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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a radical [[Magos]] of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. 


==Biography==
In 383.[[M38]] he led a foray into the [[Halo Stars]] seeking a fabled artifact known as the '[[Breath of the Gods]]'. His expedition was thought lost with all knowledge.{{Fn|1}}

However in truth, Telok survived and discovered the Breath of the Gods near a world he dubbed [[Exniliho]]. Going mad researching the device, his body was consumed by ancient nano-crystals that became a hallmark of his new radical technologies. Telok eventually came to the conclusion that only he was fit to rule the Imperium, and intended to use the star-siphoning powers of the Breath of the Gods to destroy [[Terra]] and [[Mars]] in order to rule as [[Emperor]].{{Fn|2a}} Though originally thinking he required the technologies of the [[Noctis Labyrinth]] on Mars in order to activate the Breath of the Gods, over several millennia of research Telok discovered the entropic fields of the [[Hrud]] could have the same desired effect and thus he used a large captive Hrud colony to power the device.{{Fn|2b}} 

Segmenting a part of his own psyche known as '''Galatea''' off and dropping it at the research station [[Valette Manifold]], Telok lured [[Archmagos]] [[Lexell Kotov]] and the [[Kotov Crusade]] to Exniliho and revealed his intentions to use its [[Ark Mechanicus]] ''[[Speranza]]'' to transport the Breath of the Gods to the [[Sol System]] to carry out his plans. His plan was a reckless one, and according to the Kotov Crusade's [[Eldar]] allies would likely result in the erasure of the space-time continuum. In the final battle over Exnihilo, the Kotov Crusade and Eldar attempted to stop Telok from taking control of the ''Speranza''. As he hacked into the vessels systems he engaged in a mental duel with Kotov for control of the ship. Thanks to the efforts of Kotov and his allies as well as the ''Speranza's'' own intelligence turning against him, Telok was apparently slain.{{Fn|2c}}

Though thought dead and the Breath of the Gods seemingly destroyed, a segment of Telok may live on in the mind of the Kotov Crusade's [[Fabricator Locum]] [[Tarkis Blaylock]]. Blaylock's last known location was aboard the ''Speranza'' as it returned to Imperial space.{{Fn|2c}}

==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Cult Mechanicus (7th Edition)]] — ''The Quest for Knowledge''
*2: [[Gods of Mars (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: Microcontent 5-6
**{{Endn|2b}}: Microcontent 15
**{{Endn|2c}}: Microcontents 20-21

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