Harlequins

Harlequin Troupes – each effectively a kill team in its own right – travel across time and space, using the secret labyrinth dimension of the webway to strike suddenly at critical targets, falling upon their prey in a storm of acrobatic attacks and graceful sword blows. Each Trouper’s role will dictate their fighting style – the Hidden Prince, for example, will use his flip belt to descend from above before neatly taking his foe’s head in a single stroke, whereas the Bladed Fool will caper and prance, untouched by any attempted reprisals. Any that stand in their path risk being artfully dispatched as the Harlequins’ performance continues without pause.

Troupe

Even without their gravity-defying flip belts, Harlequins are supremely athletic warriors that leap and somersault into battle. Their holo-suits trick the eye with phantasmal after-images as they close in to deliver an artful killing blow.

Troupe Master

Leading the performance of the entire masque, a Troupe Master is the central point around which the violent scenes of the dance revolve.

Shadowseer

These storytellers, using their psychic powers to create images as part of the performance. On the battlefield, Shadowseers are experts in illusion, misdirection and terror.

Death Jester

Embracing the role of Death, both within the dance and without. It is often said that a Death Jester’s mocking laughter is the last thing that their enemies hear.