Hiram is the Chaplain of the 12th. He is a man of uncertain origins, having been brought to Sicarus as a result of a slave-raid during an early Black Crusade. Judging by his eye-colour and gene-markers he may be of Cadian stock. He made a life for himself as a self-taught preacher amongst the slave-labourers of Sicarus, eventually commanding the allegiance of tens of thousands of stone-workers. He came to the attention of the Word Bearers legion, and they chose to make him one of their own, despite Hiram being nearly an adult. It was believed that Hiram was already better indoctrinated to the Word than most recruits. He barely survived the accelerated implantation procedure. He went on to have a decent career as a battle-brother, but he was always one of those that would rise to chaplain-hood - or die trying. Hiram occasionally allows himself to be possessed by the Envoys of the Gods.