Tervantias the ArchmachinatorYou notice one of the Haemonculi glance at the hole in the ceiling. Fury contorts the xenos's face. Tervantias is unable to hide his anger at what happened. Whoever did it and whatever it was they did, it enraged him.
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"
HaemonculusAn indulgent chuckle rolls like a wave from one Haemonculus to another. They answer all at once, an ominous choir filling up the room: "Have you forgotten that I am a great master of flesh who has transcended death itself? Do you think it would befit me to let a mon-keigh cut my path short?"
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."
Tervantias the Archmachinator"A stupid question, the answer to which is of no importance to one who is about to be taken apart."
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"
Haemonculus"Because of you, specimen! Because of your feeble wits and your deplorably stubborn reluctance to die!" In the thick silence, several clicks are heard as the copies move their limbs in an insect-like fashion. "But I had to finish what I had started... finish the masterpiece that had been taken away from me! Because of you! All because of you!"
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."
Tervantias the Archmachinator"I haven't finished yet!" The Haemonculi break into psychotic laughter. "One corporeal shell is too few! Deplorably, unacceptably few! Once my work is complete, not one mon-keigh in the world will be able to destroy me completely!"
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"
Tervantias the Archmachinator"One... many... what difference does it make? I'm on my way toward infinity, specimen. Toward genuine, limitless immortality!"
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"
Tervantias the ArchmachinatorThe identical faces look annoyed and spiteful. For a moment, it seems the Haemonculi are about to reply in unison, but a barely perceptible electrical impulse stops them. One of them scoffs and mutters through his teeth, "Just more proof of how unreliable partnerships with lower life forms are."
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."
Tervantias the ArchmachinatorThe Haemonculi are quiet, and then... they start to giggle. The revolting sound makes your skin crawl. "Scary, isn't it? The thought that you're not the only mon-keigh who serves me. Try and guess, specimen. Try and guess."
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."
Haemonculus"You're different from others of your species, specimen. This time around, I want to study you much, and I mean much, more thoroughly, which necessitates your death... I hope dying once isn't enough for you either."
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YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"
Haemonculus"You're different from others of your species, specimen. This time around, I want to study you much, and I mean much, more thoroughly, which necessitates your death... I hope dying once isn't enough for you either."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"
Haemonculus"You're different from others of your species, specimen. This time around, I want to study you much, and I mean much, more thoroughly, which necessitates your death... I hope dying once isn't enough for you either."continues where this line first appears above
Haemonculus(sequence)
Heinrix"I'll turn this place inside out to find out who has conspired with the xenos. I've had it with traitors among the ranks of Humanity." Heinrix's voice overflows with anger and bitterness.
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Tervantias the ArchmachinatorA broad, repulsive grin appears on one of the disfigured faces. "How would I know? I can't tell one mon-keigh from another."
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
Haemonculus(sequence)continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
Haemonculus(sequence)
Kibellah"Good. That means I can add a new note of agony to your every death. And I won't repeat myself even once."
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Eogunn"Your path will not lead you to your goal. This experiment is entirely irrational, and its repercussions will be purged here and now."
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MarazhaiMarazhai clicks his tongue. "All Haemonculi are endowed with an intellect that is as keen as it is deranged. But this is probably the first coven member I have seen who has well and truly lost his marbles. Dying has not done him any good."
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Jae"Look at that despicable ashmag, shereen. He still has hope of surviving our meeting."
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Yrliet"You are just a coward hiding behind a panoply of masks. I will pluck off every last one."
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HaemonculusThe Haemonculi you can see are silent, and yet, you still hear Tervantias's reply: his voice seems to be coming from every direction at once. "My new multiple form is intriguing, isn't it? I'll leave your question unanswered, specimen, to give you something to ponder."
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
Haemonculus(sequence)continues where this line first appears above
HaemonculusYou hear the Drukhari's voice again but cannot see who is talking to you. "'Found'? Don't you mean 'made'? I've had a backup shell stored away for centuries, but the events at the Spire of the Reaving Tempest convinced me one active body was not enough."
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
Tervantias the Archmachinator"I am obviously here because this is my laboratory containing my research that requires my attention." The familiar voice of one of the xenos sounds as though he is lecturing a child.
