Commander Argus

Commander Indomitian Argus was the head of the planetary defence forces in the Mercatorius System and Commander of the Mercatorius Silver Legion. Before the outbreak of war in the Mercatorius System, he had served alongside fellow regiments during the outbreak of the 13th Black Crusade.

Argus was known for his merciless approach to fighting, seeing the lives of civilians as ultimately unimportant when pursuing peace and stability. This reflected his wealthy upbringing on Novus Mercatorius, which bred a prejudice towards the poor and disenfranchised people on Mercatorius Prime.

Through his approach to the maintenance of peace, particularly in the city of Varachia, Argus grew a reputation for cruelty and mercilessness. Argus was known to choose to execute entire settlements within the Varachian ruins if he considered it a likely threat to the stability of the planet. To his men, he was seen as a brave and stoic leader who was able to sacrifice the things he cared for in the pursuit of duty. In reality, it was a mix of both prejudice, ignorance, and a sense of higher duty towards the stability of the Imperium.

At the outbreak of the Mercatorius Crusade, Commander Argus found himself side-lined as his forces were absorbed into the wider legions and regiments sent from the Imperium. Argus therefore remained only nominally in control of the defence of the Mercatorius System when the crusade began.