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They follow the orders of the Phaeron or Overlord of their respective dynasty. It is suggested in the codex that this loyalty can be manipulated through the complex computer programs at work on a tomb world, particularly before the residents have come out of stasis.

Normal Necron warriors have no tangible motivation. They are simply automatons that are guided forward by their leaders. The codex states that in the absence of any other orders, a Necron warrior will simply take up a defensive stance and fire at any enemy who intrudes within range. Immortals and especially Lychguard are much more self-aware in battle and can make tactical decisions on their own.


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Thatguy91 wrote:None of them have a soul, their souls were fed to the C'tan when they were tricked into exchanging their natural bodies for that of steel. That was the price of their evolution. The leaders were obviously more wealthy and influential and therefore received better bodies that could hold their conscience, memories and with a AI advanced enough to work as their old brains. The numberless legions of commoners and warriors however did not have these luxuries and are more or less mindless automatons, controlled by their superiors.


None of the C'tan ever ate souls according to the previous Necron Codex. The C'tan fed on the life energy of the Necrontyr, while their souls were released into the warp. A sidebar in the old Necron Codex depicts Abaddon viewing a daemonic vision showing supplicants to the Dragon on Mars sacrificing to it. He sees daemons in the warp flocking to that area as the souls are cast adrift into the warp.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3849985.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3849985.page GMT Soulless Necrons ?
And if you can maintain your life while having no soul, whats the problem with being soulless?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3850719.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3850719.page GMT Re:Soulless Necrons ?
McNinja wrote:The problem with all of this is that A) what is a soul? and B) what is the "life force" that the C'tan fed on as the bio-transference occurred? How does having a soul affect your life or death? Do Necrons not get to go to Necron Valhalla now? If the Necrons Lords/Overlord/Crypteks/etc are conscious, where does that consciousness go when they die (or rather, when they can no longer reanimate). I'm fairly certain that the people who "became" Necron Warriors all died, as they have no individual thought. Or are all Necron Warriors trapped wihtin their own minds, furious about their forced servitude, but unable to do anything about it?

And if you can maintain your life while having no soul, whats the problem with being soulless?
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The soul in 40K appears to be what is defined in the old 2nd ed. Eldar Codex: psychic energy that carries a large part of a being's personality and memories, that is released upon death.

The life energy that the C'tan fed on as described in the old Necron Codex is a purely physical universe phenomenon, apparently comprised of the bio-electrical activity of the organism. Compared to the output of stars, such energy is incomparably feebler yet the C'tan for some reason find it much more delicious. The C'tan from the old Necron Codex were like drug addicts, willing to have tiny crumbs of this instead of the far more plentiful and nutritious (though blander) energy of a star.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3851233.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3851233.page GMT Soulless Necrons ? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3851509.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3851509.page GMT Soulless Necrons ?
Ronin-Sage wrote:Questionable how, the C'tan, purely physical beings with no connection or understanding of the warp, could devour souls...


I think they have some understanding of the Warp considering how it was a C'tan who was able to breach the Webway.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3857891.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3857891.page GMT Soulless Necrons ?
Those with stronger wills, and those quicker to accept the gift of the C'tan were able to get better bodies and retain more of there minds and personality.

Its quite possible that before and for a short time after they still had a signature in the warp (lets say to the strenght of the tau, so not enought for warp gods to spawn). But with century of dying and respawning lost that "life energy". Only
those with a strong mind kept a replica of there inteligene, and to a rarer case, there personality in there robot ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3858463.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3858463.page GMT Soulless Necrons ?
Basically, the fluff indicates that the Necrons, who have the technology to detonate stars, didn't figure out transference of consciousness until the star-gods told them about it. If I were the Silent King, I would have a huge Homer Simpson "d'oh" moment. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3858805.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3858805.page GMT Soulless Necrons ?
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Ronin-Sage wrote:Questionable how, the C'tan, purely physical beings with no connection or understanding of the warp, could devour souls...


It's because in the old fluff, they couldn't.

I don't know about the new fluff.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3891869.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3891869.page GMT Soulless Necrons ?
Void__Dragon wrote:
Ronin-Sage wrote:Questionable how, the C'tan, purely physical beings with no connection or understanding of the warp, could devour souls...


It's because in the old fluff, they couldn't.

I don't know about the new fluff.


New fluff indicates that they DO have some understanding of the Warp as one of the C'tan is the reason why the Necrons could breach the webway and finish off the Old Ones.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3891879.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3891879.page GMT Soulless Necrons ? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3910017.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/424115/3910017.page GMT