[b]"My oath is my bond. With which I shall endure unbowed and unbent. My faith, my shield. With which I shall stand undaunted. My duty, my strength. With which I shall remain steadfast My zeal, my arms. With which I shall wage war."[/b] These words were hushed across the vox, as the Chaplain knelt on the bloody floor professing his faith, words which granted him strength when the darkness was strongest and the light bleakest, the will to fight the words whispered in his ear, the vision flashing before him of blood and death, and the tendrils which threatened to pull him into the abyss. The Chaplains resolve was stronger than that. The Chaplain rose, seeing his brothers being pulled down by the groping tendrils as they fought it's most unholy pull. [b]"Brothers, you must fight! Not with steel but with your will and faith. I fear weapons will be useless here. Remain strong and devout, I will see you free of this taint and the hellspawn which is to blame!"[/b] The Chaplains voice bellowed before being muted by the Daemons own. The voice of the damned, asking of him to slay his brethren, to betray everything he was and stood for, in return for his life. There would be no life worth living if he betrayed his kin, to die fighting was honor incarnate. For the first time, the Chaplain let free a howl of laughter. [b]"You degenerate! I shall not bargain with Daemons, fiends and impure all! My arms are at the Emperor's command. I answer to no other, living or dead. You have tested me, and now you shall be tested, before all of Terra and Mankind! This day, you face Aleros, Chaplain of the Black Templars!"[/b] The Templars voice boomed over the vox for all to hear, followed by a storm of bolter rounds released from the Chaplain's own Storm bolter towards the throne at the length of the room. Aleros began his charge, this would be his crusade to wage against the dark, and quite possibly his last. [b][u]Actions this turn;[/u][/b] [b][u]Action 1:[/u][/b] [b]Chaplain Aleros[/b] fires his [b]Storm bolter[/b] at the [b]Throne[/b] [b][u]Action 2:[/u][/b] [b]Aleros[/b] begins his charge towards the throne (Assuming it will take more than one turn to get there) [hider=>Chaplain Aleros Status Report] [b]HP;[/b] 40 (current 45) [b]Wounds;[/b] 2 [b]Status;[/b] Disturbed; -1 WS and BS. Emperors Favour; +1d3 WS (When using the Crozius Arcanum) [b]Weapon Skill;[/b] 4d6 [b]Ballistic Skill;[/b] 2d6 [b]Initiative;[/b] 2 [b]Leadership;[/b] 5d6 [b]Veteran Traits in use;[/b] [i][b]Suffer Not the Unclean to Live[/b][/i] - The Black Templars swear to release their unclean foes. Heretics, mutants, xenos and traitors from the suffering of their lives, striking them down with great fury. [i](Chaplain Aleros gains +1d3, 1d6 damage attacks in the first turn of combat)[/i] [i][b]Uphold the Honour of the Emperor[/b][/i] - The Black Templars uphold the Emperors honour, and face their enemies attacks head-on rather than cower behind cover. Such is their indomitable faith that they can withstand attacks that would fell other Astartes. [i](Chaplain Aleros gains +5 Health for the first 3 turns of combat)[/i] [b]Equipment;[/b] - [b]Crozius Arcanum;[/b] Emperors Favour (+1d3 WS); [i]2d6 damage[/i] - [b]Storm Bolter;[/b] [i]2d6 damage[/i] - [b]Rosarius;[/b] a symbol of office for the Chaplains. The one Aleros wears is an amulet of adamantium shaped into the form of the Imperial Aquila, which houses a protective Conversion Field emitter, [i]-1d6 to all damage allocated to the wearer.[/i] - [b]Indomitus Pattern Terminator Armour;[/b] [i]-5 to all damage allocated to the wearer.[/i] - [b]Skull helm;[/b] Carved to resemble the face of a human skull, an ancient symbol of death used to mark the Emperor of Mankind's great sacrifice for humanity during the Horus Heresy. Every aspect of a Chaplain’s garb serves as a reminder of mortality’s impermanent nature, and thus, the significance of preserving the immortal soul. [i]-1d6 to all enemy Leadership tests[/i] [/hider]