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'''Ctesias''' is a member of the [[Thousand Sons]] who was exiled by [[Magnus the Red]] for participating in the [[Rubric of Ahriman]]. He was a talented sorcerer who specialized in daemonology, particularly the controlling and subjugating daemons to his will. Being able to summon countless creatures from the Warp, he is a key element in [[Ahriman]]'s plan to attack the [[Planet of Sorcerers]] to enact the Second Rubric.{{Fn|1a}}
==History==
While other sorcerers often controlled daemons by binding their names into hardcopy forms, such as grimoires, Ctesias is able to control daemons with mnemonic exercises. After learning their true names and committing them to memory, he "splits" such names into discreet segments that remain apart until he wishes to summons that daemon, effectively "forgetting" a true name he has learned until he wishes to recall it. Nevertheless, this activity seems to impact on his body and in fact he appears much more frail and old than other legionaries.{{Fn|1a}}
Ctesias would continue service in the Prodigal Sons, and would eventually play a pivotal role in the battle that concluded in the second Rubric. His army of daemons being a much needed boon for the Prodigal Sons, and especially having subjugated [[Doombreed]] to counter a Thousand Son Titan would prove to be the most deciding factor in the battle.{{Fn|1b}}
{{PAGENAME}} accompanies Ahriman and the rest of his inner circle in a bid to reverse the effects of the devastating [[Pyrodomon]].{{Fn|3a}} As Ahriman accesses the [[Necron]] time-manipulating device known as the [[Key of Infinity]], Ctesias would later die and [[Ignis]] are able to discover that the source of the Pyrodomon to be [[ Helio Isidorus]]. Ctesias enters Isidorus' mind, destroying key memories to contain the Pyrodomon's spread at an undetermined point in the future cost of the Sorcerer's own life.{{Fn|3b}} In the past, Ahriman is able to work with Ctesias and the rest of his Cabal once more, battling the resurgent Pyrdomon and [[Setekh (Phaeron)|Setekh]].{{Fn|4a}} Ahriman is seemingly killed by a group of [[Daemon]]s dubbed the [[Bitter Kin]], but Ctesias is able to enter his mind and communicate with the Sorcerer.{{Fn|4b}} Ahriman hatches a plan to have Ctesias erase his mind once more, adopting the name "Horkos" to hide from unknown causesthe Pyrodomon and reach the Key of Infinity. His Ctesias agrees at the cost of his own life just as Setekh and his [[Flayed One]]s attack their flagship ''[[Hekaton]]''.{{Fn|4c}} Ahriman is able to use the Key to create a new timeline where the Pyrodomon does not exist, though Ctesias is confirmed to still be dead.{{Fn|4d}} It is stated that Ctesias last actions would be putting to paper his recollection of the fateful encounter between Ahriman and Be'lakor that spared him from his first death.{{Fn|2}}
==Trivia==
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter XX
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Ahriman: The First Prince (Audio Drama)]]
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Ahriman: Eternal (Novel)]]**{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter 1**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter 28*{{Endn|4}}: [[Ahriman: Undying (Novel)]]**{{Endn|4a}}: Chapter 3**{{Endn|4b}}: Chapter 14**{{Endn|4c}}: Chapters 16-17**{{Endn|4d}}: Chapters 20-21
[[Category:Characters (Thousand Sons)]]
