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adding Sons of the Hydra Sslyth mercs
The best way to deal with Sslyth is to take advantage of their poor tolerance for cold. Upon exposure to cold temperatures they will fall into a death-like coma.{{Fn|2}}
Sslyth are also known to have fought as part of the xenos mercenaries of the [[Alpha Legion]]'s [[Sons of the Hydra]] in their campaign to eradicate the [[Ultramarines]]' [[Successor Chapters]] guarding the rimward edge of the [[Maelstrom]] in late [[M41]].{{Fn|3a}} They took part in the successful ground assault against the [[Marines Mordant]]'s [[Fortress-Monastery]] the [[Bas-Silica]] on [[Vitrea Mundi]].{{Fn|3a}} Here they fought alongside the [[Tarellian]]s, [[Morralian]]s, [[Galg]]s, [[Fra'al]], and [[Eldar Outcast]]s, and were united with them by a shared seething hatred of humanity.{{Fn|3a}} The different species' extremely varied combat styles made them very difficult for even the Marines' [[Veteran Squad (Space Marines)|Veterans]] to defend against.{{Fn|3b}} During the campaign, Sslyth may also have been among the xenos that Sons of the Hydra leader [[Quetzel Carthach]] kept in his close circle of advisors.{{Fn|3a}}
==Images==
[[File:Sslyth.jpg|thumb|center|200px|'''Sslyth''' in a the service of a Dark Eldar Archon]]
==See also==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition)]], pg. 35
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Liber Xenologis]], pgs. 84-85
*3: [[Sons of the Hydra (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|3a}}: The Viper's Nest
**{{Endn|3b}}: Turning Tail
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