Crystal Serpents

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The Crystal Serpents represent the deceitful aspect of Kaela Mensha Khaine, the warrior who stuns and disorients his opponents with clever tricks.

Tactics and Equipment

The Serpents are stealthy warriors who believe in utilizing surprise tactics and versatility to operate against a variety of opponents. Their preference for an this type of approach is reflected in their equipment, the Prism Rifle and the Spectrum Armor. The Prism Rifle is capable of being fired in two different modes. The first is a penetrating beam of light that can punch through the most powerful armor with ease, while the second activates the rifle's namesake to split the beam into a disorienting spectrum of seven weaker ones. The Spectrum Armor alters the way light is reflected off of the warriors, allowing them to dampen their presence when in cover or flash out dramatically at the opponent in a blinding spectrum of colors when assaulting their foes. Crystal Serpents often deploy in coordinated squads of seven to elucidate the effect of these multicolor flashes.

Exarchs on the Path of the Crystal Serpent are powerful warriors whose Monochromatic Armor serves as a sharp contrast to the warriors under them, though it serves the same effects as their armor in an even more striking way. The armor is more blinding when it flashes, and veils its owner in thicker darkness when concealed. Crystal Serpant Exarchs are also known to carry Darklight Prism Rifles, which are even more powerful versions of the standard fare.

Phoenix Lord Qet'Zelt, the Rainbow Serpent

Qet'Zelt originates from Craftworld Thuyelsa, founding the first Crystal Serpents Aspect Shrine in the decades after the Fall of the Eldar. He is a witty and wild individual, and often serves to lighten the moods of the sober-minded Thuyelsan Eldar. Like all of his kind, Qet'Zelt was one of the Asurya, those Eldar originally trained by the first Phoenix Lord, Asuryan, in the ways of war and is a devotee of Kaela Mensha Khaine. Many of his fellow Phoenix Lords say that Qet'Zelt, with his tricky and jovial nature, is the closest to the Laughing God among their number.

The Rainbow Serpent's armor functions similarly to that of his aspect, but the blinding rainbow of colors constantly surrounds him and is brighter than a full squad of Crystal Sepents. The armor's flashes are coordinated perfectly with his movements and provide a unique and dazzling sight each time Qet'Zelt strides into battle. The rifle he wields is capable of firing on seven different settings, each with a distinct effect on the target. Truly, the Serpent exemplifies the shifting and versatile nature of his aspect more than any other.