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[[Image:Rafen.JPG|right|thumb|Brother-Sergeant Rafen of the Blood Angels]]
'''Rafen ''' is a [[Space Marine Sergeant |Sergeant]] of the [[Blood Angels]] [[Space Marine]] [[chapter]]. He has earned the confidence of [[Mephiston]], the [[Chief Librarian]] of the chapter.
==History==
{{Spoiler|source=Blood Angels (Novel Series)}}'''Rafen''' was born on [[Baal Secundus]], the son of a chieftain , [[Axan]], and brother of [[Arkio]]. The two brothers were both part of the [[Blood Angels]] trials to see if they would become [[Space Marines]]. After being challenged to a seemingly simple task by Sergeant Koris, Rafen failed and despairingly proceeded to march into the desert, expecting to die for the loss.
However, the [[Thunderhawk]] that bore Koris, Arkio and the other successful candidates was caught in a massive storm during its ascent, and crashed near Rafen's position. Rushing to their assistance, Rafen helped Koris defend against dangerous native wildlife. Having saved the Marine, Koris noted that due to losses from the crash, there was a spot amongst the candidates for Rafen after all<sup>.{{Fn|1</sup>.}}
Since becoming a Marine, Rafen has earned the rank of Brother-Sergeant and commands his own squad. He played a prominent role in recent events of the [[Blood Angels]], including [[Sanguinius]]' supposed rebirth and the recent assault on the [[Blood Angels]] headquarters on [[Baal]] by [[Fabius Bile]]<sup>2</sup>.{{Fn|3}}
With the Blood Angels having won the battle on Baal, Rafen was then assigned a mission by Lord [[Dante]] to recover a phial of the blood of Sanguinius, which was stolen by Bile during an enclave between the Blood Angels and its derivative chapters. Rafen's second mission was to punish Fabius Bile with death for his transgressions against the chapter.
However, Bile was not dead. Immediately after the assassination, Rafen was forced into a strange arena where he raced against mutants and other captured Space Marines of other chapters, lest he be killed. There, amongst the audience, Rafen saw Bile alive. During the race, Rafen convinced the morose Tarikus of the [[Doom Eagles]] to side with him in an uprising against Bile. During this time, Noxx and the remaining men under his and formerly Rafen's command made landfall against the fortress. It was then that Ceris, a [[Librarian]] in Rafen's squad, mentally contacted Rafen and bade him to attack a strange warp signature to prevent Bile from escaping. The warp signature turned out to be a captured and harvested [[Zoanthrope]], whom Bile bent to his will to create warp portals and ward away the Tyranids on the planet. Curiously, the Zoanthrope welcomed its death by Rafen's hand.
During the ensuing battle, Fabius Bile was killed no less than four times, and the truth was revealed when Rafen and a handful of his allies encountered two copies of Bile at once: They were merely clones of the true Fabius Bile, who was not even on the planet. Still, the last clone of Bile did possess the coveted vial of Sanguinius' blood, which Rafen managed to take from Bile and inject into himself to defeat him. By exploiting Bile's last ditch escape attempt, Rafen and his men and the former Space Marine slaves managed to teleport away from Dykinas V while the Tyranids ravaged the the fortress<sup>3</sup>.{{Fn|4}}
Rafen's fate as of the completion of his mission is currently unknown. He is alive, but the terms of mission are left to interpretation by Lord Dante.
==Rafen's Squad==
The following is a list of Blood Angels who are currently serving under the command of Rafen.
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup> }}: [[Blood Angels Deus Encarmine (Novel Series)|Blood Angels Omnibus]] by [[James Swallow]], {{Cite This}}*<sup>{{Endn|2</sup> }}: [[Red Fury Deus Sanguinius (Novel)]] by '''James Swallow''', {{Cite This}}*{{Endn|3}}: [[Red Fury(Novel)]] by [['''James Swallow]]''', {{Cite This}}*<sup>3</sup> {{Endn|4}}: [[Black Tide (Novel)|Black Tide]] by [['''James Swallow]]''', {{Cite This}}
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