Editing House Cawdor (section)

===Sheen Birds===
At some point, House Helmawr thought that Necromunda didn't have enough native birdlife that wouldn't peck your face off. So figured it would be a great idea to commission a flock of servitors to invoke the sense of long lost nature.

Sheen Birds are the creations of the Adeptus Mechanicus and are effectively psyber-ravens. Designed to mimic natural behaviour by flocking, roosting, feeding, and even tending to artificial nests complete with fake chicks.

The fad eventually passed, but the Sheen Birds remained, continuing to do what they were made to do, but missing out on essential maintenance and repair. Now they exist as mangy taxidermy birds, stitched together with much of the flesh has decayed off of their metallic bones. Centuries of neglect has also rendered their programming corrupted, so they behave in unpredictable ways.

They are disgusting things, fallen things of beauty that are now full of disease and creepy behaviour. Perfect for the recyclers of House Cawdor, who have probably got no idea what they were supposed to be or where they came from, and now consider them to be avatars of the Emperor's Grace.

They are notoriously difficult to control, just as likely to charge an enemy as they are to ignore commands and sit around and do nothing. Their primary purpose is as a status symbol, as members of House Cawdor who possess one are said to have the blessing of the Emperor himself.