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I have not blogged any news re Taban Eden game for ages. I have not really been playing much of anything lately but I could not resist putting in an order for the new box set , the Nephilims. The fluff is

The ” Nephilim ” as they are called by the survivors or Athrahasis as they name themselves, are alien whose ship crashed in the region of Dobrogea .
Interpreted as the fall of a shooting star, the fall of their spacecraft initially caused quite a bloodbath between the various warring factions of Eden, then deep ideological turmoil among the few survivors who have crossed the Aliens. Their presence is still unknown as very little information has been confirmed about them. They are dangerous, but the Nephilim are nothing compared to the threat they bode : a mass invasion of the wasteland .

The Atrahasis , thrived on Atra , a planet in the same galaxy as the Earth. These egg-laying creatures are all one species despite the remarkable morphological differences in their different castes : their physical and mental attributes are conditioned from the embryonic stage by the needs of their community. The circumstances of procreation, temperature, atmospheric conditions then , after birth, the food given play a fundamental role in the genetic development of young Atrahasis . Thus the caste of an individual is chosen at the design : some become ” Kala ” fighters, ” Asim ” intellectuals, or even ” Zimri ” ​​explorers .

A selection of this genetic caste overlaps the rules of a pyramidal society divided into large clans . each Atrahasis  clan has a name , emblem , leads a region on the planet Atra and is distinguished by a range of skills preferred : hunting , trade , diplomacy , industry, medicine, etc. .

The final determinant , that places the individual in the social scale is determined by a combination of other factors such as , in order of importance , the personal prestige in its clan’s skills pro efficiency , its age or number offspring .
At the top of each clan is a leader, and the community of these leaders select every ten years ( Earth time scale ) the ” Shulgi “; the supreme ruler of Atra .

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The nergal weapons

The parasite that provoked the destruction of Razhasis was in fact on board of the Nephilim’s ark. Its unique host, called Nergal, sacrificed himself after the jump towards Eden to save those he thought were the last remnants of his species.

The parasite did not disappear : some Asim and Kala used it to develop the nergals, weapons that turn their victims into slavish zombies. Only the Asim dare to use such a despicable weapon for now, but they all agree on saying that all the means are admissible to ensure the survival of the species.

The box set has these four plus one more which I especially like which is some sort of  game token. I have not seen stat but looking at Ar Gamon card just below , he has combat 7/5 which is very good and 6 hits for his arms. For only 35 points that looks very good. I think the most interesting one will be the little guy with the pistol?