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Ulmeathic League

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	Today these survivors regard the League as a fading memory of better times. The Ulmeatheans — once proud, dominant leaders in the League’s prime — are now a grim and stoic (well, more stoic) people, out of place in a dangerous and unforgiving galaxy. The younger generation are more accepting of their lot, either unhatched when it all ended or too young to remember their people's lost glories beyond their elders' tales of the League's might. Soon a generation will be born and raised without any contact with The League: Imperial Ulmeatheans. The old grey-scales remember and do their damnedest to keep those memories alive. But they too understand that the League will live only in memory now, so they live as best they can in their strange new worlds. The Ulmeatheans have not tried to regain any of their old authority; their whole society is about knowing your place, and they know theirs in the Imperium. They do make very good soldiers.		Today these survivors regard the League as a fading memory of better times. The Ulmeatheans — once proud, dominant leaders in the League’s prime — are now a grim and stoic (well, more stoic) people, out of place in a dangerous and unforgiving galaxy. The younger generation are more accepting of their lot, either unhatched when it all ended or too young to remember their people's lost glories beyond their elders' tales of the League's might. Soon a generation will be born and raised without any contact with The League: Imperial Ulmeatheans. The old grey-scales remember and do their damnedest to keep those memories alive. But they too understand that the League will live only in memory now, so they live as best they can in their strange new worlds. The Ulmeatheans have not tried to regain any of their old authority; their whole society is about knowing your place, and they know theirs in the Imperium. They do make very good soldiers.

	The ~~fact~~ that the Ulmeatheans are reptilian, their ancestors were carnivorous, and their homeworld was very close to Tarellian space raises the possibility that they are yet another lost Tarellian colony, ones that became “ab-tarellian” in the same way that Ogryn are abhumans. The Ulmeatheans are incredibly offended by the idea that they were just an offshoot of those tiny pipsqueaks (six feet being pipsqueaks by their standards); they forged their empire themselves, thank you very much. Younger generations are also prickly about it, though some are at least willing to entertain the idea. The Tarellians likewise bristle at the suggestion of being related to Ulmeatheans, as the Ulmeatheans' heavily authoritarian system clashes with Tarellian meritocratic sensibilities: Tarellians leaders are chosen on merit, not because they've sufficiently punched their subordinates in the face. Actual geneticists consider an Ulmeathean/Tarellian shared descent possible, but ultimately difficult to prove given the propensity for Tarellian genetics to shift to fit their environment and reluctance from both peoples towards a definitive answer. It is nevertheless considered an avenue worth investigating — if only as an offshoot of their main project of seeing if Tarellian malleability can be used to create some scaly super-soldiers.		The combined facts that the Ulmeatheans are reptilian, that their ancestors were carnivorous, and that their homeworld was very close to Tarellian space raises the possibility that they are yet another lost Tarellian colony, ones that became “ab-tarellian” in the same way that Ogryn are abhumans. The Ulmeatheans are incredibly offended by the idea that they were just an offshoot of those tiny pipsqueaks (six feet being pipsqueaks by their standards); they forged their empire themselves, thank you very much. Younger generations are also prickly about it, though some are at least willing to entertain the idea. The Tarellians likewise bristle at the suggestion of being related to Ulmeatheans, as the Ulmeatheans' heavily authoritarian system clashes with Tarellian meritocratic sensibilities: Tarellians leaders are chosen on merit, not because they've sufficiently punched their subordinates in the face. Actual geneticists consider an Ulmeathean/Tarellian shared descent possible, but ultimately difficult to prove given the propensity for Tarellian genetics to shift to fit their environment and reluctance from both peoples towards a definitive answer. It is nevertheless considered an avenue worth investigating — if only as an offshoot of their main project of seeing if Tarellian malleability can be used to create some scaly super-soldiers.

