GENESTEALER CULTS

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Used without permission. No challenge to their status intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners. G be stopped.” “It is good that we know this” While theMagister continued a young lefttheauditorium. mancarefully “Silence!” started topanic. even some horrified, some themselves, amongst talking started people then quiet, fell auditorium entire the moment a For you want tosurvive becausemy Acolytes byheartif such already aninfestationon this planet.”will learnthem foundtraces of you them, read will you infestation, Genestealer a of sign recognizetelltale to information containing data-slates out hand will assistant “My The olderofficersat down again, somewhat embarrassed by hisown words. aren’t thisrace.” stoppedontime,you cannotimaginethesheerferocityof tors” “I will decide what is and is not heresy! The creatures I am describing to you are a part species of that can only be described as the perfect preda An olderofficercalledout–“ They willsabotage theplanetsdefencesasHive Fleet approaches, cripplingourability toeffectively defendourselves.” the planetisready forconsumptionandwhen such aHive theCult,planetisdoomed. Fleet answers thecallof A nest, a so called Genestealer Cult can reach adulthood within fifty years; they will call out to their brethren across the stars, and will tell them start will and our blessed Imperialsociety,nest infiltrating alllayers breaking of downourstructurestheir fromwithin. to loyal completely still are descent Genestealer of “humans” These predator’s evolution. the of epitome the are they These children reach adulthood at an astounding rate and thus able to sire generation,a new each generation looks more human; arethey smart, called Hive Mindasare theirmutatedparents. and so so to that mutate can they them bear though Genestealer these young, children areGenestealers arethey not but full connected to their so are” you right “How “How canthesemonsters hideamongstus?They don’t lookhuman” even lecturing chair andalarge image thedreaded genestealer of appeared onthelarge Holo-Screen. “They are among us, they are clawing our society at and the they areroots of very, very dangerous” Loud murmurs filledtheauditoriumforamoment. Genestealer orClawfiend, thoughthelastnameishighly inaccurate.” Ruinous Powers and their great fleets. Today I will lecture you on the the behaviour Corporapator Hominis and better methods known of as the “No, the I greatestthought not. Thethreats Corporaptor to Hominis the is Imperium; one some of say the this threat is greatereven than that of “ letters: big with “Does anybody inthisroomknowwhat thisis?” it on wrote and blackboard the to walked throat, his scraped man old The Immediately everyone sat down,allwas silent. themostholy Emperor’s“My nameisMagisterGregorius theOrdo Xenosof Nominus, Inquisition.” Iamservantof “Attention, would everybody pleasesitdown”– G – the old Magister almost shouted – “ –theoldMagister criedoutagain –“ Minutes seemlike tothelecturingchair. hoursuntilanoldsternmansteps ArbitesPDF,tus and largevoicesthe echoin wondering hall, why meeting.werethis they herefor called alike, officers non-commissioned Adep and officers commissioned auditorium, the enter officers roupsof An Early Warning – the Magister said – “ – said Magister the – An EarlyWarning – he thought – “ you speak of these creatures as if you respect them, admire them, thatisheresy!” you admire respect them, them, thesecreatures asif you speakof hespoke. –heasked loudly, andnotasoulspoke I havethese cults personally seen of the effects I have also these witnessed Cults what happens if and yet so wrong, Genestealers have the unique ability to infect humans with their Gene Seed Gene their with humans infect to ability unique the haveGenestealers wrong, so yet and steps must be taken,steps we carefully, must act, but we must not fail, the Great Devourer must not We theGenestealer, shallcontinueontheanatomy andtheirweak of points.” –ayoung juniorofficerspoke. – the Magister pushed a button on the C r o t p a r o p r o H s i n i m o ”. - -

I: An Early Warning ------to capture a Genestealer on a forbidden planet and an already existing cult introduces the sewers; Hive into the fourth generation offspring of a atmosphere the enters Genestealer a containing Pod Gene a of burn up; doesn’t a planet and cultists worshipping to the capture a Great Genestealer on ecosystem;introduce it to the planets Devourer a forbidden manage planet and a small fraction of a Hive Fleet make a mock attack on a Space Hulk leaving one or more Genestealer Mates or Hybrids on the vessel. Generation Fourth volution of the Cult of volution The The third generation hybrids are even more human To prevent them they prevent the from revealing Genestealer, To This second generation will mature quickly and mu Fortunately the cult does not mature overnight, but in but overnight, mature not does cult the Fortunately if they do ovipositors these will not creatures still have have warped human like reproductive organ, and they hybrid generation third a to birth give or sire to able are within two and a half months; children from impreg equally fast. grow woman nated become sometimes can and generation, second the than a part of but normal more society, often than not they Normally Normally it all starts with a single genestealer which starts to infect its people ovi with the Gene Seed from victim, the of DNA the changes Seed Gene The positor. causes a which deal great of includ physical mutation, ing changes to their physical health and reproductive days. within several systems, seek will They Mind. Hive the to adhere eventually will the and Cult, the expand so and reproduce to mates out infected and their mates will gather round the Gene­ monstrous their to birth give and nest a create to stealer children. tate into a Genestealer Hybrid – these crea dangerous tures are more human, but usually not human enough to be part of Sometimes normal these Imperial society. second generations also have ovipositors which will speed up the expansion of the Genestealer Cult. Even belled Xenos Extremis or even Xenos Terminus. or even belled Xenos Extremis E • • • • be often will result the but endless, are possibilities The the same, a heretical situation which can lead to cata events. strophic the course of decades several the cult can on take very The dangerous proportions. Ordo Xenos of the Inqui sition always classifies the possibility of a Genestealer Cult as Xenos Majoris, and matured cults may be la - Genestealer Cults Genestealer Genestealer Cults Genestealer do these Cults come Cults these w do The coming into existence of such a cult starts when a when starts cult a such of existence into coming The Eventually the brood will grow and in the end you will you end the in and grow will brood the Eventually If heretical cults weren’t bad enough for the Imperium Imperium the for enough bad weren’t cults heretical If sure make always cult a of is such generation first The Cult is not always the result of but more heresy, often than not in will end up in heresy. normal somehow genestealer appears on a planet. This ways; unsavoury can be done on several The Cult of the God Emperor spreads the entire galaxy galaxy entire the spreads Emperor God ofthe Cult The so as a whole, mankind also oppresses but and protects eventually people will try to find away out; the most common way is through criminal activity but others, seeking something greater than themselves, turn to a start of The Genestealer different of kind worshipping. Ho existence? into also try to corrupt the mortal population and convert them to worshipping the Patriarch as a god. The cult of all layers will infiltrate society and topple eventually planetarysound defencesand and quo status ruling the orbit. fleet enters in the planets doom as the hive that that they remain hidden from sight, using a Hive’s old onlythey out hide; come to infrastructure subterranean food, for or brood their expend to either things, two for and in both cases people start to disappear. will they other, each to loyal fiercely family, large a have population. destroy truly can cults these matured once with, cope to hive a Tyranid attract or time, worse a over community fleet. members of the brood and allows them to communi cate and coordinate their actions. The more members a certain brood has the more effective it becomes and eventually creatures such as Patriarchs and Cult Magi there from born; is Cult true a and existence, into come they can start infiltrating andconverting the human Genestealer Cults are the insidious result of a Gene­ stealer or its spawn entering a mortal large population and starting to procreate, either through infection or plain sexual intercourse. Through this more reproduction Genestealer Hybrids come into existence, Mind, a this a Hive creates connects mental link which and What are Genestealer are Genestealer What Cults?

