Psionica

“With each passing year , more and more psykers are born not just on Atlantis but everywhere humans live, humanity is on a march to becoming a psychic species not too different from the eldar and if we are to avoid the fate of the knife ears we must understand the powers of the warp” -Keta Kharia , arch magos hailing from Forestrii

The psionica are a faction that believes that psychic ascension is the key to mankind’s future and focuses on harnessing and understanding the powers of the warp.

### Beliefs

The psionica see the warp and its energies as a force of nature to be harnessed and controlled little different than electricity (albeit infinitely more dangerous).

To that end the Psionica work to develop all manner of psytechnology and unlike most other magi display an interest in the physiology and psychology of psykers ; believing that by unlocking the secret to what makes certain psykers stable and powerful than others they can complete the emperor's vision of making humanity into a fully psychic race that actually stands a chance of defeating chaos once and for all.

These beliefs have led them to develop a fascination with the eldar ( or more precisely the knife ear's physiology and technology) which led their members dto frequently form alliances with their Hybridis counterparts who also seek xenos technology ; while these alliances are usually mutually beneficial , they can also end in betrayal as each faction seeks to hoard their discoveries for themselves. Nevertheless the more successful psionica cells have had great success in understanding the eldar's tech (some even say they understand it more than the xenos themselves do)

Some adepts choose to focus on whatever scraps of warptech humanity currently has in its possession such as vortex grenades and phase iron among other things. A few even seek to find the legendary Psy-titans, a quest that has been futile so far.

Others still focus on the more "biological" aspects of the warp , namely wether psykerhood has some sort of pattern to its manifestation and the effects of prolonged warp exposure on live subjects . Of course such research is highly dangerous and more often than not ends with the corruption of those pursuing it , many turning to the Dark Mechanicum for a chance at achieving a deeper understanding of the immaterium.

Dark rumors also circulate within the magi throughout the galaxy of madmen lurking in the deepest underhives on frontier worlds , where adepts engage in insane eugincs programs that make sense only to their insane minds, of breeding pits where man and xeno are forced to copulate , where twisted daemonic wraiths walk freely and are given scores of children to possess. All in pursuit of creating the ultimate hybrid of the physical and metaphysical.

### Status in the dominion

Those psionica adepts who seek refuge in the dominion are welcomed with open arms as their knowledge is highly sought on the capital of Atlantis which produces an insane number of extremely powerful psykers which only seems to increase with each generation.

Even before the dominion officially broke off from imperial control , the Psionica came as rumors of the Deathworld's psyker problem spread slowly throughout Oranus. Here they work alongside said psykers to unlock the secrets of warpcraft. Breakthroughs in psytech have been slow compared to other research fields (owing to the dangerous nature of their research and the precautions needed) ; this is likely to change soon as more and more psytech is found and reverse engineered.

### Status outside the dominion

The Psionica outside of the dominion have mostly been exterminated as their beliefs are considered too dangerous to be allowed to proliferate by the inquisition who paradoxically also employs them sometimes before inevitably executing them . Few survive on the margins and frontiers but their influence on the wider imperium is laughably non existent.

### Bonuses when faction is the majority

* -20% time and cost to eldar technology actions
* -50% time and cost to warptech actions
* +5 to diplomacy rolls with eldar (does not apply to druhkari)
* +2 extra psykana actions