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Sslyth are also known to have fought as part of the xenos mercenaries of the [[Alpha Legion]]'s [[Sons of the Hydra]] in their campaign to eradicate the [[Ultramarines]]' [[Successor Chapters]] guarding the rimward edge of the [[Maelstrom]] in late [[M41]].{{Fn|3a}} They took part in the successful ground assault against the [[Marines Mordant]]'s [[Fortress-Monastery]] the [[Bas-Silica]] on [[Vitrea Mundi]].{{Fn|3a}} Here they fought alongside the [[Tarellian]]s, [[Morralian]]s, [[Galg]]s, [[Fra'al]], and [[Eldar Outcast]]s, and were united with them by a shared seething hatred of humanity.{{Fn|3a}} The use of different species was chosen to provide maximum strategic flexibility, and their extremely varied combat styles made them very difficult for even the Marines' [[Veteran Squad (Space Marines)|Veterans]] to defend against.{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|3b}}
The best way to deal with Sslyth is to take advantage of their poor tolerance for cold. Upon exposure to cold temperatures they will fall into a death-like coma.{{Fn|2}} Sslyth have wrestling matches, sometimes as entertainment to Dark Eldar onlookers.{{Fn|8}} A Sslyth den is called a venom-nest. Some Dark Eldar groups trap individuals in these venom-nests as retribution for wrong-doings.{{Fn|9}}
==Images==
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Conquest]], Sslyth Mercenary - Gift of the Ethereals set
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Shadow Play (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|8}}: [[The Treasures of Biel-Tanigh (Short Story)]] - [[Path of the Dark Eldar (Omnibus)]]
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Haemonculus Covens - A Codex: Dark Eldar Supplement]]: Covens of Commorragh, The Black Descent
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