Brother Severus

This taciturn monk was once a sniper in the
infamous Scythewind, a unit fielded by Imperial Guard regiments raised on the death world
Mortressa---he has tribal tattoos to prove it. He
serves principally as Stern Hope’s Intercessor (a
religious enforcer) and is charged with looking
to the defense of the settlement. He is also
effectively Abbot Skae’s bodyguard, though the
old missionary would deny that he has need
for any such protection because the Emperor
Himself watches over him.
Severus habitually wears a flak vest over his
robes and carries a laspistol and mono-axe at his
belt. When expecting trouble he is also equipped
with either a pump shotgun or long las, both of
which he keeps in his chamber at the priory.
Severus knows little about the strange phenomena
in Stern Hope, and at the abbot’s request, he has
not investigated the occurrences---Skae having
insisted that experts handle the matter.
Severus hardly speaks at all. A dour and
unsociable man, he prefers to act under orders
and within established guidelines, and rarely
does anything under his own initiative.