Justin Dall

"There is no greater threat than Chaos. If Chaos did not exist, Horus would not have turned traitor as well as countless lesser traitors. If Chaos did not exist, the Warp would be calm and the Galaxy would not have a gaping hole in it. The biggest problem is that if Chaos did not exist I'd be out of a Job."

- Inquisitor Justin

Inquisitor Justin Dall is an Inquisitor of the Ordo Malleus who moves across the Galaxy on a regular basis, from Holy Terra, to the Eye of Terror in pursuit of his enemies. While many Imperial Organizations see him as a reliable ally with near inhuman skill at detecting the forces of Chaos, many of his fellow inquisitors see him as a little better than radical due to his use of Sanctioned Xenos and his relation with his former teacher.

Early Life
Justin Dall was born on the planet Scáth, the Astartes Home World of the Twilight Shadows. Growing up in the dim and colorless world, his life took a drastic change when it was discovered he possessed the Psyker gene and was taken aboard the Black Ships. Unlike many unfortunate psykers who are taken aboard he failed to fall prey to the gloom and despair that so commonly haunts the vessels. Rather than become confused by the harsh atmosphere he was enamored by everything he saw, from the variety of colors, to the strange machinery. When even the sedatives in the food failed to completely repress his inquisitive nature he drew the attention of an Inquisitor traveling with the fleet, Inquisitor Holk of the Ordo Malleus. Interested by this strange youth, he had him separated from the majority and tested for his psychic potential. Upon finding him moderately powerful and stable enough to resist daemonic possession.

Upon arrival to Terra, Inquisitor Holk had the boy soul-bound to the Emperor in almost record time before approaching him with an offer. Join the Inquisitor as a apprentice, or be trained as a sanctioned psyker for the Imperial Guard. Without hesitation, Justin choose the former.

Training
As an acolyte to Inquisitor Holk, Justin soon found that his new master and teacher was considered radical by many of his peers due to practice of using both Sanctioned Xenos as well as Daemon Hosts. Learning as best he could alongside his fellow apprentice Boeth (who would later also become an Inquisitor of the Ordo Malleus), he advanced rapidly, developing his infamous ability to derive vast amounts of information from seemingly small scraps of trivia, gossip, or even casual observations. Most of all he was taught caution, for while the Traitor and the Xenos could be predicted to some degree, the very nature of Chaos ruins all attempts to guess their thoughts and actions. After 14 years of training the Inquisitor Holk decided that his pupils no longer required his guidance and used what influence he had to have both granted the Inquisitors Rosette.

Personality
As a youth Justin Dall was described as energetic and Inquisitive. While he has retained and even trained his Inquisitive nature, he has replaced his once energetic attitude with one of pragmatism and mild cynicism. As a psyker himself he knows only too well the dangers presented by the warp and always treats the possibility of Chaos with greatest caution, hence his decision to avoid continuing his former masters use of Daemon hosts.

While to most outside observers he seems removed or even cold, many in his retinue have seen a more considerate side. Each member was carefully chosen for their abilities and each a master of their given trade. While he claims that he only shows consideration for his retinue because of the difficulty of replacing them, he in fact has grown quite attached to many of them, a fact he desperately hides from his enemies.

Appearance
As a native to Scáth, Justin is almost entirely colorless in appearance. Dressing in only white, black, and grey with extraordinarily pale skin and jet black hair it's often joked that there is no difference between a color and black-and-white pict-cap of him. Only his eye's stand out as a eerie dark yellow, a spot of color in is otherwise bleak appearance.