Fleet Mistress Leona Kubah

## Leona Kubah

Fleet Mistress Leona Kubah is the overall commander of the Pyre Guards naval assets. Was found on a battlefield and brought aboard the fleet as a serf when she was 26 along with her young son. She is now 273 years old and considered to be a master tactician. Physically she is a short muscular women with cropped red hair and a old burn scar on her cheek who looks to be in her 40s. She wields a ceremonial saber as a badge of office. Currently married to the Freeblade knight pilot Faramond XVI, Chevalier du Feu.

## History

### Early Life (754.M41)

Leona Kubah was born to a family of little note on a civilized world of little note called Praetris. She would always dream of knowing the stars so she would study to join the System Defense Fleet. Before she would get the chance, a genestealer uprising would dash her dream, or so she thought. She would go into a Temple to the Emperor with her son and join the Militia in the defense of the Temple. During this time, she would become a symbol for the loyalist forces wielding a blade found in a false column, the Saint of the Stars. She and the other defenders would hold out for 70 days before the arrival of the Pyre Guards.

### Joining the Chapter (780.M41)

In 780, the Pyre Guards would arrive to purge the taint of Praetris. Leona Kubah and the temple would be relieved by then Ignifer Brother Franz of 3rd Company. She would fight along side the Pyres until the end of the campaign. When the Pyres were set to leave, she would petition Franz to sponsor her as a serf fleet officer cadet. He would accept and she would enter the training program and would excel in all fields and become a secondary Vox officer aboard the Hunter-class Destroyer *Holy Hellfire.* She would rise swiftly through the ranks until becoming the Ship Mistress of the *Ember Clad*.

### Ship Commands (818.M41)

* **Ember Clad (818.M41-831.M41):** The Ember Clad is a Viper-class Destroyer in service to the Pyre Guards. Kubah was assigned to to the Ember Clad where she would distinguish herself in a daring maneuver against a much larger Greenskin ship.
* **Indomitable Flame (831.M41-860.M41):** A Gladius-class Frigate. Kubah would disable the engines of a heretic cruiser by baiting it's sister ship into launching a spread of torpedos at her ship when she was in between the two ships using the ships speed and maneuverability.
* **World Torcher (860.M41-893.M41):** A Strike Cruiser of the Pyre Guards. Kubah used a warp jump too pull a Tau Ship into the warp unprotected while the World Torcher activated it's Gellar fields.
* **His Great Flame (893.M41-917.M41):** The Chapters only Battle Barge and the backup home of the chapter. Here she would become more cautions after a near-destructive engagement with an Eldar fleet.
* **The Grand Torch (917.M41-939.M41):** The Ramilies-class Starfort and the Fortress Monetary of the Pyre Guard. She would command the functions of the Starfort during this time.

### Fleet Command (939.M41)

In the year 939.M41, the fleet master of the Pyre Guards would die. As with the tradition, the ship master/mistress of the Grand Torch would become the fleet master/mistress of the Pyre Guards fleet. Leona Kubah would become Fleet Mistress Kubah in a ceremony where she would isolate herself in prayer for 3 days before stepping to the fleet command throne and taking the seat like so many before her. She holds this command today and is considered one of the greater fleet tacticians in the chapters history and is well respected by her underlings and the marines she serves.

## Wargear

* **The Saint of the Stars:** An ornate saber inscribed with the phrase "Humanitas est Deus Stellarum" (high gothic for Humanity is the God of the Stars) on it's blade. Kubah found it in a ruined fake pillar during the defense of the temple during the Battle of Praetris. She would use it as a symbol to rally the loyalists during that battle.
* **Laspistol**
* **The Chapter Fleet of the Pyre Guards:** Expertly commanded by her, this is perhaps the greatest weapon in the arsenal of the chapter.

## Personality & Appearance

Leona Kubah is a serious person but will still joke. She is rarely angry at anything that is not utter incompetency, cowardice, or treachery. Her favored tactic is to quickly dive into the heart of the enemy war fleet and come out the other side while taking as many enemies down as possible. Physically she is a short, muscular woman with a light brown skin, dark red hair, and a faded scar on her left cheek. Despite being over 270 years old she looks to be in her early 40s.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Husband

Faramond XVI Chevalier du Feu is a Freeblade knight pilot who after the near total destruction of House Nîmes, decided to pledge his blade and cannon to the Pyre Guards in 793.M41. He only intended to fight for one campaign before meeting then First Officer of the Frigate Skyward Blaze Leona Kubah and going onto marry her in 796.M41. He pilots a Knight Errant decorated in holy seals and symbols called the Manus Ignis.

#### Children

* **Ishmael:** Son, found alongside Leona on Praetris, Fleet discipline officer
* **Mairea:** Daughter, designated heir to the Manus Ignis
* **Elias:** Son, became a marine
* **Alphonse:** Son, Serf fleet officer aboard the Torch of Redemption
* **Béatrice:** Daughter, Armories serf
* **Gregor:** Son, became a marine
* **Veronique:** Daughter, Joined the Sisters of Battle
* **Annise:** Daughter, Priest Of the Ministorum
* **Dominiquie:** Son, Serf interceptor pilot
* **Pierreros:** Son, Died in attempt to become a marine
* **Alphonse:** Son, Armories serf
* **Katherina:** Daughter, Serf interceptor pilot
* **Jean-Paul:** Son, Serf fleet officer aboard a tug craft
* **Castinus:** Son, became a marine
* **Lilla:** Daughter, Armories serf

### Associates

* **Flame Lord Xavier:** Chapter Master of the Pyre Guards who lead the Strike force to save the Manus Ignis.
* **Forgelord Borin:** The lead armorer and the man responsible for the upkeep of the weapons of the chapter, including the fleet.
* **3rd Torch Master Franz:** Her sponsor for officer school and rescuer on Praetris.