Goreden
Sweet merciful Emperor, the secrets of the Black Library unlocked by the sorcerer of the Red Cyclops! Better that Czevak has perished to some foul xeno creature than fall into his clutches. I shall mobilise the 34th Gudrunite Rifles and petition the Chapter Master of the Iron Hands for his warriors' aid. I pray I am not too late. - Lord Inquisitor Goreden[3][4]
Lord Inquisitor Goreden (or Goredon) is an Amalathian Ordo Xenos Inquisitor Lord, who is based on Nemesis Tessera.[1][2a]
History
After leaving the Black Library for the first time, in the opening days of the 13th Black Crusade, Radical Inquisitor Bronislaw Czevak sent dictats to many minor worlds, including Har and Ryanti, pretending to hold conclaves there in an attempt to attract the Chaos Cultists and the Witchhunters of the Ordo Hereticus that were after him.[2a][2b] This misinformation campaign was also calculated to appease the more moderate Radicals and Puritans, which would in turn abate Goreden and the other Amalathians, such as Inquisitor Grand Master Ephisto Specht.[2a]
Soon after this, Czevak was captured by Ahriman, and Czevak's Interrogator Ferdan Kieras sent a message to Goreden asking for his help. Goreden was appalled by the possiblity that Ahriman could learn how to get to the Black Library. He mobilised the 34th Gudrunite Rifles and petitioned the Chapter Master of the Iron Hands to attempt to free Czevak.[3][4] Czevak was tortured but did not give up the Black Library's location, and was freed by Eldar Harlequins led by Shadowseer Vespasi-Hann.[2c]
Related Articles
Sources
- 1: The Inquisition (Background Book), Goreden, pg. 39
- 2: Atlas Infernal (Novel)
- 3: Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd Edition), pg. 15
- 4: Fanatic Magazine 1, "After the Eye of Terror", pg. 63
