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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 generaly 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 [[Inquisitor (Character)|Inquisitor]]s, 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 arsonal,this group is known as the distaff. Started by Bequin, an associate of Inquisiter Gregor Eisenhorn of Ordo Xenos, it is the largest collection of pariahs any where in the galaxy with about 2 dozen members. The distaff was distroyed circa de 369386. M41.
There are few to no instances of Pariahs in the nonhuman races of the Galaxy - the Eldar, as an inherently psychic race obviously have no Pariahs, although the [[Harlequin]] warriors known as the [[Solitare|Solitares]] have similar characteristics, as they make psykers become gloomy and weakened by simply being 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.
