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'''Ciaphas Cain''' was an [[Imperial]] [[Commissar]]. He was in active service in the last century of [[M41]], and was over 200 years old when he was recalled into service during [[Abaddons]] [[13th Black Crusade]], and it is certain that he survived more than a quarter of a century into [[M42]]. Propaganda made him out to be the hero of the Imperium circa late [[M41]] although in truth he was mainly focused on surviving. (However he differed to many other Imperial Commissars in that he would not readily sacrifice soldiers unless it ensured his own survival.) Cain tried his utmost to avoid engaging in actual combat, but would have to anyway to maintain his status as a Hero of the Imperium, which ironically, would involve him in more dangerous situations than any he would usually see as a Commissar. He was responsible for many successful campaigns throughout his career and retired to become a professor at a [[Schola Progenium]]. In [[M42]] his [[Cain Archive|Memoirs]] were published among the ranks of the inquisition. They are Sequestered by order of the Holy Ordos, and are kept and organised as the [[Cain Archive]] by [[Ordo Xenos]] [[Inquisitor]] [[Amberley Vail]]
with whom Cain had many encounters over his career, and shared a close working relationship and association. <br> It is worth noting, as '''Inquisitor Vail''' does in footnotes throughout his memoirs, that Cain was a skilled liar and dissembler, and therefore anything to which he refers that is not independently documented could well be a fabrication to maintain his reputation.
===Origins & Early Life===
Cain makes numerous mentions to his home world, apparantly apparently a [[Hive World]], though he never mentions a name or any feature which could lead to it being identified. However, he shows a definite affinity for underground passages and has a natural sense of direction when underground. He claims that his parents were killed while serving in the Imperial guard, which is why he was sent to be trained as a Commissar. However, it has not been stated in which regiment they served. His record at the [[Schola Progenium]] where he was educated and trained shows that his marks were at the low end of average in everything save sports and combat training. He also had a clear disciplinary record, however this probably means he didn't get caught.
