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#redirect {{TanithPortal}}'''Dermon Caffran'''{{Fn|1c}} (sometimes simply called '''"Caff"'''{{Fn|1e}}) was a [[List Trooper]] of Gauntthe [[Tanith First and Only]]{{Fn|1a}}, serving in the [[Imperial Guard Regiment|regiment's Ghosts Characters#]] [[Imperial Guard Platoon|Third Platoon]] under [[Major]] [[Elim Rawne]].{{Fn|3d}} ==Biography=====Early Life===Prior to enlisting with the [[Astra Militarum]], Caffran was betrothed to a woman named [[Laria]], who was killed during the destruction of [[Tanith]] by the forces of [[Chaos]].{{Fn|2}} ===Sabbat Worlds Crusade===When the remains of the [[Tanith Regiments]] were combined to form the Tanith First and Only, Caffran initially served in [[Sergeant (Imperial Guard)|Sergeant ]] [[Orcha|Orcha's]] [[Imperial Guard Squad|squad]].{{Fn|3a}} While the regiment was deployed on [[Voltemand]], they were ordered to breach [[Voltis City]] and open the way for the [[Royal Volpone 50th]] to take the main [[Chaos]] stronghold on the planet. While moving through an underground tunnel network, several members of Caffran's squad were killed, but Caffran managed to survive.{{Fn|3a}} Following the pacification of Voltis City, the regiment was commanded to spearhead an expedition into the ruined city of [[Kosdorf]]. Caffran was part of an advance force sent by [[Colonel-Commissar]] [[Ibram Gaunt]] to scout Kosdorf while their [[Ketzok Armoured|armoured support]] awaited resupply. While scouting the ruined city, the force came under attack from [[Chaos|corrupted]] [[PDF]] troops. As the [[vox]] was down, Caffran was given the dangerous task of making his way back to the Tanith main base alone to carry a message for reinforcements.{{Fn|2}} In the assault on [[Caligula]], Caffran was on a [[troop-ship]] which was shot down by a [[Psyker|psychic storm]] over [[Nero Hive]]. Thanks to the leadership of Colonel-Commissar Gaunt, the survivors of the crash managed to reunite with the rest of the Crusade.{{Fn|3b}} He was later part of a Tanith detachment assigned to escort a supply convoy from [[Aurelian Hive]] to [[Hive Calphernia]], manning the [[Autocannon|guns]] on a [[track-bike]] driven by [[Corporal]] [[Meryn]].{{Fn|3c}} Later Caffran was part of the team selected by Gaunt to accompany him on a [[Edicule|secret mission]] on [[Menazoid Epsilon]].{{Fn|1d}} ==Appearance==As with many of the Tanith troopers, Caffran had a tattoo - in his case, a dragon rendered in blue ink on his temple.{{Fn|1b}} ==Sources==*1: [[First and Only (Novel)]] — [[The Founding (Omnibus)]]**{{Endn|1a}}: Part Two, Chapter One**{{Endn|1b}}: Part Two, Chapter Two**{{Endn|1c}}: Part Three, Chapter Four**{{Endn|1d}}: Part Six, Chapter Five**{{Endn|1e}}: Part Six, Chapter Fifteen*{{Endn|2}}: [[Of Their Lives in the Ruins of Their Cities (Short Story)]] — [[The Founding (Omnibus)]]*3: [[Ghostmaker (Novel)]] — [[The Founding (Omnibus)]]**{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter Two**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Four**{{Endn|3c}}: Chapter Six**{{Endn|3d}}: Chapter Eleven {{DEFAULTSORT:Caffran, Dermon Caffran}} [[Category:Characters (Born: Tanith)]][[Category:Characters (Human)]][[Category:Characters (Sabbat Worlds Crusade)]][[Category:Characters (Tanith First and Only)]]
