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Born as the spoiled daughter of an [[Imperial]] [[Governor]]{{Fn|3a}} who ruled over an [[agri-world]], she eventually married another Governor and lived as his widow for a time. When the Emperor's Children arrived to raid the planet she joined them willingly, approaching them draped in her family's skin and offering the Legion their hearts. She began her career in the [[12th Millennial]] as one of their [[serf]]s. She wore a golden torc and suffered great pain and pleasure in her service. Eventually the Legionaire she served died on a world with iridescent dust and singing winds. As he laid dying, she pried his armour off with a knife and took this gift from her miserable master piece by piece.{{Fn|1b}} The moment she donned [[Gondol]]'s battleplate she was pledged to the pleasures of war.{{Fn|1b}}
The seemingly semi-sentient [[daemonic]] battleplate transformed her into something new. Its barbed hooks integrated throughout her flesh and grew [[black carapace|carapace]] beneath her skin. Eventually, it became so intertwined with her flesh that it couldn't be removed, even if she wanted to.{{Fn|1b}} She subsequently rose through the ranksin status, never truly becoming accepted as part of the Legion but still recognized as a accomplished warrior. Seen as unworthy, she held no rank or authority, earning everything through her own ferocity over and over. However, [[Kasperos Telmar]] would indulge his warband, something Savonas took full advantage of.{{Fn|1b}} By [[M34]] she was ranked 2nd in the '''Joybound''', the elite guard of Telmar's [[Twelfth Company (Emperor's Children)|warband]].{{Fn|2a}}
While a member of the Joybound, Savona commanded the loyalty of a group of at least thirty marines, their helms marked with a black hoofprint and held the title "Lady of the Spinward Conflagration".{{Fn|2b}} Among these followers was the gutter-poet [[Bellephus]], once of the Emperor's Children [[214th Millenial]]. Bellephus continued to faithfully serve her as amanuensis and [[equerry]] for centuries, always trailing in her wake.{{Fn|1e}}
