997 M41
Note from [REDACTED], Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos:
I found this manuscript in the Imperial Commander Josh Anderson's (currently being tried for heresy by Inquisitors [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and [REDACTED] the Ordo Xenos as per Taboo 1) personal effects. It presumably formed the basis of his, and his planet, Laniter's, partnership with the Eldar of the Exodite World Lazur.
Without further ado, the manuscript, with notations added by me, indicated in [brackets].
992 M41
The Eldar. There is much that can be said about them, slightly less that is true. Ever since their collapse due to their arrogance, they have been a minor thorn in the Imperium's side. However, despite being xenos, they appear very similar to the Holy Human Form that the Emperor (praise be to Him) has given us. Hence, I am compiling a manuscript on why they may be possibly abhumans, instead of xenos. My Magos has given me the go-ahead to use his team to retrieve one of the xenos. Fortuitously, there is an Eldar Exodite colony slated to be colonized by the Imperium, for the Emperor (our undying Lord).
Thought for the day: He who keeps quiet consents.
992.25 M41
[A bunch of Eldar Corsairs tried to hit Laniter. It didn't end well for them.]
The captured Eldar have been dissected by the Magos Biologis. Notably, when they died, the presumably ceremonial rock they had on a necklace glowed. When interviewed, the survivor informed the team of the rock's true purpose: It is known as a soulstone, and it exists to keep She-Who-Thirsts, presumably [REDACTED], from claiming their souls upon death. Presumably, all the Eldar are psykers, and there are several applications that they could be put towards. According to the Eldar, their psychic emanations are approximately a thousand times that of a human, kept in check by their paths, for those on the Craftworlds, or the simple life, as these Eldar have. ["Paths" should be capitalized, but his knowledge of the Eldar is laughably small. If he knew the truth, only the Emperor (who rules all) knows what would have happened.] The Golden Throne, upon which the Emperor (Master of Humanity) has resided for the past ten thousand years, requires the sacrifice of psykers. While I am loathe to allow xeno feet upon Holy Terra (cradle of Mankind), better an alien die than a human. [The merits of this idea will take centuries to debate. I, for one, am disgusted by it, but my fellow Inquisitors, most of which are Radical, am interested. Therefore, thanks a lot, Governor, you made me do more work for less aliens.]
Thought for the day: The martyr's grave is the keystone of the Imperium.
992.3 M41
The Exodites have sent a ship, though I have no idea where they got it from. The "soulstones" have been gathered in a pile. These Eldar, if my Magos's theory is correct, will not dare to harm a human as long as these soulstones are in my possession. While I am duty-bound to kill these xenos where they stand, or sit, as the case may be, perhaps they can help me with a few problems. [According to the records, a cult of the Ruinous Powers cropped up. It was put down with extreme prejudice, but collateral damage was high.] Perhaps they can use that fancy engineering of theirs to give people temporary housing. [The Eldar agreed. Considering the Arbites Precinct house was outright destroyed, Governor Anderson's xeno-consorting heresy was ignored.] Emperor forgive me; I am consorting with xenos.
Thought for the day: No sacrifice is too great, no betrayal too small.
993.5 M41
It's the day after tithes, and yet again, we're short on materials. [Laniter is an Industrial World] The Eldar, in exchange for the safe return of the soulstones of their Craftworld bretheren, have offered their services with rebuilding. [The Craftworld Eldar of Biel-Tan sent an attack party through the Webway to an unknown location, but a Warpstorm transported them directly into Governor Anderson's mansion. After a firefight lasting six hours, ended with a requesting for a resupplying Rogue Trader to aim her ship's weaponry directly at the capitol, was a ceasefire settlement reached, and the Biel-Tan Eldar were allowed to withdraw. The Rogue Trader was Governor Anderson's cousin, incidentally, but has been cleared of all charges of heresy regarding this incident. For some reason, this incident didn't make it into this manuscript.] The Administratum Adept raised an uproar and threatened to call down the rest of the Imperium on my head, but I simply reminded him that we need that done so we can point as many people as possible into production. The Exodites should be arriving soon.
