A Firstborn Deathwatch 1st Company Veteran in Mark VIII Errant Power Armour and wielding a Bolter and a Xenophase Blade, most likely of Necron origin.
A Xenophase Blade is a potent, Power Sword-like melee weapon derived from xenos technology used by select warriors of the Deathwatch Chapter who have earned by their deeds and time of service in the Long Vigil the special trust of their watch fortress' watch commander.
Rarely seen outside of the ranks of the Deathwatch, these weapons are ancient and barely understood artefacts of extraordinary efficacy. Some believe they have their origins amongst long-defeated xenos dynasties, likely Necron in origin. They ripple with a molecular realignment field that allows their viridian blades to cleave through force fields and metaphysical psychic wards easily. Speaking of the origins of these weapons is forbidden within the Deathwatch under penalty of excruciation.
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- Codex Adeptus Astartes - Deathwatch (7th Edition) (Digital Edition), "Armoury of the Deathwatch"
- Codex Adeptus Astartes - Deathwatch (8th Edition), Cover (Illustration)
- Codex Supplement: Deathwatch (9th Edition), pg. 62
- Warhammer TV - Deathwatch: Building a Kill Team