Execution Blade

An Executioner Blade, also known as an Executioner Greatblade, was the primary melee weapon wielded by the Sisters of Silence. In addition to their role as witch-seekers and stern guardians of the tithe of the psyker-born, the Sisters of Silence also served as remorseless executioners when the need arises, with the time-honoured method of beheading before immolation their preferred agency of final sanction.

To this end they often carry unique, finely-wrought two-handed greatswords, forged to the same exacting standards of the ancient Charnabal Sabres favoured for duelling among the Terran Courts, which are edged in diamond-hard silica glass, making for a wickedly-sharp cutting edge. A skilled strike from one of these weapons can part the seals of the finest armour in battle just as easily as it parts the head from the shoulders of the condemned.

Each blade was perfectly weighted for the martial style of its wielder and once the Sisters were schooled in their use, they could strike with the speed of a duellist combined with the killing might of a veteran executioner.