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Gideon Ravenor

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Gideon Ravenor is an Imperial Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos, once one of, if not the brightest and most promising pupils of Inquistor Gregor Eisenhorn. Ravenor was serving as an Interragator to Eisenhorn in 339 M41 when an Apotropaic Congress was called on Thracian Primaris to examine thirty three heretic psykers taken captive by Inquistor Lyko. Ravenor attended the parade of The Triumph on Thracian, celebrating the victory of the campaign which involved the capture of theses psykers, along with his master Eisenhorn. However, the pilots of the Lightining fighters conducting fly-overs went rogue and attacked the crowd. The fighters eventually were either shot down or crashed, and unfortunately one of these crashed into the group of Inquisitors arrayed for the parade, killing more than 80 Inquistors and assorted staff. Eisenhorn was safe, but Ravenor was caught in the blast, and suffered horrific burns over 100% of his body. He became no more than a living bag of melted flesh, the surgeons having to cut a hole in the area that used to be his mouth to allow him to breathe. Despite this, Gideon Ravenor has since become a full Inquisitor, using his formidable psychic abilites to operate through his inquisitorial staff, by psychic communication, astral projection, and even 'wearing' their bodies when necessary. However his physical paralysis and disfigurement has left him incredibly vulnerable.

Ravenor is a respected Imperial thinker, author and poet. Published works include the Spheres of Longing, published shortly after his crippling injuries were sustained during the Thracian Primaris atrocity.

Ravenor's Inquisitorial methods primarily involve stealth and infiltration using highly skilled agents, closely supervised by the Inquisitor himself.