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'''Gervhart''' was the [[High Marshal (Black Templars)|High Marshal]] '''Gervhart''' was the leader who initiated of the [[Second Purging of LastratiBlack Templars]] [[Chapter]], active around [[M37]]. {{Fn|2}}{{Fn|Note 1}} Gervhart was not only a fierce warrior but also a master tactician and student of history (second only to the [[Chapter]]'s archivists in his knowledge and understanding of the ancient days of the [[Imperium]]).{{citethis}} He had studied the ways of war of every Marshal since the time of [[Sigismund]] and was well versed in the most arcane weapons and wargear.{{Fn|1}} ==History==While still a [[Marshal (Black Templars)|Marshal]], Gervhart was the leader who initiated the [[Second Purging of Lastrati]].{{Cite this}} He was also responsible for conducting the [[Athelor Crusade]]. While prosecuting this [[crusade]], he ordered the construction of [[Montgisard]], a chapter keep located on the planet [[Stygia XII]], which would serve the Chapter well for thousands of years before being abandoned.{{Fn|2}} ==Notes==*{{Endn|Note 1}}: [[Gideon Amesaris]], a [[Reclusiarch]] of the Black Templars who served under Gervhart, was stated by [[Chaplain]] [[Mathias Vlain]] to have had a hand in constructing one of the vaults beneath Montgisard ''"almost four thousand years ago"'' in the short story [[And They Shall Know No Fear... (Short Story)|And They Shall Know No Fear...]], which is set in [[832.M41]]. This would imply that Gideon (and by extension Gervhart) served during late M37 or possibly early [[M38]].{{Fn|2}} ==Related Articles==*[[List of Chapter Masters]]