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[[Image:Solitaire New.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Solitaire before striking a killing blow{{Fn|4}}]]
'''Solitaires''' are [[Harlequins]] who havetread the Path of Damnation, through some means, lost and forfeit their soulsessence to Slaanesh. At death they They are doomed fated to be claimed by [[Slaanesh]], and at their death [[Cegorach]] himself fights for their souls in an uneven battle with the She-Who-Thirsts. {{Fn|4}}{{Fn|1}} Only through a gamble by trickery the [[Laughing God]] can they be savedwin.{{Fn|41}}
==Overview==
The Solitaires seek out [[Eldar]] considered promising and able to survive the trial that all Harlequins must endure. Though they are capable of speech, they do not speak and are not spoken to, except in ritual form during a performance. It is said that any who accidentally addresses or touches a Solitaire is cursed, and would be better to take their own life outright.{{Fn|4}}
In combat, a Solitaire is a deadly marvel, a dazzling blaze of light and colour that leaps, spins and attacks with blinding speed. Their art of dance is so advanced that the enemy's bullets, rays and shells can not hit them and every graceful sweep of his weapon decapitated their terrified enemies. It is said that each Solitaire is the equal of a full squad of lesser warriors.{{Fn|4}} As they are without souls, [[psychic]] powers have no effect on them, and they are completely fearless. All who stand in their presence are filled with an uneasiness, and somehow sense that they are with a being who should not be.{{cite this}}
Solitaires are among the few that can freely enter the [[Black Library of Chaos]].{{cite this}}
