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[Tube Wizard]

I'd rather have the three factions than the suspicious hivemind. The latter is smart, strong-willed, has a head for tech, and doesn't trust us in the slightest, making it very dangerous. The factions, in contrast, will have a harder time getting to a point where they could likely be much of a concern, and the group most likely to be able to make interesting tech is also the one least likely to do anything to us, and the fan-auths could likely be relatively easily put to heel. The only likely troublemakers are the fan-mils, who... are neolithic.

I don't care how advanced their tactics can be due to their cleverness, sharp rocks are not going to cut it against Astartes unless you get a psyker.

Personally prefer 3 factions.

Factions +1

I figure a cunning, distrustful hive mind is a lot riskier than a bunch of Stone Age factions.

Stone weapons can be surprisingly effective

Factions if only because Iron Will becomes nearly meaningless if there's no individuals, and because one xenophobic hivemind seems much more difficult to get on our side

+1 to factions

The Xenos are broken into three broad "factions" in their neolithic society. One Fanatically Militaristic and Egalitarian, one Fanatically Authoritarian and Militaristic, and one Xenophilic, Pacificistic, and Materialist. The first two are locked in a bloody struggle to determine what means of rule is necessary to guide their species forward, tribal democracy or strongman chieftainships. The egalitarians were the initial aggressors but the authoritarians have grown increasingly stubborn in the face of the threat they pose. Because their species doesn't require agriculture to survive and uses minimal resources, this conflict is purely ideological and driven by an iron-will, it isn't likely to end any time soon. The third is content with either and would prefer peace but have settled in different regions. Something notable about the Xenos is that unlike humanity, they don't have a nomadic past, due to their photosynthesis, they are content to remain in a small area perpetually. Their spores have nonetheless seen the population scattered over the planet.

If they were left alone for millennia, it's likely they could've reconciled their differences over time and moved on to do great things. Now that they're in the Chapter's sight, that's not likely to be happening any time soon.

There's only one question about them left to answer.

What name do the Xenos have for themselves and what, if anything, do the Chapter call them instead?

[Glass]

We call them gremlins. Our best guess on what they call themselves is something along the lines of "gwee". We're... still working on deciphering their language.

[Maximum Spin]

Their name for themselves is a rustling noise combined with an oral burst of pheromones. It's really very inconvenient. We just call them "little green men".

[Man of Paper]

They communicate with one another entirely through body language (although they can speak and hear), so best we can tell they call themselves Left Arm Extended, Palm Upward, Close Fist, Open Palm, Close Fist, Open Palm, Closed Fist, Upwardly Extended Central Digit, but we call them Shrugs since the meaning of that gesture is definitely shared across all species and laid the groundwork for further communication.

[Maximum Spin]

They communicate with one another entirely through body language (although they can speak and hear), so best we can tell they call themselves Left Arm Extended, Palm Upward, Close Fist, Open Palm, Close Fist, Open Palm, Closed Fist, Upwardly Extended Central Digit, but we call them Shrugs since the meaning of that gesture is definitely shared across all species and laid the groundwork for further communication.

Wow, these xenos are rude.

[Man of Paper]

Yeah that’s why they’re always fighting

[EuchreJack]

I'd like to be dwarfed as a Chaplain that has secretly fallen to Nurgle Worship. When you get to it, no hurry in the Intro Generation Process.

[darkwarlock3]

We call them gremlins. Our best guess on what they call themselves is something along the lines of "gwee". We're... still working on deciphering their language.

+1 to this

[EuchreJack]

So, how come for the second roll "Imperial Exodus (d100) Causes" we don't get the option of "Too mutated to exist in the Imperium?"

[Glass]

That would have been "Bitter Resentment", which would have required one of the rolls to be 42-48. Neither of the rolls happened to be that.
In fact, our geneseed is pretty much perfectly fine, although it seems we don't hate aliens as much as we're supposed to.

[EuchreJack]

Xeno Lovers!

[Glass]

...yes.
Did you not read the thread before asking to be a Nurglite Chaplain? (Who, I will note, would probably still get violently removed from life as soon as they are discovered. We didn't stop being against Chaos.)

[Tube Wizard]

They communicate with one another entirely through body language (although they can speak and hear), so best we can tell they call themselves Left Arm Extended, Palm Upward, Close Fist, Open Palm, Close Fist, Open Palm, Closed Fist, Upwardly Extended Central Digit, but we call them Shrugs since the meaning of that gesture is definitely shared across all species and laid the groundwork for further communication.

Heh

I'd like to be dwarfed as a Chaplain that has secretly fallen to Nurgle Worship. When you get to it, no hurry in the Intro Generation Process.

I'm not completely sure how that would work. I'm not intrinsically opposed to dwarf'ing but Chaos worship almost never stops at a single worshiper, and unless everyone was fine with a festering cult or schism waiting to burst open I'm not sure how that could happen.

So, how come for the second roll "Imperial Exodus (d100) Causes" we don't get the option of "Too mutated to exist in the Imperium?"

It wasn't on the original chart but that's a fair question to ask, so I edited the table to allow for it, under 84-90 for "Wretched Impurity."

[Egan_BW]

Should probably name the factions as well for convenience.

[Glass]

Raiders, Imps, and Wall-builders, for Fanmil, Fanauth, and Pacifist respectively.