About this episode

The episode explores the deadly Assassin Temples of the Officio Assassinorum in Warhammer 40K lore.

In our Warhammer 40K lore dive episode 69, we descend into the shadow war of the Imperium by exploring the deadly Assassin Temples of the Officio Assassinorum—the Emperor’s secretive order of sanctioned killers tasked with eliminating threats too dangerous for armies or fleets to confront openly. From the brutal indoctrination of Schola Progenium recruits to the creation of assassins stripped of identity and remade into living weapons, we uncover how the Imperium turned murder into a sacred instrument of statecraft. The episode breaks down the major temples and their terrifying specialisations: the shapeshifting infiltrators of the Callidus Temple, the godlike snipers of the Vindicare, the chemically crazed berserkers of the Eversor, the psychic-null horrors of the Culexus, and the poison masters, cyber manipulators, and hidden duellists of the Venenum, Vanus, and Adamus clades. Note: Please see episode 11 for a very brief intro to Assassins ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merchandise⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quartermaster ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen Ad-Free⁠ Show Images Theme Music

Topics covered

• Warhammer 40K
• Assassins
• Officio Assassinorum
• Imperium
• Assassin Temples
• Lore

Keywords

• Assassins
• Officio Assassinorum
• Warhammer 40K
• Callidus Temple
• Vindicare
• Eversor
• Culexus
• Venenum
• Vanus
• Adamus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Officio Assassinorum, Imperium, Schola Progenium, Callidus Temple, Vindicare, Eversor, Culexus, Venenum, Vanus, Adamus

Books & works: Warhammer 40K

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