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While Mynameisalie is leaving the thread alone for awhile, I'll be taking over. Here's some fluff.

131212954.M41
A Treatise on the Lynx
By Inquisitor Charles Mugland

Thought for the Day: Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

The Lynx are perhaps some of the most heinous xenos known to the Imperium of Man. Their very existence is an insult to the God-Emperor himself, and an insult that must not be allowed to stand. I propose to my colleagues that we may launch a campaign bringing complete and utter annihilation to these xenos. I understand some of you may dissent to this. Many of you have claimed that the Lynx are no threat to the Imperium, and that our resources would be best focused on combating the 13th Black Crusade. So, in an effort to persuade you, I'll begin by looking into the biology of the Lynx.

Based on corpses retrieved and analyzed by our Adepts of the Mechanicum, we have come to the conclusion that the typical Lynx is a subhumanoid being, standing at around six foot six and weighing one hundred and eighty six pounds. They rarely appear at this height though, prefering to remain hunched (xenos would know little of the importance of mantaining proper posture). Lynx are built for speed, which is an advantage when hunting and a weakness when being hunted; their bones are hollow and lightweight, and they have little to no body fat. They are covered in a thick fur coat, which varies greatly in colour. Most Lynx are a dark onyx black. In favor of hands, they have strange pads which contain retractable, razor sharp claws. Much like their hollow bones, this is both a blessing and a curse. Though they can shred a man's flesh with ease, they can scarcely tie a knot, let alone use complex machinery. Most of their xenos technology is built around compensating for this handicap.

It appears that the majority of the Lynx, if not all of them, are psykers. This is further evidence of their indisputable corruption. They seem hesitant to use their witchcraft, likely out of fear. Their brains-to-body size ration is rather small, suggesting a poor intelligence. If my hypothesis is correct, the average Lynx knows little of his own powers beyond that they attract Daemons. When cornered and when they have nothing left to lose, they can lash out psychically. These attacks can be devastating, boiling a man's innards and peeling his flesh. One of my acolytes, a good man by the name of Thetous, had his bones stretched and contorted when he confronted some sort of Lynx Witch/Priestess. He resembled less of a man and more of the mutant offspring of an aquatic xeno, too horrible to live but also too horrible to die. After purging the foul Priestess, I put Thetous out of his misery.

We have little to no knowledge on their culture and society. They appear to hail from a mineral rich world, if one examines the quality of their armor and weaponry. The average Lynx seen on the battlefield is exceedingly well equipped. I strongly suspect that the only Lynx(es?) we've seen are the members of a powerful warrior caste, which lords over the slave castes below. Every plate of armor, every curving blade and every shell of ammunition has been handcrafted. It is possible there is a Lynx Empire hidden on some distant world, where-in billions of untold slaves toil as to fuel their race's unending warfare towards the Imperium of Man. This is mostly speculation, but it is strongly supported by the Adeptus Mechanicum.

Only recently have we come into combat against the Lynx, having discovered them no more than nine hundred years ago. Full-out warfare is rare; instead we find ourselves defending against small raiding parties, usually going after unguarded frigates and undefended colonies. The largest battle against them was at Thrax IV, wherein a Rogue Trader stumbled upon a Lynx city fortress built into the moon. The Thrax 17th Regiment went into combat against them and was defeated, sustaining hundreds of thousands of causalities. Only the combined forces of the 7th, 8th and 19th regiments, supported by two companies of Novamarines, were able to best them. The Lynx then fled from their home, attempting to jump into warp travel as they were being boarded by the Novamarines. It is unclear what followed, but we can say for certain that almost a million Lynx were slain in the battle.

To me, a million dead will never be enough. There could be billions of them, lurking somewhere in the dark corners of the galaxy. They must be rooted out and eradicated. We cannot allow this wound on our great realm to fester. It must be taken care of now. I believe that if the Imperium applies its strength, we could have these xenos purged from the galaxy in a matter of decades. If we do not, we may allow them to gain strength, and this is something that cannot be allowed.

Please write up the exterminatus report next. Good Inquisitor Mugland wouldn't leave a job unfinished would he? The Black Templars would be happy to help. Alien, psyker, and belligerent. Its everything they hate.

