Vitus Urienz
Lord General Vitus Urienz was a senior officer of the Imperial Guard during the latter phase of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.[1]
Warmaster Macaroth, in the aftermath of his succession of Slaydo at the Battle of Balhaut, promptly elevated several of his own handpicked favorites to the general staff. Before his elevation, Macaroth had been a relative nonentity, yet Slaydo saw the potential for greatness in him, and Macaroth expected his own chosen officers to demonstrate the same natural ability for high command, in spite of little previous experience. However, of these officers, Urienz was the only notable success.[1][2a]
Among his most notable deeds was commanding, in person, the boarding action that captured Magister Rusheck Vakkim's flagship, the Crown of Thorns, over Nyzon II[2b]
By 791.M41, he had attained the position of Lord General and was considered by many to be the heir apparent to the position of Warmaster. During a push by high command figures to replace Macaroth, he remained loyal to the Warmaster, though refrained from informing Macaroth of the other officers' plans unseat him. [3]
Appearance
He is described as a pugnacious man in his early, middle years with black hair, a goatee and flattened features. He wore a dark blue, tailored uniform that eschewed medals and finery, with the exception of simple gold rank pins.[3]
Sources
- 1: Honour Guard (Novel), Chapter Three
- 2: The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book):
- 3: The Warmaster (Novel), Chapter Fifteen: Staff
- 4: The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book), 2nd Edition, pg. 209
