ZOAT The Archivist, Blackstone fortress

The Archivist is an independent Zoat who was involved in the plunder of the Seventh Blackstone Fortress.

It is currently at large in the galaxy, pursuing its quest for the discovery of archeotech artefacts.

The Zoat are an ancient, reptilian and centauroid alien species that was enslaved or specially engineered as bioconstructs by the Tyranids and incorporated into the multitudes of subservient bioforms that serve the Hive Mind.

They were used as Tyranid "diplomats" since they were more capable of the intelligent thought, logic, linguistics and diplomacy that the other, more animalistic Tyranid species did not engage in.

The use of such alien ambassadors was seen as a good way for the Hive Mind to scout out new species and determine how useful their incorporation into the Tyranid genome would be for the Tyranids' never-ending quest to further their own evolution.

Despite their creation by the Tyranids, Zoats who were able to escape the psychic influence of the Hive Mind could pursue their own, independent agendas, unlike other, non-sentient Tyranid bioforms.

Eventually, the Zoat ceased to be of use to the Hive Mind, and the species was eventually no longer created within the Tyranid fleets by the late 41st Millennium, vanishing from Imperial records for generations.

Zoat model designed for the longer produced Blackstone fortress.

comes in 5 parts
body and the 4 legs
model shown on 50mm base

printed at 0.05 mm on a resin elegoo mars2 printer.