[Over Two Meters Tall!]

In reading the new Shield of Baal stories, the short story Wraithflight gives an excellent perspective on the Shadow in the Warp effect created by the Hive Mind... or in the case of the story, how the Eldar perceive it as a blinding light - go figure. Anyway, considering the effect the Necron-created Cadian Pylons have on the Warp, what do you think the effect would be on the Hive Mind's control of a Swarm? Would it enable the Hive Mind by eliminating outside Warp interference or would it severely dampen it's control?

Considering the Nids are now the Necron's #1 threat in the Milky Way, I'd expect them to pull out the stops and use whatever weapons/tech at their disposal.

Oh, if at all possible, avoid the Tempestus short story. I've read a lot of really poorly written sci-fi and usually been able to find something redeeming, but boy did this one take the cake. Whoever accepted that piece of crap at BL should be fired and forced to pay the royalty costs.

 

[el_machinae]

Is there any new information? I've always assumed the pylons actually stretch the distance between the Warp and the Real, such that it's increasingly difficult for the Warp to affect the Real near the Pylons. But, y'know, this might be a presumption on my part, it's not like I've seen reports of psykers (etc.) having a harder time near the Pylons?