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Nothing is currently known of Arvida's career prior to his return to Prospero. Stationed amidst the Thousand Sons fleet, he missed the [[Imperial]] attack on the world and in fact remained ignorant of it for some time. Several weeks after dispersing, his Captain, Menes Kalliston, became worried at their inability to contact Prospero, and decided to turn his vessel - the ''Geometric'' - towards home. Severe [[warp storms]] hindered their progress, as well as attacks from Imperial forces they attempted to communicate with; it was six months before the under-crewed ''Geometric'' achieved orbit over a desolate and burned planet. Arvida did not especially agree with Kalliston's decision to return home, feeling that there were other mysteries surrounding what had happened to their legion to solve first, but loyally agreed to accompany his Captain to the surface.<sup>1a</sup>
Exploring the ruins of [[Tizca]], Arvida discovered [[power armour|armour]] fragments belonging to the [[Space Wolves]] Legion, as well as obscene daubings on what few walls remained standing. He cautioned Kalliston that there may be Wolves remaining on the planet, shortly before they came under attack from [[power armour|power-armoured]] warriors of indeterminate heraldry. The others of his fireteam slain in the ambush, Arvida was cut off from Kalliston and the rest of the squad by the attackers. His prescience informing him that Kalliston and the others were in serious danger, he advised immediate retreat, but received no reply. Sensing his own future tightening around him, Arvida took cover shortly before two enemy Marines moved past his position. Using his precognitive powers, he loosed off two shots for from cover at the space they would be inhabiting in momentswere a second from walking into...securing a perfect headshot on one, but only a graze on the other. The survivor closed into melee range, but Arvida was able to use his powers to weave through the his [[chain axe]] swipes and punch three shots into the attacking marine's face. Victorious, he gazed upon his attacker's insignia...shocked by the apparent insanity of being attacked by a [[World Eater]].<sup>1a</sup>
Returning to their landing site, Arvida discovered it over-run overrun by several squads of [[Angron]]'s Legionaries. Realising that he had to run and hide, his revulsion at the World Eaters' actions made him look once more into the future and find the thread of fate that would result in the death of the World Eaters' Captain present, blowing his head off with prescient timing, before making his escape. Making Operating on the assumption that the ''Geometric'' had probably been destroyed, Arvida resolved to hide himself away and begin a personal quest to discover exactly what had happened to bring ruin upon Prospero, and then to use all the knowledge at his disposal to see the forces behind it destroyed.<sup>1a</sup>
Nothing more is currently known of Revuel Arvida, though his own precognitive powers were able to inform him that he would not die upon Prospero.<sup>1a</sup>
