Phelynx
The Phelynx are cat-like monstrosities that Necromunda's House Escher use to attack their enemies.[1][3a]
Overview
One of the most successful gene-smithed felinoid creatures created by House Escher is the phelynx or venom cat. A mix of reptilian biology and phyrr cat genes, it is an excellent hunting beast. Phelynx are used almost exclusively by Wyld Runners, who drive entire packs of the creatures before them into battle. As their name implies, a phelynx’s bite can be deadly, its neurotoxic venom able to incapacitate or kill in moments. Wyld Runners routinely apply phelynx venom to their weapons, while some even imbibe it in small doses to build up a resistance to the toxins.[2]
The bond between phelynx and Wyld Runner is one built over a lifetime. When an Escher juve joins the Wyld, she will be given a weapon to master or a pet to train, often in the form of an infant phelynx. Over years of hunting and battle the Escher and beast become inseparable, one able to anticipate and coordinate with the actions of the other in a way no two human gangers could ever hope to match.[2]
One concoction from House Escher, Predator’s Kiss, combines the Blood Rush and Hyper stimms with added materiel distilled from Phelynx pheromone glands (an addition attributed to Esmer Tull). The result burns away a fighter’s fatigue, replacing it with a burning strength and a desire to do great violence.[3b]
See also
Sources
- 1: Warhammer Community: Revealed at GAMA! (posted 03/03/2020) (archived 17 March 2020, last accessed 10 October 2025)
- 2: Necromunda: House of Blades, pg. 47
- 3: Apocrypha Necromunda: Queen of Ashtown:
