Tome Keepers - Notable Tome Keepers: Chapter Master Saargon bal Zakir - Current Chapter Master of the Tome Keepers, Keeper of the Truth and planetary governor of Istrouma.Chapter Master Sabium - Sabium was a former Chapter Master of the Tome Keepers. He took part in his Chapter's tradition of adding a strip of parchment to a Purity Seal that was inscribed with the names of those who have died fighting alongside him. It is said that Sabium had over 800 names hanging from his Purity Seals when he finally fell in battle.Chapter Master Caelus Viator - Patriarch and first Chapter Master of the Tome Keepers, Caelus Viator was formerly a captain of the Ultramarines 2nd Company and veteran of the War of the Beast in the 32nd Millennium. He was elevated to the rank of Chapter Master and given the command of his own Chapter during the 4th Founding. He was responsible for overseeing the initial creation and training of his Chapter's first initiates.Captain Nasiem bal Tergu, Keeper of the Key - Primaris Captain of the Tome Keepers' 3rd Company ("Godbreakers"). Born Nasiem of Istrouma's House Tergu, he later became the only aspirant of his cycle to pass the Tome Keepers' Trial of Pages. Captain Nasiem was a Firstborn Chapter Veteran who served for several standard centuries in various companies before rising to the rank of Terminator sergeant in the 1st Company. When the first Greyshields joined the Chapter, he was awarded the rank of captain and given command of the newly forged 3rd Company. To better understand his new Primaris Marine charges, he chose to cross the Rubicon Primaris and become one himself, emerging stronger and more powerful than ever before. Following his transformation he later took part in the Argovon Campaign as a part of the Indomitus Crusade's Battle Group Kallides' Task Force XI. As the war against the insidious Necrons raged, Captain Tergu served on the task force's senior command staff as a representative of the Space Marines. His armour includes the pauldrons he wore in the 1st Company, while his Crux Terminatus hangs from an aiguillette across his chest. His injuries have yet to be documented, but they clearly show that he often leads his warriors at the forefront of any battle. His axe is a Chapter heirloom crafted many thousands of standard years ago by his ancestors and held in the Chapter Armoury. The Tome Keepers put great stock in the work of their forebears, and bal Tergu's ancestors were clearly weaponsmiths of great renown. Due to their short lifespans, dozens -- perhaps hundreds -- of them helped forge this axe. Nasiem also carries a dog-eared book on his belt that recounts his life's work.Captain Abonidas, Master of Recruits - Abonidas is the current Master of Recruits for the Tome Keepers Chapter. He was on their homeworld of Istrouma when the Torchbearers fleet of the Adeptus Custodes Shield-Captain Jasek arrived. The shield-captain demanded to meet with the Tome Keepers' Chapter Master, Saargon bal Zakir, but as he was off-world at the time, Abonidas met with Jasek instead. Before he later left, Jasek gifted the Tome Keepers with the ability to create Primaris Space Marines and 120 Greyshields of Ultramarines descent that greatly helped the under-strength Chapter begin to rebuild.Captain Ilunae - A captain of the Tome Keepers.Captain Aneser - Aneser was the captain of the Tome Keepers' 5th Company when the Night of a Thousand Rebellions began. As whole swathes of the Segmentum Pacificus fell to insurrections by Chaos Cults, Aneser led his understrength company to put down a rebellion on Kaillic VI. Once there, they successfully destroyed the Pleasure Cult of Vorlak the Everblind. However the scent of the cultists' ecstatic deaths caused Slaaneshi Daemonettes and Fiends to appear through a Warp rift present on the world. Though the Tome Keepers were able to eventually seal the rift and banish the Daemons, Captain Aneser and over forty members of the 5th Company were killed in the process.Ancient Kae bal Zhune - Known as the Bearer of the Tome Empiricus, the 3rd Company Ancient Kae bal Zhune hails from the barren tundra world of Kastix on the outskirts of the Istrouma System. A man of few words, his dour appearance belies a paternal streak that has seen him take many of the newer members of the company under his wing, instructing them in the ways of the Chapter. Implacable on the