Born, or rather grown, aboard the void-fleet
Ariadne, Minerva is the result of illegal unsanctionded genetic manipulation and accelarated in vitro developmental techniques aimed at producing slave fighters. Her rapid growth and maturation pleased the fleet's genitors and it was apparent that her emotional development and lack of empathy (engineered into her genetic makeup) could potentialy make her an exceptional slave-assasin.
(Void Born and False Man origins)[/i]
Minerva was sold by the Ariadne fleet to the Imperial Govenor of the Deathworld Persphone VI shortly before it was cut off by a fleet of chaos ships. She was utilised by the Govenor as a forward reconnisance scout and assasin, opperating behind enemy lines, under the command of an Imperial Guard Colonel given the task of cleansing the north-west sector of the southern continent. When the sector was overrun it was assumed that the slave-assasin was dead along with the remainder of the Colonel's regiment, however, when the sector was re-taken, she was found, still alive, and still opperating effectively. (Ship Lorn origin)[/i]
After the chaos blockade was broken by the ships of Charname Demetrius and the Persephone IV was finally cleansed, the govenor presented him with Minerva as bodyguard as a reward for saving the belagured planet.
