Imperial Fists - Post-Heresy Personnel: Chapter Master Gregor Dessian - Gregor Dessian is the current Chapter Master of the Imperial Fists. He took command after his predecessor, Vorn Hagan, died defending Terra from a Khornate daemonic assault in the aftermath of the Great Rift's creation early in the Era Indomitus. Before assuming the mantle of Chapter Master, Dessian was captain of the Imperial Fists 7th Company. After the Great Rift formed, he and his company embarked on a penitent Imperial Crusade to assault the leading edge of the rift. Dessian and his warriors suffered great trials on worlds now writhing with daemonic corruption, beset by rebellion and Heretic Astartes. When he returned to the Chapter on Terra, he learned that Chapter Master Hagan was dead and Dessian was elected by his brethren to replace him.Chapter Master Vorn Hagan (KIA) - Vorn Hagan is the former Chapter Master of the Imperial Fists who succeeded Vladimir Pugh in 970.M41 when he was slain battling Tyranids deep within a crashed space hulk during the Infestation of Drashin. Captain Darnath Lysander of the 1st Company was initially elected to lead the Chapter, but refused the honour. Instead, Captain Vorn Hagan, the commander of the 5th Company, became the Imperial Fists' new Chapter Master. Vorn Hagan was slain early in the Era Indomitus, and fell to the daemonic forces that assaulted Terra soon after the Great Rift's birth.Chapter Master Vladimir Pugh (KIA) - Vladimir Pugh was the predecessor of Chapter Master Vorn Hagan. Whilst not a particularly inspirational leader, Pugh was considered as meticulous a planner as any Chapter Master in the Imperial Fists' history. Chapter legends state that he despised sensual gratification so much, that he had his taste buds excised. Forever after, his every feat was also a feast for his senses. But in reality, this was a private penance -- the result of 170 Imperial Fists that were lost in one terrible action, and because the Emperor could no longer taste or smell or touch. Pugh was slain battling Tyranids deep within a crashed Space Hulk during the Infestation of Drashin in 970.M41.Chapter Master Lazerian - Chapter Master of the Imperial Fists during the Age of Apostasy in the 36th Millennium and present during the Second Siege of the Imperial Palace where the Black Templars, Imperial Fists, Soul Drinkers and Fire Hawks fought to depose the insane High Lord Goge Vandire.Chapter Master Bronwin Abermort - One of the Imperial Fists' early Chapter Masters.Chapter Master Kalman Flodensbog - One of the Imperial Fists' early Chapter Masters.Chapter Master Ambrosian Spactor - One of the Imperial Fists' early Chapter Masters.Captain Darnath Lysander - Darnath Lysander is the Captain of the 1st Company, Overseer of the Armoury and Watch Commander of the Phalanx. The famous Imperial Fist Captain first appeared in the Liber Honorus Imperial Fists in 567.M40 as a Sergeant in command of a unit of the 2nd Company where he was victorious over a group of Heretics on Iduno at the Battle of Colonial Bridge. He was then promoted to command of the 2nd Company in 585.M40 after successfully boarding and capturing an Eldar Cruiser. During the three year siege of the world of Haddrake Tor to retake it from the Forces of Chaos, Lysander witnessed the death of the Captain of the 1st Company, Kleitus, and from him received the Imperial Fists' sacred relic Thunder Hammer, the Fist of Dorn, which he used to go on and conquer the Heretics. Lysander was soon after promoted to command the elite 1st Company, which he led for many years. Whilst leading a force of Imperial Fists, they disappeared into a Warp Storm and were feared lost, though the Chapter patiently waited for his return for quite some time. The Chapter ultimately pronounced Lysander and his men dead in absentia. In truth, Lysander's starship re-emerged into Chaos-held space where it was captured by the Imperial Fists' bitter enemies, the Iron Warriors. Lysander and the survivors were captured and taken by the Traitors to one of their accursed Fortress Worlds, known as Malodrax, and were tortured for years. Eventually Lysander, without weapons or armour, effected his escape and fought his way off the accursed Chaos world to freedom. When he returned to the Imperial Fists Chapter, many centuries had passed in the material universe. Fearing that he might have been tainted by the Ruinous Powers, Lysander was thoroughly screened by the Chapter's various specialists and found free of Chaotic taint. Afterwards, Captain Lysander was reinstated to his position as Captain of the 1st Company. Lysander then lead a force to raze the Iron Warriors from Malodrax and laid the world to waste, achieving his vengeance at last.Captain Taelos - Taelos was the Captain of the 10th Company, and the former Captain of the 2nd Company. Whilst in command of the 2nd Company, Captain Taelos played a vital role against the Tau's expansion during