Canoness Gemiel

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Held as an icon of heresy, an abomination to be eradicated without remorse, and no one wishes her harm none more-so then Gemiel’s sister, Alica.

Gemiel herself is seen as a beacon of piety for the Emperor’s Children who herald her as their mistress, their warrior-leader, and as such, she commands their utter loyalty and devotion. This makes Gemiel exceptionally dangerous, as few, barring the daemon Primarch, Fulgrim himself, can claim such a high esteem.

This has lead to Gemiel entering in a number of vicious border wars with rival Chaos Lords, it has been her loyal cadre of Children that has always made the difference from success and defeat.

Gemiel is a warrior of utmost grace and speed, able to move with astounding elegance and with an organic precision almost unmatched in the Eye of Terror.

She bears pure white skin which is as perfect as the day she ascended despite the countless campaigns and wars she has seen in her long millennia of service to the Princess of Pleasure.

Gemiel stands fully ten feet tall, and to this day, she still wields the Black Destroyer, the sister blade to the White Sabre which is wielded by Alica. These two blades hold great enmity for their opposite, and it is suggested by those within the Inquisition, most notably by Inquisitor Holt himself that the two blades drive whoever wields them to seek out and destroy the rival blade. It is perhaps this more then any other factor which drives the hatred between the two sisters.

	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
Gemiel	7	5	8	5	4	6	3	10	3+
Harpy	4	0	3	3	1	5	1	10	6+

Unit Type

Monsterous Creature.

Fielding Canoness Gemiel

Canoness Gemiel may be fielded as one of the armies HQ units in a Chaos Space Marine army.

Wargear

Gemiel and her chaos harpies have daemonic wings (therefore count as Jump Infantry), and a close combat weapon each. Gemiel is also equipped with the Black Destroyer.

Special Rules

5+ Invulnerable save, Eternal Warrior, Fearless, Independent Character, Mark of Slaanesh (bonus included above).

Black Destroyer: The Black Destroyer is a potent symbol of Gemiel’s outright betrayal of her sister, Alica.

In game terms, the Black Destroyer adds +2 to Gemiel’s strength (bonus already included in her profile) and adds +D3 attacks only when she charges, instead of the usual +1.

Chaos Harpies: Chaos is always accompanied by two creatures drawn from the Warp, which take the form in the material realm as two winged harpies.

Both Gemiel and the two Harpies are treated as a unit in their own right (i.e. must always remain within unit coherency), and if Gemiel is killed, the Harpies are also removed. If the Harpies are slain, then Gemiel not affected in any way.

Gemiel may be picked out by enemy shooting (being a monstrous creature) only if they are within 24” of Gemiel. If they are outside of 24”, treat Gemiel as an Infantry sized model with regards to shooting.

The Pleasure Wind: Canoness Gemiel strives for experience, pleasure and pain. She is the equal of the best tacticians in the galaxy, and has bested many hundreds of generals at the head of her Slaanesh worshipping army.

If Gemiel is included in the army, the army must include one unit of Noise Marines bought at the normal cost. This unit must be at least ten models in strength.