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Narthecium
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
The Narthecium is a Space Marine Apothecary's medical field kit, containing the necessary tools to treat wounded Marines and get them back into action as quickly as possible.[1]
Overview
Included in the standard kit are[1]:
- Anti-venom.
- Stim-packs.
- Healing agents.
- Sterile clay for sealing wounds.
- Space Marine wounds never need sealing due to their Larraman's Organ, so why this is in the kit is unclear.
- A Carnifex for euthanizing fatally injured Marines.
- A carbon alloy Reductor[4]: a tool for extracting the Progenoid organs (gene-seed) from fallen Marines.
Other components may include a chainblade and an apothecarion drill for piercing armor. The Deep Bore version lowers the placement of the chainblade, and replace it with a saw-disc. The main focus of this version is the drill for piercing armor and retrieving gene-seed as quickly as possible. The Hagen pattern drill is larger and stronger, designed to be able to work on Terminator armor as well as standard Space Marine armor.[4]
The Knights Vestal of the Sisters of Silence also operate Narthecia.[5]
Chapter Variants
- Acus Placidus: a specialised wrist-mounted Reductor pistol, used by Blood Angels Sanguinary Priests to euthanize grievously-wounded Marines;
- Exsanguinator: a specialized Reductor, which doubles as a weapon, carried by the Sanguinary Priests of the Blood Angels[Needs Citation];
- The Fang of Morkai: a specialized Reductor carried by the Wolf Priests of the Space Wolves[2].
Sources
- 1: Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition), [Needs Citation]
- 2: Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition), [Needs Citation]
- 3: Games Workshop Official Site
- 4: Eternal crusade Rogue Trader Store - Space Marines
- 5 Liber Imperium, pg. 51