From: Lord Inquisitor Theophrastus van Hohenheim

To: Inquisitor Charles Mugland

Subject: Re: Taking Action on the Lynx

Inquisitor Mugland:

Request denied.

van Hohenheim

Are you defending my race? That's nice of you!
Ok, first page will definitely be up sometime today or tomorrow. Hope you'll like it.
All right, about earlier, when I was requesting some kind of border edge artwork in pencil, like monochrome art, does anyone know of dragonartofficial on YouTube? She does drawing tutorials, and that's the kind of stuff I would really like to see in the finished version of the codex. I know I keep on constantly asking you guys to do stuff for me, and it's not very fair, but I can't ever get them right. I always mess something up on the stance, or the facial features (particularly the snout). I can do perspective swords of 2D engineering sketches and images but that's about the extent of my artistic talent, unfortunately. Anyway I have finally decided on what the deity's name will be; you'll find out what it is when I release the first couple of pages. The blanks you'll see are where I'm hoping to put images or snapshots of a painted army (I'm working on some models, not very good but I hope I can spruce them up a bit).
So! With that out of the way, I'll leave you guys to contribute. If there is anything you would like to add, change or remove from these guys that is within reason don't hesitate to do so. I am really expectant of these guys to turn out as quite a nice race.

From: Lord Inquisitor Theophrastus van Hohenheim

To: Inquisitor Charles Mugland

Subject: Re: Additional Requests for Taking Action on the Lynx

Inquisitor Mugland:

Current Tyranid and Necron threat levels in the Segmentum too high for force re-redeployment. Request denied.

van Hohenheim

Ah well. The Imperium will just have to leave them be for the time being.

From Inquisitor Lord Baron Moon-Emperor Von Pharoshizzletep the third.

To: Inquisitor Charles Mugland.

Subject: Re: Taking Action on the Lynx

Oi bled, I be bommin' deh caht peoplez wit' mah lasah cannons. Request confirmed.

Pharoshizzletep the third.


In all seriousness, good write-up LoneLictor

Shrouded in the darkness of the Halo Stars, a new race is ready to join the battlegrounds of the 41st Millennium. Formidable fighters and psykers without peer, they lay waste to all who wish to prevent the fulfilment of their goals. They fight on in the name of their deity, believing that it is their duty to rub the galaxy clean of the filth of Chaos and gift the denizens of the Milky Way with a reign of peace.

That's just the first paragraph of the codex.
Naturally, the Imperium doesn't give gak to what they're trying to do.

Sender: Inquisitor Sarah Aran, Ordo Xenos


Pharoshizzletep the Third,

I have been asked to step in on the matter of your support for Inquisitor Mugland. The matter of the Lnyx and their suppression has been deemed too costly at this time. To that end, we respectfully ask you to cease and desist your continued investigation that has been deemed closed and sealed.

Your continued agitation in this matter is deemed a high security risk with potential repercussions for Imperial interests.

Please consider our position carefully. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office.


Sincerely,

Inquisitor Sarah Aran

Ordo Xenos

From: Inquisitor Lord Baron Moon-Emperor Von Pharoshizzletep the third.

To: Inquisitor Sarah Aran, Ordo Xenos

Imma.

Firin'.

Mah.

LAZER.

If you have any further complaints, please direct them to my Lunar pyramid-mansion.

Respectfully,

Shizzletep, Lord Inquisitor Baron of the Ordo Xenos.

In all seriousness, hope it goes well.

From: Inquisitor Lord Tobias Hunt.

To: Inquisitor Lord Baron Moon-Emperor Von Pharoshizzletep the third, Inquisitor Charles Mugland

This morning I was informed of your plans regarding a certain Xenos species, designation XE1416.//92, A.K.A. The Lynx. While I must agree with Inquisitors Van Hohenheim and Aran, in that our resources at this time are stretched in other engagements, it is not unknown to any of us that we have the most powerful resource ever discovered: man. While we may be lacking in numbers at this time, I put forward the idea that we form and mobilise an army group to put an end to this abhorrent species as soon as possible. Such a feat will not be difficult; research has shown that our initial estimation of these xenos was far, far too generous; they do not own any of the traits available to man, in ballistics, weapon mastery, strength or durability. Though they are fast, it is my extreme doubt that they can move faster than bullets.


