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'''Maximus Octavian Grüber III''' aristocratic [[Cadian]] [[General]], who took command of the [[Cadian Shock Troopers]] that escaped the [[Fortress World]]'s destruction, during the [[13th Black Crusade]]{{Fn|1a}}. Prior to Cadia's death, he had taken part in the [[Deucalion Crusade]]{{Fn|1b}}, which was among the many campaigns he had fought in his hundred-and-fifty-year career. However Gruber had built it on the bones of Guardsmen and the General would spend the lives of all those under his command, if it meant advancing his military rank. When Cadia was invaded during the 13th Black Crusade, Gruber was part of its High Command and led the [[Imperial]] forces' '''17th Army''', from an area known as '''Bastion 8'''. As the invasion wore on though, Gruber became one of the few of High Command that still controlled their area; which he did with discipline, a stubborn lack of imagination and thirty miles of minefields. However he was forced to leave Bastion 8, when [[Lord Castellan]] [[Creed]] ordered a massive counter-attack against the [[Chaos]] invaders. This greatly irritated Gruber, as he was not sure he could lead his forces in the series of attacks that was asked of him. Worse still for the General, was that ever since the lowborn upstart Creed had became Lord Castellan, his leadership abilities and charisma, had changed the way Cadians expected to be led. Gruber sadly knew it was no longer enough for him to be authoritative, professional and stern. His Guardsmen now looked for him to inspire them like Creed had, but though he tried, Gruber constantly failed at the task. Even as Gruber talked to his forces about Lord Catellan's counter-attack, he was forced to repeatedly use Creed's name, to keep up their enthusiasm and excitement. But it was enough and Gruber soon led them to battle.{{Fn|1c}}
During the counter-attack however, [[Abaddon the Despoiler]] doomed Cadia, by sending the remains of his [[Blackstone Fortress]], plummeting into the Fortress World. This set of a chain of events that doomed the Fortress World and the Imperial forces were ordered to evacuate before Cadia exploded{{Fn|1d}}. In the mass panic and confusion that followed, Gruber stayed to personally supervised the evacuation of most his forces. But once their window to escape began to close, he agreed to board the last evacuation craft and joined the Imperial fleet as it began its escape from the Cadian System{{Fn|1b}}. Stationed aboard the [[Claymore Class Corvette]] [[Lord-Lieutenant Berwicke]], Gruber sent messages to the Imperial fleet to find Creed, so that he could take command of the surviving Cadian Guardsmen. However Creed could not be found amongst the Imperial fleet and no one knew if he had even escaped from Cadia. Hearing this caused Gruber to become tired, as even though he had opposed Creed's rising career for years, the General knew the Cadian Guard needed the Lord Castellan's leadership now more than ever. They had been broken and the shame of failing to save their Homeworld, hung heavy on the survivors' shoulders. They needed an inspiring leader to rouse their spirits and help reforge them into an army once more. It seemed that none had survived Fortress World's fall though and the responsibility fell to Gruber. The General knew he was not up to the task, but he was the highest ranking officer of Cadia's High Command to have escaped, and so took direct command of the surviving Cadian forces.{{Fn|1a}}
Even as the Imperial fleet sped towards safety, Gruber began rebuilding the surviving Cadian Regiments and gave promotions to fill the void in their officer ranks. As the commander of the Cadian Guard, he was even offered passage aboard [[Admiral]] [[D'Armitage|d'Armitage]]'s [[Grand Alliance]], which would better guarantee his safety, but Gruber refused after he would be forced to leave his forces aboard the Lord-Lieutenant Berwicke. It was during that frantic time, that Gruber met with General [[Benedikt]] and the discussion as to where they would go came up. Gruber answered with certainty, that with Cadia gone, its Guardsmen must now go and defend [[Terra]] from a possible Chaos invasion{{Fn|1a}}. Admiral d'Armitage claimed though, that with the [[Warp]] now in turmoil, it was not likely they would be able