[b]Name:[/b] Brother Caellus Sangriam

[b]Appearance:[/b]
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(With, er, normal helmet and yellow color ;))

[b]Age:[/b]551

[b]Rank:[/b] Sanguinary Priest

[b]Biography:[/b]
Those who have heard of Brother Caellus, know him to be a scholar. Those who saw him in battle, call him a 'practitioner'. Indeed, if he hadn't had the healer's touch, Caellus would surely be a Techmarine, for his cold calculation in battle treats man not unlike machine. His age does not fit his battle rank - he had spent centuries away from the front lines, researching the bodies of man and space marine, making experiments of varying approval and legality on corpses or living subjects of the xeno. This experience, put together with his skill in combat situations, make him highly effective at assessing the severity of a brother's wound and choosing the best treatment.

He has taken this experience in an additional direction. Extensive study of xenobiology led him to understand various weaknesses of the bodies of the Enemies of Man. Finding ranged weapons unreliable, he often charges into battle, especially against large and tough enemies, rending them to pieces with few well-aimed strikes. Those who fought with him before know that distraction is key in these reckless-looking maneuvers, and that teamwork can win against any amount of heavy weaponry.

He had fought alongside all manners of allied forces. In a key battle against a Tyranid hive, he was forced to saw off a terminator's arm to prevent a tyranid parasite from reaching his body. The operation was successful, but only barely, and put both of them away of the frontlines for too long. This has led Caellus to adapt his weapons to anti-armor combat, knowing that while any kind of enemy can be pushed away by the appropriate force, some tasks are left exclusively for the Apothecary. Since then, he had saved a number of guards from burning vehicles, and extracted the genecode from almost a dozen dreadnoughts, with the help of a custom-made power glaive.

[b]Personality:[/b]
Despite the horrors he had seen, Brother Caellus is very friendly. He enjoys meeting new brothers, and tries to get to know them as much as he can between battles. Some mistake this for a distraction or unnecessary indulgence - in truth, Caellus tries to find the best way to work with anyone in dangerous situations, to make the team more than just the sum of its parts.

He is very curious, almost dangerously so. He enjoys learning new things about the xeno, more than once accused of borderline heresy by the closest inquisitor. He tries to be as cooperative as possible when this happens, preferring to lose time over having to be away from the front lines for some loyalty test.

He also enjoys trying out new battle tactics, even if they put him or his team in danger. He believes in pushing oneself to one's limit - he isn't as brave as curios whether the stunt will work. But since tactics are not his forte, he would very rarely suggest a battle plan.

[b]Equipment[/b]
Standard Apothecary Backpack
Narthecium
Blood Chalice
Bolt Pistol
Power Glaive
Frag Grenades