Brother Malric

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+++ ADEPTUS ASTARTES DATASLATE: BROTHER MALRIC VORN +++ Chapter: Black Templars Squad Designation: Sword Brethren Assault Cadre Rank: Initiate – Sword Brethren Veteran Wargear: Godwyn-Pattern Bolter with purity seals and blessed iron chains Astartes Combat Blade – sanctified, etched with High Gothic prayers of wrath Mk VII Aquila Power Armour – customised with relic heraldry of the Eternal Crusade Rosarius Icon of the High Marshal, worn over the gorget Grenade loadout – fragmentation & krak Sacred Relics – Crusade scripture scrolls and votive skulls of martyred brethren Notable Heraldry & Iconography: Right pauldron bears the Black Templar cross with red crusader’s field Left pauldron: crusader’s cross upon black field, edged in purity inscriptions Chest: winged skull motif beneath crimson crusader cross, symbolising divine wrath and purity Armour adorned with chains to signify oaths binding the warrior to the Emperor’s service Markings of the 3rd Crusade Company etched upon greave Operational History: Brother Malric Vorn has fought in over two centuries of the Eternal Crusade, his zeal sharpened by countless battles against the enemies of the Emperor. He is famed among the Sword Brethren for his unshakable resolve in close-quarters combat, often leading the charge through the fiercest fire to strike down the foe with blade and bolt. During the Pyrathos Ice Wars, Vorn earned the title The Silent Oath for his refusal to speak a single word during the seven-day assault on the heretic fortress of Skarvald Keep, communicating only through the language of slaughter. His armour still bears the ice-burn scars from that frozen hell, left unpolished as a testament to his oaths. Temperament & Combat Doctrine: Vorn is relentless and uncompromising — he does not retreat, he does not parley. Each strike is made in the Emperor’s name, each kill an act of holy devotion. Favours shock-assault tactics with overwhelming melee pressure.