Warriors of Mourning - Stormcast Eternals Lore

[@hangebza6625]

To add some fanfictiony stuff: in old egypt one thought the soul was made up of many pieces. E.g. Ka was your life force, the heart was your emotions and conscience, your shadow was also part of your soul, your body too. The later was why preserving the body was so important. As it is for most middle eastern religions. That body and soul are seperate is a greek idea. Hence why it was important for Jesus to rise "in the flesh" in the bible. Now one can say that each stormcast death is eroding or removing parts of these soul compartments. And like with a machine, the more compartments are lost, the more it breaks apart. Most important to ancient egyptians was perhaps the Ren, your true name. The very thing that made you you, the core of your Identity. It was commonly said to be a name your mother gave you shortly after birth. But as it is the main thing that makes you yourself, one could also say that your true name is the whole experience of your life. Every event, every memory which moulder you into the being you are today. So if you loose all of your memories, if you truly loose your Ren, then you are no longer an individual. The core of your soul is missing and what is still there are just some weakly attached soul compartments moving a meat puppet around

[@BoneTrait]

I absolutely loved Skaventide as both a novel in general and specifically as an intro to the Ruination Chamber. It’s incredibly bleak, but it still has that spark of hope that I love in Warhammer stories.

[@2Tough]

agreed! And I like that it's just ONE story of the Skavendoom. Likey, in theory, there are hundreds of equally dire stories all going on simultaneously.

[@kenziemckeever1605]

A good solid refresher course on this latest round of Stormcast models. It's been a while since I've been able to really dig into the lore and get ahold of the battletome, so mixing this with the additional info from Skaventide is really appreciated. This definitely helped elucidate why Memorians are cool and on the field! Also helped with figuring out why all the units were reorganized. All these resculpts and reorganizations has been making my head spin as far as my overcomplicated paint scheme. Great writing and voiceover as usual! Have you considered using KZbin's ability to show chapters in the timeline to separate the sections like the overview from the unit explanations? Could help when looking for a specific piece of lore to share.

[@2Tough]

oooo thats a good idea. I'll look up how to do that

[@rteishe]

Loving these new Stormcast videos 🙏. It's been awesome because they hit right when I decided to take the plunge & start a small stormcast 2k point army after getting a great deal on a skaventide box, so the fact that you decided to "redo" or go back over the stormcast lore & ruination chamber has been awesome 😊

[@KnightofRome01]

Great video as always, my good sir. Love the dive into the new lore for the stormcast. The new chamber and the more grim tone for the stormcast has struck me as a well balanced mixture of lore beats from the Dark Angels and Blood Angels from 40k. The Ruination Chamber is a theme I have been wanting for a long time as a Dark Angels player in 40k, that dark, grim, determination to push forward and do your duty until the end. I run my stormcast as the Lions of Sigmar, and I have always given them a dark tone since there is barely any lore for them compared to other stormhosts, and these guys and gals fit in nicely. As for Morrda, I headcanon her as either another daughter of Morr, like Myrmidia, or Myrmidia herself, but the trauma of the destruction of the Warhammer world turned her into Morrda. Either way, I have her act similar to The Morrigan from Celtic and Irish folklore, a goddess of death, war, and destiny.

[@majorfalcon07]

Thank you so much Tough for all these videos and work. It brings the game to life so much better for someone new to the game like myself. 4th edition is my first, and I fell in love with Stormcasts right away (I usually roleplay lightning powered characters in most RPGs). Unfortunately the lore scene for AoS is tiny compared to 40k (which I love lore wise as well), so when I found this channel it was an instant sub and now I'm just powering through all your content.

[@2Tough]

I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying the lore! There's so much out there!

[@Cal12517]

Literally just got the skaventide box the other day and got the rest in the mail. I am pumped to paint them

[@2Tough]

nice!

[@PotentiallySoggy]

YOOOO!! 2 vids in one day! LETS GOOO

[@Bluecho4]

If you like the Death Company from the Blood Angels chapter in 40K, you might like the Ruination Chamber.

