>>5180564>Intertwine five phalanges of the prehensile grabbing appendage of the distal upper extremities >hand holding >>5180495Oh Jesus, Trig and Vera are Omega Negatives tier? Omega Negatives are likely the opposite power of Alpha Positives, that is at their strongest, capable of ending worlds and saying fuck you to Inquisitorial or Telepathica Black Ships if they so deem. I imagine Vera was worried about harming us because she might have caused soul death to some people. Probably in an effect akin to the Stilling.
(btw OP Vera is an excellent name, it was my second choice other than alice. Veracity also means truth)
Of note, I actually have a new theory in regards to Pariahs. It isn't per say their emotional ability is different, it's their willpower. I suspect that, where as Psykers likely have incredible willpower to change the universe but are intrinsically tied to their emotions as motivators, Pariahs are the opposite. Their willpower is supreme, but unlike any other human, it is not derived by emotion or motivation. You cannot break a Pariah's will, only their body.
My reasoning for this is:
-Sensei who are powerful blanks are described as "cannot experience hate, bitterness, or irrational anger, because these are emotions caused by the disharmony of the Chaos powers"
-Rogal Dorn had such incredible willpower and stubbornness and his mind so organized, he was able to becalm the warp. While as a Primarch his power was most assuredly pysker based, not blank, this does show that the warp can be stilled by an effect of implaccable order
-Feelings of dread and despair are Nurgles domain, the emotional power that keeps him alive
-Nulls are often times described as "soulless" by pyskers who have never encountered a blank before (and who can tolerate their presence). For example Jurgen, a low level blank, when presented to a Psyker in the Cain novels had her laughing and asking "is this a trick? He's got no soul!"
I do not believe them truly soulless, such would be a Necron that has undergone biotransferrence, but I think that negative presence results in an effect that they are basically "almost souless". That is in essence, having an effect that is practically equivalent to having no soul.
tl;dr the upshot of this is that Nulls are most likely immune to the effects of the Stilling and Soul Death. You cannot kill the soul of one who does not rely upon it, nor depress the one who does not rely upon emotions. Our Omega children probably will show with extremely resilient personalities that cannot easily be broken. Its also probably that Malcadors pariah program and that training to make Nulls stronger is something like this. Where Psykers are told to control their emotions to channel their power, Nulls are told to resist others psykers trying to tap into their emotions by causing them rage, bitterness, or madness and the null has to focus the mind to still these chaotic thoughts around them and in others