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http://www.the-conclave.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=224.0Inquisitor Auberorn Carnivorn of the Ordo Xenos
WS. BS. S. T. I. WP. SG. NV. LD. SP.
75 64 57 63 67 79 83 72 82 4
Auberorn Carnivorn was born into the nobility of the merchant world of Bahar. As only the fourth son of his father, Marius Carnivorn, a speaker in the planetary council, Auberorn was not expected to take over the family’s trading empire and had free reign regarding his education bar the nobility’s traditional service in Bahar’s planetary defence forces. Gifted with great intelligence Auberorn excelled at whatever he turned his mind to and his training in the officers academy of the pdf went extremely well, gaining the staff rank of lieutenant colonel in one of the planets armoured cavalry regiments, unusual for its inclusion of the abhuman ratlings in its vehicle crews. In addition to his military training he excelled in gentlemanly pursuits such as fencing, shooting, hawking and hunting. Throughout his youth he quickly grew into the cut and thrust internal politicking of the nobility becoming well versed in the manipulation of others.
Although Auberorn excelled in a number of subjects the one that interested him the most was his family’s convoluted history. This interest quickly grew into a thirst for knowledge of the past, inspired by his military history teacher he saw that many problems had been faced and overcome by humanity and history showed which methods had worked best. With his family’s riches he extended his already extensive libraries and it was his growing knowledge on the surrounding subsector that drew the venerable Ordo Xenos inquisitor Grabthar to seek him out, Auberorn’s knowledge proving useful for his search for an ancient alien artifact that he had tracked to the system. The combination of Auberorn’s capacity for learning, fast wits and military skills led Grabthar to request that he be given leave from the planetary defence forces to become part of his entourage. Through many tight scrapes and hard calls Auberorn continued to impress Grabthar and so as time went by he became an interrogator and it was only a matter of time before he was ratified as an inquisitor in his own right, inquisitors Grabthar, PLACE HOLDER and Maldon presiding over the ceremony after Auberorn served a year in each of their retinues.
Since becoming an inquisitor many years of fighting the various aliens that blight the Imperium with their presence have given Auberorn a wealth of experience and he is a well known and respected member of the Ordo Xenos. Recent events however, have thrown Auberorn’s puritanical belief in humanities inviolable right to rule the galaxy into doubt and have shaken him to his core. While investigating ancient subterranean structures of obviously xenos construction on the moon of Gila, his most trusted companion, Magos Sebast Thrun and his servitor retinue, by methods unknown, were turned against him, murdering most of Auberorn’s retinue and almost killing Auberorn himself with poisoned gas. Left for dead as Magos Thrun escaped with all of the recovered alien artifacts, Auberorn some how dragged himself out of the gas cloud and as he lay dying help came from an unlikely quarter. An eldar by the name of Nimthiel rescued Auberorn and aboard an eldar vessel Auberorn’s mortally damaged lungs were replaced with delicate wraithbone constructs which undoubtedly saved Auberorn’s life. While at first Auberorn raged at the sacrilegious implantation of xenos technology into his human body he soon began to listen to Nimthiel’s account of what had caused Magos Thrun to turn on Auberorn and of the terrible foe that was awakening across the galaxy.
The xenos structures on Gila were a resting place of the Necrontyr, the nigh numberless and almost indestructible warrior slaves of the beings known as C’tan. Millions of years ago the C’tan and the eldar gods had fought and destroyed one another until the C’tan retreated into a form of hibernation from which they were now awakening. The declining eldar race could not hope to face the threat alone and only by destroying as many of the tomb worlds as possible could the Imperium hope to survive. The Imperium’s technology would fail when faced with the advanced technology of the necrons, they were able to infiltrate machine spirits and turn them to their will. This was how Magos Thrun had been turned, by simply touching the necron construct. Imagining what would happen if the necrons actively turned their abilities on the entire Adeptus Mechanicus and their machines Auberorn could see only one outcome, the Imperium torn apart by the necrons while it fought a bitter civil war against the Mechanicus.