	=== Passeri ===		=== Passeri ===

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2022-01-02T15:23:27Z

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120.156.229.208: /* Tarellian Blessed Atlatls */

2021-08-07T16:53:04Z

Tarellian Blessed Atlatls

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	In this, humanity and the Tarellians share common ground. Although a much more carnivorous species than mankind, Tarellians also developed their own javelin throwers and atlatls to bring down their respective megafauna. The Tarellian atlatl also attained the status of the “killer of monsters” in their minds and hearts. Thus, when the Tarellians first encountered daemonkind — vile creatures of the dark and id — is it any wonder that they dusted off their ancient tools the same way humanity repurposed its old swords and axes?		In this, humanity and the Tarellians share common ground. Although a much more carnivorous species than mankind, Tarellians also developed their own javelin throwers and atlatls to bring down their respective megafauna. The Tarellian atlatl also attained the status of the “killer of monsters” in their minds and hearts. Thus, when the Tarellians first encountered daemonkind — vile creatures of the dark and id — is it any wonder that they dusted off their ancient tools the same way humanity repurposed its old swords and axes?

	The atlatls are little more than inefficient novelties when employed against other species, but are lethal to beasts of the warp. As such, blessed atlatls are the Tarellians' first weapon of choice against daemons and other warp foes. The method of manufacturing has changed to fit the times — the darts are now forged of stainless steel and titanium, rather than the fire-hardened wood or stone of old — but the weapon is the same, just as the force halberd of a Grey Knight has its ancestry in the ancient designs of Old Earth’s Bronze Age. The Tarellians painstakingly craft these weapons with intricate ritual, imparting significance and meaning to their weapons by infusing their very essence into the process. They consider their implements to be blessed by the Old Ones, gifted with the power to strike down the Neverborn in their name — to draw a more human comparison, it is as though Zeus himself had gifted mortals his thunderbolts to wield. Javelin throwers are a rare, but highly respected, sight in Tarellian armies. Their shots are few in number, thus their wielders must be skilled to make every shaft count. When those darts do hit ~~the right~~ target, they are guaranteed to hurt.		The atlatls are little more than inefficient novelties when employed against other species, but are lethal to beasts of the warp. As such, blessed atlatls are the Tarellians' first weapon of choice against daemons and other warp foes. The method of manufacturing has changed to fit the times — the darts are now forged of stainless steel and titanium, rather than the fire-hardened wood or stone of old — but the weapon is the same, just as the force halberd of a Grey Knight has its ancestry in the ancient designs of Old Earth’s Bronze Age. The Tarellians painstakingly craft these weapons with intricate ritual, imparting significance and meaning to their weapons by infusing their very essence into the process. They consider their implements to be blessed by the Old Ones, gifted with the power to strike down the Neverborn in their name — to draw a more human comparison, it is as though Zeus himself had gifted mortals his thunderbolts to wield. Javelin throwers are a rare, but highly respected, sight in Tarellian armies. Their shots are few in number, thus their wielders must be skilled to make every shaft count. When those darts do hit their intended target, however, they are guaranteed to hurt.

	===Worlds of the Tarellian Neo-Confederacy===		===Worlds of the Tarellian Neo-Confederacy===

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Nicassar

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	Even after the Imperium began incorporating other species, the Nicassar were almost deemed Xenos Independens because of their wanderlust and curiosity. When the Tau were still a power independent of the Imperium, it was hard for Tau authorities to keep the Nicassar out of Tau space. In many respects they were like the Hrud, except unlike the Hrud one could get the Nicassar to repeat a task they were capable of — if they really had to. The primary fear at the time was that the Nicassar would travel to an off limits Chaos-corrupted system, become corrupted themselves, then spread their corruption to the rest of the galaxy. Some even worried that their curiosity and desire for new experiences was a ready-made gateway for Slaaneshi subversion. Though there are Chaos Nicassar — like there are Chaos everything else — the isolated nature of their conclaves makes it difficult for Chaotic corruption to spread between them, and the initial fears of the Nicassar being a vector for Chaos corruption seem to have been unfounded. Indeed, as the Nicassar are a psychic species, they had long known about Chaos — and that its dark touch is ever but a shadow’s width away. To the Nicassar, Chaos was never some forbidden fruit tempting them to come into its embrace. They had gazed upon it already, and turned away.		Even after the Imperium began incorporating other species, the Nicassar were almost deemed Xenos Independens because of their wanderlust and curiosity. When the Tau were still a power independent of the Imperium, it was hard for Tau authorities to keep the Nicassar out of Tau space. In many respects they were like the Hrud, except unlike the Hrud one could get the Nicassar to repeat a task they were capable of — if they really had to. The primary fear at the time was that the Nicassar would travel to an off limits Chaos-corrupted system, become corrupted themselves, then spread their corruption to the rest of the galaxy. Some even worried that their curiosity and desire for new experiences was a ready-made gateway for Slaaneshi subversion. Though there are Chaos Nicassar — like there are Chaos everything else — the isolated nature of their conclaves makes it difficult for Chaotic corruption to spread between them, and the initial fears of the Nicassar being a vector for Chaos corruption seem to have been unfounded. Indeed, as the Nicassar are a psychic species, they had long known about Chaos — and that its dark touch is ever but a shadow’s width away. To the Nicassar, Chaos was never some forbidden fruit tempting them to come into its embrace. They had gazed upon it already, and turned away.

