Moerck
Moerck, also nicknamed "Hero", was a member of the 13th Penal Legion who took part in the Brightsword Mission.[1a]
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Biography
Prior to his transfer to the Penal Legion, he served as Commissar to a storm trooper company. He possessed an exemplary history leaving the Schola Progenium with a perfect record and was cited for acts of bravery ten times. After five campaigns, he spent three years on attachment to the Schola Progenium training commissar cadets before being granted his request to return to battlefield duty. He has been wounded in action seven times; on three occasions he refused the offer for honourable discharge and requested a return to training duties.[1a]
Moerck fell from grace after he and his storm trooper company participated in a night drop attack, as part of an anti-insurrection operation on Seperia. The attack was a complete success; the enemy camp was destroyed and all foes eliminated with no prisoners, as ordered. Unfortunately the company had been allocated the wrong target when a Departmento Munitorum map maker had mixed up their co-ordinates, leading to Moerck and his men attacking the command camp of the 25th Hoplites. The storm troopers wiped out the Hoplites entire general staff without sustaining any losses themselves. To cover up their own failures, the departmento charged the entire company with failing to carry out orders and they were drafted into the penal legions. Following that Colonel Schaeffer had him transferred to the 13th Penal Legion, where he was nominated for assassination attempt on the Tau Commander Brightsword. True to his moniker of 'Hero', Moerck was killed after he willingly volunteered to take the suicidal delaying action initially tasked to the Deathwatch Battle Brother Dionis. However, his death didn't come from the Tau pursuers, but from within his own squad when Lieutenant Kage placed a placed a hidden explosive in his satchel in a cold-blooded but pragmatic attempt to further delay the enemy.[1a][1b]
Appearance
Moerck is described as tall, well proportioned, bright-eyed and handsome. He has blond hair cropped short and is clean-shaven.[1a]
Notes
Moerck should not be confused with the Last Chancer's Miniature 'Hero' Green who was also a Commissar, who prior to his arrest, was considered to be of excellent character.[2]
Sources
- 1: Kill Team (Novel):
- 2: Chapter Approved 2001, pg. 114
