Amas Rodrastiel

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## Character

### **Language(s)**

High Gothic
Low Gothic
Inwittan

### **Allegiance**

Imperium of Man
Adeptus Astartes
Last Wall Chapters
Imperial Fists
Deathwatch

### **Chapter**

Imperial Fists (Seconded to the Deathwatch)

## Physical Description

### **Height**

10 ft (armoured)

Amas is a Firstborn Chaplain from the indomitable Imperial Fists Chapter. He is currently serving his first Long Vigil in the Deathwatch.

## History

Born in approximately 809.M30 to a tribe on the icy Death World of Inwit, he was born among the Inwittan tribe of Dorn and was just a boy when the Emperor arrived to retrieve Rogal. Raised up with the Primarch into Imperial service, he joined the Great Crusade as a neophyte of the VIIth *Legiones Astartes*.

All records of the battles Rodrastiel served in during the Great Crusade are lost, save for a few scattered in lost archives below the Imperial Palace. The full extent of this is known only to Amas himself; who remembers it all like it was yesterday. As his nature, he is not the talkative type.

Rodrastiel was not present at Nikaea when the Emperor issued the Decree Absolute banning the use of psykers among the Space Marine Legions, but he was responsible for dealing with the results. Amas was among a number of legionaries selected for special training by visiting Chaplains of the Word Bearers Legion due to his staunch nature and diligence - notable even among the Imperial Fists of Dorn's time. His time spent training was perhaps shorter than the Chaplains of the current era, but that was because the need was greater. While Amas was responsible for maintaining his battle-brothers dedication to their duty, his main duty was to watch over the former members of the legion's Librarius deep in the bowels of the Phalanx. He was injured when Samus's attack freed the legion's imprisoned Librarians, though he was not slain by the daemon and eventually made a full recovery. Rodrastiel took part in the Siege of Terra, witnessing the true face of his colleagues in the XVIIth Legion. Chaplain Rodrastiel was disgusted by their corruption and how the treacherous sons of Lorgar revelled in it with religious joy. Amas also worked together with his colleagues in the Blood Angels to bolster the morale and fighting spirit of the Imperial Palace's defenders in the face of the immaterial horrors thrown at them by Horus' forces.

A true survivor, Rodrastiel led his brothers through the Siege of Terra from start to finish then the Great Scouring to emerge bloodied and bruised in body from the trap that was the Iron Cage. Following this, and their rescue by the Ultramarines, the battered remnants of the VIIth Legion accepted the *Codex Astartes* and divided their legion into numerous smaller Chapters. Though Rodrastiel was one of the survivors who remained dedicated to his legion brothers, he accepted Dorn's command split the legion and was selected to remain with the new Imperial Fists Chapter.

Shortly after this, Rodrastiel was selected by Belisarius Cawl as a trainer for his Primaris Space Marine project - his role would be to act as a guiding veteran of the future Primaris Astartes should the project reach completion. Chaplain Rodrastiel was reawakened along with his charges at the dawn of the Era Indomitus and served among the Unnumbered Sons. He helped lead Primaris reinforcements on Terra in 001.M42 and coordinated with the Adeptus Custodes against Chaos cults such as The Splintered.

He later fought alongside the Unnumbered Sons as they encountered and smashed aside one xenos race after another. Orks; eldar; even a minor necron dynasty were laid low by the Indomitus Crusade. Chaplain Rodrastiel led the defence of the strike cruiser *Hand of Absolution* when it was isolated from the Indomitus fleet and was assailed by an ork armada of roks and kroozers. The ship was boarded by swarms of ork boyz and nobs. Chaplain Rodrastiel led the defence of the bridge. Duelling and slaying multiple ork nobs while his battle-brothers gunned down wave after wave of greenskin attackers. The *Hand of Absolution* was later rescued and regrouped with allied ships. This part of the Indomitus fleet would deliver Primaris reinforcements to the Obsidian Fists chapter. As a Chaplain who had fought alongside Rogal Dorn, he commanded the respect and admiration of both Firstborn and Primaris alike; and was able to help bridge the gulf between the stubborn Firstborn and their new brothers in both the Obsidian Fists and his own chapter.

In 010.M42 Chaplain Rodrastiel was assigned to the Deathwatch, arriving at Black Bastion in 012.M42. While most established chaplains would have an incredibly hard time dealing with this adjustment due to the loyalty they had to their parent chapter, Rodrastiel has adjusted better than most due to his strong discipline and the respect he has for what the Deathwatch do. He considers it a great honour to represent the Imperial Fists, and looks forward to meeting other sons of Dorn on his vigil.

The biggest change Chaplain Rodrastiel has faced, and the one he has had the greatest difficulty adjusting to, is the presence of Librarians. Rodrastiel is adamant that the Emperor did not modify or repeal the Decree Absolute before he was interred on the Golden Throne so someone of a lower station must have done so afterwards.

## Personality

From a young age, Amas viewed the tribal leader Rogal Dorn as a role model. He was serious even as a youth and found humour and metaphor to be inefficient methods of communication. While he was fully capable of understanding it, Amas does not use it. Though only approximately 230 years old when his time in stasis is discounted, he had seen as much war and suffering as most of his older legion brothers and the experiences of that dark age helped refine his character.

He is aloof, serious to the extreme and at times seems as inflexible and literal as the Chapter's Techmarines. He is patient and slow to anger. His fury is much like his gene-sire's: described as a smouldering volcano which only rarely erupts with great fury.

### Beliefs

Amas holds the Imperial Truth close to his heart and has little patience for those who honour the Cult Imperialis. This is especially true for Space Marines as he feels Astartes should know better than to act counter to one of the Emperor's foremost wishes: to reject religion and not worship him as a god.

## Appearance

Amas has barely aged at all. He was around 215 years old by the time the Horus Heresy ended and his time in stasis combined with his purer gene-seed has helped Amas maintain a deceptively youthful face.

## Equipment

* **Artificier Mark IV 'Maximus' Power Armour**
* **Crozius Arcanum**
* **Bolt Pistol**
* **Rosarius**