Hive Fleet Gorgon - Ferron Splinter Fleet

[DWest]

Looks very good! However, slight dark humor moment considering the amount of blood on the poor Gaunt: "What? No, of course it's not dead! It's just . . . resting. Until it needs to do its job! Really!" *Tervifex spikes the Gaunt on a talon, spits an acidy glob on it, then throws it at the camera* "See? 2d6 assault move, poisoned and furious charge!"

[KrewL RaiN]

I love the contrast between the bugs and their bases! It's nice to see some rare Tyranid love these days. I hope we get some new goodies soon!

[dwez]

When it became apparent that Hive Fleet Gorgon had managed to create a foothold in the more remote parts of Ferron Proxima there was little the Planetary Defence Force could do by that stage. The alien intelligence had gambled on citing their incursion in some of the desolate wildernesses so as to avoid detection, the gamble being the lack of bio-mass available to fuel their breakout from their planet fall. However, in time the brood nest was able to use hastily formed digestion pits to reclaim what vegetation and local fauna resided in those areas and with this bio-mass were able to evolve their proto-Tervigons into their natural state.



Aside from the increase in size there was little difference to their earlier counterparts, although some would say they possess a visage many times more frightening than their forebears. Unfortunately those that did voice such thoughts were soon removed from the populace by the local Inquisition or summarily executed by their PDF Commissars. What did hold true between the two strains was their ability to spawn Termagants. Often they would projectile birth them ahead of their charge, using them as shield, to fearlessly engage the PDF before their brood mother slammed into the preoccupied Ferrons. The only respite the PDF could discern was once again due to their limited stocks of bio-mass as often the beasts spawned would number just a dozen although very occasionally it could be many dozen!



As the encounters increased Bio-magi continued to record all reports of the nature of this new Xenos threat. Tervigons were a whole new genus they were rapidly having to come to terms with to draw solutions up for their eradication or at the least containment until the arrival of support from the Adeptus Astartes. It soon became apparent that the creatures had some form of psychic abilities. Initially those skills allowed them to force their progeny to greater feats of endurance or allowing them to control the weaker minded beasts from further distances whilst they stayed in the rear. However at some indeterminate point something changed, whether it be the natural absorption of the Wraithbone shards scattered across the surface of Ferron Proxima or some alien signal that evolved the psychic ability of the creatures following the arrival of the Dark Angel relief force in the battle barge 'Dark Vengeance' no one knows.



The result though was that suddenly the Tervigons were performing much more varied elements of witchcraft, invariably making them stronger and tougher or giving them the ability to move faster than the eye could see and faster than anything of that size should be in nature. Additionally these skills allowed them to be more aggressive, leading from the front and using further skills to weaken the forces arrayed against the, or making their progeny even more durable in the face of oncoming fire. Regardless it soon became apparent the even the most devastating of creatures the Great Devourer could bring to the battlefields - Trygons and Mawlocs could be pale shadows of what an enraged Tervigon could be - they were seen to tear large tanks apart with ease, smashing Bastions and whole formations apart with their giant crushing claws or scything talons.



Currently the Tervigons are being kept in check through the efforts of the Dark Angels, disallowing them access to further biomass to increase their numbers. We can only hope the Emperor's Finest will prevail and stamp out their kind.

[SotonShades]

The carapace on that looks amazing mate. Very gribbly, perfect

[dwez]

The carapace on that looks amazing mate. Very gribbly, perfect

"My God Its Full Of Stars"

[dwez]

It has been noted recently that in many of the Xenos incursions into occupied areas of Ferron Proxima that amongst the hulking beasts and chittering hordes there is a being of immense psychic potential. This creature can be seen floating above it's smaller bretheren, an eldritch light sparking from it's immense cranium and exposed synaptic cells. Unfortunately most field reports stop there as whatever witchery this creature holds results in the decimation of whole ranks of heroic defenders of Ferron Proxima. One minute they are upholding the faith of the Emperor, the next minute they are but lifeless husks.



Bio-magi have found numerous reports from other worlds of creatures similar to these but one in particular has even more commonality with this brain beast, a creature designated the Doom of Malan'tai, although very little evidence exists of the immense Psychic Blast employed by this so-called 'Doom'. The Ferron brain beast has instead been known to emmit a piercing scream, so powerful as to render armour and defensive fortifications useless. The sonic tyrade causes the heroic planetary defence forces and Astartes alike to fall to their knees as their ear drums explode and their brains are liquified. What is worse is that cyber skull bio-data recording of the brain beast has shown it to somehow gain strength from this wholesale slaughter.



A priority one kill order has been sent to all forces, however this is proving difficult as quite oten the first indication that the brain beast is in the vicinity is when a giant fleshy pod-like creature falls from the sky and the beast bursts from it's thrashing carcass into the midst of the brave defenders. Before they can react they become overwhelmed by the brain beast or the writhing pod lashes out with it's tentacles spitting individuals on the serrated barbed tips. Additional weaponry is often brought to bear on anybody brave enough to try and tackle the brain beast head on, but not before they run the gauntlet of the brain beast itself.