to escape the Cadian System. Gruber refused to accept this, and met with the fleets best surviving [[Navigator]], [[Hyppolytus Fremm]], in attempt to find a solution. Fremm though echoed d'Armitage's earlier answer and the Navigator claimed Cadia's death throes had caused turmoil within the Warp, at levels he had never seen before. He told a frustrated Gruber, that to attempt to reach Terra now, would result in their deaths. Gruber refused to accept this and asked Fremm to keep trying and the Navigator eventually succeeded in guiding them into the warp, just as Chaos warships closed in on the Imperial fleet{{Fn|1f}}. When the Lord-Lieutenant Berwicke emerged from the Warp however, it was apparent something had gone wrong. Instead of Terra, they saw the [[Forge World]] [[Agripinaa]] and only a few of the escaping Imperial fleet had appeared beside the Berwicke. A furious Gruber went to confront the Navigator Fremm, but stopped when he saw how close to death, the Navigator was. The effort of guiding the fleet, had severely drained Fremm and he apologized that the [[Agripinaa System]] was as far as he was able to guide the fleet. While he was troubled that the most of the Imperial fleet was missing, Fremm told Gruber that it was likely they had emerged elsewhere, though he did not know if they were close by. Afterwards Gruber's small fleet of ships made their way to Agripinaa and Gruber hoped to send word of Cadia's downfall to the [[High Lords of Terra]]. He also wished to get ahead of any blame that their naysayers would cast at the Cadians and convince the High Lords, that the Imperium could not function without the Cadian Guard.{{Fn|1g}}
==Source==
*1: [[Cadia Stands (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: Part 3: Chapter 12
**{{Endn|1b}}: Part 3: Chapter 10
**{{Endn|1c}}: Part 3: Chapter 1
**{{Endn|1d}}: Part 3: Chapter 9
**{{Endn|1e}}: Part 3: Chapter 13
**{{Endn|1f}}: Part 3: Chapter 15
**{{Endn|1g}}: Part 4: Chapter 1
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grüber III, Maximus Octavian}}
[[Category:Cadian Shock Troopers]]
[[Category:Characters (Astra Militarum)]]
[[Category:Characters (Human)]]
[[Category:Black Crusades]]
'''Maximus Octavian Grüber III''' aristocratic [[Cadian]] [[General]], who took command of the [[Cadian Shock Troopers]] that escaped the [[Fortress World]]'s destruction, during the [[13th Black Crusade]]{{Fn|1a}}. Prior to Cadia's death, he had taken part in the [[Deucalion Crusade]]{{Fn|1b}}, which was among the many campaigns he had fought in his hundred-and-fifty-year career. However Gruber had built it on the bones of Guardsmen and the General would spend the lives of all those under his command, if it meant advancing his military rank. When Cadia was invaded during the 13th Black Crusade, Gruber was part of its High Command and led the [[Imperial]] forces' '''17th Army''', from an area known as '''Bastion 8'''. As the invasion wore on though, Gruber became one of the few of High Command that still controlled their area; which he did with discipline, a stubborn lack of imagination and thirty miles of minefields. However he was forced to leave Bastion 8, when [[Lord Castellan]] [[Creed]] ordered a massive counter-attack against the [[Chaos]] invaders. This greatly irritated Gruber, as he was not sure he could lead his forces in the series of attacks that was asked of him. Worse still for the General, was that ever since the lowborn upstart Creed had became Lord Castellan, his leadership abilities and charisma, had changed the way Cadians expected to be led. Gruber sadly knew it was no longer enough for him to be authoritative, professional and stern. His Guardsmen now looked for him to inspire them like Creed had, but though he tried, Gruber constantly failed at the task. Even as Gruber talked to his forces about Lord Catellan's counter-attack, he was forced to repeatedly use Creed's name, to keep up their enthusiasm and excitement. But it was enough and Gruber soon led them to battle.{{Fn|1c}}
