Aimalla Baddasz

## Aimalla "Aima" Baddasz

"*You are a dangerously unbalanced weapon; too outspoken to be a Null-Maiden, too furious to be an Assassin, and you hate everything and everyone. Join me!*"
— Radical Inquisitor Prabious of the Ordo Xenos upon his first encounter with, and immediate recruitment of, Aimalla Baddasz
**Aimalla Baddasz** is a powerful Human Pariah and an Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos known by some as a former Null-Maiden of the Sister's of Silence, however, he truth is far more complicated.

## History

While some specific aspects of Baddasz's history have been stricken from official records, details pertaining to the general circumstances of her life have been made available through her own personal recollections in frequent memoirs, instructive tomes and long open publications in criticism of her peers.

### Early Life

Hailing from a Pleasure World of the highest order, and the firstborn child of the governing noble family, Aimalla Baddasz was recognised almost immediately as a psychic null - in fact prior to her birth, the effects had already been felt in the terribly uncomfortable nature of the pregnancy - though it was the coincidental appointment of an almost psychically inert governess that had prevented her immediate destruction at the hands of an instantly hateful father. After distance was immediately created between the still screaming child and her parents, by moving her to an unprepared room in the furthest, dilapidated annexe of their palatial mansion, the family attempted to assess what terrible tragedy had befallen their financially successful and religiously devout family.

### Hidden From View

Though they did not actually hate her, Baddasz's parents found it nigh impossible to be in the same room with her without either attempting to attack her, running in fear, or collapsing in vomitus convulsions. Aware that her existence as what they soon learned was referred to as a "Pariah", they attempted to hide the truth from society as a whole. With the governess, capable of perform basic medical and teaching duties - including lessons in both armed and unarmed martial arts - as her only significant company for the first three years of her life, Baddasz remained isolated from her parents and extended family under the guise of a quarantine necessary to provide her safety from the effects of a fictional immunodeficiency-related genetic disease. Though, in her presence her parents despised her, they did not wish her to suffer needlessly, thus; the annexe to which she was confined was slowly refurbished to provide her with the necessary resources to live and learn the necessary High-born social etiquette.

### Darkness Tempered

Due to their wide-reaching business contacts in various industries, both legitimate and otherwise, Baddasz's father eventually obtained an item he had sought upon first understanding the situation concerning his abhorrent daughter, and so at the age of three standard Terran years, Baddasz was surgically implanted with what is commonly known as a "Limiter". This manually-activated device provided a means by which to counteract the null-field generated by Baddasz as a result of her Pariah nature, making is significantly easier to remain in her presence for extended periods of time - whilst the purpose of its purchase was to eliminate the effect of the null-field, the device itself had been constructed to function at various levels, thus; it was possible to only partially counteract the effects of a blank's null-field, should that be beneficial. Unfortunately, whilst the device worked as expected, it did little to reduce the feelings of disgust when observed by her parents or anyone else particularly sensitive to the effects of psychic energy, since the null-field reduction did nothing to provide Baddasz with a psychic presence, rather than making her appear psychically invisible, thus; looking upon the relatively cheerful toddler remained uncomfortable. This did, however, make it possible for young Aimalla to meet certain members of her extended family during short visits, though she was usually instantly disliked or otherwise easily forgotten.

### A perfect Student

The young Baddasz received a full physical and intellectual education in near isolation up to the age of seven, when a combination of intercepted transportation logs and stories of her apparent negativity eventually made their way to the Null-Maidens of a small group of Sisters of Silence. Upon their attendance, and apparently their taking a certain disliking to her father, who did attempt to retain his daughter as his only current heir, Baddasz was forcibly removed from her home - during which time the governess was apparently injured in an attempt to prevent the abduction - and removed to their minor outpost on a remote planet in the Segmentum Tempestus. Learning of her fate, she immediately rebelled and demanded she be returned home, though this was met with denial and punishment. Despite attempts at integration, Baddasz remained furious at the sisterhood for the loss of the life she had known, restricted as it was to the confines of an expansive annexe, however she learned to reduce her physical and verbal outbursts by applying her significant intellect to the physical and mental education provided by the Order. The only positive aspect she felt as a result of her abduction was the lack of disgust she had grown to see in the faces of those around her, thus; from the moment of her abduction, her null-field limiter remained inert.

### Troublemaker

Despite never truly accepting their ways, although by then she had actually obtained the friendship of a number of those who found her unquenchable and limitless venom amusing, she quickly passed through the lowest ranks, showing that her ability to learn was greater than most, while her exceptionally good health contributed to her physical conditioning. Rebuked often for not keeping her mouth shut, and fighting with others amongst her sisterhood, she was still seen as a troublemaker, though a great deal of the conflict she felt towards them was generated by what she perceived of her superiors' failure to counter the ongoing poor treatment of the Sisters by the Imperium. Seeing them complain whilst simply acquiescing to this treatment was difficult for the young woman to see, as much a pitiful reflection of how she had simply accepted her confined position on her homeworld, albeit as a child.