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
HaemonculusThe clones look around them in a movement that is almost synchronised. A disembodied voice answers you: "This dreary vault is lacking in practicality and function but it has served as a passable refuge for me and my research."
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
Haemonculus(sequence)
Eogunn"Were you truly a master of the flesh, esteemed colleague, you would have reproduced a single self, rather than a multitude of flawed duplicates." Unveiled, malicious triumph rings in the Manipulus's words.
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Marazhai"Haemonculi can create copies of themselves by leaving samples of their body tissues in secret labs. As soon as a Haemonculus breathes their last..." Marazhai clicks his fingers. "I don't suppose Tervantias shared his secret with Yremeryss."
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Yrliet"But you are not immortal, and we both know it." Yrliet clenches her fists and gives the Haemonculus a look that could incinerate him. "I am going to kill you as many times as it takes. In the name of my fallen kin. And in the name of Crudarach."
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YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 2 of 5
HaemonculusTervantias's voice sounds dry. The grim gazes of his hideous copies are fixed upon you, watching.
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 3 of 5
HaemonculusThe Haemonculi are twitching slightly, as though from invisible electric impulses. They look virtually identical, yet each seems to be missing something: a limb, an implant, even a facial feature or two. The single gaze of the many faces no longer seems full of haughty superiority only. Some kind of a shared defect also shows in it.
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 4 of 5
HaemonculusThe Haemonculi appear identical. Their repulsively indistinguishable faces are looking at you with a single condescending gaze, full of haughty superiority.
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 5 of 5
HaemonculusYou are looking at several completely identical Haemonculi at work. A disturbing sight. The indistinguishable, and familiar, faces turn their attention toward you, morosely and almost indifferently.
HaemonculusThe Haemonculi start talking over one another. "You!" one of them hisses through his teeth. "How dare you..." echoes another. "...show up here alive!" a third one finishes. "This is even better, though..." — "...now I'll cleanse the shame of my death with your blood..." — "...and then transform you, and the scum you've brought along, into something useful!"
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
Haemonculus(sequence)
Cassia"Their... their colours! Horrible, frightening, tattered shades! Only a madman could do something like that to himself..." Cassia looks away, horrified.
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KibellahKibellah's eyes flash. "You! I have been praying for my thread to cross your loathsome path. Today, you will die as many times as you made me die."
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EogunnEogunn lets out a deep, malevolent chuckle. "He who deems himself a great thinker has transitioned from intensive practices to extensive ones, only to propagate his own incompetence. A true irony of fate."
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HaemonculusOne of the Haemonculi starts to talk — with all the usual arrogance: "Specimen. We meet again. Your escape from Commorragh was both a statistical anomaly and an act of abject cowardice. You should have died in the Dark City, instead of overstepping the limits of your own usefulness. You caused too much commotion."
Tervantias the ArchmachinatorThe monster falls silent. Barely perceptible electrical charges run through the Haemonculi's bodies. Then the one who spoke continues, "So you're here. Now what? Are you going to bore me with your questions, mon-keigh?"
YOU[Observe the Haemonculi]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I killed you with my own hands!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is this place? It does not exactly look like a Drukhari laboratory."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why are you here and not in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see you have found new company, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Am I talking to one Tervantias or several? Is each of you a separate individual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That hole in the ceiling is a peculiar design choice. What happened here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I saw the body of a dead Tech-Priest in this lab. Where did he come from? Explain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "This meeting shall be our last, Tervantias."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Trust me, this time I will fell you much quicker than the last!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Death to xenos scum!"continues where this line first appears above
Haemonculus(sequence)
JaeJae unconsciously reaches for the augment on her neck to check that it is still there. "Bore you, ashmag? Oh, no, no. We'll just stuff your skinny arse full of metal. You love pain, after all, don't you?"
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Cassia"Their... their colours! Horrible, frightening, tattered shades! Only a madman could do something like that to himself..." Cassia looks away, horrified.
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KibellahKibellah's eyes flash. "You! I have been praying for my thread to cross your loathsome path. Today, you will die as many times as you made me die."
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EogunnEogunn lets out a deep, malevolent chuckle. "He who deems himself a great thinker has transitioned from intensive practices to extensive ones, only to propagate his own incompetence. A true irony of fate."