Elizabeth Blackmore

"Each day I pray to the God Emperor to protect my fallen mistress and accept the souls of my Sisters Repentia who have died seeking absolution. And I pray for my death. On the last, my prayers have not been answered."

- Sister Eliza

Sister Elizabeth Blackmore was at one time a Celestian bodyguard and handmaiden to the Canoness of the Order of the Fiery Tear. However, during the Achilus Crusade, the Canoness was slain by a servant of Chaos, and her soul possibly tainted. Having failed to protect her and still living, Sister Eliza renounced her title and joined the Sisters Repentia, hoping to be granted an honorable death in penitence for her failure. She has remained part of this order for years, and is considered the longest-surviving Repentia in history. Though her squad has participated in many near-suicidal missions, Sister Eliza has survived them all by succeeding in wiping out all opposition they've met. Normally, such long service would constitute justification for her forgiveness by the Mistress of Repentance. But the Mistress seems to have hesitated to do so, possibly because the Canoness that Eliza failed to protect was her sister, and it is doubted that Eliza would allow herself to be forgiven anyway.

Personality
Eliza is a forlorn figure, but sets aside her grief when dealing with fellow Sisters Repentia. She is very supportive of newcomers, and has helped many find their own way back into the orders they were banished from through the Mistress' forgiveness. Her superiors find her an experienced and dutiful subordinate, running the day-to-day needs of the sisters as a squad executive officer. For these actions she has been affectionately dubbed "Elder Sister" by other Repentia. But when dealing with any other soldiers of the Imperium, she is often cold and brief in any interaction, such as with logistical personnel, preferring to complete any transaction and part ways. It would be best to say that Sister Eliza is completely devoted to the Sisters Repentia and their quest for redemption, having precluded all other subjects of life to be something unattainable for her.

Appearance
It is clear by her blood-crimson hair and fair skin color that Eliza was once exceedingly beautiful. But as can be expected, her body is covered in battle scars from years spent as a Repentia, some from Bolter shots, but most from tooth and claw of Ork. Rumors amongst the Imperial Guardsmen believe that none of the marks has not been healed naturally; she's thrashed any medic to get close to her. The number and depth of these cuts mean her blood must have been spilled on many different battlefields, and the rumors have earned her the whispered nickname "Bloody Eliza."

In combat, Eliza dons the same minimally protective garments as do the other Repentia. Crimson sashes mask her head and legs, while tough leather conceal her body and boots offer her feet protection only from jagged terrain.

Equipment

 * Eviscerator
 * An imposing chainsword requiring the wielder to make two-handed strikes, the Repentia are specially trained to direct the weapon's weight into the force of an attack. This is the standard weapon of their warriors, capable of shearing through the thickest hide and some vehicle armor. Eliza's Eviscerator was recovered from Sisters redeemed through death before her, and is chained to her right wrist by a manacle that serves to remind her of her grief, sorrow always in reach that can be harnessed as a weapon of rage.

Trivia

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