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Known to be as bold as he is reckless, Sammael's audacity is well-noted. Nonetheless, his reign as the Ravenwing's Master has been unusually long and successful and his boldness has benefited him on numerous occasions, such as dodging between [[Battlesuit]]s to cut the [[Ethereal]] [[Sha Aux'Phan]] in twain.{{Fn|1}}
Sammael took part in the attempt to aid the inhabitants of the [[Gehöft]] during the Gehöft [[Daemonic]] incursion. Although his Dark Angels and theirs allies of the [[White Scars]] and [[Brindelweld]] [[Imperial Guard]]s valiantly fought the [[Nurgle]] daemons, [[Blighted Claw]] [[Chaos Space Marines]] and [[Plague Zombies]], the planet was lost and declared [[Exterminatus]]. It is rumoured that Sammael pursued on the planet his own goal thoughDark Angels abandoned [[White Scars]] in pursuit of [[The Fallen]] angel [[Skethon]].{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|9}}
During the Siege of [[The Rock]] during the [[Arks of Omen Campaign]], {{PAGENAME}} took part in the defense of their Fortress-Monastery against [[Chaos]] forces. During the battle, {{PAGENAME}} acted as fleet commander.{{Fn|6}} Shortly afterwards he took part in the [[Battle of Idolatros]], leading a boarding operation which destroyed the [[Ark of Omen]] ''[[Netherworld Blade]]'' and leading an assault on the [[Wyrmwood]].{{Fn|7}}
==Conflicting sources==
[[Codex: Dark Angels (6th Edition)]] states that Sammael has been the Grand Master of the Ravenwing for over a century, while [[Azrael]] had only just come into his respective rank in 939.M41. However, in short story the [[A Hunt in the Dark (Short Story)|A Hunt in the Dark]] portrays that Azrael already was Supreme Grand Master at the time of Sammael's promotion.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|5}}{{Fn|9}}
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Arks of Omen: The Lion]], pg. 18-19
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex Supplement: Dark Angels (10th Edition)]], pg. 27
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Sammael: Lord of the Eternal Hunt (Short Story)]]
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