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'''{{PAGENAME}}''', known as the '''Blessed Lady''' by the [[Word Bearers]] and inhabitants of [[Colchis]], was an early [[Confessor]].{{Fn|1a}}

Cyrene was the sole survivor of the destruction of the Word Bearers' "perfect city" of [[Monarchia]] by the [[Ultramarines]], losing her sight amid the blinding light of [[Lance]] orbital bombardment.{{fn|1b}} Thereafter she was worshiped by many of those who followed the Word Bearers' ideals{{fn|1c}}, and was made a [[Confessor]] by [[Lorgar]] himself{{fn|1d}}. Cyrene became very close to and trusted by [[Argel Tal]] and [[Xaphen]], who came to her with their troubles.{{fn|1e}}{{fn|1f}} One of the three [[Abyss Class Battleship]]s was named in her honor as ''[[Blessed Lady]]''.{{Fn|2a}}

Because she had kept secret the treason and sorceries of the Word Bearers, Cyrene was killed by the [[Adeptus Custodes]] during the beginnings of the [[Drop Site Massacre]]{{fn|1g}}, and she 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.{{Fn|2b}} 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 had been a [[Perpetual]] since her resurrection and asked her to come with them.{{Fn|2c}}

Cyrene then took up a new identity known as '''Actaea''' 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]]'s 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 Actae had ever existed. Layak asked just who or what exactly Actae was, but she refused to answer and left.{{Fn|3}}

As the group continued on their quest to reach the Emperor, they found themselves on a wall of the [[Imperial Palace]] and attempted to find a new plan.{{Fn|7a}} It was then that they were confronted by [[Erebus]], who had been hunting the group since [[Calth]]. In the subsequent battle [[Katt]], [[Zybes]], [[Graft]], and [[Krank]] were all slain by the [[Dark Apostle]], forcing Actae to let out a huge blast of psychic power which caused the wall they were standing on to collapse.{{Fn|7b}} Actae was buried underneath the rubble, continually dying and reviving due to her perpetual nature but still able to psychically guide Ollanius and John Grammaticus in their quest and warn them of the approaching [[Dark King (Entity)|Dark King]].{{Fn|7c}} Actae herself was saved from the rubble when [[Rogal Dorn]] appeared, having escaped from the Warp-madness that had trapped him aboard the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]''.{{Fn|7d}}

*{{Main|Katerina Moriana}}

Actae was left behind by Dorn as he continued his mission to reach the Emperor, but proved instrumental to the loyalist after she was able to rendezvous with [[Marshal]] [[Aldana Agathe]]. The group were able to use [[Blackstone]] to amplify her psychic power, transmitting a statement that the Emperor was facing Horus alone aboard the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'' and urging all faithful to aid Him. Beginning the chant "The Emperor Must Live", the cry erupted across Terra and unleashed a storm of faith that was able to drive back many of the traitors and even reactivate the [[Astronomican]].{{Fn|8a}}

Following her rescue by Dorn, Actae discovered that her mind had melded with that of Kat's during their brief link together at the moment of her death. When Actae was recovered by the Imperials, she proclaimed herself Actae's full name: '''[[Katerina Moriana]]'''.{{Fn|8b}} She further proved vital in the final stages of the Siege of Terra by teleporting [[Ollanius Persson]] and [[John Grammaticus]] to [[Lupercal's Court]] as Horus and the Emperor battled.{{Fn|8c}} After the battle she spread word of Ollanius' valiant last stand, which helped create the myth of [[Ollanius Pius]].{{Fn|8d}}

*[[Moriana Mouhausen]]

*[[Moriana]]

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**{{endn|1a}}: ''Dramatis Personae''