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'''Malcharion''', also known as the '''War Sage''', was [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the 10th Company of the [[Night Lords]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]],{{Fn|1b}} afterwards being interred into [[Dreadnought|Dreadnought Armour]].{{Fn|1c}}

During the [[Great Crusade]] Malcharion was a member of the [[Kyroptera]], commanding the 10th Talon.{{Fn|5}} Sometime before the [[Siege of Terra]], he wrote [[The Tenebrous Path]].{{Fn|1a}}

Like many in the Night Lords, he is fiercely loyal to what he sees as the original vision of their [[Primarch]], [[Konrad Curze]], and has a disdain for the [[Gods of Chaos|Ruinous Powers]], as well as those [[Chaos Space Marine]]s who serve them, most notably [[Abaddon the Despoiler]]. He is also loyal to [[Talos]], whom he believes to share many qualities with their Primarch.{{Fn|1e}}

In late [[M41]], the Dreadnought holding Malcharion's remains was awoken by [[Talos]] during his power struggle with [[The Exalted]], who attempted to prevent the ancient Captain and hated rival from threatening his power over [[First Claw]], the first time he had ever been awakened since being placed within the Dreadnought chassis.{{Fn|1c}} Malcharion went on to lead the assault on [[Crythe]] with the [[Black Legion]] against the forces of the [[Imperium]], including the [[Blood Angels]]. Just as First Claw were to be deployed to the surface [[Talos]] had another vision showing that the Blood Angels were not several weeks as had been predicted and were going to arrive imminently, the Exalted refused to take action over this information but when Malcharion was informed he immediately started withdrawing the Night Lords{{Fn|1f}}. As Talos predicted the Blood Angels emerged from the warp and deployed boarding pods into the 'Echo of Damnation', Malcharion responded to Talos' request for reinforcements and once again faced [[Raguel|Raguel the Sufferer]] now also interred within a Dreadnought chassis. Both Dreadnoughts were mortally wounded leaving Raquel dead at the hands of the Nightlords once more, Talos chose not to let [[Dark Mechanicum]] [[Techpriest]] [[Deltrian]] attempt to recover Malcharion so that he could finally have the eternal sleep he desired. However Talos was countermanded by [[Malek]] who ordered Deltrian to repair and sustain the life of Malcharion, the sarcophagus was returned to the Hall of Remembrance but hidden from view to prevent Talos from discovering that Malcharion had survived. Talos would eventually find that Malcharion had survived when Deltrian transferred the sarcophagus onto the 'Echo of Damnation' at which point he ordered Malcharion to be awakened.{{Fn|2}}

Malcharion descended into the catacombs on [[Tsagualsa]] to aid Talos and his warband in their final stand against an assault by [[Ulthwé]] [[Eldar]] although chose to fought alone as the constant fawning regard from the other Claws irritated him.{{Fn|3c}} The Dreadnought took extensive damage from the Eldar but still kept on moving as he returned to the surface to summon a gunship for the crew member Marlonah as his last action before permanently going to sleep.{{Fn|3d}}

*[[Chaos Dreadnoughts (List)]]

*1: [[Soul Hunter (Novel)]]

**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter 2