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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Birth Name: REDACTED
Current Name: Penance (pronounced: peh-nəns)
Current Alias: The Executioner
Other Aliase(s): Black Judicator, Iron Saint
Race | Designation: Homo Synthetica | Null-Bonded
Alignment: REDACTED
Level: REDACTED

STATUS

Identity: Publicly Obscured
Citizenship(s): Neo-Carthaga (formerly), Edenic Global Directive
Legal Status: Paralegal Enforcement Asset
Education: Combat Doctrine Archives | Pre-Fall Judiciary Training
Affiliation(s): T.I.T.A.N.S. (contingent), Iron Covenant
Base of Operation(s): Bastion 7 | Nomadic Deployment
Occupation(s): Enforcer, Executioner, Archivist Hunter
Estimated Worth: 97 million Cred-Nova
Religion / Belief System: Doctrine of Rebalancing

CONNECTIONS

Relatives: None recorded (File Sealed)
Marital Status: Unregistered
Partner(s): N/A
Known Confidants: Overseer Vale, Archivist Omek
Known Allies: The Paladins of Iron, Widowmaker Nine
Known Enemies: Crimson Eidolon, The Scourged
Team(s) | Organization(s): T.I.T.A.N.S., Iron Covenant

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

AGAB: AMAB
Current Gender Identity: Male
Sexual Identity: Asexual
Age: 47 (biological equivalent)
Eyes: Cybernetic Blue
Hair: Shaved / Black Roots
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 310 lbs (cybernetically enhanced)
Skin: Steel-gray dermal armor
Distinguishing Features: Circuit-scribed faceplate, spiked spinal rig

ORIGINS

Place of Birth: Arcology-9, Neo-Carthaga
Place of Origin: Industrial Sprawl Sector 14
Iteration: -3175-

PRIMARY ATTRIBUTES

• Legacy of Iron-Saint Protocols | Null-Key Bond: Anathema-X
• Divine Alignment: Fragmented Omega Sigil | Psi-Reactive Core
• Chrono-resistant | Partial Recall of Pre-Fall Continuity

HISTORY

Born in the techno-forges of Neo-Carthaga, Penance was remade in the fires of civil war and betrayal. Once a protector of the people, his mind was fractured by a failed Omega-seal attempt, turning him into a living weapon for the Iron Covenant. He has hunted rogue diviners, heretic AIs, and extradimensional saboteurs alike, always in silence, always in judgment.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

• Mission-focused | Justice-driven | Zero-Tolerance Ethics
• Low emotional expression | Anti-authoritarian despite status
• Detached, yet protective of innocents and children

GIFTS

• Null-Bond Anathema Core
• Legacy Protocol Overdrive
• Iron-Will Cascade (Psi Defense)

SKILL(S)

• Expert in multi-environmental combat
• Advanced judiciary analytics
• Codebreaking and memory tracing

WEAKNESSES

• Partial memory instability
• Overreliance on ancient directive codes
• Susceptible to Chrono-feedback loops

EQUIPMENT

• Codex Gavel Arm (modular strike weapon)
• Jury-Rigged Neural Armor
• Doctrine Scanner Visor

WEAPONS

• Anathema-X (Null-Blade infused with Omega fracture)
• Retributor Cannons
• Chains of Oathsteel

TRIVIA

• Referenced in early Edenic parables as the “Silent Flame.”
• Has a known affinity for pre-Fall jazz recordings.
• Possesses a chip containing the last known voice of his creator.

CHRONO-HISTORY SNAPSHOT

• Fusion with Null-Bond entity in Y-487
• Crusade of the Nine Forges (lead agent)
• Temporal anomaly containment at Site-Drift 12
• Crossed paths with Merlyn Emrys — unresolved tension

REDACTED OBSERVATIONS

“He bears the guilt of forgotten sins and makes others bleed to remember them.”
— The Librarian