Flesh Tearers - Post-Heresy Personnel: Chapter Master Gabriel Seth - Gabriel Seth is known as the "Guardian of the Rage," and serves as the current Chapter Master of the Flesh Tearers. Gabriel Seth became Chapter Master of the Flesh Tearers as his Chapter stood upon the brink of annihilation. Millennia of unrelenting savagery had left the Chapter shunned and distrusted by many of the Imperium's fighting forces. Seth knows that he cannot realistically curtail his battle-brothers' bloodlust -- indeed he himself is as prone to rage-soaked savagery as any of his brethren. Yet by striking first, and in isolation from other forces, the Flesh Tearers' worst excesses are concealed, as is the collateral damage amongst allies that once was the hallmark of the Chapter's assaults. Now, worlds that once reviled the Flesh Tearers praise them as saviours. It is too early to tell if Seth's strategy will ultimately bear fruit. Despite his intentions, Seth has done little to dispel the mistrust of his staunchest critics. Yet such things are of little concern to the Flesh Tearers Chapter Master, for, in his heart, Seth has never truly abandoned hope that the Flesh Tearers can be spared from ultimate oblivion. It is a desperate hope, at best.High Chaplain Appollus - Appollus is the current High Chaplain of the Flesh Tearers and the successor of High Chaplain Carnarvon in the wake of the Devastation of Baal. It is his duty to maintain the Chapter's Death Company like his predecessor. Appollus believes that those Flesh Tearers lost to the Black Rage represent the purest expression of the warrior ideal embodied within Sanguinius.High Chaplain Carnarvon (KIA) - Carnarvon was called the "Watcher of the Lost," for he was the Flesh Tearer who commemorated every member of the Chapter who died in combat or ultimately succumbed to the Black Rage. He alone bore the terrible responsibility to watch over the remaining 400 battle-brothers of the Flesh Tearers Chapter for the onset of the Black Rage. He occupied this position for nearly 250 standard years before the creation of the Great Rift and it was whispered by many that the strain of watching so many of his friends and comrades descend into this dreaded affliction had started to take its toll on his sanity. Carnarvon had the final word as to who was to be inducted into the Flesh Tearers' Death Company and who amongst these afflicted brethren had to be permanently incarcerated in their fortress-monastery's Tower of the Lost because they had fallen so far into madness that even he could not control them. During the Devastation of Baal, Carnarvon ultimately succumbed to the Red Thirst and was inducted into the Death Company, where he perished in battle with the forces of Hive Fleet Leviathan.Chaplain Zuphias - Zuphias commands the Death's Cowl, a specially-adapted strike cruiser that serves as the home to the majority of the Chapter's Death Company. Zuphias had been mortally wounded in the Lypherion campaign when a Daemon of Khorne shattered Zuphias' bones and bisected him with a single stroke of its blade. Only the Chaplain's tenacity and burning anger had kept his twin hearts pumping until the Apothecaries found him. They interred him in the command throne of the Death Cowl, keeping his shattered body alive through a regimen of electroshocks and bio-fluids. His body was intended to be transferred to a Dreadnought sarcophagus on his return to Cretacia, given an armoured, cybernetic body in which to continue his battle against the enemies of the Emperor. But operational requirements involving the strike cruiser had necessitated he remain embedded within the command throne of the Death Cowl. Now, after more than six solar decades, Zuphias can no longer be removed from the vessel to which he is hard-wired. Below his waist there exists only bundles of wires and cabling which replaced his legs. Zuphias and the Death Cowl would remain one until oblivion finally claimed them both.Primaris Chaplain Corphal Antraeon - Antraeon commands a Flesh Tearers Kill-team.Captain Toivo - Toivo was a Primaris Captain of Sanguinius' lineage who served among the Unnumbered Sons during the Indomitus Crusade. Toivo was assigned by Roboute Guilliman and Commander Dante of the Blood Angels to serve as one of the first Primaris Marine reinforcements to the Flesh Tearers. He was greeted at first with great disdain by Chapter Master Gabriel Seth, who was wary of the Primaris reinforcements who he felt might alter the character of his Chapter forever. Before Seth would allow Toivo to join the Chapter he demanded that the Primaris Marine fight him. Toivo at first refused despite Seth's insults against Guilliman and Dante. High Chaplain Appollus aided Seth, by holding a Plasma Pistol on Toivo until he agreed to fight, though he believed he was being betrayed. Toivo agreed reluctantly, but warned the Firstborn Chapter Master that as a Primaris Marine he was simply stronger in every way. Seth laughed and proceeded to physically batter the Primaris Marine into unconsciousness. Seth explained that physical strength was