Garrek Vux

Armorial of the World Eaters

**Garrek Vux** is a Warpsmith of The Foretoken who serves as not only an expert weapon maker but also an expert in the creation of Daemon Engines. Once a simple Techmarine of the World Eaters Legion, Vux would find his true calling following the Horus Heresy as a Warpsmith. He would create many Daemon Engines in the Dark Gods name; though he would also create them to soothe the pain of the Butchers Nails that still remain within his skull. Such a long time that he has devoted to the art of Daemon Engine making; that the engines he makes act more like his loyal pets then a raging predator. Though he has happily unleashed these creatures of his on his foes, to horrifying effect on his opponents.

## History

### Early Years and Astartes Choosing

Garrek would be born in the closing years of M30 on the world of Bodt, being a mostly unassuming child that caused neither issue nor joy for his parents. Though he showed an innate need of survival, seemingly able to endure more punishment then most. He was a mostly quiet child, who sought out being alone in the wilds or in the fixing of machinery more then the joys of his fellow peers. Though, for the waste dwelling clanners that he had been born to, this idea of solitude allowed for him to train in relative peace and know how to take down his fellow man.

When the time came for the clanners to fight for their place to become aspirants of the World Eaters, Vux would step up to the offer. He would fight his way through his rivals, felling many by his blade and stub pistol, before he stood alone. He stood alone, surrounded by the bodies of his opponents, as the Astartes of the 12th Legion choose their newly dubbed Aspirants. And amongst their number would be Garreck Vux, his life changed forever more and the life he once had would no longer matter.

### Great Crusade

Garrek would be inducted into the 12th Legion's ranks without incident, though he would be originally spared the Butcher's Nails as his skill with machines and making would have him immediately sent off to Mars in order to train to become one of the Legion's Techmarines. Such training would be good for the aspiring marine, wanting to do his best to impress his furious primarch. And so he would train for several long Terran years in the art of maintaining the Legion's many war machines and war gear. It was a relatively quiet art, which suited the quiet warrior quite well. He quickly became a favourite, even amongst the priests of Mars, as he seemed to work miracles with machine's spirits. Attending to their needs and injuries when they occurred.

It was when he was returned to the Legion was when he was implanted with the Butcher's Nails, the implants sinking into the back of his skull. Unfortunately, his operation for the insertion was botched; leaving a portion of the nails to be unable to be removed. Though such an augment made him akin to a berserker of ancient Terra Myth; calm and stoic out of battle (despite the excruciating pain) yet an uncontrollable maelstrom of bloody violence when unleashed on the battlefield. With each swing of his thunder hammer, he would send opponents asunder as he dashed across the battlefield in order to perform his duties. Each charge of his was akin to a raging maddened beast, and each swing of his weapon a confirmed death blow for most men. Each compliance that he participated in would result in him leaving the battlefield with his hands covered in the blood of his enemies and the oil of the many vehicles.

In this sense, Vux was a perfect representation of his legion, a raging beast that refused to be put down despite the odds and utterly loyal to his Primarch. He had not the touch of the old War hounds, but rather was a young and true member of the World Eaters. And though he had no brilliant accolades to his name, he could care less. His job was simple, and he had done it countless of times.

### Horus Heresy

Like a good chunk of his Legion, Garrek would remain loyal to his Primarch and would participate in both the Istvaan III Atrocity and the Istvaan V Drop Site Massacre. He would slay his loyalist brothers and cousins, cementing himself fully onto Horus's side and that of his primarch's. He held no love for the elders of his legion, seeing them as a bygone relics of a long since dead age. He was not sad to see them go, whether at his blade or another's.

It would be during the Shadow Crusade that Garrek would rise to dark promises. His cousins of the Word Bearers Legion would introduce him to the Daemons of the warp, possession and all the other dark arts of the warp. As the two legions continued to work together, Garrek would learn more and more of the warp. More and more of the dark arts he would end up using in the years since. When Angron ascended to be the Daemon Primarch of Khorne, Vux watched on in blood soaked silent awe from a hill top nearby. It was here, surrounded by the bodies of both brother and foe, that he silently pledged service to the Dark Gods. For now and forever more.

