Dark Angels - Post-Heresy Era Personnel: Supreme Grand Master Azrael - Azrael is the current, and some would say greatest, Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels Chapter. Azrael is also the unofficial commander of all the Unforgiven Chapters during the late 41st Millennium as they follow the lead of the Dark Angels leader in all matters concerning the Hunt for the Fallen.Supreme Grand Master Naberius - Naberius was a former Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels who was led into an ambush and slain by Chaos Space Marines whilst in pursuit of the infamous Fallen Angel Cypher in 939.M41. Azrael led the Deathwing to recover his body and was subsequently named as his successor.Supreme Grand Master Aradiel - Aradiel was a former Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels that led the boarding action of the infamous Space Hulk Prison of Lost Souls.Supreme Grand Master Anaziel - Anaziel was the Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels in the 37th Millennium. It was Anaziel who requested the creation of the Disciples of Caliban Chapter of Unforgiven Space Marines.Supreme Grand Master Armaros - The twelfth Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels, Armaros led his Chapter to victory in the Bloodpox Campaign in 101.M34 against the vile Death Guard Traitor Legion and the Renegade warband known as the Brotherhood of the Plague. Armaros contracted the loathsome pox known as Nurgle's Rot, causing his rapid deterioration. His condition convinced the Supreme Grand Master to immediately pass the Lion Helm to his chosen successor. To ensure the contamination did not spread, Armaros voluntarily entered The Rock's reactor chamber and was wholly consumed.Supreme Grand Master Alloken - During the final battle of the Red Stars Campaign in 822.M33, Supreme Grand Master Alloken led the entirety of the Dark Angels Chapter during the climactic Battle of Vermilac Prime in order to cut the head off WAAAGH! Zogax. The Orks utilised hence-unknown technology that jammed the Space Marine's teleportation devices. Alloken opted to confront the Warboss with his command squad, without the support of the Deathwing. In the ensuing battle, the Supreme Grand Master was killed. As the Warboss reached down to claim the Lion's Helm for his own, only the timely intervention of Cypher prevented the massive Ork from claiming this revered relic. When the Deathwing were finally able to teleport to the surface of the planet to secure victory, they found both the Lion's Helm and the Sword of Secrets, the badges of the Supreme Grand Master's office.Supreme Grand Master Purson - During an unspoken period of their history (580.M31-632.M32), referred to as the Forgotten Wars, rumours led the Dark Angels, along with three of their Successor Chapters, the Angels of Vengeance, the Angels of Redemption and the Lions Sable, embark upon a harrowing campaign to track down multiple Fallen Angels, including the elusive Cypher. The clues led them through the Segmentum Obscurus, deep into the Gothic Sector, and eventually into the Eye of Terror itself. During the grueling campaign, the world of Cocytus I was engulfed by a massive Warp Storm. This was the last anyone would ever see of Purson or the Lions Sable Chapter. Eventually, the Fallen known as Cypher did reappear, leading the Dark Angels into an empty cathedral dedicated to the Emperor on a ruined and desolate planet. There, they found neatly placed where they could not miss them the returned Sword of Secrets and the Lion Helm -- the most potent icons of the Dark Angels and tokens carried by their Supreme Grand Master.Grand Master of Librarians Ezekiel - Ezekiel is the Grand Master of all the Librarians of the Dark Angels Chapter. Along with the Supreme Grand Master and the Master of Sanctity, the Grand Master of Librarians is one of the most important individuals in the Dark Angels and the Unforgiven Chapters. Ezekiel is also Keeper of the Book of Salvation, the ancient tome that contains the names of every one of the Fallen Angels that the Dark Angels have captured.Grand Master of Chaplains and High Interrogator Sapphon - Sapphon is the present Grand Master of Chaplains (Master of Sanctity) and High Interrogator of the Dark Angels. He received the post neither due to age nor ability as an Interrogator-Chaplain (Asmodai is his superior in both these things), but for his recognised leadership skills.Grand Master of the Apothecarion Razaek - Razaek is the current Grand Master of the Apothecarion of the Dark Angels, essentially the Chief Apothecary of the Dark Angels.Grand Master of the Fleet Nephalor - Nephalor is the