The Humans
In fact, humans really are the oldest enemy humanity knows. Since the dawn of man, people kil each other. There are many different civilizations. On some planets, humans live in great artificial domes, on others they settle in the jungle, in deserts or on iceworlds. Humans have adapted to any imaginable environment. The biggest part of humanity is safely ruled by the Emperor of mankind. But a lot of heretical beings fall off the true belief and worship the Chaos gods or some genestealer presence. Still others follow some false prophet or treacherous leader. All this sums up to one conclusion:
The Humans are the biggest threat to the Imperium. They undermine the structures and cause our ruling system to fail if not for us. This cannot be tolerated.
The Nekrons
One of the newest and oldest threats are the Nekrons. Old because the Nekron race is very likely a lot older than the human race. And new because for a long time, nothing has been seen of this robot- like race. Just in the recent years more and more appearances of robot- sightings have been reported.
Small mercenary- like warbands raid isolated settlements. This robot- like race seems to be invincible. The fallen tend to raise after a while to walk and fight on. Even if you succeed in shooting down many of them, then all of them might just disappear in the blink of an eye. We donīt know much about their organization or way of living.
The Nekrons pose an uncontrollable threat as we donīt know much about them. They cannot be subdued, killed or be treated with in any way we know. This cannot be tolerated.
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The Orks
The oldest of enemies: The first alien race to encounter were the Orks. Aggressive and brutal, this race still possessed enough intelligence to master space travel. The Ork weaponry is special in one thing: its reliability. With an Ork weapon its either "Youīre dead" or "Iīm dead". The greenskinned race is divided in three major parts:
the "Brain-Orks" which include their medics, bosses, technicians and so forth, but not including their psykers.
The "normal" Orks. The well known, strong but relatively stupid Ork. Some more interested in close combat some more in long range weaponry. All Orks love to fight. If there are no enemies to fight, Orks fight among themselves. They are tough but not quick.
The Gretchins and Snotlings: the two small greenskinned Breeds. The first a sort of slaves for all lesser works, the latter good for everything: food, ammo etc.
The Orks are considered enemies because they want to conquer the worlds inhabited by humanity. They long for fighting and strive for power. Such ruthlessness and non-acceptance of the ruling Emperor cannot be tolerated.
The Eldar
The second of the oldest of the enemies. The Eldar race has been there for longer than man knows. Once they were the biggest civilization of the galaxy. Their empires span many solar systems. Their culture was very highly developed, their achievements impressive to say the least. The Eldar technology is advanced. They build by using psychic powers to shape a substance we call "Wraithbone". It can be molded by a special kind of singing. The Eldar use Wraithbone for their spacecraft, their homes and armor, for everything. A long time ago, the Eldar became decadent. The sank into dark delights. By all their unholy deeds they caused the creation of the Chaos god Slaanesh who represents all the dark delights. The Fall of the Eldar created in one step the dark god Slaanesh and the Eye of Terror. This dark black hole devoured a lot of Eldar craftworlds, their planet-sized spaceships. Only five of the bigger craftworlds survived the Fall. The Eldar are a dying race.
The Eldar are considered enemies because they always follow their own ways, sometimes fighting with us, sometimes against us. This unpredictability cannot be tolerated.
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The Tyranids
One of the newer threats to humanity, the Tyranids are a very special race. They donīt use any techology as we know it. Every weapon, every spaceship, every armor or ammo, everything they use are in fact specialized life forms. Small beetles for ammo are just one example. The Tyranids conquer a planet, devour all living matter and incorporate it into their DNA. They adapt their weaponry to the enemy they face: us. They develop new beasts all the time. They know no fear, no feelings. The Tyranids can be considered one single mind: a mass consciousness drives the single beings into their roles. All Tyranids together are the "brain" of all Tyranids.
The Tyranids are one of the most dire threats humanity ever faced. They know no feeling, they canīt be talked with. They just devour everything and move on. This cannot be tolerated.
Soon to come: Chaos
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