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Yeah... I need to update that. It accidentally posted when I was typing on my iPod (stupid touch function. Buttons are always better). The newest is a lot longer, and so will have a lot more to it.
Point 1.
I'll update.
Point 2.
Yep. I do. Tau have the right idea, they're just going about it the wrong way imho.
Point 3.
Now I could just repeat the words I said. But I'm not going to, because that's peevish and you don't deserve that after what you've done to help. So, yes it's general, but this is really starting to stretch my mind.
I'm going to try this route, and as it's not entirely stable, it may contradict or be misunderstood a bit.
So, the separation of these two distinctly different societies of the same race was caused directly by what the Lynx call "The Shift" (i.e. half the race becoming psykers, under Cleovara's protection and will). Now, as the "illumined" Lynx believe this is a sign of great importance, they want to bring this "illumination" to the rest of the race. They aren't bothered about how they do it (*cough*tau), which does allow a bit of Grimdark to seep in here. they are going to be oppressive, if the need arises.
That's the best I can do. I am only 14.
Point 4.
I'll update.
Point 5.
I'll tell you what: why don't I get a huge, A1 sheet of paper or an empty lined pad about 200 pages thick and just write down as much as I can about these guys that makes sense, before going through it and trying to find errors. I can stretch this over a month or so, so it gives me more time to write and dwell on your questions and you guys more time to pick out errors. If you find even relatively small ones, tell me. I want to know. As I am dead serious about these guys actually getting sent off to GW (no joking at all here) I want them to be as good as I can get them.

 Mynameisalie wrote:
Yeah... I need to update that. It accidentally posted when I was typing on my iPod (stupid touch function. Buttons are always better). The newest is a lot longer, and so will have a lot more to it.
Point 1.
I'll update.
Point 2.
Yep. I do. Tau have the right idea, they're just going about it the wrong way imho.
Point 3.
Now I could just repeat the words I said. But I'm not going to, because that's peevish and you don't deserve that after what you've done to help. So, yes it's general, but this is really starting to stretch my mind.
I'm going to try this route, and as it's not entirely stable, it may contradict or be misunderstood a bit.
So, the separation of these two distinctly different societies of the same race was caused directly by what the Lynx call "The Shift" (i.e. half the race becoming psykers, under Cleovara's protection and will). Now, as the "illumined" Lynx believe this is a sign of great importance, they want to bring this "illumination" to the rest of the race. They aren't bothered about how they do it (*cough*tau), which does allow a bit of Grimdark to seep in here. they are going to be oppressive, if the need arises.
That's the best I can do. I am only 14.
Point 4.
I'll update.
Point 5.
I'll tell you what: why don't I get a huge, A1 sheet of paper or an empty lined pad about 200 pages thick and just write down as much as I can about these guys that makes sense, before going through it and trying to find errors. I can stretch this over a month or so, so it gives me more time to write and dwell on your questions and you guys more time to pick out errors. If you find even relatively small ones, tell me. I want to know. As I am dead serious about these guys actually getting sent off to GW (no joking at all here) I want them to be as good as I can get them.

GW won't ever take your idea.....

Because around a hundred others have hand this same amazing idea, and have revived a polite "NOPE." in the reply letter or email.

Fine. Be negative. I'm going to persevere. Like I have been doing. Having a "give up" attitude will get you nowhere fast. So, say what you like, but I'm still serious about sending it off.

 Mynameisalie wrote:
Fine. Be negative. I'm going to persevere. Like I have been doing. Having a "give up" attitude will get you nowhere fast. So, say what you like, but I'm still serious about sending it off.

You call it negative, I call it reality.

People have made far better ideas (Not space thunder cats) than you have and have spent months on an idea, then to be told that a company who doesn't really give a damn are quite common.

You'll see a bit of repeat in here, but bear with me:

The explanation for the corruption thing. I don't understand what you meant by that. Really, I don't. What did you mean exactly? I'm going to try to answer that though. The Lynx, as a species, have a racial bond much stronger than any other's. It's kind of a litter instinct. As a race, they'll fight as one, because it's a pre-historic survival instinct that dates back to the ancient times, when Lynx were little more than Alex predators with only a small amount of intelligence. It made them fight as a unit, even if they hated each other, when they were backed into a corner or were working as a team to tackle prey. I still. An't answer it fully though.

