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Clawed Fiends are made use of by the [[Dark Eldar]], as long ago the [[Webway Portal]] leading into the [[Donorian system]] was destroyed by the force of a [[Warp Storm]], splitting the portal apart and allowing Clawed Fiends to enter and infest the adjacent [[Webway]] tunnels. Since then they have become one of the main creatures used by [[Beastmaster]]s, who capture them for bloody hunts in the gladiatorial [[Wych]] arenas of [[Commorragh]] or for use as war-beasts in [[Real Space]] raids.{{Fn|3}}
==Description==
The face of a fiend is flat, and, unlike the rest of it's hairy head and hide, is lacking any fur, instead being covered with a thick, leathery skin. Three pairs of eyes allow vision in multiple light spectrums, and large, sensitive ears allow fiends to filter out any background noise for the slightest telltale movements of prey.{{Fn|5}}
Long fur originating from the head covers their back and long limbs, with those limbs ending in edged chitin claws about the size of an [[ork]]'s finger, and as sharp as a [[combat knife]]. The strength that they are able to exert is roughly equivalent to that of a [[space marine]], but the length of their limbs gives them a reach advantage.{{Fn|5}}
At the base of the fiend's back, a long tail, made of exposed bone and sinew, ends in a spike, which it can also use as a weapon.{{Fn|5}}
==Habitat==
Although originating in the Donorian sector, clawed fiends have spread over the galaxy, even as far as the [[Koronus Expanse]], where they can be found on the worlds of [[Burnscour]], [[Gallant]], [[Molokov]], [[Lucin's Breath]], and [[Vaporius]].{{Fn|5}}
==Ecology==
When clawed fiends find themselves on a new world for whatever reason, they quickly become that world's alpha predator, killing anything they encounter, and eating whatever they want.{{Fn|5}}
==Images==
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition)]], pg. 30
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Liber Xenologis]], pg. 120
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Koronus Bestiary]], pg. 8
