIX listener lore entries submitted by you, our wonderful collection of hive dwelling degenerates. Six stories. Six slices of the Underhive. Six opportunities to discover that the people listening to this podcast are apparently just as unhinged as we are.So grab a drink, settle into your hab, ignore the suspicious noises coming from the sump and join us for:The Ginormogantuanhypermegasodeiversary, THIRD birthday listener lore episode mega scope larger than life, audiographic spectacular.Three years of Lorekeepers, six listener lore entries, one catastrophically oversized episode and one increasingly aggressive sponsorship strategy.Thanks for listening, Scummers. We genuinely couldn't have done it without you.If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at [email protected] to support the show? ⁠https://linktr.ee/underhivelorekeepers

Hey Scummers!The long-awaited Part 2 of our look at the Enforcers has finally arrived, and this time we're cracking open The Bastions of Law — because apparently one episode about Necromunda's finest examples of law enforcement wasn't enough.We dive into the various flavours of Enforcer justice, from the no-nonsense Ork hunters who approach policing with the simple philosophy of “shoot it until the paperwork stops moving”, to the wonderfully subtle world of open corruption occasionally interrupted by actual law enforcement.We also meet those rare and mysterious creatures of the Underhive, the good guys. Yes, they exist. Somewhere. Probably lost in a Badzone with a malfunctioning auspex.And of course, we can't forget the retired Enforcer who has apparently discovered the true meaning of retirement: too many cocktails and absolutely no intention of answering his vox ever again.So grab your badge, load your shotgun and prepare to enforce the Emperor's peace with all the professionalism, moral ambiguity and excessive violence that Necromunda can provide.The Bastions of Law is here.Justice has arrived.Unfortunately, it appears to be robbing us.If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at [email protected] to support the show? ⁠https://linktr.ee/underhivelorekeepersEnd music theme is Celltrance by Lobo Loco.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/free-for-you-cc-by/celltrance-id-2346/