Absolvers - Notable Absolvers: Chapter Master Aureus Erinyes - Aureus Erinyes is the current master of the Absolvers Chapter.Chapter Master Tygranas Dalir - Also known as the "Emperor's Archangel," Tygranas Dalir was the first Chapter Master of the Absolvers Chapter at the time of its Founding and led the Chapter during the Gilead Crusade of the 34th Millennium that brought the Gilead System into Imperial Compliance by eliminating the forces of Chaos that had previously occupied it. He most notably pledged the Absolvers to the eternal defence of an Imperial sub-sector including the Gilead System, which has become the Chapter's greatest acclaim and glory. Dalir also was the first Absolvers Chapter Master to have to come to terms with the Flaw present in the lineage of all the gene-sons of Sanguinius, the terrible Red Thirst and Black Rage. To deal with the shame the Absolvers felt over the deaths that resulted from these conditions among the civilians and other Imperial forces they fought beside during the crusade, Dalir sought redemption in the pursuit of a string of pyrrhic victories over the Emperor's foes that nearly destroyed the Chapter. Details on the fate of Tygranas Dalir are scant. Had he died during the Gilead Crusade, a monument would most certainly have been raised to him and his contributions lauded alongside those of Saint Julyanna Gilead herself. Inquisitor Calux attempted to confirm a rumour that the Chapter Master may have fallen to some inescapable battle rage, but efforts ended with the death of the Inquisitor at the hands of xenos raiders in the late 38th Millennium.Chapter Master Anthon Emascus - Anthon Emascus, known as "the Reforger" in the Chapter annals, was the second master of the Chapter who succeeded Tygranas Dalir in the wake of the successful Gilead Crusade. As described above, it was Emascus who found a way to control the early onset of the Red Thirst in the Absolvers' Astartes and who created much of the Chapter's foundational culture. The Absolvers' Chapter cult is dedicated to providing some form of stability in the face of the Flaw that afflicts Sanguinius' genetic lineage and does so through the practice of intense mental discipline through the use of vows and regular blood infusions taken as a tithe from the people of the hive cities of Gilead Primus to hold the worst of the thirst at bay. Though Emascus was the master of the Chapter for only a relatively short time before his death at the hands of an Ork warboss a standard century after his ascension to leadership, his actions saved the Absolvers from ultimate extinction and laid the basis for its future success as the protectors of the Gilead System and the surrounding sub-sector, upholding the pledge made by Tygranas Dalir. It is for this reason he has been named "the Reforger," for he reforged the Absolvers into the template that would carry them into the 41st Millennium.Captain Syres - Syres is a company captain of the Absolvers Chapter. Syres is currently the official commanding officer of the battle barge Vow of Absolution. In the aftermath of the Great Rift's creation, Syres is leading his company in the defence of the Imperial sub-sector the Absolvers have pledged to defend. The Vow of Absolution remained behind in the Gilead System where it is currently commanded by Brevet Captain Akahir since that system has been cut off from the rest of the galaxy by the opening of the Great Rift.Brevet Captain Akahir - Akahir is an Absolvers Primaris brevet captain and is among the Chapter's forces now trapped within the Gilead System due to the birth of the Great Rift. Akahir is actually a sergeant of the Chapter, but attained his current, acting officer rank after most of the Absolvers' Chapter Command departed Gilead for a mission before the Great Rift formed. Now he commands the battle barge Vow of Absolution, which is located in the region of the Gilead System known as the Reach. Though he stands barely over 7 feet tall, Brevet Captain Akahir looms large among the Astartes of the Absolvers Chapter. The inscrutable ritual scarring popular amongst the Absolvers intermingles with the twisted scars Akahir earned through battling Daemons, attesting to the violence of his three standard years of service. His dark skin has been stretched thin over his enhanced transhuman form since he became an Astartes, his only imperfection a patchwork augmetic eye installed midway through the battle for Villum Fundus. In the absence of the Chapter Master and with the anarchy of the Noctis Aeterna bearing down on the system, the Absolvers within the Gilead System had