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==Overview==
The Khrave have been described as larger than humans, with faces like huge, carnivorous bats. Some ahve been described as possessing wings.{{Fn|10}}
Khrave are divided into "root minds", which are the actual organisms, and those slave organisms that serve their will. Root-Minds are over three meters tall and capable of great psychic feats which can enslave an entire world on their own. However even Khrave root minds require an initial biological host to fully manifest. It is said they exist in both the [[Materium]] and [[Immaterium]] simultaneously. The Khrave are quite old, having apparently predated even the [[Eldar Empire]]. They have plagued the galaxy since it was new, spreading by causing strife and mistrust in its host races.{{Fn|9}} They were at one point ruled by a primogenitor race known as the [[Autochthonar]].{{Fn|9a}}
==Technology==
The Khrave operate a variety of vessels , such as ''Nest-Webs'' and , ''Snare-Ships'' and ''Web-ships'', that utilize advanced [[Warp]] travel abilities.{{Fn|8}} One of their {{Fn|10}} The Khrave use psychically charged weapons known types of weapons is the as ''Warp Glamour-glamours'' or ''Ether-blades'', which can rip a [[Space Marine]] to pieces. {{Fn|10}} Another type known weapon is the '''Extinction Carbine''', which are known to tear tears apart enemies and assail assails them with a soul-wrenching storm.{{Fn|11}}
==See Also==
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First (Novel)]] - Part 7
**{{Endn|9a}}: Part 10, Chapter 5
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Liber Xenologis]], pgpgs.164-165
*{{Endn|11}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Six]], pg. 222