not enough, it was the intent that always mattered more. He also gave the Primaris Astartes a warning. If the Primaris were stronger than the Firstborn Space Marines, might it not also be possible that the genetic flaw of Sanguinius' blood would also prove stronger in them, possibly destroying the Chapter? Toivo had no answer, and with this hard lesson learned, Gabriel Seth welcomed him into the Chapter as a new captain. Toivo's name was Old Terran for "hope," a name drawn from the Throneworld's northern continents.Captain Gorn - Captain of the Flesh Tearers' 4th Company. Gorn was also the Flesh Tearers' Force Commander responsible for the terrible Kallern Massacres carried out by the Chapter when many of its Asartes fell prey to the Black Rage while defending the world of Kallern some time during the 36th Millennium. The Flesh Tearers slaughtered hundreds of innocent civilians as well as their foes. As a result of these massacres, the Flesh Tearers came under the close scrutiny of the Inquisition for potential heresy.Captain Kamien - Captain Kamien was a Captain of the Flesh Eaters and was part of the Chapter forces that were sent to reinforce the Blood Angels prior to the Devastation of Baal. It is unknown whether he survived the siege.Librarian Balthiel - Balthiel serves as a Librarian in the Flesh Tearers Chapter. A potent psyker of considerable skill, he was sent, alone, to kill the traitorous Planetary Governor Kadi Aren, who had recently led the world of Spheris into insurrection against the Imperium of Man. Despite insurmountable odds, Balthiel managed to achieve his objective and kill the Heretic and his retinue of bodyguards, though the monumental effort and strain from overusing his psychic abilities left him in a temporary Sus-an-induced coma. Centuries later, Inquisitor Corvin Herrold of the Ordo Hereticus and his Inquisitorial retinue boarded the Flesh Tearers' flaship to search for evidence of the Flesh Tearers' long-suspected heresy. Utilising a decoy, the Inquisitor managed to covertly make his way into the bowels of the mighty Chapter vessel. There he discovered a battle-brother chained to the bulkhead walls, lost in the throes of the Black Rage -- proof, in the Inquisitor's eyes, of the Chapter's corruption. The Inquisitor was discovered in his investigation, and knocked unconscious by Chaplain Apollus, as the rest of the Inquisitorial retinue were subsequently slaughtered by the Flesh Tearers. Upon regaining consciousness, Inquisitor Herrold was subjected to a brutal punishment meted out by Balthiel, under orders from his Chapter Master, Gabriel Seth, to teach the prying Inquisitor an abject lesson. Utilising his psychic abilities, Balthiel created a mind-link with the recently fallen battle-brother, and exposed the Inquisitor to the full horror that is the Black Rage. Though only exposed for a span of solar minutes, it nearly broke the Inquisitor's mind. Seth explained to Herrold that this was the inner Daemon his Chapter struggled with daily, and through their indomitable will, were able to harness it to use as a weapon against the enemies of the Imperium, or, at worst, have their lives and their sanity stolen as they continued to faithfully serve the Emperor. The Inquisitor was allowed to leave the flagship. As he did so, he purposely dropped his Inquisitorial Rosette to the warship's floor. He had decided that he no longer had faith in his own judgement and thus compromised, that his career as an Inquisitor was effectively over. Balthiel, like his fellow battle-brothers, was among the forces that answered the Blood Angels' call for aid prior to the Devastation of Baal and participated in the defence of that world from Hive Fleet Leviathan.Sergeant Androeus - Androeus is the leader of a squad of 1st Company Veterans of the Flesh Tearers who are some of the most battle-hardened warriors within the Chapter. Vanguard Veteran Squad Androeus is lethal in close combat, using Jump Packs and Chainswords to meet its enemies head-on as it leads the Flesh Tearers into battle.Sergeant Danatael - Danatael is a squad leader of a squad of 1st Company Veterans of the Flesh Tearers. Armed with deadly Lightning Claws and clad in ancient Terminator Armour, Squad Danatael makes a devastating assault force capable of tearing apart almost any foe.Sergeant Lucien - Lucien is the squad leader of a squad of 1st Company Veterans of the Flesh Tearers. Tactical Space Marines, like those of Squad Lucien, form the solid foundation upon which Chapter Master Seth creates his strike forces. Sergeant Lucien, distinctive in his pale tabard and laurelled helm, carries a powerful Combi-Melta -- an ancient artefact of the Chapter.Harahel - Harahel is the Flesh Tearers' 1st Company Champion. He took part in his Chapter's efforts to defend the moon Baal Primus when Hive Fleet Leviathan invaded the Baal System. The battle went poorly for them, however, and when Chapter Master Seth gave the order to evacuate, Harahel was among the few Flesh Tearers to escape from the doomed moon. Harahel normally wields a massive