User blog:Khalael/Perpetuals

Well, seeing as neither Lexicanum nor Warhammer 40k Wiki has any information on these strange individuals I felt a friendly discussion was in order (especially given the recent obsession people have had with the age of Space Marines).

Now, unless you are an avid reader of the Horus Heresy novels (such as myself) or have at the very least read Legion and Know No Fear, then you may be wondering what the hell I am on about (you can see the characters of Ollanius Perrson and John Grammaticus have pages but the information they give you is not as good as reading about them first hand in the books).

Anyway, basically, the two Perpetuals we have encountered so far are exclusive to the Horus Heresy Era. And, they both seem to have acquired their powers through different means.

We have John Grammaticus, who is an agent of the Cabal that is first introduced in Legion. He seems to have been augmented by Xenos to be a "Perpetual" and seems to have the power of reincarnation. He is also a Psyker.

Next we have Ollanius Perrson (now if you know your lore, you may remember him as the most awesome Guardsman ever, Ollanius Pious :P), seemingly a former agent of the Cabal, and acquaintance of Grammaticus. However, his power is not as clearly defined, but John hints that there is a connection between Olli and "him" (aka, The God-Emperor of Mankind). It seems he is a Psyker as well.

Anyway, I was curious on what you all thought of Perpetuals and their relation to the established Canon (from Rogue Trader to 6th Edition), as well as the source of their gifts.