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==History==

[[Image:HHSkitariiArt.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Horus Heresy|Heresy-era]] Skitarii [[Battle-Pilgrym]]s{{Fn|56c}}]]

The original Skitarii were created on [[Mars]] during the [[Age of Strife]]. It is believed they were created long before the formation of the [[Cult Mechanicus]] itself, with the augmetics that would become the [[Corpus-Skitarii]] being used by ancient scavenger clans that roamed the surface of Mars. In these days, the Red Planet still teemed with ferocious [[Cy-Carnivora]] and other technological abominations, and thus the wanderers were forced to survive through uncovering technological remnants and adapting.{{Fn|56a}}

==Recruitment and Creation==

Skitarii recruitment follows no universal role. Some Skitarii began as volunteers who were faithful to the [[Cult Mechanicus]]{{Fn|9b}} Others are recruited from the factory workers of [[Forge World]]s.{{Fn|22a}} Some denizens of Forge Worlds are destined to become Skitarii at birth, having been bred from eugenics programs that emphasize strength and aggression.{{Fn|19c}}

==Equipment==

The Skitarii generally have more advanced weaponry and equipment than their [[Imperial Guard]] equivalents, due to the technological expertise of their [[Techpriest]] masters. [[Bionics]] are quite common and devices such as weapon links and sensory feeds are also common amongst them.

*{{Endn|54}}: [[Soul Hunter (Novel)]], Chapter XVI

*{{Endn|55}}: [[Spiritus in Machina (Short Story)]] - [[Inferno! (2018) Vol.2]]

**{{Endn|56a}}: pgs. 4-5

**{{Endn|56b}}: pgs. 8-9