Why The Snakemen Of Khuresh Could Be A Cool DLC - Immortal Empires - Total War Warhammer

SNAKES! And lots of them! The Snakemen of Khuresh are really interesting mostly because we know practically nothing about them, BUT with recent years giving some small but significant updates there might be a big chance we'll see them a a proper DLC. Let's discuss!
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[@TheGreatBookofGrudges]

Snek. Hope yo guys hd a good new years! Let's hope for LOTS of news this year! Got a bunch of video ideas for a lot of stuff coming out over time :)

[@Prushinthespirit]

Reality: one DLC per year and then they run away on a "well-deserved" break.

[@bluemilkalienmonster522]

Nakai the Wanderer will step on snek 🎩 🐍

[@DarthEnderX]

My hope is that, when Naggas get fleshed out, they have nothing to do with Chaos. We have enough Chaos races already. I'm really hoping they're more of a "Dark Lizardmen" race. An offshoot of LM that have abandon the Great Plan to serve their own interests.

[@Daladun]

Aside from Chaos Dwarves, Khuresh is what I am most hyped for.

[@Sabcy2]

what if the amazon were moved to kuresh as allies of the snakemen?

[@bluemilkalienmonster522]

I’d like to think that CA moved Nakai the Wanderer over to the south of Grand Cathay/north of Khuresh because they’re setting him up to be the naga snakemen’s main enemy, and that his victory objectives will be changed to destroy the naga snakemen factions and to occupy The Lost City of the Old Ones

[@tenaciousgamer6892]

He already killed them ;)

[@bluemilkalienmonster522]

@@tenaciousgamer6892 I saw that Tarriff video, too

[@Razielts1]

Agree 💯

[@TheManofthecross]

as long as nakai can last long enough for it to be so.

[@bluemilkalienmonster522]

@@TheManofthecross Lol yeah, I wish he didn’t always get killed off so early, or that he could respawn at a Defenders of the Great Plan settlement. The naga snakemen would probably be HIS main enemy, but to them he’d probably just be their FIRST enemy. Their MAIN enemies would actually probably Grand Cathay and/or Ind.

[@kalebscott282]

What if the Snake men were the first attempt at lizardmen but they turned against the old ones and hated being rules, then ended up corrupted by chaos as they were not immune to it as the new and improved lizard men are. Could explain the fallen old one temple too. Just a theory though, I like yours better.

[@gumbercules3925]

Khuresh is a great opportunity for gw to just go nuts and have fun with design. Hopefully, they see it that way.

[@shadow_ninja9149]

The roster would be interesting to see.

[@hohenzollern6025]

Think we'd be better off if they let CA be the ones designing and fleshing them out. They did well with Vampirates.

[@robertgronewold3326]

I hope that for the Snakemen, they take influence from Khmer and Cambodia. There are so many aspects of that cultural area of the world that could just mix so well with a concept if done well.

[@kaelthas9970]

Of course, it has to be done very carefully because mixing blood magic and slavery with an existing culture can easily become offensive.

[@BearPawSwipe]

I am sorry but "COULD BE"!? Snake bois are always required. XD

[@fumarc4501]

Agreed

[@zodrickzheioh7318]

I love the Idea of another Primeval race, I also agree I would love to see them be a Neutral Evil faction as opposed to chaos aligned, but I understand that they're more likely to be chaos aligned.

[@stilloading5652]

Southern Realms, Ind, Hobgob Kahnate and Snakemen have been mentioned more frequently over the past year. All these factions have basic unit and rigging equivalents ready. It seems factions like Fishmen and The countries northeast and east of Cathay may be in prepreproduction.

[@derdingsreturnsnochmal5177]

