Laer
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The Laer were non-humanoid aliens. They, along with their planet Laeran, were exterminated by the Emperor's Children (pre-heresy) during the 28th Expedition in a campaign that came to be called the Cleansing of Laeran.
All Laer maintain a snake-like lower body. But the Laer society genetically and chemically modify their bodies to to better suit the task individuals are given, something that came to be a fascination with Apothecarian Fabius Bile. Noted are aerial, land-based and aquatic warrior forms.a They often wielded gauntlets capable of firing green-hued energy beams, capable of melting Space Marine battle armour with ease, along with bladed weapons, that could slice through powered armour. Interestingly, they seemed to be worshipers of Slaanesh, as noted by various Emperors Children as they entered their temple.
Canon Conflict
The novel Fulgrim indicates this was before the Emperor's entombment in the Golden Throne, but White Dwarf 255 (UK) (UK edition) indicates that it took place in 893.M31, long after the Second Founding (021.M31). However, White Dwarf 255 is from 2001 and, as such, must be assumed to have been replaced by Fulgrim, which is from 2007.
Sources
- Fulgrim (Novel) by Graham McNeill p. 22 and following.
- a: p. 33
