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'''Baffels''' was a [[Sergeant (Imperial Guard)|Sergeant]] of the [[Tanith First and Only]] [[Imperial Guard Regiment|regiment]].{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|2}}
==Biography==
Baffels enlisted as a [[Trooper]] and fought with the Tanith First since their inception.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}} In the [[Siege of Vervunhive]], Baffels was awarded a field promotion by [[Colonel-Commissar]] [[Ibram Gaunt]] after the death of Sergeant [[Fols]] in the defence of the [[Veyveyr Gate]] against the Second [[Ferrozoica|Zoican]] Storm of [[Vervunhive]] and placed in charge of Fols's former unit. Privately, however, Baffels believed that he wasn't cut out for command and that the promotion should have gone to Trooper [[Brin Milo]]; despite Milo's age, he had served under Gaunt directly and many in the regiment thought of him as a lucky charm and Gaunt's avatar. Milo denied these claims when Baffels confided in him, though, insisting that Baffels was the better pick between the two. Baffels still chose to make Milo his unofficial second, believing that the men would have more confidence following the two of them together rather than him alone.{{Fn|1b}}
In the [[Siege of Vervunhive]], Baffels was awarded a field promotion by [[Colonel-Commissar]] [[Ibram Gaunt]] after the death of Sergeant [[Fols]] in the defence of the [[Veyveyr Gate]] against the Second [[Ferrozoica|Zoican]] Storm of [[Vervunhive]] and placed in charge of Fols's former unit. Privately, however, Baffels believed that he wasn't cut out for command and that the promotion should have gone to Trooper [[Brin Milo]]; despite Milo's age, he had served under Gaunt directly and many in the regiment thought of him as a lucky charm and Gaunt's avatar.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|2}} Others in the regiment agreed that Milo would've been a better choice, including [[Major]] [[Elim Rawne]].{{Fn|2}} Milo denied these claims when Baffels confided in him, though, insisting that Baffels was the better pick between the two. Baffels still chose to make Milo his unofficial second, believing that the men would have more confidence following the two of them together rather than him alone.{{Fn|1b}} ==AppearenceAppearance==As with many [[Tanith]] men, Baffels had a tattoo; in his case a claw marked out in blue ink on his cheek.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}}
==Sources==
**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter Nine
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter Ten
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Honour Guard (Novel)]] — [[The Saint (Omnibus)]], Chapter Six
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