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The Shadows of Catallus is the name given to the twin Necromunda Bounty Hunters, Arbelesta Raen Catallus and Aramista Dae Catallus.[1]

The two were formerly Nobles of House Catallus, until its last schism saw the two siblings on opposite sides of the conflict. Aramista found himself opposing his parents, who then sent his sister, Arbelesta, to kill him. Arbelesta, however, refused to do so and the twins were then branded Transgratia de Sanquine – Traitors to the Blood. Any assassin that attempted to take the siblings' lives, though, ended their days on Aramista's blades or as another notch on Arbelesta's gunstock. Later, in mockery of their estranged parents, the pair donned Catallus Carnivàle Mirror Masks depicting the faces of their father and mother. Eventually, however, after much bloodshed the division within House Catallus was healed and the siblings no longer had the chaos of open conflict to hide them. This led the twins to be hounded out of the House's spire, but they used their murderous talents to escape into Hive Primus' Underhive.[1]

The twins have since thrived in that lawless wildland and quickly earned a reputation as effective and pitiless Bounty Hunters. Aramista's skills as a duelist and Arbelesta's talent as a sniper – honed picking off Hive repair crews from her spire balcony – allowed them to command a high price for their services, while their spire-tech gave them an edge over their foes. Their masterwork weapons, along with the masks they still wore, turned them into apex predators of the Underhive's Badzones, who people started calling the Shadows of Catallus. As Aramista appeared like a phantom from the darkness to challenge enemies with his blades, while Arbelesta remained hidden with her gun, making sure her brother's opponents never get close to laying harm upon him.[1]

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