{{attentionNecronsPortal}}{{redirect|ProblemNecrontyr|the language|Necron Lexicon}}The '''Necrontyr''' were an ancient race of humanoids now long extinct.{{Fn|1}} ==History=====Origins===Needs structuring better etc*{{Main|Infinite Empire}}The Necrontyr's planet of origin was barren and radiation-blasted, making it incredibly hostile to life. Their bodies were ridden with radiation sickness and they lived a morbid life, constantly fearful of their coming deaths. Their cities were built in anticipation of their demise, little more than vast tomb complexes with a few temporary homes for the living.{{Fn|1}} The Necrontyr attempted to overcome their mortality with scientific means, but realized after thousands of years that their bodies could not be changed to survive on the planet. Instead, they developed spacefaring technology, though of a much slower and more uncertain nature than the methods of the [[Old Ones]]. Where the Old Ones were able to move between the stars in seconds, the Necrontyr had to use slow-moving ships, equipped with [[stasis crypt]]s, to reach out to the stars. They clad their ships in [[living metal]] to withstand the rigors of space flight.{{Fn|1}} Despite establishing interstellar colonies, the Necrontyr still could not escape their genetic curse and continued to die quickly from tumorous growths.{{Fn|3c}} ===The Meeting of the Races===After much time, the Necrontyr met the Old Ones. This meeting between a short-lived, dour race and a hopeful, nigh-immortal one set a fire of rage burning in the hearts of the Necrontyr. From this moment on, they turned their entire lives to destroying the Old Ones.{{Fn|1}} When war was declared, the Necrontyr realised they would never be able to win. They were constantly outmanoeuvred by the Old Ones' mastery of the [[Webway]]. Eventually they were pushed back to being merely an annoyance in the outer regions among the [[Halo Stars]]. The fury of the Necrontyr was cooled after many thousands of years of imprisonment, while their disgust of the Old Ones turned into an utter hatred of all life.{{Fn|1}} === The Star Gods ===As their star had haunted their own existence, the Necrontyr studied the stars in an attempt to understand more of how they worked and to try to find something they could unleash on the Old Ones. Eventually, they found something so ancient as to predate even the Old Ones. This sentience fed on the stars they orbited but had little conception of the universe around them other than satisfying their need for energy. This was the weapon they needed to fight the Old Ones. Their etheric form made them invincible to conventional weapons. They were named [[C'tan]], or Star Gods.{{Fn|1}}

How the Necrontyr managed to communicate with these beings is unknown, but the Necrontyr knew the C'tan could not understand the material universe without a physical, material body. So they made bodies for these creatures out of their living metal, allowing these tangible manifestations to expand and change at will. Supposedly, "translucent streams of force" were seen as the first of the C'tan moved across the incorporeal starlight bridge into the body forged for it.{{NecronsPortalFn|1}} The first lifeform to come across the starlight bridge was [[Aza'gorod]], the Night Bringer. As the creature became more manifest and intelligent, the Necrontyr began to worship the C'tan as gods for their supreme power. And the C'tan turned the Necrontyr into slaves and enjoyed ruling over them with cruelty and disgust.{{Fn|1}} === The Necrons Rise ===Soon the Necrontyr were ready to begin the battle anew with the Old Ones. The C'tan then made a proposition to the Necrontyr that they could not refuse: immortality for their race. Their cursed flesh would be discarded in favour of bodies like their gods', made of living metal. Their old forms would be consumed and their minds transferred into the new metal skeletons with which they could continue the war with the Old Ones. Whether the Necrontyr knew the consequences of this is unknown, but their entire race was purged when they were transferred into the metal bodies. Their minds were dulled and they were forced into eternal servitude. Only a few of the Necrontyr retained any form of independent thought, albeit far reduced from their past intellect. The Necrontyr were no more, and the [[Necron]]s were born.{{Fn|1}}

The '''During the [[Age of the Imperium]], the Necrontyr''' are an ancient and long-extinct race became one of humanoids. The planet they originated on was barren and radiation-blasted, making it incredibly hostile to life. It was so hostile a thousand dead or forgotten civilisations that plasma storms and atomic winds constantly scoured its surface. Life on interested only the planet was harsh; lives were short and uncertain. Their bodies were ridden with radiation sickness and they lived a morbid life, constantly fearful offices of their coming deaththe [[Explorator]] Archaeos.¹{{Fn|2}}

The ==Society and Culture==Like the modern [[Necrons]], the Necrontyr attempted were organised into a feudal [[Necron Dynasty|dynastic system]] which all pledged fealty to master science, unlike the [[Old OnesTriarch]] who used psychic power and links to , which was led by the [[WarpSilent King]] to advance themselves. They learned after thousands Necrontyr society was defined by a rigid system of years that they could not control their destiny with sciencehonour, oaths, and obedience to ones liege. Their bodies could not be changed to survive on The society was divided into three social classes: The nobility and [[Cryptek|priests]], the planet soldiery, and not suffer from the radiation sickness commoners.{{Fn|5}} Necrontyr society was highly ritualistic, and even wars were said to be dominated by formality and perpetual fear of deathprocedure. Their cities {{Fn|3c}} Inter-dynastic conflicts and civil strife were built in anticipation of their demise, and simply became vast tomb complexes with a few homes constant concern for the livingcivilization, as reflected in a temporary formthe [[Wars of Secession]].¹{{Fn|4}}