No. They don't follow chaos. You think the IoM has a hatred for daemons? You're not even close to how the Lynx feel about them. I think when we were messing about with the messages thing, I wrote a paragraph about the Lynx crushing the daemonic hordes etc etc. They go bat sh*t crazy when they see one (well, the psyker ones do anyway. The ordinary ones don't have a clue what a daemon is, except that it's evil and wants to kill them all). So that kinda cancels out the possession question. However, some do allow themselves to be consumed by chaos, and they are either killed by daemons, or a God will use them as a champion (Khorne would too. They can be very fearsome in cc. And they aren't always psykers...). This can be very simply achieved by forfeiting the mental protection that Cleovara gives (more about her later).

Human Illuminati. I have to ask why would they want anything to do with the Lynx? Could anyone enlighten me? I do understand they're a bunch of nutjobs who believe the Emperor will rise again through the sacrifice of his childre-
Oh.
Ok. Not sure how to answer that. Erm... I have no idea. Let me dwell on this one for a while.

Relationships with other races. Namely Tau and Eldar. The Lynx actually enjoyed the idea of another race to talk to when they stepped out of a Webway gate they had unintentionally activated themselves. Result: two very happy races. With the Eldar it's a little more complex. Their first contact was with Harlequins that were patrolling the Webway at the same time as they Lynx entered it by mistake. Now curious about these new life-forms and interested in their abilities, the Harlequins went to investigate. To their surprise, the Lynx immediately asked them how to get the hell out of the Webway. In reply, the Harlequins pointed to the nearest Webway gate. This led to the Lynx's meeting with the Tau.
After this, the Harlequins decided it would be best to mention these new arrivals to the rest of the Eldar race. I'm not going to go into too much detail here, but the result was a Craftworld taking a minor detour to say: "Hi. What the hell are you, how did you get here, and what in the name of the Milky Way are those gems?" (referring to the crystals). Not got much further than that.
Naturally, the Imperium is extremely wary about the Lynx. As they are with every single other race in the Galaxy. Nothing else to say really. Liquidjoshi's own Lord Tobias Hunt managed to get a spot on the first page if you look carefully. However, I was thinking of maybe the possibility of Rouge Traders and/or possibly Radical's having more secret business with the Lynx than the rest of the Imperium. This is probably going to be discarded.

Uniform powers. This ties in with the crystals. I've tried to reinvent them as a kind of battery. They store energy, and a hell of a lot of it. Now this crystal is indigenous to the Milky Way. Neither the Lynx or Eldar (the Tau don't give one) have been able to pinpoint their origin. One of the mysteries of the Lynx. Now, some planets in the Halo Stars have these crystals lying in the mantle, full to the brim with energy. This also ties into Cleovara, so be patient. Base line, the massive amount of psychic energy these crystals leech from the Warp is immense, enough to feed a minor Goddess without trouble. I can answer this question thoroughly when I get to Cleovara, so keep reading.

In Lynx society, typically everyone is valued as they all contribute to the race as a whole. You'll most likely find the Lynx in one of these three groups: the Military, the Religion or (strangely) smithing. Now though smiths are considered normal workers by other races, they play a very important role in Lynx society. They produce every piece of equipment that the military uses. Every last sword, gun and bullet used is beautifully crafted by these smiths. This results in an unusually well-equipped army within the "civil" half of the Lynx.
There is no general "leader of a planet of Lynx. It's a bit more loose, and everyone likes to look after themselves. However, there is a set religion everyone adheres to, revolving around Cleovara and these Psytrix Crystals.

That's all for tonight. I'm tired.

Erm.....not again.....let me get this straight, they are;

"So, they are semi-communist, friendly Cat people, Imperium overly scared, hate Daemons but they are also the favorite pawns of the Chaos gods now too! And they can somehow easily operate incredibly powerful, complex technology with ease! "

Really?

People gave you great ideas, something that could work, but no, Space Tau Eldar Thunder Cats is the better idea.

