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On [[Necromunda (Hive World)|Necromunda]], the [[Corpse Guild|Mercator Pallidus]] sends Corpse Harvesting Parties, led by their [[Pale Consort]]s and [[Bone Scrivener]] attendants, to acquire dead bodies, which are then sent to the [[Corpse Grinder]]s for processing into the final product.{{Fn|2}}==Overview==
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'''Corpse-Starch''' (sometimes spelled without the hyphen) is a synthetic food appearing as a grey paste that is created from the recycled dead bodies of the [[Imperium]]'s [[Imperial citizen|citizens]].{{Fn|1}}
Corpse-Starch can be processed into crackers,{{Fn|3}} but is most often depicted as being tinned.{{Fn|4}} It was one of several rations that could be issued by the [[Departmento Munitorium]]{{Fn|5}} to the [[Astra Militarum]] and was also found on some hive worlds other than Necromunda.{{Fn|1}}
In some places of the Imperium it is considered overtly seditious conduct to express disgust in response to the weird taste of corpse starch. If a worker's foreman hears of this, said individual could find themselves on a [[prison ship]] within hours.{{Fn|8}}
On [[Necromunda (Hive World)|Necromunda]], the [[Corpse Guild|Mercator Pallidus]] sends Corpse Harvesting Parties, led by their [[Pale Consort]]s and [[Bone Scrivener]] attendants, to acquire dead bodies, which are then sent to the [[Corpse Grinder]]s for processing into the final product.{{Fn|2}}
The cemetery moon of [[Daedalon]] in the [[Gilead System]] had a large Corpse-Starch production facility.{{Fn|7}}
