Editing Psychic Awakening

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The '''Psychic Awakening''' is the name of an event in the Warhammer 40k timeline, taking place during the [[Age of the Dark Imperium]].  The Galaxy, split asunder by the [[Great Rift]], sees basically every faction in the galaxy affected in some way, either by a sudden influx of newer, powerful psykers, or by political and cultural changes as the events of the Age of the Dark Imperium causes shakeups in the status quo.

Yes, that's right, GW seems to be [[Advancing the Storyline]], with Psychic Awakening following a similar narrative event that occurred earlier in 2019, the [[War of Beasts]] (aka Vigilus Defiant / Vigilus Ablaze).

There are rumors that Psychic Awakening will be followed by a new "8.5 edition" with the various errata and the War of Beasts / Psychic Awakening rules updates et all included in the base rulebook.  This would put 40k roughly similar to the model that GW is using for AoS, for good and bad.  (Mostly good.)

=== Phoenix Rising ===
''The Aeldari are a psychically sensitive race, and the fragile balance between these disparate cultures has been disturbed by the Psychic Awakening. These factions have become embroiled in a full-scale internecine war for the future of their people.''

Phoenix Rising is the first listed event listed as part of the Psychic Awakening and appears to be a three way civil war for the Aeldari -- the Asuryani, the Drukhari, and the Ynnari.  While details are spartan, we are getting new Plastic Howling Banshees, including a maskless Exarch -- an Ynnari Howling Banshee Exarch, "for they walk a very different path to their Craftworld cousins."

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