Gidion Victus

Gidion Victus Caelinus is the second child of Irixia Victus and her husband, Kiron Caelax. He has an older brother named Euphemien Victus and a younger sister named Iacoba Victus. Through his maternal line, Gidion is the grandson of Primarch Fidellion Victus of Palaven and a descendant of Aurelion Imperator. Through his paternal line, he is the grandson of Primarch Menelus Caelax of Macedyn. As the legitimate grandchild of two primarchs, he was entitled to wear purple from birth. 
Gidion was named by his mother in memory of her mother's half-brother, Gidion Abrudas, second lieutenant of the Corpus Imperialis Vehiculum Armatus (Imperial Tank Corps), who was killed in a tragic sky car accident in 2213 CE at the age of 18. Unlike his namesake, however, he is destined for a life of religious devotion; as the second child of his parents' union, he has been promised to the Bostran priesthood since birth. He is currently being trained by Claudia Victus, his maternal first cousin once removed, to one day succeed her as the Vox Maiorum of House Victus.
As he was destined to become a spirit priest and a future Vox Maiorum of their house, Gidion's parents decided that he would be educated on Bostra as soon as he became of schooling age. He was sent to Petraea to live on House Victus' ancestral estate in the care of his maternal great-uncle, Malkum Victus. Gidion found that he was often lonely as a child, missing the company of his father and older brother. His family vid-called him every day and he was permitted to return home to Palaven whenever his studies allowed, but this only exacerbated his homesickness. 
Gidion latched onto Claudia during this time, who was of a similar age to his mother, seeking the parental affection that he had been cut off from. As a child, he would often remark that Claudia was more of a mother to him than his own mother but, as he grew into adulthood, he came to understand why familial duty had required he be sent to Bostra. 
Gidion also grew close with his cousin, Justinien Victus, who acted as a spiritual counsellor for the troubled youngster and became his idealisation of a grandfather figure. Justinien's death hit Gidion hard and came after months of ill health, during which Gidion and Claudia took turns providing him with palliative care. When he hadn't been sleeping, Justinien had shared his wisdom with Gidion and recounted major events in his life, particularly how he had coped with the grief of losing the people closest to him. Both Gidion and Claudia were present when Justinien finally passed, Gidion holding his hand while Claudia tearfully sang a prayer of safe passage for his spirit. 
As part of his training, Gidion assisted Claudia with the ritualistic washing and dressing of Justinien's body during his embalming. He would later remark that, while it had been one of the most difficult experiences of his life, he was immensely proud of the work he and Claudia had done to ensure Justinien's spirit would endure in death. Under Claudia's guidance, he would later commune with Justinien's spirit during his first Loquor cum Vox Eorum ritual. Justinien's spirit, having possessed Gidion's body, spoke of how the boy had reminded him of himself as a younger man and expressed his hope for his future as a priest, believing that House Victus' spiritual needs were in excellent hands. 
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