Bionics and Table 3—15: Cybernetics
Name Availability
Implant
Systems
“If the human body is simply a machine, why not replace the
defective parts?”
–Magos Biologis Kralor
T
he replacement and repair of the human form with
machines is commonplace within the Imperium.
Indeed, some groups amongst humanity, foremost the
Adeptus Mechanicus, encourage it. Bionic eyes, limbs, cranial
jacks, and other augmetics are a part of life for many Imperial
citizens, though there are other, more radical bionics as well.
BLACKBONE BRACING
Some or all of the user’s bones are wrapped with a lattice
of plasteel to strengthen them and prevent damage. This
implant is commonly provided for fingers, forearms, shins,
and ribs both to offer a stronger punch as well as grant more
protection in combat. A character with this Implant gains the
Bulging Biceps and Iron Jaw Talents, and gains a +2 bonus
to Damage for all unarmed attacks.
GASTRAL BIONICS
This replaces the stomach and intestinal tract with a
mechanized digestive system, allowing the user to digest
almost any organic material and even many non-organic
materials, so long as there are nutrients to be found. It will
handle most dangerous poisons and harmful bio-motes as
well. This implant allows the user to ignore the effects of
any ingested toxic foodstuffs or poisons. Best craftmanship
implants allow the user to survive by eating anything organic
(although they may not enjoy doing so, as the bionics do not
protect against flavours, textures, spines, spikes, or splinters).
INTERNAL BLADE
Mounted inside the forearm is a long blade, which can
spring from a skin vent along the back of the hand to act
as a shortsword or dagger, an ideal surprise for a foe who
believes an individual unarmed. In some versions, the entire
hand is augmetic, folding to form a hilt for the revealed blade.
The internal blade has the same characteristics as a mono-
knife, and may gain any weapon upgrades appropriate for its
type. Some rare internal blades are power weapons or possess
internal reservoirs of poison with which to coat the blade.
Good craftmanship Internal Blades possess the Toxic Quality,
while Best craftmanship Internal Blades gain +2 damage, +2
Pen, and the Power Field Quality.
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INTERNAL POWER CELL
These implanted power cells use body heat and movement to
recharge, requiring a day to gain a charge roughly equivalent
to a lasgun power pack. Unlike a Potentia Coil implant,
this does not generate enough power to operate complex
machinery but is smaller, more easily concealed, and still
useful in an emergency. Wiring leads to ports in the skin that
accept most standard power conduits. The Power Cell can act
as an ammo charge pack for a standard Lasgun or Hellgun
and will take a full day to recharge after use.
PAIN WARD
The pain ward implant redirects incapacitating levels of
pain to other regions of the brain, causing the sufferer to
experience that pain as colours, hallucinations, or tastes. The
implanted character can ignore Stun effects and involuntary
actions or penalties resulting from the pain of critical damage,
being on fire, drowning, and so on. Involuntary actions and
restrictions caused by the mechanics of a particular injury still
occur as normal.
VITAE SUPPLACEMENT
This is simply an emergency life support system built into
the chest and wired into the spine, intended to sustain fragile
flesh when it fails. It can oxygenate blood via electrolytic
microfabric implanted in the lungs, keep blood circulating
via backup pumps, and send necessary electrical stimulus
to the rest of the body when it senses catastrophic injury.
While it won’t last for longer than a few hours, the actions
of the Vitae Supplacement are usually sufficient to prevent
death until the medicae arrive. Vitae Supplacement grants the
Autosanguine Talent and, at the GM’s discretion, may give a
50% chance of not dying due to blood loss or other normally
fatal consequences of severe wounds. Common Craftsmanship
versions can preserve someone for up to four hours, Good
and Best versions double and triple this time, respectively.
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and Implants
“The weaknesses of flesh are to be despised. Disease and age and
injury all afflict the reviled tissues that make up the supposedly ‘pure’
human form, while steel and plastic and silicon endure. The flesh-
mind is plagued by doubt and confusion and cluttered with needless
trivialities, instincts and emotions, while the machine-mind knows
only the purity of absolute logic. Which, then, is to be aspired to?
Flesh is fit only to be used and discarded, only the machine is eternal.”
–The Heretek-Magos Umbra Malygris ‘the Damned’
B
ionic and augmetic devices are used in all walks of life
within and beyond the Imperium, and criminals are no
exception to this. A variety of implanted tools are found
as frequently amongst those on the wrong side of the law as those
in the right, and a selection of these are covered in this section.
ÆTHERIC WAVE-SPARS
Grafted to the spine and affixed by thick cables to heavy
metal vambraces, these metre-long poles are designed to
conduct psychic energy, allowing a psyker to channel more
greedily and aggressively, bleeding away some of the excess
power. Implants of this sort have been extensively tested
by the Calixian Adeptus Astra Telepathica, but it has been
found that the power and utility they provide is dangerously
unstable, and they are now banned by the decree of none
other than Lord Inquisitor Caiden.
When a character with this implant Pushes a psychic
power, he may add a +1 bonus to his total Psy Rating. Poor
ætheric wave-spars also add a further +10 to all rolls on the
Psychic Phenomena table. Good-craftsmanship ætheric wave-
spars instead reduce all rolls on the Psychic Phenomena table
by –10, calculated after all other modifiers.
THIEF’S LIGHT
A simple skinplant, a thief ’s light is a simple luminescent
panel housed in the palm of the hand, almost invisible until
activated. When switched on, usually through squeezing the
hand shut for a few moments, the panel glows with a soft
light, enough to illuminate objects within a few centimetres
clearly enough to perform intricate tasks without producing
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large amounts of light which would give the user’s presence
away. The light is powered by the user’s own body heat, and
the design is extremely simple and reliable.
SERVO-LIMBS
Crude bionic limbs fitted with heavy industrial tools are
common in the depths of hive cities, forced upon heavy
bond-labourers and other unfortunates for whom normal
tools are insufficient. These tools are often repurposed into
crude weapons and used in brutal pit-fights.
A servo-limb is a bionic arm with no hand, and
consequently cannot be used for fine manipulation or any
task that requires holding an object with that hand (or, for
that matter, both hands). The heavy tool—most commonly
a buzz-saw, pneumo-hammer, rock-drill, a set of mono-
shears, a chainsaw or other dangerous object—is in all cases
a melee weapon dealing 1d10+4 damage (damage type is
Rending or Impact, as appropriate for the tool, chosen at the
time of implantation), with a Pen of 2 and the Tearing and
Unbalanced Qualities.
WEAPON BRACING
An articulated, powered network of cables, hydraulic support
struts and locking mechanisms are built up the recipient’s
arm, beneath the skin and connecting between both muscle
and bone all the way up to the shoulder and upper back.
All the way along, but concentrated mostly on the forearms
and hands, are magnetic clamps that push up beneath or even
through the skin, and can affix to specially-altered weapons.
The reinforcement spreads the weight of the gun along the
arm and absorbs the shock of firing. The system requires no
external power source—it runs off of the heat generated by
the recipient’s own body—and can accommodate almost
any rifle-sized weapon, though ones rebuilt to better fit the
bracing (clamping the weapon to the forearm, and relocating
the gun’s grip and trigger farther forward) can take better
advantage of the structure.
A character fitted with weapon bracing can spend a full
action connecting a pistol or basic weapon to the external
mounts. An affixed weapon can be used in one hand without
any penalty that might normally apply, and gains a +20
bonus on all Weapon Skill Tests to resist being disarmed.
INTERKERATIC IMPLANTS
These implants consist of additional layers built into the
cornea of the recipient, whether gene-altered organic matter
just beneath the surface, or advanced photo-augur technology
implanted over the surface of the eye. Regardless of the source,
the implant enhances the vision of the recipient, allowing
him to see in ways he would otherwise be unable to. Small
and simple to implant, interkeratic implants tend not to be
as obvious in appearance as true bionic eyes, and thus tend
to be favoured by those who would prefer not to have their
appearance marred by obvious augmetics.
Characters with interkeratic implants gain the Dark Sight
Trait and are immune to the effects of photon flash grenades.
TWITCH-MASK
A complex network of micro-servos and subskin synth-flesh
dispensers, twitch-masks allow the user to adjust his facial
features at will, altering shape and texture in a matter of
moments. Rare and difficult to implant, they are nonetheless
favoured by confidence tricksters and any others for whom
being recognised is a liability.
A character with a twitch-mask gains a +10 bonus on all
Disguise Tests. Poor craftsmanship versions are painful and slow
to use, causing a level of fatigue every time the character changes
his appearance. Good quality versions incorporate pigment
glands and vox-manipulators, allowing for more thorough
changes, instead granting a +20 bonus on all Disguise Tests.
Ship Upgrades
“That, sir? Just a hold full of grox manure, 10,000 tonnes worth.
Nothing to see in there.”
–Sorbax the Sly, Master of the Venture
T
hese starship Components complement the listings from
Rogue Trader pages 199–208. These Components are
appropriate for starship construction as normal for use
by either NPCs or Explorers.
ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS
Every Imperial starship requires one of each essential Component.
These are examples of a few less common variants that have
functional changes from the designs seen more often.
PLASMA DRIVES
Plasma drives provide power to the ship and propulsion to
travel in the void and the Immaterium.
Segrazian “Viperdrive” Pirate Engine
A blatant copy of the Mezoan theta-7 drive, created by the
lawless tech-guilds of Segrazia in the Skardian Reaches near
the on the outer reaches of the Calixis Sector, this design
trades on the reputation of the fast Viper class scout sloop.
The engine is popular with reavers who value pure speed
for extended stern chases and the evasion of naval patrols.
Certain Rogue Traders have also (perhaps unwisely) fitted
these temperamental drives to their frigates.
Oversized Engines: Increase the Ship’s speed by +2 and
Manoeuvrability by +5
Fragile Engines: Any hits to the finely-balanced plasma
drives are likely to incapacitate the entire ship. If an Engines
Crippled result is rolled on the Critical Hits table (page 222,
Rogue Trader) always treat the engines as wrecked, as if an
8-10 had subsequently been rolled.
WARP ENGINES
Warp drives grant a vessel the power to enter warp space.
Without them, a vessel cannot hope to complete an interstellar
trip within the crew’s lifetime.
Albanov 1 Warp Engine
For some vessels, a safe journey is far more important than
a timely one. The risks of warp travel are astronomical, and
anything that can offset those risks can be of tremendous
value because Ships and their cargo are phenomenally
expensive assets. Conversely, just supplying a ship is a costly
undertaking. The longer the journey, the greater the profit
margin must be in order to offset the costs in maintenance,
supplies, and crew.
Ride the Shallows: Double the base travel time for a
journey through the Immaterium. It may be further modified
by the results of the Navigation (Warp) Test.
Steady as She Goes: Add a +20 bonus, cumulative with
any applicable bonus for Assessing Warp Conditions, to any
tests made on Table 7–4: Warp Travel Encounters (see Rogue
Trader page 186).
Quiet Entrance: When leaving the warp, the vessel
has ample time to accurately position itself. Any tests the
Navigator makes to fix the exit point gain a +10 bonus.
Klenova Class M Warp Engine
This variant on the warp engine was designed for vessels
following well established routes through the Immaterium
between relatively nearby systems, and for three centuries
the Kormisoshi Shipyards installed a small number of the
engines in select starships. The design intent was for these
ships to travel without a Navigator. The Navis Nobilite
has lodged many formal complaints against the use of
these designs, but due to their limitations, and the speed
of Imperial bureaucracy, they remain in (very rare) use.
Adopting one of these warp engines is sure to bring the
wrath of the Navis Nobilite upon a Rogue Trader.
These vessels can only ride the currents of the
warp to follow a calculated jump (see the ROGUE
TRADER Core Rulebook page 183). Multiple
redundant cogitation systems aid in finding
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rvitors
“Once We Were Gods.”
— Opening statement of the Proscribed Techno-Heretic
Text “In defence of the future; a logical discourse”, M.38.

