Yvas
Yvas the Novontei, was once the Lord of the Emperor's Spears Chapter's 6th Warhost.
Like all those born on their Homeworld Nemeton, Yvas was given a geas by a shaman who gazed into the Warp, to look for a moment when the future Warhost's life would be in danger. These geas are given in the form of a cryptic phrase, and Yvas was told: 'You will die on the day you follow a raven in flight'. Because of this Yvas spent his youth avoiding ravens, but it was only years later when he became a Lord of the Emperor's Spears, that his geas came true. It was while his Warhost fought beside the Raven Guard and their warship, the Second Shadow, attempted to break through an enemy blockade. Yvas was told that if he led his warship, the Skyreaver, to aid the Second Shadow, he would violate his geas and die in the attempt. But if he held the Skyreaver back, then he would live to fight another day. Despite knowing what the outcome would be, Yvas ordered the Skyreaver to support the Second Shadow and in the battle that followed, the Skyreaver was heavily damaged and Yvas was killed. For his aid though, the Spears were hailed for their loyalty in the Raven Guard's archives and Yvas's name was etched into both Chapters' rolls of honour.[1]
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- 1: Index Astartes - Emperor's Spears (Limited Edition), pg. 9 — Gene-Stock
