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'''Deathmarks''' are [[Necron]] snipers and assassins. Even when they existed as the [[Necrontyr]] in flesh bodies, Deathmarks had a reputation of precision and patience. Like most Necrons their technology lies far beyond the realm of mortal comprehension and they can effectively slip in and out of dimensions at will. Their victims will assume that they have been ambushed, that the Deathmarks teleported onto the battlefield. The reality is that they were already there, waiting for just the right moment to lay their trap and catch their prey with their [[Synaptic Disintegrator]] rifles.<sup>1</sup>
Due to their nature as agents of assassination and ambush, The ancient codes dictate that Deathmarks cannot be deployed against nobility or other 'honourable' races. This matters little however, as [[Necrons]] consider most alien foes to be not worthy, lest they prove otherwise on the battlefield. Since more or less noone lives almost no one has lived to tell the tale of a Deathmark attack however, this gives all save the more traditional [[nemesors]] free reigns in deploying reign to deploy them against any alien he so wishesthey wish.<sup>2</sup>
When fighting, Deathmarks reside in a pocket dimension; a hyperspace between now and then, and can from here observe the battlefield, and even tap into enemy transmissions, only to materialize and strike when they deem the oppurtunity to be right, or from orders of their commander. When a target has appeared, they exit their dimension and place a mark in the shape of a green halo over the head of their target, which allows them to track it no matter where it runs, hence their name.<sup>3</sup>
