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A Callidus Assassin

The Callidus Temple is one of the temples of the Officio Assassinorum. Callidus is latin for "cunning" - which characterizes the methods employed by the Temple.

Operatives

The Callidus Assassins are the most cunning of all the assassins and they specialise in trickery, deception, deceit, infiltration and impersonation. Their greatest asset is the shape-changing drug Polymorphine. This drug coupled with the correct training allows Callidus agents to change their very shape and appearance allowing them to impersonate other persons, members of the opposite sex, and even humanoid aliens like Orks and Eldar. Meh'Lindi, one of the most cunning agents, managed to successfully impersonate a Genestealer Hybrid at least two times1,2. One can assume that the impersonation of a Tau is possible, but no reports confirming this are known to this date.

This makes them experts at getting close to their target, be it rebellious Imperial Governors, corrupt Imperial high officials, heretic prophets, alien leaders, etc. This allows them to manipulate the enemy's plans and eventually assassinate the main target at the best possible moment. Polymorphine works better with women, and therefore the vast majority of the temple operatives are female.

The traitor Primarch Konrad Curze, aka Night Haunter, was assassinated by M'Shen, a Callidus Assassin. However he allowed her intrusion as he wanted to die - to show that his rebellion was justified.

Wargear

Callidus assassins, besides being exceptionally well trained in martial arts, normally use whatever weapon they are able to carry in the presence of their target3. They would not normally use weapons other than those inconspicuous and easily concealed (digital weapons are commonly used, as well as even more unusual and exotic weapons). Even unarmed they are deadly, able to kill with a single touch. They also make use of more overt weapons such as the C'tan Phase Sword and the Neural Shredder.

The C'tan phase swords have a special link to the Necron gods, the C'tan. A report4 tells how Jaramshaela, a Callidus assassin, tried to assassinate the heretical Imperial governor Takis who later turned out to be the Deceiver. The phase blade was absorbed back into the C'tan and she was flayed alive.

Notable Callidus Assassins

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Callidus Assassins

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