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<blockquote data-quote="Lobo Lurker" data-source="post: 3746837" data-attributes="member: 25172"><p>As agents of the Inquisition, Ordo Xenos you're tasked with protecting the Imperium from the Xeno (alien); whether that be aliens themselves, xeno technology or xeno artifacts (beneficial or otherwise).</p><p></p><p><u>Relatively well-known alien races/empires</u>:</p><p><strong>Eldar/Dark Eldar</strong> (elves): ancient, completely destroyed civilization. Home planets destroyed in some sort of cataclysm. Now roam the galaxy in giant craftworlds (super-massive space ships). Eldar are staunch opponents of Chaos; Dark Eldar revel in chaos but seek it for their own purposes.</p><p><strong>Genestealers</strong>: Think the alien from the alien movie, but actually intelligent. These things are the pre-cursors to a Tyrannid invasion. They land, kidnap victoms and control them psionically to breed. 2nd/3rd gen genestealers are indistinguishable from humans.</p><p><strong>Jokaro</strong>: Vaguely orangatan-like creatures that are not obviously intelligent but seem to have a genius for building extremely high-tech devices. Very rare throughout the galaxy. </p><p><strong>Necron </strong>(high-tech undead): souls encased in ancient (so super-high tech) armor. Unmatched super-science and unable to die.</p><p><strong>Orks </strong>(orcs on steroids): As big, strong and tough as a space marine but typically as dumb as a rock. Orks live for battle and it is theorized that they themselves were a weapon devised by a now extinct race.</p><p><strong>Squats</strong>: A now extinct strain of human that evolved/adapted/mutated to life on the high-gravity core worlds in the galaxy. They've been wiped out by Tyrannids.</p><p><strong>Tau</strong>: The newest/youngest race in the galaxy. They're divided into castes and possess high technology but no pysker abilities.</p><p><strong>Tyrannid </strong>(think alien xenomorphs): An extra-galactic threat that assimilates all forms of life into themselves. All technology is organic. United by a massive hive-mind (all tyrannids basically being a single mental entity).</p><p></p><p>There are lots of other, random, aliens as well such as space vampires and other, more unclean aliens...</p><p></p><p>Words from the Emperor... <em>"suffer not the alien to live"</em></p><p></p><p>There are no "good" races in Warhammer 40k. The heroes are just trying to do the best they can with what they've got. The Imperium is just as bad, if not worse, than the threats it protects against. But without it humanity would be wiped out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lobo Lurker, post: 3746837, member: 25172"] As agents of the Inquisition, Ordo Xenos you're tasked with protecting the Imperium from the Xeno (alien); whether that be aliens themselves, xeno technology or xeno artifacts (beneficial or otherwise). [U]Relatively well-known alien races/empires[/U]: [B]Eldar/Dark Eldar[/B] (elves): ancient, completely destroyed civilization. Home planets destroyed in some sort of cataclysm. Now roam the galaxy in giant craftworlds (super-massive space ships). Eldar are staunch opponents of Chaos; Dark Eldar revel in chaos but seek it for their own purposes. [B]Genestealers[/B]: Think the alien from the alien movie, but actually intelligent. These things are the pre-cursors to a Tyrannid invasion. They land, kidnap victoms and control them psionically to breed. 2nd/3rd gen genestealers are indistinguishable from humans. [B]Jokaro[/B]: Vaguely orangatan-like creatures that are not obviously intelligent but seem to have a genius for building extremely high-tech devices. Very rare throughout the galaxy. [B]Necron [/B](high-tech undead): souls encased in ancient (so super-high tech) armor. Unmatched super-science and unable to die. [B]Orks [/B](orcs on steroids): As big, strong and tough as a space marine but typically as dumb as a rock. Orks live for battle and it is theorized that they themselves were a weapon devised by a now extinct race. [B]Squats[/B]: A now extinct strain of human that evolved/adapted/mutated to life on the high-gravity core worlds in the galaxy. They've been wiped out by Tyrannids. [B]Tau[/B]: The newest/youngest race in the galaxy. They're divided into castes and possess high technology but no pysker abilities. [B]Tyrannid [/B](think alien xenomorphs): An extra-galactic threat that assimilates all forms of life into themselves. All technology is organic. United by a massive hive-mind (all tyrannids basically being a single mental entity). There are lots of other, random, aliens as well such as space vampires and other, more unclean aliens... Words from the Emperor... [I]"suffer not the alien to live"[/I] There are no "good" races in Warhammer 40k. The heroes are just trying to do the best they can with what they've got. The Imperium is just as bad, if not worse, than the threats it protects against. But without it humanity would be wiped out. [/QUOTE]
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