II: Genestealer Cults the backbone of the brood. One the Second Genera Second the One brood. the of backbone the form will who generation second the to birth give to where itiswarm peoplecome toinvestigate. and few ple are infected, preferably somewhere deep in the hive and his mates will start building a nest while more peo Genestealer the infection initial the after say; to so nest and soforevery setback there isanadvancement. too try improve and refine their methods infiltration, of they Cults, individual the by unnoticed gone havenot Ordothe turn But their down. Xenos’son them efforts lationcountless billions of it almost impossible to track their top priorities to stop these cults, but with a popu of one made has Xenos Ordo the and Imperium, the to gravedanger a is Cults the of threats insidious The Genestealer Cult beunderestimated.it shouldn’t the cult, and though this Hive Mind does have a range, of size the with increasesresolve This cult. the of tion hive mind also increases the intelligence and determina this hive mind to communicate with each other,use but can this they mind, hive the to connected all are they matured. cult hasfully the indicates also this mature are hybrids generation fourth the when cult, the stage of final the are hybrids generation fourth The human. purely be will children later genestealer); one generation a (thus genestealer strain pure a be always will mother generation fourth a of offspring first The months. nine of period nancy ond and Third Generation they do have a normal preg babiesdelivered bynormalchildbirth. Unlike Sec the their have must and ovipositors have never they brids hy generation third the like and ways, conventional man society. most dangerous, because they can always blend into hu the are these hybrids different Magus.the all Cult’s Of the into evolve eventually might these of one time of course the over and powers psychic manifest hybrids generation fourth these of Many human. VoidBorn a bald and have large eyes they can easily be mistaken for arevery close arethey though human, being to usually ing rate. astound same the babiesat their deliverwoman nated impreg seed, Hybrid male the of qualities cancerous the Through nine. normal the of instead months within five baby a deliver to able are they therefore and tions they work much quicker than with muta normal human internal their to due but systems, reproductive like human havecreaturessociety.wretched Impe Theserial into accepted be to mutations many too have Not long thereafter the Genestealer Mates will start will Mates Genestealer the thereafter long Not a haven, safe a have to is thing important most The common: in thing one have do generations the All throughreproduce also generationscan fourth These The creatures spawned by the third generation hybrids T a ctis ------often the previous mates who weren’t infected but were victims, new infect to start will Genestealers newborn the reproduce: to is Hybrids GenerationFourth the of roleImportant Another planet. the of defence and ture struc power the control that places other and ernor Gov Planetary the of council the Enforcers, the and Arbites Adeptus the (PDF), Forces Defence Planetary Fourthgenerationsthe organisationsthe are as such of the Adeptus Arbites or the Inquisition. Favoured targets most Genestealer Cults are discovered and destroyed by stagethe wherealso is process;this tedious and long a gainto power.industries and institutes Imperial This is human, will now use their superior abilities to infiltrate by then. PatriarchGenestealer a probably haveevolvedto most will brood the started who Genestealer original The generationeventually give birth Fourthto Generations. third The mutated. less usually are generations these to expand to the higher levels the Under Hive,of since as incubators generations. fornew used and nest the lockedinside often up are mates not are that hybrids the byprocreate;impregnated woman and hunt to start will grownthey full are Hybrids tion repeat thecycle. and cults new start to attacks mock after Hulks Space or planet on planted be to fleet hive the join will bers the planetwillbeaneasyprey. system defence damaged heavily or working no with and attack then will Fleet Hive The defenceless. it ing by know and throw the planet into absolute chaos leav the power structures of which they are often a vital part The Cult will start attacking vital defences, break down stage.final its enter will Cult Genestealer the decades, Hive Fleet approaches the planet, which could well take call this the When consumption. for ready hearing is planet the knows Fleet Hive Tyranid Any stars. the the pawns are in place, the Patriarch will call out across every cycle. proportions religious more take will who cult the of icon living a become will Patriarch the while cult the future Cult Magus. This child will become the leader of has evolved enough a talented Psyker will be born, the power by now. teed, better yet, the Cult should already have significant their work properly, the broods security will be guaran done haveGenerations Fourth the Now, god.if living a as Patriarch the worship usually will who increase, also will Brothers Brood of Number Themembers. its of intelligence the increase Pure Mind, Hive and the to Mates Strains Hybrid, of addition the by so, and human incubators fortheirnewborn. as Generations Fourth and Third Second, the by used The Fourth Generation Hybrid, appearing completely Thirdthe Once Generations arebrood the born starts After consuming the planet the surviving cult mem cult surviving the planet the consuming After all when and mass” “critical certain a reaching After The reproduction cycles will go on, and once the Cult expand will Cult the and itself repeat will cycleThis - - - - -

II: Genestealer Cults - - - el 25 30 F 50 WP Wounds: 40 Per nt 30 I 50 Ag T 60 Xenos Majoris. S 55 6/12/18/36 Claw Claw (1d10+13 R, Pen 3, Tearing), Bite Exoskeleton (All 6). Exoskeleton Heightened Senses (Sight, Hearing), Berserk Dark Dark Sight, Natural Multiple Weapons, Arms, BS — Acrobatics, Awareness +10, Concealment +20, Awareness Acrobatics, 55 Genestealer Patriarch WS Movement: Skills: Command Climb, +10, Dodge, Silent Tracking Move, +20. +10, Survival Talents: Charge, Sprint, Crushing Takedown, Lightning Blow, Reflexes (1d10+10), Assassin as a Full Action). Strike, attacks (Three Swift Attack Traits: Fear 3, Natural Armour 6, Hive Mind, Rending Claws 3, Ovipositor, From Beyond**, Hulking, Super Node, Hypnotic Gaze, Unnatural Strength (×2), Resistance (Fear). Weapons: (1d10+12 R, Infection*). Armour: Rating: Threat for further trait * See ovipositor details alien minds their truly reflect ** To Species: Corporaptor Hominis Superior Species: Corporaptor start and infection first the caused who genestealer The the become to grows eventually cult Genestealer the ed even an is Patriarch The family. ofthe Patriarch revered it’s Genestealer: normal a than creature dangerous more large, intelligent and vicious. He will lead and guide the family until a Cult Magus arises to rule the family in his the stead; has Cult when arisen Magus the Patri arch will step back and be worshipped while it slowly begins to feel the calling of the stars. to larger grow Its eyes and head the much, doesn’tchange appearance external and internal the and brain, larger its encompass skeleton grows larger more rigid. A Genestealer Patri is a truly frightening. arch ch Patriar Genestealer - - - el 15 15 F 35 WP Wounds: 35 Per Creatures Creatures nt 20 I 55 Ag T 55 Xenos Majoris. S 50 5/10/15/30 Claw Claw (1d10+7 R, Pen 2, Tearing), Bite Exoskeleton (All 4). Exoskeleton Heightened Senses (Sight, Hearing), Berserk Dark Dark Sight, Natural Multiple Weapons, Arms, BS — Acrobatics, Awareness +10, Concealment +20, Awareness Acrobatics, 55 Genestealer WS * See ovipositor trait for further trait * See ovipositor details 2, Ovipositor. Weapons: (1d10+5 R, Infection*). Armour: Rating: Threat Talents: Charge, Sprint, Crushing Takedown, Lightning Blow, Resistance Catfall, Strike, Assassin (1d10+10), Reflexes (Fear). Traits: Fear 1, Natural Armour 4, Hive Mind, Rending Claws Movement: Skills: Climb +10, Dodge, Silent Move, +10, Tracking Sur +20. vival ovipositor in their tongues or just to eat. Its exoskeleton exoskeleton Its eat. to just or tongues their in ovipositor oily tint. and shiny and has a purplish is always centre two limbs are also clawed, they are more used for used more are they clawed, also are limbs two centre stream is head Their items. manipulating and grabbing eyes two have they heads their of sides the on and lined, of jaws the daylight; were it if as dark the in see can that this monster a sprout set of sharp teeth are used which to bite their prey and after that infect them with the cycle, they are the master predator. They are six-limbed six-limbed are They predator. master the are they cycle, the man, ofgrown size a the about creatures humanoid lower limbs functioning as very powerful legs, while the upper limbs extremely sprout tal sharp scythe-like the Though sword. mono any as sharp as are which ons Genestealer Hominis Species: Corporaptor ofthe end and start the are creatures alien horrid These

