dreadnought
Ancient-B. Antioch

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+++ ADEPTUS ASTARTES DATASLATE: BROTHER ANTIOCH +++
Designation: Venerable Dreadnought
Chapter: Black Templars
Honourifics: Keeper of the Shattered Oath, Sword of the Eternal Crusade, Bastion of Dorn
Status: Active Crusade Service – Millennia of Duty
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ORIGINS:
Once a Sword Brother under High Marshal Helbrecht, Antioch earned renown in the Helios Rift Campaign, leading the breach of the heretic cruiser Pride of Sin. Wreathed in warp-flame, his mortal body was broken beyond healing, yet his spirit burned unbowed. For his devotion, he was interred within a revered Dreadnought sarcophagus, that he might wage the Emperor’s war until the galaxy lay cleansed.
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SERVICE RECORD:
A living relic of the Eternal Crusade, Antioch’s name echoes through countless victories:
Oath of Cindara: Destroyed the daemon-engine Vermis Diabolicus with his power fist amid a storm of warp-lightning.
Purge of Veyra’s Reach: Carved a path through entrenched heretics, enabling the Sword Brethren to storm their cathedral-fortress.
Second Siege of Helsreach: Held the Basilica Defiant’s gates for six days against the greenskin horde.
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ARMAMENTS & WARDING:
Right Arm: Crusader-pattern Nemesis Greatblade, sanctified with the blood of the Chapter’s fallen.
Left Arm: Adamantine-crush power fist with integrated twin-linked storm bolter.
Carapace: Hunter-killer missile array.
Adornments: Crusader crosses, purity seals, chained relics, remains of vanquished foes.
Blessings: Oaths of Moment etched into every plate.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE:
Speaks only in scripture, oaths, and martial cant. To neophytes, a crucible of faith; to the foe, inevitability incarnate.
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CURRENT DEPLOYMENT:
Crusade of the Burning Sigil — serving as siege-breaker and bastion against entrenched heretics and defiant xenos.
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"In steel I endure. In fire I cleanse. In faith I prevail. This is the vow eternal."