Rafen

&nbsp Rafen Is a brother sergeant of the Blood Angels Space Marine Chapter.Rafen is the main character in the popular series written by James Swallow.

Rafens brother is called Arkio and when he does an incredible feat an inquisitor who is fighting with them makes the blood angels believe that Arkio is the resurrected Sanguinius. Rafen does not believe this. the books Deus Encarmine and Deus Sanguinius tell of Rafens fight to stop the inquisitors plans to bring to ruin the Blood Angels chapter.

Important Blood Angels in the story

 * Alactus: A battle-brother of the Blood Angels Chapter, and a former comrade of Brother Rafen. Originally a member of Rafen's squad, Alactus came to the banner of Arkio the blessed after the battles on Cybele and Shenlong convinced that Rafen's brother was the reincarnation of the primarch Sanguinius. Rafen was reluctantly forced to kill Alactus when he attempted to prevent him from boarding the battlebarge Bellus.
 * Arkio: Also known as Arkio the Blessed, the Reborn Angel. Son of Axan and younger brother Rafen, Arkio was born on Baal Secundus as part of the Brother Mesa Clan; an honest and open youth, Arkio was selected by Brother-Sergeant Koris to become a Blood Angel initiate and in later years became a fine example of his Chapter. Sibling rivalry between Arkio and Rafenforced the younger brother to strike alone to find his own course, and he took a posting on the Bellus Expedition, a mission to recover the fabled Spear of Telsto. During the mission, Arkio was promoted to the position of honour guard for the Sanguinary Priest Sachiel. However, Arkio was unaware that he had been chosen for manipulation by Ramius Stele, and Stele's association with the Chaos god Tzeentch allowed him to slowly transform the young Space marine into an avatar of the primarch Sanguinius . Overwhelmed by this 'miracle', for a time Arkio truly believed he was Sanguinius Reborn, unaware that his every move was being controlled in order to cause a civil war within his Chapter. With only his sibling standing against him, Arkio was finally killed in single combat with Rafen and died begging forgiveness for his folly.
 * Axan: The leader of the Broken Mesa Clan, one of the larger scavenger tribes on the moon of Baal Secundus. Axan was the father of siblings Rafen and Arkio. Axan's Wife died giving birth to Arkio, and on that day he ordered the child's elderbrother Rafen to take on the duty of protecting the boy's wellbeing.
 * Bennek: A battle-brother of the BLood Angels Chapter, and a commrade of Rafen. Bennek was a member of Rafen's squad who perished on the cemetry world Cybele at the hands of the Word Bearers. When Brother Rafen's armour was destroyed in battle with the Dark Apostle Iskavan the Hated, part of the wargear given to him to replace it belonged to the late Brother Bennek.
 * Corvus: A battle-brother of the Blood Angels Chapter, and a member of the Bellus Expedition crew. Corvus was influenced to join the cult of Rkio the Blessed after the battles on Cybele and Shenlong copnvinced him that Rafen's brother was the reincarnation of Sanguinius; however, when Rafen forced Arkio's Followers to witness the corruption in his brother's body, Corvus recanted and begged forgiveness. Corvus was among many battle-brothers who completed a series of rigorous punishments to reaffirm his loyalty to the Chapter.
 * Crucius: A Blood Angel Space Marine who died in battle on the planet Ixion; Crucius was a comrade and friend of Brother Rafen.
 * Delos: A chaplain serving aboard the Bellus, Delos was one of many Blood Angels who believed that Rafen's brother Arkio was the reborn avatar of the primarch Sanginius. Delos learned the aweful truth of Arkio's manipulation during the battle on the shrine world Sabien. He confronted Ramius Stele over the inquistor's alliance with the Ruinous Powers, but was killed for his audacity.
 * Gallio: A brother Cptain of the Blood Angels, Gallio was a ranking officer whose prowess and ability had been noted by both Commander Dante and Mephiston. Under Dantes orders Gallio took a contigent of Space Marines to the planet Shenlong to confront Arkio over his claims to be the reincarnation of Sanguinius; but when Gallio's comrade Vode attacked Arkio in a blind rage, the resulting firefight took the Blood Angel's life and that of his men.
 * Ideon: A brother-captain of the Blood Angels, Ideon was the longserving commander of the battle barge Bellus. However, Ideon allowed himself to be swayed by the promise of Arkio the Blessed and the kinsmen in orbit over the planet of Sabien. Ideon was killed when the Bellus was dstroyed.
 * Koris: A veteran sergeant Blood Angel and mentor to Brother Rafen. Koris was an uncompromising and forthright Astartes who often encouraged his subordinates to question all around them, even the core tenets of Imperial dogma. A trusted teacher and close friend of Rafen's, Koris was one of several veteran Space Marines who questioned the so-called 'ascension' of Arkio the Blessed. However, Koris died from injuries incurred in battle with a Word Bearer Chaos dreadnought after Ramius Stele induced the Black Rage in him, forcing the old warrior into the pits of madness. His last words were a warning to Rafen of Stele's duplicity.
 * Sachiel: A sanguianry priest of the Blood Angels Chapter, and a member of the Bellus Expedition crew, Sachiel was a youthful rival of Rafen and the two shared a dislike for one another throughout their lives. Sachiel's vanity and ambition were his waeknesses, and Ramius Stele manipulated the priest into doing his bidding. Sachiel perished on Sabien, but not before he understood the grave errors he had made in following a false idol.
 * Simeon: A Brother Captain of the Blood Angels and commander of the Fifth Company. A respected and highly decorated officer, in the past Simeon had served as adjutant to Brother-Captain Tycho. SImeon was killed on Cybele by the World Bearers.
 * Solus: A veteran sergeant ofn the Blood Angels, second-in-command aboard the battle-barge Bellus and aide to Brother Captain Ideon.Slous like the rest of the task force believed that Arkio was the reincarnation of Sanguinius. Solus was killed when the Bellus was destroyed.
 * Turcio: A battle-brother of the Blood Angels Chapter and a member of Rafen's squad. Turcio joined the loyalists of Arkio the Blessed but when Rafen showed him the corruption in Arkios body he sort forgiveness.