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Description A commission for HelixApothecari and Eviron .

Aition, a Lamenters Tactical Marine, and Aveline, a Vindicare Assassin, are both members of a newly formed and decidedly unusual Deathwatch squad. Stuck with a broken ship on the way to their actual mission, they have already wiped out a small genestealer cult and fought a veritable Chaos incursion, proving that Lamenters don't always bring bad luck and a competent human can hold their own in a team of Astartes. Being fiercely protective of allied humans, Aition makes sure that no opponent gets too close to the skilled sniper – who in turn cheerfully treats him as some kind of older (and better armored) brother.

Dalphon Parmenas Aition is a Tactical Marine hailing from the ill-fated Lamenters Chapter. When the rest of his Chapter was sent on a penitential crusade after the Badab War, Aition was offered the chance to redeem himself via Deathwatch service, which he accepted rather reluctantly. Although many are still sceptical towards him – which includes his superior Inquisitor -, Aition slowly grows into his role as the leader of a small, unconventional Kill-team. As someone who has sworn to defend Imperial citizens at all cost, he also feels somewhat protective towards the team's only human member, the assassin Aveline.

Aveline is a Vindicare Assassin whose origin and past are mostly shrouded in darkness. She was orphaned during an assault on her homeworld and years later ended up in the care of the Officio Assassinorum who trained her as a sniper. Originally sent on a mission to assist a traveling Inquisitor, she found herself assigned to an Astartes Kill-team instead – much to her surprise. She quickly proved herself to be a valuable asset to the team and is getting along particularly well with its leader, Lamenters Marine Aition.


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kvcate [2019-02-24 01:47:42 +0000 UTC]

Also, I kinda get rocket and groot vibes from this.

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kvcate [2019-02-23 23:29:00 +0000 UTC]

I like it when Astartes have normal, unaugmented human friends. Especially if said human friends can kick ass right along with them.

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lightningcat [2016-11-12 20:29:37 +0000 UTC]

I love any addition of a touch of humanity to Space Marines.
Also beautiful picture.

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Morghat [2016-11-08 17:56:03 +0000 UTC]

Fucking badass, I will not dating this girl anymore !

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BiGFooT-y2k [2016-11-08 10:43:14 +0000 UTC]

And then her Vindicare sniper misfires and blows Lamenter's head off because of their sorry poor luck.

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HelixApothecari In reply to BiGFooT-y2k [2016-11-15 15:27:09 +0000 UTC]

...Don't make me nervous. I like that character. But I'll get him a better helmet, just in case...

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oODark-DawnOo [2016-08-05 07:32:03 +0000 UTC]

LAMENTERS! FOR THOSE WE CHERISH, WE DIE IN GLORY!  

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Oberonmeister [2016-08-03 14:10:10 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work as always, but... I believe I've read some short story where entire Lamenters chapter was completely wiped after landing on the tyranid-infested planet in desperate attempt to save those people remaining on the planet's surface to give them another chance to evacuate or something like that. Is that so? Or that was just one Lamenters company? I've read that story long time ago and don't recall it very well, so I can be wrong here...

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HelixApothecari In reply to Oberonmeister [2016-08-03 15:23:55 +0000 UTC]

Lamenters lore is rather contradictory, sadly. Wiped out or not, black rage yes or no or maybe, Chapter master dead/lost or very alive...

Since Aition joined the Deathwatch when the rest of his Chapter was sent off on their penitential crusade, he may very well be one of the last Lamenters alive.  I personally believe them to be at very low numbers and currently missing, but it's only one of many possible theories.

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Oberonmeister In reply to HelixApothecari [2016-08-04 19:23:29 +0000 UTC]

Very true. Could you suggest me to read something about him, cause I never heard about him before. I really like stories about Deathwatch, all that flavor of secrecy, cool stuff they have and others don't (except even more secret and having even cooler stuff Grey Knights, although I find those guys quite boring and too much focused on just one thing which is slaying deamons of course), very different marines from different chapters working together and sometimes having conflict of philosophies... However, most of the stories about Deathwatch I've read before aren't really of a good quality. 

