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Long an upwardly mobile officer, and friend to senior Captain [[Tarik Torgaddon]], Garviel Loken was inducted into the [[Mournival]] after the pacification of [[Sixty-Three-Nineteen]], the first Mournival member not to be a 'son of Horus', the term for those Luna Wolves who bore a facial similarity to their [[Primarch]]. The bloodline of [[Cthonia]] was strong in Loken, and as a result he had pale, craggy features, short fair hair, grey eyes and a slightly freckled face. His tally of glories reckoned to be in line after those of [[Ezekyle Abaddon]] and [[Luc Sedirae]]<sup>1</sup>, Loken's martial record was unquestionable. His strength of character was vouched for by Torgaddon and no less a personage than the Primarch of the [[Imperial Fists]], [[Rogal Dorn]], who was said to appreciate Loken's calm attitude. Dorn went on to counsel Loken to be a 'naysmith' within the Mournival, and to always speak his mind as he saw it.<sup>1</sup> For a time Loken enjoyed a privileged position at the [[Warmaster|Warmaster's]] side.
However, as it became apparent that more and more activities amidst the [[Astartes]] of the legion were becoming increasingly clandestine and out of character, Loken became suspicious and began to investigate. After the Warmaster's botched attempt at peaceful negotiations with the [[Interex]]<sup>1</sup>, the Luna Wolves were renamed the [[Sons of Horus]]<sup>2</sup>, confirming Loken's fears that the old ways of the legion were being forgotten. However, the legion's change of name was widely accepted and celebrated amongst the other marines, including the [[Mournival]].
His research into the turbulent ancient history of [[Terra]] at the behest of his troubled mentor [[Kyril Sindermann]], and his sponsorship of the rebellious [[remembrancer]] poet [[Ignace Karkasy]] put him at odds with some of the most powerful and influential Astartes in the [[63rd Expeditionary Fleet]], including [[Chaplain Erebus]] of the [[Word Bearers]], and even the Warmaster himself.
