Malthaen
Malthaen was an Angels Vermillion Captain and was among those in his Chapter to disagree with Chapter Master Kuldoth Moar's extreme usage of The Sorrowing ritual.
Overview
Because Moar's command of the Angels Vermillion became so controversial, when he ordered his Chapter not to aid in the defense of Baal, when it faced an imminent invasion by Hive Fleet Leviathan, Malthaen's fellow Captain Fen, disobeyed the Chapter Master. Fen was determined to aid in the defense of their Primarch's Homeworld and Malthaen was among the two Captains he swayed to his cause. Under Fen's leadership, the three Companies began a journey to Baal, but as they neared it, the group went to nearby Danvin in order to rendezvous with the Company of the Chapter's Fifth Captain, who was Fen's old friend and who could be swayed to join them as well.
However, when they reached Danvin, they were ambushed by the Bio-ship's of Hive Fleet Leviathan. Fen's group was forced to fight their way clear, before escaping into the Warp and despite their Astropaths' best efforts they only made brief contact with the Fifth Company, who confirmed they too had escaped from Levithan's grasp, before their connection was lost. In order to reestablish contact with the Fifth Company, Fen's group exited the Warp near Aldine, but once again Hive Fleet Leviathan was laying in wait. In the battle that followed, Malthaen and most of the Third Company were lost to the Hive Fleet, before Fen's group escaped into the Warp once more.[1]
Sources
- 1: The Devastation of Baal (Novel), Chapter 12
