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'''Eleanor Blanche, the White Martyr''', is an [[Order of the Argent Shroud|Argent Shroud]] [[Canoness Preceptor]], who commands the [[Daemenor Crusade]]'s [[War of Faith]].{{Fn|4}}
They succeeded in doing so and afterwards, Blanche led her Argent Shroud Sisters to [[Sanctuary 101]].{{Fn|4}} The [[Canoness]] sought to reconsecrate the world for the [[Imperium]], after it was lost in the aftermath of the [[Great Rift]]'s creation. However the [[Necron]] [[Thokt Dynasty]] sought to claim the world as well and was led by its [[Necron Overlord|Overlord]] [[Onryx]].{{Fn|3}} Despite the Order's fierce efforts, they were defeated and Blanche was personally cut down by Onryx. The surviving Sisters then escaped back to [[Daemenor (Cardinal World)|Daemenor]], which was already being used as a staging post for the [[Daemenor Crusade]]. There, they recovered from their wounds, including Blanche herself, who had been struck down by the Overlord. Onryx had also lopped off her right hand, during the battle and it was considered miraculous that the Canoness had survived her injuries. Blanche did not share the same belief, though, as her defeat had left the Canoness feeling hollow and had shattered her [[Imperial Cult|faith]]. She also felt extreme guilt for the Sisters who had died at Sanctuary 101, Daemenor as well and for not being able to save her predecessor. While Blanche's body healed and she was given a new [[Bionic]] hand, the Canoness' now sought atonement. This led her to begin a [[Trial of Suffering]], in order to seek absolution for her failures.{{Fn|4}} Before Blanche could do so, however, she was met by the [[Abbess]] [[Lord of Terra]] [[Morvenn Vahl]]. Despite their defeat, the Abbess assured the despairing [[Canoness]], that her survival was testament to her indomitable [[Imperial Cult|faith]]. Because of its purity and strength and Blanche's success at reclaiming Daemenor, Vahl told the Canoness she was to be promoted. By the Abbess' decree, during a ceremony on Daemenor, Blanche was now a [[Canoness Preceptor]] and would be known as the '''White Martyr'''. Vahl also gave Blanche command of the [[Daemenor Crusade]]'s [[War of Faith]], which all of her surviving [[Order of the Argent Shroud|Argent Shroud]] Sisters joined as well. All this caused the fires of Blanche's soul to burn stronger than they had before.{{Fn|4}} ==NotesTrivia=={{Trivia}}
''Eleanor Blanche'' was created by [[Drew Palies]], one of [[Games Workshop]]'s [['Eavy Metal]] painters, for the [[White Dwarf]] magazine's 11th iteration, of '''A Tale of Four Warlords'''.{{Fn|1}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[White Dwarf 462]], pg. 22 - — ''A Tale of Four Warlords: Order of the Argent Shroud''*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 466]], pg. 44 - — ''A Tale of Four Warlords: Order of the Argent Shroud''*{{Endn|3}}: [[White Dwarf 469]], pgs. 72-73 - — ''Battle Report: Return to Sanctuary 101''*{{Endn|4}}: [[White Dwarf 470]], pgs. 52-53 - — ''A Tale of Four Warlords: Order of the Argent Shroud''
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