s
ervitors are automatons or robots whose basic

S control components are organic and most often

human in origin. The process of creating a servitor
purges the higher brain functions and psychic pattern
of the subject thus destroying the personality and will,
rendering it a blank slate to be programmed. Servitors can
vary very widely in form and function, from crude but
powerful industrial models, to the faceless mass of basic
labour drones, to gilded and unique creations built to serve
the needs of the wealthy and powerful.

tHe Janus siMulaCra

These human-form servers are advanced indeed, often containing
only the barest minimum of living tissue. They skirt the edge
of the direst techno-heresy with their cogitator-assisted cortex
functions and seeming parody of human responses. Playthings
of the most fantastically wealthy, simulacra are often fashioned
in the shape of gilded works of art—human-sized dolls
come to life or seemingly animate statuary. But beneath their
resplendent inery lives a clockwork heart and hydraulic-fed
piston limbs slaved to a harvested living cortex and spliced-
in nerve ganglia. Despite the wonder and sophistication of
these creations, only the most depraved or foolhardy would praetorian battle-servitor
attempt the sin of passing one as human or aping sentience While the more commonly encountered basic models of
too closely, for to do so would provoke the unbridled wrath of gun- and combat-servitors serve as powerful guardians and
the Cult Mechanicus, and entire worlds have burned for this foot soldiers, the Praetorian class represents another order
transgression in the past. of power entirely. Massive in stature they are heavily armed
and armoured, mounted on a tracked or otherwise augmented
janus simulacra proile chassis for stability and possessed of wrathful and destructive
Ws Bs s t ag int per Wp Fel machine-spirits.