III: Creatures Threat Rating: Gear: Armour: type. any rifle of Weapons: Mutations (seetable below). Traits: Basic Weapon Training (SP, Las). TrainingWeapon(SP,Pistol Training (Primitive),Las), Talents: Vehicle), Deceive, Survival. Tracking, Speak Language (Low Gothic), Drive (Ground Skills: Movement: Cult Magus. the even sometimes Patriarchand the guard to chosen are Hybrids the of strongest The nest. the protect to just or infected, be to bodies new food, gettingbyit it be Patriarch, the of will the further to tasks out carry They tough. very still but malformed are bodies their and teeth, sharp of rows with heads warped strange estealer,butdangerous havethem nonetheless. of Most Gen or man neither are creaturesthatwretched brids, Hy the are Genestealer original the of offspring The Species: Corporaptor HominisMinoris Generation Hybrid Hybrid, 2 WS Genestealer H Genestealer 35 Second generation hybrids roll three timesonthetable, while third generation hybrids roll twice. only The appearance secondandthird of generation Gene­ Hybrid Mutations 1d10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Coveralls (Poor QualityClothing). Awareness, Concealment, Dodge, Silent Move, Silent Dodge, Awareness,Concealment, 25 BS Dark Sight, Hive Mind, Hybrid Reproduction,Hybrid Mind, Hive Sight, Dark egtnd ess Sgt Haig, Melee Hearing), (Sight, Senses Heightened Flak Vest (Body3). Mutation * See ovipositor trait for further details * Seeovipositor trait forfurther Roll twiceignoring 10s(2ndgeneration Hybridsgain theOvipositor*andNatural Weapon (Bite)trait) Penetration 2andaRange SBx3 of of Corrosive Bile, thehybrid canspitacorrosive acid.The attack usesthehybrid’s BS, causes1d10+5damage, hasa Weapon Wielder talents Clawed Arm, anextra arm sprouts from theshoulderwhich does1d10Rdamage, alsogain Ambidextrous andTwo Vile Alacrity, gain Unnatural AgilityandSprinttalents, -10Toughness Clawed/Fanged, gain Genestealer-like Fangs orClaws which do1d10Rdamage Brute, +10Strength andToughness, -10Fellowship Carapace, +1APonalllocation Feels nopain,+1Wound Big Eyes, +10Perception, -10Fellowship Misshapen, -10Agility, +10Intimidation Usually one melee weapon and a pistol or pistol a and weapon melee one Usually 4/8/12/24 30 S ybrid, 2 XenosMinoristoMinima. nd 35 and3 T nd and3 Ag 40 rd rd I 25 Generation nt

Per 35 Wounds: WP 30 F 20 10 el - - stealers isunpredictable at best. Wounds: Hybrid Reproduction. Traits: ing 1. Dark Heresy normal the follow traits these applying After creation. characterHeresy Dark the in noted careersvarious the by given those to addition in traits and following skills profile, the with start Hybrids generation 4th All to theCultMagus, theseare calledHierophants. tors, some are so talented that they become Lieutenants dangerous Cult Magus. Besides being excellent infiltra also this generation is which will It eventually deliver planet. the ever the so on life human all of destruction total the in lead eventually will who ones the are they brood; the of will the to them bend to or down them break to either society, Imperial of levels all infiltrate to used are creatures These monster. a into human of abilities best the combine highly which creatures are developed They not. clearly is interior their human for Genestealer passablelargely is exterior of their though evolution; epitome the are creatures vile These Species: Corporaptor Hominis 4 Talents: eracy, SilentMove. Skills: 2d10 WS Genestealer H Genestealer 20 th + Generation Hybrid 2d10 Awareness, Concealment, Deceive, Dodge, Lit Dodge, Deceive,Awareness, Concealment, 20 BS Dark Sight, Hive Mind, Hypnotic Gaze, Node,Gaze, Hypnotic HiveMind, Sight, Dark + Heightened Senses (Sight, Hearing), Psy RatPsy Hearing), (Sight, Senses Heightened 1d5+9. character creation foreach given career. 2d10 20 S + ybrid, 4 2d10 25 T + th Generation 2d10 Ag 25 + 2d10 I 25 nt + 2d10 Per 25 + 2d10 WP 30 + 2d10 F 25 + el - - -

III: Creatures ------el 20 45 F 61 WP Wounds: gus 48 Per nt 46 I 47 Ag –We are legion, for we are with many are for we legion, are –We agus T 43 Minor: Call Item, Chameleon, Dis Xenos Majoris. S 31 4/8/12/24 Bolt Pistol with Red-Dot Laser Sight (BS Best Quality Xeno Mesh and Cowl (Body 5, Heightened Senses (Sight, Hearing), Psy Rat Awareness Awareness +10, Blather, Charm+10, Chem Dark Dark Sight, Hive Mind, Hypnotic Gaze, Super BS 44 Opulent (Best Robes quality), Excru Psy Focus, 30 Genestealer Cult M Genestealer Cult The statistics shown below are those of a sample Gen sample a of those are below shown statistics The WS becomes a Mega Node). becomes a Mega Weapons: Best 8), Clip 4, Pen X, 1d10+5 S/2/-, 30, Range +10, 2). Quality Mono Knife (WS +10, 1d5+4, Pen Armour: 5, Legs 5, Head 4). Arms Gear: Bolt Clips. extra Kit, two ciator Rating: Threat Movement: Skills: Use +20, Command, Common Lore (Administratum, Imperium, Imperial Creed, Imperial Guard), Conceal ment, Deceive +10, Dodge +10, Silent Move, Pilot (Civilian +10), Logic, Psyniscience, Invocation, Trade Legend, (Heraldry, Lore Scholastic Literacy, (Merchant), For Interrogate, Scrutiny, Use, Tech Imperialis), Tactica Medicae. (Psykers+10), Lore bidden Talents: ing 4, Primitive, Pistol Training Melee Train Weapon Light reload, Rapid Paranoia, Meditation, Bolt), (SP, ing sleeper, Diehard, Hard Nerves Target, of Steel, Power Jaded. Conversion, Corpus Well, Psychic Powers: Healer, Me, Forget Bang, Flash Aura, Fearful Vision, tort InflictPain, Precognition, Psychic Stench,Resist Pos Mad of Touch Hands, Spectral Presence, Sense session, Wither; Noise, White Walk, Aim, Wall Unnatural ness, Major: Compel, Dominate, Mind Scan, See Me Not, Terrify. Traits: Node (If a Cult Magus reaches a Psy Rating of 6 he After several cycles After ofseveral cycles the the generations brood even tually evolves to a point of time a Cult refinement. Magus enters Whenthe scene, a powerful itbeing is with vast psychic abilities. He is destined to lead un the Patriarch ofthe instead leading greatness, to Brood til such time the divine Hive Fleet arrives to conquer the planet in name of Besides the be great wholeness. ing a 4th Generation Hybrid the Magus is also a very powerful These Psyker. beings coordinate the infiltra tion and sabotage of Imperial society until Hive after ones the are they control; indirect their under falls Hive and hidden remain the that that sure Brood makes that done. things get adding by own your create can you Magus; Cult estealer template. to the 4th generation the Imperial Psyker Species: Corporaptor Hominis Magus Hominis Species: Corporaptor Genestealer Cult Ma Cult Genestealer - - - el 13 46 F 41 WP Wounds: 36 Per nfiltrator nt 36 I ybrid I 41 Ag Generation Generation T 36 th Call Item, Chameleon, White Noise. Call Item, Chameleon, White Xenos Majoris. S 31 Generation H 4/8/12/24 th Power Blade (1d10+6, Pen 6, Power Field) Power 6, Pen Blade (1d10+6, Power Mesh Vest worn under clothing (Body 4). under clothing worn Mesh Vest Heightened Senses (Sight, Hearing), Psy Dark Dark Sight, Mind, Hive Hypnotic Gaze, Node, Awareness Awareness +10, Blather, Charm +20, Chem- BS 31 Chrono, Lavish Clothes (Good Quality), Jewel 41 Generic 4 WS Gear: lery worth 1d5x10 throne Gelt, 4d10 Throne Gelt, of clip Man-Stoppers. Extra Rating: Threat Traits: Traits: Hybrid Reproduction. Weapons: Stub Automatic plus Red-Dot Laser Sight (BS 3, Clip 9). S/3/-,1d10+3, Pen 30, Range +10, Armour: +10. Talents: Rating 1, Melee Training Weapon (Primitive, Power), Pistol (Las, Training SP), (SP), Basic Training Weapon Draw. Quick Powers: Psychic Movement: Skills: Deceive, Concealment, (Imperium), Lore Common Use, Silent Lore (Xenos), Move, Dodge, Forbidden Literacy, Use Low (High Gothic), Speak Gothic, Tech Language him for sleeping with a junior officer, namely, you. namely, him for sleeping with a junior officer, you you have a lot of liberties, it is your task to keep the small brood slowly taking over his ship un a how secret. ago, The weeks two illness an of died wife captain’s cap poor the comfort to place your is it now fortunate, tain. the When time comes will you slay the captain in blackmail always can you meantime the in and sleep, his 4 c Generi Infiltrator Hybrid As the ofconcubine the captain of an Imperial Cruiser