Eviscerator as his primary weapon, but has also wielded an Assault Cannon and Chainfist when wearing his Terminator Armour.Sergeant Noxx - Noxx is a squad leader from the 4th Company.Veteran Brother Raeloen - Armed with paired Lightning Claws, Brother Raeloen is a warrior of the Flesh Tearers Terminator Assault Squad Danatael. Well protected by his heavy armour, Raeloen was able to wade into the Tyranid swarm, ripping apart his foes in sprays of ichor. Having served in Squad Danatael for almost a standard century, Raeloen had fought on countless worlds before setting foot on Lysios during the Cryptus Campaign. Each time he had emerged from battle covered in dripping gore, his Red Thirst sated for a while by the relentless butchery.Veteran Brother Garth - An accomplished Assault Marine prior to his membership in the Deathwatch, Veteran Brother Garth has consistently earned the respect of his peers for his talents with bolter and chainsword. Through numerous engagements, particularly on worlds near the fringes of the Hadex Anomaly, the battle-brother has defeated hundreds of mutants who bore the taint of Chaos. In fact, members of the Watch Fortress' other Kill-teams have trained with Garth on numerous occasions. This is generally at the behest of those who wish to have first-hand experience with his savage approach to melee. After ten standard years of service within the Jericho Reach, dark rumours have begun to circulate that Veteran Brother Garth may be showing early signs of the Black Rage. The most commonly cited reasons are his shortened temper and an increased savagery during training. After a recent mission, he was the only member of his Kill-team to safely return to the Watch Fortress. Since that incident, he has not been assigned to a new team, but has been sent on missions with other established teams. A number of battle-brothers are concerned that if Garth were to fall prey to the Black Rage without a Death Company Chaplain to calm him, the consequences could be grave.Maion - Maion is a battle-brother of the Flesh Tearers.Helorius - The Flesh Tearers' genetic flaw leads to a high proportion of their battle-brothers falling to the spiritual sickness of the Black Rage. On Lysios during the Cryptus Campaign, dozens of battle-brothers like Helorius would succumb when the madness of battle finally unhinged them, robbing them of their reason. When Helorius was taken by the Black Rage his armour was painted black and symbols were daubed upon his shoulder plates and weapons in an ancient and sacred ritual. This was to show Helorius' new status as one of the damned, so that others might bear witness to his sacrifice.Skoraen the Bloodied - The ancient Dreadnought Skoraen the Bloodied was a relic of a time when the Flesh Tearers had been at the height of their glory. Skoraen fought for the Flesh Tearers many Terran centuries ago, before he was mortally wounded and interned within the armoured hull of a Dreadnought. As a Space Marine, Skoraen had been part of the Bloodiron Charge at Vetix IV that broke the back of the World Eaters Bonescar warband, and personally held the line against the Heretics of the Taunhaus Rebellion. These deeds, and the many that had come after, would be recorded upon the hull of his Dreadnought in icons and symbols, the meaning of many of which was known only to Skoraen himself. Furious in combat, Skoraen's rage is born not just of the blood of Sanguinius that still courses through his flesh, but also from having been forced to witness the slow death of his Chapter. Skoraen can do nothing to stop the madness and decay that is eating away at the Flesh Tearers, and so instead vents his anger upon his foes.Renegade Battle-Brother Krayth - Krayth was once a battle-brother of the Flesh Tearers. Ironically, it was his attempt to overcome his Chapter's overpowering battle lust that led to Krayth's fall. He always despised the lack of self-control that his flawed gene-seed imposed on him. As he grew older, he became devoted to discovering a cure, or at least protection from this Flaw. After many years, a trail of false promises led him into the Screaming Vortex, one of two malefic Warp Storms that separated the Calixis Sector of the Imperium from the Koronus Expanse in the Segmentum Obscurus, and finally to the Slaaneshi Daemon Prince Seiyr. By the time he concluded that there was no cure for the Flaw, he had already slaughtered so many loyal servants of the Emperor in his single-minded pursuit that he saw no going back. Betrayed by his genetic legacy and with no home remaining for him in the Imperium, Krayth bitterly betrayed his heritage in turn. Krayth now harbours a burning resentment for the Emperor who made him with flaws he cannot escape, and for all of the Emperor's works. Although he despises the base, weak nature of most of the wretches in the Screaming Vortex, they are allies in his great crusade of revenge. More than one of his new comrades is curious about his origin, but they have also been witness to the painful end awaiting anyone foolish enough to broach the subject with him.