advance and indomitable in defence, he was Nasiem bal Tergu's first and only choice for Company Ancient. Into his care was entrusted the Tome Empiricus, a book of valuable knowledge and tactical insights from which the Tome Keepers can draw great wisdom. Though Kae traditionally bears the book atop an Aquila standard, he has been known to carry it into battle so that Orator Sephax can read inspirational passages from it. Like his captain, Kae crossed the Rubicon Primaris during the Great Reordering. He still wears his Sternguard Veteran pauldrons, the Crux Terminatus a mark of his Veteran status within the company.Orator Sephax - Bombastic and full of righteous fury, Sephax, "The Young Fury," is the spiritual heart of the 3rd Company and the second-in-command of the company after Captain Nasiem bal Tergu. Drafted into the Chapter as a Greyshield Chaplain, Sephax is young by Space Marine standards at barely forty standard years of age, yet he quickly made a name for himself on the battlefield as both an inspirational rhetor and a brutal fighter. Indeed, Sephax's Crozius Arcanum takes the form of a huge double-handed mace that he wields with relative impunity, every swing pulverising the flesh and armour of his foes. It is little wonder that the Orator is often found fighting alongside the company's close-support elements, leading devastating charges to break the back of the enemy army, all the while bellowing out the tenets of the Tome Empiricus. Since joining the Chapter, Sephax has taken to writing his own battlefield journal, a practice that he has encouraged other Greyshields to adopt.Epistolary Lykandos, "The Truthseeker" - Where Orator Sephax is outspoken and voluble, the Epistolary Lykandos, known as "The Truthseeker," is quiet and sullen, a virtual recluse within the Chapter. Recognised as a latent psyker when he was a novitiate, Lykandos endured great pain and suffering during his training as a Greyshield Librarian, and he was left badly scarred by the experience. To this day his skin appears pale and waxen, his eyes forever haunted by things that no sane mind should witness. Yet with experience came understanding, and Lykandos undertakes his duty with great solemnity, for he knows that now, more than ever, Sanctioned Psykers are required to safeguard the security of the Imperium. As an epistolary, Lykandos is a gifted telepath primarily responsible for battlefield communications. However, his quiet demeanour is not to be underestimated. With a simple gesture he can shatter the mind of an unguarded foe, or even force them to do his bidding. Only the strong-willed have any hope of resisting his powers. Lykandos is attached to the Tome Keepers' 3rd Company.Lieutenant Sanduq bal Kudana - Lieutenant of the 3rd Company. He served in the Argovon Campaign with Task Force XI of Battle Group Kallides, which saw the Tome Keepers do battle with the Necrons.Lieutenant Gadatas bal Nurval - Lieutenant of the 3rd Company. He served in the Argovon Campaign with Task Force XI of Battle Group Kallides, which saw the Tome Keepers do battle with the Necrons. During the campaign, Nurval led the Tome Keepers forces that fought on Hishrea. He was among the forces that advanced upon the Necrons in order to topple the two Dolmen Gates the xenos were using to bring reinforcements to the world. However to do that, the task force had to pass through Hishrea's Nurtheos Shore, which was held by the Necrons. In the battle that followed, Nurval sighted the commanding Necron Lord and the lieutenant immediately led his Bladeguard Veterans against the xenos commander. The outcome of their battle is not known, but the Imperial forces succeeded in destroying the Dolmen Gates. However Hishrea was later ordered to be evacuated by the commanding Admiral Archibalda Tansk after a large Necron fleet arrived in orbit of the world.Apothecary Kelam bal Nureem - Apothecary of the 3rd Company.Techmarine Rabash bal Raetut - Techmarine of the 3rd Company.Eriba - Intercessor of the 3rd Company, 2nd Battleline Squad.Zerin - Vanguard Infiltrator of the 6th Company, 5th Squad.Venerable Dreadnought Dhumat, "The Shield Eternal" - Venerable Dreadnought of the 3rd Company.Dreadnought Kasaad - Ironclad Dreadnought of the 3rd Company.Dreadnought Inevah - Redemptor Dreadnought of the 3rd Company.Dreadnought Nadinusur - Redemptor Dreadnought of the 3rd Company.