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[[Image:HaemonculusArt.jpg|thumb|right|280px|An HaemonculiA Haemonculus]]
'''Haemonculi''' are [[Dark Eldar]] masters of pain, agony, and biological manipulation.{{Fn|1}}
Haemonculi are known for carrying strange but lethal wargear unique to them. Some of this wargear is impossible to obtain even by [[Archons]].
Some Haemonculi prefer close combat over ranged combat. These Haemonculi might equip themselves with [[scissorhand]]s, [[Animus Vitae]] , or with more common weapons such as [[Venom Blade]]s, [[power weapon]]s, [[Agoniser]]s, [[Electrocorrosive Whip]]s, [[Husk Blade]]s , or [[Mindphase Gauntlet]]s , and might be accompanied by their own nightmarish creations known as [[Wracks]] or bulky [[Grotesques]] as a retinue.Haemonculi who prefer ranged combat over close combat (as it may be a too ordinary way to generate pain) can be equipped with [[Liquifier Gun]]s, [[Hexrifle]]s , or [[Stinger Pistol]]s.
As every Haemonculi Haemonculus is old, perverse, and cunning, they carry some "dirty tricks" in their tainted sleeves. Having access to arcane wargear of the [[Dark Eldar]] , they might possess some really dreadful weapons , such as:
*[[Archangel of Pain]]
*[[Casket of Flensing]]
Haemonculi also employ many gruesome machines and minions in battle. Though often [[Wrack]]s and [[Grotesque]]s do much of their dirty work, Haemonculi consider [[Engines of Pain]] to be the pinnacle of their art.{{Fn|1}}
Perhaps most dangerously, The the Haemonculi of the Dark City are able to transcend death entirely. By means of their twisted soul-science, they often leave a small part of their essence in rune-carved caskets and extradimensional pockets, so that even should their corporeal form be vaporised , they can inhabit new flesh. For a Haemonculus to be truly extinguished he they must be utterly destroyed, both corporeally and spiritually.{{Fn|2}}
==Haemonculi Covens==
