Maia Juno

Very little is known about the past of Maia Juno, for she
appeared in the service of the Scholariate at Arms in her
current, somewhat unusual state, prompting some to speculate
that she was brought in from elsewhere, possibly another Ordo
or another sector entirely. What is known of Juno’s past is that
she sustained such terrible wounds in combat with a daemon of
Tzeentch that the flesh was burned from her bones. Only her
formidable will and the beneficence of the Emperor kept her
living. Though she was reduced to little more than a blackened
skeleton, Juno survived the encounter, and was rebuilt into her
current form that she might battle the servants of the Ruinous
Powers once more. Who undertook this feat of the biologis’ art
and why is unknown, but surely Juno must have allies in very
high places indeed. She is not an Inquisitor or Acolyte herself,
though she is bonded to the service of the Holy Ordos of the
Emperor’s Inquisition in other ways.
Juno’s body is encased in metal crafted to resemble that of
a lithe and youthful angel. The metal is an unknown substance
and its surface is polished to a blinding silver sheen. What
remains of her face is hidden behind a mask sculpted in the
visage of a beatific saint. Her voice, artificially modulated by her
armor's systems, is so sweet and pure that a single word can
quell the anger in the most enraged heart. It is said of Juno that
her artificial outward appearance is a mirror of her soul, which is
pure and angelic beyond even that of the most venerated saint.
It reflects her true, inner self more closely than her mortal body
ever could, even before it was ravaged by the daemon’s fire.
Maia Juno plays an unusual role in the Calixian Ordo
Malleus. Although she is not an Inquisitor, she is accepted
as a peer by almost all of the Daemon Hunters in the sector.
She serves the Scholariate at Arms, and frequently serves
as a Master in Chambers, the only known individual not
of Inquisitorial rank to do so. She is often dispatched on
missions to confront the infernal, and when she takes to the
field alongside the Acolytes of other Daemon Hunters it is
always made clear to them that they are to heed her words as
if they came from the mouth of their own master.
Juno’s role within the Scholariate at Arms, and her main duty when operating in the field, is
that of the avenging Angel of the Emperor’s
wrath. Since she almost lost her life to the daemon of
Tzeentch, she has faced countless others, and
bested or routed every one of them. Those who
have witnessed her in combat say that Juno appears
as a glorious, angelic saint sent from the Emperor’s side. Her
silver armor shines with such a ferocious holy light that only
those blessed by the Emperor can look upon it without being
blinded. She wields her nemesis force halberd with dazzling
speed, its every touch inflicting wounds against her foes when
other weapons would be useless. Were true accounts of Juno’s
battles to reach the ears of the masses of Humanity, the people of
the Calixis Sector might think that they were in the presence of
a saint of old. Juno does not seek disciples or followers however,
and disappears as soon as the battle is over.