current Grand Master of the Fleet for the Dark Angels, and bears the title of "High Huntsman of the Void." Nephalor is the overall commander of the Dark Angels fleet and seems to share these duties with the Master of the 4th Company, who bears the lesser title of Master of the Fleet. The division of responsibility or difference between the positions is not clear.Warden of the Rock Apharan - Apharan is the current Warden of the Rock for the Dark Angels and he oversees the Knights of the Rock who defend the Dark Angels' mobile fortress-monastery.Master of the Rock Belaphor - Belaphor is the current Master of the Rock for the Dark Angels, which makes him the equivalent of other Chapters' Master of the Forge. Belaphor is cybernetically hard-wired into the systems of The Rock and is NOT a member of the Inner Circle because of his shared allegiance to the Adeptus Mechanicus.Master of the Logisticiam Sepharon - Sepharon, called the "Warden of the Gates," serves as the Master of the Logisticiam for the Dark Angels. The Master of the Logisticiam is responsible for carrying out all of the administrative duties required to keep the Chapter functioning. He commands all of the Servitors, Chapter serfs and other administrative support personnel of the Chapter.Grand Master Belial - Belial is the current Grand Master of the Deathwing, the Veteran 1st Company of the Dark Angels. Under his leadership the Deathwing have fought in scores of mighty battles, distinguishing themselves in the fighting around the Eye of Terror during Abaddon's 13th Black Crusade. The Deathwing was also pivotal in the victories won amongst the foetid marshes on Crassia II and the rout of the Renegade Space Marines Chapter known as the Violators on Terraq.Grand Master Gabriel - Former Grand Master of the Deathwing. Gabriel was sent to find Captain Ezekiel and his warriors when they did not return from Totem. On finding Ezekiel the lone survivor, Gabriel discovered the fate of his Brothers. Gabriel returned to his Chapter and started the new Deathwing Company using his own badge, a broken sword mixed with the wings of the Chapter badge, and kept the white in respect of his Brothers. He was killed on the Space Hulk Charnel Shrine.Grand Master Ezekiel ("Cloudrunner") - Ezekiel was the leader of the legendary Deathwing recruiting party which millennia ago discovered the Genestealer infection of their own homeworld of Plain's World. Realising that they faced a potential suicide mission, the Dark Angels reverted to their tribal names, and painted their armour death-white. Ezekiel became the warrior Cloudrunner once again, and fought alongside Weasel-Fierce, Bloody Moon, and the Librarian Lucius, known as Two Heads Talking.Grand Master Sammael - Sammael is the current Grand Master of the Ravenwing, the captain of the elite 2nd Company of the Dark Angels  who leads the Chapter's hunt for the Fallen Angels. As a senior member of the Dark Angels' Inner Circle, he fully understands the dangers that the Fallen present to the Chapter and its honour. In battle, he rides a rare anti-gravity Jetbike left over from the time of the Horus Heresy.Grand Master Gideon - Former Grand Master of the Ravenwing who met his end in 899.M41 when he was crushed by the Chaos Titan Traitorous Ire. As he lay dying, his body shattered beyond repair, he declared that Sammael was to succeed him.Master Astoran - Astoran is the current Master of the 3rd Company,  "The Unmerciful," and the Chapter's Master of the Arsenal.Master Baradiel - Baradiel was the Master of the Dark Angels 3rd Company and Master of the Arsenal. He led the assault against the forces of Chaos upon the world of Persembe II in 551.M37. He confronted the vile and twisted Chaos Magister known as Potchek and slew this foul servant of Chaos in personal combat.Master Korahael - Korahael is the current Master of the 4th Company, "The Feared," and the Master of the Fleet. During the 13th Black Crusade, Korahael came to Cadia's aid with his company and the Strike Cruiser Sword of Defiance, but the cruiser was shot down in orbit of the Fortress World. However, it crashed intact and served as a base of operations for Korahael and his company until they were forced to abandon it after it was infected by the plague-stained fire of the Death Guard Battleship Terminus Est. Afterwards, Korahael and what remained of his company tried to retreat to Kasr Kraf, but were repeatedly attacked by the forces of Abaddon the Despoiler. Though the Dark Angels reaped a heavy toll on their foes, they were being bled dry by the constant attacks and would have been destroyed had the Great Company of the Space Wolves Wolf Lord