III: Creatures adventures. later on pc’s the haunt to back come can and method creatures since they know about waysthe Acolytes and dangerous truly become can characters turned These Threat Rating: Traits: Terrify. Not, Me See Scan, Mind Dominate, Compel, Major: ness, Unnatural Aim,Wall Walk, White Noise, Wither; session, Sense Presence, Spectral Hands, Touch of Mad Pos Resist Stench, Psychic Precognition, Pain, Inflict tort Vision, Fearful Aura, Flash Bang, Forget Me, Healer, Powers: Psychic Talents: Skills: Heresy the in found Worldas PathCareer Template and Home appropriate the for profile starting the to plate notyears.months if for plans back set could mates Genestealer the the of Hybrids; loss more create to them on relies Cult the everbe.could The matesareheavily protected because they healthyas as and HiveMind the to areconnected they human part better the for still Though Cult. the of mothers and fathers the mates, Genestealer become Ovipositors the of help the with infected humans The Corporaptor Species: HomoSapiens Genestealer Mate WS Note: tem following the add Mate Genestealer Toa create Genestealer M Genestealer — Source book. Awareness. Aturnedcharacter always becomes aNPC. — BS Hive Mind,HybridReproduction. HeightenedSenses(Sight,Hearing). — S ate XenosMinima. Minor: Call Item, Chameleon, Dis Chameleon, Item, Call Minor: +5 T — Ag I +5 nt Per — WP +5 Dark F — el - - - - average guard. who would form thefront linesoldiers. Brother Brood the be would it war to go ever would Brood the If nest. the of borders outer the protect to guard workersand as used are this for suited are who est levels of Imperial institutions. Those Brood Brothers sive body scans and alike and so infiltrate into the deep exten pass can who human normal these is it because Brood the of rest the by welltreated are they humans, mere are brother Brood Though god. a were he if as are not part of the Hive Mind and worship the Patriarch they if even Brood the to loyal fiercely alike.are They and Hybrids to relatives or worshippers mates, tion, Genera Fourth the of offspring human the are These Threat Rating: containing theShotgunShells, 8extra Shells. Gear: tive). Armour: S/-/-, 1d10+4I,Clip8,Scatter). 30, (Range Shotgun Action Pump Primitive), (1d5+3, Weapons: Traits: Training (SP, Las),BasicWeapon Training (SP, Las). Movement: Species: HomoSapiens Brood Brother Talents: (Ground Vehicle). Skills: WS The Brood Brother statistics shown below are for an for are below shown statistics Brother Brood The Brood Brother 30 oeal (or ult Cohn) Bandolier Clothing), Quality (Poor Coveralls Awareness, Speak Language (Low Gothic), Drive 30 BS Dark Sight,Hive Mind,Mutations. ee Wao Tann (rmtv) Pistol (Primitive), Training Weapon Melee Chain Coat (Body 3, Arms 3, Legs 3, Primi Sword (1d10+3, Balanced, Primitive), Knife 3/6/9/18 30 S Hereticus Minima. 35 T Ag 35 I 30 nt Per 35 Wounds: WP 35 F 30 10 el - - - -

III: Creatures Combat Tactics: Combat With a full action this monstrosity can make 4 attacks leap still and Arms Multiple and Attack Lightning using out of the way using Assassins Strike. The Broodlord prefers hit and run and targets will onlyin fullengage melee combat when not opted otherwise or when part of a swarm. - - - - - el 35 30 F 50 WP Wounds: 40 Per nt 35 I 60 Ag –The Thing That Should Not Be That Thing –The T 55 Xenos Extremis. S 65 7/14/21/42 Claw Claw (1d10+16 R, Pen 4, Tearing), Bite Carapace (All 8). Carapace Assassin’s Strike, Basic Weapon Training Dark Dark Sight, Natural Fear Weapons, 3, Natural BS 35 Acrobatics Acrobatics +10, +10, Awareness Com Climb, 65 Broodlord The The Broodlord is a hand-to-hand combatant unlike WS have great duedifficulties towords pronouncinggreat their the alien have anatomy (1d10+14 R, Infection*). Armour: Rating: Threat for further trait * See ovipositor details Low Gothic they they the language ** Though can understand Traits: Traits: Claws, Rending Arms, Multiple Mind, Hive 6, Armour Super Hulking, Beyond, Node, Hyp From Ovipositor, Tough Unnatural (×2), Strength Unnatural Gaze, notic ness (×2). Weapons: Blow, Lightning Blow, Reflexes (1d10+10), Furious Assault, Heightened Senses (Sight, Hearing), Lightning Frenzy, Train Weapon Melee fullaction), a as attacks (4 Attack ing (Primitive, Bio Symbiote Basic Weapon), Weapon Training (Bio Symbiote Weapon), Swift Attack, Step (Fear). Resistance Sprint, Takedown, Aside, mon Lore (Imperium), Command +10, Concealment +20, Dodge +10, Intimidate +10, Silent Move +10, +10, Tracking Survival +20, Scholastic Lore (Tactica (Low Gothic)**. Imperialis), Speak Language Talents: Crushing Catfall, Charge, Berserk Weapon), Bio (Ranged Movement: Skills: were silk. His exoskeleton is silk. were as His hard, ifexoskeleton not harder as a Patriarch. When facing such creature one better make combat. entering before peace with the God Emperor the language ofthe language man to a certain degree although with difficulty. great any its other, claws are as diamond edged razor which can cut through Power Armour and tanks as if they never did. Under strange circumstances the descendents descendents the circumstances strange Under did. never Strain Pure a not be can Hybrids Generation Fourth a of Genestealer but a Broodlord. This horrific creatureis the stuff of nightmares, a strong leader in combat, as as intelligent anyof all man, under capable and above standing the ways of the Imperium and even speaking Broodlord Primus Species: Corporaptor Sometimes things come into man existence wishes that

