Editing Blackstone Fortress (section)

==Spindle Drones==
[[File:SpindleDrone.jpg|250px|right|thumb|'' "The chances of anything coming from Mars. Are a million to one, he said!" '']]
Probably one of the few canonical [[Old Ones]] machine that is known other than the aforementioned Blackstone Fortress and the [[Webway]]. A Spindle Drone (''Vigilis triangulus'') is a robotic war machine that defends Blackstone Fortresses from intruders and is an analogue of self defense system. Similar to the Sentinels from [[Halo]], they are cheap, easy to produce and are there to maintain the gargantuan ship when in peace times and immediately switch to "FUCK EVERYTHING" mode when hostile forces are located.

The origin of Spindle Drones remains mysterious, save that they are native to the Blackstone Fortress. When destroyed, their bodies are reabsorbed into the interior of the Fortress. Transportation craft are rendered inert when a Spindle Drone corpse is brought on board.

Spindle Drones are armed only with a single weapon called a [[Plasma#Drone Pulse|Drone Pulse]] which counts as a S3, D1, 18" pistol with zero AP. They are there to swarm the target until there is nothing left. Hence, they are a neutral force unaligned to either Imperial, Chaos or Xenos, with their loyalties only in serving the ship. Because of this, they are one of the most alien and ancient constructs, with a design aesthetic too smooth and biomechanical for even the ancient [[Eldar]].

On the tabletop, these guys [[Get shit done|get shit done]]. For 60 points a pop, you get 4 W2, A2 MEQs with a somewhat disappointing 18" S3 pistol. Even if that weren't already a bargain, they have a special ability similar to the [[Beastmen (40k)|Chaos Beastmen]] also in the pack, but much easier to manage. This ability is aptly called '''Threat Level Rising''' - for every Spindle Drone that is wounded or dies, [[Awesome|the remaining Spindle Drones gain +1 to their strength, damage, and AP.]] This may not sound amazing at first, but it adds up.

If you keep them just out of trouble, which shouldn't be too hard given their T4, S4 and 4+ save, these guys can become excellent monster and character killers, becoming the suicide bomb of your dreams. Also do remember that with their UNALIGNED keyword, these guys should be able to go into any army, but possibly only in a separate detachment.

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