Orven Highfell not came to the Dark Angels' aid in the course of their own retreat towards Kasr Kraf. Both the Dark Angels and Space Wolves made it to Kasr Kraf, and took part in its defence until it eventually fell to the Despoiler's forces. They proceeded to join the majority of the Imperium's remaining forces on Cadia forces in defending the Cadian Pylons of the Elysion Fields, after Archmagos Dominus Belisarius Cawl said that the pylons must be held no matter the cost as he sought to close the Eye of Terror. While there, Korahael was given command of the various Space Marine forces stationed at the Elysion Fields by Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed -- except for the forces of Highfell, who chose to fight on their own. When the Despoiler's forces finally attacked the Elysion Fields, Korahael fought ferociously and even avenged the death of the Crimson Fists Captain Ruis Tracinto by killing the Crimson Slaughter warband leader Baranox. But despite the Imperium's efforts, Cadia was destroyed by Abaddon's invasion, though Korahael survived its fall to return to his Chapter.Master Lazarus - Lazarus is the current company Master of the 5th Company, "The Unrelenting," and the Keeper of the Unseen Ritual. Lazarus attained his rank when his predecessor, Master Balthasar, was slain in the chaotic battles that erupted in the aftermath of the Cicatrix Maledictum’s emergence. Lazarus fought bravely in War Zone Stygius and in the fighting aboard The Rock in the Fenris System, after which he developed a powerful hatred for the forces of the Thousand Sons and the followers of Tzeentch. An expert strategist and tactician, his leadership prevented a total rout of Imperial forces on the ice world of Rimenok, though he was severely wounded by fell sorcery during the fighting. With even a Dreadnought's sarcophagus incapable of preserving his life, the only option remaining to the Dark Angels' Apothecaries was to put Lazarus through the crossing of the Rubicon Primaris. After solar days of surgery, Lazarus was a changed man, but very much alive, his determination to punish the servants of Tzeentch stronger than ever. This was a historical event. As a member of the Inner Circle, becoming a Primaris Space Marine made Lazarus the first Primaris Marine in that elite group.Master Balthasar (KIA) - Balthasar is the former Master of the Dark Angels' 5th Company and Keeper of the Unseen Ritual. Balthasar grew up on one of the thousands of worlds that the Dark Angels swore an oath to protect and, in turn, draw Aspirants from. That world had labored under the oppression of a psychic cult until it was brought down by a resistance movement, of which Balthasar was a member. This is what led to Balthasar's later extreme distrust of psykers. When Balthasar was a Sergeant of the  5th Company, he took part in the Battle of Honoria. During the mission, Ezekiel was tasked by Grand Master Danatheum to assess whether Balthasar should ascend to the Deathwing (a replacement was needed following the death of the Veteran Joadar). During the defence of Honoria's capital city, Aurelianum, the then-Master of the 5th Company Zadakiel was wounded by the Ork Warboss Groblonik. Although he survived, Zadakiel had to enter a Sus-an Membrane-induced healing coma; Balthasar assumed acting command of the  5th Company for the remainder of the Dark Angels' time on Honoria. Although Ezekiel decided that Balthasar was worthy of a position in the Deathwing, impressed by his actions on Honoria, the Librarian thought Balthasar was not yet ready for the position. Eventually, however, Balthasar did earn a place in the Deathwing. While a member of the Deathwing, Balthasar was seconded to the Deathwatch for a period of 12 standard years. He was part of a Kill-team sent by an Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos to investigate the remains of the destroyed Aeldari Craftworld known as Kher-Ys. Within the craftworld's Infinity Circuit, they found the Ruin of Kher-Ys -- the Spirit Stone of the Aeldari whose actions allowed the daemon called "Heartslayer" to manifest on the craftworld. Balthasar and his Watch Captain were the only two members of the Kill-team alive by that point, and it was the Watch Captain's intent to turn the Spirit Stone over to the Ordo Xenos. However, Balthasar and the Inquisitor killed the Watch Captain, revealing that the mission had always been to secure the stone for the Dark Angels alone. The Inquisitor died shortly afterwards, succumbing to the wounds she had sustained when she was stabbed by a Keeper of Secrets. With her last words, she asked Balthasar to tell Supreme Grand Master