He would be on Deluge when the Iron Warriors came to drag Angron back to Ullanor. Though he had not lost himself to the bloodlust like many of his brothers. Greeting the Iron Warriors with open arms of traitorous cousins. He wouldn't strike his own traitorous kin of the legion, and so silently watched as Angron and Perturabo duelled. When that was done, Garrek would begin to learn from the Iron Warriors. Learning of their arts and how to refine his own Dark Mechanicus powers. It was here that he learned the art of making Daemon Engines. And here, as the fires of the Heresy raged around him, that he learned to perfect that art. When the Seige of Terra came, he would stand at the forefront of the Word Eaters forces, egging his and Iron Warrior creatures forwards. The blood letting was great in Khorne's name but in the end, they were denied ultimate victory. Like all remaining forces of the traitor forces, he joined his brothers on the retreat to the Eye of Terror.

### Wandering

Following the Battle of Skalathrax, Garreck would break away from the frothing mad men that his Legion had become. Rather he would wander from Warband to Warband, working something akin to a mercenary as he sold his skills (both as a maker and as a warrior) to the highest bidder. He would serve these warbands well, maintaining their gear and helping to create all kinds of unholy creatures from the maw of the warp.

It was during these long centuries of wandering that he was able to refine his skills as a Warpsmith, as he would finally make his own Daemon Engine (rather then assisting making his own). This would be a Daemon Engine known as a Heldrake that he would name Crix'ius. Though, in an odd twist of irony (and very much against what happens with most Daemon engines), the creature would act somewhat docile around the Warpsmith. Acting more like a pet then a rabid animal, something that would be mirrored in every Daemon engine he made. Though still more then able to rip an Astartes and their gunships in half, around their creator they acted more like the average pet. This act of creation would be somewhat therapeutic to the World Eater, the act of creation soothing the pain that the Butcher's Nails inflicted onto him.

### Joining the Foretoken

His joining of the Foretoken would come during M38, as he and his creations would arrive outside the Crimson Heart unannounced with his Heldrake in tow and with little fanfare. He said that visions of a dark entity had guided him here, demanding that he pledged service to the figures within. To cease his aimless wandering and to place his skill where it mattered. The commanding officers, interested at this new prospect, allowed him to go forwards. When he waited at the door, he gently (or as gently as one can with a Thunder Hammer) knocked on it's grand doors and waited for several hours till he was given his awarding task. Kill a Chimera and return with a trophy of the kill. Easy enough.

He and Crix'ius would disappear into those corrupted wastelands for roughly two weeks, in which time life at the Crimson Heart continued as normal. Vux would return from his hunt victorious. Dragging along a Chimera's head with a rope of it's claws trailing behind him while his Daemon engine had claimed one of the Chimera's leg bones to chew on. From here on in, Garrek's fate was tied eternally to the Foretoken. And it is here that he has served the Dark Sovereign loyally for the last few long millennia as the Lord Smith's right hand.

It is here that he creates many more Daemon engines, to which he has gifted some as "pets" of sorts to his fellow warpsmiths. On his request, he had Thaddeus the Flesh Smith (the Foretoken's current Black Butcher) remove the Butcher's Nails that he could. And though he does suffer from some anger issues (due to the one's still stuck in his skull), that pain has been greatly alleviated.

## Appearance

Garrek Vux is an averagely tall Firstborn Astartes, being 8 feet and 5 inches tall with a more stocky build due to his World Eater background. Due to the harsh sunlight of both his own homeworld and many millennia of wandering has deeply tanned his skin. Though he originally had brown eyes, the warp has mutated his left eye into a bright violet colour. He has short black swept-back hair (tied into a bun) while he keeps the sides and back of his head shaved. Such a hair style exposes not only the numerous battle scars across his face but also the Butcher's Nails still implanted in his skull. He also has a somewhat scruffy beard that he keeps cut back.

     His armour is a suit of Artificer Armour that is common amongst not only Techmarines but also Warpsmiths. The main body of his armour (the legs, the body and arms) remain the white of the original legion where the shoulder plates are now a deep maroon red with brass trims. And though his left shoulder still retains the original legion badge, chaos runes are inscribed around the trims in Khrone's brass. His right shoulder plate retains it's banded form; remaining somehow unblemished through all of his years of war.