30 30 40 50 30 20 30 35 20 praetorian Battle servitor proile

Movement: 3/6/9/18 Wounds: 12
Skills: Awareness (Per +10), Dodge (Ag), plus any one
Entertainer, Lore, or Trade at +20.
Talents: Talented (one programmed Skill).
Traits: Dark Sight, Machine (4), Natural Weapon (ist).
Weapons: Unarmed (1d5+4; Primitive).
Armour (Machine): Head 4, Arms 4, Body 4, Legs 4.
Gear: Internal comm-bead plus any equipment or systems
required to fulil its function.
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10 10
40 40 50 50 30 20 30 40 05
Movement: 4/8/12/24 Wounds: 20
Skills: Awareness (Per +10).
Talents: Two-Weapon Wielder (ranged), plus any Weapon
Training appropriate to its armament.
Traits: Armour Plated, Auto-Stabilised, Darksight, Fear 1,
Machine (5), Natural Weapon (servo-ist), Size (Hulking),
Sturdy, Unnatural Strength (×2), Unnatural Toughness (×2).
Weapons: Unarmed (1d5+10; Primitive) and any two of
the following—Breacher, Chain Axe, Electro-Flail, Flamer,
Heavy Bolter, Heavy Stubber, Melta Gun, Missile Launcher
(Frag and Krak), Plasma Gun, or Webber.
Armour (Machine): Head 7, Arms 7, Body 7, Tracks 7.
Gear: Internal vox-bead, ammo hopper or power cells
equivalent to three clips for each weapon, targeting system
(as red dot laser sight).
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FaMILIaRs
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F
F
amiliars are artiicial creatures and constructs that slavishly
follow and attend to their master. These are restricted to
creatures smaller than an adult human (anything else would
class as a servitor), and by their nature cleave to a single master
unless instructed otherwise. Mostly, familiars do not possess any
signiicant degree of intelligence and are trained or programmed
to perform certain tasks on command. Familiars are either living
creatures controlled by the mind of their master via arcane psyber
neuro-implants or are cybernetic creatures controlled by voice
or coded vox-signal command. Such slaved creatures are the
strange fruit of ancient sciences and arcane superstitions, and the
ownership and command of familiars utilise many technologies
that the Machine Cult considers sacred. A trailing throng of
bonded familiars is a sign of status both within the Mechanicus
and the Imperium at large.

Con trolling Familiars

controllinG Familiars
In many respects, familiars function as other creatures. They have
Characteristics, Skills, Talents, Traits and more. However, because
of their servitude to their controller, they require special rules.
Familiars are controlled by their masters through the use of
simple commands. These are generally single words, short sentences
or the equivalent, and so giving a command is generally a Free
Action. At the GMs discretion, the familiar may have to succeed on
an Intelligence Test to interpret a contradictory or complex order.
Should a master come under attack, the familiar automatically
moves to its master’s defence, attacking the assailant unless it receives
speciic instruction (or possesses an instinct) to the contrary.
Upon completing a task, the familiar returns to its master’s side
unless it’s received prior instructions or some other instinct applies.

Creating
creatinGAaFamiliar
Familiar
Familiars can be based on a wide number of living creatures,
bio-constructs or pure automata. The easiest way to handle
this is to create one by taking a creature from the Animal
and Vermin list (Chapter XII: Aliens, Heretics and Antagonists
of DARK HERESY) and applying one or both of the following
modiications that follow. Servo-skulls and cherubim are very
particular kinds of familiar common to the Adepta of the
Imperium, and are dealt with separately.
Cyber-Creatures
Cyber-familiars are semi-intelligent machine versions or
cybernetic adaptations of living creatures controlled by
a master, loyalty to whom is hardwired in the creature’s
brain. Some cyber familiars are created as assistants to
serve prominent adepts and the Mechanicus, or merely as
amusements for the wealthy, while others are itted for war
with implanted weapon systems and all manner of crude but
effective augmetics.
Modiications: Any bestial creature of Scrawny Size or
less may be upgraded into a cyber-familiar and is subject to
the following changes:
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• The creature gains the Machine (2) trait and +2 Wounds.
• The creature’s natural attacks no longer count as Primitive.
• Increase the creature’s Strength and Toughness
Characteristics each by +5 and decrease Agility by –5.
• Very heavily augmented cyber-creatures intended for combat
(or with little or no living tissue left), increase their Machine
trait to (3 to 5) and gain the Fearless talent. In addition, if
their creator wishes, they also lose the Bestial trait.
The cyber-creature may also have numerous items of equipment
or weaponry implanted within their bodies just as a human can,
such as a respirator, auspex or gun (see Cybernetics on page 153
in DARK HERESY). Speciic programming or systems that duplicate
the effects of pertinent Talents, Skills or Traits to use such devices
can be included by means of cortical implantation.
If a cyber-familiar ever suffers from a failure of four or more
degrees on a Willpower Test or suffers a Critical Hit to the
head, there is a 50% chance for its programming to break down
catastrophically and a debased form of its organic mind will
take over. It then goes mad, savagely and randomly attacking
everybody and everything in its path until it is destroyed.
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Also known as “lobos” and “butcher-jobs”, these devices
are surgically imbedded in the creature’s brain. When A psy-bonded (or psyber) familiar is a living creature bonded
triggered, the chip sends it into a near uncontrollable to its master by arcane technology. Interface circuitry in both
bloodlust and frenzy, backed by heavy doses of combat familiar and master (called a psyber-lure) allows the creature
drugs pumping into its remaining organic tissues. These to be directly and precisely controlled, with the master having
chips are activated either by a command word or signal access to the sensory experiences of the creature and able to
sent directly to the beast. give it instantaneous commands at great distance.
Creatures under the inluence of a berserker-chip gain Owing to the idiosyncrasies of the little understood
the Frenzy talent (triggered instantaneously by codeword technology, usually only small non-sapient creatures can
or signal from its master). While the implant is active they become psy-bonded. The creature must begin with both the
also gain temporary immunity to Characteristic Damage Bestial trait and a size of Scrawny or less.
and Stunning (although they will suffer the effects as The range at which a character can inluence a psy-bonded
normal once the chip is shut off ). The chip is deactivated creature is equal to their Willpower Bonus in kilometres,
again by a command word or signal, after which the although local conditions might limit this drastically.
creature takes 1d5 levels of Fatigue. Unfortunately there A creature may be given both the Cyber and Psy-Boned
is a 10% chance each time the chip is used that it fails upgrades. The cost of this implant is included in the cost of
to deactivate, leaving the creature in an uncontrollable, the familiar but note that the character will need to follow the
frenzied state (although after a few hours the creature dies rules for attaching implants (see page 153 of DARK HERESY).
in any case from overexertion and shock). Modiications: Increase the psy-bonded creature’s
Intelligence and Willpower Characteristics each by +5. Also,
example cyber-Familiar: the familiar gains +1 Wound.
Special: A character with a Psy Rating of 2 or more treats
adeptus arbites their Psyber-familiar as a Psy-Focus and can extend the effects of
Cyber- their relevant psychic abilities to affect their psyber-familiars by
increasing the target number of the power in question by +2.
MastiFF
Cyber-mastiffs are example psyber-Familiar:
usually deployed
under the control of
psyber-eagle
Adeptus Arbites or enforcer Psyber-eagles are created as gifts from the Adeptus Mechanicus
units to bring down to the grandees of the Imperium. Within the Calixis Sector,
recidivists and heretics. most famously, Lord Hax himself is accompanied by a pair of
Shaped in the form of a psy-bonded eagles of prodigious size and splendour, gifts from
hound made of metal the Mechanicus Fabricator-Lords of the Lathe System. The
and guided by the eagle’s circle above him in the vast vaulted halls of the Lucid
brain and nervous Palace, their eyes those of their master scanning from on high.
system of a hunting
creature, they are a psyber eagle proile
fearsome extension
of the Emperor’s Ws Bs s t ag int per Wp Fel
law, and a truly
terrible sight to
35 — 18 26 45 15 40 25 —
see unleashed.
Movement: 2/4/6/12 Wounds: 6
cyber mastiff proile Skills: Awareness (Per +20), Concealment (Ag +10).
Ws Bs s t ag int per Wp Fel Talents: Swift Attack.
Traits: Bestial, Flier 8, Size (Puny).
35 — 40 35 20 17 35 30 — Weapons: Unarmed (1d10–3; Primitive)

