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Crimson Hunter

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Rune Symbol Basic Data
CHRune.jpg Name Crimson Hunters
Phoenix Lord Unknown
Phoenix Lord Title Unknown
Main colours Crimson, Bone, Black
Combat Speciality Air Superiority, piloting

Crimson Hunters are an extremely rare discipline of Eldar Aspect Warrior. The Crimson Hunters follow Khaine in his aspect of pursuit and leaving the foe reeling for slaughter.[9] They pilot Nightshade Interceptor aircraft, high-speed fighters designed to clear the skies of enemy aircraft before providing air support.[1]

Overview

 
Crimson Hunter[9]
 
A Crimson Hunter flies their Nightshade Interceptor

Named after the mythical bloody blades wielded by Kaela Mensha Khaine to blind the white wyrm Oghanothir[9], Crimson Hunters are trained to become exceptional pilots, endlessly practicing all sorts of manoeuvres as well as marksmanship. The Crimson Hunter's Nightshades are armed with two Bright Lances and a Pulse Laser.[2] The Crimson Hunters are few in number, though their Shrines are becoming more widespread. These temples of Khaine are unlike any other for they are tunnel-like collections of transparent atriums that float around the periphery of their Craftworlds, allowing the Crimson Hunters and their recruits to freely train in their aircraft.[1]

By training every night against their own kind, the Crimson Hunters ensure that the act of destroying other aircraft is a simple exercise. They are perhaps the finest pilots in the galaxy, and wield aircraft more graceful than the sluggish ones used by other races.[9]

Crimson Hunters are known to give special veneration to the Eldar God Kurnous, often calling themselves the Hawks of Kurnous,[3] and decorate their banners with his iconography as well as drops of blood emblematic of those bled by Khaela Mensha Khaine to form the daggers with which he slew Oghanothir.[10b]

Crimson Hunter Exarchs

A Crimson Hunter shrine is led by an Exarch. They are the most accomplished of all Eldar pilots who have travelled so far down the Path of the Warrior that they can no longer turn from that path to follow another. Crimson Hunter Exarchs often have different weapons on their planes such as substituting the plane's Bright Lances for Star Cannons[2] and feature an Exarch tail fin on the back of the fuselage[7] which bears the mark of their Aspect Shrine.[10b]

Notable Crimson Hunter Shrines

Notable Crimson Hunters

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