Khora

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Release Date: April 20th, 2018

Fiercely poised with feral instincts, the huntress Khora and her feline familiar  Venari prowl amidst combat scouring for prey. Mistress of the livewire, she enchains her foes to enforce deadly discipline by whiplash, claws, and serrated steel. Khora and Venari pounced from the shadows in Update 22.18 (2018-04-20).

Acquisition

Khora's main and component blueprints are acquired from standard Sanctuary Onslaught (not the Elite variant). Every two stages is a rotation, following the standard A-A-B-C pattern.

All drop rates data is obtained from DE's official drop tables. See Mission Rewards#Standard Missions for definitions on reward table rotations.
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Alternatively, upon completion of The Duviri Paradox, Khora's main and component blueprints can be earned from The Circuit. By selecting her on the rotating week she is available, players can earn her blueprints after reaching Tier 2 (Neuroptics), 5 (Chassis), 8 (Systems), and 10 (Main) rewards.

Crafting

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
25,000	1	1	1	Orokin Cell 3	Time: 3 Day(s)
					Rush: 50
Market Price: 325			Blueprints Price: N/A
Khora Neuroptics Blueprint
15,000	Kavat Genetic Code 2	Kuaka Spinal Claw 35	Polymer Bundle 1,500	Salvage 16,000	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 25
Khora Chassis Blueprint
15,000	Kavat Genetic Code 5	Iradite 65	Alloy Plate 12,250	Rubedo 4,300	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 25
Khora Systems Blueprint
15,000	Kavat Genetic Code 2	Plastids 1,000	Circuits 2,600	Ferrite 11,500	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 25

Lore & History

Main article: Fragments/Ghoul

Main article: Sigor Savah

Khora's first recorded appearance is linked to a  Corpus Morphology Specialist known as Sigor Savah. Savah worked under Nef Anyo's Venusian terraforming expedition, tasked with decoding the  Orokin gene record of the Vallis and reviving select specimens for study.

During one of his studies, Savah came across a unique specimen of Orokin-era fauna; an unusually large kavat that was found fully intact inside a sealed closet, it's body frozen for millennia. This kavat was in fact Khora's animal companion,  Venari. Labeled as Specimen VK-7, Savah returned to his lab with the Venari's body, As he was preparing for a surgical dissection, the kavat had somehow willed itself back to life.

Venari was not simply a mere kavat, as she possessed a unique series of atypical behavioral characteristics. Kept in a cage within his lab, Savah noticed that whenever a visitor came by, she would study their habits. Eventually, she came to anticipate regular arrivals, having memorized their schedules.

Venari would eventually break free of her cage, and would go on to roam the Orb Vallis purging any nearby  Infested hive sites. Savah would attempt to join up with a Corpus team deployed to a nearby hive, but when he arrived, he found that the entire team and hive were slain by Venari. Before he was able to flee, she blocked him, discouraging Savah from calling for backup. As an act of trust, Venari revealed her wounded side to him. Placing loyalty above profit, Savah found himself tending to the kavat's wounds.

After the incident, Venari managed to infiltrate Savah's lab without raising any alarms or alerting any of the guards. In her jaws, she held a severed, fossilized hand, and left without a sound, leaving the hand behind. Savah began to analyze the hand, and discovered that it was part of the original Khora warframe, one Anyo Corp had no record of in any of their treatise

The Corpus, naming Venari as the Horror of the Hives, deemed the creature a threat unworthy of study, and declared that it was to be destroyed in its lair. Savah would attempt to rescue Venari by using a canister of animal tranquilizer to stun the incoming hunting party. However, their respirators easily dealt with the gas, and he was promptly detained. Due to the disruption, Venari was able to escape unscathed.

For his betrayal, Savah was imprisoned and interrogated on everything he knew about Specimen VK-7, and soon was sentenced to be executed. Venari would visit the hab of Savah's assistant, Smokefinger, giving him the keys to where he was imprisoned. As Smokefinger opened Savah's cell, Venari dispatched his executioner with a bite to the throat. Knowing both of them could no longer stay on Venus, the pair fled for a conveyor bound for a nearby orbiting Rail tractor, but the Corpus had caught up to them. Giving the scientist one final glance, Venari activated the conveyor and lunged at her pursuers, sacrificing herself and sending Savah into orbit.

Savah would then dedicate his life to searching for the remainder of Khora's remains. He found out later that her fused body was found fully intact, within the Orokin terraforming complex on Venus. However, she was shipped offworld by a notorious Solaris Rail agent (presumably Little Duck), who vanished right after.

Savah spent many years on the Plains of Eidolon, believing it to be the location of Khora's remains. Sometime later, after he mysteriously left the Plains, Khora's blueprints would then be donated to the Sanctuary of Cephalon Simaris by a member of  The Quills. Shortly after, one of the cephalon's Sentinels found and synthesized Venari, who appeared to have desired capture. However, she immediately disappeared alongside Khora's blueprints, much to the chagrin of Simaris. He states that her presence can often be detected during Sanctuary Onslaught, and that she waits for a worthy Tenno to claim Khora's parts.

Notes

• When Khora wields her Signature Weapons:
  •  Hystrix/ Hystrix Prime has a 8% chance on headshots to instantly reload.
  •  Dual Keres/ Dual Keres Prime gains 20% Heavy Attack Efficiency.
• Venari herself grants 6,000 mastery points, similar to other companions.

Trivia

• Khora is the 35th unique Warframe to be released.
• Khora was announced in Devstream 100. The stream featured her concept artist, Michael Skyers, who is one of Digital Extremes' 3D model artists.
  • Khora was later also mentioned in the Ghoul Fragments.
• Khora's abilities have undergone revision during the development process due to player feedback on Damage 2.5. Initially designed to change between Physical damage types ( Impact,  Puncture, &  Slash), her finalized kit was showcased on Devstream 109 with the dependency on damage types removed and a new behavior mode selection feature for Venari was introduced instead.
• Khora is the first Warframe to ever require Kavat Genetic Codes, due to Venari being a Kavat, and the first Warframe to require Kuaka Spinal Claw, possibly due to her connection with the Plains of Eidolon mentioned in the Ghoul Fragments.
• The inspiration for Khora's name could come from the Greek Goddess Kore (also known as Persephone), Queen of the Underworld and wife to Hades, God of the dead and King of the Underworld.
  • Kore is also the modern name for a type of free-standing Ancient Greek sculpture portraying an emotionless maiden symbol of the ideal, transcending above the hardships of the world.
  • Another inspiration could be centered around Plato's term khôra which means neither being nor nonbeing, but an interval between in which the "forms" were originally held; it "gives space" and has maternal overtones (a womb, matrix). This seems to be the theme of the Ghoul Journal Fragments.
• Khora's visual design was inspired from an arachnid, hence the abdomen-like skirt, and spiderweb-like design on her chest.
• The four spikes on Khora's back are a special auxiliary attachment, similar to  Nekros binds.
• Khora is the second Warframe after  Inaros to have a built-in polarity in the Exilus mod slot. An Exilus Adapter is still required to unlock the slot, but a Forma is not necessary unless changing it to another polarity.
• Venari's name originates from the Latin word, meaning "Hunt".
• Khora is the second Warframe whose main blueprint is dropped as a possible loot reward, first being  Ivara.