CULEXUS: Beings with No Soul - Assassins of Warhammer 40k Lore Overview - The Bane of Psykers - Summary

Summary

In the grim future of Warhammer 40,000, the Collaxis Temple is an enigmatic faction within the Official Assassinorum. They specialize in combating psychic threats using individuals with the rare Pariah Gene, making them immune to psychic powers. These Collaxis Assassins are trained rigorously, wielding unique weapons like the Animus Speculum and Collexus Grenades. They can disrupt and counteract psychers, making them invaluable assets against chaos. Their presence is unsettling, even to allies. The Pariah Gene is exceptionally rare, found in only a minuscule fraction of beings. The Temple has faced controversy in the Imperium's history, and their existence has been met with skepticism and distrust. Their mission is to eliminate rogue psychers and protect humanity from psychic threats. The Collaxis Assassins are a beacon of hope in a universe teeming with dangers.

Facts

1. The text describes a problem faced by an assassin team from the "official assassinora" due to the formidable power of a chaos lord named Malfeasius.
2. Malfeasius, a chaos Lord of unspeakable power and malevolence, had eluded previous attempts to defeat him, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.
3. The assassin team from the "vindicare" temples had met their match in Malfeasius.
4. The assassin team turned to one of their most enigmatic weapons, the Assassin known as Fadrex, who was chosen due to his chilling presence and unique tools from his Temple.
5. Fadrex was set to confront Malfeasius where others had failed, in the swirling Maelstrom of the eye of Terror.
6. The Assassins stepped from the Shadows, channeling the devastating power of His animus speculum, each blast a concentration of anti-psychic energy.
7. The Assassins vanquished Malfeasius using their psychout grenades, shaking his usually indomitable presence with incredible precision.
8. The collaxis temple, one of the temples of the official assassinora, specializes in confronting psychic threats.
9. The Agents of the collaxis temple are not mere killers, they are psychic voids, individuals with the extremely rare and mysterious Pariah Gene.
10. The Pariah Gene renders them as blanks, being untouched and unseen by the warp, making them the anathema to psychers.
11. The warp often referred to as the immaterium or the Sea of souls is a parallel dimension of raw emotion, psychic energy and chaotic forces.
12. The warp is a mirror to the material world, a swirling Tempest where emotions dreams and fears coalesce into tangible forms.
13. The calexis Assassins possess the extremely rare Pariah Gene, they don't just have a diminished presence in the warp, they have none at all.
14. The calexis Assassins are invaluable assets to the Imperium due to their unique abilities, but their isolation also ensures their rarity.
15. The calexis temple, given its uncanny nature and the inherent mistrust surrounding the individuals with the Pariah Gene, has faced a tumultuous history.
16. The calexis temple is said to house all pariahs and collectorsis assassins unless they are on active duty.
17. The training of pariahs is grueling, involving not just physical and combat training but intensive mental conditioning to harness their unique aura.
18. The Animus speculum is the most iconic piece of War gear used by the collector's assassins, a helmet's mounted weapon that collects psychic energy from the environment.
19. The collaxis assassins carry special collexus grenades, these are tailored for anti-cycle operations upon detonation, they release a burst of