Editing The Viaticus Dynasty (section)

=== [[Lord-Captain Alexis Nikolaos Viaticus]] ===
Born as the second son of Stavros and Sofia Viaticus thirty-eight years ago, Alexis became a lay brother of the Adeptus Ministorum , until the despair-borne suicide of his elder brother Kyrill twelve years ago. After that, Alexis was torn from a life of worship, forced to take up the mantle of a Trader. It rendered him a bitterly cynical creature at the same time.

For more than half his life, Alexis was surrounded by the trappings of the Adeptus Ministorum - and every time he met his brother, was secretly glad it was not his duty to be the Rogue Trader. Life as a brother of the Ministorum taught him the importance of social networking and sparked a keen interest in the fine art of Imperial oratory. 

During the later years of his tenure with the Adeptus Ministorum, Alexis' aptitude for grandiose speeches and commanding men became more and more obvious. When starving mid-hive rioters threatened the local shrine to the God-Emperor, Alexis' stern rebuke reminded more than two thirds of them of their duties to God-Emperor and Imperium. Those who would not stand down from their intent to desecrate the shrine's stores, uncaring of the sacrilege in their hunger, were met with gun and blade from a quickly-rallied unit of faithful led by Alexis. 
Two weeks later, shortly before he would have been allowed off-world to join the never-ending Wars of Faith in His name, Kyrill Viaticus shot himself, chaining his brother to Exaviar's World for the next twelve years. 

Pity and mockery would become the constant companions of Alexis for the next twelve years. As many of his former brothers and sisters of his Ministorum time left, either for far-off cities on Exaviar's World to tend to the faithful or to the stars, oh, the stars, to fight, kill and die in His name, Alexis' wroth rose to a boiling point.
His swordplay improved as much as his anger grew as he became less and less tolerant of outsiders mocking the fate of him and his family - and so far, he has not lost a duel of honor to avenge his family's name.

Now that House Viaticus has a voidship, nothing and nobody short of the God-Emperor (or, of course, an untimely death) will stop Alexis from returning House Viaticus to where it belongs: The uppermost strata of Imperial society. Entire fleets will fly the flags of Imperium and House, and the sub-sector will work like a well-oiled machine lest they attract the wrath of Alexis Viaticus. 

Though fallen from grace through ill fortune, House Viaticus was once a major power. For more than a decade, Alexis has worked harder than ever before to live up to the image set by his ancestors: Charming to his friends, but without mercy to those who would stand against him. 
Even without a ship, Alexis has tried to bend his bitterness and cynicism to worthier efforts, channeling the simmering resentment against his fate into his presence: Stern and commanding, until you become either a friend or an enemy - or if you happen to be a mark he needs to con.

Of average height compared to his family, Alexis stands noticeably taller than most people from Exaviar's World at 1.9m, owing to a healthy upbringing and a lifelong drive to avoid complacency. 
Keeping both hair and beard cropped short to avoid frustrating events involving ill-fitting helmets (not, he says, that something like this ever happened, but still...), Alexis goes about in armor for most of his waking time. It would not be wrong to call it paranoid, but he likes his armor.

Eyes are of an unremarkable light brown, usually visible beneath Alexis' helmet, as he prefers not to wear the full face-mask unless absolutely necessary. 
Aforementioned armor itself is held in matte black with silver highlights and an Aquila Imperialis embossed on the chest, also silver.<br><br>

'''Opinions'''<br>
''"... The captain shows a certain irrationality that, while expected of one not supported by the holy mantle, may lead to problems at a later point. Recklessness in particular is worrisome - should be tempered with caution... Shows signs of brilliant leadership; even I find it easy to follow his orders without thought. Coupled with strategic training and with proper backing by the senior officers and emissaries on-board, he can be expected to go very far in revitalizing his House and the entire sub-sector..."'' - Quintus<br><br>
''"Captain just like stories Mama use to tell. He have fire instead of heart and know no fear. If he bigger, he could be Space Marine. But he small, so he Lord-Captain instead. I don't know if Captain decisions all that good, but he make me want to believe in him.  That said, Captain like making speeches and shouting all the time, get boring after a while. He completely mad too, which is good and bad thing."'' - Boris<br><br>
''"He accepted me as his Navigator. He accepted ME as his Navigator! Is he that desperate, or just foolish, or both? Probably neither. Probably he's not afraid of my reputation. Fearlessness, an admirable quality for a leader."'' - Ramirez<br><br>
''He does have a rather inspiring gentleman that is a man of the Emperor which is admirable and she could use more of. His way with people is something that she wished she could do, actually talking to them than simply bellowing at them to obey or else they will be fried to a crisp.  Though he is an admirable man in may ways, he has the mindset of a cleric first, and that would mean things might be more lax than a proper military manner. He is also worried that he might be a little weak willed to make the hard, grey choices a Captain will have to make.'' - Aeysha<br><br>
''An imposing man, driven and commanding. Surprising considering how little he wanted the job, before the death of his brother, Kyrill. I'd imagine that I'd get no thanks for killing that wastrel. My lot.'' - Darrius<br><br>