Xenology: Notes and Research from the Alien Bestiary of by Simon Spurrier

By Simon Spurrier

This heritage e-book is an Inquisition research into the various alien risk that threatens the Imperium. In a far-flung learn station on Biegel nine, a renegade inquisitor has amassed jointly a suite of extraterrestrial beings from around the galaxy and is protecting them alive to review. whilst a rival inquisitor is distributed to enquire his heretical menagerie, he uncovers many stuff top left undiscovered. With lovely history information on all of the major alien races of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, and a few new discoveries to boot, it really is jam-packed with striking new art, together with distinct dissections of the topics investigated. darkish secrets and techniques are published, not just in regards to the attention-grabbing creatures less than scrutiny, but in addition the operating of the shadowy Ordo Xenos itself. This e-book is a needs to for any fanatics of extraterrestrial beings and the Warhammer 40,000.

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First and foremost is the same desire that leads any Promethean to seek others of his kind: companionship. Few enough of the Created exist at any given time that denying oneself the company of any of them out of hand may seem overly harsh to a lonely Promethean. When one is shunned or even hunted by the vast majority of the world’s population, turning one’s back on any sentient comradeship is a difficult prospect to consider. Even for those who have had the fortune to find and bond with others of their own kind, a new face, a new voice, a new perspective is a rare commodity.

Even for those who have had the fortune to find and bond with others of their own kind, a new face, a new voice, a new perspective is a rare commodity. Even if that interaction is dangerous and reminds one of one’s own deep and inherent flaws, it is still full of potential for companionship. New perspectives also offer the possibility of exposure to new experiences and new insights on the Pilgrimage. Not all Centimani began their existences following the Refinement of Flux. Most came to it through one of the more traditional pathways, meaning they may have traveled the same philosophical road and dealt with the same dilemmas that a non-Centimanus they encounter is currently facing.

This ability may be used more than once per day, but only one Reagent point may be spent per roll. The bonus can be applied to Social rolls, combat, Transmutations, rolls meant to resist other supernatural powers or anything else in which a supernatural being is involved. Redeemed Boon: The Redeemed character enters human existence with the Unseen Sense Merit, but instead of choosing a specific area, she is left with a sensitivity to all supernatural phenomenon. When this Merit is triggered, the player may roll Wits + Occult for the character to recognize a previously encountered phenomenon, but does not gain an inherent knowledge of it.

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