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The '''Shadowlight''' was an ancient [[Xenos]] artifact created by an unknown race (presumably the [[AncientOld Ones|Ancients]]s) long before the origins of [[Mankind]]. It was said to be as old as the [[Necrons]], so ancient that it was only known as a legend among the [[Eldar]]{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|2b}}.
== History Overview==
In appearance the Shadowlight was a small, flat slab of dark stone that, nondescript though it was, gave off an unmistakeable erieness. It was apparently intended to be part of a larger machine, several parts of which were scattered along with it in "The Valley Of Daemons" on the planet [[Perlia]]{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|2d}}.
The Shadowlight had a "side effect" that made it extremely dangerous: contact with the artifact could awaken the powers of latent [[Psykers]], and boost the powers of active Psykers, making them extremely powerful. However, not every psyker, latent or otherwise, survived contact with the artifact, and non-psykers who touched it without protection died almost instantly{{Fn|2d}}. Based on this, one Mechanicus [[Tech Priest]] theorized that it was designed as a combined antenna and storage battery, meant to draw on the energies of the [[Warp]] and use them to power the primary machine{{Fn|3b}}.
==History==
The Shadowlight was discovered by agents of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and the [[Ordo Xenos]], who established a secret Mechanicus Shrine in the Valley to study its properties{{Fn|2a}}. One of the Tech-Priests, [[Metheius]], believed that the Ordo Xenos were blind to the Shadowlight's real potential, and shared its existence with [[Inquisitor]] [[Ernst Stavros Killian|Killian]] of the [[Ordo Hereticus]]. Killian believed that with the artifact, he could create an army of [[psykers]], powerful enough to finally overthrow and destroy the forces of [[Chaos]]{{Fn|2c}}.
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Death or Glory (Novel)]] – [[Ciaphas Cain: Defender of the Imperium (Omnibus)]] by [[Sandy Mitchell]]: , Chapter Twenty-One, pgs. 205-213*2: [[Duty Calls (Novel)]] – '''[[Ciaphas Cain: Defender of the Imperium (Omnibus)''' by '''Sandy Mitchell''']]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter Eleven, pgs. 343-345
**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter Twelve, pgs. 353-354
**{{Endn|2d}}: Chapter Twenty-Five, pgs. 467-469
**{{Endn|2e}}: Chapter Twenty-Six, pgs. 472-478
*3: [[Cain's Last Stand (Novel)]] – '''[[Ciaphas Cain: Defender of the Imperium (Omnibus)''' by '''Sandy Mitchell''']]:
**{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter Six, pgs. 577-581
**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Fourteen, pgs. 646-657
**{{Endn|3c}}: Chapter Twenty-Four, pgs. 760-761
**{{Endn|3d}}: Chapter Twenty-Five, pgs. 763-764
[[Category:Chaos Artifacts]]
[[Category:Ciaphas Cain (Novel Series)]]
[[Category:Pre-Imperial Times]]