As for complete wipe of entire chapter, I had a bit of thinking on it and came to a conclusion that it is actually highly unlikely. I mean, it is only possible if somebody had attacked their home planet and they had to defend it and ultimately failed. Because in case of chapter experiencing devastating casualties during offensive operation, there is still a small garrison of marines remaining on home planet defending their citadel where chapter's reliquary and geneseed supply are stored. However, after such colossal casualties the chapter is usually considered to be impossible to restore and being disbanded; remaining marines and geneseeds are distributed between other chapters as reinforcements, just as it happened to Astral Knights after their last assault of the world engine.

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HelixApothecari In reply to Oberonmeister [2016-08-04 22:27:59 +0000 UTC]

I'm not surprised you haven't heard about Aition, since he's not in the least an official figure - he's just my Deathwatch character I wrote a short introduction story about him a while ago, set right before his departure to the Deathwatch, but I only write on an amateur (and non-native speaker) level. You can find it here if you want to give it a try nevertheless: helixapothecari.deviantart.com…

It's a pity that many Deathwatch stories seem to be subpar. The organisation itself offers so much potential - not only conflicting tactics and philosophies, but also Astartes having to deal with a mostly "human" Ordo, unusual missions that might require them to act contrary to their convictions... I'm still working my way through the 40k novels since I'm rather new to the universe, but if you know any good Deathwatch stories, feel free to recommend them! I read the eponymous novel, which felt a bit like my own RPG group, just with an even bigger lack of cooperation  

In the case of the Lamenters, it's sadly a bit easier to wipe out the whole Chapter. Depending on which sources one trusts, they were probably down to slightly more than 300 Marines after the Badab War, and they're a fleet-based Chapter with their mobile Fortress-monastery, the Warp Barque "Mater Lachrymarum". Seeing as they were sent on their crusade after the war, they'll probably stay on the Mater or in its vicinity, as they neither have a home world nor enough Battle-brothers left to defend it. (In addition, they wouldn't have been allowed to stay behind anyway.) Some sources say they ran right into a hive fleet and were wiped out, while others list them as merely missing. The latter wouldn't be the first time the whole Chapter just disappeared for a few decades, so it doesn't have to mean anything Honestly, the official sources contradict each other so strongly that it's impossible to say what their status is right now. (The huge amount of incongruous fluff surrounding them might be my #1 pet peeve...)

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Arteaus In reply to HelixApothecari [2016-09-13 14:45:14 +0000 UTC]

There are a few stragglers. At least in FFG fluff. And despite being under 300 it is really hard to Compleeeetly wipe out any space marine chapter that still seconds their men off to deathwatch.

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HelixApothecari In reply to Arteaus [2016-09-29 14:17:51 +0000 UTC]

Yep, that's what I meant with "incongruous fluff". I play a Lamenter in Deathwatch myself *points to picture *, although he got sent there shortly pre-Hive Fleet.

I agree that it is hard to completely wipe out a Chapter - there are many who rebuilt themselves from a few hundred, or even less than hundred Battle-brothers. The Lamenters did that at least once. Thus I personally believe they're not completely gone, but I've seen others argue fervently that they are, period. One can't really say for sure, so it's up to interpretation.

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SkyPotatoFire In reply to HelixApothecari [2017-01-07 08:27:33 +0000 UTC]

The Imperial fists rebuilt themselves from just geneseed.

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HelixApothecari In reply to SkyPotatoFire [2017-01-10 15:21:34 +0000 UTC]

Oh? Learned something new today. (Which is good, since I'm still basically a 40k noob.)

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SkyPotatoFire In reply to HelixApothecari [2017-01-10 18:29:49 +0000 UTC]

I two am a 40k noob.

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HelixApothecari In reply to SkyPotatoFire [2017-01-11 13:32:53 +0000 UTC]

We can be noobs together *holds out hand for a shake*

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SkyPotatoFire In reply to HelixApothecari [2017-01-11 15:27:28 +0000 UTC]

*Headbutts his new noob friend and roars Waaagh shooting his gun in the air*

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Madgahst [2016-07-29 04:48:24 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work. The background is quite cool, too.

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SkyPotatoFire [2016-07-28 12:02:00 +0000 UTC]

Outstanding stuff!

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thevampiredio [2016-07-28 07:59:34 +0000 UTC]

aww love can bloom!
that love symbol on his belt.   

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HelixApothecari In reply to thevampiredio [2016-07-28 08:52:41 +0000 UTC]

Sorry to disappoint you, but the bleeding heart is actually the Lamenters' Chapter symbol

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thevampiredio In reply to HelixApothecari [2016-08-01 09:22:03 +0000 UTC]

i know.  

