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Shadowseer

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Consolidating information about the Warlock from WD105-106/Compendium
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[[Image:Female Shadowseer.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Female {{PAGENAME}} in the heat of battle with [[Orks]]{{Fn|5b}}]]
'''{{PAGENAME}}s''' or ''esdainn'', known in prior editions as '''Warlocks''', are significant characters in [[Harlequin]] [[Troupe]]s.{{Fn|1}}
==Overview==
Shadowseers are famously the only psykers permitted to openly travel within [[Commorragh]], where, while distrusted, many of them have been found in the war councils of [[Archons]], [[Succubi]], and [[Haemonculi]].{{Fn|3}}
Every Shadowseer carries a [[Miststave]] — a weapon that directs their mental forces to crush the enemy's armour, flesh, and bones. They are also frequently equipped with a ''Creidann'' [[Pack Grenade Launcher]].{{Fn|5a}} Shadowseers sometimes travel with familiars including the [[Gyrinx]]{{Fn|10}} or the psychic-puppet [[Benathai]]{{Fn|12}}
Pivotal roles for '''Shadowseers''' include '''Agent of Pandemonium''', the '''Gloom Spider''' and the '''Mirror Architect'''{{Fn|9}}
 
===High Warlock===
The '''High Warlock''' is a senior Shadowseer equiped with a [[Power Fist|Power Glove]]{{Fn|12}} who leads groups of Shadowseers in a coordinated grenade performance, when [[Cegorach]] calls for such a group.{{Fn|10}}{{Fn|11a}}
[[image:Shadowseer2e.png|right|thumb|200px|Shadowseer{{Fn|2}}]]
*[[Morillia]]{{Fn|8}}
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==Images==
<gallery heights="200150" mode="packed">Shadowseer8th.jpg|Shadowseer (8th edition)Shadowseer.jpg|Shadowseer (4th Edition){{Fn|4}}
Harlequin2nd.jpg|Shadowseer (2nd Edition)
ShadowseerHarlequinHighWarlock.jpg|Shadowseer High Warlock (4th EditionRogue Trader){{Fn|411b}}Shadowseer8thHarlequinWarlock.jpg|Warlock (Rogue Trader){{Fn|11b}}</gallery> ==Development History=={{Trivia}}In their first appearance in [[White Dwarf 105 (UK)]] in 1988 the unit that would become known as a Shadowseer was referred to as a '''Warlock'''.{{Fn|10}}{{Fn|11a}} Unlike the Shadowseer of today, the '''Warlock''' was allowed a [[Power Fist|Power Glove]] or [[Harlequin's Kiss]]{{Fn|12}} in their arsenal.{{Fn|10}}{{Fn|11a}} In 1990, [[White Dwarf 127 (UK)]] would name the [[Craftworld Eldar]] psyker the [[Warlock]]. With the release of [[Codex: Eldar (2nd Edition)]] in 1994, to avoid confusion, the term '''Shadowseer ''' would supercede '''Warlock''' in Harlequin contexts. The most senior of Warlocks was a command troop known as a '''High Warlock'''{{Fn|10}}, a psychic advisor to the troup, and the only Harlequin that could overrule commands of the [[Avatar (8th editionHarlequin)|High Avatar]]{{Fn|11a}}, who was always equipped with a [[Power Fist|Power Glove]].{{Fn|10}}{{Fn|12}} <gallery heights="150" mode="packed">WarlockPencilSketch.png|Harlequin Warlock{{Fn|11a}}LineartWarlocks.png|Harlequin Warlock{{Fn|12}}LineartHighWarlock.png|Harlequin High Warlock{{Fn|12}}
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*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition)]], pg. 25
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Aeldari (9th Edition)]], pg. 111
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 Compendium]], pg. 184-194
*11: [[White Dwarf 105 (UK)]]:
**{{Endn|11a}}: pgs. 35-46
**{{Endn|11b}}: '''Eavy Metal''
*{{Endn|12}}: [[White Dwarf 106 (UK)]], pgs. 11-18
*{{Endn|13}}: [[The Citadel Journal 17]], pgs. 4-10
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