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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
→Daemonic Possession Therapy
After a minor period of recuperation the subjects are taught the ways of combating [[Daemon]]s, trained in the use of the 666 verses of the [[Book of Exorcism]]s and equipped with the weapons of an Exorcist. To test their new creations, the Marines are put into combat on a [[Daemon World]] on the northern edge of the [[Eye of Terror]]. A squad of the [[Grey Knights]] are held in reserve, just in case they turned on their masters, while the Exorcist Space Marines achieve a kill ratio of 97:1. Most impressive, especially against Daemons. Test results show that their adrenaline production tripled and the levels of serotonin dropped drastically. This made the Marines much more aggressive and gave them increased combat effectiveness. Only 1% of the Marines fell to Daemonic infestation again, but the Imperial scientists believed they could eradicate the likelihood of this happening. On the basis that their souls are incorruptible and pure, they are effectively invisible to most warp daemons as their souls do not register for the leak of the mortal corruption. Only extremely powerful daemons are able to spot them.{{Fn|12}}
Those that fail the trials are known to suffer horrific fates that are not limited to permanent possession, transformation into [[Chaos Spawn]]s, states of deathless torture, and broken minds. These individuals, dubbed [[Broken Ones (Exorcists)|Broken Ones]], are sometimes used as prison-vessels to hold captured Daemonic entities.{{Fn|13}}
After the rite of purification, the Exorcists often bear the side effects of this possessions possession - spikes, scales, ugly growths, altered skin, etc. To avoid embarrassing the uninitiated and to avoid attracting the attention of other organizations organisations of the [[Imperium]], they usually hide such mutations under hoods and armour. These mutations are often removed from the body of Exorcists through the rite of so called [[Orison]] rites, where other Brothers physically remove the mutations while the subject Marine endures pain and struggles with the memories of the possession. However, even despite this, over time the mutations continue to grow back, and the Orison ritual must be repeated over and over again.{{Fn|14b}}
==Gene-Seed==
