Grapplehawk
Grapplehawks are cyber-familiars often used by the Adeptus Arbites that resemble birds of prey.[1]
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Overview
Although most commonly employed by the Arbites,[1] Grapplehawks are also used by some bounty hunters,[2a][3] Rogue Traders and Adeptus Mechanicus Magi.[2b] Grapplehawks are technically a type of servitor[2b] and take the form of elegant shining steel hawks. Their glittering crania contain the transplanted instincts of avians trained to seize moving targets without damaging them. These instincts, transferred to mechanical constructs fitted with powerful suspensors and talons capable of tearing through cast-iron, enable Arbites handlers to arrest suspects quickly (if brutally) on the streets of the Calixian Hives. Designed to be carried on the hip, or to perch elsewhere on the handler's armour.[1]
Known Variants
- Calixian Pattern — A lighter variant with built in shock-talons.[1]
- Falax Pattern — Favoured by Thulian Magos and large enough to lift a human.[2b]
- Subrique Pattern — Commonly used by the Adeptus Arbites.[1]
See also
Sources
- 1: Dark Heresy: Book of Judgement, pg. 73
- 2: Rogue Trader Core Rulebook
- 3: Rogue Trader: Stars of Inequity, pg. 80
