Changes

When the Paternova does die, his successor is chosen from amongst the waiting Heirs Apparent, in a frenzy of violence that far outshines all previous feuds. For some unknown reason, the Heirs Apparent undergo dramatic change. They grow larger and stronger, and the mutations that characterise all Navigators become even more pronounced. They gain the ability to survive underwater, in poisonous environments and even in the hard vacuum of space. It is said that the uncovered stare of an Heir Apparent is enough to ward off even the daemonic creatures of the [[Warp]]. Their natural aggression is increased, and they are drawn into combat with each other. As each Heir Apparent is killed, those who survive change even more, until only one remains alive. It is this vastly changed and extremely powerful individual who becomes the new Paternova.

[[Category:Navis Nobilite]]