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Osho hee. 0e nee a nen‘With every expedition, the explorers who set out from Precipice unlock more ofthe Blackstone
Fortress’ secrets, Countless riches avait those who can find them - and countless dangers also.
“Amongst the roving squads of heretical warriors, the prowling packs of snarling predators and
the eldrtch defence systems ofthe frtres itself, anew threat has been sighted. A monstrous
beast lurks in the darkness, one that i feared throughout the Imperium and beyond. Its an
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Wherever they are encountered, Ambulls sow rampant destruction. They tear thelr way
through rock, metal and intervening bodies with equal eas, leaving vast tunnel networks and
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perfect hunting ground for such a creature. Within the perpetual gloom, the Ambll senses all,
burrowing ts way through the shifting chambers as it closes in on its next victim.
11 falls tothe brave and brash souls who journey nto the Blackstone Fortress to find a way to
stem the devastation. The explorers must steel themselves for a challenge unlike any they have
Pete ee ee ee eee ee etINTRODUCTION
‘The Amball sa deadly foe, hardy enough to survive the harshest environments and able to
this expansion, the explorers willbe tasked wit
‘overcoming them:
The Dreaded Anbull isan expansion for
Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress
that adds anew quest to be undertaken by
groups of explorers who are brave enough
to sek out the lair ofthis most dangerous
-XENOLOGIST'S REPORTve ee
AFTER THE QUEST
“The quest forthe Ambul lair is just the begin
_more ofthese creatures on your journeys through the Blackstone Fortress.
Allo the cards from the Dreaded Ambul
‘expansion ae marked with a symbol allowing
them tobe added to and removed from your
‘existing Blackstone Fortress card decks with
tse, enabling fll customisation of your
Blackstone Fortress adventures.
The Miniatures and Encounter Cards
You cana the miniatres from this
expansion tothe Blackstone Fortress game
for other quests you may embark upon in
the tae, To dos, when setting up an
expedition for that quest, or during one-off
times, simply add the Dreaded Ambull
encounter cards to your encounter deck.
This means that there is a chance thatthe
Ambull and Borewyrm Infestations will
‘appear while playing through other quests
this luo allows yu to replay ones you
have aleady completed witha new element,
ss wellas ensuring anew challenge for
‘one-off expeditions,
The Discovery Deck
1g: The spawn ofthis terrible beast are at large and it wont belong before you encounter
_guests. These card are marked with
symbol so that they canbe identified easily
and removed from the othe discovery deck
Should they become mixed together
The Exploration Cards
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“Ambull ni should not be xed in with the
discovery cards fom the quest forthe hidden
‘saul for playing one-off games, of futureTHE BEAST WITHIN
Amidst the acons-old detritus and roving hostils encountered within the Blackstone Fortress, there arc tlitale sigs ofa newly emerging
threat
Monstrous roars echo inthe darkness, and enormous rents in the chamber walls hint atthe power and ferocity of some as-yet unscen
ntty. Rumours begin to circulate amongst the denizens of Precipice, terrifying some and intriguing others.
Amongst the adhoc council of Precipice
axethose intrepid explorers who were ist
to arrive atthe Blackstone Fortress. It wis
they who discovered the Styian Aperture
an frst anchored their rato the node
‘of warp-entangled space, cobbing together
the ramshackle staging post that now
use byl ater comers. They were there at
‘the beginning and itisthey who know the
rate ofthe best hat roams the fortress
. In short,
the ears that an Ambul lose within
the Blackstone Fortes have gained a
troubling degre of credulity. A search
of my manuscript bank ha produced
several texts on Ambulls which shall
review before proceeding futher. Inthe
spirit of imperial diligence Thave also
checked the materials [have at hand
for mention of the Grey Duchess, Se
appears only once, mentioned in passing
fn the histories of India. The reference
Is several centuries ald, suggesting one
of two conclusions either her name s
‘moniker that has been used by more
‘than one individual, or the resilience
ofthis Gey Duches surpasses that for
which she has ben given creditnatural instincts ofthe Ambul would lead
it toga tune network that extended
deep into the fortress. Before leaving,
she proclaimed that she would return to
Precipice bearing greater riches than anyone
had ever seen,
The Grey Duchess, her fellow explores and
the Ambull were never seen again, and until
recently it was believed that ll had perished
‘on thei ill-fated expedition.