I personally would also like to see the Chaos Barbarians getting some love. We got some barebones stuff for Norsca now, but the Kurgan, Hung and Tong deserve to be their own factions as well. From what little lore we have and their position on the map, I like to imagine the Kurgan as a Scythian/Yamnaya inspired faction. Slaves as basic infantry, some tribesmen/ camp guard as the higher tiers (capable, but with small unit sizes and an unreasonable price tag on them, to show the cavalry-focus of the Kurgan), their own version of War Mammoths (cause in the lore they rely heavily on Mammoths, albeit as prey). And of course lots of cavalry, so much cavalry - and chariots. To keep the typical Fantasy barbarian aesthetic their armour would of course have to remain poorly made and pieced together, but said pieces would be made from lamellar or scale. The individual tribesmen braided and heavily tattooed and one of the lords' mount options could be a Chaos Griffin. On the campaign map the Kurgan could have a particular hatred for the Kislevites, due to their shared history and very good relations to the Chaos Dwarves, which would be their only source for a faction specific resource: superior equipment. This would be needed, in addition to gold for the recruitment of higher tier units (which should also look the part on the battlefield). To gain s.e., the Kurgan need to gain another resource: slaves and trade them for s.e. from the C.D. If the C.D. get wiped out, the Kurgan no longer have access to s.e. The Hung are often alikened to the Mongols, but I personally would pass that torch to the Hobgoblins. The Hung are essentially the human version of Skaven (I blame Chaos), so I would lean towards giving them mostly cheap and weak, but numerous units, with a strong focus towards cavalry and war hounds, with an aesthetic similar to the "Wendol" in "The 13th Warrior". The Tong, well ... as far as I am concerned they are still a blank slate.

[@kapitankapital6580]

I think they should either be corrupted Lizardmen (meh) or creatures that lived in the Warhammer world before the Old Ones. The idea of having an ancient rivalry with the Lizardmen that is older than the world as we know it is super cool, and I feel like the Lizardmen could do with another rival (not just in TW, but in Warhammer more broadly). Like yeah, Clan Pestilens is fine and all, but having something that plays into the primordial nature of the race would really help them feel relevant outside of Lustria.

[@klavicus2276]

👍

[@PoorManatee6197]

Agree with the before the old ones approach, we know so little about that time while chaos already has a lot of factions.

[@christiandauz3742]

Where? I don't see Chaos Elves or Chaos Ogres or Chaos Undead or Chaos others Mortahi, Drycha and Kemmler should be Chaos hybrid subfactions

[@kapitankapital6580]

@@christiandauz3742 Drycha?

[@woulfhound]

Yes!

[@gumbercules3925]

I forget the artists name... but his art that got posted on reddit was fantastic. His take on the snake men as not beastmen of chaos, but renegade lizardmen relatives who resent the old ones for abandoning them and seek to use amd exloit chaos for their own ends was terrific.

[@mitch7235]

Are talking about the person who made the art on the thumbnail?

[@gumbercules3925]

@@mitch7235 i think so, now that i look at it again

[@mitch7235]

@@gumbercules3925 in that case, you talking about Cobol Yu. His work is on Artstation, and ItalianSpartacus showcased his work in a bunch of videos.

[@gumbercules3925]

@Mitch thanks! Yeah thats where i remember his work being discussed as well. Top notch stuff.

[@mitch7235]

@@gumbercules3925 😁👍🏻

[@ZetsubouGintama]

As a south eastern I support Kuresh DLC. I hope Kuresh faction become playable. I will name one a generic lord 'Prayuth Chan-Ocha'.

[@Banana-eg1dr]

And another one that be carry on throne Pravit

[@mrhelzbygrad7485]

Part of me worries that the fan art is too good, and too iconic, which would mean GW would want to go somewhere completely different for copyright. I really love the SE Asian art style, it's something that I haven't come across in a fantasy setting.

[@willfrancescofini]

I’m pretty sure CA/GW cited Cobol Yu’s Grand Cathay concepts as an influence back then - in any case it predated their designs for Cathay. Same thing should happen with Cobol Yu’s Khuresh art

[@mrhelzbygrad7485]

@@willfrancescofini oh really I wasn't aware! Fingers crossed

[@bundleofhumble3119]

1. Chaos Dwarves 2. Kingdoms of Ind. 3. Dogs of War 4. Snakemen of Khuresh ( a extension of Chaos? ) 4. Nippon ( extension of Cathay? ) 4. Hobgoblins ( extension of greenskins? ) 4. Kurgan and Hung ( extension of Chaos / Norsca ) 4. Legions of Nagash ( combination of all undeath factions plus some unique units ) 4. Amazons ( extension of Lizardmen? ) 4. Halflings ( extension of the Empire? ) 4. Araby ( extension of the Dogs of War )

[@bluemilkalienmonster522]

I don’t think the Cathayans and Nipponese would appreciate being compared to each other

[@fumarc4501]

Dogs of war (Tilea, Estalia, Araby, and the Border Princes)

[@bundleofhumble3119]

@@bluemilkalienmonster522 They do have some things Similair i think but they also have Ogre units if i remember correctly. If CA can flesh out a standalone army from it i would not complain 😌

[@shadowofhawk55]

@@bluemilkalienmonster522 I imagine that one Southpark episode is how Cathay and Nippon treat each other.

