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They Mandrakes can be hired deployed by paying [[Archon]]s for taking out or guarding strategic objectives for unusual payments such as : a treasured memory, a heartbeat, a true and secret name, and other odd esoteric ephemera. [[Drukhari]] [[Archons]] are known to use groups of Mandrakes as elite strike forces and have them destroy communication hubs or guard strategic objectives.{{Fn|98}}
Mandrakes can be deployed by Archons for taking out or guarding strategic objectives for unusual payments: a treasured memory, a heartbeat, a true and secret name, and other odd esoteric ephemera.{{Fn|8}} Mandrakes have a unique hierarchy that only theemselves themselves understand{{Fn|8}} :
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One thing that is known about the Mandrakes is their lethality. Even the brutal denizens of [[Commorragh]] fear these creatures. Younger [[Drukhari]] call Mandrakes "creepers", whispering that they can slink from one shadow and to another. They strike from the shadows, surprising and rending their enemies apart with [[Glimmersteel Blade]]s, with strength more often associated with [[Ork]]s, rather than the [[Eldar]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}} These weapons, and an assortment of other hooked blades wielded by Mandrakes, are used to extract the maximum amount of pain from their foes, who are not immediately consumed by the Mandrakes' eerie flames.{{Fn|8}}
==Types of Mandrakes==
*'''Nightfiend''', the leader of a Mandrake unit, a being whose presence can cause its enemies’ blood to curdle.
*'''Abyssals''', living conduits of the malign energy that resides in the tenebrous dimension of Aelindrach.{{Fn|8}}