TO HUNT IN THE SHADOWS
(those entities who choose to enter the
halls ofthe Blackstone Fortress - of who
are brought within its bounds aginst heir
will- most are at the mercy of whatever
latent setience dives the colstl structure.
Explorers and hostils alike ae only able
to travel where the magley transport take
them, and ~ifUhey ever hope to get out again
= muet use every means at thei disposal to
‘maintain their bearings in the constantly
rearranging interiors. Bu the Ambll not
subject o sch constraints, Its massive talons
and mandibles allow itt tea through the
walls orsand clings of the chambers at
Frightening speed, pushing its way through
the rents creates before the metalic
surfaces are able to reform themsclves. ts
insensitivity to intense radiation and ability
to quickly regenerate damaged tissue enable
itto wade through the fortres? manifold
defence systems with near impunity, allowing
itto continually extend ts terstory. Asa
species, these creatures are at thelr most
dangerous in the dark confines ofan energy
soaked subterranean envionment, nd in the
Dlackstone Fortress the Ambul as found an
‘deal stalking ground
As those venturing from Precipice atempt
to uncover the Blackstone Fortress’ secrets,
‘more and more return with tals of gruesome
losses, Roars eco in the darkness then the
“Ambul emerges seemingly out of nowhere,
‘mauling those in its path with beta
sfficency and dragging dismembered bodies
back nt the darkness, Those who manage
to escape with theives have alo reported
encountering thick custersofBorewyrms,
the larval spawn ofthe Ambulls: These larvae
feast on energy-eiting archeotech that
Ssabundant within the fortress a8 well as
‘on the mangled bodies of dead explorers.
The presence of Borewyrms has led to the
terrifying conclusion that the Ambul has
‘established anes somewhere deep within the
fortes, Should ts larvae reach maturity in
suficent numbers, the fortress could soon
be overrun with Ambulls. Aside from the
‘obvious dangers this would pose to ongoing
‘exploration attempts the most pressing
concern amongst the inabitants of Precipice
‘sthat the Ambul could do catastrophic
damage to the fortes itself peshap casing
the Siygian Aperture to become willy
‘unstable or boring into and unleashing some
reservoir of apocalyptcally potent energy“The presence ofthe Ambull also appears
to have altered to some degree the internal
‘workings ofthe Blackstone Forres. Magley
transports have started depositing their
‘oceupants in chambers through which the
Ambul has recently passed. Furthermore,
‘wherever the beat and its arae ate foxnd
0 00 are other host entities within the
fortress Being herded, Iseems thatthe
fortes i steering its occupants towards
the Ambull, possibly asa defensive measure
agains a parasite t cannot hope to contain,
‘or perhaps to bring about the mutual
destruction ofall organisms within its walls
‘Only time wil eed is tre motivation
UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
Among the data traders on Precipice is an
‘ousted Adeptus Mechanicus Genet by
the name of Gandar Set. A withered and
Wwild-eyed man, his mind and body have
been ravaged by decades of indulgence in
various bo-narcotis of his own creation.
‘et despite his fiendish demeanour, Set is
the foremost authority on Ambulls ~ atleast
Within the uncharted reaches surrounding
the Blackstone Fortress. When the frst hints
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that the Ambull was stil alive within the
fortes began creulating, Set immediately
started gathering every piece of information
Ihe could As the ramours morphed ito
indisputable sightings and terrifying accounts
‘of combat, the Genetor Began harvesting
scrap materials wth which to construct an
‘Ambull research station aboard Precipice.
Upon learning what he was doing, the