These two creatures form an unlikely but effective symbiotic relationship, often with the pod being left ravaged by defenders eager to meet out some revenge for the horrifc devastation the brain beast creates. Quite often the brain beast will be left untouched by enemy fire, surviving hundreds of rounds of ammunition and feasting on the life-force of anything within reach. Many reports also suggest that despite this energy field and prodigious strength one crack shot in the right place is enough to render all this psychic energy pointless as it's vaporised into the warp. Sadly though, for every confirmed kill there is another confirmed sighting. Once again reminding us that the Great Devourer is constantly evolving, mutating and gestating new horrors that must be destroyed for the Emperor and the safety of the Imperium.

[dwez]

One of the major difficulties for the bio-magi trying to reveal the secrets of the Xenos threat is that threat is evolving and mutating on a daily basis. Bio-constructs appear getting samples, eye-witness accounts and observing their function is only the first challenge because the Hive Mind is constantly using these constructs as foundations for different purposes. These Mycetic Spore Pods are a prime example of the bio-diversity the Tyranid threat can bring to bear. These new spore pods have been seen delivering a variety of troops to the battlefield, disgorging monstrous beasts and chittering hordes as well as potent psychic Terrors.



Additionally they have been discovered in areas close to the main Tyranid Hives, their designation identified through Xenos bio-data sheets but on closer inspection were found to be weapons batteries. Producing fierce explosive rounds or a torrent of smaller scatter shots that have whittled the eye-witnesses down to a man. These new discoveries are forcing the bio-magi to re-write their findings and reasses all their discoveries to date.



Alongside this new development there are rumours again that these pods may form some kind of Synaptic link for the Hive - extending it's range of influence as the smaller more feeble minded xenos spread out to forage for bio-matter and increase the Hive's territory.



Alongside this unproven possibility is the real change these pods are having to the surrounding landscape - they are changing the environment and polluting it with the foul alien DNA of the Xenos. These pods are effectively terra-forming the Ferron landscape to make it more suitable for the alien interlopers. These pods may yet be the most dangerous element in the alien assault, purge the alien!

[White Tiger88]

Love that blue very nice Bugs good sir! So i must ask have they heard about are over all Tentical Master Slaanesh? (Those Tentical Genestealers are the scariest thing i have seen in ages....my Demonettes would even run, Mind you they might be TOWARDS them.....)

[dwez]

One of the most common Tyranid Bio-forms to have infested Ferron Proxima is the Termagant 'Gauntii Virago' Although seemingly without number these beasts, up until now, seemed to have had a maximum population level. This evolutionary ceiling has been attributed to the limited numbers if 'brood mothers' that spawn the gaunts. Additionally, the Hive mind is actively utilising it's available bio-matter and unbelievably it's alien intelligence is ensuring it does not commit it's resources to what is essentially a very limited beast.



That's not to say Termagants are not a threat to the population, bio-magi data suggests that there may be many more gaunts secreted in the catacombs and underground spawning chambers that the Hive Fleet has started to fortify. It also appears that the Tervigons may have developed new reproduction methods that may increase their ability to spawn in larger numbers. There is no evidence of this happening in the wild yet but the Dark Angel and Planetary Defence Forces that are currently containing their incursion have started to bolster their defences in readiness of any increase in their numbers.



Most of these gaunts are born fully formed with their own symbiotic weaponry. Despite the shock of birth they are spat like projectiles from the Tervigon's womb, immediately moving on, shooting their obscene bio-weaponry and even attacking innocent citizens of the Emperor. The abomination has even been witnessed whereby they have literally been shot out of their brood mother onto battlements and defended buildings. The staunch faith of these brave soldiers kept them alive to tell of the horrors witnessed. Having passed on this vital knowledge the Inquisition gratefully bestowed the 'Emperor's Peace' on them with summary executions so they could not spread the foul knowledge to the citizens of Ferron Proxima, their names subsequently added onto the 'Ferron Roll of Heroes' for services to the Emperor.



Another point of note is that these Termagants are highly mutable, often having enhanced strength or poisonous sacs that will lay low any human. Some of these bio-morphs can be traced back to their progenitor but equally some seem to be vestigial growths whose only purpose can be surmised as to keep track of it's various offspring. Again, such observations could be seen as heretical, even the concept that there is an intelligence behind the Xenos filth's actions is tantamount to balsphemy. However, some members of the Ordo-Xenos have sufficient powers to grant the Bio-Magi currently observign the nature of this alien scum the licence to postulate such radical theories.



Termagants are considered one of the lower life-forms that make up the Tyranid menace but they must not be underestimated. The people of Ferron Proxima will face more of these creatures in the future and it is upt to the staunch defenders of the is planet to stamp out their taint on the red planet.

[jugger]

Awesome job on these, lovin' that color scheme!