### The Call to Terra

In 999.M41, having achieved the rank of Novice-Sister at the aged of seventeen, and now communicating exclusively with Thoughtmark, though yet to take The Vow of Tranquility, Baddasz experienced the events surrounding the fall of Cadia, which had instigated a recall of the various remnant Sisters of Silence outposts and scattered fleets of Black Ships to Terra. To the small contingent of Sisters of Silence, of which Baddasz remained a a part, this resulted in the uprooting of the minor outpost's occupants to an immense, well-equipped Black Ship sent to recover all those available for the muster - the well-equipped, beautiful and deadly vessel was named "Unspoken Promise". Initially, a significant amount of resistance was provided by the leadership of Baddasz's Sisterhood, though the stalemate was ended by the arrival of a member of the Adeptus Custodes - the name was never learnt by Baddasz and therefore not mentioned in her accounts, but Baddasz took an instant dislike of this particular Custodian for the condescension he showed them, though she later learned that this was simply as a reflection of his mild-mannered confidence.

### The Muster

Expecting a lengthy void passage to the Throneworld, during which Baddasz was due to formally enter the ranks of the Null-Maidens by taking The Vow of Tranquility, the warp passage was instead hit with what could be described as a forceful wake in the warp, as the vessel appears to ride the front of the destructive wave caused by the rift both in the void and the Immaterium, known as the Cicatrix Maleadictum. Vomited from the warp in a critically damaged state at the edge of the Solar System, the vessel sped towards Terra at risk of utter destruction, and at the cost of many lives. The surviving majority of Sisters armed themselves and readied for deployment on terra. Already resembling a fully ascended Sister in preparation for the completion ceremony, Baddasz armed herself in weapons and armour usually reserved for Null-Maidens, though she encountered no obstruction at the time.

### Terror on Terra

Whilst the finer points of the battle on Terra are recorded elsewhere, the significance of that battle to Baddasz revolved around her deployment in a unit consisting of sisters from several of the various groups that had be thrust together aboard the Unspoken Promise.
During the tumult on Terra, whilst in conflict with Black Legionaries of the 13th Black Crusade, Baddasz fought alongside the Adeptus Custodes in defence of the God-Emperor of Mankind. As she fought alongside the remaining high-ranking members of the Silent Sisterhood, as well as members of the Adeptus Custodes, she had intended to honour the yet unspoken vow by remaining silent, for she was a Null-Maiden in all but name. Despite her intentions, Baddasz did not remain silent, but instead found that a life's worth of impotent rage and utter unquenchable, venomous fury left had her screaming a carnage of curses and War Cries into towards her Chaos-aligned enemies along with full, directed strength of her thanks field, which was found to be both somehow compelling to her allies as it was concerning for the Heretic Astartes, who were fully aware of the Sisterhood's usually silent nature.

### Exiled to Luna

In the aftermath of the battle on Terra, the events relating to the Indomitus Crusade were mostly unobserved by Baddasz, who was promptly rebuked by her betters and assigned to the revived Silent Sisterhood temple on Luna. Retaining the rank of Novice-Sister, Baddasz would have been reduced in rank, were it not for her exceptional talents being recognised by the Adeptus Custodes, who had sung her praises after the battle, much to the chagrin of the Sisterhood's leadership. With the intention that she remain at rank for a significant portion of time before being given the opportunity to earn the right to The Vow, Baddasz was once again looked down upon by her superiors, however appreciated her life-saving actions were by her peers.

### Re-Purposed

In 000.M42, the arranged personal visit of an Ordo Xenos Inquisitor Jacob Prabious to Luna came as a surprise to Baddasz, who had remained in castigation since the defence of Terra. Upon that fateful meeting, it became apparent that her various physical and mental abilities had somehow been relayed to the Inquisitor by her superiors in an arrangement that she be taken by him to formally serve the Inquisition as a part of his permanent retinue, and not, unusually for a servant of the throne, as a temporary arrangement. It is said that prior to this meeting, she had been instructed to fully activate her Limiter for the first time in several years - the previous time being when it had last been tested and considered for removal due to the risk of unintended activation - and ordered to make her way to a location outside of the cumulative effects of the Null-Maidens' presence. upon this meeting, the Inquisitor insulted Baddasz and challenged her intelligence. She is said to have taken it lightly and, with the merest consideration of his physical behaviour and appearance, hurled back a number of imaginative, highly-detailed and very personal, deep-cutting remarks that left the Inquisitor utterly enthralled. Upon the invitation to join him immediately, Baddasz never returned to the temple, either to announce her leaving or obtain any of her personal effects, and instead travelled immediately with the Inquisitor, turning her back entirely on the Sisterhood in favour of serving the Imperium with an organisation that could make better use of her abilities with the pointless traditions and constraints she had never fully embraced.

### Ordo Xenos

For the first time in her memory, Baddasz felt content to be following a path that felt right, though she did not stop hurling insults at her saviour, Inquisitor Prabious, whenever the opportunity arose. A psyker of significant ability, he remained somewhat uncomfortable in Baddasz's presence, even with her limiter fully activated, though he rarely showed it, since he was usually highly amused by her constant tirades of verbal insults, furious hand gestures and Thoughtmark expletives at the slightest provocation. Upon meeting the Inquisitor's retinue, which at the time included, among others a Tempestus Scion Captain by the name of Kyrze, and the exiled RYZ-Alpha, a Magos Biologis of questionable historical motives. According to accounts, it was Kyrze who suggested that Baddasz's limiter would be more more useful, if provided with a greater means of control - specifically in combat situations where rapid adjustment may be key - thus RYZ-Alpha produced a novel Neural interface that allowed her to mentally control her existing limiter implant.