Movement: 4/8/12/24 Wounds: 8

Skills: Awareness (Per +10), Concealment (Ag +10), Silent
Move (Ag +10), Swim (S), Tracking (Int +20).
Talents: Double Team, Fearless.
Traits: Armour Plated, Brutal Charge, Enhanced Senses
(Smell), Machine (4), Quadruped, Size (Scrawny).
Weapons: Bite (1d10+3 R).
Armour (Machine): Head 6, Forelegs 6, Body 6, Hindlegs 6.
Gear: (Implanted) IR vision implant, ilter plugs.
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Servo-skulls are human skulls (often that of a favoured
servant or low ranking tech-priest) that have been itted with
rudimentary machine-spirits, support systems as well as an
anti-grav motor to provide lift. These constructs are devoted
to a particular task and have the basic equipment to carry
out the purpose that they have been programmed to perform.
Their advantages are their small size and manoeuvrability,
which allows them to enter otherwise inaccessible spaces or
hazardous areas that would endanger their operators, as well
as the ability to act as additional “eyes and ears” for their
masters. The servo-skull is synonymous with the Adeptus
Mechanicus, who regard these creations as excellent servants
and their machine-spirits as exceptionally faithful and pure.
Servo-skulls can also be found serving faithfully with the other
Adepta and the high-ranking elites of many hive worlds.
servo-skulls as FaMiliars
In most respects, a servo-skull behaves exactly like a voice-
controlled cyber-familiar. The greatest difference is that a servo-
skull has different instincts (programmed responses) and may
be given additional commands. All servo-skulls hover above
the ground and may remain stationary for any length of time.
guardian-skull
Designed with a somewhat reinforced structure and itted
with a single eficient weapon system and targeting selection
programs, guardian-skulls (also known as gun-skulls and
combat-skulls depending on their armament) are uncommon
but prestigious and effective bodyguard devices. Their small
size, tireless vigilance, and ability to hover in the shadows
silently make them surprisingly discreet and effective servants.
Guardian-skull proile
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35 35 10 20 40 15 35 20 —
Movement: — Wounds: 5
Skills: Awareness (Per +20), Concealment (Ag +10), Dodge
(Ag +10), Silent Move (Ag +20).
Talents: Fearless, Weapon Training talents appropriate to its
armaments.
Traits: Dark Sight, Flier 6, Machine (3), Programmed
Instinct, Size (Puny).
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Weapons: Unarmed (1d10–3 I; Primitive), see following.
Armour (Machine): Head 3.
Combat- or Dissector-Skull: Articulated limbs tipped with
mono-edged blades dangle from the combat-skull. At their
master’s word, the combat algorithms embedded in the skull’s
circuits can be activated and it becomes a murderous device
of whirling and slicing razor edges and mono-blades. The
skull’s usual natural attack is replaced with one that inlicts
1d5+2 Damage, Pen 2. The skull may not Parry with its
mono-blades. Occasionally, combat-skulls are fashioned with
other more potent weapons such as electro-lails and chain
knives, but these are rarer and more costly.
Gun-Skull: A gun-skull is itted with a single ranged weapon,
such as an autocarbine or las carbine, although conceivably
any Pistol or compact Basic weapon could be itted—this
might obviously increase the purchase cost and availability.
The skull’s gun is also itted with a red-dot laser sight.
special rules
Commands: A guardian-skull can be commanded as per
a cyber-familiar. In addition, the skull may be given the
following orders:
Guard: Follow and protect its master or an assigned
individual.
Search and Destroy: Methodically search a given area and
terminate everything not on a predetermined list of exceptions.
Sentry: Guard a speciic location, object or patrol a given area.
Programmed Instinct: Unless the guardian-skull has been
expressly ordered otherwise, it attacks and destroys anything that
directly attacks or threatens its charge (with a “tolerance level” set by
its master). In addition, it defends itself with deadly force if attacked.
If its master is seriously injured, it interposes itself preventing further
harm at the cost of its own destruction if needs be.
liFe in tHe sHadoW oF tHe
oMnissiaH
Life on a forge world is harsh even by Imperial standards.
The Adeptus Mechanicus grade, quantify and measure
every child born in their domain to best ind their use and
how they might serve within the Omnissiah’s great pattern.
The most promising are inducted into the ministries of the
Machine God, destined, in time, to ind their place among
the ranks of the priesthood. Of the rest, a percentage of the
most physically able are subjected to the trials of the Skitarii
and other more secretive castes. For the majority, however,
there is a place, willing or not, within the forge world’s vast
webs of production. Such life-long service forms the mass
of skilled workers that maintain the forge world’s industries.
These menials (or labour units as they are known) are free to
make what lives they can for themselves in conditions largely
no different from those found on most hive worlds, that is
so long as work quotas are met, order maintained and their
masters’ arcane pursuits are not disturbed. For those that fail
in their service, fall badly injured or are proven guilty of
some crime, punishment is harsh as new labour-helots and
organic servitor components are always in demand.
Monotask-skull special rules

IV: Hive & Forge Worlds

Commands: A monotask-skull can be commanded as per a
cyber-familiar. In addition it is programmed to perform simple
repetitive tasks based around its function (such as illuminate
a certain room, conduct a message to a designated location,
and so on).
Programmed Instinct: The skull will not attack or even
defend itself unless expressly ordered to do so by its master,
and even then it removes itself from harm’s way if damaged.
Likewise if stymied, interfered with or damaged, a skull
returns to its master’s side or base of operations.

Table 5–5: Servitors And Familiars

The most common form of servo-skull encountered,
monotask-skulls are designed and equipped to offer Name Cost Availability
assistance with a particular task, and most are itted with Servitors
a basic set of extendable manipulator pincers and whatever Janus Simulacra 20,000 Very Rare
else by way of gear their duty requires. Praetorian 35,000 (+weapons) Magos Only

