Vladus Barca

## Character

### **Aliases**

Black Seraph, Son of Blood, Primarch of the XVI Legion, Swamp King (by Thesephae, Devortus, Taran and several others), Dwarf (by several of his brothers, Savage, Barbarian King, Saw of Cretacia, The Tearer of Flesh etc.

### **Language(s)**

High Gothic, Low Gothic, Cretacian, unknown number of xenos languages.

## Biographical Data

### **Relatives**

Emperor of Mankind (Gene-Sire)
Primarchs (Gene-Brothers)
Themillian Barca (Adopted Father)
Ardelean Barca (Adopted Father)
Damian Vasari (Blood Brother)

## Physical Description

### **Weight**

(To be added)

**Vladus Barca**, also known as the **Strongest One**, **The Black Seraph**, **Saw of Cretacia**, **Son of Blood** and many more besides. He is well known for being an angry, irrational and emotional being, however this is not the pure truth, for he is much more intelligent and cool headed than most are lead to believe. Vladus Barca is the father of the 16th legion known as the Flesh Tearers.

## History

As Vladus hurtled towards the Green planet of Cretacia the people below looked up to see a glinting object entering their atmosphere, but this was not their first and foremost issue, for the land that his pod collided with was a battlefield, corpses of the more civilised Saca coven , intermixed with those of the ferocious and nomadic Barku coven. The Blood count rivals, fought tooth and nail against each other, Count Ardelean atop his great war bike, and Count Themilian opposing him atop his great mount the Carnosaur Ripjaw. Whirring chain weapons roared and bit into each other when a thundershock came from the north side of the battlefield. Amongst the burnt and shredded trees nestled a mechanical pod and inside was an infant, who was wrenched free from the device. This infant was dragged squirming and writhing to the Blood counts and proffered up the large child. The blood counts ceased their conflict to look at the boy who the soldiers proclaimed had arrived from the heavens. This discovery lead to a ceasefire and peace treaty for surely it was a sign that the gods had chosen them as the bearer of this being. The eventual Matrimony of the Blood counts lead to the formation of the greatest coven to have yet existed, the Barca coven.

Vladus lacked very little from the time of his discovery to his meeting with the emperor. he was given the best hides, jewels, mounts and weapons that could be provided. He wanted little of these things and those he did take were mainly out of formality. He was trained in many arts including of course the most important martial training, the great art of Saca beast training and how to write the serpentine trade script of Cretacia.

The young Primarch was a quick learner due to his altered mind and he welcomed all new information openly. He easily became one of the best warriors on his homeworld. The knowledge of many martial arts, and heroes implanted before his birth and locked within his very DNA allowed him to fight the unruly warriors with a calmness and calculation nigh unheard of on Cretacia. This however did not mean he wasn't imprinted with their battle style, and over time he came to truthfully believe that their martial form was the Honorable and true form of battle.

when he was little more than 8 years old he was allowed to enter the Joq Minuhat, this was a competition only open to those who had entered adulthood, however the primarch resembled many of the teenagers present already, despite his youth. It was clear from the beginning who would win as the boy eagerly stalked off into the forest. It was on a week later that a horn was sounded and a bloody Vladus walked out clutching a club equally covered in gore, this sight was surprising and many of the other covens knew this young boy was a warrior unequal.

When it came that Vladus took over as Blood count of the Barca clan, the news was unwelcome. Many feared that the brute would seek to destroy all other covens. However Vladus was much more diplomatic with his approach, He offered an Ultimatum stating that those who joined would be welcome as equals within his domain and those that refused would be torn apart by his Chainsword's whirring teeth. Those that were wise acquiesced, the foolish, the prideful, the honourable, the ignorant all fell beneath his conquest as he scoured the lands.

It was not some 3 years after his conquest that the Emperor came to Cretacia in search of his lost son, He was immediately assaulted by the iron taste and smell of the atmosphere and the rich oxygen levels that would choke any normal being. He searched for information until he heard of a great Vladus Barca. However Vladus also new of his father's presence and sought out the golden clad foreigner. He discussed matters with the supposed Emperor of Mankind, and learnt of the world outside, the quest of the Imperium and of His brothers. Vladus, gave the emperor another Ultimatum, if the emperor could best him in duel of saws then he would go with him, if not he would take a fleet of the emperor's star-ships as tribute and begin his conquest of the further galaxy. Vladus was Bold and cocky, the emperor saw this and sought to discipline him for it, every possible move was seen many moments before they would actually enact and thus the emperor would sidestep, parry and slash accordingly, slapping his son for each mistake and enraging him. The Emperor eventually finished Vladus and asked him to follow onto the ship, Vladus kept his word and went with him to the wider imperium eventually meeting his gene sons.

## Wargear

Chainsword: Vladus's Chainsword is one of, if not the largest known to the imperium, It is layered with the crimson blood of slain foes, with much of the original colour washed away in the red. The teeth of the blade are made of a unique alloy known only to the great Mechanicum of Mars.

Tyrannus Mantle: