Fitch
Fitch was an Acolyte and old friend of the Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor, Astor Sabbathiel.[1b]
History
He was cursed with the gift of honesty and was the only one amongst Sabbathiel's retinue, who would freely speak his mind to the Inquisitor. Fitch was also the only one who did not fear her and both of these qualities were known to Sabbathiel. This led her to trust Fitch's counsel above all others, even when she would choose to disregard it afterwards[2]. In late M41, he was among the Inquisitor's retinue that joined her as she traveled to the Calaphrax Cluster. Once there, Sabbathiel began her efforts to find evidence of the Dark Angels Chapter's corruption, after she witnessed one of their number consorting with Daemons on Heorath[3a]. Her Daemonhost Sarasti told her the Dark Angels would be there[1a] and it was proven correct, when Sabbathiel made contact with Master Seraphus' forces. However they also encountered a Grey Knights strike force, led by Justicar Leofric, who were investigating visions the Chapter's Prognosticators had received about the Cluster. The Inquisitor and Leofric would work together[3a] when Sabbathiel felt she had proof of the Dark Angels' corruption[4], but this changed when the Grey Knights discovered Sarasti. This led Leofric to believe Sabbathiel was consorting with Daemons and the Grey Knights killed the Inquisitor and her retinue, right before a Warp Storm enveloped the Calaphrax Cluster.[3b]
Nearly a century later in M42, the Warp Storm abated and this allowed the Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor Mandreth to enter the Calaphrax Cluster. At its edge he discovered Sabbathiel's resting place, along with her Terminator Armour. Of her retinue, though, only Fitch's remains could be found. Mandreth thought highly of Sabbathiel and this led him to bring her to the Adeptus Mechanicus Magos Metik, who he hoped would be able to resurrect the fallen Inquisitor. He would also bring Sabbathiel's Terminator Armour and Fitch's remains, who Mandreth asked Metik to convert into a Servo-skull. Mandreth felt that seeing her Acolyte would please Sabbathiel upon awakening and then left the Magos to his work. Fitch's head was converted, as the Metik began the process to resurrect the Inquisitor and twenty-seven days, thirteen hours and nine seconds later Sabbathiel awoke. When she well enough to move on her own, the Magos asked to meet with the Inquisitor and Fitch was there to greet her. After Metik told her of how Mandreth discovered her and Fitch and of the Inquisitor's resurrection, Sabbathiel inspected Fitch's Servo-skull. She then asked the Servo-skull if it was really Fitch and it replied yes, or what remained of her Acolyte anyways. This left Sabbathiel feeling that Fitch's final fate, was a poor reward for his years of service to her.[2]
Sources
- 1: Will of Iron (Comic Series)
- 2: Awakenings (Novel), Chapter 1
- 3: Fallen (Comic Series)
- 4: Revelations (Comic Series), Issue #8