The '''distaff''' was a group of psychic [[blank]]s, created and utilised by the [[inquisitor]] [[Eisenhorn|Gregor Eisenhorn]] when hunting rogue [[psyker]]s, because of their unique abilities. The leader of the distaff was [[Alizebeth Bequin]]. Normal people are strongly repelled by "blanks", and psykers find them unbearable to be around. The Distaff were instrumental in the defeat of the traitor [[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 neutralised the psychers' ability to attack troops by using their blank aura to repulse attacks.