[@LinusLinothorax]

Where are the mighty fishmen?

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

Being outright defectors from chaos would be interesting. I don't think GW has done that before. Would also be one heck of juicy grudge drama vs the chaos forces in the third game.

[@DarthEnderX]

My hope is that, when Snakemen get fleshed out, they have nothing to do with Chaos. We have enough Chaos races already. I'm really hoping they're more of a "Dark Lizardmen" race. An offshoot of LM that have abandon the Great Plan to serve their own interests.

[@ithadtobeaname7327]

I agree. While Chaos is cool and all....we have a chaos version of everything...maybe expect chaos orks. Would be a nice change to have a more neutral Faction. A Faction that can engage with either side, but eventually have no common goal.

[@budu4039]

Nagash can't get fleshed out, he's just bones

[@JeMangeLaPoubelle]

i think the best to hope for is that its not one of the big 4 - thats why theyre drumming up all the lesser gods.

[@cephery8482]

I think them being a death race as well as a chaos one fixes that. Their cults are dedicated to chaos but their magics are something like independently discovering their blood magics well before vampires did.

[@Armorchin]

I'm sooooo excited for Khuresh cause they're basically Warhammer Southeast-Asia counterpart and the closest I can get a SEA Totalwars LOL

[@MMT399561]

Maybe the Snakemen are some sort of specialized lizardmen breed that spawn only in pools inside of modern khuresh and some time ago, the pools got corrputed by vampirism? Only if they have no chaos connection, of course.

[@nanbreadunited8098]

They definitely need a mechanic thats sort of a mix between the dark elf slave mechanic and the lizard men sacrifce mechanic, maybe they could use slaves to create there stronger units like the dread maw?

[@umayyadball4126]

How I believe the fan project has created some lore for them is how I personally tend to hope CA does it: Snakemen were once one with the Lizardmen as creations of the Old Ones. When the Old Ones died/fled/ whatever happened to them, and their lizard/snake creations started to lose control of the world to the humans, elves, etc., the Snakemen found themselves isolated from the rest of the Lizardmen. From this isolation, two different cultures formed. One where the Lizardmen look towards a Great Plan to bring their beloved Old Ones back to fix the world, and one where they resent and hate the Old Ones for abandoning them and wish to kill them if they ever returned (as well as their lacky Lizardmen servants). Snakemen, like Lizardmen, cannot be corrupted by Chaos, but they've corrupted themselves with their burning passions of seething hatred. They are a neutral force of evil when compared to Chaos/Chaos-aligned groups, just like how the Lizardmen are a neutral force for good when compared to humans, elves, dwarves, etc.

[@franciscorui]

Not JUST the snakemen, but the snakewomen and the snakechildren too.

[@RyujinRoninReach]

I want my khuresh south East Asian boys I’d totally main them They can be the opposing force for grand cathay There’s so much Mythology surrounding the Mighty Mekong river We believe in our own magic and vampires and stuff and I think this would get a lot of attention too

[@dlrc6986]

I hope khuresh is a dlc especially I would love if they done a massive dlc pack like Cathay vs khuresh you get for Cathay fire dragon lord and the monkey king hero with monkey units vs a brand new race khuresh I’m sure this has happen in lore we’re fire dragon had too team up with the monkey king to fight a greater threat khuresh

[@boomerix]

Ancient sorta chaos, sorta Lizardmen, sorta Vampires does sound good so far. Considering they are mysterious and sit around in their jungle, I'd prefer them to be a neutral faction. They don't go out bothering anyone, but if you venture into their territory the snake waifus will hug you until your rip cage is shattered, your spine broken and your blood drained.

[@DarthEnderX]

Just make them evil without tying them to Chaos..We have enough Chaos races already.

[@syrienangel4137]

@@DarthEnderX I swear if they make another Chaos race...

[@Prushinthespirit]

Waiting for "Why Beastfiends/Calith Elves Could Be A COOL DLC".

