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Beastmen are severely persecuted throughout the Imperium. On many worlds they are hunted down and slaughtered as unclean mutants. In the regions where their existence is tolerated, Beastmen are indoctrinated into self-loathing. They are told that they must atone for their miscreation through unquestioning service to Humanity. Treated little better than [[servitor]]s or beasts of burden, Beastmen are put to work in the most dangerous environments. When called to battle, they are armed with simple weapons and herded into war zones as shock troops or cannon fodder.{{Fn|19e}}
They were formerly freely recruited in number for the [[Imperial Guard]], where they were valued mainly for their bloodlust; they fought for the Emperor in order to atone for their sin of being born mutants. They were led by Beastmen called '''Packmasters'''.{{Fn|7}} In present day, beastmen regiments can be found in the [[Militarum Auxilla]].{{Fn|17}} Like many Militarum regiments, duels over matter of disrespect or dishonour are common. Unlike most regiments, beastmen troops tend to eschew the use of cutlery when eating.{{Fn|6}}
Beastmen are seen less in Imperial service than they were before. They are now subject to severe Imperial persecution and have been placed on the '''Register of Proscribed Citizens (Class A-G worlds)''' by the [[Adeptus Arbites]]. As such, they are effectively precluded from settlement on, or transportation to or from, more than three hundred thousand worlds of the Imperium and are forbidden from being conscripted as an [[Imperial Tithe]] obligation.{{Fn|4}} Many interpret these restrictions as a sign that Beastmen will soon lose their abhuman status and be reclassified as [[Xenos Horrificus]], thus marked for eradication.{{Fn|6}}
