A hive-people that survive by ingesting or converting others as they infect them with their plague, the Necrophages are scavengers and survivors. Always hungry and always hostile, they are viewed as a scourge by other people.
Lore
The Necrophages are a scuttling monstrosity polluting the surface of Auriga; an insectoid menace that should be crushed under one's heel like the mutated cockroaches that they are. Or so the Vaulters, the Wild Walkers, the Broken Lords and every other nation on the planet would have one believe.
Naturally, the Necrophages themselves don't share this view - in fact, they hold very few views other than fight, feed and propagate. The Necrophages have found a niche in the environment that suits them very well: They will win by numbers; by elevating the colony over the individual; by constant war-fare. Something between a hive insect and an undead horde, they reproduce by laying eggs in the bodies of fallen enemies.
Occasionally the offspring even inherits elements of the host's DNA accelerating their process of change and adaptation. Emotionless, relentless, and driven by their biology, the Necrophages do not waste time with diplomacy and commerce.
Faction Traits
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| Recycling | Affinity | +1 cadaver per any unit killed in battle (unless defeat)
+1 Recycled Stockpile per 8 cadavers |
It is important that nothing goes to waste. |
| Pitiless | Trait | No Peace/Alliance
No Diplomatic Technologies No bribe and talk technologies |
One does not debate with one's next meal. |
| Agriculturally Challenged | Trait | -1  on terrain with Food
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Poor planning and mediocre tools lead to substandard yields and quality for food production. |
| Cellulose Mutation | Trait | Decreases the cost of a district | A natural outgrowth of highly specialized evolution, some workers are able to excrete a semi-solid that dries into tough, fibrous material. This material, cheap and abundant, is used to speed the construction of city buildings. |
| Cull the Herd | Trait | +2 per  per village  (non-converted) on cities.
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There are many different ways to pay taxes... |
| Fast Epimorphosis | Trait | +5%  Health regeneration on empire
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Extremes of evolution and environment can teach advanced organisms the secrets of rapid regeneration. |
| Will of the Hive | Trait | +10% Attack  per declared war on units
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Focused on a common goal, all soldiers dedicate themselves body and soul to victory. |
| Cannon Fodder | Technology available to unlock | Makes available the Faction-specific technology Cannon Fodder. | |
| Demanding Gods | Technology available to unlock | Makes available the Faction-specific technology Demanding Gods. | |
| Alchemist's Furnace | Technology Unlocked | Unlocks the Alchemist's Furnace Technology. |
Military Units
Forager
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Skilled at leaving and tracking pheromone-scented trails, the Forager is also capable of spitting highly corrosive acid. |
Necrodrone
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Adept at striking from air, Necrodrones damage both by striking and by spitting clouds of caustic poison. |
Proliferator
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The great reproduction factory of the Necrophages, a Proliferator can resurrect both friend and foe by implanting eggs which control their minds. |
Heroes
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All Necrophage heroes are able to wield Battle Axes, Claws, Swords, and Shields as weapons.
Empty Belly
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Feeds on Bones
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Long Fangs
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Never Rests
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Queenslayer
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Strikes Far
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Quest Heroes
Ka-Riss
Ka-Riss is received as a reward for completing Chapter 2 of the Necrophages faction quest.
Ka-Riss
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