Zilaris
Zilaris was a Silver Skulls Deathwatch Techmarine, in the Eye of Octos Watch Fortress' Company Secundus.[1b]
History
The Watch Company was commanded by Captain Daox Glykas, who joined his forces with those of Inquisitor Athocles Van Roth in M42. The Inquisitor then used this combined strike force to defend himself, as he sought to master using Baddkrasha's Crown on the Ork and Tyranid infested Maiden World Veloria. However using the Xenos device, drew numerous Ork warships to the Crown's location. Their fleet retreated to avoid being destroyed, but Van Roth came up with a plan to allow his forces to escape. For it to succeed though, it would require them to work with Eldar, they discovered had been left stranded on Veloria. When Glykas later told his Watch Company of this, many were against working with the Xenos. Zilaris, though, felt it was worth the risk. If they had more time to master the Crown's abilities, the Imperium could permanently undo the Tyranid species. The Techmarine would gladly sacrifice himself to make that happen. If that meant they needed to work with the Eldar to do so, then Zilaris felt it was a small price to pay. Chaplain Gorrotoa was against doing so, however, and he warned the Techmarine, that a Heretic's path began with the ideas that Zilaris spoke of. Glykas was ultimately swayed to follow Van Roth's plan by the Librarian Heathobar. Doing so, the Psyker explained, would give them the best chance to prevent the Orks from reclaiming the Crown, which the Watch Company had first taken from King Mek Baddkrasha. While the plan later succeeded, however, the Orks still overran Van Roth and Watch Captain Glykas' forces.[1a]
