Justarian
Justarian is an Ultramarines Infiltrator Sergeant whose Phobos Strike Team was sent to aid Moroch[1b], after it was invaded by Traitor Guard in M42.[1a]
History
This was as the Imperium was preparing for Abaddon the Despoiler's hordes, as they bore down upon Moroch's Gorandahl Sub-sector[1a]. As such, only Justarian's Phobos Strike Team was spared to aid the beleaguered Frontier World. When they arrived, the Vanguard Space Marines' reconnaissance revealed that its capital, Magnificentia, was surrounded and its outer walls had fallen to the Traitor Guard. With the number of foes they faced, Justarian knew that simply throwing themselves at the Traitor Guard would do nothing to stop the invasion. Instead he decided to strike at the enemy held frontier outposts that dotted Moroch's surface. Attacking them would not only strike a blow against the Traitor Guard, but would also allow the Strike Team to take the supplies the outposts' held. After beginning to do so, it took only a matter of days before the commanding Traitor Generals could no longer ignore Justarian's attacks. They then began forming Blooded Kill Teams from their deadliest Traitor Guard and sent them to kill the Phobos Strike Team.[1b]
The Vanguard Space Marines, however, made short work of the Blooded that tracked them down, all while continuing their attacks on Moroch's outposts. However one Blooded Kill Team chose not to attack the Phobos Strike Team, but instead study them. While Vanguards carried out their attacks and fought the Blooded, they were secretly being watched by Lothar's Jackals. Led by the Styxx 777th Warwolves Traitor Commissar Igmus Lothar, the Blooded Kill Team bade their time until Lothar was sure their attack would gain him glory and renown from the Chaos Gods, instead of death[1b]. That moment came when the Phobos Strike Team attacked Outpost Furia-Epsil VII and were engaged in battle with its Traitor Guard garrison. Justarian had brought half his Strike Team for the attack and they were well within the Outpost, when Lothar's Jackals moved to launch their ambush against them[1c]. Though one of the Vanguard's spotted the Blooded Kill Team and attacked before they could get into position, the Jackals outnumbered the Strike Team and were prepared to fight the Strike Team. In the fierce battle that followed, Justarian and the Vanguards eventually gained the upper hand and forced Lothar to order his Blooded Kill Team to retreat. Though the Traitor Commissar and some of his Jackals managed to escape, the Strike Team had killed many of its members. However the Blooded Kill Team's ferocity had left several Vanguards laying dead in the Outpost as well. This was a dire blow to Justarian's Phobos Strike Team, as while Lothar's Jackals could easily find replacements for their losses, it was impossible for the Vanguards to do the same.[1d]
Sources
- 1: Kill Team: Moroch Rules Manual
