Inductos Corpulus

Inductos Corupulus is a Rogue Trader, and a former Arbitrator of the Adeptus Arbites. He was born on the Hive World of Cythera.

History
Born to aristocrats Valen and Athea Corpulus, he was part of a high-standing clan of Cythera. Although he lived a supposedly care-free life, he was alone. He never managed to speak to his fellows, and was therefore shunned early on in his life. He was known to be very intelligent, and he read close to anything he found interesting. After his peers discovered his superior intelligence, he was shunned even more. This continued until he was 15.

At this point, he finally got some respect. All the rage that had built up in him was unleashed to its full extent on his worst tormentor. His tormentor, Atrocior Quintas, was known as the strongest young noble on Cythera, until he faced off against Inductos. When Inductos harnished his rage against Atrocior, Inductos became a force who would crush his enemy no matter what. The fight lasted no more than 15 minutes, and Atrocior came out with fractures in his lower jaw and ribs, along with a concussion. His shoulder got dislocated, and he was severely beaten in the back and stomach. Inductos had fought with a burning fury seen by few. It took him a couple years to learn how to master his rage. His former tormentors now feared him, fearing that they would suffer the same fate as Atrocior.

A year had gone by since the incident with Atrocior. Inductos had lived his normal life, training his intelligence, psyche and physique; alone. He had been going outside more, but still; alone. One day, he was wandering the hive with two servants as body guards. He felt like going to a dining place, to see what people of non-nobility fed on. He noticed the food, and was disgusted. He was always served the best foods available, and what he saw was barely food in his eyes. A girl walked up to him. His bodyguards halted her, but he allowed her approach.

"Would you like anything?" Said the girl.

Inductos noticed that her presence had a comforting effect on him. Although she was a lowly waitress, Inductos felt something he had never felt before. He noticed her long, reddish hair, and her glowing green eyes.

"Uh... Um... Yes! Do you have some sort of a... Um... Menu?" Stuttered Inductos.

"Yes, I'll show it to you." Said the girl, as she took him over to a board near a desk, behind which the cook was located. Inductos surveyed the list. Nothing much to his liking was listed. He picked out the dish he found the least repulsive, and ordered.

"Uhh... Yeah... I'd like... That dish." He stuttered out as he pointed to a dish on the list. He felt embarrassed, and he wished that he had delivered that better than he did.

"Sure. Coming right up. Take a seat in the meanwhile, and I'll bring it to you."

As she walked out to the kitchen in the diner, Inductos couldn't take his mind off of her. Many of the fictive works of litterature he had read described this, but he could not understand it now that it happened to him. He waited a short while until the same girl came with his food.

"Here you go. I hope you enjoy it. I can see that you're a noble, and that this is your first time in a place like this. I am well aware that the food probably repulses you." The girl said to him, slightly silently, as if she was fearing that someone else heard her.

"Th.. Thank you." He stuttered.

As she walked away, Inductos tried his first bite of food not suited for a king. He was slightly disgusted, but he was intent on finishing it. He spent hours on it, and when the diner was almost empty, the girl walked over to him again, and seated herself across the table from him.

"You're sure using a lot of time finishing that. Normally people finish up as quickly as they can, pay, then leave. You must really not like that." The girl said to him.

"No. I kinda like it. After eating for... 5 hours you kinda start liking what you eat anyway." Inductos said, forcing himself to be more confident this time.

"Heh. You'd probably finish that quicker if it was made by one of your regular cooks." The girl said

"Ho... How do you even know I am a noble?" Inductos stuttered out, feeling a bit less confident now.

"You got that look about you, along with bodyguards. I know how to recognise nobles." She told Inductos.

"How did you... You know, learn how to spot a noble?" Inductos inquired

"Well, seeing as I grew up a noble, I can spot one quite easily." She said with hushed tones.

"You... Were a noble?"

"Yes. Of House Thenos. I was kidnapped when I was 6. The chef here took me in, and in return I have been working here for 10 years."

"I... I cou... I could take you back... If you wanted.."

"I barely remember the upper levels now. Last time I was up there was 10 years ago. You know what, when I am finished here, I am going to go with you up there. I want to see the skies again. I want to feel the warm light of the sun on my face. That is all I remember of the upper levels. Not much sunlight comes down here."

"I... I guess... That could be arranged, but.. It is almost night.."

"Hmm... I have been told that the moons can be seen when it isn't clouded. I want to see that too. I am coming with you."

