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*[[Dark Heresy: Creatures Anathema]], pgs. 111-112
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[[File:Astral Spectre - 1st Ed.png|thumb|An Astral Spectre.]]
Astral Spectres are warp creatures formed from psychic energy and the fabric of the [[Empyrean]],{{Fn|1}} and that are created when two types of energy combine with each other. The first is living energy created when [[Human]] [[Psyker]]s, who are weak in will or faith use their abilities in [[Real Space]]. The energy created by the foolhardy actions Psykers, then congeals with the very fabric of an untrained the [[psykerWarp]]itself to form the Astral Spectres. They feed off Although the Spectres vary greatly in appearance, they are all vile and horrifying humanoid creatures, composed of patches of semi–translucent shadow and their presence is known to unnerve all sentient creatures in their vicinity; often causing said creatures to experience psychic phenomena. Though the Spectres possess no solid physical form, they are able to wield a variety of psychic powers which allow them to interact with material beings. These abilities are used to great effect, when the Spectres emerge in Real Space to feast on the soul-essenceof Humans, requiring in order to replenish the psychic energy from which they were born from. Although Astral Spectres are sustained by a constant supply combination of warp life energy and the Warp, they seem to surviverelish causing terror; as they are drawn to fear and will expend great effort to cause it. Often, they will even place themselves at risk in order to terrify a victim by appearing before him in their true nightmarish form. What benefit, if any, they derive from this fear is unknown.{{Cite thisFn|2}}
When the Spectres vary in appearanceencounter prey that fights back, they almost always target Psykers first, but all retain as they are far and away the greatest threat to a being of the Warp. They also attempt to manipulate the same basic formminds of weaker opponents, causing them to interfere with or even attack their allies. Each is a vaguely humanoid figureIf the battle should truly turn against them, composed the Spectres will either unleash their psychic powers in an all out attack or attempt to possess one of semi-translucent shadowtheir antagonists. They are uniformly vile cunning and intelligent creatures and horrifying will always seek to take a host who is either capable of fighting his way out of the situation or one whose allies will be unwilling to behold, and their mere presence unnerves nearby creaturesattack him.{{Cite thisFn|2}}
While the natural form of a Spectre is incorporeal, they are able to possess the bodies of intelligent beings. They feed off the soul of their host, leaving them as a mindless husk, and absorb some of their host's memories, which the Spectre uses to maintain a façade of normality.{{Fn|1}}
==See Also=====Related Articles===
*[[List of Warp Entities]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]], pgs. 203-204
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Dark Heresy: Creatures Anathema]], pg. 111
===Uncited===
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*[[Dark Heresy Rulebook]], pg. 350
