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'''Gregorious Sebatev''' was a [[Colonel]] of the [[Vostroyan Firstborn]], and the recently-first lowborn Vostroyan to both gain a field commission as well as survive long enough to return to [[Vostroya]].{{Fn|3}} He rose to prominence during the campaign on [[Danik's World]], when he was promoted to [[Imperial Guard Captain|captain]] of the 5th [[Imperial Guard Company|Company]] of the [[Vostroyan Firstborn]] 68th [[Regiment]], after his friend and mentor, [[Major]] [[Dubrin]], died during the campaign on [[Danik's World]]. {{Fn|1a}}

Sebastev was not part of Vostroya's noble class, and as such regarded as unfit for an officer position. He thus started as humble Guardsman.{{spoilerFn|source=Rebel Winter (Novel)3}}For two years, Sebastev's regiment had been was posted in the trench works north-east of the city of [[Korris]]on Danik's World, originally deployed against a rebel insurgent force, but ending up fighting [[orkOrk]]s, due to a lack of tactical information.{{Fn|1b}} When his friend and mentor, [[Major]] [[Dubrin]], died in combat, Sebastev was promoted to captain.{{Fn|1a}}

When the expected rebels did appear, attacking Imperial positions on other parts of Dannik's World, the rest of the 68th was called away, with the 5th Company left to fight a desperate rearguard action against the orks. Rather than let themselves be annihilated, 5th Company rigged Korris's power plant to explode and then retreated, reaping a fearsome tally on the pursuing orks Orks who were caught in the explosion.{{Fn|1c}} After fighting their way out of Korris, the 5th Company followed several days behind the rest of the regiment. As they drew closer to their fellows, they saw signs of a battle ahead, and came across a wounded Vostroyan, who related in his final moments that the rest of the Regiment had been attacked and destroyed by rebels mere hours before.{{Fn|1d}}

After fighting their way out Falling on the rebels from behind, 5th Company utterly destroyed them, except for a member of Korristhe rebels internal security force, who seemed to have valuable information. Sebastev played a major part in this battle, scouting ahead and sabotaging rebel armour and taking the Danikkin prisoner.{{Fn|1e}} Finding a vox-relay, the 5th Company followed several days behind were ordered by HQ to bring the rest of Danikkin prisoner to the regimentloyalists' base, [[Seddisvarr]], at all costs. As they drew closer {{Fn|1f}} Driving for many miles, the Guardsmen came to their fellowsthe city of [[Grazzen]], they saw signs besieged by tens of thousands of a battle aheadOrks. 5th Company, and came across in a wounded Vostroyandesperate attempt to reach Imperial lines before the city's only bridge was blown, who related in his final moments that charged the Orks' rear. At first it seemed as though all was lost as the beasts encircled the rest last survivors of the Sixty-Eighth Regiment , however they were saved by [[Daridh Ahl Karif]], the company [[commissar]]. Karif had been attacked entered the city through the sewer, and destroyed by rebels mere hours beforeenlisted the help of a tank platoon.{{Fn|1d1g}}

Falling Upon their return to Imperial lines, the survivors of the company, a mere twenty-eight men were billeted within the city. Sebastev was arrested, on charges of valuing the rebels from behindlives of his men above the success of his ordered mission. At the end of his trial, 5th Company utterly destroyed themhowever, except for a member of the rebels internal security forcecharges were overturned by the [[Inquisition]], who seemed to have valuable information. whom Sebastev played a major part in this battle, scouting ahead and sabotaging rebel armour the remains of his company were seconded to.{{Fn|1h}} He and taking his men later attended the funeral of their revered commanding officer, Colonel [[Maksim Kabanov]]{{Fn|2}}, who had given his life in a final suicidal charge against the Danikkin prisonerOrks in Grazzen.{{Fn|1e1g}}

Finding Ultimately, Sebastev proved himself a vox-relayskilled tactician and received further promotions, the 5th Company were ordered by HQ rising to bring the Danikkin prisoner to the loyalists' base, [[Seddisvarr]], at all costsColonel despite his lowly background.{{Fn|1f}} Driving for many milesEven more unusually, he survived the Guardsmen came to the city of [[Grazzen]], besieged by tens of thousands of orks.  5th Company, in a desperate attempt to reach Imperial lines before the citywar on Danik's only bridge was blown, charged the orks' rear. At first it seemed as though all was lost as the beasts encircled the last survivors of the Sixty-Eighth Regiment, however they were saved by [[Daridh Ahl Karif]], the company [[commissar]]. Karif had entered the city through the sewer, World and enlisted the help of a tank platoon.{{Fn|1g}} Upon their return returned to Imperial lines, the survivors of the companyVostroya, a mere twenty-eight men were billeted within the city. Sebastev was arrested, on charges of valuing the lives of where his men above rise in the success of his ordered missionranks inspired other lowborn guardsmen to strive for promotions. At the end of his trial, however, the charges were overturned by the [[Inquisition]], Ultimately this led to whom Sebastev and the remains of his company were seconded to.{{Fn|1h}} He and his men later attended a gradual increase in the funeral number of their revered commanding officer, [[Colonel]] [[Maksim Kabanov]]{{Fn|2}}, who had given his life lowborn officers in a final suicidal charge against the Orks in GrazzenVostroyan Firstborn.{{Fn|1g3}} Sebastev's fate is unknown, however, he is believed to have remained on Dannik's World, conducting missions for the Inquisition.

*{{Endn|2}}: ''[[The Citadel (Short Story)]]'' by '''Steve Parker'''*{{Endn|3}}: [[The Firstborn Daughter (Short Story)]]