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[[Image:Solitaire New.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Solitaire before striking a killing blow{{Fn|3a}}]]
'''Solitaires''' are [[Harlequins]] who chosen by [[Cegorach]]{{Fn|1}} to tread upon the Path of Damnation forfeit their essence to [[Slaanesh]], fated to be claimed by the Prince of Excess. {{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3b}}{{Fn|4}} At their death Cegorach himself fights for their souls in an uneven battle with the She-Who-Thirsts.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3b}} Only through a trickery , the Laughing God can win them back.{{Fn|2}}*{{Fn|Conflicting sources}} In [[Dark Heresy Second Edition: Enemies Without]], Solitaires are described as having their souls forfeit, outside any god's help. They also possess a "Soulless Terror" skill line.
==Overview==
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|3b}} They are apparently resistant to psychological factors,{{Fn|2}} especially fear.{{Fn|3c}}
Solitaires are among the few that can freely enter the [[Black Library of Chaos]].{{Fn|45}}
==Famous Solitaires==
*[[Lathrangil]]
== Trivia ==
==={{Endn|Conflicting sources}}===
* In an RPG setting of [[Dark Heresy Second Edition]] within a supplement [[Dark Heresy Second Edition: Enemies Without]] (2015) Solitaires while still touched by Cegorach, are having their souls forfeit to Slaanesh, without the Laughing God being able to intervene. Their "Soulless Terror" skill line contain a list of selected talents directing towards an [[Untouchable]] talent sheet for reference.{{Fn|6}} The codices from [[Warhammer 40,000]] wargame, before and after the release of the RPG supplement, fail to support that. While attributing to the Solitaires a Path of Damnation, that makes them risk their souls, they state they still possess them, and they are at risk only at their deaths. No rules attributing soullessness exist either.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3b}}{{Fn|4}}
==Images==
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Solitaire.jpg|Solitaire{{Fn|2}}
SolitaireRT.jpg|Solitaire miniature (1st edition){{Fn|57}}Solitaire.png|Solitaire miniature{{Fn|68}}99070111003 Solitaire01.jpg|Solitaire miniature (7th edition){{Fn|79}}
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**{{Endn|3b}}: pg. 31
**{{Endn|3c}}: pg. 74
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Harlequins (8th Edition)]]: pg. 38, 60*{{Endn|5}}: [[Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness]], pg. 215*{{Endn|56}}: [[Dark Heresy Second Edition: Enemies Without]], pg. 126*{{Endn|7}}: [[White Dwarf 105 (UK)]], September 1988, pg. 41 and [[White Dwarf 106 (UK)]], October 1988, pg. 17*{{Endn|68}}: Citadel Catalogue 2004-5, pg. 148*{{Endn|79}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Solitaire Games-Workshop Solitaire] ''(last accessed 21 March 2015)''
