In battle this is exactly how the Skyweavers fight – shuriken cannons loosing a torrent of mono-molecular discs to scythe through armour and sever limbs. To the Harlequins, the Skyweavers represent part of the brood of the Cosmic Serpent from Eldar myth, a writhing mass of flying serpents that strikes down the Laughing God’s foes with their fiery bites. The riders in the picture above represent the Skyborne Prince and the Great Falcon, the masks on the bikes themselves representing masculine and feminine aspects, Death and the Laughing God himself.

The Skyweavers play a mysterious role in the plays of the Harlequins and a deadly one on the battlefield. While the pilot steers the jetbike with incomparable grace, the Harlequin on the rear deals death with each swing of his bolas or thrust of his zephyrglaive. Skyweavers are swift, lethal jetbikes that plunge into battle with guns blazing, the roaring of their engines rising like a crescendo as they weave through the fray. Passing through the enemy lines in a blur of motion, Skyweavers leave nothing but explosions and death in their wake. The Skyweavers are the most audacious of the Harlequins, daredevils who speed into war on the back of swift jetbikes. We hope you enjoy the issue – come back next week for even more exciting features on the warriors of the Laughing God. Phew! Elsewhere, we also show you a slice of a simply incredible converted Ork army – if you like what you see here, you’ll find a massive 22 pages more of it in issue 14 of our sister publication Warhammer: Visions, where Waaagh! Git Stix is, quite fittingly, the Army of the Month. We’ve got all the info on this fantastic new kit, plus a painting guide and full rules, in this very issue of White Dwarf, along with a brand-new Harlequin-based scenario for your games of Warhammer 40,000. Editor: Jes Bickham Publisher: Paul Lyons Īnd so the Harlequins prove to be a full-on faction to be reckoned with on the battlefields of the 41st Millennium with the arrival of the Skyweavers – lightning-fast two-man jetbikes equipped with devastating weaponry.

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