[@fumarc4501]

Australian Elves. Noice

[@willfrancescofini]

YAAYY Nathan I have been waiting and waiting for you to cover Khuresh - my most anticipated faction of all!

[@indianajones5641]

I would like to see them (a bit like the fanproject) as the former scientist caste of Lizardmen, but who suggested that a new plan had to be made after Chaos appeared, so Slann ordered elimination. With them eventually genocided in Lustria, but a stalemate in the Southlands due few Saurus there) and a snake victory in Khuresh So not just corrupted Lizardmen, but innovative Lizardmen who felt betrayed for doing their job and rejected Old Ones Then they can become hate filled towards all Old One creations (excluding themselves) and Chaos (for survival of course) due a sense of betrayal and trying to justify their bloodlust with a 'make a blank slate' approach of the world

[@darthralin]

If Khuresh does make it to the game but doesn't end up a Chaos faction, I hope they get their own kind of corruption, or at least their own tree-designs like the Bretonnians and High/Wood Elves. Map-painting just hits different when you're actively painting the terrain.

[@syrienangel4137]

Maybe have them view other races as nothing more than batteries and food to fuel their blood magic. They could try having their corruption suck the life out of enemy armies and increase their Empires Growth depending on how much damage it does. Though, what would snake men corruption even look like?

[@Hoplyte8]

Elves have Dark Elves as an evil counterpart. Dwarfs have Chaos Dwarfs. I'd love to see Ind be a good counterpart to Beastmen (with a bit of humanoid/creature mix like Wood Elves). And Ind could be a perfect evil counterpart to Lizardmen.

[@barbarapanfilly84]

There is a mistake here I think or at least a slight dishonesty : the snakeman from Blood Bowl is not presented as a Naga from Kuresh but as coming from Lustria.

[@grandogrando6505]

I'm imagining it would be a combination between ogre kingdoms and slaanesh and even shaven, with mechanics like DE. Lots of vanguard deploying stalk large entities and maybe spend slaves to create fodder units with expendable

[@bluemilkalienmonster522]

Infantry, monstrous infantry, monsters, and maybe artillery. I don’t think they’d have cavalry or flying units of any kind, but who knows

[@CptReal]

Talking from a pure alignment perspective, I'd like to see them fall in their own category. Which is something I'd love to see in general from these unexplored eastern lands in general. To have a few factions that won't nescercairly fall in with the order or chaos tide as the game progresses into the later stages.

[@CommanderBohn]

1. Happy New Year. 2. Yeah, they are a very good potential DLC. Especially that the new Dreadmaw lore supports that they are getting some actual spotlight (not to mention that Snakeman star in the newest Blood Bowl edition).

[@farhadnikzad1514]

I need some Wood Elf settlements there too.

[@joshhafemeister1665]

You def deserve some time off. Thanks for all your hard work my dude!

[@alexanderthegreat6682]

I'm no expert on Warhammer lore, but Kuresh sounds really interesting, if they're anything like the Yuan Ti of Dungeons and Dragons I'll be really interested to see where they go

[@wattothehut4087]

I'd like them to be split half chaos aligned maybe in the south due to the wastes and "order" in the north and have the campaigns as like a civil war kind of thing, slightly different rosters but like varients I guess. Maybe have the chaos as the blood magic wielders and the order as warpstone users but in a buff/ defensive way rather than destruction like skaven.

[@limeyndixie]

I’ve been following this World Anvil project for a couple of years and wow, this is just so perfect for CA. Most of the aesthetic and design is already finished, now they just need to punch up the coding and integration into the existing game. And they would be SUCH a unique faction, on par with the release of the SKAVEN back when 2 came out.

[@therasslintheatre2960]

Regarding the snakemen mini for Bloodbowl, GW did the same some 2 years ago by releasing a Squat mercenary for Necromunda, and many dismissed that as just a one-off and not the full fledged return of the space dwarfs, yet here we are with the Leagues of Votann and Ironhead Squat Prospectors I 100% believe the Hinterlands of Khuresh are in development for the Old World and Warhammer 3

[@barbarapanfilly84]

That being said this is not presented as a Naga from Kuresh but as a snakeman from Lustria

[@leonfriedemann9151]

I hope we first get a big update/rework/dlc for the vampire counts. We could even get some new lore/units in the east, since we now know this is possible. Tham snakeman a year later or so and than nagash I think. So that we have to time to enjoy the new stuff for vc, before nagash hits.

