K'nib

The K'Nib are an alien species nurtured by the Old Ones^[3] about which little is known. What is known is that they are described as "festering"^[1][2] and are known to have ten limbs.^[1]

Overview

K'nib multi-launcher implanted in the arm of a Kroot mercenary chief.^[7]

The K'nib are known to have created a weapon known as a K'nib multi-launcher. This weapon relies on the metabolism of the wielder and fires a hail of reactive bio-plasma.^[7]

Known Engagements

• Brother Artemis led the Deathwatch against the K'Nib on Assumptus V^[4] in Donorian Sector and destroyed them.^[6]
• Admiral Bregant de Corte used masterful tactics to stop the K'Nib from invading the Sulacus Rim.^[5]

Sources

• 1: Xenology (Background Book), ^[Help]
• 2: Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, pg. 116
• 3: Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition), pg. 25
• 4: Inquisitor Rulebook, ^[Help]
• 5: Warriors of Ultramar (Novel) - The Ultramarines Omnibus, Chapter Five, pg. 332
• 6: White Dwarf 259 (UK), pg. 83
• 7: Exterminatus Issue 4, pgs. 18 & 24-25 - Kroot Mercenaries