Thought for the day: Serve the Emperor today, for tomorrow you may die!
993.6 M41
I have enough data on the Eldar to complete a set of facts.
The Eldar are humanoid, as are several xenos species, indicating convergent evolution, with upright walking equating to intelligence.
Upon genetic analysis, it was found that an Eldar and a human could possibly interbreed. According to my retinue, that would be as hilarious as one of our assassins and one of their leaders falling in love. That'll never happen. [I hate you.]
Psyker traits tend to breed true, as do Navigator traits. Therefore, there is precedent for them to be abhumans.
The Eldar are all psykers.
With these facts, the Eldar are presumably a subspecies of human, and could therefore be awarded Imperial Citizenship. Their technology, which was demonstrated to me first-hand [The "blew up my mansion" bit] was human in nature all along, and therefore not heretech. My Magos is drooling oil as I dictate to my servitor-scribe. No-Not on the carpet! Wait, how do I do undo that? Oh, there it is. Thank you!
Thought for the day: Humanity is awesome.
997 M41
Today is the day. Today I send in my completed thesis and extend the olive branch to the Eldar. Their dignitaries are already waiting for me.
[He was dictating on the way down. The rest in a transcript I compiled from the logs and personal memory.]
Anderson - A
Eldar Dignitary 1 - B
Eldar Dignitary 2 - C
B: Welcome to Lazur, Governor.
A: It's good to meet you again.
C: We've perused your work, and have found it interesting.
B: The part where you said Eldar are a subspecies of mon'keigh amused me.
A: Well, it does tha... what's that?
Inquisitor [REDACTED] - I
I: Busted.
[And that's when I arrested him. I was there earlier investigating something completely different, which I have since wrapped up, and now he's mine. Even if he gets off, I'm keeping him. I am not merely good-looking.]
996.95 M41
And I now have the Inquisition breathing down my back. This is horrible. At least the one they sent is good-looking. [I am beauty incarnate. How dare you.] She's a real firebrand though, and has a hair-trigger temper. I honestly have no idea why she's holding off on everything, but... Oh goody, here come her friends.
[And that's when the trial began. While it at first seemed open and shut, he was presenting the "abhuman theory", and was attempting to treat them as such, and the Radicals are attempting to find him "not guilty" so they can snap him up for something. From what I've heard, he has a successor lined up that has no idea of what he was doing, that he clearly had put aside exactly for this purpose.]
Thought for the day: Heresy is everywhere.
997 M41
Afterward:
The trial was completed, and Governor Anderson was found not guilty of heresy. The Eldar of Lazur have sent a delegation, and cease-fires with the Eldar are expected to run rampant. My contact in the Adeptus Ministorum is currently studying their religious dogma, so it may be turned towards the Emperor. However, this is still quasi-heretical, so we're all on tip-toes here. Meanwhile, Governor Anderson is getting sent to Holy Terra to argue his case before the High Lords.
Thought for the day: There is great joy to be found in serving the Emperor.
(/I was banking on the fact that the Inquisition is, at the end of the day, a competent and intelligent group that legitimately wants the best for humanity, and having a cease-fire with one of the thorns in the Imperium's side allows it to focus on the Bugs, the Fair Folk, the Reavers, the Ruinous Powers, and da Orkz, not to mention the minor xenos species running around, such as the Tau.)
(/ Actual note here: I read up on The Coven of Isha, and some shenanigans like that would be the next logical step. That's right, I'm beginning the slow road to de-grimdarking 40k via straight-up Mary Sues, reality breaking (oh, wait, that already happens with frightening regularity in 40k), and other contrivances should this... heretical text continue. Yes, it'll still suck to live there, but now the "those to be exterminated" are going to have the "exterminated" bit put off indefinitely until such a time as no more threats to either power remain, and at that point, it would be a slaughter in favor of the Imperium were the Eldar to betray them. In short, it's the "slow road to victory" thing. Also, if Failbaddon crops up, his arms will be lost.)