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'''Ortan Cassius''' is [[Master of Sanctity]] of the [[Ultramarines]].
==History==
At almost four hundred years old, Cassius is the oldest member of the Ultramarines [[Chapter]] (excluding those interred inside [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]s). He has perfected his oratory skills to allow the Ultramarines to be carried across hundreds of worlds by his command alone.{{Fn|2}} Sometime before the [[Tyrannic Wars]], Cassius joined the [[Deathwatch]] for a time and helped purge [[Genestealer Cult]]s on [[Ghosar Quintus]], the Imperium's first major encounter with such [[xenos]] cabals.{{Fn|7}}
During the [[Battle for Macragge]], Cassius fought by the side of [[Chapter Master]] [[Marneus Calgar]], to repel [[Hive Fleet Behemoth]]. During the last stages of the Battle, he accompanied the relief force that rushed to the polar fortresses to relieve the embattled [[First Company]], though it was already too late for these veterans. Few members of Cassius's unit survived the brutal close-quarters combat that followed, and Cassius himself was incapacitated by a rampaging [[Carnifex]]. He survived by only the slimmest of margins, clinging to life until the [[Apothecaries]] could tend to his ruined body, which was extensively rebuilt with [[bionic]] parts.{{Fn|2}} Scarcely a centimetre of his remaining organic flesh is free of scars, and while his voice has lost none of its fervour, his bionic components can never fully compensate for the rents torn in his throat.{{Fn|5}}
His oratory skills are such that he can inspire Ultramarines to greater feats of heroism than many others can, though he is also wise enough to know when his men would benefit more from regrouping. Despite his increasing age, he remains a ferocious warrior and is in particular a master of combat against Tyranids, due to his extensive combat experience of fighting against them.{{Fn|2}} Cassius is now heavily scarred, with leathery, weathered skin and white hair.{{Fn|1}} Cassius is also the only warrior of the Ultramarines permitted to call Marneus Calgar "young Calgar"{{Fn|2}}.
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