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Whothe coven that will not close (a psyker-bearing, range-keeping force built to kite - a sorcerous cabal, a witch-led kill-team, a mobile shooting gang that leans on powers and distance; both the crusade's most abhorred prey and its single hardest matchup, the enemy that kills the melee tide before it lands)

Termscampaign-level feud: while it stands, the Black Templars gain bonus Reputation for a decisive win in which they reached and destroyed the enemy's psyker in melee, but the enemy gains Reputation for every battle in which it kept the crusade at range and bled it white without being caught; the feud runs until one side is driven off the contested world

The Black Templars stand in open feud with the coven that will not close — a sorcerous cabal, a witch-led warband, a mobile shooting force that leans on powers and distance. It is at once the crusade's most abhorred prey and its single hardest matchup, the enemy that kills a melee tide before it lands. While the feud holds, the Templars gain bonus Reputation for a decisive win in which they reached and destroyed the enemy's psyker in melee, but the coven gains Reputation for every battle in which it kept the crusade at range and bled it white without being caught. The feud runs until one side is driven from the contested world; there is no truce with the witch.

Whothe faithful (a fellow zealot force of the Imperial creed - an Adepta Sororitas order, an Ecclesiarchy war-host, a Frateris levy, another loyal Chapter that shares the hatred of the witch; any army that fights for the Emperor's faith and abhors the sorcerer as the Templars do)

Termscampaign-level alliance: while it holds, the two forces share a crusade - the Black Templars gain bonus Reputation for a battle won by taking an enemy psyker or heretic Out of Action, and the faithful may lend a single zealot fighter or a blessing (a one-battle Willpower aura) to a Templars battle once per campaign phase; the alliance runs until one side leaves the crusade or the pact is broken

The Black Templars stand in alliance with the faithful — an Adepta Sororitas order, an Ecclesiarchy war-host, a Frateris levy, another loyal Chapter that shares their hatred of the witch. Any force that fights for the Emperor's faith and abhors the sorcerer as the Templars do can march at their side. While the alliance holds, the two share a crusade: the Templars gain bonus Reputation for a battle won by taking an enemy psyker or heretic Out of Action, and the faithful may lend a single zealot fighter or a blessing — a one-battle Willpower aura — to a Templars battle once per campaign phase. The alliance runs until one side leaves the crusade or the pact is broken.