Is there any lore-wise description on how these shards actually look like? I mean, is it some sort of a high-tech sarcophagus with imprisoned energies or is it a small casket or may be something else? I just found none

In what situation do you see yourselves needing a C'Tan Shard?

If we want a fortress to disappear but we don't want to use our tachyon arrows? We're necrons have super op stuff is our way of immortality.

It almost sounds as if you don't want a challenge?

What's the matter? All those years napping, you'd think you'd be ready for a proper fight.

We're necrons if one of the flesh monkeys manages to give us an actual challenge deathmarks like me would be out of a job.

Deathmarks like you are already out of a job if the local lord can just point and go

"C'Tan Shard! I choose you!"

So really, that point is moot.

At least then I get to laugh as the fragments of our defeated gods smash the primitives. By the way you know I'm joking about us actually having the shard right?

We will need a shard if we're going to torture it for information about the Flayer Virus.

It's funnier to smash primitives with your own two fists from what I've seen.

Honestly, you could be joking, but I'd rather be safe then sorry. If someone is actually considering requesting to take a shard of a Star God as part of their equipment, I'm going to bring up how that defeats the entire purpose of trying to set up a challenge that requires all our co-operation.