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Asavan Tortellius

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Asavan Tortellius was an Ecclesiarchal priest seconded to the Legio Invigilata. He dwelt within one of the monasteries situated on the back of the Imperator Battle Titan Stormherald.[1a]

In the course of the Helsreach Crusade, Stormherald was damaged in an ork ambush. Although an ork boarding party was repelled by the Black Templars[1b], many of the Titan's personnel were killed.[1c] For the remaining crew, the priority was to try to repair Stormherald's mechanical systems and so Asavan was alone when it came to maintaining the upper cathedrals. After weeks with no-one but maintenance servitors for company, Asavan decided to leave the Titan so he could bring faith and hope to the inhabitants of Hive Helsreach.[1c][1d]

While making his way through the ruins of Helsreach, Asavan encountered the remains of a militia squad, including the Storm Trooper Andrej and a band of dockers led by Tomaz Maghernus. Together, the survivors made their way to one of the last defence points of the ravaged city: the Temple of the Emperor Ascendant.[1d][1e] They were among the Temple's defenders when the orks attacked it; Asavan spent most of his time in the Temple sermonising to the refugees taking shelter in the chambers beneath it to bolster their spirits.[1f] Although Asavan was one of the few survivors of the battle at the Temple, he would later die a few weeks afterwards from heart failure.[1g]

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