Heresy in the Depths:Abathas Vorn

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Characteristics

• Weapon Skill: 40
• Ballistic Skill: 30
• Strength: 25
• Toughness: 30
• Agility: 40
• Intelligence: 40
• Perception: 40
• Willpower: 50
• Fellowship: 40
• Influence: 30

Divination "The only true fear is dying without your duty done."

Superstition Feared Octet: When prominent stars are sighted in an eightfold symbol, make the sign of the Aquila, lest foul spirits notice the unprotected soul.

Wounds 12

Corruption Points 0
Insanity Points 2

Fate Points 3 Current 3

Aptitudes

• General
• Weapon Skill
• Intelligence
• Perception
• Willpower
• Fellowship
• Defence
• Psyker
• Knowledge

Skills

Awareness, Common Lore (All)§, Deceive, Dodge, Forbidden Lore (Psykers), Inquiry, Linguistics (Low Gothic), Logic, Parry, Psyniscience +10, Scholastic Lore (All)§, Scrutiny, Stealth

§ 1 bonus Degree of Success on successful Tests (Infused Knowledge)

Talents

Weapon Training (Las), Weapon Training (Primitive), Strong Minded, Warp Sense, Resistance (Fear, Psychic Powers), Infused Knowledge

Traits/special

Psyker, Sanctioned, Child of the Dark, The Constant Threat, Stare into the Warp

Psychics

Psy rating 2

Powers

• Telepathic Link (Telepathy) [Half Action; Focus: Difficult (-10) WP Test, Opposed; Range 20m x PR; Sustained - Half; Subtype Concentration; DH p214]

Equipment

Armour

• Light Flak Coat [in black - or is that a navy so dark as to be black?] (AP 2 Body/Arms/Legs, Wt 4kg)

Weapons

• Black Ship Lash [Mono-edged Whip with Sacred Inscriptions] (Melee 3m, 1d10+2 R, Pen 2, Flexible, Wt 2kg)
• Sword [shorter, broad blade] (Melee, 1d10+2 R, Pen 0, Balanced, Wt 3kg)
• Lasgun with Red-dot sight (Ranged 100m, RoF S/3/-, Clip 60, 1d10+3 E, Pen 0, Rld Full, Reliable, Variable Charge Settings, Wt 4kg) with 2 clips
• Laspistol (Ranged 30m, RoF S/2/-, Clip 30, 1d10+2 E, Pen 0, Rld Half, Reliable, Variable Charge Settings, Wt 1.5kg) with 2 clips
• Smoke bombs [2] (Thrown 6m, Smoke (4), Wt 0.5kg ea)

Other gear

• Photo-visor (Wt 0.5kg)
• Chrono (-)
• Filtration plugs
• Grapnel and line (Wt 2kg)
• Psy Focus [Crystal and Steel Aquila Ring]
• Asteroid Fragment [Gömböc shape]
• Lho-sticks
• Iglenius' digi-las
• Dataslate (Wt 0.5kg)
• Desoleum oath-cog [Retainer of House Tesserae]
• Null-collar [from Inquisitor Orlov]

Max carry 27 kg

Current carry 18.5 kg

XP record

XP remaining: 100 XP spent: 2000

• Psy power: Telepathic Link (100)
• Talent: Infused Knowledge (400)
• Skill: Inquiry -> Known (200)
• Skill: Logic -> Known (100)
• Skill: Scrutiny -> Known (100)
• Skill: Parry -> Known (100)
• Skill: Psyniscience -> Trained (200)
• Skill: Stealth -> Known (300)
• Skill: Dodge -> Known (200)
• Talent: Resistance (psychic powers) (200)
• Skill: Linguistics (Low Gothic) -> Known (100)

Background

Abathas was born aboard a Black Ship, one of the hereditary crewmen that all starships are filled with. He became one of the ship's Salutants, gaolers, individuals charged with handling the low-level psykers in a way designed to tease out any of their more dangerous secrets they might be hiding. It's not uncommon for Black Ship crew to develop their own psychic powers in such charged environments and that is what happened to Abathas. The system found him before he even knew it himself, and he was thrown into confinement. He wore the Sanctioning well, and the Inquisition plucked him up - he never knew who or how - and subjected him to intensive psy-locutive techniques, filling his head with all manner of lore the full extent of which Abathas doesn't even understand. Then they put him on Desoleum, where his inquisitive skill and psychic sensitivity have been useful in helping to solve the minor crimes the cell has been tasked with so far.

Physicals

• Height 1.8m
• Weight 65kg
• Complexion Fair

Abathas habitually dresses in dim-coloured clothing including a long black flak coat. His black hair is unruly and so often tied back. He claims sunlight is unnatural and often wears his photo-visor; when he doesn't, his heterochromatic green and blue eyes can startle the hidebound.

