Deathwatch Watch Master - Notable Watch Masters: Watch Commander Asger Warfist - Asger Warfist was the very first watch commander of the Deathwatch when the title still served to designate the Chapter's overall master like a standard Chapter Master. Asger Warfist was already a Wolf Lord of the Space Wolves Chapter when the Ork forces of The Beast invaded the Imperium during the War of the Beast of the mid-32nd Millennium. He took part in his Chapter's battle against the Orks when they invaded an Imperial system near the Eye of Terror and he later successfully led his Great Company in defending the Industrial Moon of Fabrikk. Afterwards, he was commanded by his Great Wolf to travel to Terra when the Space Wolves received word that their aid was requested to form an Adeptus Astartes strike force to attack the world of Ullanor, which was discovered to be the origin point of The Beast's invasion force. Warfist later appeared before Lord Commander of the Imperium Koorland as part of his Chapter's taskforce on Terra. Warfist reluctantly tolerated the presence of Dark Angels in the strike force and took part in the invasion of The Beast's homeworld of Ullanor. Warfist later became one of the first members of the Deathwatch and took part in the destruction of the Attack Moon over Terra. Shortly before the second invasion of Ullanor to try  once more to slay The Beast, Lord Commander Koorland made Asger Warfist the first Chapter Master of the Deathwatch with the title of "watch commander." Warfist fought alongside Koorland when the lord commander was slain by the second massive Greenskin warlord that revealed himself to be another version of The Beast. During the third Imperial offensive on Ullanor, Asger Warfist commanded one of the five Imperial attack groups.Watch Commander Balthazar Ho'Tsun - Over the course of the centuries between Master Ho'Tsun's disappearance into the Slinnar Drift and the recovery of the fallen Brother Pardis of the Tigers Argent, the legend of the First Martyr grew exponentially, so that by the time of the 41st Millennium it bears only a few similarities to the truth. Balthazar Ho'Tsun has come to represent something of an exemplar to the Deathwatch of the Jericho Reach, a mighty warrior in whose memory is enshrined all that the Apocryphon Oath stands for. The Librarians and others amongst the senior officers of Watch Fortress Erioch know now that Master Ho'Tsun may have been something other than what he was held to be during his lifetime, though they do not regard him in any less reverence for their privileged knowledge. Rather, those with access to some of the accounts later given by Brother Pardis understand that the Master of the Vigil was consumed by his drive to see the prophecy of Satarrion averted. Ultimately, Ho'Tsun's pursuit of the Dark Pattern led him to his own death, a fact that in no way reduces the honours the Imperial Fist accrued while standing his three vigils of the Long Watch. The exact extent of Ho'Tsun's fascination with the prophecy is not widely known, and Brother Pardis refuses to be drawn on it. This has led some to suspect that the sanity of the erstwhile Master of the Vigil might have been compromised, but out of respect for both the legend and the reality of Master of the Vigil Balthazar Ho'Tsun, nothing further will be spoken on the matter.Watch Commander Mordigael - Watch Commander Mordigael is a quick and decisive commander of men with a natural charisma bound to a terrifying skill in battle. A Blood Angel by origin, Mordigael is a paragon of the qualities and traditions of his Chapter. His features are sharp and handsome, as if cut from a pale stone statue of an Imperial saint, whilst his eyes burn with almost feverish intensity. He delights in the perfection of all his undertakings, from practice in the martial disciplines to the contemplation on the future implications of all things that bear on his sacred duty. For over five standard centuries Mordigael has served his Emperor and his Chapter; on three occasions, he has taken up the duty of serving in the Deathwatch. One of these past terms of service was in the Jericho Reach itself. Mordigael's current Vigil has lasted over five solar decades, and has seen him achieve the honour of being named master of the vigil (watch commander) a little more than a decade ago. During this time, Mordigael has seen things change within the Jericho Reach; the implications of the opening of the Warp Gate have altered the situation tremendously. The launching of the Achilus Crusade concerns him greatly, as he sees the possibility of a greater disaster being created from a war prosecuted through ignorance and arrogance. He sees the encroaching threat of the Tyranids in much the same light, quite apart from the terrible danger they represent in and of themselves. On more than one occasion, the Master of the Vigil has had to remind Lord Militant Tetrarchus, commander of the Achilus Crusade, that the Deathwatch is not beholden to the needs of his Crusade.Watch Master Alathresis - Alathresis is a member of the Novamarines Chapter, who currently serves as a watch master in the Deathwatch. He commands the Balefortress -- a Watch Fortress that is perhaps the last bulwark that can stop WAAAGH! Nakkaslash from capsizing the Thresnia Sector.Watch Master Mordelai - Mordelai is a humourless member of the Imperial Fists, who serves as the current Deathwatch watch master of Watch Fortress Talasa Prime. He is well known as being a proponent of the Malleus Tactics war doctrine and the kill-teams he commands have been thoroughly tested against those xenos species that encroach upon the borders of Ultramar. As a result, Mordelai has earned the long-standing trust of the Ultramarines' Chapter Master Marneus Calgar.Watch Master Astoren Korr - Astoren Korr is the current Deathwatch watch master of Fort Obsidus and, following the admittance of Primaris Space Marines into the Deathwatch following the opening of the Great Rift, he has proven especially adept in the deployment of Repulsor grav-tanks. This skill has led to the defeat of the Speed Kults of WAAAGH! Wazdakka, as well as several other recent Ork attacks.Watch Master Utorian Denash - Utorian Denash is the current watch master of Fort Pykman and claims his constant vigilance against the Imperium's xenos foes shall never end.Watch Master Vaedrian Shenol - Vaedrian Shenol is the current Deathwatch watch master of Watcher Keep. In the wake of the Great Rift's formation, Shenol has seen an increase of xenophiles within the Imperium, who feel that since xenos are also threatened by the forces of Chaos, the Imperium should fight alongside them against their shared foe. The watch master considers these people to be nothing but Heretics, who would foolishly have the Imperium put its trust in beasts that would gladly plunge their blades in its back. Shenol has declared that there can be no tolerance, no compromise, and no peace with such animals, human or alien alike. There can be only war against Mankind's enemies and the Imperium's endless purge of the xenos threat to its existence.Watch Master Vilnus - Vilnus is the current watch master of Watch Fortress Haltmoat. When the Watch Fortress began receiving numerous reports of ships disappearing near the Tiamet System, Vilnus sent a Kill-team, led by Watch Sergeant Gjunheim, to investigate the system held by Hive Fleet Tiamet. Though the Kill-team was able to infiltrate the system they soon met with disaster and were killed on the Jungle World of Ziaphoria. The Kill-team's starship returned to the Watch Fortress, but it bore only a final Vox transmission by Gjunheim, warning of a nightmarish organic structure they had discovered on the planet. The Watch Sergeant reported that it spanned an entire continent on Ziaphoria and when they approached it, the structure pulsed and sent out a tsunami of psychic energy. This caused the death of the Kill-team's Librarian, which alerted the hive fleet to their presence. The Kill-team was torn apart by a sudden onslaught of Tyranids. Once Vilnus had finished with the message, he had it sent out to the Ordo Xenos and it eventually reached the ears of the excommunicated Inquisitor Kryptman. That former Ordo Xenos Inquisitor then traveled to Watch Fortress Haltmoat and Vilnus agreed to meet with him. As they spoke, Kryptman shared his own grim theories regarding the xenos structure and Hive Fleet Tiamet, and together the two began to formulate a plan that would see to the utter destruction of whatever new horror the Tyranids were creating in the Tiamet System.