ASTORATH THE GRIM?

Astorath the Grim is the Blood Angels High Chaplain and Redeemer of the Lost. There is no rank within the Chapter more greatly honoured, or more deeply loathed. Honoured, for the burden the Redeemer of the Lost bears, and for the essential duty he performs; loathed because that duty is stained forever with the blood of his battle-brothers.?

冷酷者阿斯托瑞斯是圣血天使戰(zhàn)團(tuán)的至高牧師，以及迷失者的救贖之人。在戰(zhàn)團(tuán)中，沒(méi)人比他更為尊榮，也沒(méi)人比他更為可惡。他享有尊榮，是因?yàn)樗缲?fù)著迷失者的救贖之人的重?fù)?dān)，執(zhí)行著至關(guān)重要的職責(zé)；被人憎惡則是因?yàn)樗麍?zhí)行這項(xiàng)職責(zé)便要讓雙手永遠(yuǎn)浸透戰(zhàn)斗兄弟們的鮮血。

It is Astorath's calling to seek out those amongst the scions of Sanguinius whose souls have been claimed by the Black Rage, and whose mental degeneration has become so severe that even death in battle is no longer possible. His quarry found, Astorath ends his Lost Brother's life with a single mighty blow to the neck from the ill-omened weapon known only as the Executioner's Axe. This is without doubt an act of mercy, a gift to the accursed. Nonetheless, no battle-brother can ever feel entirely comfortable in Astorath's presence, for they know that the bite of his forbidding axe might one day be the last thing that they feel.?

阿斯托瑞斯的責(zé)任是要找出那些靈魂已經(jīng)被黑怒攫住的圣吉列斯子嗣們，以及那些精神狀況惡化的極其嚴(yán)重，以至于賜予他們?cè)趹?zhàn)斗中死亡的機(jī)會(huì)都已不再可能的兄弟們。被處決者們發(fā)現(xiàn)，阿斯托瑞斯是用他那把僅僅被稱(chēng)為處刑斧的不詳武器對(duì)著失落的兄弟們的脖子揮下強(qiáng)力的一擊來(lái)給予他們帝皇的饋贈(zèng)。但毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)這是一種仁慈之舉，一份贈(zèng)給被詛咒者的禮物。盡管如此，也沒(méi)有哪位戰(zhàn)斗兄弟會(huì)在冷酷者出現(xiàn)時(shí)覺(jué)得心里舒服，因?yàn)樗麄兌贾?，可能有朝一日，那把禁忌巨斧的劈砍就是他們能感受最后一件事物?/p>

Whilst officially bound to the Blood Angels, Astorath's task carries him far and wide amongst the Chapter's successors. It was long ago considered that these terrible duties were best borne by a single brother and, thus far at least, a single brother has been equal to the task at hand. So does Astorath tread the stars, hacking apart those enemies who would prevent him from bestowing his gift of oblivion.?

由于其和圣血天使戰(zhàn)團(tuán)之間的官方聯(lián)系，阿斯托瑞斯也會(huì)遠(yuǎn)赴圣血天使的子團(tuán)中執(zhí)行任務(wù)。在很久之前，圣吉列斯的子嗣們就認(rèn)為這項(xiàng)殘酷的職責(zé)最好只由一位兄弟來(lái)承擔(dān)，而至少到目前為止，一名戰(zhàn)斗兄弟也足以完成手頭的任務(wù)。阿斯托瑞斯也會(huì)踏入群星，砍開(kāi)那些阻止他將自己的遺落禮物贈(zèng)予兄弟們的敵人。

To an observer, it might perhaps seem that Astorath's presence fans the destructive fires of the Black Rage. Certainly it is more prevalent wherever he treads, and even those Blood Angels who are yet sane are unmistakably wilder in the Redeemer's presence. However, the truth is entirely opposite.?

觀察者們可能會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)：似乎阿斯托瑞斯的出現(xiàn)會(huì)激起黑怒的毀滅性怒火。而且確實(shí)無(wú)論他走到哪里，這種情況都會(huì)變得更為普遍，甚至那些還神智健全的圣血天使在救贖之主的面前也無(wú)疑會(huì)變得更加狂野。不過(guò)，事實(shí)完全相反。

Astorath can sense the Black Rage's degenerative onset before it becomes apparent to any other soul - including its victim. Individual afflictions echo through his mind in the form of doom-laden chords, and grow ever stronger as other battle-brothers fall into the Black Rage's clutches. No separation of distance can serve to mute this dolorous symphony, a sombre orchestra that only Astorath can hear. Whether the victims are fighting on Armageddon or in Ultramar, Astorath can sense their plight - and he must go to them as his duty requires.?

在黑怒那惡化的開(kāi)端在其他任何靈魂——包括受害者的靈魂中變得明顯之前，阿斯托瑞斯就能感受到它。個(gè)體的痛苦以充滿毀滅的弦音的形式在冷酷者的意識(shí)中回響，當(dāng)有其他兄弟的靈魂被黑怒扼住的時(shí)候，這種聲音會(huì)變得更為沉重。距離的阻隔也無(wú)法減弱這種悲慟的交響樂(lè)，也只有阿斯托瑞斯能聽(tīng)到這種陰郁的絲竹之音。無(wú)論受害者是在阿瑪吉頓還是在奧特拉瑪作戰(zhàn)，冷酷者都能感受到他們的困苦——責(zé)任要求他必須前去為兄弟們解脫。

So it is that the Redeemer of the Lost has become a true angel of death to his foes and his battle-brothers alike, a legend of destruction amongst the Blood Angels successor Chapters and their enemies both. Wherever Astorath the Grim treads, the enemy face not only his fury, but the onslaught of Space Marines caught in the twilight shadows of the Black Rage. Astorath's sorrow for his doomed baffle-brothers serves only to fuel a determination that they shall pass into death having known one last great victory. In this cause he fights like a man possessed, resolute that his twin gifts of death and redemption shall not be denied.?

所以無(wú)論對(duì)于他的戰(zhàn)斗兄弟還是他的敵人而言，迷失者的救贖之人都是一位真正的死亡天使，他在圣血天使的子團(tuán)和他們的敵人當(dāng)中都是一個(gè)關(guān)于毀滅的傳說(shuō)。無(wú)論冷酷者踏足何處，敵人們不僅要面臨他的怒火，也要面對(duì)身處黑怒模糊暗影中星際戰(zhàn)士們所帶來(lái)的屠殺。阿斯托瑞斯對(duì)于他那些注定要遭受毀滅的兄弟的悲傷只會(huì)增加他的決心——他們將在獲知自己取得了最后一次偉大勝利后走向死亡。在這種情況中，他會(huì)如同狂人一般戰(zhàn)斗，確保他將包含了死亡和救贖的雙重禮物贈(zèng)予失落的兄弟。