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==Operatives==
The Culexus Assassins are the most sinister, feared, and hated of all Imperial Assassins. They are [[blank|null-entities]] in the warp, and their unnatural lack of a presence inspiring a sense of unease even in non-psykers. To [[psyker]]s their mere presence is terrifying, invoking panic. In the confusion caused by this fear, the assassin can move in on its target and eliminate them. To purely psychic entities like [[daemon]]s, they are invisible.{{Cite ThisFn|2c}}
The Culexus Assassins possess the "[[Pariah]] Gene", making them for all intents, "soulless," accounting for their lack of 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 rarest of all Imperial assassins.{{Fn|1}} The Culexus temple is known to hunt down and recruit these [[Pariah]]s but also to vat-grow them. Due to the nature of being parentless, combined with the pariah gene making them seem soulless, these Culexus struggle with social interaction. Whilst able to mimic predictive human behaviour of a character they are playing as part of a mission, they may not actually feel emotions.{{Fn|3}}
==Known Culexus Assassins==
*[[Dranos]] — killed the [[Sorcerer]] [[Xantaka]]{{fn|6a6b}}
*[[Iota]] — Protiphage, part of the first [[Execution Force]] during the [[Horus Heresy]]{{Fn|3}}
*[[Noctus Kord]] — part of Operation Deathblow [[Execution Force]]{{fn|7}}
*[[Revoker]] — killed the [[Rogue Psyker]] [[the Gestalt|Gestalt]]{{fn|6a6b}}
*[[Sire Culexus]] — Founder and Director Primus during the [[Horus Heresy]]{{fn|3a}}
*[[Syncella]] — Grand Master{{Fn|5}}
*[[Vaedrex]] — killed the [[Daemon Prince]] [[Malfecius]] in the [[Eye of Terror]]{{fn|6a6b}}
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==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition)]], ppg. 8 , "''Shadow games"''*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Assassins (2nd Edition)]]**{{Endn|2a}}: ppg. 21**{{Endn|2b}}: pppgs. 22–23**{{Endn|2c}}: pg. 20
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Nemesis (Novel)|Nemesis]], {{Cite This}}
**{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter Two
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Grey Knights (5th Edition)]], ppg. 52
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Seventh Retribution (Novel)]], K-Day +15 Days
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Dataslate: Officio Assassinorum (Background Book)]], **{{Endn|6a}}: ''Culexus Temple'', main article**{{Endn|6a6b}}: ''The Chains That Bind''*{{Endn|7}}: [[Assassinorum: Execution Force (Game)]] Sourcebook, pg.30
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