[@toxlequa]

Would be super excited to see Ind Nippon Khuresh. Would be great DLC and round things off beautifully

[@willfrancescofini]

It would be the best possible race pack DLC

[@grimnir8872]

I always felt the snakemen of Khuresh should be worshippers of Sotek, but much more malicious and evil than the Lizardmen.

[@jasonsantos3037]

The snake man be somewhere like the serpent men from the Robert E Howard story's Conan and kull

[@gregoryshinn9805]

Thanks for the video

[@klavicus2276]

I think it’s for certain that we get chaos dwarves this year and maybe at least two roster additions (really hope some new units for Cathay and Kislev)

[@cephery8482]

I think something really cool could be to focus on the blood magic idea and have them be something like lizardmen but corrupted not just by chaos but by vampirism too, doubly weakening them to create a single race. And make them a race of death and of chaos instead of just another part of the chaos rainbow. That and the evils of chaos and of death never seem to cross over but this could be a way to blend them and make something super unique.

[@seranonable]

I love these because I love you going to bat for all these factions, since I know CA is watching.

[@akasunanosasori6385]

You can bet middy was the first one who saw that video 😂. I love you mate!

[@malikshabazz2065]

great stuff!

[@hault360]

Personally, if i wrote the snake people origins, I make them the Old One's prototype to lizardmen, the first attempt actually used a small portion of chaos energy in their creation which made then unruly and unfit for the great purpose, so were cast aside and forogt about as then they perfected their method and made the Lizardmen

[@domovoi4209]

I love the animal people. Rat Lizard beast. When I heard there were snake people in WHF I was whaaaat hopefully that will follow the chaos dwarf pack

[@KingofGeo]

What about Amazons and Snakement of Khuresh, they could do it like Woodelves and forest spirits, where you focus on one but can recruit units from the other. Also they could use forests too like a twisted version of WE.

[@ThereCanOnlyBe1Wil]

You need to make a wanted race pack tier list.

[@SleepyFen]

I hope 2023 will be jam packed with content for the game to revitalize its online presence and restore its reputation. There's still so much untapped potential and I can't wait to see what CA have been cooking backstage.

[@austinquinn476]

I like the idea of them being a failed lizardmen race. I think they should lean into a "we were abandoned by the old ones" but preserve the lore that they can't be corrupted by chaos. They are evil because they choose to be, and there is something beautiful in that.

[@johnnicholas1657]

Would certainly play Kuresh. Ind and Araby would love in the game, but kuresh and southern realms factions o could see myself playing regularly

[@M4ST3RP4C3]

I honestly wouldn't minds od they would combine kuresh and ind into one faction.

[@trailblazerlazerrazerd9027]

Well Khuresh could be a sort of a Nubia type of location. But then again they could use that idea for the Southlands. I have an idea for a lost Nehekharan city of some kind that was rebuilt during a time when the Southlands wasn't a massive and likely chaos ridden place of horrors with it's dense jungles and swamps where people still live but for them it's probably like being in Warhammer 40k and on a planet at least 1⅒ as scary as Catachan.

[@Luuuuurve]

Has there been examples of lore and units appearing in Roleplay or Bloodbowl(or any other smaller franchise) making its way back into the bigger franchises like Warhammer Fantasy?

[@aikurin3265]

You say 'A jade wizard' My brain hears ' AJ d' wizard'

[@mitch7235]

Cool! You used art from Cobol Yu!

[@ivanstanchev3483]

I'm brand new when it comes to Warhammer fantasy (or any Warhammer), and when I looked at all the races in Total War, I found it kinda odd that there are no snakes in the Lizardmen faction, yet there are frogs. I'd be more inclined to think that they were a sub-faction of the Lizard-men once upon a time, but were somewhat tainted by Chaos and banished on the other end of the world. And I'd like it better this way, honestly. It will also fit with the idea you quoted, that Snakemen think they're the true rulers of this world, which kinda corresponds to the notion that the Lizardmen are the old ones, firstborn, etc.

