Argos+Jaeger

//Meanwhile on the bridge, Lord-Captain Argos was preoccupied with... Bridge stuff... //

Born and raised to serve the Imperial Battlefleet, Captain Argos Jaeger rose through the ranks, obtaining the rank of Captain at the age of 37. Since then he has had nearly 17 years of experience as a captain, accruing what would be considered to be a lifetime of experience in command by most, save for the Imperium`s elite.

During the 8th Black Crusade, Argos was one of the few survivors of a massacre. Some would call him a hero for fighting the chaos maurauders into a retreat, the truth was that any who survived owe their continued existence to the will of Tzeentch rather than any faith in the God Emperor. In the battle, despite his best efforts, his ship was crippled, boarded and captured. The surviving crew that were not fortunate to die fighting, were slaughtered in order of rank from lowest to highest. The culling only stopped when the leader of the chaos fleet ordered that further deaths would “spoil the numbers”. The experience of being so thoroughly defeated by an enemy, only to be spared due to circumstances made most other dangers seem much smaller by comparison. That event drove Argos to the belief in the necessity of restoring the knowledge and technology that the Imperium had lost over the millennia in order for it to triumph over chaos.

Following the encounter, Captain Argos was reassigned to the Tazanid system, escorting a group of Explorators to investigate rumors of a recently discovered human colony with an age estimated to be close to the late dark age of mankind. This was supposed to be an opportunity for Captain Argos to recover from the events of the 8th Crusade. When he arrived, he encountered a merchant vessel already in orbit around the planet. They informed him that they were in the middle of an independent archaeological expedition on behalf of house Lampertus, and had recently lost contact with the ground forces for unknown reasons. Coordinating his own complement of ground forces, Captain Argos dispatched the raiders inside the ruins. As they were securing the ruins, his men found the painfully mangled remnants of what had apparently been a small independently chartered archeological expedition, along with its sole survivor. As this occurred however, A swarm of dark eldar raiding vessels ambushed Captain Argos Jaeger’s vessel. Recognizing this tactic as a cover to distract him from a larger vessel to make its escape, Captain Jaeger had his ship cover the explorator vessel, ordering it to scan the system for a Webway Portal. They managed to find it hidden in the shadow of Tazanid VII’s moon. The Captain then moved his vessel into firing range of portal, while continuing to fight off the Dark Eldar fighters. It was then that the merchant vessel broke out of formation, diverging course towards the portal, and revealing itself as a Dark Eldar Torture-Class Cruiser. That Captain Argos then executed his plan, having all his ship’s weapons focus fire on the portal generator itself. As the Dark Eldar Cruiser was halfway, through, the Webway Portal was destroyed, severing the vessel in half. The remaining dark eldar raiding vessels were destroyed.

In the aftermath of the battle, the Explorators of the Adeptus Mechanicus identified the structure as a lost colony of the Imperium, founded during the later years of the Great Crusade, the knowledge of which was lost during the events of the Horus Heresy. In commendation for his success in not only securing the colony, but also achieving a brilliant victory over the Dark Eldar, Captain Jaeger was awarded an Imperial Letter Of Marquee, along with the Status of Rogue Trader. The surviving member of the independent expedition was brought aboard, identifying himself as Dallas of the Lampertus noble house, presenting the Captaiin with an ancient seal of nobility that he had found in the ruins. Recognizing the man's potential value aboard a rogue trader vessel, and appreciating the common interest in uncovering the lost knowledge of the past, Captain Argos, accepted Dallas`s gift, and granted the him a position aboard his new vessel.


 * Variant of the Imperial Insignia used by House Jaeger. Was once the Seal of a noble house that went extinct during the Horus Heresy.**

Physical Description: At the Chronological and Physical age of 54, Captain Argos would seem to be a well - preserved for a man of his age, considering a lack of access to gene treatments. His clothing is notably uniform compared to a typical rogue trader, save for the medals and symbols and status earned through decades of dutiful service to the Emperor's Battlefleet pinned neatly on his coat. His weapons, a monosword and laspistol are similarly kept in pristine condition, reflecting his dedication to order and reliability over raw power.

Personality: A product of his upbringing, Lord-Captain Argos reflects the order and efficiency he sees as the ideal image of a loyal servant and representative of the Imperium of Man. His demeanor exhibits a certain ambition possibly tempered or fueled by his sense of duty. He possesses a solid understanding that the role of rogue trader is to be a representative and executor of the Emperor's will in regions where it is not known. He is also aware that the purpose of sending a rogue trader Instead of a space marine chapter or even an exploratory fleet, is to take actions that others would consider questionable, if not borderline heretical, to further the agenda of the Emperor's will. The Lord Captain shows a remarkable affinity for those that serve under him, especially for those that exhibit courage and dedication to duty to defending the Imperium and its citizens. Unlike many leaders in the Imperium, Lord Captain Argos favors bringing out the strengths of those that serve under him, rather than rooting out weakness. While he projects an aura of authority and prestige, Argos has shown difficulty in picking up certain social subtleties. Some attribute this to his battlefleet career, claiming, "In the cold vacuum of space, no one can hear lie", while others just assume that the Lord Captain is just a bit daft.

He believes that the Imperium, for all it's victories, is in a state of gradual decline, as knowledges and technologies become continuously degraded and sometimes even lost. While not a proponent of the Heresy of innovation, Argos searches for revitalization, in uncovering what was lost over eons of space travel and interstellar warfare, to bring the imperium back into a new era of growth.