Inductos finished his dish much quicker now. The last thing the girl did before finishing was taking his dish back to the kitchen to be washed. She went in back, and she came out again wearing an entirely new attire. She didn't at all seem like one from the upper levels.

"Now, let's go."

"M.. Maybe.. Maybe it would be good if we were introduced..."

"Oh yes! Of course! I am Mira. You already know my true last name, so.."

"Pl.. Pleased to meet you, Mira. I... I am Inductos Corpulus."

"Hmm. I have heard of you. I heard you gave a noble boy quite a thrashing a good while back."

"Atrocior Quintas. He had been harassing me for years before that incident. But that day was the drop that overfilled the chalice. I could have killed him if I didn't stop myself before it went further than a broken rib on his part."

"Oh... Well, I'll try not to get you angry, then."

"Oh..! Well, the way to the upper levels should be here somewhere. Sextus, Septimus. Where did we put our transport?"

"I shall lead you there, master."

"Good man."

"You know, it's kind of cool that you have servants. I bet you don't have to work at all."

"Not really. I usually stay by myself and read and things like that."

"You must be really lonely, Inductos"

"To be honest, I have preferred solitude since the day I... You know."

"I get that. I bet you wouldn't want to hang out with pricks."

"Hehe, yeah, I guess you could say that."

"Master, your transport."

"Thanks, Septimus. Go on board, Mira. We're headed up there."

"I am getting excited!"

In the short while it took to go to the upper levels, Mira tried talking to Inductus, and she succeeded. She had managed to make one who almost never talked to anyone but his parents and servants into an averagely talkative person.

"We're here now, master."

"Thanks, Sextus. You are dismissed. I can take care of myself up here."

"I hope you are not lying. I also hope that you manage to take care of yourself without beating up the child of a noble again."

"That was a year ago, Sextus."

"Very well. I shall leave you with this young woman. Septimus, we are heading back."

As the guards walked away, Mira started wondering where the skies were.

"You cannot see them from here. We need to head to a balcony. Come, I know where to find one few people ever go to."

They headed onwards, and when they arrived, Mira was astonished. She could see both moons of Cythera, along with many stars shining bright in the night sky.

"It... It is beautiful, Inductos!"

"I know. At times I would go out here to think. It is my first time here with someone."

"Thanks for bringing me up here. It is absolutely astonishing."

As a sign of gratitude, Mira kissed Inductos' cheek. Inductos blushed, and tried to fend off showing that he was feeling like he was dancing on roses.

"That the first time a girl has kissed you?"

"Y.. Yes." Inductos started getting shy again.

"Well, now you cannot say that a girl has never kissed you."

"Yeah... I guess."

Inductos and Mira stayed a while, until the sun started rising.

"Perhaps you should return down now."

"No! I don't want to! This is the first sunrise I have ever seen. I want to see it through. I am also kinda tired. I don't want to go down there. I would fall asleep on my way."

"Very well, we can stay until then, but I'm going down there again with you after."

"Ugh.. Fine."

As the sun was rising, Mira fell asleep. Inductos was also tired, and he didn't want her to go back down, despite what he said earlier. He carried her back to his family's palace, and laid her to rest where he'd usually sleep; the house's most comfortable bed. He found himself some cushioning, and laid himself on the floor. He fell asleep happy, for the first time he could remember.

The next morning, Inductos woke up before Mira. He proceeded to put his cushions back where they belonged, and went through all his morning routines. As he was doing his morning physical training, Mira awoke, with a bit of confusion, although she shortly recalled the day before. She still didn't know where she was.

"I see you're awake."

"Inductos? Where am I?"

"My family's manor, my quarters."

"Wait... Did you..?"

"What?... Oh! No, I did not. I slept on the floor."

"Didn't you have anywhere else to sleep?"

"No."

"I'd expect you to have several. I think I did."

"In this household we have the most comfortable beds you can get, but we do not have more than one for each person living here."

Personality
Inductos is by nature an introvert. He has been known to be very calm, but when anyone ever angered him, they would come to regret it shortly.

Abilites and Traits
Inductos' bodily build is muscular by nature. He is stronger than the average Arbite, and he is also a skilled melee fighter, although he has a low aptitude for ranged combat.

Equipment

 * Power Maul
 * Riot Shield
 * Carapace Armour

Retinue

 * Gordon Harlowe - Marksman, Gun specialist
 * Nanuq - Bodyguard
 * Svetomir Kaolin - Technological genius, Electrokine
 * Jessica Greene - Assasin, Stealth specialist
 * Amyntor Horatius - Space Marine, Combat specialist

Allies

 * Mira Thenos
 * Sextus