[@vermelsilk5833]

'Having read the Skaventide book, I can tell this will give you a 101 on how the Ruination Chamber operates and fights, as well as live outside the battles.

[@j.bat.8235]

Imagine just how *distrbing* Ruination chamber elements have to be to creep out, of all people, Stormcast Eternals. They are the end of their dream - the proof that "eternals" is a lie amongst many.

[@winterwolfcr7]

I sold all my SCE at the end of last year/beginning of this. Basically before they announced all the stuff that was going into legends. I just wasn't playing AOS much and wanted something new. If I kept the I was going to go heavy into Paladins. So glad I didn't with all that going away lol That being said. I saw the new Ruination units and new I had to go back. I love these new models so much! They look amazing, and I love their new playstyle that is more Ward and healing focus to make them very tanking with some good damage as well.

[@2Tough]

I'm with you, the new models look amazing! I agree, I like the overall design focus on tankiness of the Ruination

[@Cal12517]

ALSO! Just thought of it, i see you have a 6 year old vid on AoS books. but would you do an updated one im just getting into AoS and many books have come out and i would love to know which ones are worth reading.

[@2Tough]

That's a great idea, I'll add it to the list!

[@Cal12517]

@ i look forward to it!

[@elias1579]

FOR SIGMAR!!!!

[@lois87]

Im playing a Path to Glory campaign with my Dominion and Skaventide boxes Stormcasts.. The Ruination heroes (Terminos included) are following a Knight Questor (and some Soulsworns) on their way to find Yndrasta.. Nothing bleak going on here, move along

[@2Tough]

haha

[@Keram-io8hv]

It is so sad when you realize that the cure Sigmar promised is... Death one last final death

[@Keram-io8hv]

Also main reason why Prosecutors are in Ruination Chamber is that they were too much close to Belakors cursed skies

[@ce4879]

Tbf, his initial promise was made in hopes his Resurrection Crusade sacrosanct operatives experimenting on captured undead, demigod entities and vampires could find the actual cure. Sadly as Astreia reported the only creature in the Mortal Realms that can die over and over and come back stronger each time is the God of Death, Nagash. 💀

[@brendanbattle1309]

Just saw the thumbnail, and Stormcaat have giant crow mounts now? Why are they not a miniature yet?!

[@ce4879]

It’s the Gryph-Stalker in the starter set which is a crow-like Demigryph. Just the picture taken at an angle that hides a foot. If you’re brave enough to clip off some legs and some wings however…

[@2Tough]

Hey there! There are a few new Crow-ish mounts in the Ruination Chamber. I think they are all on the GW Site

[@kelvinmelon1668]

Always enjoy your lore video Are you not interested doing lore for Dystopian Age ? Just saying it's very interesting 😂

[@morshuthemerchant4105]

Belthanos?

[@donkratos5627]

Soooo… StormCast Primaris Death Company? 🤷‍♂️ lol

[@killkaio7565]

I didn't like the Skaventide book. As a place for SC lore I can understand, but the story was not well written. The book was just cramped with too much stuff, and most was just a grazing blow.

[@LT-vc1sj]

Agreed and the main character was insufferable in my opinion. Moaned all the way through was so annoying

[@KateHolden]

Hey, just as a reminder, Ionus Crypborn's pronouns are they/ them, not he/him. Kind of an important detail in Trans Awareness Week ❤

[@H240909]

No, Ionus Cryptborn uses he/him. You’re thinking of Iridan the Witness.

[@KateHolden]

@H240909 ohhh, right, yes, your right... but I thought it was Iridan who founded the Ruination Chamber? Maybe I'm just confused and they actually founded the Lord Terminos position and not the Ruination chamber?

[@H240909]

@@KateHolden I believe Iridan was the one that created the ritual to perma-kill Stormcast.

[@2Tough]

As others have said, that's Iridian. I am mindful of it and understand their significance ❤

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

Oh, drop that woke crap.