Daedalus Omicron

Dark Seeker of Knowledge

**Daedalus Omicron** is an Archmagos of the Adeptus Mechanicus originating from the Forge World Calces. An Explorator, he has traveled to many parts of the galaxy seeking not only ancient human civilizations and technology, but also xeno technology that could be used for mankind, as all members of the Xenarites do. However, he holds a dark secret that few know about and a grander goal. Said goal is to push the evolution of mankind no matter the cost. Moving through many alias, some have called him a heretek, whereas others hail him as a prophet. His origins, goals, and methods have made him many enemies and allies, among the former is the Inquisitor Xander Jarak.

## History

Daedalus Omicron is a powerful and ancient being of human origins. A member of the mysterious Men of Gold, he was originally known as Zadock Clement Wrayburn, and was once one of the most influential and intelligent members of mankind during the Age of Technology. He eventually became obsessed with the knowledge of immortality after meeting the one who would be known as the Emperor of Mankind, learning about the Perpetuals. His study of said mutants continued even as he assisted with the creations of the Men of Stone, secretly implanting his consciousness into one as to continue his work. This new being eventually helped with the formation of the Men of Iron, along with assisting with the rapid colonization of worlds across the galaxy for mankind. Eventually, Zadock and a cabal of followers arrived onto a world he named Deinceps in what is known as the Kronus Expanse, and discovered the ruins of an ancient xeno race that possessed advanced technology. From there he continued his research of immortality and the next evolution of mankind, even resorting to creating clones of himself, connected by neural networks that sends any and all new updates of information to the primary computer on Daedalus. In time, Zadock uploaded his consciousness again to a machine he created through combining his own technology with the xenos, allowing him to continue his studies until he eventually went into hibernation.

His clones continued traveling ever expanding galactic human empire, though they all eventually died during the uprising of the Men of Iron or other unfortunate incidents. The only one to survive had joined the Adeptus Mechanicus, taking on the name Modwon 31/7 Taybank. Though the process of replacing flesh with machine caused Modwon to lose most of his memories and origins, his primary function given to him by Zadock remained, and he began creating specially made vat-grown beings to insert his memories into, ensuring he always had a spare in case of his death. Eventually, Modwon helped found the Forge World, Calces, all the while none ever knew that he still lived through vat-grown clones. This resulted in him gaining an immense archive of knowledge on various subjects. By the 36th Millennium, Modwon had become an Archmagos Explorator, famous for discovering ancient human technology and STCs thanks to the shared knowledge from other clones that he kept. He still kept some traits of Zadock, including his fascination with xeno technology and how it could be used to benefit mankind, resulting in Modwon joining the Xenarites sect.

Near the end of the Age of Apostasy, the constant warp storms caused Modwon and his Explorator Fleet to arrive above Daedalus, as if guided by fate. There Modwon was reunited with his creator. Zadock hoped to acquire Modwon's body and through trickery, made Modwon link up his mind with Zadock. From there a battle of wills began, with Zadock overwhelmed by the current state of mankind and how far it has fallen, with Modwon struck with the realization of his origins combined with his faith in the Omnissiah. In either case, the resulting clash caused the in the creation of a new personality. Retaining the memories, beliefs and personalities of both men, this new being took the name of Daedalus Omicron. Believing this was a sign from Omnissiah, Daedalus now continues his goal to discover the secret of the Perpetual and guide mankind into a new evolutionary level through the use of technological innovation, both mankind and xenos. Using Deinceps as his base of operation, Daedalus constructed more clones to serve as his personal retainers, connecting them to himself via neural network along with other clones. Using the name of Modwon 31/7 Taybank, he continues his Exploration, searching for ancient human technology, whereas under the alias of Zadock Clement Wrayburn, he has become a powerful information broker and buyer of Xeno tech. Very rarely does Daedalus leave Deinceps, only when his personal presence is acquired, rather instead acting through his clones, servants, and associates. His current goal is to create an artificial human on the same level as the Emperor of Mankind, holding the traits of a psyker, perpetual, and a pariah. This has caused him to have several run ins with Xander Jarak, a Perpetual who is also an Inquisitor and old colleague of Zadock.

