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[[Image:Tyranid Hive Tyrant 4th Edition 1.jpg|thumb|right|A Bonewrod carried by a [[Hive Tyrant]] (4th Edition miniature) in its top right arm.]]
A '''Bonesword''' is a form of [[Tyranid]] close-combat [[Biomorph|bio-weapon]] which can drain the life-force out of its victims. It is a living blade made of chitin and constantly crackling with powerful psychic energy that amplifies in potency when in close proximity to another bonesword. A bonesword is alive with a rudimentary sentience, and continuously regrows itself to repair any battle damage and to maintain a deadly monomolecular edge. However, it is completely slaved to the will of its wielder and is incapable of any independent thought.<sup>1</sup>
==Previous Editions=====4th Edition===A '''Bonesword was an unusual psychic weapon crackling with power and had ''' is a hilt that, when stimulated by form of [[Tyranid]] close-combat, sent [[Biomorph|bio-weapon]] which can drain the life-force out psychic pulses to nearby Tyranid creatures of its victims.<sup>1</sup> It is serrated on both edges and whipped them into was originally a killing frenzycreature's massively elongated horn.<sup>23</sup>
===2nd Edition===A Bonesword was described as bonesword is alive with a living creature appearing and functioning as a swordrudimentary sentience, and used in pairs; the blade itself was actually the creature's massively elongated horn, serrated on both edges. The blade is capable of gradually growing grows in length, as well as repairing repair any battle damage to itself given enough timeand maintain a deadly monomolecular edge. The Bonesword creature's It has a small brain is situated deep within the weapon's its hilt. The Bonesword However, it is completely slaved to the will of its wielder and is incapable of any independent thought but can generate a .<sup>1, </sup><sup>3</sup> A bonesword is made of chitin and constantly crackles with powerful surge of psychic energy when stimulated by the user. The energy that flows along the embedded nerve tendrils embedded within to create a psychic field around the blade, effectively creating a field effect and effectively making the sword the biological version of the a [[force weapon]].This energy amplifies in potency when in close proximity to another bonesword, such as when used in pairs. A bonesword can also generate a powerful surge of psychic energy when stimulated by its user, and its hilt, when stimulated by combat, can send out psychic pulses to nearby Tyranid creatures with the aims of whipping them into a killing frenzy.<sup>1, </sup><sup>2, </sup><sup>3</sup>
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