I would be honoured to lead the war effort alongside the Ventiran Tank and Stormtrooper regiments, while I am assured that Astartes support will be available in one form or another.
Gentlemen, I look forward to the slaughter.

Most kind regards,

Inquisitor Lord Tobias Hunt, Ordo Xenos.

I don't know whether or not I should say something...

Just leave it a day myna and come back later with more new ideas instead of questions, and people will receive it better...probably.

131212954.M41
A Request for Reconsideration Regarding the Allowment of the Survival of the Lynx
By Inquisitor Charles Mugland

My superiors have denied my request on the grounds that 'The Imperium must survive.'.

The Imperium I knew was never just content to survive. Never.

The Imperium I knew was busy fighting to keep women from holding Administratum political offices while Hive Fleet Behemoth tore into the Empire of Ultramar. The Imperium I knew was purging the foul Hrud from the Segmentum Solar while Abaddon the Despoiler took command of the Traitor Legions, gathering untold Astartes under his banner in preparation for the first of many Black Crusades to come. The Imperium I knew was slaughtering the Salamanders at Tinargua, having accidentally classified them as xenos due to their dark skin, while the First War of Armageddon raged and the Primarch Angron threatened to tear down the Imperium.

It's never been about survival.

It's been about doing what's right. We are morally obligated to purge the Lynx, damn the consequences. They are filthy, unrepentant xenos who hide from the light of the God-Emperor, instead basking in the shadows of their twisted warp Gods. The Lynx are a stain on the galaxy that is mankind's birth right, and this stain must be dealt with.

I already have the support of Novamarines Chapter Master Hendrik in my endeavor, who seeks revenge for the causalities inflicted on his 4th and 5th companies by the Lynx. His entire Chapter is reorganizing itself for the purpose of slaying these xenos. In addition to the Novamarines, the Lord Castellan Jamos who lords over sixteen regiments of Guardsmen, has also pledged himself to fighting the Lynx. Though his motives may be in question (I strongly believe he is launching this war to distract from his recent affair), Jamos commands enough resources to make this Crusade a success.

All I ask for now is the resources to carry this crusade out. I already have the manpower, and the backing of several Imperial officials.

I'm going to regret this...
==Incoming Transmission==
Origin: Unknown
Time Stamp: None Found
Playing...
Do you really think you can eradicate us that easily? We are far, far harder than you make us out to be. You have seen the casualties we can inflict through our weapons alone. On the several occasions you have witnessed the havoc we cause through manipulation of the Tainted Dimension, it has been to our design. We made you see what you wanted to see. You heard what you wanted to hear. All of it, right down to the most minute detail, was intricately fabricated through means of power and mind. The storm of energy that tore apart your Novamarines was but a mere cantrip compared to the might of our more skilled warriors.

What is more, you seem to believe we glean incalculable delight at the sight of the brave souls who face us in honest combat being slaughtered like Harr'drath. Quite the opposite. We feel that this life has been wasted. For no matter how hard you try, how hard you search, you will never be rid of us.

Whilst we seem demonic in nature and malevolent in purpose, I can say one thing that every last Lynx will agree to. Daemons are a stain. Chaos is a stain. They are a canker that dares to encroach upon the holiness of the Material Realm. And for that we shall kill them. To the last. Purity and peace shall be integrated into this realm, even if it means we have to do away with the very rulers of the Tainted Dimension. And by Cleovara, we will. They shall not hide from our fury. They shall not hide from our wrath. They shall be drowned in a tide of purpose that not even the innumerable hordes of Chaos can withstand.

So I tell you now: making us your enemies is a big mistake. Even the Eldar fear us for our... unnatural talents. But they are a gift. A gift that must be used to burn away anything that dares to stand in the way of our goal in a storm of fire.

Ja'rred Ulfar, the Archangel
==End of Transmission==

Transmission intercepted.

From: Unknown

"Ignorant children, I expected more, but alas, you like the others, you deny the rule of Chaos, and have fuss sealed your fate at the sacrificial alter of the thrusting gods. I do thank you for your offering of great proportions. Your corpses will make wonderful decoration once your blood is drained, bones are hollowed out and innards are poured into a pit, but all after your souls are reaped and feed to the starved beasts and scions of Chaos.

