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[[Image:Solitaire New.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Solitaire before striking a killing blow{{Fn|4}3}]]'''Solitaires''' are [[Harlequins]] who chosen by Cegorach{{Fn|1}} to tread upon the Path of Damnation, and forfeit their essence to [[Slaanesh]], fated to be claimed by the Prince of Excess. At their death [[Cegorach]] himself fights for their souls in an uneven battle with the She-Who-Thirsts.{{Fn|43}}{{Fn|12}} Only through a trickery the Laughing God can win them back.{{Fn|12}}

They are outsiders, even among the Harlequins, and roam the universe alone, occasionally joining a masque for a single performance or battle as the fancy takes them. They almost always fight as individuals. {{Fn|3}} They walk unseen and unnoticed even among other races, as they are said to be touched by the Great Harlequin directly, eldar folk tales tell many accounts of a hero not realizing that instead with a Solitaire they met with Cegorach himself.{{Fn|1}} In the Harlequin masques, they play the part of [[Slaanesh]], as all others who attempt to play this part are driven mad by the experience.{{Fn|43}}{{Fn|1}}

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|43}}

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}} Solitaires are among the few that can freely enter the [[Black Library of Chaos]].{{cite this3}}

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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Compendium]]. pg. 187*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Eldar (2nd Edition)]], pg. 29*{{Endn|23}}: [[Codex: Harlequins (7th Edition)]], pg. 31*{{Endn|4}}: Citadel Catalogue 2004-5, pg. 148*{{Endn|35}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Solitaire Games-Workshop Solitaire] ''(last accessed 21 March 2015)''*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Harlequins (7th Edition)]], pg. 31