Strixoros

This article describes a Xenos species in the /tg/ Heresy project, a fan re-working of the Warhammer 40k universe.

The Strixoros were once simple yet intelligent carnivores, content with being the apex predator of their nameless forested homeworld. But the sudden appearance of a nearby supernova, now ever present in the night sky piqued their collective interest. Their interest grew to a great all consuming curiosity, the search for answers resulting in their creation of a Strixoros civilization. They soon grasped that the universe was a far larger place than their homeworld, and with that knowledge came the desire to see all the beauty that it held. This drove them to build their magnum opus, a gigantic telescope built in orbit around their homeworld. The first target of the vast optical assembly was naturally the supernova. As the vast focusing arrays and crystalline lenses aligned, Strixoros eyes stared in anticipation. Staring back was the twisting, thriving form of the Warp, and from from the Warp, Tzeentch welcomed them with enlightenment. The Strixoros saw how the beauty of places they had never seen were defiled by the Imperium and the Orks: Glittering ice covered mountains shattered by orbital bombardment, rolling savannahs replaced by industrial complexes, and rich jungles burned and trampled under the feet of the WAAGH. They also saw that the desolating Imperium had sent a fleet to eradicate them and their home. The whole race mourned, and in unison boarded their own telescope, pleading for Tzeentch to liberate them; Tzeentch agreed. For he saw how the seeds he planted through the supernova had grown beautifully, its thorns destined to grow into the sides of the Imperium. The telescope was plunged into the Warp, safe from Imperial predation. Now the Strixoros help Tzeentch's chosen ones in battle, seeing the weak spots where Tzeentch can strike.

They might be allied with the Brothers Itinerant, due to the Itinerants already having owl iconography and following Tzeentch; However, the Strixoros view this alliance as an alliance of convenience rather than true alliance.

In battle, the Strixoros usually support their allies via spells that enhance vision, or slither into the melee with myriad tiny blades made of warp-energy. Due to their size they are easy to hit, and their warp-magics can only protect them from small-arms fire; But do not underestimate their speed and strength, for they were the apex predator of their homeworld before Tzeentch mutated them further in the Warp.

Xenos of the /tg/ Heresy
Orks	Da Merc - Kaptain Blackjawzz - Khork WAAAGH! Mongo Mork - WAAAGH! Sarkus
Eldar	Craftworld Eldar - Harakien Empire Webway Lords & Dark Eldar
Compact of Free Galactic Interchange	Ellonoi - Metabasil - Slaugth - Tau - Vespid
Other Dangerous Aliens	Anatik - Cyfecti - Morkai - Strixoros - Yaotl