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'''{{PAGENAME}}''', known as the '''Blessed Lady''' by the [[Word Bearers]] and inhabitants of [[Colchis]], was an early [[Confessor]].{{Fn|1}}
Cyrene was killed by the [[Adeptus Custodes]] for being in their way during the beginnings of the [[Drop Site Massacre]], and spent the next year having her soul torn apart by [[daemon]]s in the [[warp]]. Later, she was resurrected by [[Erebus]] as part of his scheme to better control Argel Tal. However, she was apparently killed again during the [[Shadow Crusade]] when the [[Fidelitas Lex]] was heavily damaged. In truth she had reached an escape pod and met [[Cabal]] agents led by [[Damon Prytanis]], who revealed that she was a [[Perpetual]] since her resurrection and asked her to come with them.{{Fn|2}}
===Actae===
Cyrene then took up a new identity known as '''Actae''' and disguised herself as an acolyte of the Cult of the Blessed Lady. She was recruited by the [[Word Bearers]] to help find [[Fulgrim]] in preparation for [[Horus]]' drive on [[Terra]]. Actaea led them through the [[Webway]] and then to the [[Palace of Slaanesh]], where Fulgrim was eventually found and bound by [[Zardu Layak]] using his [[True Name]]. All of these events were part of [[Lorgar]]'s plan to usurp Horus as the anointed of [[Chaos]], but in the end Actaea tipped off the [[Warmaster]] to the treachery. This combined with Layak freeing Fulgrim instead of using him to attack Horus as originally planned resulted in Lorgar's coup falling apart and the Primarch being banished. Afterwards Layak confronted Actaea and revealed that he not only knew it was her who informed the Warmaster, but that he had also looked into the history of of Valantion's Cult and no record of an individual named Actaea had ever existed. Layak asked just who or what exactly Actae was, but she refused to answer and left.{{Fn|3}}
Actae next appeared during the [[Siege of Terra]] alongside a Space Marine identifying himself as [[Alpharius]] in order to save [[Ollanius Persson]], [[John Grammaticus]], and the rest of [[Argonauts|their group]] from the clutches of the [[Emperor's Children]].{{Fn|4}} At some point, Actae had become acquainted with [[Erda]] and was dispatched by as a failsafe to deal with Horus should he prevail in the Heresy.{{Fn|6a}} However Actae believed she could use Horus as a conduit to instead enslave Chaos, saving humanity and turning the Arch-traitor into the savior of Mankind. To that end, she was able to activate [Alpha Legion]] [[First Captain]] [[Ingo Pech]]'s activation trigger "Xenophon" to psychically control him and use him to get her into the [[Imperial Palace]].{{Fn|6b}}
Upon meeting Actaea, Grammaticus became horrified by her presence, saying she was an object of [[Chaos]] and pleaded with Ollanius to refuse her help. For her part however, Actae stated she was neither a pawn of the Emperor or Horus. Ollanius agreed to the aid of the woman and Pech (now going by "[[Alpharius]]") in reaching the Emperor.{{Fn|4}} Together, the group acquired an [[Arvus Lighter]] and flew to the Imperial Palace across Terra's ravaged landscape.{{Fn|5a}} However as they crossed the frontline, they were engaged by traitor forces near the [[Inner Palace]]. During the fight that followed, Actae displayed great psychic abilities by telekinetically crushing a traitor fighter aircraft{{Fn|5b}}. In the end however, their aircraft was shot down. Actae and the others were guided by "Alpharius" into hidden passages with the intent to reach the [[Sanctum Imperialis]].{{Fn|5c}}
Within the depths of the [[Imperial Dungeon]], Pech was able to reveal his plight and pled with John Grammaticus for help, who eventually was able to immobilize him and turn on Actae by pointing a pistol at her head. However thanks to the pleading of Oll Persson and the psychic confirmation of [[Katt]] that she did not intend to help Horus, John spared Actae and they continued to the throneroom.{{Fn|6c}} Within the Thromeroom, the group came before [[Vulkan]] and Actae confirmed that Horus was the "Dark King" who intended to ascend to a fifth [[Chaos God]].{{Fn|6d}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[The First Heretic (Novel)]]
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Betrayer (Novel)]]
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Slaves to Darkness (Novel)]] — Chapters 17–19
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Mortis (Novel)]] - Chapters 20-22
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Warhawk (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|5a}}: Chapter 9
**{{Endn|5b}}: Chapter 23
**{{Endn|5c}}: Chapter 27
*{{Endn|6}}: [[The End and the Death: Volume I (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|6a}}: 3:xvi
**{{Endn|6b}}: 1:xix
**{{Endn|6c}}: 3:xviii
**{{Endn|6d}}: 4:xxi
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