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Name: Sword-Brother Rathanael Orphelian

Age: 482 

Gender: Male

Role: Chamber Militant: Deathwatch Astartes Kill-Marine

Ordos: Xenos

Appearance: 

Rathanael maintains a cleanly shaved scalp which leaves his three service studs clearly displayed above his left eye. A single puckered scar runs from above his lip and down over his chin and down the front of his neck and various scars dot the rest of his body beneath his Power Armor. Rathanael’s armor is Mark VII despite his status and it is adorned with the marks of past battles as the armor has been repaired countless times.

As one of the Black Templar Sword-Brethren Rathanael’s armor sports the Crux-Terminatus on the left shoulder as well as the Devotion Chains which serve to remind him of his service to the Emperor and to his Chapters endless crusade to rid the galaxy of the enemies of the Emperor.  

Personality: IC, see history section

History: 

Rathanael earned his place as one of the Sword-Brethren of the  Achilus Crusade in the Jericho Reach during the Thetus Crusade where he fought on the front lines to cleanse the Hive World of the Genestealer Xenos taint:

“I’d say that Rathanael earned his place among the Sword-Brethren. He’s the hulking Astartes that comes ploughing through a mass of Genestealer cultists with a sword and a Bolter right as they are closing in on a group of Imperial Guard. It was never in exasperation either. As soon as he’d pulled someone's ass out of the fire it was ‘Go there, brothers need you’ then on to the next catastrophe to put it. Rathanael never saw anyone as useless. Every time you came into contact with him it was always because he had a new plan or a better use when this guy showed up.”

“Afterward I got to see there ceremony for granting him Terminator Honours. It’s something to aspire to in service to the Emperor. Of course for Rathanael it was just a matter of enacting the Emperor’s Will there was never a question about what had to be done and he did it.”

-Valran, Black Templar Neophyte 

In the Achilus Crusade Rathanael proved again that his stoic presence was a constant boon to his Battle Brothers fighting tooth and nail in every engagement and doing his best to prove just how valuable he was to the Crusade:

“You see something that needs to be done and you make it so. The motivation is simple. Enact the Emperors Will and destroy the enemies of the Empire. There are those who would question me due to my use of any advantage available, but in the end whatever the cost: pay it for victory”

-Sword-Brother Rathanael, After the final retreat to the edge of the Iron Collar aboard the Ophidian Gulf

Rathanael’s service within the Achilus Crusade earned him the interest of the Deathwatch and shortly thereafter he was sent to serve with the Deathwatch as a member of a Kill team which would run missions into the deeper parts of the Jericho reach. After a fateful encounter with the Dark Eldar Rathanael was sent to a Dead Station within the System of Planets in the Reach known as the Dark Pattern. There he would spend the rest of his time serving as a member of the Dead Cabal: a group of Deathwatch Marines whose sole concern was the Dark Pattern in the Jericho Reach.

“In the end it doesn’t matter how brave you are, how skilled you are, how much firepower you have. Either it’s the Emperor’s will that you live. Or you just die. There are things out there with nothing but ill intentions towards the Imperium of Man and they are poised on the edge of launching an attack upon the very core of what we are. We must be ready and we must stand strong for the enemies of our Beloved Emperor are coming for us.”

-Dead Cabal Vigilant Rathanael 

Philosophy:
Radical. While not wrapped in the politics of the Inquisition; Rathanael utilizes Xenos tech on his Deathwatch missions when the mission requires it of him.  

Skills & Abilities:

Rathanael has extensive training in hand to hand combat however he has spent the majority of his time serving as a Tactical Marine and as such is well versed in all forms of Astartes combat. Rathanael’s training was completed in his time with the Deathwatch where he had the opportunity to serve as a Devastator Marine. In addition to his combat abilities Rathanael is also an avid scholar of Xenos lore as he feels that a large part of winning fights is knowing the enemy. With his transition to the Dead Cabal much of Rathanael’s focus has largely switched to the Dark Eldar and the Necron Dynasty of the Jericho Reach. 

Retinue Members: Rathanael’s Kill Team was left behind in the Reach when he was sent to assist the inquisition. 

Equipment:

Devotion chains: The same set he was given when he became a Neophyte of the Black Templars

Power Sword: A gift from his Chapter for the duration of his time serving in the Reach

Storm Shield: An acquired item from the Armories of the Deathwatch. After one too many close calls when closing with the enemy Rathanael took up the shield as an additional precaution.

Terminator Armor: The set given to him by his Chapter, currently in the possession of the Inquisition for keeping until such a time as he has need of it serving with the Inquisition. 

Mark VII Power Armor: The grim history of battle is scrawled across Rathanael’s power armor both in engraved script of and in the signs of damage the armor has nobly sustained over the years. 

Astartes Pattern Storm Bolter: Rathanael may prefer melee combat however he is not fool enough to go without a ranged weapon.

Astartes Pattern Bolt Pistol: The gun in question was the first firearm issued to Rathanael by his chapter. It has served him well over the years.

Astartes Combat Knife: Standard Issue for all Space Marines 

Krak/Frag Grenades: three of each.

Relationships with Other Characters:To be determined

Here is the CS as of right now. Lemme know what needs adjustment
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