Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-7699236-20130626164907/@comment-2253300-20130627045343

Gotta give it to Tom here. The idea that Eldar and Humans can effective procreate in the first place is extremely thin. If it were possible then he would still be unable to become a marine, and to those of you talking about Genetic engineering, this would not change. Gene-seed is a miracle of genetic engineering that even the Adeptus Mechanicus doesn't fully understand. If one could have a few genes rearranged to become compatible with it then there would be female Space Marines, but there aren't. Lastly assuming the first condition, neither the Imperium nor the Eldar would take him in. The Imperium's stance on Xenos is that they are entirely evil, and unworthy of even living. The Eldar are extremely vain, and in addition the number of healthy Eldar born each year is declining even without some other species corrupting the Eldar genome. Both side would view the child as an abomination at worst, or as a lowborn mongrel at best. Poor kid isn't gonna get much love. Also, yes, Rogue Trader is not entirely canon anymore.