Many travellers to the ash wastes find themselves unprepared for the sheer vastness – and lethality – of their chosen holiday destination. While the beautiful brown skies, radiation-bleached sands, and unparalleled freedoms may make the wastes seem like an ideal getaway, you’ll want to learn all you can before braving the Ash Nomads’ home turf.
Luckily, the creators of Necromunda: Ash Wastes are here with the low-down on the blighted surface of this wasted planet. Pay close attention and the chances of your trip coming to a sticky end may even drop below 90%!
We also have a few tips of our own to make your stay in the wastes a happy and healthy one. Please note that tourists visit at their own risk, and Warhammer Community takes no responsibility for injuries sustained during your awesome ash wastes campaigns.
Things to See
Millennia spent outside the control of House Helmawr has given the Ash Wastes Nomads a culture all of their own, shunning many of the technologies enjoyed by hivers. By scavenging discarded materials to build their quaint settlements, each charming village looks different from the last, ensuring you’ll never run out of places to visit.
Should you come under attack from any ne'er-do-wells out there, scattered detritus provides a convenient oasis of cover from flying bullets. Although it limits your escape routes, freedom away from the hive sprawl is also great for any landscape enthusiasts, who can enjoy stunning, unobstructed views of Hive Primus.
Things to Do
Meeting the locals is always a highlight of any good holiday, and the nomads don’t disappoint. Their aversion to any machine more complicated than a rifle breeds a fascinating relationship with the local wildlife, providing some of the best opportunities to get hands-on with the majestic local macro-insects.
Feeding the local dustback helamites comes highly recommended. These creatures are similar in appearance to regular household pests, yet big enough to carry a fully-laden rider, and many tourists enjoy Nomad-sponsored feeding activities so much they never return at all.
With such wide-open spaces and no pesky Palanite Enforcers around to impose ‘traffic safety laws’ upon honest gangers, the ash wastes are prime racing territory. Groups use whatever scrap vehicle they can find to roar across the open wasteland, and though sometimes these excursions might look like a hostile takeover of gang territory, we’re told that’s all just part of the fun.
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