III: Creatures is +10. Intelligence,Willpower,to bonus mum Perceptionand maxi the and halved are bonuses the present is Node no If +20. is Mind Hive the fromderived bonus mum maxi The characteristic. Willpower and Intelligence for every 5 creatures connected they may add 1 to their individual mayadd 1totheirPerception characteristic; Willpowerper pointof Bonus. meters 100 rangeof a possiblewith still is munication com though halvedare bonuses derived all ity.not, If more powerful creature of the species to be in the vicin a node, a requires it trait, useful very a other.Though each amongst communicate and informationrelay son, This trait allows the creatures connected to work in uni Hive Mind Traits 4 4 3 2 Genestealer Mate (by 2 Genestealer Mate (by Pure Strain Genestealer) Parent orImpregnated by For each creature connected to the Hive Mind each Mind Hive the to connected creature each For Hybrid Reproduction th th rd nd Generation (consecutive children) Generation (first child) Generation Hybrid Generation Hybrid Intelligence andWillpower! Perception, their all to +20 adding collective, a itself call can truly swarm this base; Imperial a attacking is Hybrid 100 of entourage an with Magus Cult A E ligence andWillpower. it would only be a +8 to Perception and a +4 to Intel present creatureis Node Willpower.no and ligence If +15 to Perceptionhave and a a bonus +8 of to Intel With a Node present a fifteengroup Hybridsof would E New Traits and Talents New TraitsandTalents x x a a l p m l p m e e 1 2 nd Generation Hybrid) Gestation Time - - 2½ months 2½ months 2½ months 9 months 7 months 5 months - - - - - this attack inflicts. To resist the Gene Seed the victim the Seed Gene the resist inflicts. To attack this inflict at least 1 Wound, this also the maximum damage an Ordinary (+10) Weapon Skills Test with its Bite and tion on the next Round. To do so the attacker has make Implanta an attempt can he Grapple the after Book), the table below. See Hybrids. Generation Third or Second either duce reprocan they infection, their of type the on pending with or become a pregnantGenestealer Hybrid. De of impregnate to Mate Genestealer the allows trait This Hybrid Reproduction concentration.quires noamountof re and activealwaysRound. is powerthatThis action half one take only can or RoundWillpowerTest each a make mustTrait Gaze Hypnotic the with being the a good way themselves. todefend powerful as some of the true psychic powers, this is still commands them to do their bidding, and though not as almost gaze unsettling Their trait. useful this to access have Cult Genestealer the of members powerful The Hypnotic Gaze cessful Grapple (see page 197 of the of page197 (see Grapple asuc cessful to make has first attacker The carefully. done Hybrids. ThirdGenerationor Second sireable to be to host the alters and target the of make-up physical the changes injected, being after disabled.Seed, Thebeen has host the after bite a with injected be to Seeds Gene erates gen it and Hybrids, the of some and Genestealer the of tongue lashing long the of part is gland small This O theirseed. ity of brids and Fourth Generation due to the cancerous qual Hy female as rules same follow Genestealers eration Anybody who is facing or is in physical combat with combatphysical in is or facing whois Anybody Implanting the Gene Seed is difficult and has to be to has and difficult is Seed Gene the Implanting Woman impregnated by male Hybrids or Fourth Gen vipositor Resulting Offspring Pure Strain Genestealer 2 3 3 4 nd rd rd th Generation Hybrid Generation Hybrid Generation Hybrid Generation Hybrid Normal Human Maturity Rate Dark Heresy Dark 12 months 12 months 6 months 16 years 12 years 3 weeks Core ------

IV: New Traits and Talents - - - Tearing Tearing Tearing Tearing Quality 1 2 3 4 Penetration ws +0 +0 +1 +2 Damage Hive Mind Hive Natural Weapons Natural Hive Mind Hive 1 2 3 4 Rating Treat this Trait the same as the Node Trait, but expand but Trait, Node the as same the Trait this Treat expand but Trait, Node the as same the Trait this Treat Sector. Rending Cla Prerequisite: easily as cut they that sharp so are creature of claws The though flesh as they do throughThe armour. natural qual Primitive the lose case, this in claws the weapons, ity and gain the quality Tearing and a rat Penetration ofing equal to the Rating this Trait. Only the most powerful among the Tyranids can be come a Mega Node; these creatures are strong enough to cover entire battlefield andlink with other nodes to sometimes encompass entire continents. A powerful or Cult a a Magus, powerful such creature Hive Tyrant this Trait. could posses as a Hierophant the Radius to 100,000 meters per point of Willpower Bonus. Node Ultra Prerequisite: This trait is added for completeness, but none of the creatures mentioned in this supplement will ever have this Trait. This trait is reserved for the Dominatrixes been never and seen have who Norn creatures Queens, by Imperial scientists and are so vastly powerful that human imagination. beyond well they go point per kilometres 10,000 beyond well to Radius the Do mind Bonus. are most these ofcreatures Willpower likely to have Traits like Unnatural Willpower several Sub small a even or Fleet Hive a span can that so times, ode ga N Me Prerequisite: - - - - Core Book). Core Dark Heresy Hive Mind Hive Hive Mind Hive er Node Treat this Trait the same as the Node Trait but expand but Trait Node the as same the Trait this Treat If multiple they Nodes are overlap combined to form Its broadcasting capabilities Its are broadcasting capabilities limited. The ofrange The The infection does its leave for marks: every hour in Still all is not lost, if before one third of the incubation incubation the of third one before if lost, not is all Still After infection it takes 24 hours in case of a Pure Strain Strain Pure a of case in hours 24 takes it infection After These creatures are more even creatures These powerful than the other Nodes, few are creatures so strong that can encompass – Space Hulks. forbid or – Emperor Hives entire the Radius to 10,000 meters per point of Willpower Bonus. tures tures belong to the same Brood. Bonuses gained from the Hive Mind to Willpower expand the radius even further. Sup Prerequisite: Willpower Bonus, any creature within the radius counts radius the within creature any Bonus, Willpower as being tapped into the Hive Mind and gains all the bonuses of being part of it. an ever larger Hive Mind as long as both Node Crea These creatures are almost always leaders ofalmost are always some kind creatures These action coordinate help can they because cult the among distances. greater over the Hive Mind is a radius with the Node as its centre. The size of this radius is 1,000 meters per point of Shock Table (Page 233 of the (Page Table Shock Node Prerequisite: can function as a information with this Trait A creature mind. hive a extend and create to say, to so node a hub, fects up to the GM, besides the still present Gene Seed. Gene present still the besides GM, the to fectsup fected before the removal victim gain 1 Insanity Point due to the partial connection to the Hive Mind, and after the procedure the victim must make a Horrifying the on ifroll and -20) failed must (Willpower Test Fear To remove the To Gene Seed, one needs to find a doctor Test Medicae (-20) Hard a this do to it; remove can who and equipment a the required, appropriate is necessary, remove to Failure example. for Mechadendrite Medicae ef side horrible of kinds all in result can Seed Gene the time has passed the host becomes completely connect any Mind and succumbs to it will. Treat ed to the Hive traits appropriate the apply and NPC an as hereafter PC as shown. Gene Seed Removal Genestealer, or 36 hours in case of a Second Generation Generation Second a of case in hours 36 or Genestealer, Hybrid, the before victim is turned and is fully capable of of siring new Hybrids. Generations transformation the removed is Seed the passed has time can be halted, while after two thirds of the incubation must must make a Toughness test, a Hard (-20) Test when (-10) Difficult a or Genestealer Strain Pure a by infected one when infected by a Second Generation Hybrid, or become infected.

