Cover artwork of Lords of the Lance
Lords of the Lance is a Warhammer: The Old World novel that tells the story of Baron Lothar Aquilena's son being taken hostage in the Land of the Dead. Despite a deep-seated rift between Duke Carrard of Quenelles and the baron, they reluctantly join forces, embarking on a perilous expedition into the accursed land.[1]
The story highlights chivalry triumphing over personal animosities as noble knights strive to rescue a kidnapped nobleman's son from the grasp of the Undead.[1]
Canon Conflicts[]
The Bretonnian and Tomb Kings Arcane Journals and Graham McNeill's Lords of the Lance novel present conflicting accounts regarding the canon gender of Septhah. In Lords of the Lance, Septhah is referred to as the "Amaranthine Queen" and is addressed as "she." However, in both Arcane Journals, Septhah is identified as a king.
Specifically, on page 17 of the Tomb Kings' Arcane Journal, the liche Ashurtak aims to "reclaim the body of King Septhah and return him to Settra's service." Graham McNeill's work contains several inconsistencies, such as referring to the current King of Bretonnia as "good King Louen Leoncoeur" and, toward the end of the book, describing King Louen's coat of arms as a rampant lion on a Bretonnian ship rather than King Louen Orc-Slayer's dragon.
Trivia[]
Graham McNeill also mentioned the city of Myrmidens: "It took the better part of the first day's travel before the fleet reached the mouth of the lagoon, sailing past the sprawling cliffport of Myrmidens, a raucous city founded by exiles from Luccini many years ago and which now served as a marketplace for sellswords."[1a][2][3]
The backstory of Myrmidens was originally a work of fan fiction written before 2003, and was never published in any officially-sanctioned canon Warhammer material. Instead, it was listed as an excerpt from Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition: Renegade Crowns, but that sourcebook actually did not mention the city at all, thus making Myrmidens the first example of fan-created lore being officially canonised by Games Workshop in an official product.[2][3]
Sources[]
- 1: Lords of the Lance (Novel) by Graham McNeill
- 1a: Ch. 2
- 2: https://www.madalfred.com (Author's Personal Website)
- 3: Interview with MadAlfred: The Shaper from the Shadows