Despite the young Baddasz's furious nature, her approached to assignments was beyond reproach. At first a member of Prabious's retinue, making use of her variability of her limiter's null-field counteraction wherever the need arose, she quickly became a stand-out member of his team, ultimately proving herself more useful than Prabious's assigned underling, Interrogator Korus Vey, though this apparently caused no ill-will from the similarly-aged woman. Baddasz often led much of Prabious's retinue under Prabious's authority and engaged in armed conflicts with Xenos and Humanity alike, augmented by her Pariah nature and supported by the exceptional skill of her colleagues. Her blank nature provoked some interest and concern in the higher ranking Inquisitors or the local Ordo, and as such she was tested rigorously and challenged constantly, jumping through their hoops, despite having proven herself first as a devoted member of the Sisters of Silence, having fought on Terra against the Black Legion, and still showing unquestionable dedication whilst under her master's command.

### Interrogator

In aftermath of the assault on Terra, Prabious and his retinue remained endlessly occupied to various matters across several of the Segmentums, their combined reputation for handling difficult assignments leading to greater official recognition amongst the Ordo - often leading to them assisting with other Ordos. Having learnt a great deal from Interrogator Vey, with whom she had struck a particularly close relationship, on the finer points of the role, Baddasz bade farewell and the two parted on good terms when Vey was promoted to full Inquisitor status with the sponsorship of Prabious and two other Inquisitors of the Ordo Xenos. Unexpectedly, to Baddasz anyway, she was officially named Interrogator and, with special recommendation, was allowed to remain with Prabious, though upon leaving Baddasz in her place, Vey had unsuccessfully attempted to recruit her into her own retinue as Interrogator - declined as a result of Baddasz's unwavering dedication to her master. The apprenticeship began and continued to function well as the retinue expanded to incorporate persons with various talents be they Pyskers, Savants or military personnel. Over time, Prabious's involvement with the retinue began to decline, with Baddasz more frequently being assigned a leadership role, in addition to receiving several solo missions, supported solely by other retinue members.

### Loss

In early 011.M42, After a long, successful period of assignment to various subsectors without respite, whilst investigating an understated report of cultist activity in absence of his dutiful Interrogator, - as Baddasz and much of the retinue had been sent elsewhere on assignment by the Inquisitor himself - Prabious, and the more experienced members of the retinue who remained with him, were brutally murdered by Aeldari operatives under the direction of an Aeldari Farseer. A simultaneous, co-ordinated attack on Baddasz and the remaining retinue instead ended with the death of all the attackers and none of the retinue, as her nature and the strength of her abilities had been completely underestimated by the poorly-informed Aeldari assassins. After returning to investigate the death of her master, Baddasz was ordered to attend the greater Ordo Xenos for debrief and reassignment. Never one to follow the orders she does not believe in, she instead operated under Special Condition, using the authority of her later master's Inquisitorial Rosette, tracked down her master's killers through various means, and eventually attacked them en masse in a manner that to anyone other than a member of the Silent Sisterhood would seems borderline suicidal. It is said that instead of her usual show of vocal fury, Baddasz remained silent throughout, her only visible signed of emotion being streams of tears that smeared black lines from her kohled eyes. As she stamped on the Aeldari's soul stones, physically destroying them whilst her Anathema Psykana nature deleted the contents from existence, Baddasz felt nothing but rage for the death of the only adequate father-figure and mentor she had encountered in her three decades of existence. Finally face to face with the Farseer himself, she attacked him with the full force of her directed null-field and torn him to pieces with her powered, armoured gauntlets, leaving the Soul Stone to be retained by RYZ-Alpha for whatever torturous activity he desired to inflict upon the captured essence of her nemesis.

### Promotion

Upon attending the Ordo Xenos Enclave as ordered, though far later than expected, Baddasz expected to receive rebuke or castigation, much as she had learned in her youth would be the result of failing to respect a greater authority than her own. Instead, she was surprised to find that she had been nominated for promotion to the rank of full Inquisitor by members of the Ordo Xenos, and that the nomination has been successful. It was practically unprecedented for one, both of such young age and a Pariah in nature, to receive the rank, though it had of course been on her mind since being made an Interrogator. Whilst the official process was rather basic, and without much in the way of celebration, the aspect surrounding the support of present inquisitors was of great interest. As it turned out, the nomination had been may by Korus Vey, who had dutifully declared all personal relationship details to the board. Two other Inquisitors, their names known but not personally, to Baddasz, had supported the nomination, apparently without ever having met her themselves. Upon receiving the promotion, Baddasz remained on the planet and soon after met with Vey, with whom she spent a short recreational period.

### Nobility

Shortly after promotion to Inquisitor, Baddasz was informed of her parents' deaths upon her homeworld, and was provided the opportunity to return there, recovering the noble identity she had avoided since leaving the Sisters of Silence, as she had remained the sole heir to the fortune in name, despite the many years she had been absent during which her parents failed to produce another heir. It is said that, after investigating her parents' deaths to determine the actual cause, she inherited their immense estate, in principle consisting of a vast array of inter-system businesses and 51% ownership of the homeworld - a very prestigious Pleasure World, known throughout the sector by the upper society of imperial nobility - including a vast amount of privately-occupied land consisting of several beaches, mansions, natural wonders and building of historical significance. Of the main home estate buildings, Baddasz made use of several, retaining the staff who had served her parents, and dedicating whole buildings, or significantly large annexes, to members of her retinue - much of what occurs in these premises remain the sole concern of the retinue members and not of Baddasz's interest, provided her underlings do not interfere with her lifelong mission and status.

