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I decided to explain Leonidases skill set. (sorry if the text is to big I did this on word and coppied it onto the site.)

Preferred combat style:

Scythe- Leonidas has always had an urge to use a Scythe in combat but the Sun Warriors considered it a dark and clumsy weapon, but that didn’t stop him from practising it in secret. He became rather precise able to puncture organs through several layers of armour and dismember an entire squad of enemies at a time, his movements were brutal and quick and when he turned to Khorne he became even more violent literally impaling enemies on the blade and pole of the weapon. This technique is has been proven to kill all but the most skilled combatants.

Claws: Leonidas wielded a pair of power claws even before he was corrupt. The power claws he wields have a shield like shape and were made so he can block ranged attacks. He has stopped using them however as they take a toll on his sanity, he now only uses them when the Rage side of his personality takes hold as it is then when he truly needs speed and strength on his side.''' '''

Sword- Many think just because they worship Khorne Leonidas and the original Death Reapers are blood thirsty murderers. But they still believe in honour and nobody values it more than Leonidas. When Leonidas comes up against an enemy commander he always challenges them, it is always a fair fight and Leonidas always honours the outcome whether it’s in his favour or not. He is trained in duelling techniques and is extremely efficient with his personal duelling sword, he is good but it is proven that he is not the best.



Wargear:

   Flamer- Leonidas always carries a flamer around for a reason that Imperials find insulting and followers of chaos even more so. Many believe chaos cruel but Leonidas thinks otherwise, in his time as a space marine he saw the true face of the imperium cruel, painful and willing to sacrifice anyone or anything to achieve supremacy so when he turned he kept his flamer as an example. He uses it in every battle but makes most use of it when fighting the Imperium; he sees it as the ultimate enlightenment, to see how cruel the imperium is through fire. It is highly detailed, shaped as an Imperial eagle and covered in carvings of purity and faith, normal followers of chaos can’t stand to be around the weapon but Leonidas seems strangely immune. It does seem to cause him great distress when he uses it on innocents, whether this because of the weapon or because of his feelings none but his most trusted officers can say.

Burning Soul armour- Leonidas’s armour has the unique attribute that it stores the souls of his kills. Their skulls forever burning and moving across his armour. These faces will sometimes speak to him depending on their relations to him while they were alive, either offering advice or insults. Another attribute is that his helmet has completely fused to his head. There is only ever one burning skull on Leonidas’s round helmet and that is his, it speaks with his voice and changes with his emotions whether it be colour, shape or expression.

Duelling Swords- Leonidas always carries a pair of swords on his person, one completely blank and another that is covered in carvings and blood. This sword is incredibly strong and is able to block a blow from nearly every type of melee weapon in existence. Leonidas never washes it as it is a trophy of every opponent he has ever killed in a duel; if you took a blood test from it you would get blood from over a thousand different opponents including Leonidas. The carvings on the sword speak of the value of honour and many rules of duelling although few can be seen under all the blood. The blank sword is given to the opponent if they have no melee weapons what so ever.



Traits:

Leonidas only semi worships Khorne as he is the god of battle and strength and he respects both of these and because of this he is rather peaceful and quite persuasive, he also has a rather bleak sense of humour. He was able to recruit 3 minor chaos warband without a fight and others by making them surrender after a short battle. He also has an extremely strong sense of honour and he has been known to let an extremely weakened force go if their general can beat him in a duel. Many more may know him for his split personalities reason and rage, and when rage takes over him there is nothing he won’t attack be it friend or foe, innocent or guilty. Another of Leonidas’s attributes is he has strong ties to commanders of the Uhge Imperial guard regiments and so far an entire regiment has turned rogue and are currently training on his new homeworld of Harvest. He despises Psychers as they increase the chance that his rage state will manifest while he is in their presence and will only negotiate with them in person in dire circumstances. He loves music, literature and direct art (none of this abstract stuff) and quite enjoys simply sitting down in peace and examining his thoughts.

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''Sayings:

''“A sword means nothing if you don’t know how to use. I have a sword and I know how to use it.” ''

''   “When I seize a city I don’t like to destroy it, I like to walk the homes and look at the paintings, listening to the music and read some books. I find it peaceful and that’s the kind of heretic I am.” ''

''“I laugh at a sorcerers petty mind tricks because what is that to a million bolter rounds.” ''

''“Humanity believes it should survive, but then what sustains chaos. I don’t believe in destroying humankind but I do believe it should look at what it has become.” ''

“We are murders, we are heretics, we are traitors but at least we have honour!”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I'' am going to do a remake of the death reapers after reading how bad the origional is. (Du'un I used when you did your skills/equipment on Aheldords as a template hope you dont mind.)''