## Personality

A somewhat friendly Astartes, Garrek spends most of his time quietly working on his many projects. Though he often acts with a stoic calm; he does have a humorous streak that has seem to come out more since the removal of the majority of his Butcher's Nails. He is a surprisingly loyal man, at least from such a brutal legion, willing to indulge in his allies's wishes for the creations that they commission for him.
Though such an outward attitude hides a quiet yet sharp intelligence and bubbling rage. He is incredibly smart, as should be expected from any Warpsmith. He has sought to create more and more deadly machines, whether daemonic in nature or not. In the name of the Dark Gods, he shall help produce their weapons of war to spread their profane name across the stars.
And should be expected for any members of the World Eaters, he has a deep and unceasing rage. Though he can control and channel his rage better then most of his legion, rather then being reduced to madness. If one were to piss him off or anger him, the person will feel the full wrath of a World Eater. Often, ceasing to be, as he swings his Thunder hammer at his perceived opponents. Which has lead to a few...friendly fire incidents over the years.

## Abilities and Traits

Garrek is a master craftsman, who is experienced in both creating and maintaining weapons of war. Though he is often much more focused on creating his many Daemon Engines by his hands. Using both arcane and practical methods, he bonds these daemon to their metallic bodies and to his will. He seems to have a unique effect on his creatures, making them more passive and pet like in his presence. Though they are still deadly weapons of war, they are much more easier to control. At least, when he or those chosen, are doing so. To other Astartes, even to their allies, they are much more temperamental creatures. Just as likely to eat them as they are to serve them. Though Garrek has become very used to his creatures, commanding them with ease.

In personal combat, he's a furious maelstrom of utter violence. He wields his thunder hammer with the fury of a noble berserker, charging into enemy lines with his thunder hammer swinging. Each hammer blow spilling blood in Khorne's name and that of the Dark Gods. Though he will use his plasma pistol while closing the distance with his opponents.

## Mutations

Garrek Vux has a small number of mutations due to his long time wandering the warp and the eye of terror, these include:

* His right hand becoming clawed
* Left eye becoming a bright violet colour

## Gifts of Chaos

As a worshipper of the Undivided powers of Chaos (even though he may lean to Khorne more often then not), he doesn't have any major gifts from the Dark Gods. At least on first appearances, he does not. In truth, his ability to seemingly calm Daemon Engines comes from Vashtorr the Arkifane, a powerful demigod of Chaos Undivided. Though he himself is not aware of this fact.

## Equipment

### Armour

Artificer Power Armour - His armour is a suit of Artificer Armour that is common amongst not only Techmarines but also Warpsmiths. The main body of his armour (the legs, the body and arms) remain the white of the original legion where the shoulder plates are now a deep maroon red with brass trims. And though his left shoulder still retains the original legion badge, chaos runes are inscribed around the trims in Khrone's brass. His right shoulder plate retains it's banded form; remaining somehow unblemished through all of his years of war. His Mechatrendrils (a combination of melta, flamers, snapping jaws and drills) are worn on his servo-harness; which, corrupted via the warp's many forces, they act with a mind of their own. The skull of the Chimera is pressed into his belt while the string of it's claws hangs from his right pauldron.

### Used Weapons

* Thunder Hammer - A weapon that he has used since he joined the Legion, it has been altered quite a lot since then. The back has been transformed into a cruel Crow's Beak that has pierced both armour and skull possibly thousands of times. And like all World Eater weapons, he has his thunder hammer chained to his right arm.
* Plasma pistol
* Bolt pistol

### Chimera Trophy

Garrek's trophy is both the skull of the Chimera that he hunted down as well as the rope of claws from the beast. He killed the creature via a combination of not only his own skills in combat but Crix'ius's furious attacks. Though slightly smaller then the average Heldrake, the Daemon Engine still held the same fury as it's bigger siblings. It's fury enough to subdue the creature long enough to cut off it's head.

## Relations

### Friends/Allies

* Foretoken
* Numerous Warbands

### Rivals/Enemies

* Imperial forces
* Xenos forces
* Certain Night Lord Warbands

## Quotes

### By: Garrek Vux

"*I don't care about your corpse emperor, you'll die all the same.*"
—Garrek Vux when confronted by loyalist Astartes.
"*You are complaining about your weapons? Maybe if you stop using it like a child, it would function more!*"
—Garrek Vux while dealing with a Foretoken Astartes.
"*You sustain dying things, corpse worshipper. I, on the other hand, create life.*"
—Garrek Vux when questioned by a dying Techmarine.
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### About: Garrek Vux

"*He's reliable, I'll give him that...*"
—Unseen Captain Kazarin Aradas when asked about the Warpsmith.
"*Talented….. reliable….. delicious. Quite a few descriptors of the World Eater. Calm too. Always on my mind, always thinking of him. If I could, I would make him mine.*"
—Iron Master Seth-het Ramses when asked about his opinion of the Warpsmith.
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