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[[Image:Czevak Atlas Infernal.jpg|thumb|300px|'''High Inquisitor Bronislaw Czevak''' during the events of is an [[Atlas Infernal (Novel)|Atlas InfernalInquisitor Lord]].]]'''Bronislaw Czevak''' is a and renowned member of the [[Ordo Xenos]] made famous by his in-depth study of the [[Eldar]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|5}}
At some point before 805.[[M41]], Czevak had few contacts left among He was mentored in the [[Ordo Xenos]]. Nonetheless, he was contacted by [[RadicalInquisitor]] [[InquisitorFurneaux]] , and became an [[Maturin RaleiInquisitor]], who asked for information about in the Ordo. When Furneaux died during the history of mysterious events surrounding the [[EldarSecond Klestry Forest War]]. , Czevak's contacts in engaged the Ordo spoke highly loyalties of RaleiFurneaux's willingness to delve deeply into this kind of knowledge, bodyguard and so Czevak replied. He gave Ralei a translation made by Czevak's [[xenolinguitor]] of the relevant stanzas from a sacred text of the henchwoman [[IyandenLiving Saint]] [[CraftworldJoaqhuine Desdemondra]], but told Ralei not as much to contact him again. In 805.[[M41]] itself, while investigating Ralei after his death, Inquisitor [[Brehm Sasham]] found this correspondance, study her miraculous gift and wrote its relationship to his superiors "do not be shocked by researches as out of the identity of its author: need for an inquisitor more renowned for his Radicalism even than Raleiable bodyguard. Czevak. Ha! To what other crackpot would the master of this Bestiary turn, seeking answers?"{{Fn|21a}}
High Inquisitor Some time in or before 724.[[M41]], Czevak was a frail 400 year old man confined within a cryogenic suspension suit to keep his body from failing himwrote the treatise ''[[Teachings on the Unholy]]'' on the [[Eldar]].{{Fn|1a2}}{{Fn|3}} He At some point before 805.[[M41]] Czevak was also a prominent contacted by [[Radical]] [[Inquisitor]] [[ThorianMaturin Ralei]] member , who asked for information about the history of the [[Eldar]]. Czevak had few contacts left among the [[Ordo Xenos]]at this time, but they spoke highly of Ralei's willingness to delve deeply into this kind of knowledge, particularly interested in and so Czevak replied. He gave Ralei a translation made by Czevak's [[xenolinguitor]] of the study relevant stanzas from a sacred text of the [[EldarIyanden]] [[Craftworld]], but told Ralei not to contact him again. In 805.[[M41]] itself, while investigating Ralei after his death, Inquisitor [[Brehm Sasham]] found this correspondance, and wrote to his superiors "do not be shocked by the identity of its author: an inquisitor more renowned for his Radicalism even than Ralei. Czevak. Ha! To what other crackpot would the master of this Bestiary turn, seeking answers?"{{CiteThisFn|4}} He After [[Battle of Iyanden (Kraken)|the attack]] on [[Craftworld]] [[Iyanden]] by [[Hive Fleet]] [[Kraken]] in 992.[[M41]], Czevak was respected deemed worthy enough by the Eldar to spend time as a guest amongst on the [[IyandenCraftworld]] , along with his [[CraftworldAcolyte|retinue]] , where he was even invited by [[Farseer]] [[Iqbraesil]] to attend the ''The [[Dance without Without End]]'' performed by a passing visiting group of [[Harlequin]]s.{{Fn|1c}} This was the first time that Czevak had seen Harlequinsin person, and Iqbraesil told him their names and ways.{{Fn|1a}} By late [[M41]], High Inquisitor Czevak was a frail 400 year old man confined within a cryogenic suspension suit to keep his body from failing him.{{Fn|1c1a}}
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==History==
[[Image:Czevak Atlas Infernal.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Bronislaw Czevak''' during the events of ''[[Atlas Infernal (Novel)|Atlas Infernal]]''.]]
