A pair of Necron Pariahs in combat
A Necron Pariah
Necron Pariahs are crafted from a terrible symbiosis of Necron technology and human evolution. They are created from human victims abducted by the Necrons who bear the "Pariah" gene that severs the bearer completely from the Warp, effectively making them both soulless and immune to the effects of psychic abilities. These Pariahs are encased within new cybernetic bodies forged from the living metal called Necrodermis by the Necrons and their minds are soon enslaved to the will of the C'tan much like the Necron Warriors as their new bodies drain their abilities to feel any emotion or pleasure. The Pariah gene is extremely rare and confined solely to Mankind, meaning that Pariahs are relatively rare, and there are very few even amongst the Necrons. Pariahs have an extreme detrimental effect on the psychic powers of any psykers they come into contact with. Pariahs wield Warscythes and spear-like Gauss Blasters that make them extremely dangerous opponents. They also radiate an unnatural aura as a result of their soullessness that can have a terribly unnerving effect upon their enemies, but especially for psykers who can become almost incapicitated in their sheer presence.
Pariahs radiate a consant sense of palpable menace and horror to those around them, blotting out all psychic emanations and infusing those nearby with the sense of their own mortality. In this way, Pariahs embody the ultimate horror of the Necron threat to the galaxy. However, they possess one known weakness; they lack the powerful regenerative ability of true Necrons due to their human roots and still retain many of their fleshy human organs encased within their necrodermis shell, making them far more vulnerable to weaposns fire than their immortal counterparts amongst the former Necrontyr.
Sources
- Codex Necrons (3rd Edition)