Excruciatus Cadre

Their clothing is so impractical yet so scary...

The Silent Sisterhood are more than warriors and cute mute girls that can carve a Dreadnought like a pumpkin for Halloween; they are also expertise in hunting and investigating potential heresies. Charged to root out that which is hidden, tear through webs of lies and superstitions and leave no stone unturned in their ceaseless task to find the supposed Psyker. Seriously, you thought the Inquisition was a bunch of stubborn bastards? These chicks makes them look like chumps. The Excruciatus Cadres are made up of four Questoras and one Silent Judge.

In the event of a conspiracy to conceal one of the 'witch-born', be it through the wayward love of close family, the workings of a malign cult or even a whole rebellious world's contempt for or disruption of the Imperial Tithe, the Excruciatus Cadres of the Silent Sisterhood are deployed to ensure that the individuals involved are brought to Imperial Justice and that the rightful tithe is retrieved. In a way they act as the de facto secret police of the Silent Sisterhood.

Specialists selected from the ranks of the Sisterhood for their highly attuned perception, quick wits and unfailing purpose, the Silent Judges of such cadres can identify the presence of nearby psyker phenomena, sift truth from lies and, where needed, put those unfortunate enough to fall under their death stares to the question and wring forth answers from the most intransigent witness or conspirator. "Wring forth" meaning brutally torture and interrogate until they confess if it wasn't obvious. Nor is their work confined to the interrogation chamber, they are paramilitaries trained and equipped to carry out raids and tactical assaults against the most fanatical and nightmarish of foes, and carry an often esoteric array of weapons and equipment uniquely suited for the task.

Tabletop Rules

Excruciatus Cadres are comes in at around 100pts.

For the Questoras their stats are WS 4, BS 4, S 3, T 3, W 1, I 4, A 2, Ld 9, Sv 3+. For the Silent Judge herself she is WS 4, BS 4, S 3, T 3, W 2, I 4, A 2, Ld 9, Sv 3+.

Dedicated Transport: A Sisters of Silence Excruciatus Cadre may select a Kharon pattern Acquisitor as a Dedicated Transport.

Options: Any Questora in the squad may exchange their close combat weapon for one of the following: Charnabal sabre +5 points each, Power weapon +10 points each. Any Questora in the squad may exchange their assault needler for one of the following: Needle pistol Free, Stake-crossbow Free, Snare gun +5 points each, Flamer with compression tanks +10 points each. One Questora in the squad may exchange her assault needler for an: Adrathic destructor +15 points, The Silent Judge may exchange her power weapon for a: Proteus neuro-lash +5 points, Power fist + 5 points, Execution blade +10 points. The Silent Judge may exchange her bolt pistol for one of the following options: Stake-crossbow Free, Hand flamer +5 points, Needle pistol + 5 points, Plasma pistol +15 points.

Unit Composition: • 4 Questora • 1 Silent Judge

Unit Type: • Questora: Infantry • Silent Judge: Infantry (Character)

Wargear(Questora): • Spectra-vestments • Close combat weapon • Bolt pistol • Assault needler • Frag, krak & psyk-out grenades • Vratine armour Wargear (Silent Judge) • Refractor field • Spectra-vestments • Power weapon • Bolt pistol • Needle pistol • Frag, krak & psyk-out grenades • Nuncio-vox • Vratine armour

Special Rules: • Psychic Anathema • Witchfinders • Fanatic Discipline • Night Vision • Precision Shots • Hatred (Psykers, Daemons) • Company-Cadre (select one option, see page 248) • Instruments of Torment

For those who want to know the fine details on some of the equipment, here it is.

Spectra-vestments: The bloody-coloured raiment of the Silent Judge and the chill silver of her acolytes conceal sophisticated field generator technology that allows it to blur and shift to adapt to its surroundings or simply bleed shadow at will, concealing them from sight should they wish and making them things of darkness rather than substance when viewed from a distance. A model equipped with Spectra-vestments imposes a -r BS penalty on targets making shooting attacks against them.

Flamer with Compression tanks: Used to render down the most dangerous of the condemned to a fine dusting of ash and little more, compression tanks can temporarily boost the power of a conventional flamer weapon, making them burn at a vastly higher intensity, but depleting the fuel store. Once per game, a model equipped with this wargear can use it, and their controlling player must declare its use before any rolls To Wound are made for the attack. When it is used, the flamer's Strength is increased to 6. Once used in this manner, the flamer cannot be used again at all for the rest of the game.

Witchfinders: Excruciatus Squads commonly lead small taskforces of the Silent Sisterhood in search of rogue psykers and other targets of the Divisio Astra Telepathica's ire. When selecting a Detachment, you may only take an Excruciatus Cadre as your Detachment's compulsory HQ choice if the Detachment costs 500 points or less in total.

Instruments of Torment: In addition to their other wargear, the Excruciatus Cadres carry poisons and neuro-disruption barbs of staggering potency that can be brought to play against their chosen victims to lay low the mightiest, even transhuman creatures should they able to surround and harry them. When in close combat with any character without any other models being present in the combat, all attacks made by a unit with this special rule carry the Instant Death special rule.