Editing Uriel Starikov (section)

==Youth==

<span style="font-size:150%">"'''U'''</span>riel Starikov's youth is an actual mystery. No story exists ''at all''. Not even in the legion's own logs from their recovered archives is there record of Uriel's youth or upbringing. Why no story exists, official or otherwise, is quite perplexing, though it should be noted that Imperial records do not even report of Uriel being 'found'. The first mentions of Uriel in Imperial record start in 817.M30, but the source simply mentions that this is when he introduced himself to Hektor at an Imperial celebration of Hektors latest victory. Whether this means Uriel had found the Imperium himself, or merely erased all evidence of his discovery after the fact will forever remain an unanswered question.

However, we can induce from his personal traits and characteristics that his youth involved a great deal of education, as evidenced by his remarkable intellect. His paternal and manipulative traits, combined with his supposed callousness and Machiavellian deviousness point to a background in a high-powered political background, though his clear mastery of espionage and counter-espionage implies a background in the intelligence world.
However, the veracity of these inductions is limited; Uriel also exhibits a strong understanding of strategic theory and practice, and is by many accounts a capable fighter. So while his skills at his "reunification" are indicative of his youth, they are so broad and in line with the Primarch norm that we can only guess at the true nature of his upbringing.