Since this fateful encounter Auberorn has destroyed the moon of Gila and has sought all news of Magos Thrun’s exploits. He has become paranoid about the necrons ability to infiltrate the Mechanicus and Imperial machine spirits and so has taken to shunning any Imperial technology he deems untrustworthy. He has also investigated a number of incidents that have involved rogue magi, seeking to purge the Mechanicus of possible infiltrators, he has faced all manner of mechanical abominations including the dreaded obliterator virus and the chaos induced designs of the Dark Mechanicus.
Since his encounter with the eldar ranger Nimthiel he has tried to convince others in the Ordo of the dire threat the necrons pose but with the Tyranid invasion, the 13th black crusade, Tau expansionism, Hrud migrations and numberless ork waaaghs it is difficult to garner support against an enemy that has yet to show its true nature as the biggest threat to the Imperium.
Skills and Equipment
Auberorn is left handed
Auberorn’s chief weapons against the threats he faces are his experience and indomitable will, secondary to these is his collection of war gear. The sword wielded by Auberorn is a master crafted heavy cavalry sword, a gift from his father upon his appointment as lieutenant colonel in Bahar’s pdf, its length, balance and weight were all designed with Aubeorn’s abilities in mind, having used the weapon for over 70 years he has become a lethal swordsman.
basic sword with following upgrades. Master crafted sword= -10% to enemy parries and dodges. Weapons master= Decades of practice and actual front line combat with the same sword have given him a mastery over it few can match. Sword +1 reach.
A potent symbol of Imperial authority Justice, the Aquila that accompanies Auberorn is from the aviaries of his family’s estates on Bahar, biological enhancements ensure that Justice is a deadly weapon rather than a frippery from his past.
No rules yet.
The dueling pistol is an antique whose manufacture Auberorn has traced back seven hundred years, used by an ancestor who served in battlefleet PLACE HOLDER. Since several encounters with the Dark Mechanicus Auberorn has commissioned special ammunition for the pistol, forged from silver and blessed personally by a cardinal of the Ecclesiarchy the pistol is capable of ripping through the daemon infested machines often used by these heretics and traitors.
Dueling pistol 16 regular rounds, 8 sanctified silver rounds= additional d6 +2 damage versus daemonic characters. Ignores all non stat daemonic upgrades.
A gift from Nimthiel the fusion gun is rarely used by Auberorn, his possession and usage of xenos weaponry would brand him a heretical radical at a time when he is trying to garner support from his brethren. Its discovery would scupper his plans for a coordinated offensive against the necron tomb worlds; however, the lightweight and extremely high power characteristics of the weapon ensure Auberorn will not enter a necron construct without it.
melta gun for now, awaiting next issue of Dark Magenta for eldar equipment.
Another adaptation due to his change of focus has been the addition of haywire grenades; given the nature of those he hunts the ability to remove their greatest strength, their technology, is of paramount importance.
Whilst under Inquisitor Maldon Auberorn gained some knowledge on the power of written words of faith, the creation of purity seals and how to form hexagrammic wards, as a non psyker he needed to know how to defend himself against those who could manipulate the warp. The numerous parchments covering his armour combine to give him some protection against the predations of the witch.
Wards and purity seals= psychic attacks at half WP
Wraith bone advanced bionic lungs= +40% to gas resistance.
Carapace on chest, flak everywhere else bar head.
Leader=years of commanding a regiment of the Bahar pdf gave Auberorn the ability to lead those around him, the conviction behind his orders overriding his followers personal fears.
Heroic= Auberorn’s belief in the imminent destruction of the Imperium at the hands of the necrons has given him the drive and determination to succeed against all odds, he will attempt to do what ever it takes to ensure the necron menace is destroyed before it truly awakens, no matter the risk.
True grit= Always strong willed and driven, Auberorn’s brush with death at the hands of Magos Thrun and the revelations that came with it have galvanized his determination to keep striving to complete his task, no matter the cost.
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