Upgrades
monotask-skull proile Cyber-Creature Upgrade† 3,000+ Scarce
Ws Bs s t ag int per Wp Fel Additional Implants As per Human ×2 As per Human
Per Machine (+1) 500 —
15 — 10 20 30 15 35 20 — Fearless 250 —
Cortex (Skill Implant)†† 1,000 Very Rare
Movement: — Wounds: 4 Cortex (Talent Implant)†† 500 Scarce
Skills: Awareness (Per +20), Concealment (Ag +10), Dodge Psyber-Creature Upgrade† 5,000+ Rare
(Ag), Silent Move (Ag +10). Psyber-Lure (Implant) 1,000 Rare
Talents: Fearless.
Familiars
Traits: Commands, Dark Sight, Flier 6, Machine (1),
Guardian Servo-Skull
Programmed Instinct, Size (Puny).
Combat 1,750 Rare
Weapons: Unarmed (1d10–3 I; Primitive).
Gun 2,000 (+weapons) Rare
Armour (Machine): Head 1.
Monotask Servo-Skull
Gear: The skull is itted with a pict-relay allowing it to record or
transmit what it sees and senses to its master or a linked cogitator, Augur 1,500 Rare
as well as onboard systems allowing it to navigate its surroundings, Courier 1,800 Rare
identify creatures and objects, and faultlessly retrace their paths. Illuminator 950 Scarce
A monotask-skull is also specially itted to conduct a particular Loud Hailer 1,000 Scarce
simple task; some of the most common are listed here: Medicae 2,500 Rare
Auger: The skull is itted with an auspex and vox-data Utility 1,500 Scarce
system to relay its indings. †
These costs are in addition to procuring the creature and any extra
Courier: This skull is used as a messenger and comes specialised equipment or abilities to be implanted (double usual item
itted with a specialised identity scanner as well as extensive prices).
programmed maps of the local area and the like. The skull ††
Only appropriate Basic Skills and Talents can be installed in cyber
may simply carry a physical message such as a scroll or data- creatures (any prerequisites must also be met).
slate, or replay a recording from an internal holo-system.
Illuminator: The skull is itted with a powerful lamp-
pack or glow-globe, or indeed a burning brazier of coals (a
particular favourite with the Ecclesiarchy).
Loud Hailer: The skull is itted with a powerful public
address system, and may replay recorded messages or sounds, “every servant Has His plaCe, no
or its master may speak through it.
Matter HoW loWly or Modest.
Medicae-Skull: The skull has a built in medi-kit and
medical scanner. It adds Medicae (Int +20) to its Skills, which to knoW it is His greatest CoMFort,
it will use to administer irst aid at its master’s direction. to eXCel WitHin His greatest solaCe,
Utility: The skull is itted with a multi-tool, and while it can and His Master’s ContentMent is His
perform simple programmed maintenance tasks, its real use is greatest reWard.”
via its master operating the skull remotely as an extra pair of
hands and to reach areas he could not otherwise access.
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 acrosstheentiretyofhumanspace,andmostcitizensofthe
CyBer-ConstruCt use
III: Arbites Armoury
Imperium hardly spare them a second glance� Much of the
It is not unheard of for individuals who are not Cyber-
Imperium’s heavy industry is dependent to a degree upon
Mastiffhandlers,orwhoarenotequippedwithaConstructer
thesesad,brain-deadcreatures,whoshuflemindlesslyfrom
InterfacetomakeuseofCyber-Constructs�Whileatrained
tasktotask,lifting,cleaning,orcarryingoutothertedious
Adeptus Mechanicus agent, with the proper augmetics is
orhazardousdutiesbymeansofequipmentattachedtotheir
vastly more capable of repairing, controlling, and training
bodiesorweldedtotheirsurgicallymodiiedlimbs�
thesecreatures,theyarenotaloneintheiruse�
TheArbiteswill,onoccasion,makeuseofservitors,but
AnyoneequippedwithaConstructerArraycanprogram
generally not to the same extent as other branches of the
his Cyber-Construct to obey the vocal (or vox) commands
Adeptus Terra� The Arbites pride themselves on being a
of another agent� This is limited, and cogitation patterns
disciplined and self-reliant force, and there is an unspoken
thatwouldnormallyprocessevasionandattackmovements
beliefinmanyPrecinctFortressesthatexcessiverelianceupon
must instead decipher human speach and intent� To avoid
servitors fosters a spirit of dependence far removed from
confusion, many users give the beast a designation,
the proper, spartan ethic of the organisation� Despite this,
commands may be easily addressed, so that it does not
someservitorsdoservetothebestoftheirlimitedabilities
interpretrandomwordsinotherdiscussionasanorder�
within the Arbites, typically performing duties which can
It requires an Ordinary (+10) Tech-Use Test to order a
freeArbitratorstocarryouttheirlawenforcementroles�For
Cyber-Constructtoobeythecommandsofanother�Thistest
example,emplacedgunservitorsareusedextensivelywithin
requiresthattheuserbeabletophysicallyadjusttheCyber-
Precincts for sentry duty, and a handful of other heavily
Construct, and takes 1 hour� Once so ordered, the creature
modiieddesignsareusedforothermorespecialistroles�
cannot beneit from the Constructor-Interface until the
TheArbiteshaveintheirservicecyber-constructs,devices
processhasbeenrepeated(thisincludesuploadedpatterns)�
thatincorporatetheinstinctsofanimals�Canidsandavians
Thefollowingvocal(orvox)commandsmaybegivenby
are all employed for this purpose� Such animals are usually
userswithoutaConstructorInterface:
craftedinspecialAdeptusMechanicusfacilities,suchasHive
Subrique,whichprovidesthevastmajorityofsuchconstructs
fortheCalixianArbites�
attack
TheuserspendsaHalf-Actiondesignatingatargetthatboth
heandtheconstructcansee�TheConstructwillthenattack
thetargetuntilitisdead(orsometimesafter)�Constructsare
decidedly ferocious creatures that will not stop until their
targetisdeadortheyhavebeencalledtoheel�

tackle
SimilartotheAttackorder,theCyber-Constructwillemploy
anynon-lethalweaponsithastosubdueatarget�Ifitlacks
non-lethalweapon,itwillattackuntilthetargetisunconsious
(andusuallybleedingtodeath)�

find
Givenpertinentdata(suchasaspoorsampleorapictimage)
theconstructwilldoit’sbesttotrackatarget�Itwillsearch
anareaofupto50minanattempttoindthetarget,butwill
notleavelineofsighttotheuser�

