{{citeNecronsPortal}}{{attention}}{{NPortredirect|Necrontyr|the language|Necron Lexicon}}The '''Necrontyr''' are were an ancient and long-extinct race of humanoidsnow long extinct. The planet they originated on was barren and radiation-blasted, making it incredibly hostile to life. It was so hostile that plasma storms and atomic winds constantly scoured its surface. Life on the planet was harsh; lives were short and uncertain. Their bodies were ridden with radiation sickness and they lived a morbid life, constantly fearful of their coming death.{{Fn|1}}

==History=====Origins===*{{Main|Infinite Empire}}The Necrontyr attempted to master science's planet of origin was barren and radiation-blasted, unlike the [[Old Ones]] who used psychic power and links to the [[Immaterium]] making it incredibly hostile to advance themselves. They learnt after thousands of years that they could not control their destiny with sciencelife. Their bodies could not be changed to survive on the planet and not suffer from the were ridden with radiation sickness and perpetual fear they lived a morbid life, constantly fearful of deaththeir coming deaths. Their cities were built in anticipation of their demise, and simply became little more than vast tomb complexes with a few temporary homes for the living, in a temporary form.{{Fn|1}}

Eventually 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 sufficient spacefaring technology to move out to other planets. They did not have , though of a much slower and more uncertain nature than the abilities methods of the [[Old Ones]]. Where the Old Ones were able to move between the stars in seconds, and the Necrontyr had to use slow -moving ships, equipped with [[stasis crypts and slow burning torch ships crypt]]s, to gradually grope reach out to other the stars. They clad their ships in their [[living metal]] to withstand the rigors of space flight. After much time{{Fn|1}} Despite establishing interstellar colonies, they met the Old Ones. This meeting of a short lived, dour race to a race of hopeful and nigh-immortal people set a fire of rage burning in the hearts of the Necrontyr. From this moment on, they turned still could not escape their entire lives genetic curse and continued to destroying the Old Ones in spite of their superior lifestylesdie quickly from tumorous growths.{{Fn|3c}}

When war was declared===The Meeting of the Races===After much time, the Necrontyr realized they would never be able to win. They were constantly outmaneuvered by met the Old Ones mastery . This meeting between a short-lived, dour race and a hopeful, nigh-immortal one set a fire of the webways. Eventually they were pushed back to merely an annoyance rage burning in the outer regions among the halo stars. The fury hearts of the Necrontyr was cooled after many thousands of years of imprisonment. From this moment on, and they turned their disgust of entire lives to destroying the Old Ones turned into an utter hatred of all life.{{Fn|1}}

Due to their sun being what has haunted them for so longWhen war was declared, the Necrontyr have studied the suns in an attempt to understand more of how realised they worked and would never be able to try to find something they could unleash on win. They were constantly outmanoeuvred by the Old Ones' mastery of the [[Webway]]. Eventually, they found something so ancient as were pushed back to predate even being merely an annoyance in the Old Onesouter regions among the [[Halo Stars]]. This sentience fed on The fury of the stars they orbited but had little conception Necrontyr was cooled after many thousands of years of the universe around them other than satiating imprisonment, while their need for energy. This was the weapon they needed to fight disgust of the Old Ones, and win. Their etheric form made them invincible to conventional weapons. They were named [[C'tan]], or Star Godsturned into an utter hatred of all life.{{Fn|1}}

How === The Star Gods ===As their star had haunted their own existence, the Necrontyr managed studied the stars in an attempt to communicate with these beings is unknown, but the Necrontyr knew these beings understand more of how they worked and to try to find something they could not understand unleash on the material universe without a physicalOld Ones. Eventually, material body. So they made bodies for these creatures out of their living metal, allowing these bodies found something so ancient as to expand and change at predate even the will of beingOld Ones. Supposedly, 'translucent streams This sentience fed on the stars they orbited but had little conception of force' were seen as the first being moved across universe around them other than satisfying their need for energy. This was the incorporeal starlight bridge into weapon they needed to fight the bodies forged for Old Ones. Their etheric form made theminvincible to conventional weapons. They were named [[C'tan]], or Star Gods.{{Fn|1}}

