Rayas Mearas

"You say the are consorting with daemons? Then I shall hunt them to my last breath. You have my word, my Lady."

- Mearas swearing allegiance to Tenebarite Cabal

 is an Inquisitor currently in service to the Ordo Malleus. Originally trained by an Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos, Mearas found his true calling as a daemon hunter shortly after receiving his rosette.

Early life
Born on Naomora Prime to parents who served in the Naomoran PDF, Mearas grew up in the core of Hive Scipos, raised in blessed ignorance and contented with a life of privilege above toiling masses of the lower hive. His father was a veteran of countless tours in the underhive and had risen to the rank of sergeant for his efforts in purging the populace. His mother served as a medic and had seen the worst the wastes of Naomora had to offer. Mearas would have followed in the footsteps of his parents and joined the PDF when he came of age had the greenskins not come to Naomora Prime.

The initial attack completely blindsided the Imperial Forces. There had been no indication that the Orks were amassing and their translation into real space had gone undetected. In desperation the Governor issued a missive that all able bodied citizens were to take up arms against the vile xenos. For Mearas, this was a dream come true, he'd finally be allowed to fight. It was his duty to fight and die for the Emperor after all. Nothing could be more glorious a notion for the young Mearas.

It was only when he witnessed the death of his mother - torn limb from limb by a brutish greenskin, did the true horror of the situation finally hit his young psyche. Had it not been for the timely intervention of a Tempestus Scion, Mearas would have suffered the same fate. With little time to process the harrowing events, Mearas found himself inducted into a group of survivors that the Scion had taken command of as a squad of irregulars. Mearas would fight alongside these men and women until the Orks were repelled from the world. By some miracle the young boy survived, but by the time it was all over Mearas' ignorance and innocence were gone. All he wanted was to return to his home and try to find his father, but the nature of his salvation would be a double edged sword. For the Tempestus Scion was a servant of the Inquisition.

Acolyte
Mearas, and the other survivors of his group - which had dwindled to a handful by that time, were herded aboard an arvus lighter. Each of them protested, claiming they wished to remain to find loved ones, but they were met with silence from their saviour. When they arrived aboard a ship waiting in orbit the Scion finally revealed the nature of his business and that the primary purpose of aiding the survivors was to recruit them to serve the Holy Ordos.