Sammael

Captain Sammael is the current Master of the Ravenwing, directing the elite 2nd Company of the Dark Angels Chapter in the hunt for the Fallen Angels. As a senior member of the Inner Circle, he fully understands the dangers that the Fallen present to the Chapter and its honour.

History
Sammael has led the celebrated 2nd Company into battle for over a century, inheriting his current role from the previous Master of the Ravenwing, Gideon, as he lay dying, his body shattered by a Chaos Titan. With his dying breath the old Master declared Sammael the rightful successor as Captain of the 2nd Company. Gideon's judgement was later ratified with the unanimous assent of the Company commanders and Grand Masters of the Chapter.

As the new Master of the Ravenwing, Sammael's first action came when his led his Company in the initial invasion of Rastabal. This action was quickly followed during the Fourth Quadrant Rebellion, when Sammael led the assault upon the fortress of the pretender Kaligar, one of the Fallen, whom Sammael personally ferreted out. He personally ran the traitor to ground after a mighty duel that is said to have lasted nearly a day and a night. His next action was leading the 2nd Company against the Orks of Charadon around Rynn's World and Bad Landing to assisted the beleaguered Crimson Fists Chapter. During the orbital drop on Rynn's World, Sammael's Thunderhawk was struck by unusually accurate Ork anti-orbital guns. Sammael did the unthinkable, staging the only recorded successful orbital-drop separation manoeuvre, flying out of the stricken gunship on his jetbike before the crippled Thunderhawk crashed onto the surface of the planet.

As a true Angel of Death, Sammael privileged to ride to war on an Imperial Jetbike, an ancient war machine left over from the days of the Great Crusade. Armed with a ferocious Plasma Cannon, the jetbike is feared almost as much as Sammael himself. This nigh extinct anti-gravitic technology is highly prized, the likes of which may never be duplicated again in the service to the Imperium. Launching lightning fast assaults and riding down the enemies of the Chapter, Sammael cuts down those foolish enough to oppose him with the infamous Raven Sword. This mighty blade is said to have been cut from the same meteorite as the Sword of Secrets. This highly accomplished hunter of the The Fallen is rightly honoured by his brethren and is feared by his foes.

Equipment

 * Venerable Jetbike - The Master of the Ravenwing is privileged to right into battle upon a jetbike, a nearly extinct technology that dates back to the earliest days of the Imperium of Man. During the Horus Heresy, many Space Marine Legions fielded jetbikes. This formidable and sleek craft allowed its riders to soar at great speed across the battlefield, held aloft by archaic anti-gravitic technology lost to the Techpriests of the Adeptus Mechanicus in the 41st Millennium. Sammael's jetbike is as deadly as its master, for it is armed with nose-mounted Storm Bolters and an underslung Plasma Cannon, itself an example of ill-understood technology, its fusion generator capable of powering many hundreds of shots.
 * Land Speeder - Sammael sometimes makes use of an Imperial Land Speeder built to the highest standards. His personal conveyance is equipped with twin-linked Heavy Bolter and twin-linked Assault Cannon. The Master of the Ravenwing's land speeder also incorporates a protective device known as the Shield of Night. This device generates a powerful defensive energy field around the vehicle, deflecting enemy small arms fire.

Personal Wargear

 * Adamantine Mantle - Sammael wears a cloak blessed by the Dark Angels' Interrogator-Chaplains within the Inner Sanctum beneath the Tower of Angels.
 * Iron Halo - Worn as a symbol of exceptional bravery and wisdom, Sammael's Iron Halo is also used as a ward against the weapons of the enemy, as it incorporates a powerful energy field that can turn aside even the most deadly attacks.
 * The Raven Sword - A master-crafted Power Sword said to have been cut from the same meteorite as the Sword of Secrets.