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suBriQue-pattern grapplehawks
RarelyusedoutsidetheArbites,theseexoticcyber-familiars
taketheformofelegantshiningsteelhawks�Theirglittering
craniacontainthetransplantedinstinctsofavianstrainedto
seizemovingtargetswithoutdamagingthem�Theseinstincts,
transferred to mechanical constructs itted with powerful
suspensors and talons capable of tearing through cast-iron,
enableArbiteshandlerstoarrestsuspectsquickly(ifbrutally)
onthestreetsoftheCalixianHives�Designedtobecarried
onthehip,ortoperchelsewhereonthehandler’sarmour,the
Subrique-pattern Grapplehawk can be deployed quickly in
pursuitofacriminal�ThiswellconstructedCalixianvariant
of the arch-design is known to be somewhat lighter than
manyothertypes,andthebuilt-inshocktalonsmakeuseof
speedratherthanbrutecarryingstrength�
subrique-pattern Grapplehawk
Ws Bs s t ag int per Wp fel
40 — 35 20 50 15 40 25 – –
Movement:2/4/6/12 Wounds:6
Skills:Awareness(Per)+10,Dodge(Ag)+10
Talents:Fearless,SwiftAttack,SureStrike
Traits: Armour Plating, Dark Sight, Flier 15, Machine (4),
Size(Scrawny)
Armour(Machine):All6
Weapons:ShockPulseClaws(1d10+1E;Pen1;Shocking),
RendingClaws(1d10+3R;Pen3,Tearing)
Gear: Inbuilt vox, cogitator, and auspex� The cogitator
maybeusedtostoreavastarrayofpre-programmedattack
patterns,whichmayprovideeithera+10bonustoDodgeor
a+10bonustoWS,chosenbythehandlerasafreeaction�
suBriQue “Bullpup” CyBer-mastiFF
III: Arbites Armoury
ThisheavydutyCyber-mastiffismostoftenemployedbythe
CalixianArbites,customdesignedatthecommissionofLord
MarshalGoreman’spredecessorsbytheAdeptusMechanicus
withinHiveSubrique�Thebeastiscarefullycraftedasatrue
terrorweapon,amassivelybuiltandheavily-armouredsteel
constructofconsiderablebulk�Equippedwithsub-sonicvox-
hailers that continually emit a selection of low frequency
vocalisationsdesignedtotriggerfearinthelocalpopulation
wheretheyaredeployed,thismodelindsfrequentuseduring
intenseriots�Capableofshruggingoffmostsmallarmsire,
and of bringing down even large groups of well-armed
opponents,theBullpupstendtobeusedasainalweaponto
launchattheirfoespreventingaciviluprisingfromturning
intoacivilwar�Bullpupsareequippedwithshockjawswhich
can also double as chainblade weapons� The construct also
hasmagneticlockingfeetandjawswhichenablethecreature
tolockontoatargetandholditinplace�
subrique “Bullpup” Cyber-mastiff
Ws Bs s t ag int per Wp fel
40 — 50 40 20 18 35 30 – –
Movement:4/8/12/24 Wounds:18
Skills:Awareness(Per)+10,Tracking(Int)+20,Swim(S)�
Talents:Fearless�
Traits:ArmourPlated,DarkSight,EnhancedSenses(Smell),
Fear (2), Machine (6), Magnetic Jaw, Quadruped, Size
(Hulking),Sturdy�
Armour:Machine,All8�
Weapons: Bite: (1d10+5 R), Shockbite (1d10 I; Pen 0;
Shocking),Chainbite(1d10+2R;Pen2;Tearing)�
Gear:(Implanted)IRVisionImplant,ilterplugs�
Magnetic Jaw: The Cyber-mastiff may magnetically
attach itself to any metal surface and lock its jaws around
anopponent�IftheBullpupCyber-mastiffsuccessfullyhits
with a bite attack, it may lock itself in position instead of
dealing damage� Freeing oneself from a Bullpup’s magnetic
jawsrequiresaHard(-20)StrengthTest�Iforderedto,the
Bullpupmayactivateitschainbite,dealingchainbitedamage
tothetarget,andreleasingit�
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 suBriQue “Bloodhound”
III: Arbites Armoury
CyBer-mastiFF
This variant of the Cyber-mastiffs crafted in the bowels of
HiveSubriquemakesuseoftherarechemicalscontainedin
Landundersoceans�Usedtotranslateairborneparticlesinto
quantiiabledata,thechemical‘sniffers’maketheBloodhound
optimisedforscent-basedtrackingroles�WhilemanyCyber-
mastiffs have some tracking ability, the programming and
routines implanted within the Bloodhounds are trained by
some of the inest handlers available in the sector� Once
implanted in a light Cyber-mastiff chassis, the animal
instinctandrepetitivetrainingislinkedtosomeofthemost
sophisticated olfactory sensors available in the sector (and
someclaimtheImperium)�Thisformidableequipmentsuite
is combined with an insidiously effective training regimen,
which electrically stimulates the cogitator’s cortical centres
upon completion of a successful ‘ind�’ This practice causes
the Bloodhound to become obsessive and tireless in its
duties;thecreatureshavebeenrumouredtotracktargetsfor
hundredsofmileswithoutsleeporrest,althoughthismaybe
atalltaleusedtointimidatecriminalsintosubmission�
subrique “Bloodhound” Cyber-mastiff
Ws Bs s t ag int per Wp fel
30 — 40 30 30 20 45 25 – –
Movement:3/6/9/18  Wounds:12
Skills:Awareness(Per)+10,Tracking(Int)+20�
Talents:Talented(Tracking)�
Traits:ArmourPlated,DarkSight,EnhancedSenses(Smell),
Machine(5),Quadruped,Size(Scrawny)�
Armour:Machine,All7�
Weapons:Bite(1d10+2R)�
Gear:In-builtAuspex,olfactoryaugerarray(allowsare-rollof
anyfailedPerceptionTestsbasedonsmell,suchasTracking)�
malFi-pattern eliminator-mastiFF
ThoughMalianenforcersareknownforbeinggenerallyas
corruptandamoralastherestoftheplanet,certainprecincts
haveaparticularlydarkreputation�Theseenforcersareknown
toeliminateanyoneinthenameof“justice,”solongasthey
receive suficient quantities of Thrones in return� Through
their actions, the Eliminator–Mastiff has come to represent
their twisted perversion of justice� A heavily modiied
Cyber-Mastiff, the Eliminator–Mastiff has no protocols or
programming for bringing down its targets alive� It simply
tracks,hunts,andkillsanytargetloadedintoitssophisticated
spoor-identifyingprotocols�Mostareequippedwithapairof
overchargedlasweaponsinpodsmountedontheshoulders,
leavingtheheadfreetomountamouthfulofreciprocating
chainblades� However, some models have been modiied to
carryevenmorepowerfulweaponry�

malfi-pattern eliminator mastiff
Ws Bs s t ag int per Wp fel
30 — 40 30 30 20 45 25 – –
Movement:3/6/9/18  Wounds:12
Skills:Awareness(Per),Tracking(Int)+10�
Talents:Talented(Tracking)�
Traits:ArmourPlated,DarkSight,EnhancedSenses(Smell),
Machine(5),Quadruped
Armour:Machine,All7�
Weapons: Two shoulder mounted weapons; usually
overchargedlas-carbines(Basic;60m;S/2/–;1d10+4E;Pen
0;Clip—[integralpowersource];Rld—;Reliable),Chain-
maw(Melee;1d5+5R;Pen2;Tearing)
Linked Targeting:TheEliminator-Mastiffmayireboth
of its shoulder mounted weapons as part of a Full Attack
Action as per the Two-Weapon Wielder (Ballistic) Talent,
suffering no off-hand penalties or negative modiiers for
wieldingtwoweapons�
Replacement Weapons:TheweaponsontheEliminator
Mastiff may be replaced with any Basic ranged weapons
with a Dificult (–10) Tech-Use Test, subject to the GM’s
discretion�However,onlyLasweaponsmaybeneitfromthe
integralpowersource,allothersmustusetheirlistedclipsize�

npC attriButes
ManyprofilespresentedinBookofJudgementhaveattributes,talents,ortraitsthatdonotfollowtheformulas
forcalculatingmovementorothersecondaryattributes�Creaturesandadversariesarenotrequiredtofollowthe
samecalculationsasAcolytes,astheymayhaveavarietyofreasonsforbeingdifferent�Themovementrateofa
GrappleHawk,forinstance,representsthecreaturesmovementwhileontheground,asitwoulduseit’sFlier(15)
Traitwhenittakestotheair�Likewise,somequadruped’smayhavelower(orhigher)Movementthannormal,as
thecreaturemaynotbefittedwithaspowerfulservo-motors,oritmaysimplyhaveadditionalweightthatslows
itsmovement�
In addition, all NPC’s are assumed to have the appropriate weapon training talents for any weapons that
appearintheirprofile(unlessotherwisenoted)andituptotheGMtodeterminewhatotherweaponstheNPC
mightbecapableofusing,ifcalledtodoso�

