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Dominica emerged from her encounter with the Emperor with a mysterious artifact known as the [[Grail of Ages]]. Today, the [[Order of the Ebon Chalice]] acts as the guardian of its secrets.{{Fn|5}}
→The Age of Apostasy: more chronological
During the [[Age of Apostasy]], Alicia Dominica was the leader of Goge Vandire's bodyguards, the [[Brides of the Emperor]]. At the height of the Reign of Blood a small contingent of [[Adeptus Custodes]] made their way into the heart of Vandire's domain, only to be confronted by Dominica and her fellow Brides. The Custodes [[Longinus]]{{Fn|6}} called for truce and parley; laying down his arms, he made impassioned pleas for the Brides to revoke their oaths to Vandire, arguing that they were serving evil rather than the [[Emperor]]. The Brides, however, were not swayed by his oratory; so leaving his men as hostages, the Centurion led Dominica and five of her companions ([[Katherine]],[[Silvana]], [[Lucia]], [[Mina]] and [[Arabella]]) through the tunnels below the [[Imperial Palace]] towards the most sacred place in the galaxy - The [[Golden Throne]], the resting place of the [[Emperor]] himself.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|2a}}
What occurred before the Emperor remains unrecorded but when Dominica and her companions emerged from the bowels of the palace they renounced the name Brides, returning to their original title, '''Daughters of the Emperor'''. Dominica emerged from her encounter with the Emperor with a mysterious artifact known as the [[Grail of Ages]]. Today, the [[Order of the Ebon Chalice]] acts as the guardian of its secrets.{{Fn|5}} The Daughters marched to Vandire's throne room, finding him in the midst of a bloodthirsty tirade; pausing only to condemn Vandire for his crimes, Dominica cut the head from the traitor High Lord's shoulders.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|2a}}
The words spoken to Vandire before his execution are engraved on Dominica's sarcophagus:
''"You have committed the ultimate heresy. Not only have you turned your back on the Emperor and stepped from his light, you have profaned his name and almost destroyed everything he has striven to build. You have perverted and twisted the path he has laid for mankind to tread. As your own decrees have stated, there can be no mercy for such a criminal. I renounce your lordship, you walk in the darkness and cannot be allowed to live. Your sentence has been long overdue and now it is time for you to die."'' {{Fn|1b}} {{Fn|2a}}
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==The Reformation and Beyond==
