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=== Rhydian the Vartanian, "Master of Ceremony" 9th Company Captain-Maintainer  ===

The Cardinal Knights 9th company consists of additional Chaplains, Librarians and Apothecaries, replacing the usual Devastator company. Rarely operating as a stand-alone company, its Marines are spread among other companies. The Captain-Maintainer is responsible for the protection of the traditions of the chapter.

Rhydian the Vartanian was, back in the old days, apprenticed to one of the shamans of his tribe out on the ice. His particular tribe was one of the non-nomadic ones that dwelt around the hot springs of the far, far north. Vartan was the name of his tribe. Rhydian is the last of the Vartanians; the tribe, as an identity, died out about 300 years ago. A whole bunch of them migrated southwards to find a new life and a bunch of mammoth herders moved in to the vacated space. The cultures hybridized and now they are the Kalathan tribe.

His discovery was not dramatic. The tribe, as was their custom, sent out a messenger to say that another psyker had been born. The Knights sent an apothecary and one of their own psykers to examine the boy. Discovering that he was indeed psychic and also free of additional mutations and such he was taken by the Chapter for training.

Since his discovery he has gone forth and done great things.

His actual raw power is not actually that great; mostly it just manifests as an uncanny gut feeling and some low to mid level telekinesis. Instead he relies on cunning and underhanded tricks many Astartes would consider dishonorable.

He is word-perfect in chapter scripture but mostly uses this talent to make snarky and borderline irreverent comments on his fellow captains and the Chaplains.

Despite his not particularly impressive abilities for a Librarian, he is of the belief that psychics are the true inheritors of humanity and that the psyker master race will become dominant in time. It's not a view that wins him many friends.

His trophy heart he took from a Tyrannid of the Lictor group. It itches when tyranids are close.