Tullius Varens
Tullius Varens was a Sergeant of the Ultramar Auxilia during the Plague Wars. He served in the Talassar 30th Ultramar Auxiliary Regiment.[1b][Conflicting sources]
Biography
Fighting against the Chaos forces on Espandor, Varens and the rest of unit initially fought against hordes of Plague zombies, until a surprise attack by Plague Marine Heretic Astartes. He was nearly killed by a Plague Marine, but was saved by his teammate: Bolus who managed to kill the corrupted Astartes with a point-blank shot under its chin. Varen, assisted by other members of the unit, quickly helped Bolus when the corpse of the Plague Marine fell upon him.[1a]
Varen was transported with the rest of the unit to Iax for decontamination. There he tried to calm the now mentally unstable Bolus. He met with another guardsmen who had fought against the Plague Marines: Garstand. Nightmares of the battle on Espandor haunted his dreams and he often woke up screaming.[1b][1c]
Unknown to Varen, he had been infected with Nurgle's Rot before the battle on Espandor, when a fly carrying the disease managed to pierce through his clothing and breach his skin. The infection managed to hide itself from the medicae's scans, but asserted itself as Nurgle's forces prepared to invade Iax. While unconscious, he walked to a pond near the hospital, along with Bolus (who had likewise been infected, when the Plague Marine on Espandor fell upon him). Varen awoke, somehow having managed to keep his mind, but was horrified as 5 other infected persons showed up, including Garstand. Varen was helpless as the infection used him and the other infected to begin a Chaos invasion of Iax, while Varen himself was painfully corrupted and transformed into a Plaguebearer.[1d]
Trivia
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Conflicting sources
- In the 1st edition of Dark Imperium (Novel), Tullius serves in the Prandium 30th Ultramar Auxilia Regiment[2a] and hails from the world of Prandium II.[2b] This is changed to the Talassar 30th Ultramar Auxlia Regiment[1b] and Talassar[1c] in the 2nd edition of the novel.
Sources
- 1: Dark Imperium (Novel):
- 2: Dark Imperium (Novel) (2017 Epub Version):
