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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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Now going by '''Actae''', she 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 "Orphaeus" to psychically control him and use him to get her into the [[Imperial Palace]].{{Fn|6b}}
Upon meeting Actae, 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 speculated that Horus was the "[[Dark King (Entity)|Dark King]]" who intended to ascend to a fifth [[Chaos God]].{{Fn|6d}}
