Valeria Thorne

Intro Commissar Valeria Thorne is a striking figure of fear and resolve on the battlefield. Raised in the hive spires of Vrax Prime, Valeria was orphaned during a Chaos cult uprising and conscripted into the Schola Progenium. There, her exceptional discipline and aptitude for leadership caught the eye of the Commissariat. Now in her thirties, she has served across nine campaigns and executed over a hundred soldiers for cowardice or heresy—always with unwavering devotion to the God-Emperor. Valeria is known for her piercing glare, cold precision, and the signature crimson sash she wears—a memento of her first executed officer, who disobeyed a direct order during the Siege of Daltheron. Her presence on the field is magnetic; she leads from the front with bolt pistol drawn, coat whipping through ash-choked winds, rallying broken lines with voice and violence alike. Despite her ruthless efficiency, she believes in morale through example as much as fear, and those who earn her rare approval fight with unmatched zeal. Behind the iron discipline lies a tragic past and an uncompromising belief: "Better a thousand die in fear than one live in heresy."