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An '''Assassin''' is someone who specialises in killing a person of importance without the need for the use of many men. They may be sent in under cover to infiltrate an enemy command centre and kill an officer, or destroy an objective or perform some other task that a conventional army would have to suffer many losses to achieve. Only the [[Imperium]] seems to use assassins in the conventional form. Other races may use them, but they have yet to manifest themselves in game terms.
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An '''Assassin''' is a contract-killer, someone who specialises in killing a person, or several persons, in a covert way. They may be sent undercover to infiltrate an enemy command centre and kill an officer, destroy a special objective, or perform some other similar task that a conventional army would have to suffer many losses to achieve. The [[High Lords of Terra]], rulers and administrators of the [[Imperium]], have a special division the [[Officio Assassinorum]], aka Office of Assassins, to deal with such matters. The [[Dark Eldar]] have the [[Mandrake]]s.
  
Assassins generally come in temples. These include:
 
 
*[[Callidus Temple]]
 
*[[Culexus Temple]]
 
*[[Eversor Temple]]
 
*[[Vindicare Temple]]
 
*[[Venenum Temple]]
 
  
 
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[[Category:Officio Assassinorum]]

Revision as of 16:15, 24 February 2007

An Assassin is a contract-killer, someone who specialises in killing a person, or several persons, in a covert way. They may be sent undercover to infiltrate an enemy command centre and kill an officer, destroy a special objective, or perform some other similar task that a conventional army would have to suffer many losses to achieve. The High Lords of Terra, rulers and administrators of the Imperium, have a special division the Officio Assassinorum, aka Office of Assassins, to deal with such matters. The Dark Eldar have the Mandrakes.