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[[Image:AdmiralSpire.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Admiral Spire{{Fn|1}}]]
'''Spire''' is an [[Admiral]] of the [[Imperial Navy]].
==Biography==
Spire was born on an Imperial world that eventually rebelled, tarnishing his reputation. Regardless, he remained loyal and rose to [[Imperial Navy Captain|captain]] in the Imperial Navy. In 139.[[M41]], Spire led a [[Dauntless Light Cruiser]] of the [[Battlefleet Gothic]] into the [[Naxos system]] to investigate the loss of contact with [[Orbital Station Aleph]]. He and his forces found the station overrun by [[heretic]]s and encountered a large Chaos fleet, but were able to jump back into the [[Warp]] before being destroyed.{{Fn|1}}
Back at [[Port Maw (planet)|Port Maw]], Spire relayed the encounter to the [[Gothic Sector]]'s high command. Considering his background and thus possible corruption, he was subjected to a brutal interrogation by the [[Inquisition]] to ensure that his information was reliable and he himself a trustworthy commander. Afterwards, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral by [[Cornelius von Ravensburg]]. Spire proved his skill during the following [[12th Black Crusade]]. He played a vital role of keeping [[xenos]] artifacts out of the hands of [[Chaos]] forces during the war, helped to forge an alliance with the [[Aeldari Corsairs|Aeldari ]] [[CorsairPrince]] Prince [[Eldrathain Voidstinger]], and fought in major engements engagements such as the [[Battle of Gethsemane]] and [[Battle of Schindlegeist]].{{Fn|1}}
Spire and his survival surviving fleet returned from the Warp at the time of the [[13th Black Crusade]], discovering that eight centuries had passed in the [[Materium]]. During the renewed war in the [[Cadian System]] against the forces of [[Abaddonthe Despoiler]], Spire met with the reborn [[Roboute Guilliman]] and retained a position of high command.{{Fn|2}}
==See also==
*[[List of Admirals]]
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada II]]
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