In June 2018, a White Dwarf Q&A article alluded to the fact that Slaanesh, having been created by the Eldar in 40'000 lore, could exist in a realm of pleasure located beyond space and time, free to send his minions wherever he pleased, which possibly included the "World-That-Was". Another instance was when the Skaven activated a form of communication device known as the Device of the Great Beyond, which resulted in a brief conversation with a mysterious, alien being whose speech was similar to the Elves. However, Malal would later be retconned completely from Fantasy, while Khaine, along with the rest of the Elven Pantheon, would later be annihilated during the End Times and replaced in the Age of Sigmar.ĭuring the End Times, hints were alluded to 40k races and characters, such as a mysterious Knight in massive Grey Armour (implied to be Kaldor Draigo) who accompanied Araloth during his journey towards Nurgle's Garden, only to eventually be killed. Gods such as Malal and Khaine were originally present in both settings as well. Units like the Soulgrinder (introduced in 8th Edition) are also originally units from the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
This would later change during the Age of Sigmar, however, with the Horned Rat becoming the fifth God of Chaos.īoth settings also share named characters, including N'kari, Kairos, Ka'Bandha, Skarbrand and Ku'gath, though some have different backstories and fates from their 40k counterparts. Both Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 share the same pantheon of the four main Chaos Gods. In 40k, the Warp (the equivalent of Fantasy's Realm of Chaos) is said to transcend both reality and time. Most of the aligning lore comes from Chaos.
Furthermore, after several decades of distancing 40k and Fantasy from a shared setting, contradictory lore now exists that makes the concept almost impossible to implement as official canon.ĭespite this, Games Workshop will occasionally introduce "Easter Eggs" that reference both settings. However, any clear ties between the two universes were completely severed by Games Workshop in early editions of the game.
This was said because the Old Ones were featured in both settings, and were believed to have created both the Orks and Eldar from the 40,000 universe. Upon Warhammer 40,000's release in the 1980's, it was claimed that the Warhammer World actually resided within the 40k Universe, located somewhere in the Chaos-warped "Eye of Terror".
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