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===Archmagos Prime Alphaeus Gearhardt===
Alphaeus is the current Lord Malagra of the Diviso Militant factions and one of the central figures of Hephaestus-IV. Having risen to power on Hephaestus-XI, some look upon him with distrust, seeing his actions as a means to convince Mars to elevate his homeworld. Alphaeus pursues no such goal however and is singularly loyal to Hephaestus. Heavily augmented, Alphaeus retains a mere 8.7% of his original flesh. For all his change, Alphaeus does not look down upon those outside the Mechanicum, seeing them as the children of the Emperor, whereas he is a child of the Omnissiah, two sides to a single coin. As Lord Malagra of Hephaestus, he is tasked with the destruction of heretics and their armies and as a result is often tasked to terminate a single enemy combatant above all others. Alphaeus also serves as the prime liason between Hephaestus and the Conservators chapter of Space Marines.