{{InquisitionPortal}}The '''distaffDistaff''' was a group an organisation of psychic [[blank]]s, created and utilised by the [[inquisitorInquisitor]] [[Eisenhorn|Gregor Eisenhorn]] when hunting rogue [[psyker]]s, because of their unique abilities. Psychic blanks, also known as anti-psykers, are people with an extremely rare mutation that causes them, and everything in their vicinity, to be invisible in the alternate dimension of the warp. Consequently, they are immune to all forms of psychic attack, as well as shielding those around them. The leader of the distaff was [[Alizebeth Bequin]]. Non-Untouchables are strongly repelled by "blanks", and psykers find them unbearable to be around. {{Fn|1a}}

Psychic blanks, also known as anti-psykers, are people with an extremely rare mutation that causes them, and everything in their vicinity, to be invisible in the alternate dimension of the warp. Consequently, they are immune to all forms of psychic attack, as well as shielding those around them. The leader of the distaff was [[Alizebeth Bequin]]. As of 337.[[M41]], the Distaff numbered around forty members, trained and managed by Bequin.{{Fn|1a}} The Distaff were instrumental in the defeat of the traitor renegade [[Inquisitor]] [[Quixos]] in the battle of [[Farness Beta]]. Quixos, having collected a large quantity of psykers during the events up to the [[Thracian Atrocity]], was deemed to be in a location of psychic strength, until the distaff Distaff neutralised the psykers' ability to attack Eisenhorn's troops .{{Fn|1b}} The organisation was later headquartered on the [[Imperial]] world [[Messina]], but they were targeted{{Fn|2a}} by using their blank aura the [[Heretic]] [[Pontius Glaw]]{{Fn|2b}} circa 396.[[M41]]. [[Vessorine Janissaries]]{{Fn|2a}} [[Mercenary]] bands{{Fn|2c}} would then attack the Distaff{{Fn|2a}} as part of Glaw's plot to kill [[Inquisitor]] [[Eisenhorn]] and destroy his network of contacts.{{Fn|2b}} The organisation was essentially wiped out in the attack, although off-shoot elements of the Distaff are rumoured to repulse attackshave survived beyond this date.{{Fn|2a}} ==Known Members==*[[Alizebeth Bequin]]*[[Surskova]]*[[Beronice]]*[[Zu Zeng]]

{{Citation issues}}*1: [[Malleus (Novel)]] — [[Eisenhorn Trilogy(Novel Series)]] by [[Dan Abnett]]**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 276 - ''One – I discover I am dead. Under dark fire, the lair of Sadia. Tantalid, unwelcome.''**{{Endn|1b}}: ''Twenty-Two – Farness Beta. Cherubael and Prophaniti. Quixos.''*2: [[Category:The Inquisition(Background Book)]]**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 27 - ''Distaff''**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 42 - ''Pontius Glaw'' **{{Endn|2c}}: pg. 91 - ''Vessor''