Editing Khuresh

'''Khuresh''' or the '''Hinterlands of Khuresh''', is the [[Warhammer Fantasy]] version of Vietnam and South East Asia.

It has a few [[High Elf]] outposts there and it is overrun with human-sacrificing snake creatures ruled by "Blood Naga" queens, whose appetites reportedly shame even [[Neferata]]. These creatures are rather mysterious and are either [[Beastmen]] or, more likely, [[Chaos]] mutated [[Lizardmen]] from an abandoned Old One City shown on the map. Snakemen had miniatures back in Third Edition (but with no rules to play) and were even in [[Blood Bowl]], but nowadays the only thing we definitely have in canon that is linked to those serpents is a '''White Sistrum''', a magic rattle-drum that brings madness to any listener.

[[Derp|Interestingly]], the [[High Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)|High Elves 6th & 7th edition army books]] reversed Cathay's and Khuresh's positions, with Cathay being in the south and Khuresh being in the north near the [[Eastern Steppes]].

Known locations of interest include:
* Lost City of the Old Ones - Fuck if we know what's in there, but considering Khuresh's proximity to the [[Chaos Wastes|Southern Chaos Wastes]], it's likely a corrupted temple city.
* Warpstone Deposit - A large deposit of Warpstone, somehere south of the Lost City.
* [[Forest Goblins|Forest Goblin]] Tribes - The northern jungles and forests of Khuresh are infested with a large number of the little bastards, presumably LARPing as vietcong.
* Northern Gate of Calith - The Northern half of the two Gates of Calith, a fortified High Elf outpost built on the southernmost peninsula of Khuresh across from its sister outpost on the northernmost peninsula of the Southern Chaos Wastes. Basically a High Elf analogue to Singapore. It's current status is unknown, as two years before [[Storm of Chaos|one of two]] [[The End Times|great fuck-ups happened]], a multi-clan [[Skaven]] task force under [[Clan Eshin]] nearly destroyed it, only barely being beaten back by the elves. Later that same year, their Mage Lord Torinubar was assassinated by an Eshin ninja-rat.

According to Andy Hall of [[Total War: WARHAMMER]] fame, there are (or were) some [[Old World]] colonies in Khuresh (probably [[Bretonnia|Bretonnian]], cuz Indochina), but it's unknown if they managed to survive all the way up to the [[End Times]]. It is also stated that the Snakemen are agressive and expansionist, and want to conquer at least southern [[Cathay]].
[[File:Snakeman of Kuresh.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Slithering onto the field for the first time in 2022, there is this guy]]

As of February 2022, we got some sort of hint towards inclusion of Khuresh into [[Total War: WARHAMMER|Total War: WARHAMMER III]] and [[Warhammer: The Old World]]. You see, in one of loading screens there is a Li Dao quote where he has an usual [[Butthurt|butthurt]] over not being appreciated by his siblings and parents. However, Nagas mentioned there are strangely spelled "Naggas", [[Games Workshop|as if someone is trying to sloppily trademark the name to make more money]]. Still, it is too early to tell for sure.

More recently the [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] 4th Edition's supplement “The Imperial Zoo” adds a little bit of new information about Khuresh. Specifically, it retcons Dread Maw (some sort of dragon-worm creature) from being a [[Chaos Wastes]] monster (as it was in the Monstrous Arcanum) to a Khureshi one. While WFRP can go beyond the boundaries of canon sometimes, it is still a prominent new addition to the lore of that region. 

Then, in July 2022 GW released a new Snakemen mini, called '''Boa Kon'ssstriktr''' ("Boa Constrictor" for the pun-deprived), in years... for Blood Bowl. Still, it's very unexpected and could probably indicate that British overlords are developing Khuresh in silence similar to how they released a few token squat models for Necromunda a couple years prior to them releasing an armybook for the Leagues of Votann.
==Links==
* [https://www.worldanvil.com/w/warhammer-fan-concept3A-hinterlands-of-khuresh-furious-ming Fan art of what Khureshi Snakemen and their civ would look live]

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