Eventually they developed sufficient technology Due to move out to other planetstheir short lives and sickly nature, Necrontyr society was dominated by death. They did not have the abilities of the Old Ones to move between the stars in seconds, Morturary cults and had to use slow-moving stasis crypts funeral rituals including embalming and slow-burning torch ships to gradually grope out to other starsmummification were prominent. They clad their ships in their [[living metal]] to withstand the rigors of space flight. After much time{{Fn|3a}} Upon waking each morning, they met the Old Ones. This meeting of Necrontyr had a short-lived, dour race to a race of hopeful and nigh-immortal people set a fire of rage burning in practice known as the hearts '''Rite of the Necrontyr. From this moment on, Expiscation''' wherein they turned would check their bodies for any signs of cancerous growths which heralded their imminent deaths. There was an entire lives sect of priests dubbed '''Onomancers''' developed to destroying the Old Ones in spite of treat their superior lifestylesaffliction, to no avail.¹{{Fn|6}}

When war was declaredThe Necrontyr put particular emphasis on the astrology, the Necrontyr realised they would never be able to windivination, and zodiac constellations visible from their homeworld. Constellations used in their zodiac mysticism included ''Hept''{{Fn|3d}}, ''Thot''{{Fn|3f}}, ''Vokk''{{Fn|3g}}, ''Thuselah'', and ''Kasteph''. They {{Fn|3c}} These were constantly outmanoeuvred used in hand symbols by the Old Ones' mastery of the their priests and could also express ideas. Later, [[WebwayCryptek]]s utilized these zodiac hand signs to channel their techno-arcane abilities. Eventually {{Fn|3d}} Before they were pushed back to merely an annoyance in encountered the outer regions among the Halo Stars. The fury of C'tan, the Necrontyr was cooled after many thousands of years of imprisonment, and their disgust of the Old Ones turned into an utter hatred had a pantheon of all lifeSolar Gods.¹{{Fn|3e}}

As ==Technology==It is known that in their star had haunted their own existenceancient past, the Necrontyr studied the stars in an attempt to understand more of how they worked and to try to find something they could unleash on the Old Ones. Eventually, they found something so ancient as constructed platinum sailing barges to predate even the Old Ones. This sentience fed on navigate the stars they orbited but had little conception waters of the universe around them other than satisfying their need for energy. This was the weapon they needed to fight the Old Ones. Their etheric form made them invincible to conventional weapons. They were named [[C'tan]], or Star Godshomeworld.¹{{Fn|3b}}

How Before the Necrontyr managed to communicate with these beings is unknown, but coming of the [[C'tan]] the Necrontyr knew these beings could were a highly advanced civilization capable of establishing an interstellar empire. While not understand capable of matching the material universe without a physical[[Old Ones]], material body. So they made bodies for these creatures out were nonetheless masters of their living metal, allowing these bodies to expand and change at [[Materium|Material]] technology. Though by the will time of first contact with the being enclosedOld Ones they were still utilizing relatively slow moving [[FTL]] that required the occupants to be stored in stasis crypts for extended voyages. SupposedlyYet even before the C'tan appeared, "translucent streams of force" the Necrontyr were seen already utilizing technology such as the first being moved across the incorporeal starlight bridge into the body forged for it[[Living Metal]].^{{Fn|1}}

The first being to come across Over the starlight bridge was course of the long [[Night BringerWar in Heaven (Necrons)|War in Heaven]]and with the aid of the C'tan{{Fn|1}} the technological abilities of the Necrontyr and subsequent Necrons greatly accelerated. As By the end of the creature became more manifest and intelligentconflict the Necrontyr, now as mechanical Necrons, were wielding the Necrontyr fell in awe very energies of the universe and creation, and upon their discovery. Shortly after, the Necrontyr began to worship [[Necron Revolt|revolt against the C'tan as ]] utilized arcane weaponry that shattered the star gods for their supreme powers. The C'tan turned Today, most of the technologies wielded by the Necrontyr into slaves and enjoyed ruling over them with cruelty and distrustNecrons are inherited from their [[Infinite Empire|empire]] millions of years ago.¹{{Fn|5}}

Soon the Necrontyr were ready to begin the battle anew with the Old Ones. The C'tan then made a proposition to the Necrontyr that they could not refuse. The C'tan offered immortality for the race. Their cursed flesh would be discarded in favour of bodies like their gods, made of living metal. Their bodies would be consumed and their minds transferred into the new metal bodies with which they could continue the war with the Old Ones. Whether the Necrontyr knew the consequences of this is unknown, but their entire race was purged when transferred into the metal bodies. Their minds were dulled and they were drawn into eternal servitude. Only a few of the Necrontyr retained any form of independent thought, but it was much reduced. The Necrontyr were no more, and the ==See also==*[[NecronList of sentient species]]s were born.¹

*<sup>{{Endn|1<}}: [[Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition)]], pgs. 24-25*{{Endn|2}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/sup>20120609195650/http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1280011_BFG_Necron_and_Tyranid_Fleets.pdf Battlefleet Gothic - Necrons], pg. 72*3: [[The Infinite and the Divine (Novel)]]:**{{Endn|3a}}: Act 1 Chapter 3**{{Endn|3b}}: Act 1 Chapter 5**{{Endn|3c}}: Act 2 Chapter 1**{{Endn|3d}}: Act 2 Chapter 3**{{Endn|3e}}: Act 2 Chapter 4**{{Endn|3f}}: Act 2 Chapter 5**{{Endn|3g}}: Act 3 Chapter 8*{{Endn|4}}:[[Codex: Necrons (3rd 5th Edition)]], pgs. 6-12*{{Endn|''5}}: [[Codex: Necrons'' (3rd 8th Edition)]], pgs. 9-11*{{Endn|6}}: [[The Twice-Dead King: Ruin (Novel)]], Chapter 2 [[Category:Extinct Species]][[Category:Necrons]]