[@lenski8306]

What could be a nice teasing would be having khuresh available on the map BUT, just like with Bretonia, having one or two minor faction from Nipon on the coast, like when in our world, Japan tried to invade Korea. Not fully playable faction with mod but Nipon minor factions with like basic units and basic building, like Bretonnia was in Warhammer 1 before Bretonnia was fully available.

[@Ulfrik12]

I feel like the Khureshi Snakemen could be like the Chaos Dwarves or Skaven, where they use Dark Magic and their god/gods are lesser Chaotic deities like the Horned Rat and Hashut.

[@klavicus2276]

Also i think it’s quite certain we get Khuresh (hopefully sooner than later) a great idea would be a giant DLC with Ind vs Khuresh - a man can dream. But i personally am especially excited for Khuresh cause I think they could be a great neutral faction similar to OK just more elegant and mysterious. I also love dinos (lizardmen) and gorgons (snakeppl) I think factions who are ancient, feral but intelligent and full of pride interesting. I also could see an amazing roster like lizardmen have just more cruel/darker like darkelves. (i also looked after the artstation images of the Khuresh project and I have to say some are really cool but some are too crazy/abstract in my opinion like the monster and especially siege units but the infantry and hero units are damn cool!)

[@DutyOutpostAtGarbage]

The snakemen in Conan and Lovecraft used blood magic combined with science so look for a dark elf like culture faction with skaven, mad scientist characteristics

[@danielmcelwain6841]

It makes me wonder if the Splintered Fang Warband for Warcry (AOS version of Kill Team) are a look or prototype for the Khuresh? Their theme is very poison and snake iconography- and in lore they are from a jungle continent in Ghyran and worship the daemonic “Coiling Ones” snake daemons who claim to be children of a Naga Godbeast.

[@OneReallyGrumpyJill]

I could leave a meaningful comment, or, I could just go: "Chaos. Dwarves. Chaos. Dwarves."

[@austinmeyette1468]

Imagine a realms of the east dlc race pack where we have nipon,ind and kurash

[@LCB_Instituto]

Is there a guide that indicates/suggests in which order to read the warhammer fantasy books?

[@Etanexhunter16]

This is the one I want the most out of all of them.

[@AGO339]

i'd like to see them as a new main antagonist to the lizardmen. not corrupted lizardmen, just simply a species that went down a different path in ancient times like have them be perfect opposites to the lizardmen

[@michaelroy7754]

I kind of wish they'd bring the sleeper into the game. Bug people! Cuthulu army!

[@julianmonje8556]

I hope this does come as a DLC 🤞

[@jackruby6696]

I would love for them to be benevolent but arrogant rulers opposed to chaos and willing to work with other factions as long as they benefit

[@piratekingluffy376]

I would hope they’d have access to giant snake units like a Giant anaconda that just swallows entire units

[@honkhonk8119]

They should of do a nippon map mod, like what they did with the abion, but have custom nippon units in it

[@Tentacl]

I just love Naga and everything with egyptian vibes, so this right up my alley

[@shanks2872]

There are multiple factions they could make as dlc and imo they can take their time as long as they make them interesting, fun and complex cause I'm not paying 20 bucks for reskined units and lords. There many more factions of men, there are fishmen and snakemen, chaos barbarians, chaos dwarves, halflings, hobgoblins and strange bugs. And aside from that many more lords and heroes from existing races like neferata and nagash.

[@ollym8355]

I do like the theory of snakemen being jilted by the dark brothers, in favour for those pesky humans

[@ghost101049]

I'm kinda wanting Kuresh over Ind, Nippon, or any other DLC except maybe Aborash. I want all of the above though.

[@Saxonson]

jungle pygmies please!

[@cadetred2695]

i would love some snakes to play together with my lizards

[@dyinginfashion2558]

I’d like for the snake men to be ancient like the dragons of Cathay, not chaos, not inherently evil or anything.

[@Giantwjw]

I really hope we at least get the 2 land mass playable

[@T3nch1]

I can see GW giving the Khuresh their own gods that better represent their own kind; instead of being just unaffiliated with anyone they would have worship for a Jormungandr for big nasty monsters, or a a Couatl for flying snakes, or(given Khuresh' proximity to Nippon) a Yamata no Oroshi for Hydra-esq beasties. Or maybe they'll just end up a subset allied with the Lizardmen. I would /hope/ that Khuresh get's a full filling out but I don't see GW using very sparse model launches to gage interest when it would be more cost effective to gage it and fill out some of the faction with Novels or TTRPG stories with Khuresh as the highlighted location.

