Robbienw Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I received my LE copy of Sons of the Selenar this morning. There is some interesting information in it for 40k fans. I just did a skim read of it, so don't have any further details than this, but here is the pertinent information: The Sisypheum crew extricate a Selenar Cults mcguffin from Luna (just about) from under the noses of the Sons of Horus.Its called the Magna Mater and contains the prime information on Space Marine genetics. Remember the Selenar were defeated by the Emperors forces, but he let them live so he could use their superior genetic knowledge to mass produce space marines for the coming crusade.Most of them die in the attempt, save for Wayland and Sharrokyn. They escape on the wrecked Sisypheum. Both Wayland and Sharrokynare dying of their wounds.Wayland takes the Sisypheum out of the system to lead their pursuers away.Sharrokyn is dropped off at an abandoned station, to hide the Magna Mater in the darkness so the traitors can't ever use it.He is going into a sus-an coma on the station in an attempt to heal his wounds over a long period (he may still die), and as he is going into the coma he sees the nameplate of the station he is at hiding in.It is called Sangprimus Portum.Presumably it is found by Guilliman and co when they reach the solar system (the Sangprimus Portem was given to Cawl by Gulliman). And they name it after where it was found.Yes that is the name of the mcguffin that Belisarius Cawl uses to produce the Primaris Marines. Yes, that is right, without Sharrokyn and co there may have been either no Primaris Marines, or the Primaris Marines would have been on the traitor side :lol: :lol: :lol:I thing its highly likely, given how talented with genetics the Selenar Cults were, the Portem contained improvements made to the Space Marine source genetics by the Selenar, and Cawl may have just used these rather than inventing them himself.Also, an interesting point in the book, the Sisypheum is saved from destruction at one point in the escape by the Photep (Magnuses flagship). So without Magnus intervening, their would also have been no Primaris marines. Interesting stuff. Bjorn Firewalker 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/361331-information-from-sons-of-the-selenar/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Krash Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Hmmmm crazy thought...wouldn't it have been kind of neat if Chaos were to get the Primaris treatment as opposed to loyalist? Like maybe the technology was being held from Abbadon for thousands of years or something. Krash Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/361331-information-from-sons-of-the-selenar/#findComment-5463901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtleknife Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 No not at all imo. I like now that primaris and chaos are different. Could Sharrokyn be alpha primus? Dracos, Bjorn Firewalker and Doghouse 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/361331-information-from-sons-of-the-selenar/#findComment-5463991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumah Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 No not at all imo. I like now that primaris and chaos are different. Could Sharrokyn be alpha primus? Considering he has no discernible psychic talent? Unlikely. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/361331-information-from-sons-of-the-selenar/#findComment-5464039 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmapa Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Meh that kind of blows, I always thought the genetic information that now Omegon has was the base for Primaris and the little fluff on Eskrador was Guilliman accepting the Primarch Project from him and then both UM and AL hide that information in half-truths that end up being the story we know of Guilliman ambushing Alpharius Omegon and killing him and then being driven back by the Alpha Legion, that would have tied a significant loose end but now we still dont know where the Primarch Project is in 40k. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/361331-information-from-sons-of-the-selenar/#findComment-5464042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 No not at all imo. I like now that primaris and chaos are different. I second that. Chaos Space Marines should be more than just "Imperial Space Marines, but spiky and evil." Players should use different tactics when playing different armies, or there'd be no point in having different armies. BLACK BLΠFLY 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/361331-information-from-sons-of-the-selenar/#findComment-5464147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtleknife Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) No not at all imo. I like now that primaris and chaos are different. Could Sharrokyn be alpha primus? Considering he has no discernible psychic talent? Unlikely.Cawl said he was experimenting when it came to alpha primus. It is possible he switched on his latent psychic power. Edited January 19, 2020 by Subtleknife Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/361331-information-from-sons-of-the-selenar/#findComment-5464207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Caerolion Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 To be honest, I'll be glad when Sharrowkyn's gone. Dude was already a Mary Sue without also becoming the Super Special Proto-Primaris. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/361331-information-from-sons-of-the-selenar/#findComment-5464615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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