Malleus Power Armor

Malleus poWeR aRMouR Rare even among the Holy Ordos, this power armour is inscribed with pentagrammatic wards in the vaults deep below the Tricorn Palace. It is highly prized by those who expect to fi ght daemons in hand-to-hand combat, and an Inquisitor who allows an Acolyte access to it must have good (or desperate) reasons. The wards inscribed onto the armour harm Daemonic creatures who directly strike the wearer. The wards are temporary at best, some failing after a single encounter, but servants of the Ordos Malleus regard them as a retributive strike, hoping that with their death they might still weaken or slay such accursed creatures. This armour is Best Craftsmanship (already included in the profi le). It is identical to normal Power Armour (page 145 of the DARK HERESY Rulebook). Additionally, the power pack used in Ordo Malleus power armour allows it to operate for a week without recharging. Alternatively, it can be equipped with a power supply like that used by the Adeptus Astartes. If it does, it follows the Astartes Power Armour rules for damaging power armour on page 131. Any Daemon striking a character in Malleus Power Armour with its natural weapons takes 1d5 points of damage that ignores Armour and Toughness.