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In the confusion caused by this fear, the assassin can move in on its target and eliminate them.
The Culexus Assassins possess the "[[Pariahs|Pariah]] Gene", making them to all intents ''soulless'', accounting for their having no warp-presence. This gene manifests itself very rarely, in a single individual among a billion, or more. This extreme rarity, coupled with the inevitable losses during training, makes the Culexus assassins the most rarest of all Imperial assassins.
The location of the Culexus temple is a closely guarded secret. The temple is located on a planet which itself is beyond the reach of the [[Astronomican]], and orbits no sun at all.
The [[Eldar]], whose leaders are usually [[Warlock]]s and [[Farseer]]s, fear the Culexus greatly. Farseer ''Alladrios Kulcassian'', of Craftworld [[Alaitoc]] coordinated a centuries-long effort to locate and to destroy this temple<sup>1</sup>. Somehow he discovered the location and dispatched the ''Legacy of Eldanesh'', a shadow-class cruiser. However, using his precognitive powers, he discovered to his amazement that the temple's destruction would lead to the anihilation of Alaitoc. Choosing the lesser of two evils, he re-called the cruiser home.
