Striking Scorpions - Striking Scorpions Wargear: Aspect Armour - Like other Craftworld Aeldari Aspect Warriors, Striking Scorpions wear lightweight synthetic bodysuits, reinforced with plates of psycho-sensitive bioplastics that will instantly harden to resist impacts. Those plates can morph their shape in accordance with the wearer's movements, meaning the armour does not encumber the wearer in the slightest, providing good protection with unencumbered mobility. The Aspect Armour of the Striking Scorpions is similar in construction to that of other Aspect Shrines, but incorporates heavier, rigid armour plating for increased protection. While the extra weight of their Aspect Armour means Striking Scorpions are not as swift as their Howling Banshee counterparts, the protection it provides is such that even bolters are virtually useless against them, requiring concentrated fire from multiple weapons in order to bring down a Striking Scorpions warrior. The reinforced breastplate of the Aspect Armour bears the warrior's Spirit Stone, a precious item for all Asuryani. This psycho-receptive gem is attuned to the individual so that at the moment of death, when the Aeldari's psychic soul is released, it is captured instead within the stone's crystalline matrix. Otherwise it is believed by the Asuryani that the soul would be released into the Warp, where the Chaos God Slaanesh, "She Who Thirsts," awaits to consume it. Contrary to popular belief, the small domes and blisters on the Striking Scorpions Aspect Armour are not extra gems, but small compartments that contain the suit's technical systems. A tabard or pennants are a common addition to the Striking Scorpions' Aspect Armour. Its runic inscriptions in the Aeldari Lexicon name the shrine for which the Aspect Warrior is fighting and identifies that shrine's allegiance to its particular craftworld. Regardless of the craftworld of origin, the Aspect's colour scheme is always green with different patterns of yellow, black or orange depending on each individual shrine.Aspect Helmet - Each Warrior Aspect has its own distinctive helmet, and within each shrine the helmet may vary in form slightly, with correspondingly more elaborate versions for the shrine's Exarchs. A standard Striking Scorpions warrior helmet is distinctively tall and swept back and incorporates a pair of weapon pods positioned and shaped much like the mandibles of a scorpion. Each pod houses a mandible blaster, or Mandiblaster, a unique and deadly device also known as the "Sting of the Scorpion." The Mandiblaster is an extremely short range weapon, useful only at a distance of a foot or so, but highly effective as a first-strike weapon which can be used to disorient or kill an opponent before combat is joined. The weapon is activated by a psychic pick-up in the helmet, and fires a stream of tiny metallic needles straight forward into the target. These needles do not inflict much damage themselves, although in the case of unarmoured targets they can tear and lacerate flesh, but they act as a conductive medium through which the Striking Scorpion delivers an intense laser energy sting. In battle, the Striking Scorpion is assisted by an advanced, computerised targeting system. This targeter finds and tracks multiple foes, feeding the target information directly to the Aspect Armour's helmet display. It is likely that it can also differentiate between enemy and ally. A Striking Scorpion's helm also includes wide spectrum viewing, allowing the warrior to not only spot an animal hidden underwater but to see the workings of its internal organs. By custom, it is this helmet that marks the Aspect Warriors as the protectors and avengers of their Craftworld. It bears the Striking Scorpions Aspect rune traced upon its forehead.Oex Pattern Scorpion  Chainsword - The customary weapon of this Aspect is the Oex Pattern Scorpion Chainsword, a vicious blade with diamond-toothed edges that mangle and tear flesh. It allows the Striking Scorpions to make the best use out of their unusual physical strength. First amongst the ritual weapons used by the Striking Scorpions, these distinctive chainswords bolster the strength of their users considerably.Shuriken Pistol - Shuriken Pistols are graceful dealers of death that use sophisticated gravity accelerators to hurl volleys of miniature razor discs to literally slice their victims apart in solar seconds. Shuriken Weapons use solid core ammunition which Imperial technology cannot replicate. When fired, a Shuriken Pistol unleashes a hail of razor-sharp monomolecular discs known as shuriken. The pistol, while giving the warrior additional reach, is primarily a close combat weapon intended to complement the cuts and parries of the chainsword. In the hands of a Striking Scorpion it can be used to distract or incapacitate an opponent, allowing for a killing blow with the chainsword. The pistol includes a viewfinder psychically linked to the warrior, which can provide a view-within-a-view in the corner of their eye known as the "Scorpion's Eye." Through it a Striking Scorpion can see through the various electromagnetic spectra, both visible and invisible, as well as provide friend-or-foe identification. This ability is most useful when targeting opponents at range but can be distracting in close quarters.Scorpion's Claw - The Scorpion's Claw is a gauntlet that contains a built-in Shuriken Catapult. This weapon is sheathed in a power field that enables its wielder to tear through even the thickest battle plate much like an Imperial Power Glove. The Scorpion's Claw is only utilised by Striking Scorpion Exarchs.Chainsabre - Some Striking Scorpion Exarchs train in the use of blades known as chainsabres. Chainsabres are twin chainblades mounted in gauntlets that each incorporates a Shuriken Pistol. This allows the user to deliver a short-range fusillade of shurikens as they leap at their opponents followed by a series of lightning-quick melee attacks.Biting Blade - The teeth of the specialised Aeldari chainsword known as a Biting Blade can tear through flesh like parchment, shredding muscle and bone. Biting Blades are two-handed close combat weapons only used by Striking Scorpion Exarchs that increase their strength tremendously at the cost of fewer attacks.