This episode contains violence and explicit material. I advise discretion.

Hello everyone, Dominic here. The episode you are about to hear is not part of the main narrative,

nor is it about ancient Egypt specifically. Instead, this episode

is a bit of fun, in which I explore a culture inspired by the art and mythology of pharonic

Egypt. Today, I want to tell you about the Tomb Kings, from the tabletop game Warhammer Fantasy.

The Tomb Kings are a mix of old-school horror movies, ancient Egyptian mythology and art,

with a dash of Lovecraftian horror.

The basic premise of these characters is simple.

Imagine the mummy as seen in classic adventure films and expand that to an entire army.

They are a culture of undead, animated corpses, shambling skeletons and inhuman creatures.

They march from subterranean chambers and tombs, bringing calamity to their foes. Their priests wield arcane

magics to cast spells and re-animate the dead. And they inhabit a world where gods are real,

where demons assault the earthly realms, and where chaotic forces swirl through many

planes of existence. The epitome

of grim, dark fantasy, the Warhammer universe is torn by endless war, and the Tomb Kings move

in that sphere. In concept, the Tomb Kings are simple. Mammies, plus magic, plus dark fantasy,

mixed into a tabletop war game. Superficially,

that is all you need to know, and if none of that sounds like your jam, feel free to disembark

the ride here. Of course, for those in the know, the picture is quite different. The Tomb Kings

have a simple premise, but their fictional history is

vast, an enormous tapestry of stories and legends woven together. Like many fantasy worlds,

the Warhammer universe is dense, rich in law and storytelling. Beyond the tabletop game,

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