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Contego-pattern BomB
disposal serVitor
The Contego-Pattern servitor is optimised for the analysis
anddefusingofsuspectexplosivedevices�Theunderhiveof
Gunmetalcityisnotoriouslyunstable,andexplosivedevices
can cripple production for months or years� The Adeptus
Mechanicuswithinthemanufactorumsoriginallycraftedthis
servitortodisposeofvolatilesubstances(whicharecommon
in irearms manufacturing)� These designs are regarded
as relatively disposable, and are usually based around the
lobotomisedbodiesofformerarsonistsandbombmakers�An
up-armouredgeneralpurposeservitorchassisisittedwitha
smalllimb-mountedshotgunpistol(fordestroyingexplosive
devicesatcloserange),acombi-tool,andapict-recorder�The
local Precinct Fortresses have re-purposed the servitor for
explosivedisposal�Whenittedforthispurposetheservitor
isissuedademolitionchargeforcontrolledexplosions�While
used in the notorious ‘Falls Incident’ which halted laspack
productiononSynfordfornearlyayear,theservitorhasnot
fallenoutoffavourwithCalixianAdeptusArbites�
TheContegoservitorisslavedtoaspecialiseddata-slate
witha200-metrerange,whichenablestheservitor’scontroller
to use his or her own Tech-Use or Demolition Skills at a
distancewhenattemptingtodisableexplosivedevices�There
is,however,a-10penaltytotheSkillTesttorepresentthe
slightlyawkwardnatureofthecontrols�
Contego-pattern Bomb disposal servitor
Ws Bs s t ag int per Wp fel
15 30 30 40 10 15 30 40 – –
Movement:1/2/3/6   Wounds:10
Skills:Awareness(Per),Demolition(Int),PistolTraining(SP)�
Talents:None�
Traits:ArmourPlated,DarkSight,Machine(4)�
Armour:Machine,All6�
Weapons:Fist(1d10+5I;Primitive),ShotgunPistol(10m;
S/-/-;1d10+4I;0;3;2Full)�
Gear: Combi-tool, pict-recorder, data-slate-controlled
demolitioncharge(3d10,Pen5,Tearing)
Data-Slate-Controlled Demolition Charge: The
servitor is equipped with a demolition charge that can be
activatedbysomeonenearbywiththecorrectauthorization
codesviaadata-slateandashortrangevox-relay�Thecharge
hasarangeof200m,requiresanOrdinary(+10)Tech-Use
testtoactivateandhasaradiusof10m�
siBellus-pattern suppressor serVitor
III: Arbites Armoury
When the Hive Sibellus Magistratum needs to disperse
crowdsofriotersorbelligerenthiveresidents,theyemploy
Suppression Servitors to aid their enforcers� Designed for
intimidation and maximum semi-lethal force, these hulking
brutes stand two and a half metres tall with a hunched,
ape-like posture� Their faces have been replaced with the
gilded seal of the Lord Sector, and one hand has been
replaced with a massive pneumatic piston launcher capable
ofscatteringrioterslikeleavesortossingasinglemalefactor
throughtheairwithacrushedchest�Theotherarmhasbeen
removedentirely,replacedwithacomplicateddualweapon-
attachment� The Magistratum knows that a squad of these
canscatterarampagingcrowdofthousands,andtheymake
apointofturningtheinstigatorsoftheseriotsintothenext
batchofSuppressionServitors�
sibellus-pattern suppressor servitor
Ws Bs s t ag int per Wp fel
40 20 60 60 10 05 20 10 – –
Movement:1/2/3/6   Wounds:10
Skills:Awareness(Per),Demolition(Int),PistolTraining(SP)�
Talents:None�
Traits:ArmourPlated,Hulking,Machine(4)�
Armour:Machine,All6�
Weapons: Auto-Grenade Launcher with Choke Grenades
(Basic; 60m; S/2/–; —; Pen 0; Clip 40; Rld 4 Full; Blast
[1d10+3],TargetsinblastareamustmakeChallenging[+0]
ToughnessTesteachturnorsuffer1levelofFatigue),Webber
(Basic;50m;S/–/–;—;Pen0;Clip40;Rld4Full;Blast[5],
Snare),PneumaticPistonLauncher(Melee;1d10+6I;Pen2;
DualAttackMode,Unwieldy)
Dual Attack Mode:Insteadofattackingnormallywith
itsPneumaticPistonLauncher,theSuppressionServitormay
makechoosetomakeoneofthefollowingattacks�
Area Burst: The servitor raises his launcher and ires a
tremendous burst into the ground, knocking its opponents
away with a powerful blast� The servitor does not roll to
hitwiththisattack�Anyonewithinonemetremustmakea
Challenging(+0)AgilityTestortake1d5+3Impactdamage
with0Pen�Averagesizedtargetsandsmallerarealsoknocked
directlyaway1d5metresthenfallprone�
Focused Strike:Theservitoraimshislauncheratasingle
opponent, and discharges the entire pnumatic charge into
their chest� The servitor makes a normal melee attack� If it
hits,itdeals1d10+12Impactdamagewith4Pen�Hulking
sized targets and smaller are knocked directly away 2d10
metresandfallprone�
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 serVo-hunter
III: Arbites Armoury
Not all Enforcer cadres have access to the meticulously-
engineered Cyber-mastiffs or grapplehawks of the
Arbites�Lesswell-fundedlawenforcementagencies
will often utilise more shoddily constructed
cyber-familiars to carry out similar duties� Servo-
hunter’sareclassicexamples:thesesmall,
comparatively simplistic familiars are
an inferior local variant upon a
servo-skull, tasked with the
exploration of a ixed location,
and the identiication of any
potential targets within� Popular
amongst the Enforcers of the
worlds of the Mali sub-sector,
servo-hunters are traditionally
encased within the skulls of
faithful hunting hounds, as
the deceased animal’s spirit
is said to ensure that the
drone’s rudimentary logic-
engine remains loyal and ierce�
A servo-hunter, when activated and
released,willloatsilentlyontinylift-motorsuspensorsand
begintosearchanominatedareaforanytargetswhichmatch
presetparameters(usuallyhuman-sizedheatsources)�When
these are located, it will usually provide its handler with
some audible alarm, and will remain alongside the target,
soundingthealarm,untildeactivated�Theservo-huntercan
alsobeusedtopatrolanareaforintruders,orsimplyalertthe
controllerifanyoneapproaches�
Aservo-hunterisaprimitiveservo-skullusedbyenforcers
andbountyhunters�Itonlyhasasinglefunction,andthatis
tosearchagivenlocationuntilitindsatarget;atthispointit
willsignalitsmaster�Itwillcontinuetohoveralongsidethe
locatedtarget,signalling,untilorderedtostop�
servo-hunter
Ws Bs s t ag int per Wp fel
— — 06 26 50 10 35 15 – –
Movement:-    Wounds:2
Skills:Awareness(Per)+20,Tracking(Int)+10,
Dodge(Ag)+10,SilentMove(Ag)+10�
Talents:Fearless�
Traits:DarkSight,Flier4,Machine(1)Programmedinstinct,
Size(Puny)�
Armour:Machine,Head(All):1�
Weapons:None�
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harrier-skull
Mockingly known as “grapple-mice” by the underhive
gangersofScintilla,Landunder,andseveralotherCalixian
Hives,Harrier-SkullsareslowlyspreadingacrosstheCalixis
Sector�Themodiiedservo-skullsactuallyhavenothingto
do with mice, but earned the nickname because of their
uniquepurpose—servingasGrapple-hawkdecoys�Certain
reclaimatorscanspendagreatdealofThronestolearnhow
to re-program a salvaged servo-skull’s primitive cogitator-
engine with a very speciic series of evasion patterns�
SomethingabouttheevasionpatternstriggersaGrapple-
hawk’s threat/targeting routines, sending the servitors
diving after the nimble Harrier-Skulls instead of their
actual targets� As their popularity increases, increasingly
frustratedArbitratorsmakeapointoftargetinganyHarrier-
Skullsirstinasuppressionraid�
servo-hunter
Ws Bs s t ag int per Wp fel
— — 06 26 50 10 35 15 – –
Movement:-    Wounds:2
Skills:Awareness(Per)+20,Tracking(Int)+10,
Dodge(Ag)+20�
Talents:Fearless�
Traits: Dark Sight, Flier 10, Machine (1), Prey for the
Hunters,Size(Puny)�
Armour:Machine,Head(All):1�
Weapons:None�
Prey for the Hunters: If the Harrier-Skull moves at
