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The term also commonly refers to the substance used as fuel for Imperial [[flamer]] weapons, a highly volatile incendiary gel which immediately ignites on contact with oxygen. It reaches super hot temperatures. Similar to napalm, the gel sticks to an individual, continuing to burn on its own accord, even underwater and in space.
"-From ''Our Friend Promethium'', Imperial Educational Press, 238th edition, 897 M41"
''"It's the combustibility of promethium which allows its most holy use. From the flamers which scourge the unholy with the purifying fire of the righteous to the alchemical constituents of the explosives which blast them into oblivion, it's this most blessed of substances which keeps us safe and preserves our homes from the depradations of the alien, the mutant, and the heretic."
''"Promethium itself can be produced in a variety of ways, and from an astonishing number of sources. Among the most common are the atmospheres of gas giant planets, subterranean deposits of ancient organic materials, and certain kinds of rare ices found only on the coldest of worlds."
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==Sources==
*[[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]], p.62
*[[Caves of Ice]] by Sandy Mitchell, p.317-318
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