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'''Arcatus''', known as '''Arcatus Vinxix Centurio''' and the '''Emperor's Eagle'''{{Fn|2}}, was a Captain of the [[Adeptus Custodes]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]]. During the Heresy Arcatus was assigned by the [[Emperor]] to lead a contingent of Custodes that would aid [[Corax]] in reaching the old [[Astartes]] gene-labs in the Himalazia mountains.{{Fn|1}}
Arcatus and his Custodes contingent accompanied the Raven Guard from Terra, fighting alongside Corax in the Heresy for years after. {{Fn|2}} After reforming his legion enough to strike back at the Warmaster's forces, Corax gathered his commanders and sought their advice on how to attack. Arcatus questioned what right Corax had to lead various troops who were under other banners, and Corax explained that they would join him because they are loyal.{{fn|3a}} When the forces gathered at Scaranto, he told the legionaries present that he believed that part of his mission to defend Terra would be to harry the Warmaster's forces and slow their advance to Terra.{{fn|3b}} When the forces raided the Dark Mechanicus asteroid-base Kapel-5642A, he had 6 other Custodians with him as they cut down the forces of the enemy. While fighting, he admitted to Corax that the Custodians were originally in denial that Horus could ever gather enough strength to fight against the Imperium and how surprised they were by the Warmaster's victories.{{fn|3c}} By the [[Battle of Yarant]], his Custodes forces were only a half-dozen strong.{{Fn|2}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Deliverance Lost (Novel)]]
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Corax (Anthology)]] - ''The Weregeld''
*3a: [[Ravenlord (Novella)]]
*{{Endn|3a}}: Ch 1
*{{Endn|3b}}: Ch 5
*{{Endn|3c}}: Ch 7
[[Category:Characters (Adeptus Custodes)]]
