DUTY UNTO DEATH

Lord Inquisitor Nocteun
Elric Nocteun is a very senior member of the Ordo Hereticus. The ancient man exudes a palpable aura of menace from beneath his dark robes, one that not even the prominent rosette at his side can explain. No one is quite sure whether this is a well concealed psychic ability or some impressive form of archeotech, though a good many would like to find out. Though gaunt and aged, Nocetun's profile is still straight, and his black hair only streaked with silver. He dresses in billowing and heavily ornamented robes. His deeply lined face bears a small goatee, and his small, deep set eyes hold little warmth.

Nocteun is pushing a millennium in age, and it is a rare threat that he deigns to deal with in person these days. His network of agents and allies is vast, and his ability to wield it deftly from afar is more potent than even his impressive personal power. An Amalathian, Nocteun spends most of his time steeped in some of the most secret (and oldest) work of the Ordo Hereticus and the Calixian Conclave. A psyker himself (of many talents and high control but not a great amount of power), he is particularly obsessed with the Ordo's unwritten mission: to safeguard humanity's evolution into a psychic race. He was latent for the first 100+ years of his life, and as such is a firm believer in the psychic potential which lies within all. He has little interest in the so-called Tyrant Star, and sees Lord Inquisitor Caidin's focus on it as a waste of good resources. Nocteun believes it to be a passing threat deserving of no more special focus than any other.

Markashik
Markashik was born on Faldon Kise. Coming from a planet so full of suspicion and rife with mutation, he is naturally sullen and laconic. He is dark-skinned with dreadlocks and deep-set eyes. He typically wears loose fitting clothing that allows ease of movement, with armor plates covered in various small machine bits. He carries a very nice, obviously modern spear with circuitry in it, and has an obvious port along his arm where it can plug in. Markashik specializes in telepathy, and also has some combat-oriented divination powers.

Markashik was put down along with many other psyker's formerly in Nocteun's employ by Inquisitor Zayel when she gained control of his assets.

Patience is a Virtue