Pariahs
Pariahs, also known as blacksouls, untouchables, psychic nulls, blanks, and the soulless, are entities that have no presence in the warp. The most commonly known instance of Pariahs are Imperial assassins of the Culexus Temple. Pariahs are the antithesis of Chaos as their being does not have any presence in the warp and indeed radiates a sense of unnaturalness and unease that is uncomfortable to living creatures and can be painful or evan lethal to sensitive psychic beings such as Eldar or trained Psykers.
Pariahs are believed to have been created and seeded into the human population by the Necrons as part of their plan to remove all taint of Chaos from the galaxy. Recently, the forces of the C'tan known as the Deceiver have created a new variety of Necron Warrior that is a terrible blend of machine and organic components, forged from Pariahs and named after them. These Necron Pariahs are undoubtably the first glimpses of C'tans' ultimate plan for the galaxy
The Pariah gene is passed on as is any other gene, or occurs through random mutation, just as those genes that cause succeptibilty to the Psyker curse. Pariahs are infinitely rarer than Psykers and make up a negligible proportion of the population, with maybe one individual per planet arising every generation, and they generally die young as their aura of disgust and nausea turns other living beings against them. Still, a few Pariahs survive to become servants of the Imperium and are often used as shields against the warp by Inquisitors, particularly those of the Ordo Hereticus, whose task it is to deal with the Witch and the Psyker. As stated earlier, the entirety of the Culexus Temple of assasins are Pariahs and they use their curse to become some of the deadliest psyker hunters in the Galaxy.
Although rare, there is a collection of pariahs that forms maybe the most powerful defence against daemons and the warp in the Imperium's vast arsenal; this group is known as the distaff. Started by Bequin, an associate of Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn of the Ordo Xenos, it is the largest collection of pariahs anywhere in the galaxy, with about two dozen members. The distaff was destroyed circa 386 M41.
There are few to no instances of Pariahs in the nonhuman races of the Galaxy - the Eldar, as an inherently psychic race they have no Pariahs, although the Harlequin warriors known as the Solitares have similar characteristics, as they make psykers become gloomy and weakened in their presence. Orks have a gestalt psychic link with each other that negates any individuals being psychic nulls, Tau are too young to have been impregnated with the Pariah gene by the Necrons and the Tyranids are highly psychic and originate from outside the galaxy.
Notable Pariahs
- Ferik Jurgen - the aide of Ciaphas Cain of the 597th Vahallan regiment.
- Alizeabeth Bequin - Founder of the Distaff, associate of *Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn of the Ordo Xenos
- Wystan Frauka - associate of Inquisitor Gideon Ravenor
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