During the counter-attack however, [[Abaddon the Despoiler]] doomed Cadia, by sending the remains of his [[Blackstone Fortress]], plummeting into the Fortress World. This set of a chain of events that doomed the Fortress World and the Imperial forces were ordered to evacuate before Cadia exploded{{Fn|1d}}. In the mass panic and confusion that followed, Gruber stayed to personally supervised the evacuation of most his forces. But once their window to escape began to close, he agreed to board the last evacuation craft and joined the Imperial fleet as it began its escape from the Cadian System{{Fn|1b}}. Stationed aboard the [[Claymore Class Corvette]] [[Lord-Lieutenant Berwicke]], Gruber sent messages to the Imperial fleet to find Creed, so that he could take command of the surviving Cadian Guardsmen. However Creed could not be found amongst the Imperial fleet and no one knew if he had even escaped from Cadia. Hearing this caused Gruber to become tired, as even though he had opposed Creed's rising career for years, the General knew the Cadian Guard needed the Lord Castellan's leadership now more than ever. They had been broken and the shame of failing to save their Homeworld, hung heavy on the survivors' shoulders. They needed an inspiring leader to rouse their spirits and help reforge them into an army once more. It seemed that none had survived Fortress World's fall though and the responsibility fell to Gruber. The General knew he was not up to the task, but he was the highest ranking officer of Cadia's High Command to have escaped, and so took direct command of the surviving Cadian forces.{{Fn|1a}}
Even as the Imperial fleet sped towards safety, Gruber began rebuilding the surviving Cadian Regiments and gave promotions to fill the void in their officer ranks. As the commander of the Cadian Guard, he was even offered passage aboard [[Admiral]] [[D'Armitage|d'Armitage]]'s [[Grand Alliance]], which would better guarantee his safety, but Gruber refused after he would be forced to leave his forces aboard the Lord-Lieutenant Berwicke. It was during that frantic time, that Gruber met with General [[Benedikt]] and the discussion as to where they would go came up. Gruber answered with certainty, that with Cadia gone, its Guardsmen must now go and defend [[Terra]] from a possible Chaos invasion{{Fn|1a}}. Admiral d'Armitage claimed though, that with the [[Warp]] now in turmoil, it was not likely they would be able to escape the Cadian System. Gruber refused to accept this, and met with the fleets best surviving [[Navigator]], [[Hyppolytus Fremm]], in attempt to find a solution. Fremm though echoed d'Armitage's earlier answer and the Navigator claimed Cadia's death throes had caused turmoil within the Warp, at levels he had never seen before. He told a frustrated Gruber, that to attempt to reach Terra now, would result in their deaths. Gruber refused to accept this and asked Fremm to keep trying and the Navigator eventually succeeded in guiding them into the warp, just as Chaos warships closed in on the Imperial fleet{{Fn|1f}}. When the Lord-Lieutenant Berwicke emerged from the Warp however, it was apparent something had gone wrong. Instead of Terra, they saw the [[Forge World]] [[Agripinaa]] and only a few of the escaping Imperial fleet had appeared beside the Berwicke. A furious Gruber went to confront the Navigator Fremm, but stopped when he saw how close to death, the Navigator was. The effort of guiding the fleet, had severely drained Fremm and he apologized that the [[Agripinaa System]] was as far as he was able to guide the fleet. While he was troubled that the most of the Imperial fleet was missing, Fremm told Gruber that it was likely they had emerged elsewhere, though he did not know if they were close by. Afterwards Gruber's small fleet of ships made their way to Agripinaa and Gruber hoped to send word of Cadia's downfall to the [[High Lords of Terra]]. He also wished to get ahead of any blame that their naysayers would cast at the Cadians and convince the High Lords, that the Imperium could not function without the Cadian Guard.{{Fn|1g}}
==Source==
*1: [[Cadia Stands (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: Part 3: Chapter 12
**{{Endn|1b}}: Part 3: Chapter 10
**{{Endn|1c}}: Part 3: Chapter 1
**{{Endn|1d}}: Part 3: Chapter 9
**{{Endn|1e}}: Part 3: Chapter 13
**{{Endn|1f}}: Part 3: Chapter 15
**{{Endn|1g}}: Part 4: Chapter 1
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grüber III, Maximus Octavian}}
[[Category:Cadian Shock Troopers]]
[[Category:Characters (Astra Militarum)]]
[[Category:Characters (Human)]]
[[Category:Black Crusades]]
