Thucyid
Thucyid is a Space Marine of the Deathwatch, originally a Veteran of the Imperial Fists Chapter.[1]
Biography
Thucyid was one of the Marines stationed at Watch Fortress Zarabek when it was discovered by the Ordo Xenos that human pirates operating in the Teramus System somehow had access to functional Eldar lance weapons mounted on their ships. In a debate between the Marines present over the issue, Thucyid rebuked Gottrand, who favoured a direct assault on the pirates to the point of accusing the other Marines of cowardice. Gottrand backed down from his argument, in part because, due to Thucyid's long years of service and use of heavy weapons, Gottrand equated him with one of his chapter's Long Fangs.[1]
In the end, Watch Captain Ska Mordentodt allowed Sergeant Courlanth to assemble a Kill-Team to lead a mission into the Teramus system to uncover the source of the weapons and eliminate them; Thucyid was selected by Courlanth for the mission.[1]
Courlanth led the Kill-Team in infiltrating the pirates' asteroid base and discovered that the pirate leader, Arlon Buke, had entered into a pact with the Dark Eldar of the Kabal of the Crimson Blossom. When he saw that the pirates were trading captured slaves to the xenos in exchange for weapons and drugs, Courlanth abandoned stealth and ordered an attack on the Kabal and the pirates alike. Thucyid was injured by the Dark Eldars' splinter weapons, but survived the battle.[1]
Wargear
Thucyid was armed with the heavy bolter Iolanth, which was also chambered to accept special-issue ammunition, including Inferno and Kraken rounds.[1]