	The Nicassar are an inquisitive and cerebral species by nature, requiring a consistent stream of interesting ideas to consider and peculiar thoughts to ponder. Indeed, there is speculation that the Nicassar felt they had exhausted the potential for this on their homeworld and developed space travel purely to stave off the boredom. To this end, the Nicassar are fond of stories, as stories offer a multitude of ideas and thoughts to contemplate — and due to their psychic nature, consider people to be walking storybooks. The Nicassar are a common sight throughout Tau space — not because they consider the Tau to be a more interesting group of people in and of themselves, but rather because their homeworld and primary breeding grounds are located on the border between the Tau Empire and Ultramar. The Nicassar region ~~is part of the border between the two civilizations~~, and thus is intermittently travelled by ~~both~~ Tau ~~and~~ Imperial ships — ~~though~~ the novelty of psychic floating bear saucers looking for a good story has not quite worn off for the Tau. The Imperium, for their part, barely bat an eye ~~and~~ Nicassar ships passing through Ultramar's space — the long and 'colourful' diplomatic histories between the Imperium and the Tau proved opportunity ~~enough~~ for the Nicassar to introduce themselves, and the Imperium as a whole are no strangers to the ~~bizzare~~. Overall, the Nicassar operate in a manner similar to the Diasporex, in their tendencies to wander endlessly and their nature as traders — though the Diasporex travel predominantly in the northwestern corner of the galaxy whereas the Nicassar are centered on the Eastern Fringe, so actual interactions between the two are relatively rare.		The Nicassar are an inquisitive and cerebral species by nature, requiring a consistent stream of interesting ideas to consider and peculiar thoughts to ponder. Indeed, there is speculation that the Nicassar felt they had exhausted the potential for this on their homeworld and developed space travel purely to stave off the boredom. To this end, the Nicassar are fond of stories, as stories offer a multitude of ideas and thoughts to contemplate — and due to their psychic nature, consider people to be walking storybooks. The Nicassar are a common sight throughout Tau space — not because they consider the Tau to be a more interesting group of people in and of themselves, but rather because their homeworld and primary breeding grounds are located on the border between the Tau Empire and Ultramar. The Nicassar region was never extensively developed by either civilization, and thus is only intermittently travelled by Tau or Imperial ships — thus the novelty of psychic floating bear saucers looking for a good story has not quite worn off for the Tau. The Imperium, for their part, barely bat an eye at Nicassar ships passing through Ultramar's space — the long and 'colourful' diplomatic histories between the Imperium and the Tau proved ample opportunity for the Nicassar to introduce themselves, and the Imperium as a whole are no strangers to the bizarre. Overall, the Nicassar operate in a manner similar to the Diasporex, in their tendencies to wander endlessly and their nature as traders — though the Diasporex travel predominantly in the northwestern corner of the galaxy whereas the Nicassar are centered on the Eastern Fringe, so actual interactions between the two are relatively rare.