grave need of leadership. It was Chaplain Heractis who took it upon himself to anoint Akahir as a brevet captain and the acting commander of the Absolvers in the system, in recognition of Akahir's early success in rallying Gilead's mortal defenders. In privacy, Heractis spoke also of a prophecy from the forgotten annals of the Chapter's history, and the role he foresaw for Akahir. Akahir has shown a greater knack for diplomacy than many of his battle-brothers. He tolerates much of the politicking and debate of the Circlet Council with stony silence before voicing his opinion with both tact and finality.Invictor Braham - Braham is a Primaris Space Marine Intercessor sent to defend the Gilead System. Like the other battle-brothers of his Chapter stationed in the system, Braham is zealously dedicated to defending the Emperor's holdings within the Gilead System.Chaplain Deikan - Deikan was a Chaplain of the Absolvers during the 34th Millennium in the Chapter's founding solar decades. He was a powerful orator and bulwark against the encroaching despair that afflicted the Chapter as it came to terms with the events at Yellem where the Red Thirst and Black Rage had overwhelmed the Absolvers and led to terrible civilian casualties and the adjustments made by Chapter Master Anthon Emascus' decrees in response. Following the tragedy at Yellem, whispers of Chaos taint and corruption spread among the Absolvers, accompanied by rumours that the eyes of the Inquisition had fallen upon the fledgling Chapter. At a time when the Absolvers needed it most, Deikan acted as both its most ardent and vocal defender and its most captious judge. With determined will and iron fist, Deikan crushed the rumours and galvanised the rank-and-file of the Chapter. The Chaplain was the first to understand the potential for prophecy in the haunting visions of those who fell to the Flaw of Sanguinius called the Black Rage. He vowed to oversee these young wards vigilantly, prepared to eliminate any who spoke of visions that jeopardised the Chapter's future. This duty was a heavy burden, but this resolute and watchful Chaplain guided each new generation of the Absolvers through their challenging early years. Deikan oversaw the construction of a great vault, the site of which was to be kept secret by blood-bonded vow among those of the Reclusiam alone. Here those among the Absolvers plagued by unrelenting visions as a result of the Flaw, and the remaining evidence of the Chapter's transgression, would remain hidden from the wider Gilead System. Under Deikan's influence, the Chapter found renewed strength and the will to bear what burdens the Emperor wills upon it while continuing to serve the Imperium. The legacy of Deikan's dedication to this duty has become a cornerstone of the Chapter's legacy to this day, and each Chaplain to succeed him has borne the burden of this duty with honour.Chaplain Shahin - Shahin serves as a Chaplain of the Absolvers Chapter in the company commanded by Captain Syres. In the aftermath of the Great Rift's creation, Syres is leading his company in the defence of the Imperial sub-sector that the Absolvers have pledged to defend. However, this sub-sector is within the Dark Imperium, cut off from the light of the Astronomican, and along with the upheaval caused by the Great Rift, the Chapter's numbers have dwindled in battle against the Imperium's enemies. In order to be able to continue to carry out their pledge, Shahin and Syres both agreed that the Absolvers' tactics needed to change. They decided to send individual battle-brothers to combat the numerous minor threats within the sub-sector that the company as a whole could not respond to. The first to take part in this new initiative was Battle-Brother Gulkir, who Shahin ordered to the Gilead System after Yaril Varonius, eldest daughter of the Rogue Trader Jakel Varonius, requested aid to combat a threat to Gilead, which her dynasty was currently protecting.Gulkir - Absolvers battle-brother sent to defend the Gilead System.Scout Atticus - Standing over 2 metres (over 6.5 feet) tall and rippling with muscle, Atticus is a proud Astartes of the Absolvers Chapter. Grim but honourable, he follows his Chapter's strictures rigorously, refusing to ever break his word. Atticus' dour personality was intensified by his trials to be accepted as a neophyte and the subsequent gene-seed implantation operations, leaving him psychologically disconnected from the mortals he protects. He seeks only to bring honour to his Chapter through his actions, and earn a Black Carapace, becoming a full-fledged Space Marine.