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The '''Soulspear''' is an arcane device that [[Rogal Dorn]] supposedly wielded himself. It was entrusted to the [[Soul Drinkers]] [[Chapter]] when the [[Imperial Fists]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]] was split at the time of the [[Second Founding]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}}

At some point circa [[M40]], the Soulspear was on board the Soul Drinkers flagship, the ''[[Sanctifier]]'', when the ship was lost in a failed [[warp jump]].{{Fn|1b}} The spear was lost for over a thousand years before the Chapter discovered its whereabouts on [[Van Skorvold Star Fort|an old derelict starfort]].{{Fn|1a}} Upon invading the starfort and interrogating [[Van Skorvold Cartel|its owners]], the Soul Drinkers made their way to a treasure vault in which the Soulspear was kept, where it was then stolen from their grasp by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]].{{Fn|1b}} Unknowingly to the Soul Drinkers, the crisis ensuing from this theft set in motion the events leading to the Soul Drinkers' status as [[Excommunicate Traitoris]].{{Fn|1c}}

The individual responsible for orchestrating the theft, [[Magos|Archmagos]] [[Khobotov]], had the Soulspear transported to the [[Forge World]] he operated on, [[Koden Tertius]]. Once there, he tasked the [[tech-priest]] [[Sasia Koraloth]] with unlocking its secrets.{{Fn|1c}} According to Koraloth's research, the output and effect of the weapon's discharge was comparable to that of a [[Vortex Missile]], albeit more controlled.{{Fn|1d}}

Eventually, Koraloth and her team of acolytes were able to bypass the weapon's gene-locks and test-fire it. The resulting explosion destroyed Koraloth's laboratory and killed two of the personnel working there. Koraloth would go on to steal the Soulspear for herself.{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|1e}}

*1: [[Soul Drinker (Novel)]] - — [[The Soul Drinkers Omnibus]]: