JMGraham Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Warhammer 40k fluff is so frakking cool. Page 13 of Dark Millennium talks about what basically amounts to Guild Navigators from the Dune series. Sanctioned mutants whose purpose is to guide folks through the warp. WTF? Is this new? I thought Astropaths did the navigation, latching on to the Astronomicon, the huge beam of psychic energy shining forth from the bastion that is Holy Terra to guide the Emperor's faithful through the darkness of the warp. How long has the Navis Nobilite been around, or is this a new addition to the fluff? If not, what types of mutants are they? What's their story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PourSpelur Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 I believe that the mutation is their third eye. Used to see the warp and the Astronomicon, they keep it hidden under headbands or heavy hoods because "what sees into the warp, the warp can see out of as well". Read a short story a long time ago about a young navigator who ends up saving the day by using hers as a weapon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Angel Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Astropaths are the ham radio. Navigator are the gps. And been around from the start. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fix Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Navis_Nobilite#.U4EdNFy9wr0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burk Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Navis nobility has been around for a long time, they are the navigators on ship (third eye, etc). The term is basically a way to codify all the "houses" of navigators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 They've been around from the start of 40K, but I'm pretty sure they were lifted from Dune. The similarity really is striking. I love all those bits of fluff about the 40K universe that don't really have a place on the 40K table, the stuff about the non-fighting organization of the Imperium and the rest of the galaxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted May 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 *whew* my world was collapsing there for a bit. Don't remember the navigators being mutants, but there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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