Terratus Sige

Terratus Sige was always a quiet
individual. He was part of the first wave of aspirants following the reunion of
the Xth Legion and their primarch. Hailing from one of the many small tribes
that Abner conquered, Sige quickly showed his prowess. He completed trial after
trial with no more than a stolid determination. When he underwent the final
stage of the geneseed implantation, it was discovered that he possessed
tremendous potential as a pariah. After completing the trials, he and a small
number of aspirants with similar abilities were sent aboard the Black Ships.
They were taken in the utmost secrecy to Luna. There, they underwent the most
strenuous training at the hands of the finest organisation of witchhunters in
the galaxy. The Sisterhood of Silence.

They were taught how to harness
their abilities to disrupt and destroy the psychic workings of witches, both
human and xenos. They were made to fight both as individuals and a unit. Along
with this, they were taught the complex lexicon of sign language used by the
Sisters. During this training, Sige proved himself time and again, as a
warrior, a leader and an untouchable. Upon returning to the legion, now
officially named the Light Bringers, Sige was given command of those trained
upon Luna. They became the Vacuous Chorus, to be the legion’s specialised
branch to deal with psychic threats. Combining all the fury of the Astartes
with the silent terror of untouchables. They were one of the greatest dangers
to the witch in the Imperium.

However, whilst Sige had shown his
prowess in training, he was untested in the crucible of battle. Many of his
peers and subordinates treated the rapid rise from neophyte to Speaker with
contempt and derision. Desperate to show his worth to the legion, Sige began
leading increasingly daring attacks against the threat of the Eldar in the
Segmentum Pacificus. This bloody campaign almost ended in tragedy, when Sige
and his entourage were ambushed by a Saim-Hann warhost. Only the timely
intervention of the primarch himself turned a near defeat into a total victory
for the Imperium. Despite this, Light Bringer casualties were heavy and Sige
himself was near mortally wounded. The blade had nearly removed his head, and
instead had destroyed his lower jaw. It was through the assistance of Darwin,
Lord Apothecary of the Ashen Crows that his life was saved. He received an augmetic
jaw. However, Abner requested Darwin to not replace his tongue. His punishment
for his recklessness was the loss of his voice.

When Sige rejoined the legion, he
was changed. His emotions had been tempered, his core of ruthlessness
strengthened. He was more competent and loyal than ever, no longer derided, but
feared. His subordinates that had silently mocked him were flogged or given
suicidal orders. And so, the Silent Herald was born.

After the Night of Blood and subsequent escape of Speaker Primus Helel, Sige was promoted to Equerry of the Primarch. Being the second most powerful Blank in the Legion, Terratus Sige was Abners devastating right hand man. Leading the Vacuous Chorus from on high with his jump pack, Sige was a powerful combatant. His prowess with his Thunder Hammer, Voidclaw, was the stuff of legends. Enemies were swept away and rent apart by strikes from the lustrous black hammer. Sige also wielded a Hand Flamer, that spouted black flames known as Null Fire.