the Nimbosa Crusade. The contested planet of Nimbosa on the outskirts of the Tau Empire had been fought over several times before and the Imperial forces there were stretched to the brink of collapse. Captain Taelos and Imperial Ambassador Palmatus traveled to the Tau world of T'olku in an attempt to stall the Tau invasion. They were unsuccessful, but with the arrival of the Black Templars, Ultramarines, Raven Guard and several other Astartes Chapters, the tide quickly turned and the Tau were driven from the world without mercy. The Black Templars established a Chapter keep on the world. Elements from the 2nd Company were present during the Koloth Gorge Massacre, where Commander Brightsword of the Tau Empire ambushed and slaughtered an entire regiment of Imperial Guard and many of the Imperial Fists present. Captain Taelos himself was severely wounded and following the massacre, Taelos was incapacitated for the rest of the campaign and another took his place to command the 2nd Company. After the campaign, Captain Taelos sought leave to go on a Warrior Pilgrimage, a lone trip across the Imperium to fight the enemies of the Emperor alone until death claimed him, to atone for the loss of so many Space Marines under his command, but Chapter Master Pugh refused and instead appointed Taelos to command of the 10th Company. It was Captain Taelos himself who recruited s'Tonan, du'Queste and Zatori and watched them rise through training and their trial as Scout Marines to become full Battle-Brothers.Captain Alaric Eshara - Eshara was the Captain of the Imperial Fists' 3rd Company. Eshara led his company against the Iron Warriors on the planet of Hydra Cordatus. Unbeknownst to the defenders, the world of Hydra Cordatus was one of two large storage facilities for their tithes of Space Marine gene-seed possessed by the Adeptus Mechanicus. The genetic material at these centres was used to test all active Chapters for genetic purity and to create new Chapters during a Founding. While the defenders fought with faith and skill they were ultimately defeated in the end, and most of the gene-seed was captured by the Traitors. The Imperial Fists fought to the last and Eshara himself was cut down by the ascendant Iron Warriors Warsmith who became a powerful Daemon Prince of Chaos following this victory.Captain Koorland - Koorland was the second captain of the Daylight Wall Company and his wall-name was Slaughter. He was a great friend of Magos Biologis Phaeton Laurentis and the last survivor of the Battle of Ardamantua.Captain of the Banner Navarre - Navarre was the Emperor's Champion of the Black Templars Chapter who carried the Chapter Banner across the breach in the walls of the Imperial Palace during the height of the fighting during the Second Siege of the Imperial Palace in the 36th Millennium. For his actions, he was granted the honorary title "Captain of the Banner" within the Imperial Fists Chapter by the Imperial Fists' Chapter Master Lazerian.Lexandro D'Arquebus - Former Captain of the Imperial Fists. A high-habitat resident of the Trazior Hive on Necromunda before his recruitment into the Imperial Fists, Lexandro rose rapidly through the ranks of the Imperial Fists. He is the only surviving one of the "Three Brothers" of Trazior; the finger bones of his left hand are inscribed with the names of his two deceased Battle-Brothers from the hive city of Trazior as a permanent memorial to them. He is one of the main characters of Ian Watson's recently re-released non-canon 1993 novel Space Marine, and also appears in his Inquisition War trilogy.Deathwatch Captain Bannon - Captain Bannon was the Imperial Fists Astartes who served as the leader of the Deathwatch Kill-team present during the defence of the world of Tarsis Ultra, tasked with assisting Inquisitor Kryptman in fighting the Tyranids. Bannon and his team aided the defences alongside the Space Marines of the Mortifactors and Ultramarines Chapters, though Bannon himself and half of his team died during the course of the events on Tarsis Ultra. Their death was not in vain, however, as the Tyranids were eventually fought off after the death of one of their Norn-Queens.Deathwatch Captain Octavius - Captain Octavius was the Imperial Fists Astartes who led a Deathwatch Kill-team that included three individuals seconded temporarily from the Mantis Warriors Space Marine Chapter. These Astartes, previously disgraced due to their actions during the Badab War, proved their honour with the Deathwatch following a series of heroic actions and sacrifices. After his actions on Herodian IV, Captain Octavius was given the rare honour of remaining seconded by his Chapter to the Deathwatch permanently. However, his tenure was cut short when he fell in battle against a Dark Eldar Talos Pain Engine. One shoulder plate from his armour was all that was recovered by his team, though their mission was accomplished and no other members fell