IV: New Traits and Talents all otherinvestigation rolls concerningGenestealers. bidden Lore (Xenos) as a basic skill and gains a +10 to Forskill the treat to allowed is reader the not rolls,if such all to +20 a receives he (Xenos) LoreForbidden skill the has reader the If threat. Genestealer the ing ter reading it, to assist with Investigation rolls concern theleadingworksconsidered tobeoneof inthefield. ways torecognize, findanddestroy thosecults. including Cults, Genestealer mysterious the with had Nominus,Gregorius author, its experiences the all tail This Codex, more than seven hundred pages thick, de Hominis Codex Corporator lee weapons such astheBoneSword. Tyranid of use the allowsThisbio talent symbiote me Prerequisite: (Bio Symbiote) Melee Weapon T ** These blades are atleastgood quality andtherefore give a+5bonustoWeapon Skills * These blades are coveted bycollectors Raptor Blade** Raptor Claw** Name Primitive Weapons Anyone able to read High Gothic can use this tome af is and Gothic High in written entirely is book The Raptor Weapons alents Tyranid species New Equipment New Equipment Training Melee Melee Class Range 3m — 1d10+1 R 1d5+1 R Dam - - - - - such astheDeathspitter andFleshborer. TyranidweaponsRanged of use the TalentallowThis Raptor Weapons Prerequisite: (Bio Symbiote) Basic Weapon a weapon. risksand involved weaponseffort craftsuchthe to and these about know who societies primal with dealing Fellowshiprollswhenall to +10 weaponsgivea Both estealers scythearm. Thissharpdagger Gen the wasof craftedfromtip the Raptor Claw from aGenestealer. thescythearm of createdbladewas blade, this the of inside the on edge A long curved wickedly sharp chitin like blade with the Raptor Blade respect fromdeal of certaincultures. great a expect can a such carrying those and skill and Raptorcalled blades; these blades courage are of sign a like claws to craft weapons, often swords or daggers, so scythe- its use hunters great Those Genestealer. a kill to ableare hunters greatest the planets Feral some On Pen 2 2 Tyranid species Special — — Training 2.5 kg 0.5 kg Wt 850* 650* Cost Very Rare Very Rare Avail -

V: New Equipment - - - - el +5 F +5 WP +5 Per nt +5 I +5 Ag core book. core T ember — S — Dark Heresy amily M Heightened Senses (Sight, Hearing). Dark Dark Sight, Psy Rating 1, Brood Telepathy BS — Awareness, Concealment, Silent Move. Awareness, — Raikone F Family Family member following the Imperial Psyker career Though Though the gene therapy does weaken, the genetic WS Skills: Skills: Talents: Traits: Power). (Psychic Psy Rating Over time the Psy Rating of family members increases as they grow more experienced in the use of it. These powerful psychics become the leaders of the families and of the families they have infiltrated through mar riage. 2 after spending 3,000 XP Psy Rating 3 after spending 8,000 XP Psy Rating At Psy Rating 3 the family member has to choose be no other Disciplines are Biomancy tween or Telepathy, allowed. still only start with a Psy Rating of 1 but the gain Mi talent instead. Power nor Psychic The best time to implement the seed was just before the before just was seed the implement to time best The be would mutations physical no that so puberty, of start later implemented be would therapy if gene the visible; features. Genestealer-like gain they would altering isn’t hereditary, but the next generation does gener every So therapy. previous the to immunity have recreate to seeds newa gene acquire to need they ation Cult. to the Family members to add the process create a To member of the Raikone Family brood add the following template to the starting profile for the and Career Template Path as Home appropriate World found in the ------–Salvatore Raikone –Salvatore

amily

Other Deviations Other Other Deviations Other Hereticus/Xenos Majoris Hereticus/Xenos

ore often than not it ore man is not monster but which dooms itself; sometimes men can’t help but listen to the whispers of the warp.

M Though the Gene Therapy was a great invention, they they invention, great a was Therapy Gene the Though By means of all this plotting the Raikone family has Their Their power and status grew, and so they wedded It was the ofpatriarch the familythe who discovered found out it was, unfortunately, not hereditary. Each member of the family that was to be implanted had to have a new modified Gene Seed for the procedure to succeed. have come true. have gathered a small armada of trading vessels large and of security army small a laboratories, hidden vast small, guard and facility wardens and the means to protects all costs. at themselves their sons and daughters to other families, these chil started dren families of their own and of course imple mented on the their Gene sons Therapy and daughters dynasty Raikone the So empire. their expending so and grew and grew, till they had multiple families under their control; all Salvatore can do is smile, his dreams ered the cargo minus one gene seed and went to a rela a to went and seed gene one minus cargo the ered tive of his, a they prominent devel medicae. Together oped a method to implement the seed to alter genetic structure. Over the course of a century they perfected the treatment. family secret. On one run he opened one of the crates the seed, gene a containing case cryo black a found and data slate that went with it explaining it was the gene seed of a Genestealer. Salvatore was a smart man, he knew about the Genestealer cults and alike. He deliv ful and connected merchant family that spans several worlds. A mere hundred years ago busi they did were not who this smugglers class lower were they powerful, Though price. their pay would anybodywho with ness up. just gone their prices have this hasn’t changed Though Though the Emperor granted us our freedom and life, it seems more like captivity and servitude. The common man can’t do anything, can. but we The Raikone family is an immensely power wealthy, hands and so turned to mass heresy. hands and so turned F The Raikone Rating: Threat M own their into destiny taken have family following The

VI: Other Deviations Threat Rating: Void Suit,Filtration Plugs, Auspex, extra Clips. Vox-Caster, Key, Chrono, Multi Slate, Data Clothing, Gear: 3, Body3). Armour: (WS+10, 1d5+4, PenBest QualityMonoKnife 2). Silencer (BS+10,Range 30,1d10+3I,Pen 3,S/3/-), 8, Scatter), Stub Automatic with Red-Dot Clip Laser Sight and S/-/-, I, 1d10+4 30, Range (BS+10, Sight Weapons: Bound, Wary (Initiative: 1d10+4+1),Dark Sight. Traits: natural Aim,FearfulAura. Powers: Psychic Hard Target, Quick Draw, PsyRating 1. itive), Pistol Training (SP), Basic Weapon Training (SP), Talents: vilian Craft), Evaluate, Barter+10,Security. Literacy,(Imperium), LoreInquiry, (Ci Common Pilot Blather,Charm,Dodge, AwarenessDeceive+10, +10, Skills: Fate Points: Movement: Origin: Career Path: the Raikone brood members. The character described below in an one example of of Brood Member Sample Raikone WS E 31 in range eithertooneormultiple members. Send thoughts to other members of the brood with Range: Sustain: Focus Time: Threshold: chic powers. of free Psy of allotment power their to count not charge;does it this receive members brood The (Psy Brood lona Raikone, Small civilian VoidQuality civilian CapableBest Small vessel, 43 BS pa Lnug (ie ilc, o Gothic), Low Dialect, (Hive Language Speak chi Po cutmd o rws Cvs f te, Hive Steel, of Caves Crowds, to Accustomed Ambidextrous, Melee Weapon Training (Prim Hive World Best Quality Light Flak Coat (Arms 3, Legs 3, (Arms Coat Flak Light Quality Best 100meters/WPBonus Yes Pump-Action Shotgun with Red-Dot Laser Red-Dot with Shotgun Pump-Action 4/8/12/24 1 Telep 31 6 Scum S Free Action Hereticus/Xenos Minoris T rader ro Tlpty Caeen Un Telepathy, Chameleon, Brood 32 T wer) athy Ag 48 I 46 nt Per 32 Wounds: WP 43 F 49 12 el - - - - - greater coursetoherself. revenue andof toherfamily yield to partners her to cheat and lie will she possible ing arrangements. exist on checkup and family the for business do to et penetrating amber eyes, she moves from planet to plan and hair black long with woman beautiful a is Elona Role-playing Notes She drives a hard bargain and usually an unfair one. If - -

VI: Other Deviations - - - - - Hunters b Clu ellus Sibellus Slowly over the course of a decade he slowly subverted subverted slowly he decade a of course the over Slowly to him, how they called for blood from the hunt. from to him, how they called for blood the Gentlemen’s Club from being an innocent hunting the worshipping ofhuntsmen mighty group a to group most Holy Predator Symeon and his mother, Symona their living Saints. the Mother of Monsters, These days they hunt more clever prey: they hunt hu mans in the Under Hive while also keeping their pre safe. cious gods The for Gentlemen Scintilla is home to some of the most fearsome preda tors of the Calixis system, not worlds; it including has also the been in the Death nature of man to hunt that which they fear to that prove they are superior to crea these hunt to afford can man every not Though it. Hive Sibellus ofthe merchant and nobles rich the tures, most certainly can and so the Sibellus for Hunters Club harmless a existence, into came Gentlemen Club for men of power to trade hunting stories or to make ap pointments for hunting trips. This all changed when a young noble, calling himself Shealon Setarius III came to the scene, a hunting. for instinct charismatic unprecedented an with man young He ofspoke Saints that guided him, who talking were ------

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he characters mentioned in the text below are sup this in listed rules the with made characters plement.

