Ravener
A Ravener is a Tyranid species adapted for fast assaults, surprise raids and swift pursuits.
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Overview
Raveners are capable of burrowing under the ground for long distances and moving over all manner of terrain at alarming speeds. They have spade-like Scything Talons for digging, snake-like bodies for agile movement, and thorax-mounted biomorphs such as Devourers and Deathspitters.1-p92 They also bear some resemblance to the Tyranid Warrior species.1
Raveners have highly sensitive auditory and visual senses that can detect a broad range of vibrations and energy bands, allowing them to hear small tremors on a planet's surface and also giving them the unique ability to "see" energy-forms emitted by Vox transmissions, sensor-stealth technology and even Teleport Homers. They can effectively hunt prey by detecting an ungaurded signal and tracking it back to its origin. Thus the enemies technology is turned against them, and any concealed outposts or infiltrators are not hidden from a Ravener.1
Raveners, like many Tyranid organisms, are essentially unthinking beasts when not under the influence of the Hive Mind. They lose all sense of priority, reverting to the animalistic joy of chasing down a panicked and fleeing foe rather than attacking closer stationary targets.1
Basic Info
| Ordo Xenos Departmento Analyticus Record 2 | |||
| Designation | Ravener | ||
| Common Title | Snake, Slither-slasher | ||
| Species Name | Tyranicus ophidius-subterra | ||
| Average Height | 5m (length) | ||
| Average Weight | 1 tonnes | ||
| First encountered | St Capilene | ||
| Role | Subterranean assault | ||
| Threat evaluation | High | ||
Images
Ravener miniature (5th edition)
Ravener artwork1
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| HQ | Hive Tyrant • Tyrant Guard Brood • Tervigon • Tyranid Prime |
|---|---|
| Elites | Hive Guard Brood • Lictor Brood • Venomthrope Brood • Zoanthrope Brood • Pyrovore Brood • Ymgarl Genestealers |
| Troops | Tyranid Warrior Brood • Genestealer Brood • Termagant Brood • Hormagaunt Brood • Ripper Swarm Brood Transport: Mycetic Spore |
| Fast Attack | Tyranid Shrike Brood • Ravener Brood • Sky-slasher Swarm Brood • Gargoyle Brood • Harpy • Spore Mine Claster |
| Heavy Support | Carnifex Brood • Biovore Brood • Trygon • Trygon Prime • Mawloc • Tyrannofex |
| Unique Tyranids | The Swarmlord (HQ) • The Parasite of Mortrex (HQ) • Deathleaper (Elites) • The Doom of Malan'tai (Elites) • Old One Eye (Heavy Support) |
