Editing Achillius St. John

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'''Achillius St. John''' was a [[Manei Domini]] who served in infamous [[Opacus Venatori]] as an [[Manei Domini Ranks|Poltergeist Adept Omega]].<ref name=SBWB-45>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 46 "Opacus Venatori Personnel"</ref>

==Overview==
Born to a seemingly prosperous family on the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] world of [[Bolan]], Achillius St. John's privileged life shattered when his corrupt father went to prison for embezzlement and his mother committed suicide. The young man took the remains of the family fortune to [[Solaris VII]] and lost it all on a bad bet. Destitute and homeless, St. John was able to secure a job with the [[Skye Tigers Stables]] as a hangar sweeper which after five years finally led to an position fighting in the Class C circuit out in the [[Reaches]]. This achievement was not without cost, Achillius suffering a multitude of near-catastrophic accidents that forced him to undergo several experimental cybernetic operations.<ref name=SBWB-45/>

St. John's fortunes changed when during a chance encounter one evening he discovered his employer was heavily on the take with the [[Mafia]], his disgust at being enmeshed in another corrupt organization prompting him to betray the secrets of the Skye Tigers Stables to another competitor, in truth a [[Word of Blake]] front. His loyalty to the Word was amply proven during the opening shots of [[Operation SHOWTIME]] when he ambushed and killed the Skye Tigers' top three warriors. This act and the insider information he previously provided helped the Word to gut the Tigers within three months. In return for his assistance, Achillius St. John was formally inducted into the Word of Blake as an [[Acolyte]].<ref name=SBWB-45/>

Coming to the attention of [[Precentor]] [[Berith]] in [[3068]] due to St. John's singular focus, photographic memory and ferocious fighting skills, Berith invited him to train with [[ROM]]'s elite [[Light of Mankind]]. His willingness to push himself beyond his limits, despite the inferior cybernetics with which he was implanted, impressed the unit's [[Manei Domini]]. In [[3070]] Achillius St. John had his implants replaced and augmented when he was inducted into the Manei Domini order.<ref name=SBWB-45/>

==BattleMechs and Equipment==
As of 3073, in addition to more mundane [[Artificial Limbs]], St. John was augmented with a [[Buffered Vehicular Direct Neural Interface]], a [[Multi-Modal Cybernetic Eye Implant]] to replace his left eye, a [[Pain Shunt]] and a [[Recorder Unit]].<ref name=SBWB-53>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 53 "Rules Annex - Advanced MechWarrior Abilities"</ref>

As of 3073 St. John was piloting a ''[[Deva]]'', one of the first off the [[Sekkaris Mekwerks]] on Mars. Named "Blitzkrieg", St. John preferred to custom tailor its configuration for each mission, but his personally favored configuration featured a pair of arm-mounted [[Ramtech 9500V]] [[Large Variable Speed Pulse Laser]]s supported by two Diverse Optics ER Medium Lasers in the head, all four lasers linked to a Targeting Computer. A Supercharger ensures St. John reaches optimum range in an instant while three extra [[Double Heat Sink]]s allow him to constantly fire as he does.<ref name=SBWB-45/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]''

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