===Prior to the 13th Black Crusade===
Czevak was born in mid [[M41]]. He became a studied at [[High InquisitorSchola Byblos]] of . During his time there, while at the firing range his [[Ordo Xenosbolt pistol]]jammed and exploded, leading Czevak to think he was dead and wetting his robes. He survived, but this incident remained one of his most embarrassing memories, causing self-loathing and disgust.{{Fn|1b1f}}
At some point prior to the 13th Black Crusade, Czevak was present upon the world of [[Darcturus]], investigating the crash site of the [[Uthuriel]] [[Craftworld]]. It was here that Czevak excavated the shrine of [[Kaela Mensha Khaine]] in an attempt to study the means by which the Eldar utilized '''soul-transference technology''' so that it might be applied to the [[Emperor of Mankind|God-Emperor]].{{Fn|1a}}
===The 13th Black Crusade===
During [[Ezekyle Abaddon|Abaddon's]] [[13th Black Crusade]], Czevak was captured and tortured by [[Ahzek Ahriman|Ahriman]] of the [[Thousand Sons]] who, knowing Czevak's familiarity with the [[Black Library]], seeking extracted from the location Inquisitor a means to rip open the walls of the Black Library[[Webway]] itself. Although Ahriman interrogated Czevakwas rescued through the daring efforts of the [[Harlequinade of the Red Masque]], he and was unable whisked away to learn an undisclosed location in the locationWebway.{{CiteThisFn|7}}
===Subsequent to the 13th Black Crusade ===
==Known Works==
*''[[Admonitions and Portents]]''{{Fn|6}}
*''[[Letters to the Casophilians]]''{{Fn|1c}}
*''[[Teachings on the Unholy]]''{{Fn|2}}
*''[[Ancient Wanderers - the Phoenix Lords of the Eldar examined]]''{{Fn|8}}
==Known Associates==
*[[Inquisitor]] [[Raimus Klute]]{{Fn|1c}}
*[[Saul TorqhuilRelictors]] — [[RelictorsTechmarine]] [[TechmarineSaul Torqhuil]]{{Fn|1e}}
*[[Living Saint]] [[Joaqhuine Desdemondra]]{{Fn|1a}}
*[[Rogue Trader]] [[Reinette Torres]]{{Fn|1e}}
*[[Daemonhost]] [[Hessian]]{{Fn|1e}}
*[[Warp Seer ]] [[Epiphani Mallerstang]]{{Fn|1e}}
==Related ArticlesSee also==
*[[List of Inquisitors]]
==Sources==
*1: [[Atlas Infernal (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: Prologue
**{{Endn|1b}}: first Interregna
**{{Endn|1d}}: Act I, Canto III
**{{Endn|1e}}: Epilogue
**{{Endn|1f}}: third Interregna*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition)]], pg. 5*{{Endn|3}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070322194322/http://uk.games-workshop.com/eldar/ulthwe-background/1/ Games Workshop: Inquisitor Czevak's Notes on Ulthwé] ''(saved archive page, dated 22 March 2007, last accessed 27 May 2021)''*{{Endn|4}}: [[Xenology(Background Book)]], pg. 29- ''Eldar''*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Inquisition (Background Book)]], ''Czevak'' - pg. 24*{{Endn|6}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 71*{{Endn|7}}: [[White Dwarf 287 (UK)]], pg. 36 - ''EldarAhriman''*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)]], pg. 41
===Uncited===
*[[Czevak to the Dark Tower Came (Short Story)]]
*[[Codex Imperialis (Background Book)]], pg. 70
*[[Codex: Craftworld Eldar (3rd Edition)]], {{Cite ThisMarker End}}*[[Codex: Dark Eldar (7th Edition)]], pg. 113*[[Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)]], {{Cite ThisMarker End}}*[[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]], pgs. 7, 13, 53*[[Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd Edition)]], {{Cite ThisMarker End}}*[[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], pg. 7*[[Eldar & Dark Eldar Collectors' Guide]], pg. 3
*[[Dark Heresy: Ascension]], pg. 5: ''Introduction''
*[[The Last Hunt (Novel)]], Chapter Seven
*[[Mephiston: City of Light (Novel)]], Chapter Fifteen
*[[Traitor General (Novel)]], Chapter Four
*[[Deathwatch Core Rulebook]], pg. 314, 369
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