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2012/06/07 21:59:40
Subject: Emergence of Human Psykers
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On a Canoptek Spyder's Waiting List
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From http://wh40k.lexicanum.com
Towards the end of the Age of Technology psykers first appeared among humanity. While persecuted on many backwards, regressive human worlds as witches, in enlightened and progressive societies these psykers were at first protected and accepted. The initial intolerance for psykers would later seem prescient, as many human worlds fell to the dominance of daemons and other Warp creatures using possessed psykers as gateways into the physical world. Only worlds which had rigorously suppressed psykers survived the Age of Strife.
Even worse, following the destruction caused by the war against the Iron Men, human psykers began to appear in large numbers across many human colony worlds, one of the harbingers of the final decline of the Eldar empire which controlled even more of the galaxy than mankind did in these years. The result was humanity's first introduction to the daemonic horrors of the Warp and the ultimate collapse of human interstellar civilization during what became known as the Age of Strife.
So what happened? Why did the first psykers appear in humanity, and perhaps even more importantly, what is keeping their numbers up?
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2012/06/07 22:21:17
Subject: Emergence of Human Psykers
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Wrathful Warlord Titan Commander
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Bio-engeneering?
The numbers of psykers rising isn't news, one day the image of Mankind may change when they are ready.
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In dedicatio imperatum ultra articulo mortis.
H.B.M.C :
We were wrong. It's not the 40k End Times. It's the Trademarkening.
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2012/06/07 23:08:33
Subject: Re:Emergence of Human Psykers
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
Thousand Sons Battleship wandering the galaxy...
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The key words are 'large numbers'. Psykers already existed before then, with the Emperor (who wasn't Emperor then) being the gestalt reincarnation of the first and greatest Human psykers. IMO, the trigger for the increase in Human psykers was probably because of Warp travel. Humans were becoming increasingly exposed to the Warp and knowledge of it, probably triggering a reaction that would increase the birth race of Human psykers.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/06/12 12:03:24
Subject: Emergence of Human Psykers
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Seattle
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Eventually, all humans will be psykers, those that aren't will be Untouchables (which, really, is a form of psyker when you think about it). It's part of their evolution as a species. Of course, as with anything else in evolution, there will be some rough spots and bumpy patches in the road... namely madness and daemons, but, hey.
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It is best to be a pessimist. You are usually right and, when you're wrong, you're pleasantly surprised. |
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2012/06/16 04:29:50
Subject: Emergence of Human Psykers
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Evolution.
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2012/06/18 00:20:04
Subject: Re:Emergence of Human Psykers
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Furious Fire Dragon
In my game room playing Specialist GW games
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Yup, as others have said, there are more psykers in the human population now simply due to evolution. In the Rogue Trader edition of 40k, the description of the Emperor states that he made himself known to the humans at a certain time because of the evolution of mankind into becoming a more psychic race.
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"Khorne is a noble warrior who respects strength and bravery, who takes no joy in destroying the weak, and considers the helpless unworthy of his wrath. It is said that fate will spare any brave warrior who calls upon Khorne's name and pledges his soul to the blood god. It is also said that Khorne's daemons will hunt down and destroy any warrior who betrays his honour by killing a helpless innocent or murdering in cold blood..."
from the Renegades supplement for Epic Space Marine, page 54-55
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