Talopus Slavers
The Talopus Slavers are said to be a sentient Xenos species of humanoid giants. Their fearsome appearance causes their enemies to rarely face them in battle without fleeing. However there is some doubt, as to whether the species truly exists.[1]
The Imperium has developed a hysteria with the Talopus, which can be traced to the Rogue Trader Polignan Syrt. Syrt claimed to have slain one of the giants in a void battle near Messen IV, which the Talopus' remains landed upon. The Rogue Trader subsequently retrieved the giant's charred remains and took picts of it, before going on to boast about the battle. This caused a great hysteria within the Imperium and resulted in the Imperial Navy sending several Frigates to Messen IV. However the Frigate's were never heard from again and Syrt later vanished as well. The Xenologist Janus Draik claims that the Talopus do not exist, though, and blames Syrt for the Imperium's hysteria with the giants. Draik truly believes that Syrt simply concocted an elaborate tale, in an attempt to garner glory for himself. The Xenologist has also viewed the picts of the Talopus' remains and theorized that Syrt simply grafted various body parts together and then burned them to disguise his handiwork.[1]
See Also
Sources
- 1: Liber Xenologis, pg. 196 - Apocryphorum
