Felix Kellen

**Felix Kellen** is the Chief Apothecary of the Nova Wolves Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, and formerly a member of the Deathwatch, as well as the former Apothecary of his Chapter's Fourth Company. Currently he has served two Vigils with the elite Xenos Hunters of the Deathwatch throughout the 41st Millenium.

## History

### Origins

Felix Kellen was inducted into the Nova Wolves in 497.M41 at the age of ten along with the other Aspirants recruited from the many worlds of the Nexus System. He soon began his Chapters long recruitment process and passed the many trials before him, becoming a Neophyte alongside the many other Aspirants out of almost 2,000 initially in 505.M41.

After spending his service in the 10th, 9th, 8th, 7th and finally 6th Companies, he was elevated to a position in the Chapters Apothecarion due to his exceptional skill in medical practices and scenarios, showing great interest in the field of biology.

It was from here that he was trained as an Apothecary of the Chapter, and once his training had been completed he was assigned to the 4th Company, their former Apothecary having fallen in battle.

Kellen went on to become one of his Chapters most skilled Apothecaries, with his talents being outmatched by only their Chief Apothecary. It was not long until he was seconded to the Deathwatch when the call for recruits was heard. Kellen was vouched for by Captain Armaren, Chaplain Davis, and Chief Apothecary Booker after the Chapter's most recent battle against the Orks on the Death World of Praxis in which Apothecary Kellen was split off from the rest of his Company after a devastating surprise attack from the Orks, where he managed to fight his way through a jungle infested with Greenskins and monstrous creatures that had developed on the world for millenia, eventually managing to re-group with his Battle-Brothers after a week of isolation. The week of fighting his way through the enemy had led him to claim many hundreds of Xenos lives through sheer strength, tactics, and willpower. However it did not end there, as he had also developed to create a biological weapon from the local plantlife, which with certain modifications, targeted the Orks and their spores wiping out nearly all of them and leaving the rest to be mopped up by the Marines, however this Bio Weapon was not to last long as the specific plants used in it's creation were destroyed in the fighting.

These events, along with the support of Captain Vornus, Chaplain Davis, and Chief Apothecary Booker saw to Kellen being seconded when the call to send Marines to serve in the Long Watch was heard, with the 4th Company in it's entirety being present for his departure on the Deathwatch Thunderhawk that would spirit him away to serve his Vigil on 660.M41.

### First Vigil

After the long process of training and indoctrination into the Deathwatch, Kellen began his Vigil, serving

    as an Apothecary in Watch Fortress Malepertus in the Eressa Sector, Segmentum Pacificus. Here he served as one of the few Apothecaries in the Watch Fortress, treating wounds and recovering the gene-seed of fallen Kill-Team members until 670.M41, when he was deployed as a member of Kill-Team Ciaran, tasked with stopping an Ork Warboss from claiming a cache of Cyclonic Torpedoes upon the world of Chodounska, a world under the control of a Rogue Trader Household and currently suffering from a rebellion as well as the Orks, in the 721 Depot in Slanost City.

Upon arriving, Kill-Team Ciaran made their way through the city battling Orks and Rebels alike before encountering a lone Astartes hailing from the Death Spectres Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, present on a death oath to hunt down another Ork Warboss present in the city. After fighting through some more Orks the Kill-Team regrouped with Imperial forces and began planning an assault on the Depot. Once all preparations were made the assault was underway, with the Kill-Team supported by Guard Infantry and Armour elements. The attack was hard fought, but the Imperials amanged to secure the entrance to the Depot, with the Death Spectre fianlly slaying the Warboss he had hunted for so long.
With this done they had stormed the Depot and purged the Greenskins within, including the Warboss leading the Ork forces in the city.

With this done they ensured the Cyclonic Torpedoes were secured and safely in Imperial hands before departing, leaving the cleanup of the Orks and Rebels to the PDF. After these events the Death Spectre returned to his Chapter, avenging his fallen Brothers, while Kill-Team Ciaran went on to take part in many more operations in the Eressa Sector.
Half a century later Kellen would return to the Nova Wolves after completing his first Vigil with the Deathwatch, being honoured as a hero of the Chapter for his many deeds and accomplishments with the Deathwatch, and once again assumed his role as Apothecary of the 4th Company under Captain Vornus, serving in many campaigns against xenos such as the Necrons at Jamerv Prime, the Orks of WAAAGH! Grim-Hamma, and the Tyranids of the Crimson Tide Splinter-Fleet, where his experience with the Deathwatch proved invaluable.

### Second Vigil

On 940.M41, Kellen was once again seconded for service with the Deathwatch, being deployed to Watch Fortress Prius located on the border connecting the Segmentum's Solar, Obscurus, and Ultima. Once more he served as one of the Apothecaries on the *Ramilies*-class Starfort, serving as a member of Kill-Teams out in the field when his skills were required. After yet another half-century of service in the Deathwatch, Kellen once more returned to his Chapter, this time taking the mantle of Chief Apothecary due to his centuries of service as both an Apothecary of the Chapter and Deathwatch.

## Personality

Kellen is much like his fellow brothers with how cold and calculating he is when in battle, however also like them when not in active combat he shows a warmer and more compassionate side of himself, as he generally cares for the well being of the Imperium's common citizenry and soldiers, doing what he can to aid them in warzones along with the rest of his Chapter. This is most likely why Chief Apothecary Kellen is seen to get along with Astartes from Chapters such as the Salamanders much better than those Marines of other Chapters such as the Dark Angels or Iron Hands.

Additionally, he displays unusual amounts of sentimentality and nostalgia, fondly looking back on great battles in the past, brothers long gone, and more often his service in the Deathwatch which has shaped his character from a young and rash Apothecary to a tempered and wise Astartes of the Nova Wolves, keeping his Deathwatch Pauldron from his Long Watch in his personal chambers along with other trophies and mementos of past battles and services.

Despite all of this though, he still displays the same zeal and fury all other Astartes do when in combat with the enemies of the Imperium.

## Appearance

Kellen is similar in appearance to other Astartes, being around 2.26 meters tall, possessing white skin, dark brown hair, and violet eyes common to the people of the Hive World **Nagaron.**

## Equipment

**Artificer MK VIII Power Armour (Customized for Apothecary duties)**

**Diagnostor Helmet**

**Narthecium/Reductor**

**Plasma Pistol** *Ciaran's Wrath*

**Relic Chainsword** *Relentless*

## Sources

Listed are the original source articles referenced, all are owned by their respective creators:

* https://warhammer40kfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Ciaran
* https://warhammer40kfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Watch\_Fortress\_Malepertus
* https://warhammer40kfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Eressa\_sector

## Gallery

Chief Apothecary Kellen during his service in the Deathwatch.