Templar Calix
The Templar Calix is a reclusive militant order of psykana warriors of the Scholastia Psykana that operated at an isolated monastery in the polar regions of the planet Scintilla in the Calixis Sector.[1]
Overview
They are Imperial Sanctioned Psykers who have honed their talents into the psychic arts, using them to augment their combat capabilities in close-quarters fighting. Whilst other orders focus on preparing themselves to serve as battlefield psykers in the Imperium's armies or as specialist advisors to Commanders, the Templars Calix instead rely on honing their minds as well as bodies to create superhuman warriors possessed of incredible martial skills. Through such talents, they are able to defeat any foe with their bodies crafted as weapons and through the use of a force blade. Usually clothed in plain midnight-blue robes or the dark storm coats of the Adeptus Terra, when overt in displaying who and what they are, the Psykana Templars Calix wear close fitting cowled mantles of black samite and cover their visages with masks of tarnished silver to show blank and emotionless faces to the world.[1]
Their origins have been largely lost though it is believed by some that their ancestry is traced to Angevin's closest adviser who in turn is said to have originated from a distant Scholastia in the Segmentum Solar. However, others are quick to claim that it was Drusus who founded the Templar Calix so that they could serve as his bodyguards after his death at Maccabeus Quintus. Regardless of their origin, the training of these Psykana Templar has remained the same; the focusing of their psychic abilities that worked in tandem within their close combat skills. A member of the Templar Calix is self-disciplined, possesses the mysticism of the psyker, has loyalty to the Golden Throne and are intensely trained in both armed and unarmed combat. This later training ranged from pure brute force techniques to more complex manoeuvres that are commonly seen amongst assassins. In addition, they are also taught defensive arts and trained to make use of their agility in combat situations. Whilst they are taught to make use of all sorts of weaponry, the signature armament used by the Templar Calix are force weapons which allow the Templar to channel their own energies into destructive attacks.[1]
Though few in number compared to their fellow Orders of Sanctioned Psykers, the Templar Calix are always in high demand with many commanders prizing Psykana Templar as bodyguards. Whilst this is their typical role, a less common one is their deployment in full scale conflicts where they are usually placed together in small groups. Their capabilities are also greatly sought by many members of the Inquisition with it being said that the Grand Master of the Calixian Conclave being said to be guarded by a telekinetic swordsman known as Shade.[1]
Sources
- 1: Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook, pg. 80