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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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==The Ancient Times==
After several million years, the race known as the [[Necrontyr]] discovered a being feeding from their very sun. The Necrontyr managed to communicate with this being, and eventually built the bodies they now inhabit. They are made of the same material as their ships, Necrodermis or[[living metal]]. They were named C'tan, which in native Necrontyr means "star gods," or "star vampires<sup>1</sup>." They were transferred, supposedly, across an 'incorporeal starlight bridge' into their new bodies, thousands of miles of energy creature compressed into tiny bodies.
The C'tan made use of the Necrontyr's hatred of the [[Old Ones]] to wage war and collect bodies to consume, which they enjoyed far more than their old diet of star energy<sup>1</sup>. They also found a love of worship, or more accurately, of others worshipping them. They were revered by the Necrontyr as gods and forced them into complete slavery<sup>1</sup>. The C'tan eventually tricked or convinced the Necrontyr into leaving their bodies and entering shells of living metal, becoming the [[Necron]]s.
