vicious killer from the mean

streets of Hive Primus on

Necromunda, Damian Bloodhound fell
from being one of the Emperors loyal
servants to a fugitive from Imperial
justice

The Schola Progenium is a vast,

galactic-wide organisation that
schools the offspring of loyal Imperial
servants in preparation for the day
that they will take their place in
serving the Emperor. Many of these
children grow to become officers in
the Imperial Navy or Commissariat,
while others rise to become the
Princeps of the mighty god-machines
in the Titan Legions. But others have
talents that would best serve the
Emperor by enforcing His laws upon
its citizens, and join the ranks of the
Adeptus Arbites, the Judges.
The Judges are the ultimate enforcers
of the Emperors law, faceless,
incorruptible and utterly without
mercy. They are the first line of
defence against rebellious planetary
governors and their very presence is
often enough to quell any disloyal
thoughts among a truculent
population. Members of the Adeptus
Arbites never serve on their home
world or even worlds within a dozen
light years of their home. Such
detachment from the citizens they
police is an integral part of their

authority. None dare flaunt their

power, and only the strongest, most
dedicated and ruthless individuals will
survive the training to become fullyfledged Arbitrators.

perpetrators death was seen as a

necessary adjunct to the Arbitrators
duty and though some said that
Damians methods were too heavy
handed, they were ignored.

The son of a colonel in the 96th

Connacht Rangers, Damian was
placed at an early age in the Schola
Progenium to be trained in the ways
of an Imperial officer. His tutors
quickly discovered that the boy had a
natural flair for firearms and excelled
in all matters martial. He seemed an
ideal candidate for the Adeptus
Arbites, though few amongst his
childhood tutors could have guessed
the path his life would ultimately take.
A leader in all his classes and regularly
the most proficient in every area of
training, Damian was in all respects a
model student. Eventually he was to
take his place amongst the ranks of
the Adeptus Arbites on the hive world
of Necromunda, displaying a talent
for the hunting of criminals that
bordered on the uncanny. From the
scene of a crime, Damian could divine
things about the perpetrator that
other investigators could not, getting
inside their mindset and predicting
their behavioural patterns. This talent
did not go unnoticed and he soon
earned himself the nickname
Bloodhound when he achieved a
hunt and capture rate of 93%. That
most cases were closed by the

As the years passed, Damian became

a feared man in the Badzones, though
his constant immersion in the stinking
underbelly of the hive was taking its
toll on his physical and mental health.
He became addicted to an illegal drug
known locally as Crash, a cocktail of
Spur, Slaught and dozens of other
impurities. For a while this remained
undetected, until his growing
dependence on the drug forced him
into an ill-advised pact with an
underhive gang leader named Jerzek
Fallon. Damian would secretly hunt
down criminals with a bounty on their
head and allow Fallon to claim the
reward in return for a regular supply
of Crash. Fallon ruthlessly exploited
Damians addiction to further the
growth of his burgeoning drugs
empire, forcing the Enforcer to turn a
blind eye to Fallons illegal activities.
This state of affairs could not
continue for long and, thanks to
Fallon, Damians superiors soon
discovered his addiction and
lawbreaking. There is nobody the
Arbites hate more than one of their
own who falls from grace and there
would be no mercy for Damian. A

Damian Bloodhound

combat team came for him, but he

fought his way clear of the trap,
killing three of his former comrades in
a bloody gunfight. There was no
going back for Damian and he was
forced to flee into the depths of the
hive, taking only his combat shotgun
and auto pistols. The Precinct Judge
despatched execution squads to hunt
down and kill the rogue Arbitrator,
but Damian evaded them all, hunting
the hunters, and only a handful
returned to the Court House alive.
Time was running out for Damian. He
knew he could not remain on
Necromunda much longer, so he
secured passage on a smuggling ship
leaving the system. Before he left the
hive world, he had one last task to
take care of and, next morning, the
beaten corpse of Jerzek Fallon was
discovered outside Damians former
precinct house, a dozen Crash
injectors stabbed through his neck.
Damian found refuge in the
wilderness zones between Imperial
worlds, earning his passage by
working as a bodyguard to various
unscrupulous mercenary traders and

