Stigmata is without a doubt a symbiot planet. It, for the most part, is covered in thick vegetation but each and every one of the plant cells that grows on this planet is symbiot. They may feed harmlessly on the sun's dim light but the energy they produce is no doubt being sent to their hives where those sugars are being used, in turn, to develop more devious and dangerous weapons to turn upon us.
It may seem that an enemy that can shapechange, can splice its own genetics nearly at will would be a homogenous enemy, never really anything specific, undefinable. But somehow there are specific 'realms' within the enemy planet. We are unsure if the symbiots from hive nergal are often large slow-moving creatures with good armour because there is a concentration of genetic material coding for those symbiot forms in the area or whether the geology and mineral resources of the area simply allow for those sorts of forms over others.
There is no doubt that some symbiots from a particular area have a chemical content ratio different from those of another area. for example, the great hive amdicius is renown for symbiot forms that make use of extensive six-nucleotide genetics and heavy atomic compounds including fissionable uranium and others.
We can therefore provide some basic breakdown of stigmata's symbiot hives. We submit them to you in the hope that you can make use of this information in your future battles against these creatures.
Hive Nysrogh: There is little doubt that this symbiot hive, so close to our base and the portal has been adversely affected by the radioactivity of our poisoned environment. That being said, the almost daily, poorly coordinated raids that keep our border guards so busy and paranoid often originate from this hive. Hive nysrough forms are known for a lack of complex planning, an absolute inability to produce six-nucleotide forms that might incorporate metals or ceramics.
Hive Philantaneaus: Another hive without the capicity to breed complex six-nucleotide forms, this hive often produces borrowing forms as well as forms wich make extensive use of hardened chetanin. It has been hypothesized that worm-type and beetle-type genetics are a common component of its forms but this is not strictly known.
Hive Malphas: A mountainous hive that makes extensive use of the six-nucleotide genetics, our aerial reconnaissance of this hive is often heavily engaged by a variety of floating jelly-fish like forms. Whether it be due to jellyfish-type genetics being common amongst the breeders of this hive or easy access to hydrogen synthesis or purification resources in the area, many of the forms here are hydrogen-filled jelly-fish like forms. These possess the capacity to both float almost undetected through the air and to ascend completely into space (burning some of their hydrogen to do so).
Hive Raum: The vegetable symbiot lifeforms here are particular thick and most of the forms bred from this hive continue their capacity for photosynthesis even when not otherwise necessary. The hive produces many lighter framed forms with incredible speed and a propensity for high-speed shapechange.
Hive Caym: Potential for six-nucletide forms, the caym produces metallic insect-like forms mostly. The ‘steel razor wasp’ attack of 2297 originated from here.
Hive Mephistopheles: A hive with extensive space-faring higher forms and incredibly sophisticated six-nucleotide forms capable of firing ion weaponry at great distances, forms produced from this hive are incredibly sophisticated, complex, and dangerous. We do not recon this area any more.
Hive eurynome: characteristics uknown
Hive nergal: forms typically slow-moving with good armour- the recent giant milipedes are thought to have originated from here.
Hive zepar: characteristics uknown
Hive aym: characteristics uknown
Hive bifrons: characteristics uknown
Hive ililpos: characteristics uknown
Hive deumos: characteristics uknown
Hive proserpine: characteristics uknown
Hive naberius: characteristics uknown
Hive ambdicius: Produces space-faring forms capable of producing fusion engines and firing ion cannons. Hive ambdicius seems to maintain a synchronous space-level hive not unlike our own spaceports, the function of which may very well be similar in that symbiot space-faring forms rendezvous here for repairs and maintenance. The imperium fleet is warned to stay away from the air and space regions surrounding this hive.
Hive abigor: characteristics uknown
Hive uphir: characteristics uknown
Hive Succorbenoth: characteristics uknown
Hive semiazaz: characteristics uknown
Hive ukobach: characteristics uknown
Hive adramelech: characteristics uknown