Infused Knowledge

Common Lores

• Adepta Sororitas: Knowledge of the women of the Adepta Sororitas and their spiritual culture, as well as their highly specialised equipment.
• Adeptus Arbites: Knowledge of its various arms and sub-sects, including details of rank structure, common procedures, and the basic tenets of Imperial Justice.
• Adeptus Astartes: Information concerning the physiologically and psychologically modified Space Marines, the Imperium’s most potent defenders. Few outside their ranks gain such knowledge, which can include the culture of a Chapter and its history, wargear, unusual physiology, and battle cants.
• Adeptus Astra Telepathica: Knowledge of how psykers are gathered and sanctioned, including how Astropaths are used throughout the Imperium, and the basics of astro-telepathy.
• Adeptus Mechanicus: A general understanding of the symbols and practices that the Cult of the Machine God commonly uses.
• Administratum: Broad knowledge of the labyrinthine workings, rules, traditions, and dictates of the Adeptus Administratum.
• Askellon Sector: Information concerning the basic layout and history of the sector, including Juno and the Grand Worlds, plus many of the Tributary Worlds.
• Chartist Captains: Knowledge of the merchant vessels across Askellon, which complete centuries-long circuits through series of neighbouring worlds as the primary means of Imperial commerce.
• Collegia Titanicus: Familiarity with those who control the Battle Titans of the Adeptus Mechanicus, some of the most potent planet-bound weapons known to the Imperium.
• Ecclesiarchy: Understanding of the structure of the Adeptus Ministorum and its role in the worship of the Emperor.
• Imperial Creed: Knowledge of the rites, practices, and personages of the Imperial Cult, the most common observances and festivals in honour of the Emperor.
• Imperial Guard: Basic information about the ranking system, logistics, structure, and basic tactical and strategic practices of the Imperial Guard, as well as particularly famed regiments.
• Imperial Navy: Basic information about the ranks, customs, uniforms, and particular traditions of the Imperial Navy, as well as famous admirals and ships. Imperium: Knowledge of the segmenta, sectors, and best-known worlds of the Imperium.
• Navigators: Information regarding these valued mutants who are essential for Warp travel and the Imperium’s survival, including the various Navis Nobilite Houses operating within Askellon, their lineages, and methodologies.
• Planetary Defence Forces: Information concerning a planet’s standing force dedicated to defending itself as well as assisting any nearby Imperial systems. This includes composition, tactics, and equipment, which might vary substantially based on the culture and technological make-up of the world.
• Rogue Traders: Information concerning the many Rogue Trader dynasties operating within the sector and beyond in search of profit and power.
• Schola Progenium: A strong familiarity with the Schola Progenium, which trains and indoctrinates the many Imperial orphans and prepares them for lives of faithful service as elite troopers in the Militarum Tempestus, Commissars in the Officio Prefectus, or adepts in one of the Imperium’s many other divisions.
• Tech: An understanding of simple litanies and rituals to soothe and appease machine spirits.
• Underworld: The Acolyte is familiar with basic criminal elements and groups, such as pickpockets, debt-carnivores, and the like.
• War: Knowledge of great battles, notable commanders, heroes, and famous stratagems employed by those who fight in the endless battles for and against the Imperium.

Common Lore Difficulties

• +30: Remembering the name of a broad region.
• +20: Remembering generally known facts about a region.
• +10: Learning general information about a specific planet.
• +0: Remembering specific information about a specific planet or well-known location on a planet.
• –10: Learning information about a large city or hive.
• –20: Learning information about a small settlement or hab.
• –30: Remembering information learned about a specific individual relatively unknown to most people.

Scholastic Lores

• Astromancy: A knowledge of stars, singularities, and the worlds around them, as well as theoretical understanding of how to use magnascopes, astrolithic charts, and the like.
• Beasts: An understanding of the genus and families of animals and familiarity with the characteristics and appearances of the many semi-sentient creatures to be found across the sector.
• Bureaucracy: A familiarity with the rules and regulations involved with Askellian governments, particularly the Adeptus Administratum, and their many and varied departments, bureaus, and polices.
• Chymistry: A knowledge of chemicals, their alchemical applications in a number of uses, and their prevalence or scarcity throughout the Imperium.
• Cryptology: An understanding of codes, ciphers, cryptographs, secret languages, and numerical keys. This may be used to either create or decipher encryptions.
• Heraldry: A grasp of the principles and devices of heraldry, as well as a knowledge of the most common seals and heraldic devices used by the Askellon’s noble houses and families.
• Imperial Warrants: Information concerning the establishment, legal scope, and use of the warrants granted to Rogue Traders, as well as the best-known and dynastic warrants of the Imperium.
• Judgement: Knowledge of the proper sentences for the multitude of crimes and heresies punishable by Imperial law.
• Legend: Going beyond archaic knowledge, this encompasses momentous portions of mythic history, such as the Dark Age of Technology, the Age of Strife, the Great Crusade, and the Horus Heresy, retold in the form of epic, apocryphal fables.
• Numerology: An understanding of the mysterious link between numbers and the physical universe, from low kharmic theory to the infamous Kappellax Correlation.
• Occult: An understanding of obscure and hermetic (though not clearly heretical) rituals, theories, and superstitions, as well as the better-known mystical uses of occult items.
• Philosophy: Knowledge concerning the theories of thought, belief, existence, and other intangibles. As it also includes logic and debate, it may be used for crafting arguments or creating philosophical tracts.
• Tactica Imperialis: The codified military doctrines of the Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, as well as other systems of troop deployment and battle techniques used by the Imperium. This knowledge may be used to devise a battle plan or deduce the likely flow of war fought by Imperial forces.

Scholastic Lore Difficulties

• +30: Studying a broad, “approved” history of the Imperium.
• +20: Conducting research in a well-stocked librarium.
• +10: Learning the local particulars of the Imperial Creed.
• +0: Researching a specific philosophical point.
• –10: Studying the background for an occult ritual.
• –20: Analysing a complex chymical formula.
• –30: Compiling a complete history of the Askellon Sector.