least10metresinaRound,anyGrapple-Hawks(orsimilar
servitors) within 100 metres and line of sight must pass a
Dificult (–10) Willpower Test at the beginning of their
next Turn� If they pass they may act normally� If they fail,
however, they must immediately move directly towards the
Harrier-Skull and attempt to grapple it� A Grapple-Hawk
that passes its Willpower Test may ignore this Harrier-
Skull in subsequent Rounds (though it may be affected by
others)� A Grapple-Hawk pursuing a Harrier-Skull ignores
otherHarrier-Skullsuntilithascaughtitsirsttarget�Ifthe
Grapple-Hawkhasacontroller,thecontrollermayattemptto
overridetheGrapple-HawkwithaDificult(–10)Tech-Use
Testduringhisturn�Ifhesucceeds,theGrapple-Hawkcounts
aspassingtheoriginalWillpowerTest�
 A character with Talents that allow him to make Multiple
Attacks may use any weapon (or equivalent) on his Perinetus-
Pattern Servo-Harness for any of the attacks he would normally
be allowed, subject to all normal limitations including weapon
Class. Additionally, the user may use his normal Reaction
to make a single shot or strike with any one weapon on the
harness. The attachments on the Perinetus-pattern Servo-Harness
can be swapped out for other items, such as other forms of
Mechadendrites, Bulkhead Cutters, and even full-sized Servo-
Arms. The Talents Mechadendrite Use (Manipulator) and (Utility)
are required in order to use a Perinetus-pattern Servo-Harness,
and the user must possess the Mechanicus Implants Trait.
Servo-Claw
A large number of Mechanicum technologies, such as Manipulator
Mechadendrites and Servo-Arms, are designed for a specific
practical purpose; whatever use they have as a weapon is often
secondary and incidental. The Servo-Claw is the opposite, a form
of Mechadendrite designed purely for its combat applications that
can also be used as a makeshift tool. Consisting of tightly wound
bundles of synthetic muscle fibres contained within a small metal
framework, the Servo-Claw ends in a sharp, serrated claw that can
cut through armour and snap bones with remarkable ease, leaving
the user’s hands free for other matters.
A Servo-Claw is usually mounted at waist height, as not
to interfere with the movement of the arms or any other
Mechadendrites. It can be used to make any normal Attack
Action as if it were a regular Melee weapon, or can be used to
make a Standard Attack as a Reaction (but never both in the
same Round). This attack is made with the user’s Weapon Skill,
and deals 1d10+10 Rending Damage with a Penetration of 4
and the Tearing Quality. The servo-claw never adds the Strength
of the user to its Damage. It can be used to grip and lift objects
using its Strength of 50 and Unnatural Strength (x2) Trait, and
can be used as a makeshift Manipulator Mechadendrite, with
a –10 penalty to all associated Tests. The Mechadendrite Use
(Manipulator) Talent applies to this Mechadendrite.
SERVITORS & AUTOMATONS
The Mechanicus of the Calixis Sector make use of a wide range
of servants, often preferring the absolute loyalty and obedience
of the mindless over the suspicions and ambitions of fellow
sentients. Servitor retinues are common for many Tech-Priests
in isolated areas where nothing can be allowed to disturb their
forbidden experiments, or on extended Explorator quests.
Mechanical automatons and drones, though often skirting
the edges of tech-heresy, are also frequently used in situations
where covert intelligence gathering is desired.
Spatha-Pattern Combat Servitor
Originally intended as a heavy-duty utility servitor that could
operate in hazardous conditions, the Spatha-pattern servitor
first gained notoriety during the ill-fated siege of Cyclopea.
Home to a host of research stations manned only with servitors,
three raider vessels entered the system in the hopes of boarding
and pillaging whatever they could before Imperial forces
could respond. The Fabricator that controlled the network of
Cyclopean stations had no choice but to do the unthinkable, and
modify the Spatha engram patterns so that he could repel the
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invaders. Astonishingly, the Spatha-pattern servitors proved to
be better at this task than their previous duty, their heavy armour
and mechanical attachments making them natural combat
servitors. It took a further fifty years for the leaders of the Lathe
Worlds to sanction the Fabricator’s variant design, a relatively
short approval period by Mechanicus standards, but by then the
notoriously impatient man had taken the design and left the
Sector for greener pastures. In more recent years, Spatha-pattern
servitors have been pressed into service as bodyguards in some
of the more remote areas of the Lathe Worlds.
Spatha-Pattern Combat Servitor
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel
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Movement: 3/6/9/18 Wounds: 15
Skills: Awareness (Per) +10, Climb (S) +10, Dodge (Ag) +10.
Talents: Ambidextrous, Combat Master, Fearless,
Resistance (Heat).
Traits: Auto-stabilised, Dark Sight, Machine (4), Sturdy, Two-
Weapon Wielder (Ballistic), Two-Weapon Wielder (Melee),
Unnatural Strength (x2), Unnatural Toughness (x2).
Weapons: Integrated Archeotech Lasblaster (Basic; 80m; S/–
/4; 1d10+6 E; Pen 8; Tearing) or Micro-Flamer (Pistol; 10m;
S/–/–; 1d10+4 E; Pen 2; Clip 8; Reload 2Full; Flame, Reliable)
or Micro-Plasma (Pistol; 30m; S/2/–; 1d10+6 E; Pen 6; Clip
12; Reload 3Full; Maximal, Overheats, Reliable) and either a
Powered Gauntlet (1d10+12 E; Pen 6; Power Field, Unwieldy)
or Electro-Claw (2d10+5 E; Pen 2; Shocking).
Armour: Servitor Machine-Flesh (All 4).
Gear: Internal micro-bead (to receive/relay instructions only).
Remidium-Pattern Medicae Servitor
One of a number of patterns used throughout the Calixis Sector,
the Remidium-pattern servitor is known for its reliability and
steady hands (such as they are). Often used when true medical
staff are absent, the Remidium can perform numerous common
procedures, including basic cybernetic implantation.
Remidium-Pattern Medicae Servitor
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel
20 10 45 40 45 45 35 15 05
Movement: 4/8/12/24 Wounds: 10
Skills: Awareness (Per), Medicae (Int) +20.
Talents: Master Chirurgeon, Mechadendrite Use (Medicae),
Talented (Medicae).
Traits: Dark Sight, Machine (1), Natural Weapons (Medicae
Tools), Toxic.
Armour: Servitor Machine-Flesh (All 1).
Weapons: Medicae Tools (1d10+4 R; Pen 2; Toxic).
Gear: Internal micro-bead (to receive/relay instructions only),
Medicae Mechadendrite (3 doses of De-Tox, 3 doses of Stimm).
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of their home facility or voidship imprinted upon their would take 3 minutes to fully download the data).
internal cogitators. Additionally, numerous patrol routes are
pre-programmed, to ensure the most efficient sweep patterns
whenever an intruder is detected. However, when used outside
of their pre-programmed element, Velox Servitors tend to get
quite confused, and can sometimes attack anyone they detect,
whether they are trespassing or not. If a Velox-pattern Security
Servitor is ever encountered outside of its natural patrol area,
it loses the Lightning Reflexes Talent and always attacks the
closest target, even if that target is an ally.

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