Commissioned music by: @UC_nIxAE9CAsiRDeczxqPReg In this deep dive, we peer into the origins, legacy, and lasting mystery of the Necrontyr. Long before the emergence of the Necrons, this ancient species stood as one of the earliest interstellar empires, defined by both brilliance and fragility. Their fate would not only shape their own civilization but leave a mark across the galaxy that endures even in the current age of the Imperium. The Necrontyr were a species bound by a curse of mortality, their short lives poisoned by the very stars they settled beneath. Physically frail and short-lived, they compensated through rigid hierarchies, aggressive expansion, and a culture rooted in bitterness toward their own impermanence. Their biology shaped their society, with entire generations devoted to scientific advancement, military discipline, and a quest for survival beyond the reach of their dying bodies. They rose from fragmented clans into a centralized empire under the rule of the Silent King, fielding disciplined phalanxes of soldiers, remarkable technologies, and formidable war machines. Their culture blended fatalism with ambition, producing leaders, rituals, and doctrines that reflected a deep obsession with endurance against time. In records examined by the Adeptus Administratum and the Adeptus Mechanicus, the Necrontyr are catalogued through the remnants of their wars. Fragmentary reports describe their conflicts during the War in Heaven and the staggering scale of their fleets. Administratum assessments highlight the devastating losses endured by all sides and the astronomical cost of their campaigns. Mechanicus studies focus on their arcane tools and engineering, much of which resists Imperial comprehension. Both organizations maintain competing interpretations: whether the Necrontyr were victims of circumstance, or aggressors who imposed their suffering outward. Political analyses further note the troubling parallels between their decision-making and patterns that the Imperium itself has, at times, skirted close to repeating. The Inquisition’s archives present an even more severe account. Within sealed records, the Necrontyr are judged not as tragic but as complicit in their fall, condemned for their bargain with the C’tan and their willingness to abandon their identity in pursuit of immortality. Classified files speak of ruins predating the Necrons, possible remnants of biological Necrontyr survivors, and anomalous psychic impressions tied to their artifacts. Suppressed doctrinal warnings frame the Necrontyr as a permanent cautionary example of what occurs when desperation eclipses all other values. For the Ordos of the Inquisition, their history is not only a record of the past but a lesson to safeguard the future of mankind. Disclaimer: Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer 40K, and all related terms are trademarks of Games Workshop Ltd. This channel and its lore videos are unofficial and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by Games Workshop in any way. The stories, interpretations, and opinions presented here are solely those of the channel and do not represent the views of Games Workshop Ltd.