The Karlack 1st are an Astra Militarum Militarum Regimento of ill-fortune that hails from the Fortress World of Karlack in the Jericho Reach.
History[]
The Achilus Crusade has raised five Astra Militarum regiments from Karlack since making contact with the planet, providing vital replenishment to the forces from other sectors that ship through the Jericho-Maw Warp Gate.
No tale of a regiment in the Jericho Reach is a pleasant one, but the Karlack 1st has been shattered and reformed three times since its inception.
Notable Engagements[]
- 786.M41: The regiment receives passage to the coreward battlefront on the Lord Militant Tiber Achilus' flagship Proclamation of Wrath. They are lost with Lord Militant Achilus himself in the infamous Gellar Field failure on the ship.
- 786.M41: The regiment is shattered on the Death World of Ravacene, reduced to only a handful of men from the bloody war and toxic environment.
- 812.M41: The regiment is decimated by the first Tyranid offensive against Imperial forces in the Jericho Reach.
Notable Members of the Karlack 1st[]
- Commander Tarik Emvire - Emvire has had the dubious fortune of surviving the last two events that desolated the Karlack 1st. He is a tall, burly man who now wields a chainaxe instead of the steel one he possessed as Kar'thir's master-at-arms before the arrival of the Imperium. He has greyed significantly in the solar decades since he joined the Astra Militarum. He also carries a persistent cough from the ash-choked environment of his last posting.
Sources[]
- Deathwatch: The Emperor Protects (RPG), pg. 61