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1sinmuse [2016-07-28 00:48:22 +0000 UTC]

The is one of the most badass things I've seen in a while! Awesome work!

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Gendori [2016-07-27 22:32:23 +0000 UTC]

Sås...

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Apothecary-Meros [2016-07-27 21:24:44 +0000 UTC]

It's difficult to find a more zealous marine than a Lamenter.
Incredibly fine work, I must say.

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Salty-St0at In reply to Apothecary-Meros [2017-09-07 09:18:50 +0000 UTC]

*cough* Black Templars

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Apothecary-Meros In reply to Salty-St0at [2017-09-07 09:21:02 +0000 UTC]

Yes, that is indeed true.

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TheTubich [2016-07-27 20:22:31 +0000 UTC]

Nice Work

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Zornuzkull [2016-07-27 19:26:35 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful...

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Salty-St0at [2016-07-27 15:27:47 +0000 UTC]

For those we cherish, we die in glory! ;_;

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oODark-DawnOo In reply to Salty-St0at [2016-08-05 07:30:14 +0000 UTC]

Poor, poor Lamenters...  

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Raayvak In reply to oODark-DawnOo [2016-11-12 03:50:57 +0000 UTC]

It takes more than a tyranid hive to kill someone like them, they will endure.

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oODark-DawnOo In reply to Raayvak [2016-11-12 12:35:41 +0000 UTC]

FOR THE LAMENTERS AND FOR SANGUINIUS! ;_;7

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AgentJericho [2016-07-27 13:53:50 +0000 UTC]

What a cool one ! It's always better with an elite shooter on your back. litteraly ...

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HelixApothecari In reply to AgentJericho [2016-07-27 14:08:46 +0000 UTC]

Aition's second job is gun turret, apparently.

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AgentJericho In reply to HelixApothecari [2016-07-27 14:23:30 +0000 UTC]

:/ Why did you say that ! You broke my fantasm !

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HelixApothecari In reply to AgentJericho [2016-07-27 14:26:08 +0000 UTC]

I'm... sorry  

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AgentJericho In reply to HelixApothecari [2016-07-27 14:29:50 +0000 UTC]

I don't want to talk with you anymore ! Vade Retro and let me caress my sniper riffle in peace ! *lik it* XD
 

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HelixApothecari In reply to AgentJericho [2016-07-27 14:32:37 +0000 UTC]

Gosh, another one who licks their weapons...    *backs away slowly* Gonna give you some privacy now...  

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AgentJericho In reply to HelixApothecari [2016-07-27 14:34:58 +0000 UTC]

XD
Wants more snper riffles ? Go on Crack-Shooters ! (sorry for the advertisment, i try to make my group activ ! :s )

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HelixApothecari In reply to AgentJericho [2016-07-27 14:36:19 +0000 UTC]

I'm not the one who licks weapons, my Deathwatch teammate is XD

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AgentJericho In reply to HelixApothecari [2016-07-27 14:39:04 +0000 UTC]

Spread the word so ! XD

Who is it ? He/she is on DA ?

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HelixApothecari In reply to AgentJericho [2016-07-27 16:21:16 +0000 UTC]

Nope, she isn't. Yet Who knows what the future will bring.

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AgentJericho In reply to HelixApothecari [2016-07-27 16:24:07 +0000 UTC]

Ok. She is the assasin so ? I know what it is !

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HelixApothecari In reply to AgentJericho [2016-07-27 18:18:29 +0000 UTC]

Nope, the assassin is my brother's character She plays a Devastator Marine. And the "licking weapons" part only happens ingame.

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AgentJericho In reply to HelixApothecari [2016-07-27 18:33:10 +0000 UTC]

Woh.... be aware ! Slaanesh's got an eye on him (her character.)

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d1sarmon1a In reply to AgentJericho [2016-07-27 13:54:31 +0000 UTC]

i knooow right
thank you!

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AgentJericho In reply to d1sarmon1a [2016-07-27 13:56:12 +0000 UTC]

To be honest, i'm not realy objectiv about snipers... XD

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d1sarmon1a In reply to AgentJericho [2016-07-27 14:14:22 +0000 UTC]

well we all have our weird fetishes

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