The Trickster and Liar C'tan - An Introduction to the Necrons in Warhammer 40,000 - a Lore Series

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Following our deep dive into the death-shrouded Nightbringer C'tan(@xenowolfza/the-reaper-of-stars-an) , today we shift our gaze to something deceiving and full of guile - The Deceiver ,The C'tan of Trickery and Lies.

The Deceiver, also known as Mephet'ran, is a C’tan – a Star God of lies, manipulation, and trickery. In the ancient past, it appeared to the Necrontyr, a dying race embittered by their short lives, offering them the gift of biotransference. Under its guidance, their minds were uploaded into bodies of living metal, creating the immortal but soulless Necrons. What seemed like salvation was in truth a curse, stripping them of emotion and free will, binding them to eternal servitude under the C’tan.🤡

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Of all the Star Gods, the Deceiver was the most insidious. While others ruled by fear and power, Mephet'ran preferred subterfuge. Early on, it gained the trust of many Necrontyr, even deceiving skeptics like Orikan the Diviner. Using diplomacy and false promises, the Deceiver helped ignite the War in Heaven, pitting the Necrons and C'tan against the ancient Old Ones. Yet even amongst its own kind, the Deceiver spread distrust, manipulating C'tan into consuming one another. Though weaker than many of its kin, this cunning ensured its survival—at least for a time.💥

Deceived and fooled:

Eventually, the Necrons rebelled against their gods. In a stunning reversal, they shattered the C’tan into shards, trapping them in Tesseract Labyrinths. The Deceiver, once the master manipulator, now exists only as fragmented echoes, forced into unwilling service by the very race it once enslaved. However, scattered encounters hint that some shards still act independently, sowing chaos across the galaxy.🌌

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Master Manipulator:

In recent Imperial records, signs of the Deceiver’s influence have resurfaced. Ancient Aeldari texts speak of a "Jackal-God" who will turn "brother against brother." A failed assassination attempt involving a C'tan Phase Knife, where the target absorbed the weapon into his body, strongly suggests a shard of the Deceiver is active, manipulating Imperial society for unknown purposes.👾

Known by many names across different cultures—Artemorra, Sathsarrion, and Harrimoch among others—the Deceiver’s reach is wide and ancient. It once even duped an entire primitive society, the Silvae, into worship before discarding them when they proved disappointing.

Forever deceitful:

Though shattered and weakened, the Deceiver remains a master of deceit, operating from the shadows, ever plotting. Even broken, its schemes continue to shape the fate of the galaxy in ways few can comprehend—or resist.🤖

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Next time:
We will look into Blackstone...🕵️‍♂️

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Credits go to sources (info and research derived from them, but written in my own understanding and words):
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https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/