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Subject: Hollow Talon Kinband
Classification: Xeno Mercenary Cell (Kroot)
Contamination Risk: [EXTREME]
Status: Outlaw
AO: Sump-sector Delta, Deep Vaults
Threat Rating: [SEVERE]

 

Overview:
Once contracted by Rogue Trader Magister Harrowen, the Hollow Talon Kinband were abandoned on Necromunda mid-mission. With no way off-world, they adapted to the hive, turning their predatory skills toward bounty hunting, contract killings, and targeted raids.
Unlike traditional xenos incursions, the Kinband has adapted seamlessly to hive warfare, forming a tight, hierarchically-structured hunting pack. Reports indicate they continue to act as bounty hunters.

 

Key Operatives:

• Keelok – – Kinband leader. Kroot Shaper of significant age and combat history. Commands trained Kroot Hounds. Highly mobile, favors long-range marksmanship combined with close-range chainblade execution. Ritualistically marks kill zones with bone totems and aromatic glands.

• Thuun’Rakk – Frenzon-enhanced Kroot Champion. Exhibits extreme aggression even by Kroot standards. Dual-wields long rifle and chainaxe. Appears to operate under instinctual battle-rites. Extreme melee risk.

• Hesh’tok – Trapper. Specialized in live capture and retrieval. Utilizes webgun to ensnare targets, reportedly selling captives to unsanctioned Guilder factions for meat or coin.

• Akk’Thal “Bow Singer” – Demolitions and support marksman. Xenos tech-bow with varied exotic payloads.

• Yis’va “Lashblade” – Duelist and enforcer. Whip-axe combatant with integrated throwing blades. Utilizes toxins, binds, and precision dismemberment. Displays high agility and preference for multi-angle assaults. Lethal in confined quarters.

• Shok’Tel & Dak’Vek – Kinband warriors. Shok’Tel operates as close-range blaster with a scattergun; Dak’Vek is a twin-pistol marksman with custom-loaded dumdum rounds. Both are subordinate to senior Kin but act with independent initiative.

 

Behaviour:

• Classic Kroot tactics: coordinated ambush, vertical movement, flanking.

• Trophy harvesting and ritual consumption confirmed.

• Mark territory with bone effigies and scent traces.

• Kill zones prepared in advance—engagements rarely spontaneous.

 

Directive:
Do not attempt apprehension without xenopurge clearance and flamethrower support. Keelok is considered a priority target due to Shaper-level influence. Live capture for study is desirable but unlikely.

 

"Once they marked us, it was already over."
—Arbites Interrogator Threx, final transmission, Sector Delta