### Deathwatch

Having secured a reputation as both a terrifyingly violent operative, and rather conversely as a cold, calculated one, Baddasz had remained a name amongst the Ordo Xenos for her unrelenting pursue of Imperial Security in the face of endless Xenos threats. Having first been considered an orthodox, moderate member of the Inquisition by regular standards, Baddasz had been known to branch into more radical tactics to pursue those enemies she found beyond the reach of ordinary tactics, though always operating under her master Prabious's authority. It is said that prior to her promotion, she had endured the presence of Xenos for the chance to obtain greater knowledge or power to achieve greater goals. This attitude persisted with Baddasz upon promotion to Inquisitor

In early 012.M42, it was through this pursuit that she first encountered the Deathwatch, the Militant Order of the Ordo Xenos. Upon the gathering of information in an obscure Aeldari Lexicon, she quickly made her way alone - her retinue were otherwise occupied - to a planet already under investigation by a Kill Team comprised of Astartes of the Deathwatch. Upon their meeting, she immediately invoked the authority provided by her newly-issued Inquisitorial Rosette and prevented them from killing a small outcropping of Aeldari fortifications. Attending them alone, she entered and retrieved the information she required, allowing the Xenos safe passage as a price for the information. This action proved invaluable, as the intelligence provided to the Kill Team prior to her arrival had been entirely misinformation, and would have resulted in their deaths, the deaths of the local Imperial populace, and the destabilisation of the subsector. Instead, a precision attack on the genuine command centre ended the conflict entirely, eliminating the unstable Xenos splinter group and ending what they had begin as an immensely destructive crusade.

## Black Bastion

After her first success as Inquisitor, alongside the Deathwatch, Baddasz obtained further information that led to additional opportunities to work alongside the extremely efficient specialist chapter, where her greater access to controlled information was to serve both parties in a mutually beneficial arrangement. It is known that she quickly left the site of the her previous mission prior to the arrival of any of her retinue, then travelled under the guise of a minor noble during a protracted journey to Black Bastion. Generally overlooked by those to whom she is unknown and unaware of her origin, the discovery of her Pariah nature, which caused incidents of concern whilst in their presence, created a minor element of distrust amongst certain members of the chapter. Certain aspects of this distrust was exacerbated by the later arrival of her retinue.

## Appearance

* **Height and Build** - Generally a tall woman of slim, athletic build, Baddasz would be considered nothing remarkable among the ultra-proficient female agents of the Throne other than particularly long legs. Though she has been injured frequently throughout her career, efforts have been made to reduce the visible damage to her body. Occasionally, she required her body to be in different physical shape in order to serve the character she was played when infiltrating enemy cadres. This has seen her lose a great deal of bodyweight to appear as an emaciated narcotic addict, as well as gaining a great deal of weight to appear voluptuous, or extra muscle mass to appear brutish. With the technical means to quickly revert to her normal state, she considers no body shape to be any more important than the current mission requirements. Even though she is still below thirty years of age, the strain her body has undergone through various missions and campaigns has been significant, therefore she has already undergone certain aspects of Rejuvinat treatments in order to remain in peak physical condition. This has her appearing no older than mid-twenties at current.

* **Tattoos** - Though nothing will appear on show when she is fully dressed, Baddasz's body has been frequently tattooed and branded with various designs as a means to aid her in infiltration and subversion tactics. To this end, she was once simultaneously marked by the eight-pointed star of Chaos Undivided, and the fleur-de-lis of the Adepta Sororitas. On one recent occasion, she had cause to be tattooed from head to toe in body art, tribal markings and gang tags - she is since reported to have removed only those from her neck upwards. As the means to remove the tattoos is freely available to her via Genator RYZ-Alpha, as is the means to replacing sections of skin with little or no mark, she has been shown to be content with whatever steps she need take to infiltrate certain groups, shy of permanently removing body parts. The only tattoo of note than can be seen above her mid-neck is that of a basic, though also somewhat skilful, interpretation of the letters "SLM" at the back of her hairline.

* **Eyes** - Again likely to use whatever means available to alter herself for a mission, she has been known to have several eye-colours, though it is believed her natural shade is of a deep blue/grey which is referred to many as "Soulless", though this is likely the claim made by those with full knowledge of her Pariah nature. Due to her convoluted heritage of various home worlds and racial groups combined in her family lineage, the shape of her eyes would not be described as standard Caucasian, but by most standards would be seen to also incorporate attributes originally ascribed to those with the heritage of the Far Eastern population on Terra.

* **Hair** - With dyes of every shade available for whatever purpose, Baddasz has changed its colour frequently, sometimes for nothing more than outfit coordination - though the delicately played game of manipulation more likely drives her choices more than fashion. Her natural colour is believed to be an unremarkable medium-dark brown, and the natural condition is straight locks.

* **Accent** - A child from wealth, Baddasz's natural accent is that of High Gothic nobility, despite leaving her family behind at the age of seven. It is likely that the lack of verbal input during her time at the Silent Sisterhood has allowed her to retain much of her accent, though she is known to quickly assimilate the accents of those around her in a natural mimicry that serves to better ingratiate with a new group of colleagues or target cadre.

