Saint Gerstahl
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
Saint Gerstahl is an Imperial Saint. It is said that he fell defending the Cadian Gate during the first centuries after the Horus Heresy. Entombed in a Shrine World now named in his honour, a prophecy exists that states that the saint will rise again when the "Eye of Darkness opened for the last time." However during the Third Black Crusade, Abaddon the Despoiler destroyed his remains.[1]
However, the Bell of Saint Gerstahl, partially forged with Gerstahl's blood and inbued with some of the saint's power, survived the destruction of the tomb as well as the Shrine World. It continued to warn both the Imperium as well as Xenos of several Black Crusades over millennia.[2]
See also
Sources
- 1: Black Legion - A Codex: Chaos Space Marines Supplement (E-Book), Abaddon Returns - The Desecration of Gestahl pg.32
- 2: The Fall of Cadia (Novel), Chapter 1
