Barkman
Barkman was the Captain of the Crimson Sabres Chapter's Sixth Company, when they committed the massacre of the world Umidia's population. Afterwards, Barkman and his Chapter were cursed with constantly hearing the voices of their victims and were declared Excommunicate Traitoris by the Imperium for their actions on Umidia, as well as on Demetra. The Chapter then fled to the Eye of Terror, seeking martyrdom and redemption, but this later changed when their Chapter Master, Sevastus Kranon, declared that they would live and be reborn as the Crimson Slaughter Warband.[1]
A short time later, the voices inside Barkman's head told him he would be a better leader than the weak Kranon and that he should seize control of the Warband. The Captain had always coveted the chance to become Chapter Master, but he had been passed over for promotion many times; though now with the Crimson Sabres being no more, there was no tradition or pulls at Barkman's honour to prevent him from taking control of the Warband. With his decision made, Barkman pledged his own dark pacts with the voices within him, for the boon of power and immediately stormed the command bridge of the Crimson Slaughter's flagship, the Red Honour, and challenged Kranon for leadership of the Warband. Barkman and Kranon had dueled against each other constantly, ever since they both served as Scouts, but this was different and no mercy would be given. As their fight wore on, however, Barkman proved to be no match for Kranon, who easily split the Captain's body horizontally in half. As the Captain's body fell to the ground in two pieces, Kranon turned away triumphantly; but Barkman was just the first of many challengers, he would now have to face as the Lord of the Crimson Slaughter.[1]
Sources
- 1: Crimson Slaughter - A Codex: Chaos Space Marines Supplement (6th Edition) — Fractured in Body and Soul: New Challenges
