The Skitarii Vanguard bring the baleful touch of the Tech-Priests to the far corners of the galaxy. They fight in the most inhospitable conditions possible, for over the many civil wars waged by the Cult Mechanicus they have learned not only to endure baleful energies, but weaponise them. Such a high volume of radiation bleed outward form a Skitarii Vanguard's wargear that even to stand near one is to become weakened and fatigued; for non Skitarii to be stationed in the same barracks is a death sentence. The Vanguard themselves are theoretically safe inside their war plate; but on the rare occasions these warriors unscrew their helmets, the sight of their missing teeth and hairless, sore-pocked skin tells the awful truth.