	In more recent years, the Tau have utilized the services of the Nicassar as a method of training humans and other species in their domain as psykers when no alternatives are available. The problem with this approach is that the Nicassar are often unreliable and somewhat flighty — though they are more than happy to allow interesting new people onto their ships they won't usually stop their ships in any one place for long, thus prospective psykers will more than likely complete their tutelage on the other side of the sector. Nicassar ships are not particularly fast but are capable of travelling without stopping for extended periods of time, as they are extremely efficient and low maintenance, which suit the hodophilic Nicassar just fine. The upshot of the Nicassar psyker training is that it's free; the presence of the new person on the ship is a new book to read and a new ear to listen, and the Nicassar love to tell stories as much as they love to hear them. Gifts of sugary food are likely to please any Nicassar playing host. Honey in particular.		In more recent years, the Tau have utilized the services of the Nicassar as a method of training humans and other species in their domain as psykers when no alternatives are available. The problem with this approach is that the Nicassar are often unreliable and somewhat flighty — though they are more than happy to allow interesting new people onto their ships they won't usually stop their ships in any one place for long, thus prospective psykers will more than likely complete their tutelage on the other side of the sector. Nicassar ships are not particularly fast but are capable of travelling without stopping for extended periods of time, as they are extremely efficient and low maintenance, which suit the hodophilic Nicassar just fine. The upshot of the Nicassar psyker training is that it's free; the presence of the new person on the ship is a new book to read and a new ear to listen, and the Nicassar love to tell stories as much as they love to hear them. Gifts of sugary food are likely to please any Nicassar playing host. Honey in particular.

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2001:8003:D80E:2000:5865:A2FF:ECC1:5ADF: /* Tarellian Religion */

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Colchis

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	"''See that fool? That one right there? There lies the true suicide of both Eldar and humanity. I look upon them and I would be moved to pity were it not for my disgust at their stagnation and wretchedness. They scream and cry about strength and culture, yet their society crusts over in bones of wraith and dies starved of love or sunlight. They prattle on about purity, romanticizing a time that never was when they lived in some unseen Eden — all the while carefully omitting their decadence and depravities. Let them turn inwards and look no more upon the outside world. We will pick their corpses clean, we will outlive them, our beautiful hybrid society will remain ever young, ever vigorous. If they cannot change, they shall rot.''"<br>		"''See that fool? That one right there? There lies the true suicide of both Eldar and humanity. I look upon them and I would be moved to pity were it not for my disgust at their stagnation and wretchedness. They scream and cry about strength and culture, yet their society crusts over in bones of wraith and dies starved of love or sunlight. They prattle on about purity, romanticizing a time that never was when they lived in some unseen Eden — all the while carefully omitting their decadence and depravities. Let them turn inwards and look no more upon the outside world. We will pick their corpses clean, we will outlive them, our beautiful hybrid society will remain ever young, ever vigorous. If they cannot change, they shall rot.''"<br>
	- Her Ecumenical Excellence Mother Dwynwen XXIII of Colchis		— Her Ecumenical Excellence Mother Dwynwen XXIII of Colchis

	== Necromunda ==		== Necromunda ==

124.177.32.109: /* Tarellian Blessed Atlatls */

2021-07-10T16:57:01Z

Tarellian Blessed Atlatls

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	==== Tarellian Blessed Atlatls ====		==== Tarellian Blessed Atlatls ====

	The Warp ~~is not a realm of matter and logic, it~~ is a realm of myth and metaphor. ~~It is a realm~~ where ~~thought~~ and symbology ~~are more important than anything else~~. ~~This one~~ reason ~~why~~ melee weapons like swords are so ~~much more~~ effective at banishing daemons and other creatures of the Warp ~~than~~ bolters and other projectile weapons. There is something instinctively satisfying about striking down an enemy with a blade, telling you that it is gone and cannot hurt you any longer, an act that resonates with the nature of the universe and says that because you believe the creature is dead it is more likely to be banished. It is a primal feeling, one entrenched in our DNA. Although powder weapons have been a part of human history for nearly forty thousand years, melee weapons like swords and spears have been entrenched in human consciousness for much longer.		The Warp is a realm of myth and metaphor. A place where emotion and symbology supersede matter and logic, often to deadly effect. It is for this reason that melee weapons like swords and spears are so effective at banishing daemons and other creatures of the Warp where bolters and other projectile weapons fail.

