Tempus

Race	Human
Dynasty	Rexuz
Player	Michael Dyson

A portrait of Tempus

Name: Tempus Rexuz

Dynasty: Rexuz Dynasty

Notable Traits: His mask is his most recognisable feature, along with his red robe. He is also often seen carrying around a bag of ritual components. More recently, he can be seen with his pocket watch, an arborian bandana, and Priscilla (his sword).

Skills: Psyker (Diviner), Ritualist, Pilot.

Information Known by Arkangel Society

Early Life

Tempus was recruited at the age of twelve to join the Imperial Guard academy within the Ruhort Sector. After three years of intensive training, he was deployed to the battlefield. Within his first year of deployment, at the age of sixteen, he awakened as a psyker. He was quickly shipped off to the Black Ships, and trained to control his psyker abilities.

Breaking Point

As a powerful sanctioned psyker for the Imperial Guard, Tempus looked into the fate of Harlequin. Seeing that broke his mind, and forced him into a state where he had to wear a mask to ‘keep the thoughts in’. Thanks to his service to the Guard, and that his 'break' did not appear to pose a risk to those around him, he was forced into cryosleep shortly after.

Valhalla's Regards

He was later discovered, and recruited, by Lord Captain Rexuz as he ‘might be useful’. Initially, he had a difficult time adapting to his new life as part of the rogue trader crew, often feeling the compulsion to ask permission for even the most mundane of tasks. He also had a great deal of difficulty establishing exactly when he was in his own timeline, often answering questions that had not yet been asked, making reference to events that had not yet happened, or responding to things that had happened weeks ago.

Over time, he began to become more independent, thanks to the support of both his crew, and the example set by the psykers of other dynasties. However, he still had difficulty grounding himself in the timeline. To help with this, Lord Captain Rexuz gifted him a pocket watch, so he could always refer to it in order to tell "when now is".

A New Arborian

After hunting a basilisk along side Spider, she took it upon herself to recognise Tempus as an adult, and marked him with the blood of the beast (causing quite the issue, given the blood was toxic). Later, she adopted him as an arborian, after putting him through an Aborian Rite of Passage, so that he may have a people to call his own. He is now often seen wearing his bandana with pride.

Sacrifices

Due to unfortunate circumstances that occurred during a ritual to stop the Fulga Anima, Tempus has lost his memories of his time prior to awakening as a psyker, along with his ability to speak High Gothic.

Spare to the Heir

After proving himself as a capable and trusted (if somewhat unwilling) leader, by being trusted with the leading of a ritual that could have given him godlike powers, and instead choosing to stop anyone else from ascending in such a manner, and for taking up the position of Acting Lord Captain during an absence of Lord Captain Rexuz and XO Sweetwater, Tempus is adopted as the second son of Tomas Rexuz, and second heir to the Rexuz dynasty.

Prophecies of Matrydom

Along with the current members of his dynasty, Tempus found himself prophesized to become a matyr for one who was to become a saint. Tempus was over the moon at this revelation, as there is no greater honour than to die for the God-Emporer and be met by his warm embrace in a final act.

The Loss of a Brother

Though absent from the excursion that it occured from, Tempus was hit rather had by the death of Sweetwater.

A Strand of Fate

During the Sanguinalia festivities, Tempus received a vision of what he was to become. He was to join up with Fate. Prior to this, Tempus has been rather certain that such a thing did not exist, as the future was always possibilities and branching pathways, but this felt certain. Seeing a golden figure serving the God-Emporer beyond death, then fading away into dust, scared Tempus. He had always assumed that upon his death he would get to join the God-Emporer. But he was uncertain if this was the fate of the figure he saw. But, after having words with Archbishop Stenberg, he decided that he'd just have to have faith that he would, or that, at least, his soul would be doing a great service to humanity.

Rumours

Rumours suggest that Tempus is not his original name, though Tempus seems to know of no other name he would be called by. It has been suggested that Tempus is actually the name of the mask, and that the personality known as Tempus is the personality of the mask, similar how each harlequin mask is different. This idea is difficult to prove, given Tempus's unwillingness to remove his mask, as it "keeps the thoughts in". There are also rumours that Tempus may be in a relationship with Stacy

