Lord General Militant Victor deBourgogne Ray XVI
Battle Honours[]
General Background[]
Victor deBourgogne Ray XVI was born on Cadia; he enjoyed a priviliged childhood under the tutelage of his noble parents, Ingrid Spence and Heywood deBourgogne Ray. He entered the Imperial Guard and first served in the 1st Cadian Shock Troops on Tranch, he then served as a Colonel during the Anvil Trade War and received both the Macharian Cross and Honorifica Imperialis. After the Anvil Trade War in the Agrippa Sector, General Victor deBourgogne Ray XVI was named Viscount of the moon Bourgogne. He then lead foces on Taros, Medusa V and Cadia. On his return to the Calixis Sector he was named Lord General by Sector Governor Marius Hax. Lord General Victor deBourgogne Ray XVI then took command of the 18th Cadian Guard Army Group "Exolon" and assisted Lord High Admiral Spire in leading a crusade to retake the worlds lost in the Cadian Sector.
Profession[]
A dedicated soldier; he quickly rose through the rank, and spent the next several years building up a political power base. He has holdings on Scintilla, Quaddis and Bourgogne were a family ranch breeds horse for Rough Rider Cavalry Units for the Cadian Sector and Scintilla and exports wine to Malfi and Holy Terra. He is married to Julia Strophes and has three children; his oldest daughter Vulpar Edden-Strophes Ray is an Inquisitor in the Ordo Hereticus; his youngest daughter Donna Ulanti-Strophes Ray is a Rogue Trader and his other son Victor deBourgogne Ray XVIII is an officer in the Guard.
Attitudes[]
Victor deBourgogne Ray XVI is a master manipulator and has very powerfull contacts in the nobility. He is responsible for managing the Segmentum Obscurus propaganda campaign, and is a firm believer in the need to subjugate and take what the Imperium needs through military means. Rumor places him in the High Lords of Tera inner circle, though there is, of course, no proof.
Combat Reactions[]
Victor deBourgogne Ray XVI becomes eerily unemotional during the heat of battle. He reacts to a threat in the most logical manner possible. He will not cower or back down unless faced by superior firepower, in which case he will attempt to get clear and call in reinforcements.
Contacts[]
- High Lords of Tera: Rulers of The Imperium of Man
- Lord Marius Hax: Ruler of Calixis
- Lord High Admiral Spire: Navy commander of Segmentum Obscurus
- Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed: Commander of Forces on Cadia (MIA)
- Inquisitor-General Victor deBourgogne Ray XVII: Brother
- Julia Strophes: Rays Wife, Daughter of Laurent Strophes
- Laurent Strophes: Father of Julia Strophes and House Elector of House Strophes
- Colonel Chantel Dessources: Ray’s Aide-de-Camp
- Commissar Severina Raine: Commissar; friend and lover
- Inquisitor Vulpar Edden-Strophes Ray: Daughter of Victor deBourgogne Ray XVI
- Donna Ulanti-Strophes Ray: A Rogue Trader and Daughter of Victor deBourgogne Ray XVI
- Colonel Moliere Pergrine: Commander of the 1st Cadian Shock Troops