Malakim Phoros
Chapter Master of the Lamenters, Malakim Phoros epitomizes the Chapter's grief and resilience as well as the rage that infects them all. Outwardly, Phoros looks almost like a living Imperial statue, fair and clad in gold, but within his soul, he is filled with an indomitable will that fights continually to keep the darkness of his parent chapter, the Blood Angels, from taking hold.[1]
Within his Chapter, he is a figure of awe and all Lamenters follow him with unquestioning loyalty. However, rumours that his brushes with the Black Rage have begun to rob him of his humanity are causing cracks to form in his command.[1]
Biography
Outside of the Chapter, Phoros had long held the Adeptus Terra in distrust after the castigation of his Chapter. It would be this distrust that would allow Lugft Huron to bring the Lamenters to his cause in the Badab War. In the course of this conflict, Phoros was believed killed when the Minotaurs Chapter destroyed the Battle Barge Daughter of Tempests, but rumours abounded that he had survived unseen in the wreckage and would rejoin his brethren in exile.[1]
Indeed, Phoros rejoined his brethren during their Penitent Crusade after the Badab War.[1][3] Following the deployment of the Flesh Tearers during the Third War for Armageddon, he was one of several Chapter Masters of the Sanguinary Brotherhood who presided over the trial of Gabriel Seth.[2]
By M42, he remained Master of the Lamenters and would regularly dispense permission for Battle Brothers to carry out the Lamentations - a ritualized period of meditation and reflection - during operations, should a member of the Calix Priesthood be unavailable.[3]
Known Equipment
- Glaive Encarmine — A two-handed, master crafted power weapon.[1]
- Catechist — A powerful Inferno Pistol.[1]
- Iron Halo[1]
- Artificer Armour[1]
See also
Sources
- 1: Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One, pg. 170
- 2: Trial by Blood (Anthology) (e-version) - The Trial of Gabriel Seth, Act II
- 3: Tears of Raphaela (Short Story), pg. 18