in battle. The team managed to escape their Dark Eldar captors and reach their grounded Thunderhawk gunship.Instructional Officer Rhetoricus - A legendary figure within the Imperial Fists Chapter, Rhetoricus was a contemporary of Chapter Master Vladimir Pugh and the author of The Book of Five Spheres. In his later years, after his injuries placed him in a hover chair and rendered him unable to serve in the field, Rhetoricus was involved in instruction of Imperial Fists Neophytes during training and implantation of their gene-seed.Chaplain Lo Chang - Lo Chang is the moon-faced Chaplain that serves as his Chapter's Master of Sanctity and Reclusiarch. He has a countenance that is badly scarred by crater-like wounds incurred when his helmet failed him in combat. When Lo Chang preaches, he is swept up in devout ecstasy wherein his passion can inspire any Imperial Fists Space Marine to strive to be a true child of Rogal Dorn and servant of the Emperor of Mankind. Lo Chang appeared in the recently re-released non-canon novel Space Marine by Ian Watson.Chaplain Carnark - Chaplain Carnak was the Keeper of the Shrine of Mithron for centuries, having served the Chapter for more than four hundred standard years. Chaplain Carnak and his assistant Brother Nidon were the only survivors of the Shrine Guard stationed on the planet, as the rest of the Imperial Fists' 5th Company was wiped out by a force of Chaos Space Marines. Chaplain Carnak was killed by the possessed body of Ultramarines Captain Severus aboard the 2nd Company's Strike Cruiser in orbit over Mithron, the daemon within Severus executing Carnak before he could reveal Severus' possession to the other Space Marines present.Chaplain Dominicus - Chaplain Dominicus was attached to the Imperial Fists' 10th Company during its recent recruiting mission aboard the Strike Cruiser Capulus. Dominicus is a stern but inspiring man, charged with first introducing Initiates to the Chapter to the Pain Glove, and instructing them in the Imperial Fists' Cult of Dorn.Deathwatch Chaplain Magno Stoan - Magno Stoan served as a Chaplain to the Imperial Fists' 3rd Company for the best part of two standard centuries before the deployment of five of its squads to the Jericho Reach in 801.M41. Chaplain Stoan was present at numerous great victories, including the fall of Fort Crimson, the breaching of the 48th Parallel, and was instrumental in the destruction of the Space Hulk Scion of Vehemence. It was during a mission into the Slinnar Drift that Chaplain Stoan encountered a new and deadly foe -- the Dark Eldar. Despite the ferocity of the Imperial Fists' defence, they found themselves surrounded and impossibly far from any hope of reinforcement. The details of the battle are known only to Chaplain Stoan himself, for no others survive to describe it. Stoan has vowed to keep his own counsel on the matter, but it is known that he was taken alive, having been struck by dozens upon dozens of toxic projectiles, his superhuman constitution finally overcome by the xenos poisons. Dragged back to the Dark Eldar's fell demesnes, Stoan was tortured and prepared to fight in the gladiatorial arenas of a Wych Cult for the entertainment of the bloodthirsty masses. Though he has never recounted how, Chaplain Stoan not only resisted the tortures his captives inflicted upon his flesh, wounds he still bears the scars of to this day, but he broke his bonds and escaped, capturing one of his tormentors in the process. At length, Stoan made it back to the Jericho Reach, his captive in tow. Making straight for Watch Station Erioch, Chaplain Stoan presented his prize to the Deathwatch and declared that he would take the Apocryphon Oath. This he did, and while the captive withered and died within a matter of weeks, Stoan and the Deathwatch learned much from the sadistic Dark Eldar before it met its end. The Chaplain stands his Vigil to this day, ministering to the spiritual needs of his Battle-Brothers, regardless of which Chapter they hail from. It is also said that he harbours a special hatred for the Dark Eldar, and that he has tutored numerous brethren in the mental and spiritual disciplines required to resist their torments.Epistolary Borgos - Borgos is a Chapter Librarian who holds the rank of Epistolary. He was attached to the 10th Company during its recent recruiting mission aboard the Strike Cruiser Capulus. Though Borgos is physically blind, he refuses augmetic implants. This is because his blindness does not hinder him in the slightest as his Warp sight is far superior to whatever mortal sight might provide him.Librarian Corwin - Corwin was a Librarian attatched to the Imperial Fists 3rd Company under Captain Eshara during the relief of beleaguered Imperial forces on the world of Hydra Cordatus which was under siege by a large warband of Iron Warriors Chaos Space Marines. Corwin sacrificed himself to open a portal through the Warp to allow a horrific