[@brandondunlap6213]

Yes we need the snake men!

[@bluemilkalienmonster522]

I have a hard time trying to imagine what the naga snakemen of Khuresh’s roster will be like. I’d imagine that they wouldn’t have any cavalry, because how would a snake ride anything?

[@BearPawSwipe]

There are dinos riding dinos....pretty sure they can find some giant snakes to ride around on! XD

[@DarthEnderX]

Different breeds of snakemen? Some with legs, some without? Just like the Yuan-ti from D&D?

[@lekonbtw3380]

I imagine them as a Evil Lizardmen in general. Snekmen riding bigger Sneks which are also evil just like the Lizardmen. Idk why but I REALLY want them fleshed out

[@draconicusmathiusanytherio7630]

They do have giant death worms like the ones in DUNE

[@mitch7235]

You should check out Cobol Yu’s work on Artstation. It’s awesome! His version of the Snakemen has chariots and bunch of other interesting stuff!😁👍🏻

[@thelordcommander4639]

I feel like they're going to do what they have been doing and do a versus dlc a khurush vs Ind that way they can crunch both and test both for marketing purposes

[@JustFun-wl3jf]

That would be a big dlc with two new races

[@thelordcommander4639]

@@JustFun-wl3jf they did it before they can do it again

[@petarantolovic6484]

@@thelordcommander4639 when?

[@thelordcommander4639]

@@petarantolovic6484 kislev and demons

[@devinphillips8085]

@@thelordcommander4639 they never did that. Dlc races are sold separately and I would rather them keep it that way

[@kaelthas9970]

I personally would prefer Khuresh to not be able to summon monsters, as I think creating monster via blood magic should be a bit more time consuming. I would compare it more creating bone creatures by Tomb Kings that are trained in specific buildings. However, it could be quite nice if, for example, they were upgradeable like Elspeth's artillery, spending some blood resource or something like that.

[@wyattwelton8599]

i want a ind, kuresh, chaos dwarf and southernlands dlc

[@faceoctopus4571]

I thought that the old ones didn't make their races out of nothing, but rather took existing races and modified them. Perhaps the lizardmen are from a population that the Old Ones meddled with, and the Snakemen of Khuresh are their cousins who haven't been modified by the Old Ones.

[@BlackKevin808]

As a SE Asian man myself, I would love for my culture to be represented by bad ass snake men.

[@ondrastonis2944]

IT MUST BE DLC IT MUUUUUST

[@specimenlarry6068]

The snakemen being corrupted lizardmen is so awesome. The snakes would make the perfect foil to the lizards. I would take snakemen dlc over any other faction. The lizardmen being corrupted by vampire magic to become blood sucking snakes is just to cool an idea not to use. Vampire snakes! 🧛‍♂️ 🐍 If the snakemen could raise dead. And had legions of zombie slaves. Bruh. That'd be so cool.

[@lucasjleandro]

CA I want spent money, make this goddamn DLCs

[@ToniBjerkevoll]

this has been awsome if they have made

[@richardkneller7887]

I don't believe the best thing for DLC is for more races/LL's/factions. I want to see a all Lord's update pack. I want to see more customisable generic lords (vamp Lord's with great weapons or dwarf Lord's dual wielding) on TT you could customise your characters basic equipment. I want to see heroes be able to convert into Lord's and vice versa. (Imagine having a lord who's been battered merge into another army act as a hero. Also i want to see a return of lords managing a settlement (though better done, kislev attaman mechanic evolved a bit) Lord's/hero's being put into a unit/given a body guard option, empire hero's work by being put into a unit of knights untill they get a griffon. Necromancers work by being inside a unit of zombies.

[@gsauwce5488]

Definitely want them as a neutral faction or Chaos adjacent. They can ally with Chaos factions but they aren’t Chaos. Kind of like how Skaven function in TW

[@draconicusmathiusanytherio7630]

Yes, I want this

[@johanneshjortshj8646]

Just putting this out there, but what if GW and CA pull a fast one and actually make the snakemen an order faction? Or at least anti-chaos. It's just, I know that TWWH3 is based primarily around chaos, but what if we get a surprise order faction to balance out the surplus of chaos?