Ignato
Ignato is the current Arch-Cardinal of the Calixis Sector.[1]
Rising from the ranks of the Tarsine Synod, many within the Scintillian Ministorum credit its growth in power to his oversight. He rarely leaves his grand Cathedral on Scintilla, only journeying every decade or so to meet with Sector Lord Marius Hax. For this reason few know what the Arch-Cardinal looks like outside of portraits or holo-pics. This has been used to his advantage, allowing him to use double agents and lesser Ministorum servants to carry out his will. It also is a tangible security measure, for the Cardinal has many enemies both within and without the Imperium. As Arch-Cardinal, his first and foremost campaign has been to raise and support vast numbers of independent Preachers, Confessors, and Missionaries in the Sector. He has overseen a grand expansion of the faith past the boundaries of the Sector, which while costly in lives has seen the Ecclesiarchy's influence grow. He also has had to combat the Temple Tendency and the threat it represents within the Church.[1]
In addition, the Imperial Creed has been threatened by the Maccabeus Schism and his lack of influence over Maccabeus Quintus and its rival Cardinal Kregory Hestor. But perhaps his greatest burden is not a tangible threat, but one of knowledge. Ignato holds the Kapocian Key, an ancient device of the Dark Age of Technology which he wears around his neck at all times. The key opens the great seals in the vaults below his domain, allowing him access to the most heretical and dangerous relics, texts, and devices. During his studies, he discovered dark and terrible secrets about the Calixis Sector]] and the mysterious Tyrant Star.[1]
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- 1: Dark Heresy: Blood of Martyrs, pg. 26