Sample Characters/Cults Sample Sample Characters/Cults Sample Their Their other great success was the infiltration of the She lay low for a while so that she could settle, she The brood started some thirty years ago when Symona when ago years thirty some started brood The tion, as one of its most treasured Mates is pregnant with pregnant is Mates treasured most its of one as tion, a Broodlord. cally this Club is now a cult worshipping the ultimate Symona. Beast the of Mother the and Symeon predator, Its members belong to the movers and shakers of the their living gods. and can so protect Sibellus Hive is now on the point of Sibellus Hive a The new revela responsible responsible for maintaining the power generators they use as their home. Sibellus Hunters Club for Gentlemen, a very exclusive club dedicated to the hunting of ironi purpose native their originally predators was this though of Scintilla, ciety. ciety. The nest has grown to be a large and intricate maze deep under the and cities nest generators power with biomass. covered are themselves ing chambers The success of the Cult is party due Priests Mechanicus Adeptus to the infect to managed they the fact that after herself and took it upon herself to find a proper place for the nest. decades the Now, later, Cult is thriving, numbering in the hundreds, they have infiltrated most layers of so Under Hive was a perfect home. a perfect home. was Under Hive even found a mate, though this affair was short lived, because moments after her delivery she murdered her husband: no should the see firsther Genes holy baby, tealer born on Scintilla. She named her baby Symeon, foot for countless decades. The warm and secluded pace secluded and warm The decades. countless for foot is an ideal nesting place for Sibellus brood. result the was Symona port. Hive Sibellus the at arrived of years of Genestealer evolution, the perfect human predator as she liked to call herself, and the Sibellus ellus Brood The Sibellus Rating: Threat Deep inside the Hive, set somewhere haven’t men where place under a is there generators its power massive T T

VII: Sample Characters/Cults strange events turn of sheloved thebaby. for her baby, a small sibling eating meat. Even with the starch rations while she had to buy expensive Grox meat corpse on self her sustained impossible,she near damn find food forbut herself, finding food for the baby was The first weeks were horrible, it was already difficult to against itsstillfrail body, amutant. clutched tightly arm third small a and teeth vicious of hardly looked human, it had big it eyes terrified, and already a was row she first At born. was baby a months half and two only after and own her of shelter little a found abuseand whoallowedher father froma home, from away ran she safe, herself kept she but worked, things these how know really didn’t she and time first her was It pregnant. became before it long take so didn’t and needles knitting for except contraceptives few were there Hive Under the of pits decrepit the In thrones.for afew profited from it letting the scum use her as they wanted father saw this but do he muchdidn’t against it, he just lot of unwanted attention from the local Hive scum, her a attract her made clothes fitting poor her with nation of a problem until she started to develop; this in combi girl,ful her clothes were tattered rags, this wasn’t much Syphill, an old street doctor. She was a poor but beauti Algar father her for Booze Rotgut selling bridges and pathwaystunnels,Hive Under the in up grew Ophelia was paleandhereyes were wideopen,dead. woman baby,the her see never would she screaming, drew outthebaby, alittlebaby girl. reached inside with his old shaky hands and roughly he day.he entire Slowly the drinking been had he booze grade low the frombuzz the and womanscreaming er difficult, but his thoughts were blurred by the ever loud covered his slippery hands making the work even more blood flowing womb,woman’sthe screaming the into Thethought. doctor’s shakycut to started slowly hand This baby has to come out and it ain’t coming out naturally hischeapof booze andtookouthisdirtyknife. was quiteheavy. The doctorquickly tookanotherswig apparently baby the and woman tiny a was she dure, proce gruelling smoke.a wasputrid It the out lowing bel cracklingand furnaces the than louder and chines ma churning ever the than louder louder, even were HiveUnder were womanpoor this loud screams the of harddelivery,a Sibellus be the to of noises the though going was troubled,this was mind doctor’s street The Op The new born girl was crying but the woman stopped helia Syp The MostTreasured Children, Bearer of hill First andForemost Mother , he ------materials andshelives inluxury. finest the with decorated are rooms Her Cult. to tions addi new delivering keeps she as long as liberties of impregnate her and the Cult Magus grants her to all kinds suitors male of Harem literal a collected She Cult. the within status special very a her given has this lets; trip even or twins to birthgives she often and fertile, mother,very broodblessed a now is Ophelia decades. yearsagobeen has this now,All wellperhapsover two she knew, sense her to came finally black,wentshe when all and neck her in pain sharp a felt she Suddenly child? her sive, they seemed to welcome her, or did they welcome aggreslook weredidn’t everywhere,mutants they but Hive, placesabandoned by humans centuriesago. were steering her into the deepest caverns the of Under they her,butcapture to trying weren’t shadows the it, another bridge, but when it was too late she finally saw be endless, every turn led to new path, every twist led to Theher self. passageways the of Under Hive seemed to agile. and fast very pregnancy,she recent nonetheless her of because belly small a develop to starting is she rently Cur seductress. as part her play to robes translucent lavishin dressedalways is she oversixteen, day a look doesn’t she mutants of dozens to birth given has and thirty over be most she despite and curved beautifully is body Her blue. bright a eyes her face, her of most a skinny frail woman with long black hair which covers mutants of every year she nests doesn’t look the part. multiple Ophelia is to birth give to able being Despite Appearance: her baby, what itisgoing tobe, aBroodlord. rejoicing for her thoughts have betrayed her, she knows Cult Magus and now she is pregnant of him, the Cult is the bed to privilege the allowedwas she greatness.So leader had to be born, a Leader that would lead them to A few months ago the Cult Magus had a vision; a strong following her baby; everywhere,her,followingbe to seemed shadows The lect), Secret Tongue (Gutter). Dia Hive Sibellus Gothic, (Low Language Speak cae, Medi Dodge, (Imperium), Lore Common +10, mand Skills: Movement: WS The old rooms were littered, no decorated with skulls, O 24 phelia S Awareness +10, Barter, Blather, Charm, Com Charm,Blather, Barter, Awareness+10, 34 BS I amnotalone,legionforwithmany yphill, Genestealer M yphill, Genestealer 4/8/12/24 25 S 41 no they can’t have him, T Ag 43 I 32 nt ate Per 41 she thought to Wounds: WP 32 F 54 14 el . ------

