Maletek Stalker

“Scream for me...”
–Charnel Black Omega, Hand of the Phaenonites
The chosen assassin and favored agent of the outlawed and
malign Phaenonite faction of the Inquisition, the Maletek Stalker is a living fusion of murderous skill, profane technology
and the power of the warp. These dark weapons given form
are nightmarish shadows that serve only the Phaenonite
cause, sowing terror and death among the faction’s enemies,
and by their very diabolic nature epitomise the horror and
malice of the Phaenonite doctrine.
Maletek Stalkers are built rather than made. First, the
Phaenonites select a trained killer of consummate ability from
the ranks of their tried and tested servants. This candidate
must also be of considerable mental and physical fortitude to
stand a chance of surviving the process, and the Phaenonites
have long known that a body and soul that has already felt
the touch of Chaos is likely to yield the best results. The
candidate is then taken by the sect’s Dark Magos and hereteks
and subjected to a series of nightmarish occult rituals and
a grueling series of cybernetic and bionic implants. Not all
those chosen survive the heretek’s attentions, but those that
do are profoundly transformed, their killing powers drastically
augmented and possessed of a daemon’s taste for slaughter.
The Stalker’s augmetics are twisted mockeries of those
gifted to the Machine Cult’s priesthood, attuned and
powered by the malefic energies of the warp, which suffuse
the Stalker’s body with unnatural vigor. These systems react
more like flesh than metal, and thanks to the malign power
that courses through them can even heal when damaged, and
have been seen to scar and weep steaming blood, and may
even ‘evolve’ as time progresses to better reflect the dark soul
within. The most potent and terrible effect of the Stalker’s
maletek implants, however, is to allow the assassin to feed
on the lives taken to bolster his own, ultimately acquiring an
unnatural hunger for murder even the Phaenonites find hard
to control.
== Becoming a Maletek Stalker ==
At the point that he takes this Alternate Rank, the Assassin
gains the Mechanicus Implants Trait and the new Talent Maletek Warp
Coil. For the purpose of these
implants and any further advances, the Stalker is assumed
to meet any prerequisite which specifies “Tech-Priest.” He
also automatically gains two good-quality Concealed Bionic
Weapons.
These tools are fitted in the arms of the Stalker and are
initially classed as Mono-knives. Additional weapon options
can be taken as part of the Maltek Stalker’s advance scheme
and are marked with a *. When these advances are taken,
these options are automatically added as weapons that can be
deployed from the Stalker’s concealed forearm rig in addition
to any other existing weapons. The process of becoming
a Maletek Stalker is an agonizing one, and should remove
the character from play for an ‘in-game’ time period of 1d5
months when this Career Rank is taken. During this time the
character suffers 1d5 permanent loss to his Fellowship score
and suffers 1d5 Insanity Points and 2d5 Corruption Points,
and also permanently loses 1 Fate Point.
Required Career: Assassin, T 35+, WP 35+, 10+ Corruption Points
Alternate Rank: Rank 5 or higher (3,000 XP)
Other Requirements: The character must have already received the Mark of the Phaenonite Elite Advance
Additionally, the Phaenonites are jealous masters and will
tolerate no other allegiance in their servants. An assassin may
not take this alternate career if he has any other cult or faith
afflation he wishes to continue, and must foreswore any that
exist, losing any special Talents or contacts specific to that
group (such as The Reaping Talent associated with the Moritat
for example).
The character may not later take such Elite Advantages or
Alternate Career Options after becoming a Stalker, nor gain
any Faith-related Talents.