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'''{{PAGENAME}}s''' are the elite [[Skitarii]] assassins of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. Initially an elite assassination squad, the Sicarian Ruststalkers proved so effective at the art of killing that they were repurposed as front-line, physics-manipulating commandos. Their [[Transonic Weapon]]s hum and resonate with sickening efficiency, passing through the strongest armour as if it simply didn't exist, though the effect of the damage often takes several seconds to manifest.{{Fn|2}} These highly trained and augmented squads known as '''Killclades''' are led by Princeps.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}

For As with their battlefield employment[[Sicarian Infiltrator|Infiltrator]] brothers, Ruststalkers every Sicarian was once a Skitarii who was grievously injured in battle. If these fallen are organized judged still fit to serve the [[Omnissiah]], they are not incinerated but instead taken back to be augmented into units known lethal killing machines. This process can take place as '''Killclades'''long as a [[Tech-Priest]] possesses a head, torso, and some limb-stumps.{{Fn|2}}

*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Skitarii (7th Edition)]] pg.27-28