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"The Zealot is all about religious fever. He's all about the Raven God and believing in the Raven God 100% … It's beaks, it's feathers, it's death, it's destruction."
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The Witch Hunter
"The coolest class we are ever going to do! … They fight by putting a flintlock in your mouth!"
- Paul Barnett, Design Manager
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The
Knight of the Blazing Sun
"Huge hulking knights who deal out tons of damage with their swords … They are for those people that want to play the good guys but basically want to be armored tanks!"
- Paul Barnett, Design Manager
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Karak Eight Peaks is, fittingly, named for the eight mountain peaks that surround the former Dwarf stronghold. The city itself was constructed at the bottom of a large depression, creating a natural amphitheatre. The exterior of Karak Eight Peaks serves as an imposing example of Dwarf engineering, for the very mountain peaks themselves form the crenellations of their battlements. However, the interior of the city, with its massive, ornately-wrought walls makes the inviolate nature of its outer defenses pale in comparison.
Karak Eight Peaks became a bastion of Dwarf strength in the southern regions of the Worlds Edge Mountains and an important stop on the trading routes from Karak Azul to the Dwarf holds of the north. Thus, it was all the more devastating when the fabled city fell.
‘Eight Peaks’, as the greenskins call it, is now the seat of power of the Bloody Sun Boyz, and the city bears little resemblance to the great Dwarf hold that it once was. Orc graffiti stains the walls, and piles of refuse line the avenues. Intricately-carved statues are defaced with crude totems and ragged banners, and the delicate filigree of gold and gromril that once adorned the high walls has been chipped and gouged out.
Deep within the fortress, Warlord Grumlok waits as tribes of Orcs and Goblins from across the Old World journey to the fallen hold to join the gathering Waaagh! When his army has grown mighty enough, Grumlok will lead his horde on a path of conquest that will take the greenskins to the very gates of Karaz-a-Karak. There, they will attempt what no other greenskin Waaagh! has been able to do – conquer the capital city of the Dwarfs. |
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This month we profile the Empire starting zone of Nordland.
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More than any other subjects of the Empire, the Nordlanders know what it means to live under the shadow of Chaos. The Barony of Nordland lies but a short sail across the Sea of Claws from the havens of the Northmen. Constant incursions by these savage barbarians are nothing new to the Nordlanders; they have withstood assaults from the hordes of Chaos for centuries. The people of Nordland are as tough and uncompromising as the rugged land in which they live. This might be due to the rumored mixing of their bloodlines with those of the barbaric Northmen. Perhaps because of these rumors, Nordlanders seem to go out of their way to prove their loyalty to the Empire.
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You Beta Get a Move On!
An Animation Development Diary at the Halfway Mark
By
Jeremy Dale, Lead Animator
For WAR, I want characters to really feel like they know how to use their weapons. The one thing I don’t want is for everyone to idle, fidget, flinch, and run around with a weapon in their hand in the same manner they would do when unarmed. People just run differently holding an axe than they do with a sword. It's an attention to detail issue.
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The written word is going the way of the dodo as we go hi-tech with our new Production Video Podcasts. Each month, we’ll go behind-the-scenes for an insiders look at the development of WAR.
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This month we join our intrepid host, Associate Producer Josh Drescher, as he risks life and limb with Brad Derrick, Lead Sound Artist for Warhammer Online, for a look at the creative process of making music for WAR. As you’ll see, it involves fancy computers, expensive software, actual musical instruments, parking garages, and driving with no hands on the wheel. It’s a dangerous process that results in a killer soundtrack. Don’t do this at home!
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After a brief hiatus, Design Manager Paul Barnett is back with a truly behind-the-scenes look at the making of WAR. This month, Paul tackles Game Designer Pirates, Orc flatulence, new hairdos, impersonators, and the fact that Santa really does love some children more than others.
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Fan art
submissions are coming in on a regular basis and
we thought we'd share this month's favorites. Keep
the artwork coming! |
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Chosen of Tzeentch
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Romarik Levert, the Dwarf
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Feeling
creative? Send us your WAR-inspired art. We
will choose the best entries and feature them in
upcoming newsletters and on our website. Note to aspiring artists:
Color submissions will usually get more love than
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Have a knack for
creative writing or a story you are dying to tell?
We are looking to "publish" the best WAR-inspired fan fiction
written by our readers. We will choose our
favorites and feature them in upcoming newsletters
and on our website. Submissions must be no longer
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Trouble at the Mines,
by Tomislav
Disciple of Slaanesh Prays To His Lord,
by Brian Katchmar
The
Legends and Lore section of the WAR Herald is only as
good as the community can make it! Check out the
stories from the Armies of Order and Destruction,
and let us know how many mugs of ale each tale is
worth. (Votes do not immediately display.) Think
you can do better? Submit your
own! Submit
your WAR Story
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The WAR beta test is still a
long way off, but now is your chance to secure a
spot for when it does go live. Each month we'll
randomly select 5 names from the newsletter
subscriber database for entry into the beta test.*
If you have already created and confirmed a Warhammer newsletter
account, then you're automatically entered into
the drawing every month. If you haven't set up a
password
protected account
yet, click here to
register.
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2007 Games Days
Games
Day - Paris
April 15, 2007
Games Day - Atlanta
April 28, 2007
Games
Day – Canada
May 5,
2007
Games
Day – Baltimore
June 23,
2007
Games
Day – Chicago
July 28,
2007
Games
Day - Germany
August 5,
2007
Games
Day – Los Angeles
August
11, 2007
Games
Day - UK
September 23,
2007
2007
Shows and Conventions
(Attendance plans subject to
change)
Be the
first to play the
WAR Beta at:
New York
ComicCon
February 23-25,2007
Origins
2007
July 5 -
8, 2007
ComicCon
San Diego
July
26 - 29, 2007
GenCon
Indy
August
16-19, 2007
Games
Convention, Germany
August 20 - 22, 2007
The
Penny Arcade Expo (PAX)
August 24-26, 2007
GenCon –
SoCal
November
2007
Stay
Tuned for more events to be announced. We'll be on
the road coming to an event near you!
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The final Chaos career
is
announced, and we will take
an
in-depth look at two of the
Empire
and Chaos careers.
An overview of the Chaos
starting zone.
More screens, concepts, and
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