Abel Tonnhauser
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Abel Tonnhauser was the Colonel of the 13th Stratosan Aircorps.[1]
He was one of the highest-ranked Astra Militarum officers present on Stratos when a Chaos Cult known as the Cult of Truth staged an insurrection. Several weeks into the campaign to put down the cult, Tonnhauser was caught in a cult ambush while trying to direct the defence of Nimbaros. His life was saved by Sergeant Rucka, who supported the wounded Colonel during the subsequent evacuation of Nimbaros and the other two principal cities of Stratos.[1]
Following the evacuation, the Cult pulled back and consolidated its position in the capital loft-city of Stratos, Cirrion. The Astra Militarum were able to retake both Nimbaros and Cumulon but were unable to break the Cult's defensive lines in Cirrion. Fortunately for the Imperials, the Salamanders Third Company arrived on Stratos, responding to Governor Varkoff's astropathic distress call. Tonnhauser was responsible for coordinating with Captain Ko'tan Kadai, supplying him with the intelligence needed for the Salamanders to assault Cirrion.[1]
Notes
At one point in the short story Fires of War, Tonnhauser's name is spelled as Tonn-hauser.[1]