Azrael that her debt to the Dark Angels was paid. Upon returning to The Rock, Balthasar was questioned about the mission by Interrogator-Chaplain Asmodai. His superiors were satisfied with his work in the Deathwatch and Balthasar returned to the ranks of the Deathwing with none of his battle-brothers learning of his mission. After returning to the Chapter, Balthasar was assigned to a Deathwing force attached to the 5th Company led by his former Master Zadakiel to the world of Stern's Remembrance where they discovered the notorious Fallen Angel Attias the Untamed, who then attempted to warn his erstwhile brothers that it was all an elaborate trap and that they should take their leave. The Dark Angels took Attias into custody and attempted to return off-planet, but as they made their way back to their Thunderhawks the trap was sprung. A massive Drop Pod assault was launched by the Chaos warband known as the Crimson Slaughter while their allied Chaos Cultists surrounded the outnumbered Dark Angels. In the ensuing battle, the Dark Angels reluctantly freed Attias, allowing him to fight by their side in order to survive the Heretic Astartes' onslaught. As Zadakiel was about to board the hovering gunship, the Helbrute Mortis Metalikus appeared. Zadakiel drew the Heavenfall Blade called Fellbane and started to do battle with the beast. Despite his agility, the Helbrute eventually got the upper hand and was about to crush him underfoot when the Thunderhawk appeared, shooting the Helbrute and giving Zadakiel the chance to climb aboard. However, as the Dark Angels Master grabbed the open ramp at the front of the Thunderhawk, the Helbrute snatched at him, dragging Zadakiel down. Seeing he could not escape his fate and that the Helbrute was aiming his Multi-melta at the Thunderhawk, Zadakiel threw Fellbane into the Thunderhawk and let go, falling to his death. His position as Master of the 5th Company was then passed on to Balthasar, who became the new leader of the company. Afterwards, Balthasar continued to obsessively hunt down the Crimson Slaughter, intent on enacting his vengeance against those Chaos Space Marines by destroying them utterly and avenging his fallen Master. He would eventually defeat Kranon the Relentless and his Chaos Space Marine warband in the Battle for Bane's Landing, with help from Librarian Turmiel and other forces of the  5th Company. Unfortunately, Balthasar was later slain in the chaotic battles surrounding the birth of the Great Rift at the start of the Era Indomitus.Master Zadakiel (KIA) - Former Master of the Dark Angels 5th Company and Keeper of the Unseen Ritual, Zadakiel led the 5th Company in defending the planet Honoria from the Orks of WAAAGH! Groblonik. When the Ork Warboss Groblonik led his Boyz in an attack on the Honorian capital city, Aurelianum, the Dark Angels responded, intending to break the WAAAGH! by killing its leader. Zadakiel fought a duel with the Warboss and lost; his life was saved by the intervention of Interrogator-Chaplain Puriel, but the severity of his wounds forced him to enter a Sus-an Memrane-induced coma. Then-Sergeant Balthasar, Zadakiel's favoured successor, assumed command of the 5th Company in its Master's absence. Zadakiel later led his company to the world of Stern's Remembrance where they discovered the notorious Fallen Angel Attias the Untamed, who then attempted to warn his erstwhile brothers that it was all an elaborate trap, and that they should take their leave. The Dark Angels took Attias into custody and attempted to take their leave, but as they made their way back to their Thunderhawks the trap was sprung, as a massive Drop Pod assault was launched by the Chaos warband known as the Crimson Slaughter while their allied Chaos Cultists surrounded the outnumbered Dark Angels. In the ensuing battle, the Dark Angels reluctantly freed Attias, allowing him to fight by their side in order to survive the Heretics' onslaught. As Zadakiel was about to board the hovering gunship, the Helbrute Mortis Metalikus appeared. Zadakiel drew the Heavenfall Blade called Fellbane and started to do battle with the beast. Despite his agility, the Helbrute eventually got the upper hand and was about to crush him underfoot when the Thunderhawk appeared, shooting the Helbrute and giving Zadakiel the chance to climb aboard. However, as the Dark Angels Master grabbed the open ramp at the front of the Thunderhawk, the Helbrute snatched at him, dragging Zadakiel down. Seeing he could not escape his fate and that the Helbrute was aiming his Multi-melta at the Thunderhawk, Zadakiel threw Fellbane into the Thunderhawk and let go, falling to his death. His