Gregor Adelmund

Gregor Adelmund is Marshal Aristeo's Palatine. A Palatine's rank is the equivalent to a Castellan and therefore leads the Marshal's Household when the Marshal is occupied with other matters and cannot attend to the needs of the household. He is the current bearer of *Flametongue*, a potent Relic drawn from the Temple of Dorn on the *Eternal Crusader.*

A Primaris Space Marine of mercurial temperament, Gregor seems to be the perfect match to *Flametongue*. Quick to anger as much as *Flametongue* ignites and can as easily assume a more calm demeanor as *Flametongue* is sheathed.

## History

Originally a scion of the house of Dorn, Gregor Adelmund was born on ancient Inwit just after the Horus Heresy. Meant to be recruited into the Imperial Fists Legion, Gregor was earmarked by the legion Chaplains stationed at Inwit to begin his transformation into a Space Marine. It was Belisarius Cawl though that would choose Gregor and transform him into what would be known as a Primaris Space Marine and then put into stasis to await the day of his reawakening.

### Stasis

Gregor Adelmund has been awoken many times during the 10,000 years of sleep. He would be awoken, tested or questioned, then put back into stasis repeatedly during which Belisarius Cawl would use what he learned to improve and refine his processes.

Gregor was always thankful for those periods of wakefulness but then was angered when he would be put back under. Gregor doesn't remember if his mercurial temperament was his own to begin with or a result of the cycle of awareness that he went through.

### Duty

Gregor Adelmund would find himself revived from stasis one last time in a universe very different from the one that he began his life in. Gregor hadn't known that his stasis pod had actually been aboard the *Zar-Quaesitor*, Cawl's own Ark Mechanicus and flagship. He was quickly brought up to speed through psycho-indoctrination and learned of the greater galaxy and the precarious position that Humanity now found itself in. He learned of the resurrected Primarch and how Roboute Guilliman would now try to stabilize the faltering Imperium. Gregor would relish the opportunity to aid the Primarch Reborn and defend Mankind against all its foes.

#### The Great Rift

The largest change that Gregor saw with his own eyes was the Cicatrix Maledictum. Born following the fall of Cadia it was a tear in reality that essentially cut the Imperium in half. Moving swiftly Guilliman organized the Primaris into new formations for service in the Indomitus Crusade, Gregor finding himself part of the Unnumbered Sons of the Primarch, the name given to those special units.

#### The Indomitus Crusade

The Indomitus Crusade was the massive, multi-fleet crusade organized and launched by Roboute Guilliman when the Noctis Aeterna began. The Unnumbered Sons were tested right away, rushing to aid the beleaguered Imperium where ever it could. Gregor Adelmund would find himself in command of a small but very tight knit group of Primaris, these marines coming from multiple different gene-lines to better forge cooperation between the different lineages. It was fighting together like this that Gregor forged bonds with his cousins that made him appreciate learning about the strengths and weaknesses of the marines under his command to utilize them to their greatest extent.

#### The Eternal Crusader

Even though already an effective fighting force, Guilliman knew that he planned to reinforce and bring the gift of the Primaris to all the Space Marine chapters that he could reach. It soon became apparent that Guilliman and his forces would be able to reach the *Eternal Crusader* and meet with High Marshal Helbrecht. Gregor, even though already in command of his own force, received new orders and found out that his force was to be disbanded and the Primaris in it used to reinforce their gene-line chapters. Gregor saw that he was to be integrated into the Black Templars and so made ready to meet his distant kin for the first time.

Gregor accompanied the Imperial Regent to the *Eternal Crusader* but was not present at the meeting between him and Helbrecht. Gregor was given a tour of the massive Battle Barge, shown many of it's sacred and important sites. It was during this tour that he was brought to the Temple of Dorn and allowed to view the precious relics housed there. Gregor walked this austere chamber, seeing for the first time the great banners of the Black Templar crusades. Dozens of banners hung from the ornately carved ceiling. Here he could feel the history and the gravitas of the chamber weighing down on him.

As he walked the vast chamber, he could here the hum of the crackling stasis fields housing Templar relics. Gregor passed a plinth sheathed in a hazy blue forcefield, an ancient helmet housed within. He stood there for a moment reading the silver plaque displaying the name and rank of the Templar whom this helm must have belonged to. As he paused there for a moment he caught movement out of the corner of his eye and turned to see who was there. A grim looking skull mask came out of the gloom to greet him, a Firstborn Chaplain of the Reclusiam for the Temple of Dorn. The Chaplain began to speak to him and they talked as Gregor continued to walk the temple.

##### Fated

It was during their continued walk and conversation that Gregor would be chosen. Walking past another pedestal, the stasis field housed within began to increase its power output, the hum rising in volume as if something within was fighting against it and trying to move in time. As Gregor came to stop in front of the statis field and the relic housed within, the sword hanging there burst into flame for a single moment. Once again locked in stasis the flame frozen in time, the Chaplain and Gregor both saw an impossibility happen. Gregor raised his hand, compelled by some sort of force unknown to him. A look of shock on the Chaplain's face hidden by his mask, the sword again igniting itself a second time wrapping the blade in fire.

The Chaplain commanded Gregor to unlock the stasis field, telling him the release code for the keypad built into the column. Gregor asked why and was told that he had been chosen by this weapon and he was its new bearer. Gregor keyed in the code and the stasis field died to the sound of the grinding of the ancient technology within. He looked at the plaque mounted on the stand and saw the name of the relic, *Flametongue.* Gregor wrapped his fingers around the hilt of the sword and brought it in front of him. The sword now fully ablaze, The Chaplain before him noted that even though he could feel the heat from where he stood, Gregor seemed unaffected by the heat; his armour inviolate.

Gregor was now the bearer of *Flametongue*.

#### Crusade

Gregor would be assigned to Aristeo's household and be named his Palatine.

##### Knighthood

As the Apophasis Crusade began, Gregor was selected as one of Aristeo's Knights.

## Wargear

* ***Flametongue*** - An ancient sword so large that only a Space Marine could wield it effectively, it's origin is unknown. It first appeared in one of the armouries attached to the Arena Restricta on the *Phalanx*; eventually ownership of this relic transferred to the Black Templars chapter. In the heat of battle the sword bursts into flames and can melt and burns all in it's wielder's path.
* **Mark X Gravis Power Armour**
* **Boltstorm Gauntlet**
* **Iron Halo** - This device is a symbol of achievement in the shape of a halo that is given to a Space Marine who show exceptional initiative or bravery in battle. The Iron Halo emits a very strong gravitic Conversion Field around its wearer, which makes his armour even harder to pierce with enemy weapons. In addition, it provides its wearer with immense resilience to even the most potent weapons on the battlefield such as Lascannons and missiles of all varieties. The shield stands a good chance of deflecting many deadly projectiles that would otherwise slay even an Astartes with ease.