The Emperor Will Know His own:Adfirmo Exnihilo

Adfirmo Exnihilo, Explorator and borderline Heretek

Background:

Adfirmo is a Magos Biologis of Mars who has narrowly avoided being declared Heretek on multiple occasions. His superiors were only too happy to shunt him off onto a Rogue Trader's ship when the opportunity arose, hoping he'd never return.

Subsequently, he had a run-in with a beautiful lady Inquisitor (with delightful metal teeth), who took exception to Adfirmo's methods for stopping a horde of undead Space Marines on the planet Grave Gather. She offered him a choice; aid the Inquisition, or be disintegrated.

He loves his new home in the archaeotech-rich Askellon Sector, and has expanded his cache of illicit tech considerably. He has also lost his previous boredom with psychic phenomena since discovering a shard of an ancient Force Axe embedded in a wall. He would now like to find other psychically relevant technology to add to his stash.

He tries to hide his heretical leanings behind continuous, rote sloganeering. This is exemplified by Strepitus, his Servo Skull, which has been upgraded with encantors, litanisers and vox-casters to distract his foes with random deafening shouts of praise for the Omnissiah (as well as the standard multi-tools for messing about with tech). It may also be far more intelligent than a dumb servo is supposed to be. Could Adfirmo really have jury-rigged an ancient machine-spirit he found in a Martian catacomb into a servo-skull?

He's a Magos Biologis by training, but extremly skilled with mechanical systems too. He's good at using his machines and implants to heal injuries. He prefers to fight from a distance with his custom triplex-design hellgun, but does have a shock-staff for melee as well.

Aspects:

Aspect (broad concept): Madcap technologist, quietly exiled from Mars - he's excellent at utilising all forms of technology, especially ones he shouldn't.

Aspect (trouble): Heretekical leanings - looking too closely at his methods, his zany ideas or the construction of his machines could reveal his Heretekical ways.

Aspect: Strepitus the Servo-Skull - can distract foes or persuade authority figures with a loudly and suddenly proclaimed Imperial/Mechanicus slogan. Can hover, scan, see in the dark, and interact with machines through its combi-tool. Its construction and its level of intelligence may be heretekal. Adfirmo loves it and treats it like a pet. Occasionally the litanisers go off unintentionally, which can be an issue for stealth. Currently, he's acting up a bit, becoming frustrated at being stuck with Adfirmo.

Corrupted Aspect: Adfirmo's collection of tools, implants, archaeotech, biological and chemical reagents, and other technological odds and ends. Allows him to do amazing things with machines. Contained in large, heavily locked chests in his quarters. Since coming to Askellon, it has expanded considerably but taken on a more malevolent aspect. Still contains The Toe, which somehow caused the dead Astartes of Grave Gather to rise; Adfirmo was able to shut it off but would like to study it further to find out how it works and where it came from.

Aspect: Adfirmo's upgraded triplex hellgun, linked to his implants, which can produce especially powerful blasts at the cost of draining his Potentia Coil.

Skills: Crafts 4 Lore 3 Shoot 3 Academics 2 Investigate 2 Resources 2 Fight 1 Deceive 1 Notice 1 Burglary 1

Stunts:

Stunt: Chirurgeon - Can use Lore skill to Overcome wounds, even those beyond the capabilities of normal first aid, provided they're willing to accept it might be an 'experimental' treatment...

Stunt: Technologist - Gets +2 when using Craft skill to create an advantage by modifying, creating, utilising or interfering with machines

Stunt: Strepitus' Voice - Can use Crafts in place of Deceive or Provoke when using Strepitus' encantors and litanisers

Gear:

Mechanicus implants (including cyber-visor, rebreather, potentia coil), custom hellgun (linked to implants), shock staff, Strepitus the Servo-Skull, narthecium implant, Enforcer light carapace armour, multikey, void suit, injector, sacred unguents, micro-bead, combi-tool, dataslate