Andra Junarys

"*With spear in my hand and the Emperor in my heart, those who harm humanity shall know my wrath! Laurus Victrix sisters! Through my suffering, mankind will triumph!*"
—Palatine Andra Junarys, Amparios Crusade. M42
**Andrastya Junarys** is the current Palatine of the 2nd Preceptor, 3rd Commandery of the Order of the Blessed Laurel. She rises through the ranks of Palatine following her exemplary service during Firra, Kar Dolian, and Amparios Crusade serving as veteran Celestian tasked in protecting Canoness Clara Marlyna. Widely known throughout the 2nd Preceptor for her desire to protect, aid and support the others and possessing practical actions in fighting her enemy as well as in decision making. Her rise through the rank of Palatine was filled after recommendation of Canoness Gebyla Septaris at the aftermath of Amparios Crusade.

## History

Born to a plasteel ore trader family at the end of 689.M41 in the Hive City of Quansha, Xianyang. Andra spent her early childhood learning about foreign languages, trading, and other patrician arts. As she grew up, the Hive City of Quansha was under attacked by Genestealers of the Cult of the Five Eyed Scribes. Andra and saw her sister’s death mauled by a Genestealer Aberrant during the onslaught and as she and her parents were captured. Andra witnessed how her family were thrown into a meat grinder, becoming a food paste that serve as the cult’s ration. A few hours before her turn to be thrown, a squad of Celestian Sacresants of the Order of the Blessed Laurel rush in and slaughter the Cults meat factory. Andra and the rest of the prisoners were saved by the Order. As Andra saw how mighty the Sisters of the Order and realizing how she is now the sole survivor of her family, she volunteers to aboard the Order’s vessel and soon she is tended by the sisters of the Blessed Laurel and rounded up once they arrived at Pontavar. At the beginning of 979.M41 the adolescent Andra entered the Schola Progena of the Good Shepherd Basilica at Western Pontavar.

Through many years of strict training, indoctrination, and combat doctrines taught by Sister Superiors of the Order of the Blessed Laurel, Andrastia changed from an ordinary Progena to a Battle Sisters, ready to unleash the Emperor’s wrath through zeal and discipline. She befriends sister Gebyla Septaris from Jeras whom they share the same bond of hatred against xenos that ravage their land. Inspired by the Sacresant that saved her, Andra able to master and wield a power halberd, power spear, and power mace whereas her excellence in using Flamer and Boltgun are exceptional. Her first mission as a Battle Sister was received at the end of 983.M41 where she was tasked to uproot heresy at planet Mirdalsvar at Segmentum Tempestus, Djervanar Sector. In this mission Andra learned the horrors and treachery of heretics that cause casualties among her sisters, part of which become her close friends. With only of four sisters left and led by her superior Sister Abigail Vidya, Andra reach the corrupted sanctum where the four sisters fight a horde of cultists and a cultist Champion of Slaanesh Ratna Escarites along with her daemonettes bodyguard. The invasion Although the battle was won with only Andra and sister Geby as a sole survivor, the cultist Champion of Slaanesh escape through her own portal.

Realizing her zeal and self-sacrifice followed by Sister Gebyla’s heroic deeds recorded through Sister Vidya’s skull servo, both sisters are promoted as a sister superior of Battle Sisters in the 2nd Preceptor, 3rd Commandery followed by ritual flagellations and assignment ceremony. As a sister superior, Andra shown to be a natural leader whom willing to bleed and risk most things to her burden. During the Karabakh Crusade under leadership of canoness Clara Marlyna, Sister Andra proved to be a great warrior by slaying her old foe the Champion of Slaanesh Ratna Escarites fall beneath her halberds. Aside from her duty as a squad leader and sword of Saint Jeanice, sister Andra are known as a benevolent healer that she often seen administering healing salves and bandaging victims of war from Astra Militarum to a wounded Astartes alike.

It takes another three campaigns before Sister Andra is promoted to be one of Canoness Clara’s Celestian Sacresant. During her training she saw a premonition of Saint Jeanice that clean her face with a wet towel from a healing spring that healed and invigorates her. As she awakens from her premonition, she finished her training with an extreme excellence. She is known to save Canoness’s live six times apart which she lost her left fingers and a plasma burn to her torso. Nevertheless, Andra stand tall ready to defend the Canoness with her life as well as slaying heretics and xenos in her path.

She became the Sacresant Superior following her deeds in Firra Crusade where she slays two Greater Possessed from the Tormented Star Warband during the taking of the Southern Island of Firra. Again, Andra stand close to Canoness Clara ready to duel and defend her commander with zeal for many crusades to come.

Andra’s greatest test lies during Amparios Crusade where Canoness Clara’s investigation forces decent upon a Daemon World Amparios where the Order of the Blessed Laurels were ambushed and Andra along many of its sisters were captured by the Blight Butchers Heretic Astartes. Although suffering moderate injury, Andra remain strong and faithful in the eyes of the Emperor even able to inspire and empower her fellow sisters where some begin to show fear and slight doubts.

