Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-4948356-20130516175846/@comment-4948356-20130528160431

So, I'm going to expand on my own character, Grandmaster sentinel Daniel "Eagle" Avian, here, and Later I'm going to post the Elysian Regiments of the guard.

While I'm here, let me elaberate on the Sentinel ranking system, and about the Multiple chapters, since some people can be confused.

The sentinels were not affect by the second founding entirely. Although they split into 1000 man chapters, they did not create different chapters. Instead, Each new Chapter is designated as follows; Sentinels of war: 5th Chapter, and so on with the original chapter known as: Sentinels of War: Master Chapter *OR* simply the Sentinels of War.

Ranking is simialr, but differs because of the above.

Sentinel Initiate- initiate

Sentinel- Battle Brother

Sentinel Knight- Sargent

Knight Commander- Special rank for Force commanders and other special command ranks

Master Sentinel- What chapter master would normally be, these sentinels command chapters, but they report to the Sentinel Grandmaster. Only a battle brother of their own particular chapter can become a master sentinel of their chapter.

Grandmaster Sentinel- The overall Leader of the Sentinels of war and the greatest combatant. Any Sentinel can become the grandmaster, should he prove to be worthy. The grandmaster sentinel leads the Master chapter, with the the 2nd through 5th companies being Terminator companies. The 1st company is made up of dedicated veterans of every Chapter.

Now, A little more about Grandmaster Sentinel Daniel Eagle Avian.

Grandmaster Sentinel Daniel Eagle Avian is th current Chapter master of the Sentinels of War, or the Grandmaster Sentinel. A Master tactician and an even better fighter, Avian has been in more than a hundred thousand battles, despite being so young. However, what earned him the rank was the horrible fate of 9th company. Newly promoted to full sentinel, his company fleet was attacked. He and 50 other marines were taken by Dark Eldar slavers and brought to the dark city. After 20 standard years, He was the only surviving Marine. While he did not elaborate on what horros he endured, he did tell of his escape. When his shachles were accidentally loosened by a clumsy servant, he broke loose, killing any dark eldar that came at him. He then killed the Archon of the Kabal that had captured him, then threw himself into a nearby webway. He would emerge unto a space hulk, and spend another 5 years amongst foul daemons, tyranids, and whatever else that lurked withing the hulk. By sheer luck, the hulk was invaded by orks, who used it to smash into the imperial world of Jurn. An ork waaghh on the planet had captured the old Space marine fortress monestary of an unamed legion that had long since pass on. The sentinels of war had been called in to quell the orks. However, they were still several weeks away. The world seemed doomed, and would have been, if not for avian.

Having peiced together power armor not used since the Horuse heresy, he used a drop pod as the hulk entered atmosphere. Landing near the fortress, he then proceeded to infiltraite the fortress. He made his way to the armory, where he found an old, but unused chain sword, hidden among the wreakedge. It had a longer shaft, and a device that, when activated, sent an electric charge surging through the teeth of the weapon. He used this wepoan along with his combat knife, to kill every ork within the compound. He then secured it and prepared to face the coming horde.

Using tactical sense and superb combat skill, along with some improvision, he was able to fight off the entire horde of 10,000 orks. At this point, the Warboss himself had come to deal with him. It was also at this point that the first few scouts made landfall, and witnessed that final battle.

After several straight days of fighting, Avian Impaled the ork on a large metal pipe, and procceded to eversicte it with his chainsword. He then threw down the orks body upon the endless hord of orks surrounding the fortress. He then jumped down to fight the hord. At the hight of the one sided battle, the sentinels of war (who had witnessed the battle) droped in and mowed down the rest.

While it isn't exactly recorded, its said that he had sheltered a large number of civilians within the fortress, protecting them from the endless tide.

In the end, not a single ork was left alive from the assault, the ork corpses surrounding the fortress rising to at least four feet above the ground. Avian was reunited with his chapter, briefly, before the inquisition took him to undergo trials of purity, for some believed him tainted from his 25 years away from anything considered normal. It would be another year before he would finally rejoin his chapter. After recounting his tale to the Sentinel Conclave, the council of the master sentinels of each chapter, on Sentinel, It was decided that he would become the new grandmaster sentinel. While many opposed this, many supported it. The sentinels have gone several years without a grandmaster, as none could agree on who would be best fit. So it was that the young battle brother became the Grandmaster sentinel, earning that title nearly fifty time over during the comming years.

He would go on to fight eight greater daemons, and three Daemon Princes. He would lead his chapter and destory one of the largest known ork empires. However, many in the inquisition keep a very close eye on him, as he has control over nearly 15,000 Space marines.

He pushes his chapter into locating both the dark city of the dark eldar, and the only sentinel to ever turn to chaos, Crow Avian.

Recently however, much of his attention has been on the tyranid threat.


 * Special Notes

Eagle avian is the descendant of Danviues Avian, the first sentinel. Like all of his descendants, Avian ages much slower than most humans, reaching the age 18 in 58 years


 * Combat-


 * Skill:

Like most Chapter masters, Avian is one of the most skilled combatants in hand to hand, melee, and ranged combat


 * Special abilities:

Like most of his bloodline, he has a unqiue connection to the immaterium. While he cannont be classified as a psyker, He can still utilize this connection to devastating use. In battle, he can further enhance his abilities. Making himself stronger, faster, and more durable than even a titan. He can throw lighting and White Fire at his enemies, scorching them in holy wrath.


 * Wargear:

Avian wears Specially crafted, prototype Mark IX power armor. He keeps the battle worn right Shoulder plate he used throughout his journery, adorned with with a huge scar across it, from what, he will not say.

He wields a Relic Blade that is larger than most, but moddified to be held by one hand. Named Bladum Sentalas, or Blade of Sentinel. This particular blade was forged from the metals found on sentinel, which are reserved for only the powerful of weapons, and the most honored of sentinels.

In his belt, he keeps the same chainsword he found on Jurn, a constant compainion that has never left him.

For ranged attacks, He uses a modified Combi-Bolter pistol.

He also keeps a heavly modified sniper rifle with him across his back

Additionally, he carries a teleporter pack with him everywhere he goes.

And that should be it for now. I'll be uploading the Elysium gurad regiments later.