## Beliefs

"*You disgust me with your pitiful, personal desires, you abhorrent, diseased rodent.*"
— Inquisitor Baddasz at a formal meeting of the Ordo Xenos, shouted at the top of her voice towards a senior Inquisitor who has just whispered his intent on obtaining promotion to higher station
Staunchly dedicated The Emperor and the Imperium, she is also dedicated to those with whom she is working on whatever short-term or long-term goal she is pursuing at the time. She holds genuine past relationships dearly and believes that these emotional connections are the purpose of human existence; that element of humanity for which The Emperor sacrificed himself.

## Relations

In addition to her extremely close friend Korus Vey of the Ordo Xenos, Baddasz is close to every member of her retinue in a manner of a familial unit, though the significant differences between each of their characters may contribute to evidence to the contrary, generally exhibited as long, expressive arguments and tirades of imaginative insults - both vocal and by hand signals, as is the case when Baddasz is exceptionally emotional. A number of Baddasz's current retinue persist since the assassination of her former master Jacob Prabious, either recruited by herself under Prabiou's authority, or being a part of the retinue prior to Baddasz's inclusion.

**Captain Connor Kyrze -** A Tempestus Psion, Kyrze joined Jacob Prabious's retinue around 999.M41, replacing Prabious's former gunner, joining the retinue around a single Terran hyear before Aimalla Baddasz. He was among those who survived the assassination attempt that killed Inquisitor Prabious, having been involved in the investigation carried out on Ciminus Prime. During the final confrontation, Kyrze eliminated more than his fair share of Aeldari operatives, though he allowed Baddasz, who was clearly the most furious at the loss of Prabious, to exact their revenge on the Farseer. While nothing was ever confirmed in any official accounts, it is believed possible that for a short while, Baddasz and Kyrze may have been involved in a relationship, though their friendship persists. There are also persist that there may have once been something between him and the former Ganger Sophie La Ment, but this information appears highly suspect.

**Sister Superior Magdala Solomon -** The youngest of the retinue at approximately eighteen years of age, Solomon is a genius of Xenolinguistics and behavioural language, serving in an Order Dialogous. Having already assisted he Inquisition, she later encountered the undercover Interrogator Baddasz, uncovered the ruse of her disguise, and subsequently assisted with Baddasz's investigation. Coincidentally, she happened to be within reach at the time Aeldari assassins attempted to kill Baddasz and those of Prabious's retinue with her, thus; she assisted in tracking the Aeldari Farseer responsible, playing a part in the final vengeance exacted on the Aeldari leader. Upon Baddasz's promotion, Solomon was provided access to the Baddasz legacy archives, filled with countless invaluable historical records and private documents of interest to the Diologous, who accepted the offer of temporary attachment, with intent to return to her order.

**Genetor/Xenobiologis RYZ-Alpha -** Having been a part of the retinue some time before Baddasz joined, and is the longest serving survivor of the assassination attempt, RYZ-Alpha occupies something of a revered position of respect for his years of service, in addition to an incredible wealth of knowledge. RYZ-Alpha has been instrumental, since Baddasz's involvement in the Inquisition, in providing her the means of altering her body in significant ways, allowing her to inhabit the roles she is playing. On occasion, he was required to increase or decrease her muscle mass through surgical implantation and removal, replacing her damaged (or intact) teeth with a set of perfect replacements, temporary adjustment of bone structure and bodyfat deposits, and painful process of cloned skin replacement (having replaced around 90% of her skin in one go at least once). RYZ-Alpha has been provided with a significantly large core of buildings and resources in an annexe attached to Baddasz's main family estate, in order that he have the means of carrying out the work required to serve her, himself and the Imperium.

**Sophie La Ment (Deceased) -** The former Ganger of House Escher is known to have assisted the Aimalla Baddasz as an Interrogator during an invesigation on Necromunda. While the circumstances of their meeting are convoluted, the issue of her becoming and remaining a part of Inquisitor Prabious's retinue is stranger still. Recruited directly by Baddasz on Prabious's behalf (exercising the great deal of authority he had already delegated to her) it is believed that a number of incidents occurring on the planet, in both Hive Primus and the Ash Wastes, led to Baddasz forming a bond with the young woman, stating that she was a reliable and intelligent combatant, capable of serving the Imperium in a significant capacity. Rumours persist that one of more of the incidents involved the romantic involvement of the two, but official reports indicate nothing but dedicated service as a close combat specialist - personal complaints have occasionally been received by the staff working at Baddasz's estate, but this has gone no further than settlement.

After a failed attempt by Inquisitor Baddasz to rein in the Escher's behaviour, complications brought about by her use of Power Armour and her chemical withdrawal led to her pursuing a crusade of her own making within Black Bastion that ultimately led to a confrontation involving several deaths in the caverns beneath. Eventually tracking down the drug dealer responsible for distributing genuine and placebo narcotics within the under-society of serfs and staff within the facility, La Ment tracked down and personally executed the woman with two members of Deathwatch in audience. Fedir Orlick, enraged by La Ment's insults assaulted the woman with a sucker-punch, leading to internal injuries, He and Mettius Veduco then watched on as the drug-dealer's father approached La Ment from behind and proceeded to murder her, using an industrial nail gun to shoot through her head. Shortly after, upon the approach of a riding tide of acid, Orlick executed La Ment's murderer and returned with the Escher's body to the facility. Though the result of the Astartes' inaction and subsequent death of Baddasz's friend and combat specialist remains to be enacted, the death has already had a profound influence on the retinue's continuing activities.