## Notable Events

* **Gang Wars on Necromunda (M788.M41)**:
* **Shadow War on Pysis XI (992.M41)**:

## Equipment

* **Alvearium**: An advanced and powerful Mechadendrite Hive, these writhing tendrils protrude from the back of Daedalus, covering his entire body and constantly moving about like snakes. In addition to the usual functions of Mechandenritess, Alvearium carries out several other functions for Daedalus. This includes for combat related purposes, with several tendrils having ranged and melee weapons of the Adeptus Mechanicus and Skitarii Legions attached to them, three of these tendrils are strong enough to lift up a Space Marine, and are capable of piercing through Power Armour and vehicles. Other functions include hacking various systems, both humans and xenos alike, illuminating dark areas, detecting traps or hidden enemies, and can scan both organic and inorganic targets. Some tendrils can even connect to a person's brain, gaining control over their nerves and allowing Daedalus to look at their memories at the cost of the victim's life. Most notably, these tendrils are capable of regenerating whenever damaged. Among the equipment and weapons attached/carried by the tendrils, they include:
	+ **Plasma Pistol**
	+ **Volkite Serpenta**
	+ **Graviton Gun**
	+ **Conversion Beamer**
	+ **Rotor Cannon**
	+ **Macrostubber**
	+ **Laspistols**
	+ **Volkite Blaster**
	+ **Cognis Manipulator**
	+ **Augury Sensor**
	+ **Cortex Controller**
	+ **Prehensile Dataspikes**
	+ **Omnispex**
* **Sturm**: A master-crafted weapon in the form of the signature Omnisian Axe but is imbued with the technological powers of both Arc Weapons and Transonic Weapons. Unleashing powerful charged bolts of lightning, whether from a distance or not, combined with the sharp, high-frequency of deadly sound when cutting through flesh and metal. Daedalus wields this powerful archeotech relic as his main melee tool, for it was he who designed it.
* **Viridis**: A heavily modified pistol that incorporates the destructive power of both the Gamma Pistol and Eradication Ray, Daedalus has used this pistol as his main range weapon. There are hardly any who have survived after being hit by the cone-shaped beam of this weapon. The Machine Spirit within it has fully submitted to Daedalus, allowing him to unleash its full power with ease.
* **Arc Scourge**:
* **Solar Atomiser**:
* **Refractor Field**:
* **Conversion Field**:
* **Machinator Array**:
* **Teleport Homer**:
* **Servo Skulls**:
	+ **Scryerskulls**:
* **Holo-Projector**:
* **Transonic Emitter**:
* **Lifter**:
* **Cyber-Occularis**:
* **Viewer**:
* **Hyper-deceleration Field**:
* **Abeyant**: Daedalus normally uses this scarab-like framework to move about. His is personally modified with a Lifter, enabling both it and in extension Daedalus, to slowly float up to the highest reaches or gently drop down from a great height by manipulating gravity in the localized area. It also comes equipped with a single Mechadendrite mechanical-limb that is normally equipped with a melee weapon, to be used in close combat.

## Creations & Experiments

* **Machina**: The name used to identify the new bred of Servitors created by Daedalus, Machinas are vat-grown soldiers, both flesh and machine but on a scale never seen before in the Imperium, not since its Golden Age. Standing at the same height as a Space Marine, Machinas possess a greater intelligence above that of other Servitors, equal to that of Ogryns so they can follow special orders, but lack the self-independence that the abhumans do, keeping them subservient towards Daedalus. In addition to their great strength, speed, and durability, the Machinas can attach any form of weapon, be it melee or range, in replace of their arms, though this includes only human-made weapons. They also have four-pronged Servo Arms attached to their backs as a third arm. Along with serving as Daedalus' bodyguards, the Machinas are also his elite troops too.

## Allies

### JC-294

One of the ancient Men of Iron created by the Men of Stone, Daedalus found this Artificial Intelligence semi-active on a forgotten Forge World. Secreting him away back to his ship, Daedalus was already familiar with the designs of these construct through Zadock's memories and was not only able to repair JC-294, but have it submit to his will and follow his command. Posing as a Kastelan Robot that is capable of being equipped with a variety of weapons, JC-294 now serves as Daedalus' loyal bodyguard, who seeks to find other Men of Iron too.