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|Title =Keeper of the Truth
|Homeworld =
|Birth = c. [[M41]], [[Kimmeria]]{{Fn|11b}}
|Active Period =[[M41]] - Present
|Death =
*[[Dark Angels]] & Successors<br><small>("Brothers" via [[Gene-seed]])</small>
|Occupation =''
*[[Space Marine Captain|Master]] of the [[Dark Angels]] [[3rd Company (Dark Angels)|3rd Company]]<br><small>(Formerly){{Fn|11b}}</small>*[[Grand Master of the Deathwing|Grand Master]] of the [[Ravenwing]]<br><small>(Formerly){{Fn|11b}}</small>*[[Dark Angels Grand Master|Supreme Grand Master]] of the [[Dark Angels]] / [[Unforgiven]]{{Fn|11b}}
|Preceded by =[[Naberius]]<br><small>(as [[Dark Angels Grand Master|Supreme Grand Master]])</small>
|Succeeded by =
*[[Imperium of Man]]
**[[Dark Angels]]
***[[3rd Company (Dark Angels)|3rd Company]]<br><small>(Formerly){{Fn|11b}}</small>***[[Ravenwing]]<br><small>(Formerly){{Fn|11b}}</small>
**[[Unforgiven]]
|Notes =
}}
'''Azrael''' is the [[Dark Angels Grand Master|Supreme Grand Master]] of the [[Dark Angels]] [[Chapter]] and is one of the most secretive of the members of the already very secretive chapter.{{Fn|11b}}
==Biography==
Azrael was recruited from the savages of the [[Feral World|feral world]] [[Kimmeria]] but shows none of their uncultivated behaviors. He is best known for, other than his leadership of the Dark Angels, caring for the [[chapter]] banner, the scouring of [[Truan IX]], and crushing a techno-revivalist cult during the [[Faze V Uprising]]. For decades he then disappeared but must have provided suitable services to the [[chapter]] for he later became a member of the [[Deathwing]], [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[3rd Company (Dark Angels)|3rd Company]] and then [[Master of the Deathwing]] in 917.[[M41]]. From there, he famously led the assault that slew the [[Daemonically]] possessed [[Governor]] of [[Sephlagm]] before subjecting the world to [[Exterminatus]]. He gained further fame during the [[Vendetta Campaign]].{{Fn|11b}} A charismatic and dynamic leader, he was an inspiration to those who fought along side him.{{Fn|11b}}
When the previous grand master, [[Naberius]], died in 939.[[M41]]{{Fn|11b}} in the [[Rhamiel Betrayal]], Azrael fought alongside [[Ezekiel]] to recover his body as well as the Chapter Banner, and together defeated his killer, the [[Night Lords]] [[Daemon Prince]] [[Gendor Skraivok]].{{Fn|4}} After the battle Azrael was quickly promoted and given the title '''Keeper of the Truth''' and now sits at the head of the [[Inner Circle]]. He not only leads the Dark Angels in battle but also orchestrates the hunt for the [[Fallen]] and guards the chapter's most precious and terrible secrets, many of which are known only to him and the previous chapter masters before him.{{Cite Marker End}}
===Pandorax Campaign===
{{Spoiler|source=Pandorax (Novel)}}''
*{{Main|Pandorax Campaign}}
In 960.[[M41]] [[Kaldor Draigo]] enacted an oath sworn by the Dark Angels to the [[Grey Knights]] for their help retaking the [[Pandorax System]]. Azrael refused initially, considering it blackmail. His mind was changed when Draigo shared information he had received from a traitor Astartes prisoner, and Azrael committed his entire Chapter to the campaign. The Grey Knights did give him and the Dark Angels operational command as their sole concession. Once in system he participated in the attack on the [[asteroid]] [[Malefus Murex]].{{Fn|17}}
===Piscina IV===
{{Spoiler|source=The Purging of Kadillus (Novel)}}''
*{{Main|Battle of Piscina IV}}
In 997.[[M41]]{{Fn|1a}} The [[Dark Angels]] had visited [[Piscina IV]] as part of a visit to [[Piscina V]] to gather new recruits. The bulk of the chapter left after several weeks, leaving behind 3rd company to handle the last stage of recruitment. Shortly afterwards the world was attacked by the [[Orks]].{{Fn|19a}}
[[Belial]] had their librarian [[Charon]] send an astropathic message to the rest of the chapter, warning them of the deteriorating situation on the planet.{{Fn|19b}} Upon recieving the message, Azrael had the fleet redirect from the system jump point and return to Piscina IV.{{Fn|19c}} When he arrived on the planet Azrael spoke with Charon. He then talked with Belial, making it clear that Belial had led the defense of the planet well, and remarked that it took great strength for him to call for help.{{Fn|19d}}
===Time Travel Warp Storm===
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Dark Angels (6th Edition)]], pg. 52
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 25
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 52
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Unforgiven (Novel)]],{{Cite Marker End}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes]], pg. 48
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Pandorax (Novel)]], Chapter 9
*{{Endn|18}}: [[Warlords of the Dark Millennium: Masters of the Dark Angels (Background Book)]] (E-Book) - ''The Protector''
*19: [[The Purging of Kadillus]]:
*{{Endn|19a}}: The Tale of Boreas - Dark Cathedral
*{{Endn|19b}}: The Tale of Naaman - Shadow Warriors
*{{Endn|19c}}: The Tale of Boreas - Battle at Barrak Gorge
*{{Endn|19d}}: The Tale of Belial - Aftermath
==Uncited==
