Tomaz Maghernus
Tomaz Maghernus was the Dockmaster of the Helsreach Dockers' Union during the Third War for Armageddon.[1a]
During the campaign to defend Hive Helsreach against the invading orks, Maghernus played a surprisingly significant role in the defence when the hive found itself subjected to a secondary attack from the sea. Since the bulk of the Armageddon Steel Legion regiments were tied up defending Helsreach proper and unable to support the docks in time, Maghernus suggested arming a number of docker gangs as an emergency militia.[1b][1c]
In the subsequent fighting, Maghernus fought under Andrej, one of the Steel Legion Storm Troopers assigned to supervise the militia army.[1c] At some point during the next phases of the siege of Helsreach, Maghernus and his unit were separated from the other Imperial defenders. After encountering Asavan Tortellius, the militia fighters made their way to one of the last Imperial rally points in Helsreach, the Temple of the Emperor Ascendant.[1d][1e] Maghernus was killed in the final defence of the Temple against the orks.[1e]