	~~Such~~ is ~~also the case~~ with ~~the humble javelin. Javelins have been throughout human history~~, ~~from~~ the ~~earliest hunter-gathers to~~ the ~~armies of ancient Roma to the city states of Middle Merika~~. It ~~was javelins and atlatls~~ that ~~are ancestors harnessed to bring down~~ the ~~great beasts that roamed~~ the ~~frigid taigas and to defend against~~ the ~~scimitar-toothed predators that awaited in~~ the ~~night~~. ~~Even harpoons~~, ~~which are javelins~~ in ~~a sense, were once used to hunt the great leviathans that once prowled~~ the ~~oceans~~ of ~~Old Earth~~. As a ~~result~~ of ~~all this javelins~~ have ~~attained a rather curious position~~ in ~~the~~ human ~~psyche. Javelins kill monsters~~.		For there is something instinctively satisfying about striking down an enemy with a blade, telling the striker that the foe is gone and cannot hurt you any longer. It is an act that resonates with the nature of the universe, for the very act of believing the creature dead makes it more likely to be so. It is a primal, visceral feeling. One entrenched in the very core of human beings. Although powder weapons — and their derivative apparatus — have been a part of human history for nearly forty thousand years, melee weapons like swords and spears have been entrenched in human consciousness for much longer.

	Such is also the case with the ~~Tarellians~~. ~~Although~~ a ~~much more carnivorous species than mankind~~, ~~they too developed their own javelin throwers~~ and atlatls to bring down ~~megafauna,~~ and ~~as with humanity~~ the ~~atlatl also attain the status of~~ the ~~“killer of monsters”~~. ~~And so~~, ~~when the Tarellians first encountered daemonkind~~, ~~first encountered~~ the ~~creatures from~~ the id, ~~is it any wonder that they dusted off their ancient tools~~ in the ~~same way that humanity repurposed its swords and axes?~~		Such is also the case with the humble javelin. Javelins have been present throughout human history as a weapon of choice — from the earliest hunter-gathers, to the armies of ancient Roma, to the city states of Middle Merika, it was javelins and atlatls that our ancestors harnessed to bring down the great beasts that roamed the frigid taigas and to defend against the scimitar-toothed predators that lurked in the night. Even harpoons, which are javelins in a sense, were once used to hunt the great leviathans that once prowled the oceans of Old Earth. Thus, javelins have attained a rather prominent position in the collective human psyche.

	~~Atlatls~~ are the Tarellians first weapon of choice against daemons. The method of manufacturing ~~is completely different,~~ darts ~~composed~~ of stainless steel and titanium rather than fire-hardened wood or stone, but the weapon is the same, just as the force halberd of a Grey Knight has its ancestry in the ancient designs of Old Earth’s Bronze Age. The Tarellians painstakingly craft these weapons with intricate ritual, infusing their essence ~~with even more significance and meaning~~. They consider ~~them~~ blessed by the Old Ones, gifted with the power to strike down the Neverborn in their name, as if Zeus had gifted mortals his thunderbolts. Javelin throwers are rare, but highly respected sight in Tarellian armies. ~~Such weapons~~ are ~~little more than inefficient novelties against other species, but are lethal to monsters from the warp. Although their ammunition may be~~ few in number, ~~and~~ their wielders must be skilled to make every shaft count~~, when the points~~ hit the target they hurt.		For javelins kill monsters.

			In this, humanity and the Tarellians share common ground. Although a much more carnivorous species than mankind, Tarellians also developed their own javelin throwers and atlatls to bring down their respective megafauna. The Tarellian atlatl also attained the status of the “killer of monsters” in their minds and hearts. Thus, when the Tarellians first encountered daemonkind — vile creatures of the dark and id — is it any wonder that they dusted off their ancient tools the same way humanity repurposed its old swords and axes?

			The atlatls are little more than inefficient novelties when employed against other species, but are lethal to beasts of the warp. As such, blessed atlatls are the Tarellians' first weapon of choice against daemons and other warp foes. The method of manufacturing has changed to fit the times — the darts are now forged of stainless steel and titanium, rather than the fire-hardened wood or stone of old — but the weapon is the same, just as the force halberd of a Grey Knight has its ancestry in the ancient designs of Old Earth’s Bronze Age. The Tarellians painstakingly craft these weapons with intricate ritual, imparting significance and meaning to their weapons by infusing their very essence into the process. They consider their implements to be blessed by the Old Ones, gifted with the power to strike down the Neverborn in their name — to draw a more human comparison, it is as though Zeus himself had gifted mortals his thunderbolts to wield. Javelin throwers are a rare, but highly respected, sight in Tarellian armies. Their shots are few in number, thus their wielders must be skilled to make every shaft count. When those darts do hit the right target, they are guaranteed to hurt.

	===Worlds of the Tarellian Neo-Confederacy===		===Worlds of the Tarellian Neo-Confederacy===