Quotes

• "For a guy from the future, Tempus is pretty solid. He's from the future, right? Something like that? Spider explained it once but I think I may not have understood it." - Mac
• "Trust, faith, and determination. The soul of a warrior. I'm proud to call him my people, and glad to give him a people to call his own." - Spider
• "That someone should be able to glimpse over the horizon of time ought to be amongst the most terrifying prospects imaginable. That it is Tempus who is capable of such, I instead draw comfort from the fact." - Thunder
• "Competent if quiet and possibly lacking in confidence. Now blooded and a man by the Standards of the Arborians. I look forward to him living up to such. He has not come under my blade yet, that is a good sign." - Surgeon Azrael Schwarzekappel
• "A quiet tech priest who lacks the grouchy nature of Karchev, good in a fight and knows his craft... Probably a newer model of toaster." - Decius Crane
• "Aw, isn't he adorable." - Stacy
• "A field Psyker that has yet to explode or suffer from warp maladies to my knowledge. He is a credit to his crew, especially after participating in the ritual to deal with the warp shenanigans on the last landing." - Azrael Schwarzekappel
• "I totally get him. Unfortunately, he also gets me." - Stacy
• "Knowing things like that must weigh on someone." - Anahita
• "Remember even in your mistakes there is a leason to be experienced, know that I will be there when you need it." - Maximillion
• "A calm and well-mannered Psyker. I really must find an opportunity to go on a mission with him to better gauge his mettle." - Azrael Schwarzekappel
• "*hic* Thaaa should sort out your mother-in-law, what!" - Cartwright
• "I doubt that I will ever fully trust or relax around any psyker - too strenously trained for that. But were I inclined to do so... Tempus has potential." - Stenberg
• "Like the Warrior you are you charged in, blind of faith, eager to offer yourself in sacrifice. There's no sense in my wishing you didn't, or wouldn't - I might as well wish you weren't you, and I don't wish that. It will have been an honour to have known you, son." - Spider
• "I wonder if this company realises how much he does for them, for us all, without fanfare or need for acclaim?" - Stenberg
• "This man nearly beat an elder Farseer in precognition. They are one of the strongest of us." - Maximillion
• "Your sense of humour is among my top 50 favourite things about you." - Stacy
• "I wonder how it changes how one fights for what is to come, seeing the things you see." - Missionary Stenberg
• "I know he has the strength for what is to come, but to go forth so calmly knowing your sacrifice is certain. well, that take a solid brass pair. " - Cartwright
• "As a note, least complainy surgery subject ever, despite some briefly suboptimal endeavours..." - Friedrich Sternenlicht
• "Either he's getting more normal or I'm getting less." - Mac
• "We must not fall into the trap of relying on his abilities to predict the future. Both the Past and Future are written by the Victors, and it is our challenge to always forge the future we want him to see." - Lord-Captain Romeles Uriel Corinthian Blair
• "Wait, he is Rexus's son? well he has more to live up to than I first assessed." - Azrael Schwarzekappel
• "He's a good kid; pushes himself too far though... might have to prescribe him more Psykout just so he can take a break from all... that..." Severina Von Den Tötten
• "I did miss the presence of this soft spoken psyker. His gifts were needed on Edyria." - Surgeon General Schwarzekappel
• "Seeing this psyker in a social setting at the Sanguinalia gathering, it was oddly jarring to see him so relaxed." - Azrael Schwarzekappel
• "With his end in sight, I think I heard hope of happiness in his words for the first time." - Archbishop Stenberg
• "I want him to die happy too, okay?" - Stacy to Rexuz
• "Well then... guess I might need some help huh? It was good to properly meet Tempus, and see in person how talented they are." Sgt. Viktor Jovanovski
• "My life has been long, and filled with constant loss, but even after all of that it's difficult to know my son will not outlive me. At least he seems prepared for his fate, and I would not wish to take the choice from him." - Rexuz
• "Do not think about how things might have been, if you'd done it sooner - that too is a waste of your time. Instead - make every remaining moment, everything it can be. - Archbishop Stenberg
• "You accepted me as one of the Dynasty. Helped me in matters no one else could. Taught me, fought besides me. Wherever you are, whatever has happaned to you... I don't know if I could ever understand it. But thank you. Thank you for everything." - Sgt. Viktor Jovanovski
• "I think we should all count ourselves blessed if we have even half the strength of soul that Tempus has." - Cartwright
• "Thank you for making my life better." - Stacy
• "I never understood him, and now I never will." - Mac
• "I cannot doubt my path, but he provided uncertainty." - Friedrich Sternenlicht
• "It will be much harder to walk this path without you to tell us what is round the corner. I will use your memory to strengthen my spirit when I turn down that corner." - Maximillion

OOC Information

And Player: Michael Dyson

Inspirations:

• Merlin - Arthurian Lore
• Doctor Strange - Marvel Comics/Cinematic Universe
• Various Timelords - Doctor Who
• Other characters I can't recall right now.