VII: Sample Characters/Cults ------, moment later the ship the later moment , . On board was Inquisitor Malek Ishan, a Since then Gregor did everything he could do to learn to do could he everything did Gregor then Since Gregor Gregor told the old man about his experiences on He looked for his father and found him carrying his heard he running, started and up him picked father His pos was it that and space in lost was he knew Gregor a mysterious ship. Malek introduced Gregor to Lord In Lord to Gregor introduced Malek ship. mysterious a the to loyalty his swore Gregor Kaede. Vownus quisitor inquisitor on the death of his father and that he would his father. anything to avenge death led to his fathers which the creatures about more and keep others from suffering a similar fate. He rose quickly through the ranks and within year until he fi of the rank Senior Agent. nally reached sible sible that no ship would pick him up in his life time, the so beacon he and activated he lay down in the hab sleeper capsule. was up eventually Gregor picked by a small vessel, the Eye Emperor’s disgraced inquisitor who wandered the galaxy preach which tribes savage the to Emperor ofthe word the ing would either be converted to the Cult of the Emperor or would kill him. The man resuscitated the boy and the he, had choice other what own, his as him adopted boy was his second chance granted by the himself. Emperor board the ship and about the thing his father did, and a even perhaps hero, a was father his Gregor told Malek Emperor of millions of souls the saved he because saint, those monster. fearing humans from Over the years Gregor accompanied quest, converting those Malek poor souls who did not on know his teach and in meanwhile the light of the God-Emperor at least thing not ing he at Gregor his shouldn’t know, with docked they adulthood reached Gregor When age. exploded as exploded the ofscream millions of the souls crossed Warp. the metal passageways and tunnels, and it must been on familiar grounds. back he was days before ev were arms at men sounding, was alarm the weapons, dae of hundreds the about father his told He erywhere. mons, and his father told him these not were daemons but not by any means less they dangerous, were Gen estealers. He told his father everything he about saw, and the the thousands creatures ofhis father followers: solemn, as if a decision. he had made looked shots being peoplefired screamingbut everywhere, he one in hide to him told father His eyes. his closed never of the escape pods, so Gregor crawled in not quickly, knowing his father would launch it, not soon after he ships the gigantic space watching drifting through was through the small window of the escape pod, listen ing to the vox caster but there was only static. Hours must have gone by before he heard his father’s voice; way other no was there son, my Sorry Gregor pulled his arm loose and started running, know running, started and loose arm his pulled Gregor through ran He him. following were monsters those ing ------Hi Gregor, I see you you see I Gregor, Hi Gynon took Gregor’s Xenos Minima Stub Stub Automatic with Red-Dot Laser Sight Heightened Senses (Sight, Hearing), Melee Hive Mind, Hybrid Reproduction. Mind, Hybrid Hive –Though daemonic they–Though can die not daemons, they are Lavish Translucent Robes (Best Quality), Extra gister Gregorius Suddenly he heard his friends voice, voice, friends his heard he Suddenly They climbed down They to one of maintenance the lower hand and pulled him along; the walk into the cathe walk creatures saw he everywhere and surreal was dral the ing idol that around resembled A on very the altar. this real fearthose was wrong, dae crept Gregor, over father. his warn to needed he here, be not should mons sel, there was a temple, almost a gothic cathedral, build build cathedral, gothic a almost temple, a was there sel, of a substance, strange organic filled with hundreds of people if not thousands idol, all a worshipping strange creature. some four armed found what meant, it isn’t beautiful? was gone. He kept on wondering through the dark pas dark the through wondering on kept He gone. was he sageways, was lost. After hours and hours he felt a walked he dark the in knewway, he his somehow pull, blindly through the maze of passages. The darkness made way for light, he walked through knew a he had door; to he be in the belly of the gigantic ves of the Space Hulk with his friends. One day he one and of his friends called Gynon went down to one of the lower sections, because his friend told him he had cool. found something very tunnels of lower G14 sector, until suddenly his friend Gregorius was born over a century ago on a Space Hulk, Space a on ago century a over born was Gregorius learned he Cleric a of son the Being boy. young smart a to read at an early age, and he played in the chapel Ma Nominus your unborn children, to make sure they are born safely. safely. born are they sure make to children, unborn your impor most the is now right carrying are you baby The tant one of all, the delivery might kill you but it is for the greater good of the Cult, a sacrificeyou are more than willing to make. Role-playing Hints: Role-playing your use will you seductress, great a temptress, a are You feminine charm to get you out of harm’s ifway, that doesn’t help you will call in you bodyguards to solve All you are interested in are the the hard way. problem Weapons: Weapons: 9) Clip 3, Pen I, 1d10+3 S/3/-, 30m, Range +10, (BS rounds. with Man-Stopper loaded Gear: Man-Stopper rounds. with loaded clip Automatic Stub Rating: Threat Talents: Basic (SP), Training Pistol (Primitive), Training Weapon Sound Constitu (SP), Unremarkable, Training Weapon tion (×2). Traits:

VII: Sample Characters/Cults presence of youngpresence of children. the near thaws only who man clinical and cold a are YouOrphanages. Imperial the at children unfortunate make time just to teach simple thing like literacy to the to track downthosecultsnomatter what thecost. Tyranid’sthe fer hunger. You yourquest in ruthless are suf them let than yourself destruction ratherorderthe would you cult, Genestealer a of wake the in follows which destruction mass of fate the suffer should ciety and so no system, Genestealer Calixis Tyranidthe therebyfrom threat the eliminate to is wish main Your Role-Playing Notes: Adminstratum robes. his wears he system, Calixis the of spaceships vast the mour, which he almost always wears when travelling on ar his wearing not recorderlens.When pict red likea looks one other the while lenses, multiple has which device a with covered is eyes his of One spittle. acid Hybrid’s a with run-in a had mechanicalhe a after one lowerand hand armright have His with replaced been age. his for tuned well very looks still not he strong, very though fit, very still man; bald old an is Gregor Appearance: teacher.adept Gregoriuswriter talented a being Besides verya also is anentire Hivestruction of andallitsinhabitants. de the not if hundreds, of death the means presence his for communities, Hive the into fear spread name Nominus’s Gregorius Magister him. for it do to lytes aco agentsand of variety wide a employ does he self, him creatures the hunting actively longer no Though the creatures tothehierarchy theCultitself. of of anatomy from anything detailing book thick pages it, the on book a wrote even He it. allow would remains the if them dissect closely,to more creatures the examine to chance a offered cult Eachfather. the his and Emperor of name in destroyed were Cults Genestealer of It was through thathis efforts dozens, maybe hundreds Your other passion is to teach people, and sometimes and people, teach to Youris passion other Codex Corporaptor Hominis , an over seven hundred ------Senses (Sight, Hearing), Master Surgeon,Master Hearing), (Sight, Senses Paranoia, Psy sons, Fear), Total Recall, Talented (Blather), Heightened (Poi Resistance Unremarkable, Sleeper, Light Melta), Talents: vocation, Psyniscience, Interrogation, Command+10. Dodge,Deceive,+10, In Medicae +20, Inquiry +10, +20), Logic Xenos +10, Use Tech(Administratum),Tongue Secret +20, Mutants +10, Inquisition +20, (Cults Lore Forbidden +20, Awareness +20, Blather (Bureaucracy, Heresy +10, Legends +20, Occult +10), Tech,+10, Law(Imperium Scholastic Creed), Imperial TradeLore+10, LiteracyCommon (Copyist),+10), ic Skills: Fate Points: Movement: Origin: theOrdoof Xenos Rank: Threat Rating: bernetic Eyes. (Also Count as Best Quality Auspex), Good Quality Cy Cybernetics: Corporaptor (Codex Hominis), Vox Caster, Tome extra Clipsand MeltaCanister. Illuminated Slate, Data Gear: Armour: Raptor Claw (WS+5,1d5+4,Pen 2). no Pistol(Range 10,S/-/-, 2d10+4,Pen 12,Clip 3), +10, Range 30, S/2/-, 1d10+5, Pen 4, Clip 8), Infer Weapons: cipline Powers: Dominate, MindScan. Presence, Unnatural Aim, Wall Walk, White Noise; Dis Sense Aura, Healer,Inspiring ForgetAura,Me, Fearful Powers: Psychic Rating 3,Unshakable Authority. Faith, Jaded,Airof Career Path: WS M 24 agister Gregorius N diitau Rbs Go qaiy, Chrono, quality), (Good Robes Administratum Speak Language (Low Gothic +10, High Goth Loremaster Magister,Loremaster AgentInquisitorial Senior 47 BS itl riig S, ot Fae Plasma, Flame, Bolt, (SP, Training Pistol Void Born BestQualityStormtrooper Carapace (All7). Bolt Pistol with Red Dot Laser Sight (BS Sight Laser Dot Red with Pistol Bolt 4/8/12/24 1 Good Bionic Hand, Good Auger Array Auger Good Hand, Bionic Good 31 Adept S Hereticus Majoris. io: al tm Dsot Vision, Distort Item, Call Minor: 42 T ominus Ag 37 I 58 nt Per 58 Wounds: WP 55 F 37 17 el ------

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