Companies don't take outside ideas. Its too risky for them legally. If they took someone's idea that was presented to them, and then later came up with an idea themselves that one of their fans had also come up with independently, they could get in a big legal mess. Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld books, had this same issue. He no longer takes suggestions for anything.

tl;dr Its not going to happen.

I'd suggest you take a look at these two links:

http://www.springhole.net/writing/marysuerace.htm

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySueTopia

I will warn you though, they may show you things you are not yet ready to see.

Plato.

"Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.”

DemetriDominov wrote:

Plato

"Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.”

Absolutely, I'm not trying to discourage Mynameisalie. He should keep writing. That being said, he needs to know how to improve. If we don't tell him what needs changing in his fluff, he'll never change it.

 LoneLictor wrote:

DemetriDominov wrote:

Plato

"Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.”

Absolutely, I'm not trying to discourage Mynameisalie. He should keep writing. That being said, he needs to know how to improve. If we don't tell him what needs changing in his fluff, he'll never change it.

You sir, are correct.

 blood reaper wrote:
Erm.....not again.....let me get this straight, they are;

"So, they are semi-communist, friendly Cat people, Imperium overly scared, hate Daemons but they are also the favorite pawns of the Chaos gods now too! And they can somehow easily operate incredibly powerful, complex technology with ease! "

Really?

People gave you great ideas, something that could work, but no, Space Tau Eldar Thunder Cats is the better idea.

Communist? No. Friendly? They'll kill their own race if it suits them. Scared of the Imperium? No. More wary. Besides, the Imperium hates xenos and psykers. Aren't pawns of Chaos Gods (Goddess is not born of Chaos) and the ones that do do so voluntairily for the sake of power, immortality etc. and in a race of psykers, some will fall to chaos. It's inevitable. Using incredibly complicated machinery? Have you even read the first page of the codex yet? It clearly states they are unable to use advanced or complex machinery due to their paws getting in the way. Ergo, their technology is built around this handicap and is relatively simple to use, no matter how complex the internal workings are.

You seem to be disregarding some of the information I am offering or twisting it to your own ends to give you a standing point to pick at my race from. Unlike most other people on this thread, you don't question me about things. Like Demetri and LL have said, I need to think on questions given to me and adjust the fluff accordingly. If you did this, two things would happen. 1. We would get along better and 2. This race will improve much faster. Now, whilst at first I disregarded their bestial side, I have included it because it allows me to make the race more diverse and interesting to read.

So please, stop picking at me and my race and make a contribution that isn't peevish or aggressive and actually helps me to improve this race.

Oh and LL, that link to the questionnaire you gave me? I actually only got 7. It's very hard to replicate exactly what you imagine in your mind with words alone. So, as I am trying to learn some animation and digital model making, I will try to get small pics and anims for you to see.

P.S. LoneLictor, you are awesome. I explored the site a bit and found a page on how to make deities better. It's exactly what I need! Thank you so much!

 Mynameisalie wrote:

 blood reaper wrote:
Erm.....not again.....let me get this straight, they are;

"So, they are semi-communist, friendly Cat people, Imperium overly scared, hate Daemons but they are also the favorite pawns of the Chaos gods now too! And they can somehow easily operate incredibly powerful, complex technology with ease! "

Really?

People gave you great ideas, something that could work, but no, Space Tau Eldar Thunder Cats is the better idea.

Communist? No. Friendly? They'll kill their own race if it suits them. Scared of the Imperium? No. More wary. Besides, the Imperium hates xenos and psykers. Aren't pawns of Chaos Gods (Goddess is not born of Chaos) and the ones that do do so voluntairily for the sake of power, immortality etc. and in a race of psykers, some will fall to chaos. It's inevitable. Using incredibly complicated machinery? Have you even read the first page of the codex yet? It clearly states they are unable to use advanced or complex machinery due to their paws getting in the way. Ergo, their technology is built around this handicap and is relatively simple to use, no matter how complex the internal workings are.

