Incarious, Necroarch of the Necropolis

Otto Incarious was born on the former shrine world of Letov. Orphaned during a Gene Stealer Cult uprising, he would later be found by a battle brother of the Black Templars that had arrived to liberate his planet. Immediately following this he began his training as a neophyte, and due to his strong religious zeal, would be marked as a promising candidate for chaplaincy. Training under his former master Chaplain Andreros, he would eventually join the hallowed ranks of the reclusium as a necroarch. Traveling in his vast Catacomb ship, Martyrs Rest, He joined the Invictus crusade towards the tail end of the war of pestilence, at the request of Marshal Torismund.

### The Necroarch

The duties of a chaplain are varied and versatile but within the ranks of the Black Templars, many specialists roles exist, Necroarch is one such example. Roaming the stars in their vast Catacomb ships (Mortuus Civitatem), Necroarchs are responsible for the embalmment, and preservation of fallen battle brother and martyrs of the black templars. Once an apothecary has removed a fallen brothers geneseed, it is the responsibility of a Necroarch and his retinue to collect the body and prepare it for entombment aboard the vast necropolis ship. Sometimes this is as simple as combing a battlefield in its aftermath, or in other cases, charging into an enemy position to retrieve the fallen body of a high ranked member of a crusade. Necroarchs are also responsible for retrieving artifacts and sacred weapons that can be lost in the midst of battle. A holy relic held by a crusades Castellan is just as important as their fallen body to a necroarch, and they will go to great lengths to retrieve both. Accompanying them in their duty is a hand selected group of battle brothers, this group comprises the necroarchs retinue, and it is their responsibility to protect him while he preforms his duties. Necroarchs, to a lesser extent, are capable of administering the duties of a chaplain, but this is usually not their primary responsibility.

### The Necropolis

Vast ships that act as mobile Tomb worlds, Catacomb ships (Mortuus Civitatem) are of a unique design, and only a handful exist in the galaxy. The majority of which are owned and operated by the Black Templar chapter of the Adeptus Astartes. Within its chambers are grand mausoleums that house the honored dead of the black templars, going back generations. Vast sections are created for specific Crusades or particularly bloody conflicts, the names of the fallen within inscribed in stone. These ships are hauntingly silent, save for the eery hum of servitors cleaning and performing maintenance. A small garrison of Black Templar Tomb Guard are stationed aboard as a countermeasure against any would be tomb robbers. These ships are seen as hallow ground by many followers of the imperial faith, and it is not uncommon for pilgrimages to be made to these most holy of sites. Although rare, it is possible for none Black Templars to be entombed aboard these ships. A brother of another chapter, a member of the Sororitas or even a lowly guardsmen can earn the honor of entombment. It has been a point of contention between many Necroarchs and their allies, as the former will lay claim to the body of their allies fallen. Such disagreements can even lead to conflict, but the duties of a Necroarch come first and formost above all else.