Durnipia’s Laboratory Log

278 AMR, 19th of Skamdeig

Specimen 72: “Lurking Hive Soldier”

As I suspected, the specimen’s ability to stalk across battlefields unnoticed and hide in plain sight is not solely the result of its nimble limbs and silent method of movement—though those traits undoubtedly contribute. The key appears to lie in an organ located on the creature’s forehead which modifies the pheromonal connection that allows the Skordyre under Einar’s command to function as a kind of psionic gestalt.

This specimen emits pheromones that trigger an avoidance instinct in susceptible enemies, generating an aura of imperceptibility. I will instruct my field medics to observe and document this effect in live combat conditions.

1: The bladed forelimbs are not surgically implanted, as we previously presumed, but are in fact naturally occurring bio-metal. Perhaps the Queen would permit me to observe the development of one within its egg.

Lurking Hive Soldier is available in the Skordyre Soldiers Common Army Expansion!