Living Saint

Living Saints purging some heretics.

Living Saints are Imperial Greater Daemons *BLAM!....ehem...as I was saying....Living Saints are resurrected entities of the greatest and most noble heroes of the Imperium who have died in the past (One theory is that they are personally resurrected by the Emprah himself). Sometimes known as Sanguinius bitches or Sanguinius lite. They are what the Sanguinary Guard wishes they could be when they grow up. Due to being literal Imperial angels and the reincarnated entities of fallen heroes, Living Saints are literally zombie-Buddhist angels with absolutely fabulous hair. Living Saints are almost always members of the Adepta Sororitas and thus mostly female, however Imperial Guardsment Living Saints do exist as well as male Living Saints.

Most Living Saints are accompanied by a flock of Cherubims to further contemplate the angelic schlick of the Ecclesiarchy.

Overview

Living Saints themselves are exceptionally rare even in the Ecclesiarchy let alone the wider Imperium as the deeds needed to make a Living Saint are almost next to impossible to accomplish. This means that the particular individual must be innocent, pure, incorruptible, forgiving when needed, vigilant when needed, merciful to the weak, merciless to the guilty, kind, compassionate, charitable, selfless, modest, heroic, brave and reasonable. And this is just the personal qualities let alone the external qualities especially when considering the judgement of both the Ecclesiarchy and the Inquisition. Essentially, Living Saints are the purest, pure, pure, 100% purity approved human in its purest form which is an impressive feat on its own, making Living Saints by definition more pure than the Emperor himself...at least in the personality and maternity department.

The arrival of a Living Saint is often rare as they only appear during times of hopelessness and despair, but when they do appear they can turn the most cowardly of Guardsmen into a Khornate Supermen that could take on an entire tank division. A Living Saint becomes the manifestation of the Emperor's might on the battlefield, serving to boost morale in addition to their formidable combat prowess. In a galaxy of Grimdark the Living Saint is the brightest beacon for hope and a testament to humanities resolve.

As you can imagine, the symbol of a Living Saint often give Failbaddon a galactic wedgie as he sees it as too bright, too nice, too pure and too goody two shoes. Often sending the armless failure into a flying rage. Living Saints have been seen in the Soulstorm expansion pack of Dawn of War. While they were arguably one of the weakest relic units, they have been often seen as a really annoying relic unit due to their resurrection abilities.

Powers and Abilities

Living Saints are among the mightiest beings in the Imperium, said to be blessed by a portion of the God-Emperors power. They are often able to decimate foes with psychic blasts of holy fire and gifted with an Iviolable Aura which allows near invulnerability in battle.

Many Living Saints can also conjure angelic wings, allowing them to bring righteous death from the air. Death itself is not permenant for a Living Saint as they can be resurrected should the Imperium ever need their help again. Although the process is extremely difficult and can be stopped, such as with Saint Gerstahl.

Notable Living Saints

• Solar Macharius, the most famous saint of the Imperial Guard.
• Saint Anais, powerful member of the Sisters of Battle
• Saint Celestine, the most famous hero of the Sisters of Battle
• Saint Gerstahl, legendary soldier of the Imperial Guard
• Saint Sabbat, founder of the Sabbat Worlds