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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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'''Pariahs''', also known as blacksouls, psychic nuls and the souless, are entities that have no presence in the warp. The most commonly known instance of Pariahs are [[Imperial]] [[assassin]]s of the [[Culexus Temple]]. Pariahs are the antithesis of [[Chaos]] as their being does not have any presence in the warp and indeed radiates a sense of unnaturalness and unease that is uncomfortable to living creatures and can be painful or evan lethal to sensitive psychic beings such as [[Eldar]] or trained [[Psykers]].
Pariahs are believed to have been created and seeded into the human population by the [[Necrons]] as part of their plan to remove all taint of Chaos from the galaxy. Recently, the forces of the [[C'tan]] known as the [[Deceiver]] have played host to a new variety of [[Necron Warrior]] that is a terrible blend of machine and organic components, forged from Pariahs and named after them. These [[Pariah|Necron Pariahs]] are undoubtably the first glimpses of C'tans' ultimate plan for the galaxy
The Pariah gene is passed on as is any other gene, or occurs through random mutation, just as those genes that cause succeptibilty to the Psyker curse. Pariahs are infinitely rarer than Psykers and are a negligent proportion of the population, with maybe one individual per planet arising every generation, and they generaly die young as their aura of disgust and nausea turns their fellows against them. Still, a few Pariahs survive to become servants of the Imperium and are often used as shields against the warp by [[Inquisitor]]s, particularly those of the [[Ordo Hereticus]], whose task it is to deal with the Witch and the Psyker. As stated earlier, the entirety of the Culexus Temple of assasins are Pariahs and they use their curse to become some of the deadliest psyker hunters in the Galaxy.
There are few to no instances of Pariahs in the nonhuman races of the Galaxy - the Eldar, as an inherently psychic race obviously have no Pariahs, although the [[Harlequin]] warriors known as the [[Solitare|Solitares]] have similar characteristics, psykers becomming gloomy and weakened in their presence. [[Orks]] have a gestalt psychic link with each other that negates any individuals being psychic nuls, Tau are too young to have been impregnated with the Pariah gene by the Necrons and the [[Tyranids]] are highly psychic and originate from outside the galaxy.
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