The Infinite and The Divine (Warhammer 40,000)

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Not So Different" Remark: Trazyn and Orikan have a civil talk while cloaked inside a cafe between their antics, deciding to reflect on humanity around them while they are there; despite being a vastly inferior, younger race that they should be scoffing at compared to their might, Trazyn's time around them (especially in the aftermath of the Horus Heresy) eventually shown him a side to humanity that resonates with him enough to have interfered with their history from time to time, something that even catches Orikan's attention as they continue to talk before recognizing that Trazyn is actively comparing humanity to when they were still the Necrontyr in that, despite their weaknesses, mankind like the Necrontyr managed to claim a name for themselves in a cruel galaxy and could have even ruled the galaxy unquestioningly had adversity not threaten to shatter them like it had the Necrons after the War in Heaven. In the end, the question is asked that has both of them stop to contemplate: "would humanity, in their shoes, have agreed to the same deal the Necrontyr made with the C'tan that cost them their souls"? Time Master: Orikan is the most skilled chronomancer of all of his kind, and it gets him out of more than a few tight situations. Adventure Archaeologist : Evil Overlord version, but Trazyn will always be a treasure hunter first, ruler of an interstellar kingdom second. He lives in Hong Kong with his family, amid and a growing pile of models he *swears* are for research. Robert Rath is an author and screenwriter from Honolulu, Hawai'i. Trazyn. Our ships are without atmosphere, unpressurised,’ Orikan said. ‘Do orks… breathe?’ A pause. ‘They have lungs.’ Prepare to repel boarders, Orikan signalled. In case.”

Explore a story told across the millennia that delves deep into a pair of fascinating necron characters, their relationship and their plans for the galaxy. Space Battle: A lengthy one at that. When Orks invade Serenade and threaten the Tomb, Trazyn defends the planets surface while Orikan destroys their ships. This scholastic rivalry is based not just on imagined Necron society, but also the same kind of dynamics that fuel competing theories of knowledge today. It has a particularly personal resonance for me - I'm a historian by profession, but am the child of mathematicians, and have had these same arguments at the dinner table. Even more broadly though, there is a contemporary tension between these competing forms of knowledge - what kinds of learning, study and research is valued and what isn't. For those of us working in universities right now, the struggle between kinds of knowledge at the heart of this book is very real.Since 2018 he's served as Head Writer of the animated YouTube show Extra History, where his scripts have attracted over 150 million views

Unskilled, but Strong: Trazyn and Orikan are not skilled warriors (although Orikan did briefly train to be an Immortal when he was alive, making him decent at grappling small foes), but they have bodies that are incredibly durable, immensely strong, and can react much faster than most things in the galaxy, so they are seldom in actual physical danger. For the best viewing experience, we recommend using old reddit version - https://old.reddit.com/r/40kLore/ Review copy provided by the author – many thanks to Robert Rath for sending me a copy of The Infinite and the Divine, in exchange for my honest review.Both of these Necrons are scholars. Indeed, it's noted that except for the small detail of being made into undead robot murder machines, any actual fight between them would have been laughable more than anything else - they are best suited for mental rather than physical competition. To study a culture gives one an indication of where it came from, sometime's where it's going. What we can learn can be extrapolated to other species."

Time Skip: Played with. Most of the book concerns Trazyn and Orikan's repeated visits to the planet Serenade over the course of thousands of years, and each time the planet has changed markedly. To the two of them, however, their Time Dissonance means their experiences are more or less continuous. History requires two parties – the historian and their audience. Without that, one is just talking to oneself. So kindly stop screaming and you might learn something.” There have of course been many, many posts about it on this forum - I don't really post here myself, but I do enjoy lurking as a bit of a guilty pleasure and it's very common to see excerpts, commentary and theories from those who read and enjoyed a 40k book that hit some very different beats to the norm. However, there is one aspect of the book's core themes that hasn't really been highlighted here before as far as I can see, so I decided to break my 'lurking only' rule to share some thoughts. There will be spoilers. As you well know, data can change the systems that take it in. Data can carry a curse. That is impossible. The sermon makes a believer a fanatic. The political treatise turns the indifferent into a revolutionary. A lie exposed ruins a friendship. New information always affects the system that consumes it, at times catastrophically. That is the curse of data. All data. But data can be corrupted as well.” Lord General, show me an island and my Guardsmen will take it. It is not a question of victory or defeat. It is a question of how many waves you are willing to lose.”The flesh. If one of these ridiculous fanatics actually found a species for us to transfer our consciousness to. Or say, if Nephreth's body lets us fabricate a new, unspoiled race of necrontyr – would you do it?' Painting the Medium: The same scene at the tribunal is repeated multiple times with slight differences, to show Orikan's attempts to Save Scum.