We have watched as your fragile bodies explode into shards of bone, and a spurt of blood before a new child of Chaos is freed into reality to seek new victims, entire groups of your race simply becoming ash as Tzeentch's singing horrors dance from their burnt remains and unleash warp fire upon your homes, while Khorne's mighty warriors cut you down, like a farmer a harvest. Must I go on?

We will arrive soon, if you wish to slow your defeat, line the roads with your children and give them blades, order them to butcher one another, we will them give you a painless death."

From: Inquisitor Lord Baron Moon-Emperor Von Pharoshizzletep the third.

Oi Ja'rred Ulfar, the Archangel, yo' be trippin' blud, we gonna send so many ships n' Titans n' soldiers ovah yo' den, yo gonna be dead in tha first two seconds. Yo come mess up me or mah Imperial team playaz, we go smash yo' cat people right up. Yo can send all yo' cats and magic rocks yo' want, we still gonna smash dem all up, it ain't no trouble to me. Step to me blud, I'll get Draigo, Dante and Creed on yo sorry planet, they be messin' yo up fam.

Yours respectfully,

Lord Baron Pharoshizzletep the third,

Lord of the ordo Xenos.

From Inquisitor Lord Hunt
To: Inquisitor Lord Baron Moon-Emperor Von Pharoshizzletep the third.

My honoured colleague,

Let's smash some heads.

After we're done, want to pick up some sisters? Thought so.

Keep it real bro.

Hunt.

To Ja'rred Ulfar of the Xenos "Lynx"

Understand, puny xenos, that you cannot stand against us. We are the Emperor's warriors, together immortal, and this galaxy is his. You stand on Humanities' birthright. You stand against us. You stand upon the road to damnation.
You can run. You can hide. But we will find you, and we will destroy you.
The vast array of mankind's warmachine hunts you even now. The Adeptus Astartes, immortal superhuman warriors of the Emperor's own moulding. The Skitarii legions and Adeptus Mechanicus, honoured warriors of the Machine God of Mars. The Imperial Guard, uncountable and invincible hammer of the Emperor. The Ordo Xenos, myself and my colleagues, come for you too. The imperial Navy shall crush you with devastating ordnance from above, against which you have no defence - their fury shall fall as certain as the rain, and your own deaths. The Titan Legions, guided by the Emperor's will shall stride upon your world and scour all life from it - all these and more come to end your miserable, pathetic lives. You believe yourselves powerful.
You've not seen even a glimpse of power.

So fight. Fight for all you are worth, as little as it is. Fight for your lives, for that is the price you forfeit by tainting our galaxy.
We shall not be merciful. It is the greatest pity we can pay you.

Inquisitor Lord Hunt.

From: Inquisitor Lord Baron Moon-Emperor Von Pharoshizzletep the third.
To: Inquisitor Lord Hunt/

Yes.

Dats kill some cat people, smash sum' of dem psychic-stones, and get sum' Sisters.

Lord Pharoshizzletep the third,

Of the ordo Xenos.

==Incoming Transmission==
Origin: Unknown
Time Stamp: None Found
Playing...
Do you really think you can eradicate us that easily? We are far, far harder than you make us out to be. You have seen the casualties we can inflict through our weapons alone. On the several occasions you have witnessed the havoc we cause through manipulation of the Tainted Dimension, it has been to our design. We made you see what you wanted to see. You heard what you wanted to hear. All of it, right down to the most minute detail, was intricately fabricated through means of power and mind. The storm of energy that tore apart your Novamarines was but a mere cantrip compared to the might of our more skilled warriors.

What is more, you seem to believe we glean incalculable delight at the sight of the brave souls who face us in honest combat being slaughtered like Harr'drath. Quite the opposite. We feel that this life has been wasted. For no matter how hard you try, how hard you search, you will never be rid of us.