You seem to be disregarding some of the information I am offering or twisting it to your own ends to give you a standing point to pick at my race from. Unlike most other people on this thread, you don't question me about things. Like Demetri and LL have said, I need to think on questions given to me and adjust the fluff accordingly. If you did this, two things would happen. 1. We would get along better and 2. This race will improve much faster. Now, whilst at first I disregarded their bestial side, I have included it because it allows me to make the race more diverse and interesting to read.

So please, stop picking at me and my race and make a contribution that isn't peevish or aggressive and actually helps me to improve this race.

Oh and LL, that link to the questionnaire you gave me? I actually only got 7. It's very hard to replicate exactly what you imagine in your mind with words alone. So, as I am trying to learn some animation and digital model making, I will try to get small pics and anims for you to see.

I'm using the information you gave, not twisting it, nor am I disregarding it. Your race has far too many holes the way you wish to play it, please, just use Eldar, they are exactly the same.

And the society you described is communist.

 blood reaper wrote:


I'm using the information you gave, not twisting it, nor am I disregarding it. Your race has far too many holes the way you wish to play it, please, just use Eldar, they are exactly the same.

They're not cats, so he won't do it. Plus...he doesn't like their methods: i.e. trolling around everyone. Personally, while the Eldar being trolls is irritating, its not like the Imperium's much better (relative to the Great Crusade, of course).

 Tadashi wrote:

 blood reaper wrote:


I'm using the information you gave, not twisting it, nor am I disregarding it. Your race has far too many holes the way you wish to play it, please, just use Eldar, they are exactly the same.

They're not cats, so he won't do it. Plus...he doesn't like their methods: i.e. trolling around everyone. Personally, while the Eldar being trolls is irritating, its not like the Imperium's much better (relative to the Great Crusade, of course).

I meant use the Eldar's Codex.

The entire idea would just be better without the psychic part at all.

 blood reaper wrote:

 Mynameisalie wrote:

 blood reaper wrote:
Erm.....not again.....let me get this straight, they are;

"So, they are semi-communist, friendly Cat people, Imperium overly scared, hate Daemons but they are also the favorite pawns of the Chaos gods now too! And they can somehow easily operate incredibly powerful, complex technology with ease! "

Really?

People gave you great ideas, something that could work, but no, Space Tau Eldar Thunder Cats is the better idea.

Communist? No. Friendly? They'll kill their own race if it suits them. Scared of the Imperium? No. More wary. Besides, the Imperium hates xenos and psykers. Aren't pawns of Chaos Gods (Goddess is not born of Chaos) and the ones that do do so voluntairily for the sake of power, immortality etc. and in a race of psykers, some will fall to chaos. It's inevitable. Using incredibly complicated machinery? Have you even read the first page of the codex yet? It clearly states they are unable to use advanced or complex machinery due to their paws getting in the way. Ergo, their technology is built around this handicap and is relatively simple to use, no matter how complex the internal workings are.

You seem to be disregarding some of the information I am offering or twisting it to your own ends to give you a standing point to pick at my race from. Unlike most other people on this thread, you don't question me about things. Like Demetri and LL have said, I need to think on questions given to me and adjust the fluff accordingly. If you did this, two things would happen. 1. We would get along better and 2. This race will improve much faster. Now, whilst at first I disregarded their bestial side, I have included it because it allows me to make the race more diverse and interesting to read.

So please, stop picking at me and my race and make a contribution that isn't peevish or aggressive and actually helps me to improve this race.

Oh and LL, that link to the questionnaire you gave me? I actually only got 7. It's very hard to replicate exactly what you imagine in your mind with words alone. So, as I am trying to learn some animation and digital model making, I will try to get small pics and anims for you to see.

I'm using the information you gave, not twisting it, nor am I disregarding it. Your race has far too many holes the way you wish to play it, please, just use Eldar, they are exactly the same.

And the society you described is communist.

No, the Lynx are born into classes, but interbreeding is allowed. There's working class, military class, spiritual class and noble class as the general gist. A Lynx can hold a very great position of power over his comrades just because he was born into a particular class, and they have their own currency and economy as a species.

And you most surely are twisting it.

