Thorian - Ordo Xenos: In comparison to the Ordo Malleus, there are very few Thorians within the ranks of the Alien Hunters of the Ordo Xenos. The vast majority of alien races, above and beyond their physical threat to Mankind, hold little interest for Thorians.However, there are a few that have specialised in the alien menace, where these Thorians see possible answers to the questions posed by the possible existence of the Divine Vessel. Of those alien races that attract the attention of the Thorians, the Aeldari undergo the most scrutiny and investigation, by far.As master of psychic technology, the Craftworld Aeldari or Asuryani in particular may hold secrets to the method by which the Emperor's soul may be returned from the Warp into the real universe. This alone makes the enigmatic aliens worthy of attention.Once a Thorian can make the mental decision that alien influence might be important to the creation or location of the Emperor-Incarnate, the Asuryani become a natural field of investigation. Throughout their history, what little is known to the Inquisition and Human society, the Aeldari's knowledge of the Warp and its inhabitants far surpasses even the gathered wisdom of the Ordo Malleus.If he is of a mind to look at the Asuryani, a Thorian Inquisitor can find the answers to many of the riddles that confront him. The existence of Spirit Stones prove that, given sufficient knowledge, souls can reside out of Warpspace.The method by which this transference takes place, and the materials from which such a Waystone is made, has eluded Thorians for centuries, yet there are those that endeavour to uncover these secrets.If Spirit Stones were not motive enough to dedicate a lifetime of research to this advanced species then the existence of the Avatars is an even greater lure. If the legends of the Aeldari are to be believed, these daemonic manifestations are each a part of the ancient Aeldari war god Kaela Mensha Khaine.Each Avatar is, it is believed, a soul-fragment of the Aeldari god, and though they are not possessed of the magnitude of power that the Emperor-Incarnate would hold, they may provide the proof needed that a Divine Vessel could indeed house the soul of the Emperor in the corporeal universe.With such possibilities open to them, some Thorians see the resources of the Ordo Xenos as invaluable to their studies. It is believed, though this has never been documented, that the great Inquisitor Lord Bronislaw Czevak was once a Thorian, and it was this that led him on his quest to penetrate the secrets of the fabled Black Library of the Harlequins. That he succeeded is no small testament to his resolve.However, given Czevak's more xenophobic behaviour and philosophy after his admittance to the Black Library, it seems that some questions are best left unanswered. It is certain that Czevak no longer has any time for Thorianism and has, in typically enigmatic fashion, spoken out against the aims of the philosophy.It is not just the Aeldari that can lure a Thorian into the Ordo Xenos, as rewarding as are the possibilities they present. Within the Warp there exists alien creatures that are neither mortal nor daemonic. Investigation of these aliens is not as alluring as the daemonic, but the methods by which they can influence and breach the barriers between Warpspace and realspace are an obvious source of knowledge for the Thorians.Enslavers, Psychneuein, Vampyrs and other Warp creatures are able to extend their will into the real universe, and many of them are capable of transgressing the boundaries that separate the two. If only to avoid intrusion by these creatures on a Divine Vessel, some Thorians have dedicated their lives to a greater understanding of these hideous beings.Both Enslavers and Psychneuein manifest physical influence over hosts in the material universe. Unlike Daemon possession, the pulsing, fleshy Warp gates of the Enslavers are an actual break across the barriers of Warpspace.Similarly, the eggs laid into the brains of their victims by the wasp-like Psychneuein are a physical form teleported across those same barriers. If physical objects can be displaced across the dimensions in this fashion, perhaps they hold the key to how the Thorians might be able bring forth the Emperor-Incarnate.As well as the creatures themselves, the Thorians are interested in the properties of the hosts they pick. A strong psychic connection, as with all Warp manifestations, is the single linking factor, but Thorians within the Ordo Xenos believe that other traits that make a host suitable for Enslavement, for example, may aid in understanding the nature of the Divine Vessel.No Thorian Inquisitor has so far been able to retrieve for study a living specimen mid-infection, but the resources of the Ordo Xenos may yet provide this vital piece of the evidence.It is the threat posed by the creatures to a Divine Vessel that also occupies the minds of alien-hunting Thorians. Wards and technology that prevent against psychic infection are under constant research by the Ordo Xenos, amongst their many other fields of study.If reliable, portable containment fields or other technology can be constructed that could protect a Divine Vessel from Vampyric corruption or Enslavement, then the chances of the Emperor-Incarnate manifesting are greatly increased. Or so say the Thorians.