The Underhive Lorekeepers Podcast

The Underhive Lorekeepers Podcast

Underhive Lorekeepers is a podcast that focuses on the lore and history of Necromunda, a tabletop strategy game by Games Workshop. Each episode will focus on a specific aspect of the game, its background, history and factions, as well as other supplementary information from Necromunda and the Warhammer 40,000 universe as a whole.

Episodes

July 12, 2025 200 mins

Hello there scummers!

It's been a whole two years of Underhive Lorekeepers and we are celebrating with a listener lore giveaway!


We go through 4 of our favourites and pick a few winners to get some loot from us here as a way of saying thankyou.


We also give away a fantastic gang by PowerHungryMonkey84!



Thankyou to everyone for your support this last 24 months.


If you have questions, complaints, corrections or sug...

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Hey there Scummers!!





In this episode, the boys take a wander down to the marketplaces and dive into the very sellers and purveyors of trade themselves.



The Guilders.




The Guilders of Necromunda are powerful and influential figures who control the flow of trade and resources across the hive cities.



Acting as intermediaries between the noble houses and the underhive, Guilders oversee commerce, ...

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Hey there Scummers!!



In this episode, the boys jump in to something that puts the grim in grimdark, the body in body horror and the cruel in cruel and unusual.


The Servitor.


From the poor souls damned to be turned into little more than tools for The Imperium Of Man, batteries for Mars or even worse fates further afield.


From slugs grown for specialty processing, criminals damned for their crimes against their better...

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Hey there Scummers!!


In this episode, the Lorekeepers delve into the history of the abhuman saviours of Necromunda, The Ironhead Squats.



These stout and industrious abhumans have been integral in maintaining not only the planets ability to support life, but have been the true power behind her production for millennia.


From salvaging the vast ranges of the spoil, to harvesting precious materials from the depths of the s...

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Greetings and salutations, beloved Scummers!


In this episode, the Lorekeepers have been asked to discuss the history, effects and legality of one of the more unique factions within the 40k universe, The Frateris Militias.


These citizen crusaders take up arms against the enemies of mankind, guided by their faith and spiritual leaders in wars and conflicts across the galaxy.



If you have questions, complaints, correctio...

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Hello there Scummers!



In this episode the boys head out to the black market and do a bit of a dive into the corrupted weapons you'll find in darkest corners of questionable shops.



From the heretical bolters of fallen Astartes, flamers imbued with the powers of the warp, daemonic blades and weapons forged from the very materials of the warp itself, tread carefully scummer. These items will allow you to unleash ...

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Hello there Scummers!


Spamuel has taken a bit of precious time away from the campaign trail and has been reading fan mail from his beloved constituency!


Remember to #VoteSpamuel for every possible office.

It’s corruption you can count on.


In this episode, Spam and Nath help out a listener with some ideas on getting Xenos onto Necromunda. But instead of doing it the easy way, with pointy eared or very bearded Xenos friends...

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Hello there Scummers!


Have you ever considered stepping into a new career?

What if it was a way to have great fun, meet new people, exploit them for personal gain and then try to overthrow the criminally false leadership of Necromunda?


If you've answered "YES", do we have an episode for you!


In this episode we look into the Fallen Houses, disgraced former members of Necromundas ruling elite. Their empires have been torn down by Helmawr...

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Hey there scummers!


In this episode, we take a look at those unfortunate wretches at the very bottom of both Imperial society and the hive itself.


Mutants and Scavvies are the true nadir of human civilisation, looked down upon as little better than filth, purged and hated for their very existence.


Spamuel gets political, Nathan discusses his ideas on bacon flavoured arms, zombie eating habits are discussed and there is a l...

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March 7, 2025 150 mins

Hello there scummers!


Welcome to the latest of our listener lore series!


In these episodes, we read entries from you, our listeners, on a topic picked each quarter, with one lucky entrant walking away with free minis based on the ideas we get from their lore!



If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at  Underhivelorekeepers@gmail.com.


Want to support the show? ⁠

https://linktr.ee/underhivelorekeepers


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Greetings, scummers!



Due to a subtle decrease in pollution from the industrial sectors of level 359, we are pleased to bring you another transmission from the number 1 social entertainment mega show, The Upperhive Lorekeepers!



This episode, the noble sons from high above us all bring the ins and outs of two more of their noble equals, the houses of Ty and Ko'Iron.



House Ty may be a young house, but their po...

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Hello there scummers and happy 2025!


We are back from our holidays and what better way to start the new(ish) year than with an episode about the biggest boys on the whole planet?


Descendants of the prisoners and prospectors of frozen and unforgiving worlds, the Ogryn are the feral brutality of humanity, distilled, refined and removed from all higher thought. This only serves to make them more dangerous...


We look into the variou...

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January 23, 2025 94 mins

Hey Scummers!


With the LVO2025 announcements done and dusted, Spam and Nath go over the releases, shoehorning in the Necromunda compatible minis, contemplate starting a few 40k armies and just chat about what they would like to do with them.


We are pretty new at this video aspect of content creation, so please give us any feedback you can!

If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at U...

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Hey Scummers! It's Lorekeepers, but visual! (except this is in podcast form!) In this video, Nath and Spamuel take a look at the new Apocrypha Necromunda and the changes it brings to our favourite game. With now game legal ways to bring Abhumans, mutants and even xenos into the game! This is our first real foray into video content, so please give us any feedback you can! If you have questions, complaints, corrections or sugge...

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Those of us who are about to die, salute you.


Welcome to the pits!


In this episode, we dive in to some of the deadliest fighters to ever grace the blasted wastes and bloodied sands of Necromunda, the Pit Fighters.


Slaves without rights, mutilated by their owners and forced to kill for the enjoyment of their societal betters, these warriors have broken free from their oppressors and have set out on their own journeys.


We look in...

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Hello citizens of Necromunda.



You are in violation of Helmawrs law. Disperse now or risk punishment. This is not a drill.


After all that illegal chat last episode, we have decided to reign in the criminality and focus on a group DEFINITELY not involved in anything questionable, The Palanite Enforcers!


The long arm of Helmawrs law, the Enforcers represent the iron grip of The Imperial House and their domination of those...

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Hello there Scummers!



After a massive weekend of playing in Arcromunda IV, the boys give a breakdown of the weekend, with an emphasis on breakdown. Spamuel gets political.


But we then get into the meat of the episode with the Criminal alliances!


In this episode we look into the Rogue Factoria, renegade manufactoriums creating discount gear at prices you would not believe, just don't hold them to close to your limbs, head or bid...

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Hello there Scummers!



In this episode the boys head out to the black market and do a bit of a dive into the xenos weapons you'll find in The Book of Judgement.



From the multi-use Kroot rifle, the HORRIFYING Rak'Gol Razor Gun and the absolutley delightful Yu’vath Puzzle Box, each of these weapons will surely bring a new wave of death to your enemies and victories to your house .



Just don't get caught with them...



If you have...

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Greetings, scummers!



Gracing your airwaves this evening is a new series by your favourite uphive megastars, The Upperhive Lorekeepers!



We give you a rare look into the lives of your betters, those noble families of Greim and Catallus.



Greim is the military powerhouse of Necromunda, their control of not only the production of arms and armour across the planet, but also the soldiers who bear them, making them th...

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Hello there scummers!


Welcome to the latest of our listener lore series!

In these episodes, we read entries from you, our listeners, on a topic picked each quarter, with one lucky entrant walking away with a copy of Hive Secundus!


Both of the guys read 2 of their favourite entries, with gang ideas, horror movies ideas, tears about teddy bears and a weird way to promote reading!


So settle in and close off this Genestealer series ...

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