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[[Image:AstelanPortrait.jpg|thumb|220px|Merir Astelan]]
'''Merir Astelan''' is a notable member of the [[Fallen]], and as such is considered a renegade [[Dark Angel]] [[Space Marine]]. Once a [[Chapter Master]] of the Dark Angels [[Legion]]{{Fn|1}}, his name appears at the top of the secret list kept by the [[Grand Master]] of [[Chaplains]] of the Dark Angels [[Chapter]], the list of the names of the one hundred and thirty-six [[Space Marines]] who first swore allegiance to [[Luther]] when he rebelled against the Dark Angels [[Primarch]], [[Lion El'Jonson]].{{Fn|5c}} As a result, he is currently hunted by the Dark Angels as a notorious traitor.{{Fn|2}}