position as Master of the 5th Company was then passed on to the company's senior-most surviving Astartes, Sergeant Balthasar, as Zadakiel himself had wanted.Master Araphil - Araphil is the current Master of the 6th Company, "The Resolute," and the Master of the Rites.Master Ezekiah - Ezekiah is the current Master of the 7th Company, "The Unbowed," and the Master of the Watchers.Master Molochi - Molochi is the current Master of the 8th Company, "The Wrathful," and the Master of Condemnation.Master Xerophus - Xerophus is the current Master of the 9th Company, "The Remorseless," and the Master of Relics.Master Ranaeus - Ranaeus is the current Master of the 10th Company, "The Redeemed," and the Master of Scouts.Deathwatch Watch Captain Ramiel - Ramiel is currently serving the Long Vigil with the Deathwatch. Though he first volunteered for the duty, in truth, he had a hidden agenda in doing so, although his passion for smiting xenos was truly remarkable. Over a number of decades, Ramiel has pursued a Fallen who had presumably joined the Deathwatch under the guise of a Black Shield. For decades thereafter, Ramiel has spent years secretly investigating Watch Fortress Erioch's Deathwatch Chaplain Titus Strome, a former Black Shield of unknown provenance. Unable to confront Strome directly, he arranged for his gene-seed to be tested. However, before the matter could be resolved, Ramiel was called upon to lead a Kill-team on a special mission. Ramiel and his team disappeared after they were sent to re-establish contact with Watch Station Midael. No trace of them has been found since. Midael remains out of contact with the Deathwatch to this day and the secrets it might hold are still hidden.Master Interrogator-Chaplain Asmodai - Asmodai is the Master Interrogator-Chaplain of the Dark Angels Chapter. Also known as the Master of Repentance, Asmodai is at present the oldest and most successful Interrogator-Chaplain within the ranks of the Dark Angels. He is single-minded in his determination to force any of the Fallen Angels that come into his hands to repent. During his long career, he has only been able to make two Fallen repent of their sins. But those that fall into his capable hands cannot resist his finely honed and wicked craft, for it is said that his enemies would rather die than fall into his clutches. He is also the bearer of the fabled torture device known as the Blades of Reason.Interrogator-Chaplain Belphegor - Belphegor participated in the Siege of Vraks (Vraks Devastation Force) where he notably saved the life of Supreme Grand Master Azrael by besting the traitor Alpha Legion Captain known as Arkos the Faithless in single combat, sending the Chaos Space Marine reeling with a single blow from his Crozius Arcanum just as Arkos was about to put an end to Azrael's life.Interrogator-Chaplain Molochia - Molochia was the greatest of the Dark Angels' Interrogator-Chaplains. Molochia died after over 300 standard years of service to the Chapter, with 12 Black Pearls on his Rosarius, meaning he had successfully gotten 12 of the Fallen to repent. To this day, no other Interrogator-Chaplain has emulated this achievement.Interrogator-Chaplain Uzziel - Uzziel was an Interrogator-Chaplain and former Knight of Lupus.Interrogator-Chaplain Boreas - Chaplain of the 3rd Company during the Battle of Piscina IV. Boreas is known to have successfully extracted the confession from the infamous Fallen Angel Merir Astelan.Interrogator-Chaplain Mordekai - The Dark Angels who march to war at Chaplain Mordekai's side are being tested. Mordekai is exacting and merciless, even for an Interrogator-Chaplain. He sees his battle-brothers' souls laid bare beneath his gimlet gaze. Accordingly, he is an excellent judge of whether a Dark Angel's combat record and spiritual fortitude is enough to see him advanced to the next circle of secrecy within the Chapter. Those who impress Mordekai on the field of battle may soon find themselves learning dark new truths. Robe billowing and Absolvor Bolt Pistol flaring, Chaplain Mordekai strides purposefully into battle. The boom of his oration is audible even over the furious din of battle. Without rest he exhorts his brothers to victory, steeling their hearts, minds and souls and stoking their hate, no matter the savagery of the enemy.Ancient Bethor - Current bearer of the Dark Angels Chapter's Sacred Standard. (The Dark Angels have three Sacred Standards, namely the Standards of Fortitude, Retribution and Devastation.)Brother Silas Err - Brother Silas Err is the Space Marine who currently holds the official record for the longest Sus-an-induced hibernation, having been revived