She and some of her sisters were later on rescued by the Storm Zealots led by Captain Zachariah and Librarian Lieviensky. Together with her fellow sisters and the Adeptus Astartes, Andra fought through waves of Heretic Astartes charges and Warpfire until she witnesses how her former Canoness were sacrificed and possessed by a daemon. Andra alongside sister superior Gebyla are one of the few witnesses of how Captain Zachariah’s use the Emperor’s mercy to slay the possessed Canoness in order to end the daemonic threat.

Nevertheless, at the end of the Amparios Crusade, Andra was promoted to the rank of Palatine due to her exemplary deeds that would honour the Order and her preceptory. As a Palatine Andra took shared responsibility alongside both Canoness Gebyla and Palatine Arielle to rebuild the loss of her sisters at the aftermath of the Amparios Crusade. Thanks to her action, many new recruits were trained and experts in the art of melee combat and strong in will as well as honourable in her action.

## Personality

Andra is known among her sisters as the one with the highest virtue and know what value of self-sacrifice means. Although she is often seen with her near stern and always on guard, she nevertheless possesses a feminine personality that able to calm and care for her sisters even extend to the wounded and the needy subjects of the Imperium. In peace times Andra can be seen training her juniors and fellow Celestians in the arts of close combat as well as following her Canoness Clara wherever she goes. Nevertheless, Andra is also known for her discipline, never cease to forget her daily prayers, meditations, and ritual floggings as well as her physical prowess.

Perhaps, Andra’s biggest flaw is her tolerance tendency to use radical approach in fighting the enemies of the Imperium. A trait that is shunned by the Ecclesiarchy and Adepta Sororitas alike. Andra believes that the end of a goal is what matters thus new methods that suits the Imperium’s goal in purging xenos and daemons should be used well. Such methods are seen during Firra and Kar Dolian Crusade where she uses Chaos Meltagun to destroy a Defiler while retrieving her Halberds and using rigged Tau plasma grenade as a trap on the waves of Tau Breacher Squad. Her decision to back Captain Zachariah’s action in slaying possessed Canoness Clara also empowers her approach and soon it caught the attention of Puritan Inquisitor even Confessor Agerlach himself that keep their eyes on Andra at most times.

## Appearance

Native of Xianyang, Andra comes from Xianyang Mountain Clan where the family’ ore miners and traders have its strong roots. She possesses a long black hair and light skin as well as stood 1.65-meter tall.

Once she become an Adepta Sororitas Progena she cut her hair bald but her hair grows back as she become a full-fledged Battle Sister. Her hair remains short (slightly longer than standard hair of most Sororitas) even until she reaches the rank of Palatine as Andra seen it as more practical.

As a Palatine she wore a Sororitas Power Armor with an Auramite and Birkwood Rosarius, her family heirloom that is forged with installed conversion field emitter. She often uses the Rosarius as her prayer beads during daily prayers and meditations.

Once she achieved a rank of Sister Superior, Andra is often seen wielding her Power Halberds in battle alongside a bolter and an Inferno Pistol. Later on, once she became a Celestial Sacresanct she replaces her secondary weapon with Sacresant Shield.

Andra got a small scar near her left eye, she got a plasma burn on her lower torso and she uses bionic fingers on her left hand after losing it while protecting Canoness Clara. Her backs are filled with scars as a result from flagellation rituals and three stabbing wounds can be seen at her lower back and one great scar on her stomach close to her plasma burn marks.

Andra looks youthful despite her hardship in training and battle that usually rend most Sisters with gray hair and withered skin.

## Combat Skill

Palatine Andra is a well-known expert in melee combat. Favouring Polearms such as Power Halberds and Power Spears as her main weapon of choice. She is known to possess a great agility while using her Power Halberd ***Drakenfang***. Aside from melee combat, Palatine Andra is also known for her resilience in combat, never quit nor surrender even willing to use her own body to shield her superiors and fellow sisters. Like Canoness Clara Marlyna, her ranged weapon of choice is an Inferno Pistol.

## Wargear

* ***Drakenfang*** – An anointed master crafted Power Halberd. The Power Halberd rumored to be forged from shards of minor saint Magnarita’s Power Sword. The Power Halberd is imbued with light green energy that able to cleave through Adamantium with ease.
* Inferno Pistol – Palatine Andra used this pistol both when she became a Sister Superior and a Palatine. She often uses this to fire at enemy walkers and skimmer jetbikes.
* **Decorated Rosarius** – Her family heirloom rosarius. Made from Birkwood and Auramite trim and installed with conversion emitter as well as anointed twice. Andra always seen holding the rosarius in her left hands or bind it on her Halberds.
* **Sororitas Power Armor** – Standard issue Adepta Sororitas Power Armour, mastercrafted and donned with Order's medal and mantle. It provides a great protection and its more durable,versatile and slightly lighter than most Sororitas Power Armor.