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After several months of examination of the Pyramids on the worlds Quasiar, Benegtra, Mortarion, Carti, Graeto, and Levindo, and extreme and thorough examination of the remains of their warriors from may battles, we have come to understand somewhat how these creatures called the Necrons work.

Necrons are foul machineries created in the visage of a humanoid skeleton, armoured with a metal alloy stronger than all armour but our loyal Marines' power armour.  This alloy has not yet been named - I have the Techmarines working on that now - but it has many interesting properties that I thought I should report.

The metal alloy that the Necrons are armour with is extremely durable, yet highly flexible.  My Techmarines reported it able to bend with little pressure.  The plates of armour will become as fluid as skin to allow the Necron movement, but the Necron's internal sensors allow it to sense an incoming shot and harden its armour plates until they become as dense and hard as ceramite.

This discovery was only made when we had learned of the Necrons' "nervous system", a system of inter-connected wires and sensors that allow the Necron to "see", "hear", and "feel".  This nervous system also sends the commands to soften the metal armour plates for movement, giving an almost instantaneous transformation into rigif plates of metal.

We have found that, though these creatures do possess a weak prescence within the Warp (giving rise to theories of Necrons having "souls"), they are not able to channel Warp energy through their bodies.  The same metal alloy that protects their body also blocks out Warp energy, making it impossible for a Necron to cast any psychic power.  This has also made it harder for them to be harmed by psychic powers.

Necrons have an internal system similar to our immune system - it will destroy harmful substances that enter the body, wipe out programs designed to destroy the Necron's memory, and even repair the Necron!  This has caused many a panic when a Necron thought to be destroyed has risen up and attacked once again.

Necron "society" is made up only of warriors, as far as we can tell at this point.  We have encountered no other form of

We will continue to look further into these Necrons and their "society" and report our findings as they are made.  We are moving into orbit over Hydyrmede, ready to investigate the Pyramids upon that planet.  We will be sending down a force of Marines along with the Necrons.  Their squad assignments are included with this report.  These Marines will protect the Techmarines and XenoBiologists as they search through the Pyramids and recovering "sleeping" Necrons.  Our Techmarines have devised devices that prevent the Necrons from reacting, we only hope we will be able to attach them before the Necrons "wake up."  This race is one of the most dangerous we have encountered so far, and we are taking no chances with them.

We are sending forces of Librarians with the expeditionary forces to check up on the theories of Necron "souls".  Their findings will be included in a later report.  We have attached a listing of the forces that we have encountered fighting these Necrons.  These force listings list our designation for the different types of Necrons as well as a rough translation of the heiroglyphs that make up their titles.  We hope this will be of some service to the Imperium.

Here is a listing of the forces we are sending in to investigate these foul creatures on Hydyrmede:

4 Chief Librarians
2 Chaplains
10 Techmarines
5 Assault Combat Squads
5 Tactical Combat Squads
3 Landspeeder Squadrons, supported by 3 Tornadoes

We pray that these Pyramids will answer more of our questions.   We pray to the Emperor.  We prey for the Emperor.

Your obedient servant,
Commander Segranar, Lightning Fists