after 567 standard years. Chapter rumour holds that another Dark Angel was in a similar state of hibernation for far longer, but his story is kept as yet another closely held secret of the Inner Circle.Scout Sergeant Namaan - Namaan is the legendary Sergeant who died halting the Ork advance during the Piscina IV Campaign.Revered Venerari - Revered Venerari is a Dark Angels Dreadnought who served in the 3rd Company during the Piscina IV Campaign.Sergeant Gideon - As a Sergeant of the Deathwing, it was Gideon's duty to lead his squad of Terminators onto the most dangerous fields of battle. He perished in service to the Emperor, fighting Genestealers during the  boarding of the Space Hulk  Olethros in search of a Dark Angels voidship from the time of the Horus Heresy.Brother Barachiel - A line Astartes of the Deathwing, he was a member of the squad led by a Deathwing Epistolary that ventured deep into the Space Hulk Olethros to safeguard the secrets harboured within an ancient Dark Angels vessel. As a member of the elite 1st Company of the Chapter, Barachiel was skilled with all of the weapons wielded by the Chapter, yet he seemed to prefer heavy, long-ranged weaponry.Apothecary Nahum - Like Barachiel, Apothecary Nahum was a member of the Deathwing elite of the Dark Angels Chapter. He accompanied the squad of the Epistolary on his quest to protect the ancient secrets of the Dark Angels hidden within a voidship entrapped within the hull of the Space Hulk Olethros.Brother Nerael - Recruited on Kimmeria, the very same world as Supreme Grand Master Azrael, Nerael very nearly failed the Dark Angels' punishingly difficult Aspirant tests. Nerael pushed through the incredible pain of the monster hunts and the psychic invasion of his mind with sheer force of will alone, earning a place in the 10th Company. He soon began to excel in all areas of training. His dogged determination set him apart, even from those as mentally and physically robust as Space Marine recruits have to be by virtue of their position. Nerael was implanted with the Primaris Marine organs as a part of his induction to the Dark Angels. Upon ascension to the status of full battle-brother, he progressed through many companies before returning to the 10th Company as a member of the company's standing Vanguard Marine squads. There, serving in a number of different capacities over the course of many battles on Talegoh VII, he unknowingly helped the Ravenwing secure a member of the Fallen. His skills at hunting down quarry without thought of rest impressed the 2nd Company greatly, and as a result Battle-Brother Nerael was inducted into their number as a member of the Ravenwing.Brother Apharan - Apharan was a Primaris Marine of the Ultima Founding who had served in the Unnumbered Sons as a "Greyshield." His skill was such that he was believed by the Veterans of the Deathwing to be worthy of joining the Deathwing, which would have meant he was the first of the former greyshields to be welcomed into the Inner Circle of the Chapter. This caused controversy among many of the Firstborn Masters and Chapter Masters of the Dark Angels and their successors, who feared giving an outsider access to their Chapters' greatest secrets. Employing all of his diplomatic skill and appealing to the successors' unimpeachable sense of duty, Supreme Grand Master Azrael persuaded all to consider a test. Azrael put to the Chapter Masters and Masters that he had confidence that Apharan would pass the trials, hear the truth, and succeed as any Dark Angel might. Azrael staked his Chapter's entire reputation on a single warrior. Many of those skeptical were moved by Azrael's conviction and humility before them, despite his superior rank. Many were persuaded by this act alone, knowing that Azrael would never make such a choice without total confidence in future success. Azrael personally oversaw Apharan's trials, which the former Greyshield passed. Whilst some of the successor Masters remained skeptical, they still conformed, their loyalty to and trust in Azrael outweighing their doubts. Apharan's performance put to rest any further opposition to the promotion of the first generation of Primaris Marines to the highest ranks of the Dark Angels and their Successor Chapters.Cypher - The most feared member of the Fallen Angels whose true name is unknown. Wherever this phantasm of a man goes, other Fallen are not far behind. This name comes from ancient Caliban, where it was commonly a title, Lord Cypher, rather than a name. It was granted to the knight who would renounce his own true name and become the keeper of The Order's traditions, rituals, lore and ceremonies.