Urienz

General Urienz was a senior officer of the Imperial Army that fought under both Warmasters Slaydo and Macaroth during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.

History
A decade into the Sabbat Worlds Crusade, Warmaster Slaydo met his ultimate fate on the world of Balhaut in 765.M41. Passing on the succession of command to a junior officer of some renown, Marshal Macaroth. Considered one of the few blind spots of the new Warmaster, Macaroth had a tendency put his faith in a cadre of 'New Minted' officers. He fully expected these junior officer that had been fast-tracked into command to display the same innovative and ability to command that he had possessed. During the Crusade's thrust into the Cabal Systems, the Imperials saw several gross miscalculations on the part of these new Imperial commanders. General Urienz proved to be the exception as he led the Crusade in a string of successful victories within the Newfound Trailing and Khan Groups.

One of Urienz's most celebrated victories occurred on Nyzon II in 768 when he faced Magister Rusheck Vakkim. The General's forces were conducting a line of advance towards Alpha Madrigo when his recon squadrons identified Magister Vakkim's fleet at high anchor above Nyzon II. Urienz immediately ordered his fleet to engage the Archenemy fleet, taking the Magister unawares. The orbital battle swiftly turned into a bloody ship-to-ship boarding action. General Urienz personally lead the boarding action of the Magister's own warship, Crown of Thorns, capturing Vakkim. The Magister later escaped through some unknown means which has never been fully comprehended. Somehow, amidst the confusion, Vakkim and nine of his G'uttkhra somehow managed to flee to the planet's surface, but were later hunted down by a kill team two days later. Led by Urienz's brilliant protege', Commander Lang Mowzer, the Magister and his subordinates were eventually cornered at Penetor Hive and exterminated during a vicious gun battle.

As the Imperial Crusade pushed further into the Cabal Systems, Warmaster Macaroth overextended the reach of his forces, making himself vulnerable on three sides. The new Archon, Urlock Gaur, sought to exploit this vulnerability to the fullest, leading a series of counter strikes against the forces of the Crusade. Macaroth quickly redeployed elements of his spinward flank, in a last ditch effort to reopen supply lines. General Urienz was placed in command of the Crusade Fourth Army to achieve this objective. His primary target was the world of Ariadne and its solid fuel reserves. Between 771 and the middle of 772, Urienz conducted several improvised and often desperate operations to secure this target world and help keep the Crusade alive.