And I hate Eldar. They are a bunch of trolling donkey-caves. Only reason I have this army allied with them is the fact that it makes sense. And the reason I chose cats was cause they were the only appearance I could actually think of at the time. And besides, I like cats cause I have one who sits on my lap (but drools. All the bloody time) and is affectionate.

And you say this race is exactly like Eldar? Let's just compare the differences:
They are two completely different species, for one. Plus, half the race isn't even psychic. More than half, to be more exact.

They also look completely different. Tell me what similarities are apparent between cats and elves? None.

The Lynx are actually a thriving race. Unlike the Eldar, who have done a very good job at getting their race nearly wiped out. And it's still in decline.

The two races age differently. An Eldar will take about 1000 years to die. A civil Lynx may last 90 or so at best. A feral will last just above half of that, maybe 50 years.

When a Lynx dies, he dies for good. No soulstone is there to preserve their soul. It's gone. Bye bye. End of it. A Lynx has to hope that when he breathes his dying breath Cleovara will take pity on him and absorb his soul into her consciousness. Which doesn't happen that often.

The Lynx have never had an empire. Ever. They are comparatively new to warfare and territory on a planetary scale.

Eldar have a much darker and shrouded past than the Lynx. The past 400 odd thousand years has seen them fighting over small areas on a single planet. Hardly any of their history is more than half a million years old, so their history is two things. Much more clear, and much less interesting.

Though the two races have both generated a God(dess? Is Slaanesh generally female?), The Lynx did so differently. Cleovara is a manifestation of the collective consciousness of the Lynx race.
Slaanesh is a manifestation of negative emotion. There's a lot of difference there.

Lynx tech is different to Eldar. For one, much of their technology is based upon the energy radiated from the crystal that grows on psychic Lynx planets. The energy, not the crystal itself. The energy given off by these crystals is so unreal it's more like another form of energy. It seems to have a limited capacity for fuelling psychic powers, but this particular energy conversion is only 10% efficient or so. So instead, the Lynx have developed machines and/or psychic constructs (some are a mixture of both) that are better at this particular energy conversion or use the energy as fuel to do work (its more effective than either psychic or nuclear power, even better than a plasma reactor) or use it as a potent and deadly weapon. They use the crystal as ammunition and armour simply because it's plentiful. Nothing more. Would you use up a non-renewable resource that isn't as strong, flexible or versatile as another renewable resource to make your technology? I certainly wouldn't.

The two races' military are different. The Eldar are typically conservative of their forces and their resources, whereas Lynx are typically more bold and daring as they are a growing race and can afford to take such risks. The two fight differently. Again, the Eldar are conservative and prefer lightning strikes, where Lynx may try an all-out offensive using sheer power.

Society is not similar. The Lynx do have a caste system. but it is not similar enough to the Tau's to be classed as an exact copy. A Lynx is born into a particular class, and is often encouraged to follow this caste's ways. They don't have to, though.

Lynx have never tried to exploit everything they are capable of doing. 'Nuff said.

And you call this "exactly the same"? Try thinking about these guys without a stubborn, completely set mind and look at the differences! This race has the potential to be great following this path, but you don't seem to see that, whilst everyone else seems to think along the same lines.

 Mynameisalie wrote:

 blood reaper wrote:

 Mynameisalie wrote:

 blood reaper wrote:
Erm.....not again.....let me get this straight, they are;

"So, they are semi-communist, friendly Cat people, Imperium overly scared, hate Daemons but they are also the favorite pawns of the Chaos gods now too! And they can somehow easily operate incredibly powerful, complex technology with ease! "

Really?

People gave you great ideas, something that could work, but no, Space Tau Eldar Thunder Cats is the better idea.

Communist? No. Friendly? They'll kill their own race if it suits them. Scared of the Imperium? No. More wary. Besides, the Imperium hates xenos and psykers. Aren't pawns of Chaos Gods (Goddess is not born of Chaos) and the ones that do do so voluntairily for the sake of power, immortality etc. and in a race of psykers, some will fall to chaos. It's inevitable. Using incredibly complicated machinery? Have you even read the first page of the codex yet? It clearly states they are unable to use advanced or complex machinery due to their paws getting in the way. Ergo, their technology is built around this handicap and is relatively simple to use, no matter how complex the internal workings are.

