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Sons of Horus - 5th Assault Company - The Hounds of Cthonia

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Sorry for the lack of updates guys1  I just started a new job and have been pretty busy getting up to speed!  I should have much more painting time now though!

 

Here's where the destroyers are sitting currently:

 

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Wow, loving your work so far :tu: You've got some great poses going and I really like the green you've put onto those Destroyers. Any chance that you would be willing to share the recipe?

 

EDIT: Found what I was looking for on page 1 :)

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Captain Valdor Skaren, The Bloody Handed, Butcher of Morgary IV, Moritat of the Sons of Horus

 

 

He was a man of great authority, but very few would call him a friend. He had shown great promise as a new recruit from Cthonia, but within 15 years of his finial implantation, Skaren's bloodlust started to become apparent. He came from a tribe that held strength and power above all else, and even after his indoctrination, these values were still deeply ingrained into Skaren's soul. He wanted to be the best, he wanted to be the strongest, and the only way he knew how to prove these things was to kill better and more than his new brothers.

 

On his first deployment, Skaren and his tactical squad were separated from the main fighting force by a large group of orks. 20 Luna Wolves surrounded by an uncountable hoard. Only 2 members of the squad survived the encounter, Skaren Valdor, and Sgt Eakon. The two bonded over their survival and Eakon became one of the few people that would continue to consider Skaren a friend as his career progressed. Skaren was pleased with the outcome of the engagement, as he had proven to be better than those that fell. He felt nothing for the dead, and only saw their deaths as a means to further himself within the legion.

 

As his career progressed, Skaren was always found near the forefront of battle, killing as many enemies as possible. Skaren, now a Sargent under the command of Captain Eakon began to request the most dangerous assignments within a battle plan, and since he had earned himself a reputation for efficiency, his Captain was happy to give these placements to Skaren. While he still cared little for the men that fell under his command, Skaren had realised that he would have to ensure their safety if he were to progress within the legion. This caused him to be one of the most vicious Sargent's within Eakon's Company. He was ruthless, and would treat his men like little more than pawns, never building relationships with his men, and never showing remorse for their deaths.

 

He was a great tactician, which allowed him to build his personal accomplishments while sacrificing fairly few of his own men, but his bloodlust continued to grow.

 

He was assigned the rank of Lieutenant just before the compliance of Morgary IV, and was placed with a new company, the 27th assault company. This was to be his first compliance as the ranking officer in charge. Low resistance was expected, but Skaren didn't care. He was deployed to the planed with 20 men, and was expected to return with news of compliance within 6 standard hours. When he and his men landed on Morgary IV, thing went very wrong.

 

The landing site that the Thunderhawk touched down on had been rigged to explode. As soon as the Thunderhawk landed, the pad detonated, killing all but three

inside. Skaren, a human pilot and a new initiate that Skaren had never bothered to ask his name. These two would not survive long. Skaren immediately tried to establish a commlink with the ship in orbit, but no link could be made. The Morgary population had feigned compliance in order to seize the initiative and strike first.

 

What happened over the next 6 hours is unsure to anyone except for Skaren. When he had not returned to the ship, 3 more Thunderhawks were deployed to

Morgary IV to investigate. What they found could only be described as a blood bath. The dead bodies drew a path from the wreckage of the Thunderhawk and covered about 13 hab blocks to the Official State House of Morgary IV. When counted, there were 247 dead civilians, 648 dead soldiers, one Luna Wolf human pilot, and one dead space marine found between the thunderhawk and the state house.

 

Inside the state house, Skaren was found surrounded by the bodies of all 183 heads of state from all across Morgary IV. They had all been assembled over the course of the past few days in order to discuss the compliance as a world. Skaren was standing at the central podium, laughing. When he saw his brothers enter the state house he proclaimed:

 

"See all the fun you missed! I have destroyed this planets government. Alone! This is my compliance! This is my honour! This is my world!"

 

It was apparent to the Luna Wolves that came to rescue him that he had been enjoying the slaughter, and he was returned to his ship. After this compliance, many of the Luna wolves began to purposely avoid Skaren, as they found his joy taken in the slaughter unsettling. He was returned to the Fifth assault company, at the request of High Captain Eakon, and was given a promotion to the rank of Captain for his success in achieving compliance on Morgary IV.

 

He had achieved his goal, but had nothing to show for it but a true joy in killing, and the power of his command. He had no one to call brother, as all members of the Fifth avoided any contact with his except when absolutely necessary. He became known as Captain Skaren Valdor, The Bloody Handed, Butcher of Morgary IV, Moritat of the Luna Wolves. A Captain without a comrade, a leader who's subjects feared him as much as they respected his tactical insights. He was a man alone, except for his one true friend, Captain Eakon, Praetor of the Fifth.

 

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