Editing Roman Albrecht (section)

==Personality==

According to the Imperial Faith, Roman Albrecht had the temper of a fine blade.  The Primarch could be ruthless without giving in to bloodlust, merciful without being weak, and proud without possessing a trace of selfishness. In the Institutorum Astartes, he is held up as the example that all Space Marines should strive to emulate.

The truth is never quite as good as the dogma, but it must be said that Albrecht was not merely an extraordinary fighter and general, but a highly honourable and selfless being.  But for his hunger for glory, he was almost entirely free from self-interest, and if he often volunteered his Legion for the most daunting assignments he was always ready to listen to those who argued against them being deployed.  For Roman Albrecht, it was a good enough thing to serve and a better thing to serve well, and he strove to impart this lesson above all others upon his men.  None the less, he did have flaws to his character.  The primarch was single-minded and could often be caught off-guard, especially by political developments.  A related flaw was his tendency to be too trusting, a fault which allowed less than loyal warriors to prosper in the Steel Marshals' command.