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'''Fabian Guelphrain''' is a founding member of the [[Logos Historica Verita]], alongside [[Solana]], [[Deven Mudire]] and [[Viablo]].{{Fn|1a}}
==History==
He was originally a Septicentio-level [[Terran]] [[Adept]] of the [[Adeptus Terra|Adeptus Administratum]], Priority Ultima Missives Evaluation, [[Departmento of Final Consideration]] in [[Missive Hive]]. It was a hereditary position his family had held for generations and Fabian was also watched over by his inherited family servant [[Resilisu]]. He however also meticulously researched and complied the true history of the [[Imperium]] and his notes contained information that would be deemed [[Heretical]] for the average Imperial to know. His life took a drastic turn, during the [[Battle of Lion's Gate]] when Fabian witnessed the [[Daemon]]s of [[Khorne]] fighting Imperial forces. This led him to be arrested by the [[Palatine Sentinels]], but he managed to escape after the reborn [[Primarch]] [[Guilliman]] walked past them and caused the Sentinels to kneel in respect{{Fn|1b}}. Afterwards Fabian became disillusioned with the state Terra found itself in after the creation of the [[Great Rift]]. This caused him to get into an argument with his fellow Adepts during their dinner, when he claimed the Imperium was in a downward spiral. This soon led to an outpouring of outrage, when Fabian concluded that it was likely the Imperium would collapse like so many other Empires on Terra had. One of the angered Adepts told Fabian they would report him to their superiors and this later proved to be true, as he walked into his office as it was being ransacked. This was done by a group of armed men led by the [[Officio Logisticarum]] agent [[Jermaine Gunthe]], who held Fabian's historical notes in his hands. After the group had finished searching for any additional notes, Fabian was told to take what he wanted from his room because he would be leaving. In shock, Fabian took his servant Resilisu with him, as the Logister Gunthe escorted the Adept to meet with the now [[Lord Commander]] Guilliman.{{Fn|1c}}
Soon afterwards, the [[Indomitus Crusade]] began and the three historitors joined [[Lord Commander]] [[Guilliman]]'s [[Fleet Primus]], as it prepared to leave [[Terra]]. There, they were joined by a fourth historitor, [[Viablo]], and were then tested by being given historical subjects to write about. These would then be presented to Guilliman, and if they were accepted, the research would be given to his [[Fleetmaster]]s to read. Fabian was tasked with giving a precise history of the [[Horus Heresy]] and Guilliman was pleased with his work. The Lord Commander would then present the Adept with a [[power sword]] and [[laspistol]], as he expected his historitors to be ready to defend themselves during the Crusade. Afterwards, Fabian and the others readied themselves for the challenges Fleet Primius would face{{Fn|1g}}. Back on Terra, however, Fabian's old position was being fought over to be filled. Unfortunately this meant the messages Fabian usually read were being ignored, despite many of them now containing warnings about an [[Pariah Nexus|anomaly]] within the [[Nephilim Sector]]...{{Fn|1h}}
His service with the [[Logos Historica Verita]] brought Fabian to [[Vigilus]], where he witnessed the [[War of Beasts]] first hand. However when the [[Ultramarines]] [[Chapter Master]], [[Calgar]], returned to defend [[Ultramar]] during the [[Plague Wars]], Fabian joined him. This led the Historitor to Ultramar's Capital World [[Macragge]], where Fabian began conducting research in the libraries of the world's capital city, '''Magna Macragge Civitas'''.{{Fn|2}} During the tumultuous period of the [[Plague Wars]], Fabian became obsessed with gaining access to the [[Library of Ptolemy]].{{Fn|3a}} He began to have repeated encounters with [[Daemon]]s during the unrest around the [[Fortress of Hera]]{{Fn|3b}} before being drawn into the Library by the [[Great Unclean One]] [[Rotigus]]. Fabian spit defiance's at the Daemon, who informed the historian that all he sought could be answered in a specific book on a shelf. Fabian denied the temptation and struck at Rotigus, but was saved by Ultramarines [[Chief Librarian]] [[Tigurius]]. Despite his defiance Rotigus was confident that Fabian would read the book, which apparently held the history of [[Imperium Secundus]].{{Fn|3c}}
==Source==
**{{Endn|1h}}: Chapter 39
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Dark Imperium (Novel)]] Second Edition, Chapter 20
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Godblight (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter 11
**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter 31
**{{Endn|3c}}: Chapter 42
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