You seem to be disregarding some of the information I am offering or twisting it to your own ends to give you a standing point to pick at my race from. Unlike most other people on this thread, you don't question me about things. Like Demetri and LL have said, I need to think on questions given to me and adjust the fluff accordingly. If you did this, two things would happen. 1. We would get along better and 2. This race will improve much faster. Now, whilst at first I disregarded their bestial side, I have included it because it allows me to make the race more diverse and interesting to read.

So please, stop picking at me and my race and make a contribution that isn't peevish or aggressive and actually helps me to improve this race.

Oh and LL, that link to the questionnaire you gave me? I actually only got 7. It's very hard to replicate exactly what you imagine in your mind with words alone. So, as I am trying to learn some animation and digital model making, I will try to get small pics and anims for you to see.

I'm using the information you gave, not twisting it, nor am I disregarding it. Your race has far too many holes the way you wish to play it, please, just use Eldar, they are exactly the same.

And the society you described is communist.

No, the Lynx are born into classes, but interbreeding is allowed. There's working class, military class, spiritual class and noble class as the general gist. A Lynx can hold a very great position of power over his comrades just because he was born into a particular class, and they have their own currency and economy as a species.

And you most surely are twisting it.

And I hate Eldar. They are a bunch of trolling donkey-caves. Only reason I have this army allied with them is the fact that it makes sense. And the reason I chose cats was cause they were the only appearance I could actually think of at the time. And besides, I like cats cause I have one who sits on my lap (but drools. All the bloody time) and is affectionate.

And you say this race is exactly like Eldar? Let's just compare the differences:
They are two completely different species, for one. Plus, half the race isn't even psychic. More than half, to be more exact.

They also look completely different. Tell me what similarities are apparent between cats and elves? None.

The Lynx are actually a thriving race. Unlike the Eldar, who have done a very good job at getting their race nearly wiped out. And it's still in decline.

The two races age differently. An Eldar will take about 1000 years to die. A civil Lynx may last 90 or so at best. A feral will last just above half of that, maybe 50 years.

When a Lynx dies, he dies for good. No soulstone is there to preserve their soul. It's gone. Bye bye. End of it. A Lynx has to hope that when he breathes his dying breath Cleovara will take pity on him and absorb his soul into her consciousness. Which doesn't happen that often.

The Lynx have never had an empire. Ever. They are comparatively new to warfare and territory on a planetary scale.

Eldar have a much darker and shrouded past than the Lynx. The past 400 odd thousand years has seen them fighting over small areas on a single planet. Hardly any of their history is more than half a million years old, so their history is two things. Much more clear, and much less interesting.

Though the two races have both generated a God(dess? Is Slaanesh generally female?), The Lynx did so differently. Cleovara is a manifestation of the collective consciousness of the Lynx race.
Slaanesh is a manifestation of negative emotion. There's a lot of difference there.

Lynx tech is different to Eldar. For one, much of their technology is based upon the energy radiated from the crystal that grows on psychic Lynx planets. The energy, not the crystal itself. The energy given off by these crystals is so unreal it's more like another form of energy. It seems to have a limited capacity for fuelling psychic powers, but this particular energy conversion is only 10% efficient or so. So instead, the Lynx have developed machines and/or psychic constructs (some are a mixture of both) that are better at this particular energy conversion or use the energy as fuel to do work (its more effective than either psychic or nuclear power, even better than a plasma reactor) or use it as a potent and deadly weapon. They use the crystal as ammunition and armour simply because it's plentiful. Nothing more. Would you use up a non-renewable resource that isn't as strong, flexible or versatile as another renewable resource to make your technology? I certainly wouldn't.

The two races' military are different. The Eldar are typically conservative of their forces and their resources, whereas Lynx are typically more bold and daring as they are a growing race and can afford to take such risks. The two fight differently. Again, the Eldar are conservative and prefer lightning strikes, where Lynx may try an all-out offensive using sheer power.

Society is not similar. The Lynx do have a caste system. but it is not similar enough to the Tau's to be classed as an exact copy. A Lynx is born into a particular class, and is often encouraged to follow this caste's ways. They don't have to, though.

