Editing Vampire Broods (section)

==Vampire Hunters==

To the Imperium the Vampire represents a particularly insidious threat and unforgivable sin.  They are the worst of traitors for having forsaken their very humanity and souls, turning their back upon the God-Emperor in exchange for immortality and power.  There is no Vampire worthy of redemption for to have fallen so far there is nothing left that can be saved, only destroyed before they bring yet more suffering and ruin in their predations.  In the hidden fortresses across the galaxy Inquisitors have arrayed many weapons capable of destroying a Vampire as well as vast libraries detailing them.  They know their foe and countless Vampires have burned in the holy fires of the Inquisition.

*'''Stellus Bolts''': Promethium harvested from the corona of a star, alchymically modified, and blessed by priests, this substance eats away at unholy flesh in a ravenous fury.  Bolt shells tipped with this phosphor-like explosive ensures even powerful foes suffer horrendous damage that few can ever fully heal from.

*'''Condemnor Stakes''': Blessed silver stakes engraved with sigils of disruption, primarily used as ammo for Condemnor Bolters, these can also be used as potent, if unwieldly, melee weapons.  Vampires can be gravely harmed by Condemnor stakes, the psy-resonance of their Ichor reacting violently to such weaponry as it boils away their unclean blood.  This causes catastrophic damage if the Vampire is struck in the sanguis-sac (stomach-heart dual organ); weaker Vampires might be reduced to ash while even powerful Vampires will be crippled.

*'''Hardlight Dagger''': Incredibly rare devices that emit hyper-compacted photons formed into a small blade of pure light, they sear through any physical barrier and burn away corruption with their touch.  A rare xenotech weapon, said to be the last remnants of the so-called Lightbearers, these weapons are as irreplaceable as they are deadly.

*'''Astran Grenades''': Photo-cells bathed in the holy psychic light of the Astronomican itself.  For all intents and purposes they act as flash grenades, but against the alien and warp-tainted they burn their flesh as surely as plasma conflagration.

*'''Other Equipment''': Although not necessarily any more effective than against living targets, Flamer and Plasma weapons are also favored by those who fight against Vampires as the nocturnal undead have an instinctive disdain for fire and light.  Likewise, they seem to be vulnerable to holy symbols and blessed weapons, although this might be more due to the inherent power of faith of the individual than a specific weakness of the Vampire itself.  Finally, some rare herbs are said to be repulsive and even poisonous to the undead, but this is unconfirmed and may be mere legend.