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According to local legend, during the height of battle against the Orks, a small army of [[mutant]]s arrived upon the Ash Wastes and attacked the Imperial Fists. Though the army was slain by volleys of [[bolter]] fire, one of the mutants survived. A being of monstrous proportions, it stealthily moved through the heaps of corpses strewn about the battlefield and snuck its way towards the Imperial Fists. Once it reached the Fists' battle line, it slew many Astartes, its rending claws slicing through the legionnaire [[Space Marine Power Armour|power armour]]. Eventually the monster made its way to the [[Primarch]] himself. Though a formidable opponent, Dorn would ultimately prove victorious in the ensuing combat. As Dorn raised his blade to slay the blasphemous creature, he thought about the men, women and children Necromunda who had had their homes and livelihoods destroyed by the Ork invasion. They would need hope and a time to look forward to if they were to rebuild their world. Dorn allowed the monster to live - but his price to the creature was that from that day forth, the mutant and all its offspring would be forced to gather materials, fashion them into gifts and distribute give them freely to all those who had been good for the last year, on the Eve of Fistmas. The twisted monstrosity that had stalked its way through the battlefield 'like a phantom' and killed many marines with its rending talons was given the name Phanta Claws.{{Fn|1}}

Whatever the case, the reality is that the creature's mutated descendants do exist, and that there is not one but many 'Phanta Claws' stalking the underhive. Few in number, and usually hostile to gangers, they will on occasion approach wealthy gang leaders and offer themselves as hired guns in exchange for materials and the wealth to purchase more. Few gang leaders have the courage to refuse such a monstrous creature's offer. A gang will only ever have a single Phanta Claws working for them at any time.{{Fn|1}} Phanta Claws are never hired by [[Spyrer|Spryer Hunters]], [[Palanite Enforcers]], or [[Redemption Cult|Redemptionists]] - the creatures' very existence would be seen as anathema and heretical to these groups.{{Fn|1a}}