Lorgath Maclir is the current Chapter Master of the Storm Wardens. He is known for being a superfluous studier of the Tactica Imperialis, which some claim he's entirely memorised. If this is true, it would indeed be an impressive accomplishment, even among the Adeptus Astartes. Lorgath is an impressive strategist who is perpetually challenging his Captains with tactical exercises.1
Kraazgrug's Folly
While still a Captain, Lorgath was given command of several companies of the Storm Wardens, supported by a handful of veterans and numerous armoured vehicles, to rid Keffik's World of Ork Waaagh! Kraazgrug. Responding to an astropathic distress signal, the Storm Wardens made planetfall and Lorgath commenced with organising the formations and strategies of his force. The Orks attacking Keffik's World were under command of the nefarious Warboss Kraazgrug, who had, along with a warband to boot, been ravaging a number of settlements throughout the Scarus Sector and threatened to cut the food supply for an entire subdivision of the sector.2
Lorgath's plan of action was engage Kraazgrug's Trukks and Warbuggies in open battle upon the grassy plains of the planet's north continent. Kraazgrug, however, did not wish to conform to Lorgath's plan. Under cover of a monumental dust storm, Kraazgrug's Ork Vehicles outflanked the Storm Wardens formations. With his battle plan dashed, Lorgath Maclir was forced to reform it quickly lest the Orks were to descend on the Storm Wardens unguarded flanks. The result of his quick thinking - Lorgath launched a diversionary force of Scout Bikers, Land Speeder Typhoons and Stormravens directly at the oncoming enemy while he had the rest of his men redeploy to the top of a nearby box canyon. When they had moved into position, the diversionary force feigned retreat, and the Orks took the bait. Lulled into Lorgath's trap, the Orks followed the bait into the box canyon where they were met by an unwavering hail of heavy weapons fire. Kraazgrug and every Ork in his army were slain by the Storm Wardens, not one survived.2
The Cleansing of Vigil
| We are the storm! We are the fury! +++Lorgath Maclir at the Cleansing of Vigil+++1 |
Not much is known about Lorgath's presence at The Cleansing of Vigil. Doubtless, he was pivotal to the upkeeping of the Storm Wardens morale as they took heavy casualties battling the Xeno Slaugth and their warrior constructs deep beneath Vigil's surface in small, lightless tunnels. After the battle, the few Veterans who survived had learned to play closer heed to the teachings of the Codex Astartes. Lorgath Maclir noticed this, and had many of them promoted to his Honour Guard.2
Sources
- Deathwatch Core Rulebook
- 1p50-51
- 2p52