Lynx have never tried to exploit everything they are capable of doing. 'Nuff said.

And you call this "exactly the same"? Try thinking about these guys without a stubborn, completely set mind and look at the differences! This race has the potential to be great following this path, but you don't seem to see that, whilst everyone else seems to think along the same lines.

It's still a semi-communist society, as you said early they treat each other all equals and employ some form of Caste system, fuss you are twisting my words. Not pure communists, but going into kind of situation.

I never said they were exactly the same as the Tau, though they do bare similarities, I noted the fact you'd made them friends, which generally isn't good, nor is the connection to the incredibly secret Harlequins, which is really unneeded, along with the whole Web-Way thing. The technology (Crystals and such) does bare similarities to the Eldar, the Dark Eldar use Crystals as ammunition and the Eldar also have Crystal constructs, the entire Crystal thing should again, just be avoided.

The Goddess is quite similar to the Eldar's Laughing God, who takes only the souls of those dedicated to him, or her. I would suggest the removal of the God aspect, it again, is quite similar to the Eldar. Also, the whole Eldar being "trolling douchebags" thing is due to their psychic nature, and I own two Cats, and I'll happily say several breeds of Cats and manipulative and pious, again bearing similarities to the Eldar.

When did I say the following?
*They looked the same
*They age the same
*They bear the same society
*Never claimed they had or will ever have an empire

Yes, calling it exactly the same is wrong, but, they are quite similar in several ways, and really, they don't have the potential yet, they are barely developed out of the cliche furry space animals zone. You are the one ignoring the advice and ideas given to you, or simply returning to the cat idea, which isn't even that good. Why does it have to be cats? It's somewhat comical and would fit far better into Warhammer fantasy.

TBH, I just can't see cats - I keep seeing the Brutes from Halo for some reason.

 Tadashi wrote:
TBH, I just can't see cats - I keep seeing the Brutes from Halo for some reason.

I think a Brute like-race would be quite good.

 blood reaper wrote:

 Tadashi wrote:
TBH, I just can't see cats - I keep seeing the Brutes from Halo for some reason.

I think a Brute like-race would be quite good.

Orks seem close enough...

 Tadashi wrote:

 blood reaper wrote:

 Tadashi wrote:
TBH, I just can't see cats - I keep seeing the Brutes from Halo for some reason.

I think a Brute like-race would be quite good.

Orks seem close enough...

So it's Wargs in space or Cats in space......

 blood reaper wrote:

 Tadashi wrote:

 blood reaper wrote:

 Tadashi wrote:
TBH, I just can't see cats - I keep seeing the Brutes from Halo for some reason.

I think a Brute like-race would be quite good.

Orks seem close enough...

So it's Wargs in space or Cats in space......

Meh...it all ends the same way: getting reduced to smoking and bloody corpses by Imperials...made into slaves and sacrifices to the Powers of Chaos...'culled' by the Eldar...enslaved by Dark Eldar...butchered by Orks...'enlightened' by the Tau...killed by the Necrons. Cheers.

Those crystals just turned into Mary Sue 40k replicas of Warpstone from the Skaven.

Mynameisalie, you should really just get rid of the crystals.

Nah, bro. Crystals are super special.

I can't really. I'll change them to a metallic substance, but they honestly do need to stay in some particular form. Now, if you guys have a much better way of changing them without completely removing them, by all means, I'm free. I'm just not sure what to do with them otherwise. I had a lot of stuff based on this crystal, but I won't mind if it's metal instead. It's same difference. I had the Goddess, their entire technological tree and part of their religion relying on them.

Implants.

Actually I was thinking more along the lines of an energy-reactive silver that is likened to a battery, but much more effective than, say, a normal lithium ion battery.
But using it for implants would be perfectly fine.

It seems original, save for maybe necrodermis. They two are slightly alike, I'm not too sure.
And I thought I'd mention my friend is also making a 40k army too. Base line, lizard men 40k. Who doesn't like lizard men? And it's actually decent. He hasn't told me much, but 'll pass on new news.