smugglers. His skill as a hunter

became a valuable commodity on the
frontier worlds, where those with
guns and the will to use them were a
law unto themselves. With an
Imperial death warrant issued on his
head, Damian knew he was walking a
fine line himself. How long would it
be before someone came looking for
him?
His reputation for brutality and
always bringing in his prey spread
amongst the lawless worlds of the
Imperium and soon his talents were
much in demand. He brought in the
notorious renegade Monglor Ogryns,
shot Mad Kelman Bauer of
Shannons Reach in a gunfight and
successfully captured the seductive
Barbaris twins. His methods were
brutal and uncompromising. The
ruthlessness and skill at hunting
fugitives, once used to serve the
Emperor, was now employed to line
Damians pockets. Unwilling to
relinquish his Arbites shotgun, he was
forced to manufacture specially
designed hand loads, ammunition so
lethal it was outlawed on many

civilised worlds; hydraulic shock

shells, expanders and amputators.
It was certainly true that where a
criminal was wanted dead or alive,
Damian would nearly always bring in
his prey dead, but that didnt seem to
matter to any of his employers. The
news that Damian had been given
the job of hunting them has caused
more than one miscreant to give
himself up rather than suffer at the
hands of the renegade Enforcer. His
reputation soon became as much of a
hindrance as a help, and many times
in the following years, Damian has
fought off bounty hunters tasked
with bringing him in. Despite this,
Damian has continued to live the life
of the bounty hunter, never staying in
one system too long, always on the
move and always sought by
employers and killers alike. On
several occasions, Inquisitors have
employed his hunting skills, but
Damian never remains with one
employer for long, as it is only a
matter of time until his true identity
would be revealed.

Damian Bloodhound
Equipment: Two auto pistols with 3 reloads each (these weapons have been extensively tooled by Damian, giving them an accuracy modifier
of +10%); flak armour on all locations except head; 3 stun grenades; Inhaler with 5 doses of Crash (see below); Arbites pump action combat
shotgun with laser sight as well as ordinary ammunition, Damian has the following ammunition types for his shotgun:
12 Scatter shells
6 Expanders these shells are manufactured from a highly compacted alloy that expands rapidly upon impact, blasting huge exit wounds in the
target (Expanders do 2d6+2 points of damage and combine the effects of dumdums and man stoppers);
3 Hydraulic Shock shells these bullets are fired at far higher speeds than normal and are designed to
cause hydraulic shock to the target, dragging the blood from the heart (as well as normal damage, any
location hit by a Hydraulic Shock shell will immediately start bleeding, but at the increased rate of D6
damage points per turn);
2 Amputators designed to explode on impact, these shells are lethal when used against unarmoured
targets (if an Amputator hits an unarmoured limb or head location and causes maximum damage on the
dice roll, that limb or head is destroyed, causing an instant Crippled result to the location hit: increase
the characters injury total to the minimum amount of damage to achieve this).
Special Abilities: Ambidextrous, Fearsome, Force of Will, Gunfighter, Quickload, Subdue.
Hunter: Damians preternatural skill in hunting down lawbreakers gives him a +20% to his Initiative
when taking any checks for Awareness.
Crash: A cocktail of Slaught and Spur, this drug produces a short-lived burst of energy, combining the
beneficial effects of both, but with correspondingly nasty results if over-used. Each dose only lasts for
the turn it was activated. In the Recovery phase, Damian must pass a Toughness test or suffer D6
damage points. In addition, if Damian fails the test by 40% or more, he must cross off an injury box on
his chest location. Every time Damian uses Crash after the first time, his Toughness is reduced by 10%
for the purpose of this test.

WS

BS

Wp

Sg

Nv

Ld

Damian Bloodhound 52

71

56

59

66

74

62

76

70