Name: Sister Ophelia
Species: Human
Archetype: Sister Hospitaller

Background:

the girl who was to grow up to be sister ophelia was born to the rogue trader and his ships Medic.
The ships crew saw her as a good omen, a child born of the void. She grew tall and graceful, she had her mothers tender touch and her father's steely determination.
She spent as much time with the ships chaplin as she did in her mothers medical bay. her father tried to get her interested in the workings of the ship but was only ever able  to teach her the basic skills of a pilot.

many nights, usually after spending  hours in the chapel she would sit alone on the observation deck and sing the liturgies to the stars, he soulful and haunting voice reverberating round the corridors of the ship comforting the crew and giving them peace.

The chaplin discussed the possibility of the child going into the priesthood and becoming a vessel for the god emperor but that all changed when they was requested to transport a delegation of the Sisters of Battle. While they were on the ship  their commanding officer heard the young girl singing and went to investigate.

Upon listening to the child she requested a meeting with her alone in her rooms. The meeting lasted hours and her parent waited concerned outside. When they finally emerged the officer told them their daughter had requested to be initiated into the ranks of the sisters hospitallers. With heavy hearts they realised their child was destined for more than a live on the ship and gave their blessing.

When the sisters left the young woman left with them. She was trained in the arts of battle and healing though first came to her with difficulty the latter was as if she was born to heal. Upon completing her training she took the name Sister Ophelia and went out into the universe to heal the battle sick.

her first assignment was to be part of an attachment of fellow sisters seconded to the 115th Baegor Fire-Drakes. they were sent into battle to stop  a planetary uprising. Her sisters spread out over the battle field while she took charge of the field hospital.

The battle was fears and it was soon clear the enemy had sold their souls to chaos. the battle was joined by creatures from the void and the guardsmen were hard pressed to stand against them slowly they were pushed back and all too soon the field hospital found itself behind enemy lines.

The enemy assaulted the facility and would have run it over killing all the wounded if it wasn't for the Sister Hospitaller in charge. She gathered the wounded that could fight and set up a defence to the attack.
Armoured with laspistol in one hand and chain bayonet in the other Sister Ophelia dared all to enter her hospital.

Two days of constant battle went passed before the Guardsmen were able to finally push back and defeat the enemy. When the regiment reached the hospital all was quiet there were dead enemy all around, most of the buildings had been destroyed but standing in the middle of the carnage was the field hospital.

Upon entering they found the wounded cared for some standing guard, upon entering the theatre they found a tall pale skinned sister in her vestments tending a wounded guardsman. Her battle armour discarded in the corner covered in blood, bent and dented, her chain bayonet laying next to it many teeth missing. as silence fell a soft singing could be heard coming from the sister as she went about her job of healing.


It was days later the rumours started in the barracks, about an angel sent by the god emperor to protect the 115th. The story went that surrounded Sister Ophelia put down her scalpel and donned her armour she gathered the wounded who could fight and arranged the defence of the hospital. She started to sing  in a soulful voice that lifted the soildiers spirits and gave them comfort. She seemed to appear where the fighting was heaviest. she fired her laspistol until it ran out then resorted to her chain bayonet.
after each attack she tended the wounded all the time her voice drifted over the sound of battle.
the soldiers of the 115th petitioned their officers to have Sister Ophelia permanently attached to their regiment, they believed with her by their side they were more likely to survive a battle and if they were to die then she would sing their souls to the god emperor to be at peace for eternity.

Description:

Sister Ophelia is tall, graceful and slim. She can usually be found in simple vestments when tending the wounded and sick or her Sororitas power armour when protecting them.
She has pale skin with a slight blush to her cheeks and has a shaven head, if asked she says hair only gets in the way of things.
In battle she carries a laspistol at her side and a chain bayonet on her wrist. She is a competent shot with her gun but is a master at using the chain bayonet. she states shes not a front line soldier but anyone who sets foot in her hospital with dark intent will have to face her up close and personal.