The first being How the Necrontyr managed to come across communicate with these beings is unknown, but the starlight bridge was Necrontyr knew the Nightbringer. As C'tan could not understand the creature became more manifest and intelligentmaterial universe without a physical, the Necrontyr fell in awe material body. So they made bodies for these creatures out of their discoveryliving metal, allowing these tangible manifestations to expand and change at will. Shortly after this Supposedly, the C'tan "translucent streams of force" were worshiped seen as gods simply because the first of their supreme powers. The the C'tan turned moved across the Necrontyr incorporeal starlight bridge into slaves and enjoyed ruling over them with cruelty and distrustthe body forged for it.{{Fn|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, one that they could not refuse. They offered : immortality stability for the their race. Their cursed flesh would be discarded in favor favour of bodies like their gods', made of living metal. Their bodies old forms would be consumed and their minds transferred into the new metal bodies skeletons with which they could continue the war with the Old Ones. Whether the Necrontyr knew what the consequences of this were is unknown, but their entire race was purged, when they were transferred into the metal bodies. Their minds were dulled and they were drawn forced into eternal servitude. Only a few of the Necrontyr retained any form of independent thought, but it was much albeit far reducedfrom their past intellect. The Necrontyr were no more, and the [[Necron]]s were born.{{Fn|1}} During the [[Age of the Imperium]], the Necrontyr became one of a thousand dead or forgotten civilisations that interested only the offices of the [[Explorator]] Archaeos.{{Fn|2}}  ==Society and Culture==Like the modern [[Necrons]], the Necrontyr were organised into a feudal [[Necron Dynasty|dynastic system]] which all pledged fealty to the [[Triarch]], which was led by the [[Silent King]]. Necrontyr society was defined by a rigid system of honour, oaths, and obedience to ones liege. The society was divided into three social classes: The nobility and [[Cryptek|priests]], the soldiery, and the commoners.{{Fn|5}} Necrontyr society was highly ritualistic, and even wars were said to be dominated by formality and procedure.{{Fn|3c}} Inter-dynastic conflicts and civil strife were a constant concern for the civilization, as reflected in the [[Wars of Secession]].{{Fn|4}} Due to their short lives and sickly nature, Necrontyr society was dominated by death. Morturary cults and funeral rituals including embalming and mummification were prominent.{{Fn|3a}} Upon waking each morning, Necrontyr had a practice known as the '''Rite of Expiscation''' wherein they would check their bodies for any signs of cancerous growths which heralded their imminent deaths. There was an entire sect of priests dubbed '''Onomancers''' developed to treat their affliction, to no avail.{{Fn|6}} The Necrontyr put particular emphasis on the astrology, divination, 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''.{{Fn|3c}} These were used in hand symbols by their priests and could also express ideas. Later, [[Cryptek]]s utilized these zodiac hand signs to channel their techno-arcane abilities.{{Fn|3d}} Before they encountered the C'tan, the Necrontyr had a pantheon of Solar Gods.{{Fn|3e}} ==Technology==It is known that in their ancient past, the Necrontyr constructed platinum sailing barges to navigate the waters of their homeworld.{{Fn|3b}} Before the coming of the [[C'tan]] the Necrontyr were a highly advanced civilization capable of establishing an interstellar empire. While not capable of matching the [[Old Ones]], they were nonetheless masters of [[Materium|Material]] technology. Though by the time of first contact with the Old Ones they were still utilizing relatively slow moving [[FTL]] that required the occupants to be stored in stasis crypts for extended voyages. Yet even before the C'tan appeared, the Necrontyr were already utilizing technology such as [[Living Metal]].{{Fn|1}}  Over the course of the long [[War 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. By the end of the conflict the Necrontyr, now as mechanical Necrons, were wielding the very energies of the universe and creation, and upon their [[Necron Revolt|revolt against the C'tan]] utilized arcane weaponry that shattered the star gods. Today, most of the technologies wielded by the Necrons are inherited from their [[Infinite Empire|empire]] millions of years ago.{{Fn|5}} ==See also==*[[List of sentient species]] ==Sources==*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition)]], pgs. 24-25*{{Endn|2}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/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 (5th Edition)]], pgs. 6-12*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Necrons (8th Edition)]], pgs. 9-11*{{Endn|6}}: [[The Twice-Dead King: Ruin (Novel)]], Chapter 2 [[Category:Extinct Species]][[Category:Necrons]]