**Andryakel Valson -** An artificer of significant intelligence and ability hailing from Necromunda, he was first encountered by Baddasz in Black Bastion and, while initially unsure of him, very quickly relied on his abilities when her limiter malfunctioned. Without further knowledge or guidance, Valson was able to assist in the rapid removal of her limiter without causing injury, despite the terrible effect her close proximity had on his neurological functions. Having shown himself to be a dependable asset, Baddasz recruited him to her retinue, hoping that he would remain a part of it for some time, thankful for his assistance, and in further need of his exceptional skills.

**Obed Fecht -** A surviving member of Prabious's extended retinue, Fecht was deployed as a spy by the Inquisitor prior to the appearance of the Cicatrix Malaedictum. Upon the sundering of the galaxy as a result of the Great Rift, in the wake of the 13th Black Crusade, the preacher was all but abandoned by Prabious. Subsequent to Baddasz's inheritance of various official documents and logs in the wake of Prabious's assassination, she became aware of the nature of Fecht's continued involvement - having heard his name only once, in Prabious's service - which had remained a secret from the rest of the retinue. Baddasz attempted to contact the Preacher via his last posting, with orders to cease her late master's assignment and to attend her estate to renew his membership of the retinue. Having receieved and responded to the message after Baddasz had already left, and then made her way to Black Bastion, he received an Inquisitoral seal in her name and made his way to Black Bastion, as arranged via a later Astropathic transmission.

**Dora Sunahara -** On loan from Baddasz's former colleague and fellow Inquisitor Korus Vey, Primaris Psyker Dora Sunahara is among the Imperium's most powerful psykers. Having fled her rural homeworld and sought a life of exploration, young Dora was captured by the Sisters of Silence in a team led by Aimalla Baddasz, and though the young woman who would become Inquisitor arranged for the Psyker's continued existence, rather than her sacrifice to the Golden Throne, Sunahara still hold resentment for Baddasz's involvement in her capture. It was at Prabious's later demands to have investment in Sunahara that led to her becoming a Sanctioned Psyker, and then Primaris Psyker in the service of the Astra Militarum and then later of his former interrogator Inquisitor Vey where she eventually became Interrogator in turn. As a result of his death, and the revelations that occurred soon after, Vey imposed strict sanctions on Dora's abilities whilst in her presence, which led to straining their relationship and saw her practically ostracised from her retinue. Despite a willingness to continue working professionally, she was later sent to the service of Inquisitor Baddasz for her Psykine abilities in investigation. Upon arriving at Black Bastion, she was put to work as Baddasz's interim Interrogator. Their relationship remains strained, where Sunahara sees Baddasz as a soulless being, anathema to her own Psykine nature, and also as the cause for her loss of freedom, whilst diligently conducting her duty.

## Wealth and Nobility

Baddasz is the last in a long line of nobles who have resided in control of her homeworld since the arrival of the first colony ship that settled the Pleasure Planet. Due to the holding she inherited upon her parents' deaths, Lady Baddasz, who had not been replaced as heir, returned to receive the dynasty and retained their extant holdings. While she retains the choice to dispose of the various financial endeavours as she sees fit, much of the handling is left to her numerous estate staff. After taking ownership, Baddasz moved her base of operations to an immense beach-side estate at which she occasionally greets guests and acts as the residing noble - her presence within the Inquisition remains unknown to the ignorant inhabitants of the planet.

## Name Origin

It is said that the name Baddasz began with an alternate, ancient spelling of "Bad-Ass", the name attributed to one of the colony's founding members several millennia ago. Though records are sparse from that era, family crypts and Pict records show the colony's leadership struggling to account for a difficult initial cycle of construction. One of the leaders - whose original name currently does not exist, since he adopted a moniker, which is all that remains - apparently took successful control of the leadership and accepted deference by others, who referred to him as a "Bad-ass", which, through popularity of later spelling conventions determined by fashion and the various cultural influences of those who married into the family, made its way through several spellings, setting on "Baddasz" approximately two millennia ago. While the term "Baddasz" is an ancient colloquialism for somebody of particular fortitude, it has fallen out of use across much of the galaxy, thus; it is a meaningless name to most, comical to few others, but rarely, until now, at least, has it been relevant to the name-holder's behaviour towards others.

## Allies

* **Adepta Sororitas** - Whilst travelling under the guise of a member of the Order of His Divine Provenance (a now defunct order with strong historic ties to Ordo Xenos and Ordo Chronos factions of the Inquisition) Baddasz spent a great deal of time posing as a Sister Superior on loan to various minor orders of the Adepta Sororitas. Her ability to rapidly and completely assimilate the ways and teachings of the Orders have provided her with strong allies who, when they have eventually found out about her nature, have found her to be something beyond her Pariah status.

* **Deathwatch** - As noted above, Baddasz has encountered the Deathwatch on a number of occasions when dealing with Xenos incursions. Though she is invariably bound to initially cause a great deal of disapproval and discomfort in those with whom she is working, the meeting of minds and abilities has usually resulted in productive working relationships.

