Maccabee Priest

A Lyubov Imperial Guard army may include 0-5 Maccabee Priests. Priests do not use up any Force Organization Chart selections, but are otherwise treated as separate HQ units.

60 points per Priest

The most famous of the military orders of Lyubov are the Maccabees – followers of Matisyahu of Nidom, a hero of the resistance, who lead a guerrilla campaign against the Chaos forces that once held much of Lyubov. Notable for their long black coats and hats and white shirts and gloves and the large power-hammers they carry; they lead religiously motivated troops in a never-ending war against Chaos and its followers. The hatred of Chaos of these zealots knows no bounds. Ironically, the Maccabean Order also requires its adherents to be able hospitalers and many of the priests of this order are Masters of Physik as well as able warriors. The Maccabees are well-respected for the hospitals, orphanages and other charitable institutions they operate. A Maccabee will send most of the payments he receives back to the Order for use in its charitable operations on Lyubov and elsewhere.

Weapons & Equipment: Bolt Pistol, an Inflixi Justica (q.v.), a Kabalistic Seal (q.v).

Special Rules:

• Inspired Zealotry*: Maccabee Priests despise all things heretical and related to Chaos; they gain the Rage special rule (see Warhammer 40,000 rulebook) when fighting any chaos affiliated individual (for example members of Chaos Marines or Imperial Renegades). (+2 points)

• Destroy the Witch*: Preferred Enemy (Chaos) applies to the Priest (+3 points)

• For Mother Lyubov and Humanity!: The inspirational oratory of the Maccabee Priest inflames his loyal listeners with renewed spiritual strength, which are followed by acts of insane heroism. Models within 6" of the Maccabee Priest may re-roll a failed Leadership Test; this is not applicable to Rout Tests.

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KABALISTIC SEAL

The priests of the Lyubov have a very clear understanding of the Warp and can fashion potent seals to restrain or even banish Warp entities; these are known as the Kabalistic Seals. These wards of protections, crafted out of fine woods and lacquers, are inscribed with powerful runic wards that impede the power of the warp and can, if the wielder's faith is strong enough, even destroy the heretics who would traffic with the foul denizens of the Warp. The Kabalistic Seal is considered by many in Lyubov as a powerful ward against creatures from the Warp.

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Lesser Kabbalistic Seal: Functions as a Rosarius

Greater Kabbalistic Seal (+10 points)*: The Kabalistic Seal functions as a Rosarius with the following special powers:

• Let the Warp Consume Their Souls!: With the aid of the Kabalistic Seal, the Priest's faith constrains the Daemons allied with the heretics and this result on their own twisted conduit to the Warp to consume him in horrible agony! The Kabalistic Seal is a special item that is used in the Shooting phase instead of firing a weapon. To activate it, the Priest must pass a Leadership Test. It does not require Line of Sight (LoS) to use and may be used even if the Priest is engaged in Close Combat. Roll a D6; this number of enemy Psykers within 12" of the Priest, starting with the Psyker nearest the Priest and working outwards, who must pass a Leadership Test or suffer a Perils of the Warp attack. If you roll a number greater than the number of enemy Psykers within 12" of the seal, each Psyker is attacked once and the excess attacks are lost. A Psyker who has an active power (such as Force Field) in play does not lose the power automatically. However, the Psyker would test Leadership, and if he passes, nothing happens but if he fails he suffers a Perils of the Warp attack. The seal can be used once each Turn but in order to use it again, the Priest must pass another Leadership Test.

• Sacred Item: Although many 'popular' versions of the Kabalistic Seals may appear, most of them are just tiny trinkets designed to rob the pilgrims of their money. Only few Kabalistic Seals have been manufactured and blessed by the sages of Lyubov and those are the ones that actually work. These rare items are guarded with extreme prejudice and are reserved to be given to the most zealous and devoted members of the Maccabean order. Only one Greater Kabalistic Seal is allowed per army.

INFLIXI JUSTICA: Functions like an Eviscerator but with cooler fluff J

The origins of the Inflixi Justica dates back to the Dark Age of Technology. Scholars believe this is the precursor of the mighty Astartes’ Thunder Hammer. Although some examples have been found in the form of axes and flails, it is most common seen resembling a two handed war hammer to be used as a Close Combat weapon.

The Inflixi Justica is indeed a heavy and bulky weapon, and not counting with its own internal power supply makes it slightly impractical for modern warfare and very hard to use in prolonged campaigns and as such, it has never gained popularity amongst more common troops. The Maccabee Priests however, have adopted it as their symbol of Office and as they usually work themselves into a pious frenzy in the presence of the heretics, they do not seem to notice its massive weight as they swing their Inflixi Justica in terrifying arcs through the ranks of the heretics.

The Inflixi Justica is a massive two-handed power hammer capable of inflicting horrible damage on living creatures and vehicles alike. An Inflixi Justica counts as a Power Fist but rolls an additional D6 for armor penetration.

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