Greater Daemon of Khorne to leave the fighting on Hydra Cordatus and hopefully spare his comrades from death at its hands. Where the daemon went or the result of this action on Corwin's soul are unknown, but his valiant sacrifice did buy the Imperial defenders some time, though in the end the battle was still lost.Librarian Franz Grenstein - The Imperial Fists Librarian Franz Grenstein is described as dusky-skinned, with cris-crossed duelling scars on both cheeks from numerous honour duels. An intense and preoccupied Imperial Fists Librarian, Grenstein takes his responsibilities to keep the Imperial Fists safe from psychic or daemonic enemies very seriously. On the rare occasions an Imperial Fists Space Marine is in contact with Chaos, it is Grenstein who will be assigned to help them regain their mental stability and ensure they have not brought Chaos' taint with them. Grenzstein was killed during a search-and-destroy mission against the Tyranids; he appeared in the recently re-released non-canonical novel Space Marine by Ian Watson.Techmarine Lysol Blane - In 812.M39, Techmarine Blane wrote the Liber Proditor Armorum, a text containing his insight into the use of armoured units by the Traitor Legions. The Liber was set to be an approved addition to the sacred Codex Astartes when its inclusion was blocked for unknown reasons by the Iron Hands Space Marine Chapter.Lieutenant Heyd Calder -  Heyd Calder was an Imperial Fists Primaris Lieutenant and one of the members of the new incarnation of the Huscarls raised by Roboute Guilliman in the Era Indomitus after the birth of the Great Rift. His mastery of the arts of war was said to be matched only by his skill at diplomacy. He led the defence of the Cardinal World of Almace in the Odoacer System alongside an Indomitus Crusade strike force composed of White Scars and Raven Guard Astartes from an assault by the Chaos forces of the Word Bearers led by the Chaos Lord Amatnim Ur-Nabas Lash.Deathwatch-Dreadnought Szobczak - Szobczak is an ancient and cantankerous Deathwatch Dreadnought formerly of the Imperial Fists 5th Company. Inducted into the Chapter in the late 34th Millennium, he served with distinction. Eventually he became a Techmarine and was attached to the 5th Company, distinguishing himself as both a gifted siege engineer and tech-priest. For nearly two centuries he served the 5th Company. In early M35, Brother Szobczak was seconded to the Deathwatch at a long-lost Watch Station in the galactic East of Ultima Segmentum. At the end of his vigil, he petitioned to be allowed another, feeling that his work was far from complete. He was granted his request and completed three more vigils, acting as an infiltrator and sapper, until he was grievously wounded in a campaign supporting the Imperial Guard against an Ork Waaagh! His wisdom and unique skill-set were deemed too valuable to waste, and so, the Deathwatch honoured him by interring him within the Adamantium sarcophagus of a Dreadnought. Though he can remember his early days with the Imperial Fists and his first Vigils with the Deathwatch, he remembers little to nothing about his time as a Dreadnought. Records at Watch Fortress Erioch mention no Imperial Fists matching his name or description, nor is he listed amongst the Battle-Brothers slumbering in the Watch Fortress's Chamber of Elders where the few Dreadnoughts officially attached to the Deathwatch are kept.Sergeant Ludvos Tarn - Sergeant Ludvos Tarn is the sole survivor on the losing side of a battle between his Imperial Fists squad and a Dark Eldar raiding force. Tarn is a veteran of lifetimes of war, and his face is covered in deep, biting scars but his eyes are still sharp. A great prize, he was first presented to Archon Zaergarn and his Haemonculus Drecarus, though after the Haemonculus failed to break his will, he was sent to the pits and the care of the Wych Cult of the Withered Blade to die in the arena. His strength and stature are legendary among the denizens of the Nexus, and many xenos come to watch the warrior fight while buying and selling their slaves. The human slaves of the Withered Blade stand in awe of this giant, and he has become revered as an icon of hope and Imperial might by many of them. Tarn fights so that he does not dishonour his Chapter by accepting defeat, and hopes that one day he might escape and return to his brothers.Scout Sergeant Zed Juron - Juron was the first Astartes squad leader to have Tundrish, d'Arquebus and Valance under his command. Juron led the Scout Marines during the Karkasson Campaign where the squad, code-named the "Wolverines", performed spectacularly. He orchestrated the capture and control of an Imperator-class Titan on that rebel-held world and took the throne of the Princeps during the battle. Later, he led a squad of Battle-Brothers under the command of Lieutenant Vonreuter in one of the Imperium's first boarding actions against a Tyranid Hive Fleet.