Bohbus

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Rheinhold Butler (Bohbus) and his twin brother Arnhus were naïve volunteers who believed that their enlistment would not only help save their world but also save their souls. Soon after their training was "complete", they were sent to the front lines to serve in the storied 1017th. Arnhus was assigned to an artillery battery and Rheinhold to the infantry. His feelings of patriotism and faith were never stronger. His first battle was a protracted fight against the forces of chaos that left most of his friends - including his best friend Marta - dead. As he lay wounded next to her, a chaos marine loomed over Rheinhold apparently ready to deliver the fatal shot. However, the abomination did not kill him. After the carnage, Rheinhold was a changed man and a marked man. He felt his faith in the Empire's teachings was misplaced, and his fellow troopers looked at him with suspicious eyes because he had the audacity to survive. During the next engagement with the chaotic horde, Arnhus was shredded some deviant weapon of chaos he did not understand. A twisted plan warped his mind. He removed his datachip and placed it within the remains of his brother. Then, he fled into the dark. Some mindless bureaucrat marked them both KIA. Scarred and muddled, Rheinhold - now Bohbus - shed most of his former self and wandered into Fortis Prime. He took a job at a local bakery (Triam's Treats and Treasures) which brought him a peace that he never had before. After several years, Triam began thinking of Bohbus as a son, and after his death bequeathed the bakery to his adopted heir. Lately he has begun to have terrible nightmares, but he dismisses them as a dark fantasy.