61,072
edits
Changes
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
m
no edit summary
Harlequins possess several distinctive pieces of costuming/equipment, most notably their '''Agaith''': false-faces. These masks come with various Eldar forms of auto-senses and [[respirator]]s, and, with the exception of the blank Shadowseer masks, are highly ornamented. Avatars typically possess a more advanced version equipped with holo-generators that allows it to not only adopt numerous styles, but record and replay whatever the Harlequin has seen. This is normally used to replay the death-agonies of enemies... to other enemies. These morale-breaking devices are called '''marathags''' ("Face of Death").{{Fn|1}}
Even compared to other Eldar, Harlequins are graceful and lithe; they augment this natural prowess with so-called 'flip-belts' that generate a small anti-gravitic field around them and allow them to leap to unnatural heightsunnaturally high. They also wear [[holo-suit]]s; sophisticated substitutes for armour that also aid theatrical performance. When set to battle-conditions, whenever the Harlequin moves, their image is shattered into a cloud of crystal shards that dance and swirl around with vigour proportional to the speed the Harlequin is moving.{{Fn|1}}
Harlequins are also noted for their exotic and deadly combat weapons. The most gruesome of these is the [[Harlequin's Kiss]], which resembles a sharpened tube, tapering to a wicked point, fixed to a warrior's forearm. The tube is actually filled with monofilament wires. When the Kiss is punched into a victim, the wires uncoil and flail around, slicing the victim apart from the inside.{{Fn|1}}
