Psyber-Eagle
Psyber-Eagles are cybernetically enhanced[1] or vat-grown[5] birds which serve as the aids to Inquisitors, agents of the Officio Assassinorum,[1] Adeptus Astartes Librarians,[5] and other agents of the Imperium.[1] Like Servo-skulls, they also serve to amplify the abilities of a Psyker on the battlefield.[2] They come in many breeds, but the most popular is the double-headed eagle, a flesh-and-blood aquila.[4]
Variations of Psyber-Eagles include the Imperial Fists's two-headed Psyber-Aquila[5] and the Iron Hands' spear wielding Iron Eagles.[6] Those in the White Scars are known as Berkuts and a notable example is Anzuq.[7]
Known patterns
- Anko Fabrik Mechanicus-pattern AQ7 Hybrid Accipitridae Techne[8]
See also
Sources
- 1: Nemesis (Novel), Chapter 17
- 2: Codex: Daemonhunters (3rd Edition), pgs. 13-14
- 3: Games Workshop
- 4: White Dwarf 118 (2016), pg. 32 Codex: Apocrypha Extra, Psyber-Eagles
- 5: Games Workshop: Space Marines: Something Familiar page 2 (Saved archive page, dated 3 Jan 2008, last accessed 31 August 2024, original link: http://web.archive.org/web/20080103134418/http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40k/spacemarines/painting/familiars/1.htm)
- 6: Games Workshop: Space Marines: Something Familiar page 3 (Saved archive page, dated 3 Jan 2008, last accessed 31 August 2024, original link: http://web.archive.org/web/20080103134424/http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40k/spacemarines/painting/familiars/2.htm)
- 7: Codex Supplement: White Scars (8th Edition), pg. 37
- 8: The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book), 2nd Edition, pg. 215
