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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
This passage actually referred to humans
==Society and Culture==
Like the modern [[Necrons]], the Necrontyr were organized into a feudal [[Necron Dynasty|dynastic system]] which all pledged fealty to the [[Triarch]], which was led by the [[Silent King]]. Necrontyr society was defined by a rigid system of honour, oaths, and obedience to ones liege. The society was divided into three social classes: The nobility and [[Cryptek|priests]], the soldiery, and the commoners.{{Fn|5}}, though there was also a subcaste of slaves who were treated harshly.{{Fn|3c}} Necrontyr society was highly ritualistic, and even wars were said to be dominated by formality and procedure.{{Fn|3a}} Inter-dynastic conflicts and civil strife were a constant concern for the civilization, as reflected in the [[Wars of Secession]].{{Fn|4}}
Due to their short lives and sickly nature, Necrontyr society was dominated by death. Morturary cults and funeral rituals including embalming and mummification were prominent.{{Fn|3d}} Upon waking each morning, Necrontyr had a practice known as the '''Rite of Expiscation''' wherein they would check their bodies for any signs of cancerous growths which heralded their imminent deaths. There was an entire sect of priests dubbed '''Onomancers''' developed to treat their affliction, to no avail.{{Fn|6}}