### Enemies

* **Xenos** - Baddasz generally despises most forms of Xenos, despite occasionally finding a use for them in order to serve a greater purpose. As she was recruited by an Ordo Xenos Inquisitor, she continued his work after his death, specifically his campaigns against the subversive factions of Aeldari and Drukhari. He psychic-null abilities were therefore found to be extremely useful in countering Farseers and other Xenos psykers.

* **Heretics and Witches** - Having fought Chaos Legionaries on Terra, and countless incursions involving various cults prior to visiting Terra, Baddasz has engaged with the forced of Chaos almost as much as she has with Xenos. Her involvement in Ordo Hereticus operations had seen her put these abilities to good use when battling the psychic followers of Chaos Cults.

* **Daemons** - Whilst having made no special attempt to combat Daemons and the manifestations of the Warp subsequent to her induction into the Inquisition, she has occasionally been brought in as a weapon against these enemy forces, thus she has still acquired a reputation for being particularly effective against them when fighting Daemons in close quarters.

## Powers and Equipment

* **Pariah** - Baddasz is a psychic Black at Pariah Level (Omega), thus; she emits a partially controllable field of negative psychic energy that is anathema to psyker and anyone with a particularly strong connection to the warp.

* **Armoured Robes and Enhanced Voidsheen Cloak** - Designed to absorb directed energy attacks, these robes add to the effectiveness of Baddasz's Power Armour and closely resemble the standard robes of the Adepta Sororitas, if made of superior construction. It is believed Baddasz commissioned the production of the additional cloak as she was well-aware of the protection a Voidsheen Cloak provided during the assault of Terra, and it also suited the subterfuge involving her impersonation of a Sister Superior when on-mission.

* **Executioner Greatblade** - Resembling a two-handed longsword, the finely produced Power Sword served as a combat weapon and executioners axe. As with the item above, Baddasz was trained in the use of this weapon prior to leaving the Sisters of Silence. It is said she rarely removes it from its scabbard, other than in training, as she does not often have cause to rampage through hordes of enemies, since untrained combatants in her company may be at risk of collateral damage. The design of the sword is far more basic than the relic items used by the Sisters of Silence, but it is designed and built to match it in capability.

* **Master-Crafter Power Sword** - A single-handed, straight, powered blade with a spiked hand guard, this weapon is of more practical use when also armed with a pistol, thus; Baddasz obtained it through great personal expense as an alternate to her beloved Greatblade. Usually strapped to her right hip in an exquisite scabbard, she has thoroughly trained with the weapon alongside the use of her Condemnor Boltgun or Plasma Pistol, though she has used it in combat only once.

* **Artificer Power Armour - Ver.1** - Having been relieved of the Sisters of Silence armour temporarily worn on Terra, Baddasz was provided, by her then Inquisitor master, with power armour of a similar design and manufacture as that of the Sisters of Battle. This was specifically obtained prior to her first impersonation of a Sororitas sister, when she was engaged in operation that required the subterfuge, though she has done little since to alter them for continual use, thus; upon first observation she may be confused with one of the Adepta Sororitas - it is documented that the armour is of a more advanced, bespoke design than that of the mass-produced Adepta Sororitas armour (however high the standard of the armour produced by the Adeptus Mechanicus) and has been provided with additional sound-limiting measures throughout (as is more often seen with Primaris Space Marine Phobos Power Armour), which allows the armour to function in silence. Complimentary to the armour, she also possesses a matching Sororitas helm and rebreather.

* **Artificer Power Armour - Ver.2** - Produced at the Inquisitor's bequest, a second set of power armour was obtained at great expense, though it differed in several ways to that of the set provided by Inquisitor Prabious. Instead of resembling a standard set of Sororitas armour, it matches the outward design of armour used by a Sister Repentia Superior, complete with flaming backpack and additional robing. Despite assurances, this armour was produced to a lesser standard than the first, where the maker had taken shortcuts and financial compromises in order to maximise profit margins. As a result of its revelation to Artificer Valson, several alterations were made to it in order to strengthen and improve its functions. Though it has never been worn by Baddasz herself, it was put to use by the Escher Sophie La Ment and functioned well until her untimely death. Half-damaged, the undamaged power pack was salvaged by Inquisitor Baddasz and used in conjunction with her third set of Artificer Power Armour (see below).

* **Artificer Power Armour - Ver.3** - By far the superior of Baddasz's armour, it resembles Sororitas armour far less than it does that of the legendary Inquisitor Greyfax, for it upon her armour Baddasz's was based. With replaceable shoulder plating, it is possible to make the armour resemble that of a Sororitas, for the designs are similar, but additional details have been added, such as Skull iconography and a different, replaceable Power Pack. A significant investment in resources and time, the armour was never worn prior to its late arrival at Black Bastion, where Baddasz received it after arrival. Though equally useful, the armour's original Power Pack, resembling that of Inquisitor Greyfax's, was replaced by that of her second armour set, last used by Sophie La Ment. Unknown to Baddasz prior to its usage, the Power Pack's machine spirit, having suffered the loss of its previous user, was influenced by the interaction. When donning the unit, the Inquisitor sensed not her usual armour's obedient, compliant pseudo-personality, but a sense of urgency and a will to act, which remains not altogether unpleasant.

