Psynumbra

Psynumbra employ dark psionic powers to tear holes in reality and summon devious entities from the Abyss.

Starting Unit: Initiate Summon ethereal beings Break enemies' minds Shatter reality to terrorize the populace Uses the weapon group

Origin

The Psynumbra was a counter-psionics project tasked with stemming the rise of psychics among the population and fighting Outlander psi-agents. Invoking negative emotions allowed them to suppress and dominate their subjects. The project was shut down when psynumbra leaders began using psionic powers for their own dark agendas, drawing on powers from beyond the void.

Commander Loadout

If the player has chosen assault equipment as one of their starting perks, then they will receive the following weapons at the beginning of the game:

	Name	Stats	Tier	Description
	Soul Splitter	90% 16 5	2	High impact stagger units 4 chance to apply broken mind to non-mindless units for 3 turns
100px	Psi-Stones of Dissonance	85% 9 1 Once per battle	1	High impact stagger units Only affects ground targets

Hero Skills

	Skill		Requirements	Effects
	Sinister Chorus	4		A sinister chorus permeates the air around the unit. All non-mindless enemy units adjacent to this unit receive Sinister Melody, giving -20% and reducing their damage resistance by 2.
	Devour Hope	3	Level 4	Active ability: single action 100% 5 Cooldown: 1 turn. Attempt to feed on the hope of target enemy unit, causing it to enter a state of despair. If this is successful, the caster heals for 20. 8 chance to apply filled with despair to non-mindless units for 3 turns. If resisted, apply broken mind instead.
	Sadism	2	Level 6	This unit deals an additional +25% damage against units with low
	Anthem of the Abyss	4	Level 8	Active ability: full action 100% 0 Once per battle All allies gain Dark Elation for 2 turns, granting +400 and +4 All enemy units get broken mind for 2 turns.

Units

Name	Tier	Type	Damage	Stats	Cost	Research	Source
Whisper of Discord	I	Strategic Summons	5	30 40 0 0	60 8	Whispers and Visions	Operation: Whisper of Discord
Initiate	II	Skirmisher	^	1 2 ^	70 250	Initiation into Agony	Military Skirmisher Barracks
Malictor	III	Elite	9 ^	60 32 0 4	105 400 20	Exploit Suffering	Elite Military Facility
Herald of Oblivion	IV	Tac Smns Elite	12 12	80 32 0 3	140 650 20 +3 colonists	Ruthless Dedication -> Looming Oblivion	Op: Avatar of the Abyss Elite Military Barracks

^ Varies by faction

Technology

	Technology	Tier	Group	Prerequisites		Unlocks
	Foreboding Darkness	1	Tactical		100	Mark of the Dark Sun Embrace of Darkness
	Initiation into Agony	3	Forces	Foreboding Darkness	300	Unit: Initiate Equipment: Soul Splitter
	Whispers and Visions	3	Strategic	Foreboding Darkness	300	Whisper of Discord Vision of Darkness
	Accursed Gifts	4	Tactical	Foreboding Darkness	520	Consuming Gaze Dark Icon Gift of Oblivion
	Dark Lament	5	Strategic	Accursed Gifts	800	The Dirge Spire of Suffering
	Exploit Suffering	6	Forces	Initiation into Agony	1200	Unit: Malictor Equipment: Onyx of Suffering
	Communal Torment	6	Strategic	Dark Lament	1200	Torment Channelers Flagellation
	Symbol of Obliteration	7	Tactical	Accursed Gifts	1700	Pain Mirror The Forbidden Mantra Aria of Emptiness
	Abyssal Shroud	8	Strategic	Communal Torment	2200	Shroud of the Abyss Abyssal Tear
	Ruthless Dedication	9	Tactical	Symbol Of Obliteration	2750	Avatar of the Abyss Sacrifice ot the Abyss
	Looming Oblivion	10	Forces	Exploit Suffering	3600	Unit: Herald of Oblivion Weapon: Ethereal Spear
	Oblivion's Refrain	10	Strategic	Abyssal Shroud	3600	Oblivio Mundi

Doctrine

	Technology	Tier	Prerequisites		Unlocks
	Shadows Manifest	3	Tier 1 doctrine	300	Initiation Rites Sadistic Indoctrination Doctrine Development V
	Vile Manipulation	7	Tier 5 doctrine or economic research	1700	Torture Regiments Sinister Chants

Strategy

Psynumbral technology weaponises the darkest reaches of the psyche, harnessing hatred for offense and fear and despair to disable enemies.

• High psionic damage
• Break morale and debuff enemies.

Psynumbral units deal heavy psionic damage, so they synergise greatly with factions that have access to psionic weapons research - the Syndicate and Kir'Ko.