The Great Darkness has come to Necromunda. A pinprick of light erupts in this endless night, Cinderak City is aflame. Under cover of shadow Lady Credo orchestrates an assassination attempt against Lord Helmawr.
Before the dust from all these events even has a chance to settle, new sparks sizzle in the second Ash Wastes campaign book, The Aranathian Succession – The Vaults of Temenos.
Lady Credo continues her machinations against House Helmawr, moving pieces on the board while his heir apparent, Lady Haera, attempts to take back lost territory in Hive Primus with the help of ruthless Enforcers. The growing resentment of the people is channelled via the seductive power of faith, and the Redemptionists whip the masses into a frenzy.
Thousands flock to join a pilgrimage stretching from the Great Crater to the ruins of the Mercator Gate. Led by a mysterious Prophet, they march on Hive Temenos, where he claims the remains of the so-called Lost Saint rest deep within its ancient vaults.
Few are immune to the religious fervour spreading across Necromunda, and gangs of all sizes begin to fall to the Redemptionists. No-one is as upset by this as Thane Mormaer of House Cawdor. His monopoly on piety slipping from his grasp, he declares the Prophet a heretic and gathers a great army to tackle the pilgrimage before it can reach its terminus.
From the high towers of Hive Temenos, Cardinal Ahrmund, a devoted ally of House Helmawr, is tormented by dreams of the Lost Saint. Losing a hive in the Palatine Cluster is not high on the list of Lady Haera’s things to do, especially with so many opportunists taking advantage of the confusion to try and topple House Helmawr. Lady Credo even sends lovable scamp Kal Jericho (an illegitimate Helmawr scion himself) on a daring mission to snatch Lord Gerontius’ stasis casket.
With Ash Waste Nomads gangs preying on the flanks of this zealous and many-legged beast, Thane Mormaer attempting to purge the heretics from behind, and the garrisoned walls of Hive Temenos ahead, Cardinal Ahrmund seals the fate of Temenos with one momentous decision – and the Living Saint emerges…
Pre-order The Aranthian Succession: The Vaults of Temenos tomorrow to find out exactly how it all goes down with expansive pages of lore detailing internecine conflict, tales of betrayal, and long-buried secrets.