* **Pariah Limiter** - Implanted within her skull, with various control aspects elsewhere, the device counteracts the negative psychic energy effect resultant of her Pariah nature. Unusual for its construction, the device has various settings, which allows Baddasz to manually control the negative effect exerted those in her presence, placing them in unease or sufferance at her will. Originally controlled using a sequence of physical switches imbedded in her arm (as well as an emergency on/off switch located on her breastbone), a later addition of a neural interface allows her to mentally alter its potency - while the limiter appears to function perfectly a great deal of the time, there is concern that the alterations, combined with its constant use for over two decades, and the increase in Baddasz's null potency since childhood, have caused a strain on the device - when fully activated there now appears to be a leakage of null energy that affects those near her, when the device should eliminate this concern.

* **Master-Crafted Condemnor Boltgun** - Another item resembling those belonging to the Adepta Sororitas, Baddasz's Condemnor Boltgun is of a master-crafted design and is also equipped with an Artificer Bolt Cache, providing her with ammunition similarly used by the Deathwatch.

* **Master-Crafted Plasma Pistol** - With the addition of a scope, this pistol provides the mid-range assault capability of Baddasz's arsenal, along with her Boltgun's special issue ammo.

* **Syn-skin** - Though rarely seen, it is known by some that Baddasz is occasionally covered in Synthetic Skin below her power armour for the purpose of remaining armoured whilst engaged in activities that require a silent approach and the short-term removal of her power armour. Whilst closely resembling a standard Bodyglove, the Syn-skin also provides additional benefits as well as functioning beneath the power armour's contact suit.

* **Psyk-Out Grenades** - Whilst these items remain rare, Baddasz has gone some way to obtain them for her use as an Inquisitor. Possessing dust formed from the shed remains of the Emperor, these explosive devices provide a blast field of disruptive warp energy that causees havok not only to psykers but to all psychically present beings, thus; Baddasz may use ones of these weapons and harmlessly pass through the fallout whilst finishing off her enemies - this has been a finishing tactic used on several occasions when fighting in internal environments.

* **Modified San Leor Pattern Jump Pack** - Due to the nature of her infiltrations posing as an Adapta Sororitas, Bafdasz had need of a jump pack to represent a Seraphym, thus; she was provided with a jump pack that provided the necessary appearance, but was made of a superior grade of technology and also provided a "Stealth" function that would not impede the silent running of the armour when not in flight.

* **Animus Speculum -** Though never reportedly seen by any of Baddasz's staff or retinue, it is rumoured that she retained possession of the Animus Speculum she obtained when assisting the Officio Assassinorum in eliminating a target in the wake of the death of the assigned Culexus Assassin. It is unlikely, however, since such items remain the purview of the Culexus Temple, though it is possible they have allowed her to retain it for purposes unknown.

## Tactics

* **Subterfuge** - Early in her career among the retinue of Inquisitor Prabious, Baddasz's ability to read people through physical cues and body language, much as a result of her being amongst the Sisters of Silence, provided her a means of controlling others for the purpose of subterfuge. While she does not, upon first meeting, appear to be particularly personable, her abilities to read people have previously assisted with seduction techniques that have provided long-term and short-term benefits. Her variable limiter has added to this capability by controlling the amount of negativity and confusion she can emit when dealing with her targets, placing people at relative ease at will.

* **Infiltration** - In addition to the above, her abilities provide her a means of passing unseen through psychic sensing barriers and other containment systems capable of blocking or identifying those with any psychic presence - this has been particularly useful when dealing with Aeldari Farseers and Genestealer Cults.

## Notable Missions

* **Cobol 8** - What remains of the records for this mission indicates that it was almost certainly the first time Baddasz infiltrated the Adepta Sororitas for the purpose of remaining in close proximity of the planet's most senior Ecclesiarch. When under the guise of a Sister Superior of the defunct "Order of His Divine Provenance", she proceeded to probe the particularly paranoid preacher, which provided the information necessary to prove he had been in secret communication with Xenos factions and was secretly providing them information detrimental to the ongoing war efforts in return for various pleasurable items.

* **Pascal 4** - For a period of approximately one Terran year, Baddasz served under the guise of the personal maid to the Lady of the planet's most noble house. After infiltrating the staff and higher society, and later the master bedroom, as secret lover to both the Lord and Lady of the house, Baddasz compiled a complete dossier on the inner-workings of the planet's corrupt importation/exportation systems, which were being used do arm the Xenos enemies of the Imperium as a means to prolonging the war and driving the local military industrial complex. Upon her final orders, she executed the Lord and Lady first and had their children removed to the Schola. Whilst this mission was apparently the first in such deep cover, it was not the last and instead serves as a pertinent example of Baddasz's early career in subterfuge and infiltration.

* **[Redacted]** - the most secretive of missions Baddasz carried out involved contact with a Culexus Assassin, which unfortunately ended with with assassin's self-initiated death at the hands of an Eldar force. Baddasz, however, attempted to assassinate the target of the mission with an amateur attempt at utilising the Assassin's Animus Speculum. While the result was positive, and the target was indeed eliminated after a long, painful fashion, the collateral was less than ideal - the assassination did not remain secretive, and several non-combatants were destroyed in the most physically painful way possible - thus; Baddasz vowed never to use such a device ever again - a vow she, it is rumoured, she failed to keep.

## Notable Quotes

"*You monster! Who...what are you?"
"Aima Baddasz!*"
— Unknown Planetary governor, when found by Inquisitor Baddasz to be conspiring with xenos factions