I have recently had the fortunate and exciting opportunity to play in a Dark Heresy campaign. For those of you who don't know, Dark Heresy is one of three roleplaying games made by Fantasy Flight Games set in the universe of Warhammer 40,000. All three games (the others being Rogue Trader and Deathwatch) use a fairly simple percentile system. In Dark Heresy, you take on the role of a cell of acolytes in the service of the Inquisition and root out and kill the enemies of the Imperium. I'll give a full review of all three games in a later entry.
So, on to my character. I know this is a bit self indulgent but I need to write up my character description and backstory and finish a blog post so here's two birds with one stone. I promise I won't do this very often. My character uses material from the core book as well as from The Inquisitor's Handbook.
First, the mechanical details. My character is using the Arbitrator careers and the Noble background. He's quick-witted, perceptive, and sociable. He can handle a gun quite well but he's less skilled with a blade. His name is Severus. Now, onto the story...
Severus was born into a noble family tied to the Inquisition. His family descended from a planet bound branch of a Rogue Trader dynasty. They had be responsible for managing the Rogue Trader's vast mercantile network in the Calixis Sector including a cold trade in Eldar and other xenos artifacts. Some of the artifacts were discovered by the Ordo Calixis and eventually traced back to the noble family. In a series of events not entirely clear to Severus, the family was bound to the Inquisition by a tithe of souls born into the family. Every 33 standard years, one of the family's scions would be sent to serve the Holy Ordo.
Several generations later, Severus, along with all his siblings and cousins, were groomed for potential service to the Ordo Calixis. On the appointed date, lots were drawn and Severus was chosen. Stripped of his family name, he was sent to the Inquisitorial headquarters on Scintilla Prime. There, he underwent extensive purity testing before being declared fit for service. While he has been chosen by or assigned to one of the Inquisitors, he has not yet met his new lord.
Severus is a young but ambitious man. He believes in the Imperium of Man and in the mission of the Inquisition to keep it safe. He is pragmatic but he would not turn to heresy even if it served the greater good. While he has not been formally introduced to the faction, he shares the belief of the Amalathians; the Imperium must be preserved and the status quo maintained. He is, however, somewhat agnostic regarding the ultimate divinity of the God Emperor.
Severus's highest ambition is to join the ranks of the Ordo Calixis as an Inquisitor. If he proves himself as an Acolyte, those above him will take notice and his advancement will be swift. He believes that he is superior to the vast majority of the masses by birth but he understand that all in the Imperium service a purpose.
He is fit though his isn't particularly tall. He has an angular face and a well-trimmed goatee. His hair is dark, as are his eyes. He tends to dress in fine but functional clothing and prefers darker colors (though usually not black). He enjoys fine amasec and would like to have the opportunity to begin collecting rare or unusual bottle of it. Unfortunately, his current itinerant service to the Ordo prevents him from doing so.
Well, there you have it. Once Dark Heresy character ready to step into the line of fire in the service of the Inquisition. I'll have to tell you a bit about his companions in a future entry. Now, off to the game.
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