Whilst we seem demonic in nature and malevolent in purpose, I can say one thing that every last Lynx will agree to. Daemons are a stain. Chaos is a stain. They are a canker that dares to encroach upon the holiness of the Material Realm. And for that we shall kill them. To the last. Purity and peace shall be integrated into this realm, even if it means we have to do away with the very rulers of the Tainted Dimension. And by Cleovara, we will. They shall not hide from our fury. They shall not hide from our wrath. They shall be drowned in a tide of purpose that not even the innumerable hordes of Chaos can withstand.

So I tell you now: making us your enemies is a big mistake. Even the Eldar fear us for our... unnatural talents. But they are a gift. A gift that must be used to burn away anything that dares to stand in the way of our goal in a storm of fire.

Ja'rred Ulfar, the Archangel
==End of Transmission==

==Incoming Transmission==
Origin: Theta Proxy Astropathic Comm Center
Time Stamp: 131212954.M41
Playing...

You only feed Daemons with your witchcraft and mad ambitions.

Make no mistake, foul xenos. You are just as unclean as the Daemons you claim to fight. And you will be purged alongside them.
==End of Transmission==

==Incoming Transmission==
Origin: Unknown
Tracing...
Origin found: Halo Stars - Exact Location Not Found
Time Stamp: Unknown
Threaten us all you like; you'll never find us. You could scour the galaxy for thousands of millennia, and never find us. We are a race that was once hunted by an entire world. So we learnt. When to run, when to hide, and most importantly, when to fight. It is this alone that has prevented our utter destruction through those unspeakable horrors that we all know as *sound strangely similar to spitting* Daemons.

We do not wish to fight. It would be a waste. For eventually, we will both come to realise neither of our races can sustain such a war of attrition. I should suggest that you go back to your purging of Chaos; you would be doing the galaxy a favour that way. But wasting precious life, just so you can be rulers of the Milky Way? Preposterous. You should realise by now that even the least powerful of xenos have found strong ways to counter your armies.

But this Emperor of yours... He sounds like a fine man. A good man. A God. Who wants nothing more from your race than it could offer. And he was right doing so. A race of your intelligence and power could indeed rule the galaxy, but I must admit, not too coherently. So, if you do manage to subdue our race (which is incredibly doubtful), I wish you good luck. (Not trying to do allies here: Lynx are noble and respectful, it's just what they'd do)

But, if you do wish to continue this futile effort of cleansing us from the face of the galaxy, you may try. But I guarantee you, you will not even come close. The skies will be filled with the molten metal of your Titans and Space-faring ships, and the ground will be littered with the corpses of your dead, not ours.

Now I must attend to other matters; the Council is expecting my appearance. Politics is a waste of my time.
==End Of Transmission==

==Incoming Transmission==
Origin: Theta Proxy Astropathic Comm Center
Time Stamp: 131212954.M41
Playing...

Thought for the Day: The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Imperium.

You xenos truly are cowards to the end. For all your hubris, your only defense against us is hiding in the darkest, deepest, most inhospitable corners of the galaxy and waiting for your inevitable deaths. We will find you. We will root you out and gas your cities so that your babes and children die like the vermin they are. Then, when the last survivors of your cursed race are choking on the corpse-stink of their families, we will light the skies ablaze. The God-Emperor's justice will leave nothing but ashes.
==End Transmission==

==Incoming Transmission==
Origin: Halo Stars
Time Stamp: Unknown
Then so be it. If you continue to force my hand, I will show you the true extent of our power. And I'm not even going to use weapons to do so.

And I'm getting rather annoyed by that Astropath of yours. I'd prefer speaking to a multitude of people, not just one.
==End Of Transmission==

I have just had a good read through all 4 pages of this forum, however I can't find links to your codex/pdfs? I will return later with some critiques to a few things I have noticed.

Oh, yes, how do you make a download on dakka? One that you can just click on the page for?

I have no idea, how have you been showing this to other people? I have a few things I would like to comment on/suggest, but not before I have seen the fluff in its most current form, as I don't want my suggestions to be outdated.

The first couple of pages I will release this evening, maybe about 5:00 GMT.

Just a quick question have you made any concept drawings/models for them yet?

No...
My artistic skills aren't exactly top notch. I am working on some Lynx models but I just can't get them right.

Maybe post some pictures of them and the Dakka community can help get them right?