Fallen Kal

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## Character

### **Aliases**

* Caelus Iranius (Formerly)
* Kal Marek

### **Language(s)**

* High Gothic
* Low Gothic (Casimian Dialect)
* Dark Tongue

### **Allegiance**

* Imperium (Excommunicatus Traitoris)
* Slaanesh

### **Affiliation**

* Imperium (Formerly)
* Chaos
* Slaanesh

## Biographical Data

### **Homeworld**

Casimus

Kal, once known as Caelus 'Kal' Iranius, was once an Astral Carbine librarian and Deathwatch member. However, when he intervened in scouring a serf's mind who had witnessed a threat in the Watch Station but couldn't remember, without proper permission, he was reprimanded. However, instead of taking his punishments well, Kal let resentment grow within him. Finally it snapped, and he fled from his Watch Station. He spent years a wanderer, meeting Vathin Marek along the way, who eroded his defiance and manipulated him into joining Slaanesh.

## History

Kal was an Astral Carbine from Casimus, trained as an eliminator and later as a Librarian when his psykic potential was realized. Kal joined the Deathwatch as punishment for lashing out at a Marines Malevolent captain, during the Dracos Campaign, when they bombed an extraction zone to destroy an encroaching force of heretical Astartes. After he recklessly tried to scour a serf's mind to extract information about a possible intruder in his Watch Station, he was reprimanded and punished for his lack of self-control. Instead of taking his punishments on the chin like he should have, understanding why the thing he did was wrong, he let the resentment towards his peers and superiors grow inside him. He believed he was in the right, and everyone else was criticizing him for doing the right thing, punishing him for being good. It was not helped by the wary looks of the serfs around him, which made him think they all despised him, making him more bitter. His kill-team had their doubts about Kal, but instead of Kal admitting that he was wrong and opening up, Kal dismissed them, seeing them as blind to what he's gone through.

During training with Erydor, his mentor, Kal lashed out and attacked Erydor when he failed to grasp how to cast a Psychic Scream. Fearing for his life, he hijacked a shuttle and eluded the guns which blasted at the ship to take him down. For two years, he wandered, running from his life and duties as an Astartes, until he met Vathin Marek, a Slaaneshi Sorcerer who had once been a Thousand Son, but now wished to align himself with the Prince of Pleasure. Kal tried to slay Vathin Marek, but Vathin saw the broken man that Kal had become. Throughout three more years of Kal surviving, wandering from hive world to barren outpost, he met Vathin along the way numerous times. Vathin gave offers of acceptance to Kal, that he will be welcomed as a guest to the halls of Slaanesh, who will not judge his inadequacies, but praise his virtues. Eventually, Kal tried to kill Vathin, but his resolve failed him, and let Vathin pour poison, the promises of Slaanesh, into his ear.

Kal from then on became Vathin's protege, learning Chaos sorcery and how to let go of his inhibitions and more. Kal was uncomfortable, and considered leaving, but Vathin convinced him that he had nowhere to go, so Kal stayed. Over time, Kal became more lascivious and sadistic, enjoying learning about the dark arts of Slaanesh and having daemonettes at his beck and call. What would've sickened Kal when he was loyal only made this Kal delight. Kal worked with Emperor's Children warbands, learning how to emulate their sound blasters and enhance those around him.