Legion Captain Abdi Rasyid

Legion-Captain Abdi Rasyid is the commanding officer of the Iron Lords spartan legion whose psychic abilities are infamous across the galaxy, second only to Lynn Asifah. He has served the Imperium since its inception, from the Great Crusade to the Gothic Revolts.

History
The exact history of Abdi is currently unknown as much of the records concerning his past life have been lost to the sands of time. Nevertheless, like all legion-captains, he can trace his 'rebirth' near the ruins of a Martian city. His corpse was recovered by a ghost, and his essence was brought back to the Holy Mother for closer inspection. When his soul coalesced into his physical form, the Empress was impressed by his ability to manipulate the aether with ease, and so she selected him to lead a Spartan legion of psykers—the Iron Lords.

Great Crusade
Galatan and Abdi were fast friends during the Great Crusade as their fighting styles complemented the strengths of their legion. They fought alongside one another throughout the crusade, reclaiming world after world for humanity. While Galatan would charge headfirst into the battlefleet, Abdi would order his psykers to stand their ground and aid their spartan brothers from the rear, providing them with medical and psychic support, though Abdi himself is not one to shy away from the occasional charge or two. However, as the Empress proclaimed a new crusade against the Coruscanti, Abdi's ship was lost in the warp and was considered to be dead by many of his comrades. Nevertheless, that cannot be further from the truth, as Abdi—and his crew—were in perfect condition, simply having found themselves trapped in the warp for an indefinite amount of time.

As he journeyed across the miasma of the warp, Abdi devoted much of his time to researching the mysteries of the universe. He encountered ancient terrors within the warp, defeated giant daemons, and uncovered many secrets once deemed lost. One such secret was a chapter belonging to the Book of Sorrows. How and why that specific chapter was in the warp is unknown, even to the Holy Mother herself. Regardless, the acquisition of the chapter triggered a chain reaction that propelled them into the future—two months before the Solar War.