Lazarus is the current master of the Dark Angels Chapter's 5th Company. He was the first Firstborn Space Marine of that Chapter to cross the Rubicon Primaris and ascend to the status of a Primaris Space Marine.
History[]
During the Siege of the Fenris System, Lazarus was a sergeant of the 5th Company and defended The Rock against Daemonic assaults alongside companies of armed Dark Angels' Chapter serfs. The experience affected Lazarus deeply and caused him to develop a deep hatred for the forces of Chaos, particularly Daemons.
Lazarus attained his rank as an officer of the Dark Angels when his predecessor, Master Balthasar, was slain in the chaotic battles that erupted in the aftermath of the Cicatrix Maledictum's emergence.
Lazarus fought bravely during the Invasion of the Stygius Sector, after which he developed a powerful hatred for the forces of the Thousand Sons and the followers of Tzeentch he had engaged during that campaign. An expert strategist and tactician, his leadership prevented a total rout of Imperial forces on the Ice World of Rimenok, though he was mortally wounded by fell sorcery during the fighting.
With even a Dreadnought's sarcophagus incapable of preserving his life, the only option remaining to the Dark Angels' Apothecaries to save his life was to put Lazarus through the crossing of the Rubicon Primaris and hope that he survived the grueling process of transformation. After solar days of surgery, Lazarus emerged as a changed Astartes, but very much alive, his determination to punish the mortal and Daemonic servants of Tzeentch stronger than ever.
This was a momentous event for the Dark Angels. As a member of the Inner Circle, becoming a Primaris Space Marine made Lazarus the first Primaris in that elite group.
During the events of the Psychic Awakening Lazarus led the Dark Angels 5th Company alongside a strike force of the Grey Knights in the Assault on Sortiarius to stop Magnus the Red from conducting a ritual on the Planet of the Sorcerers now that his new homeworld had been restored to realspace alongside his original homeworld of Prospero in the Prospero system. Magnus planned to use a sorcerous ritual to create a psychic beacon that would draw Human psykers from across the galaxy to Sortiarius in order to replenish his numbers. Some of those drawn to Sortiarius would become Daemonhosts, others sacrifices to Tzeentch. The other aspect of the ritual was to send out a wave of psychic energy that would rapidly accelerate the psychic development of any potential Human psykers across an entire sector. This was merely a down payment on Magnus' ultimate plan, which was to lead Humanity's psychic evolution to its fullest potential, the original goal that his father the Emperor had failed to achieve. The assault by the Imperial forces proved ultimately successful in stopping the ritual and disrupting the Daemon Primarch's plan.
During the second assault on The Rock led by the Greater Daemon Vashtorr in the Arks of Omen Campaign, Lazarus helped command the defence of the inner sanctum of the fortress-monastery alongside Supreme Grand Master Azrael himself.
Wargear[]
- Artificer Armour (Sized for Primaris Marine)
- Spiritshield Helm - The Spiritshield Helm is a relic helmet worn by Master Lazarus. It contains a shard of one of lost Caliban's Stone Guardians and projects a force field that protects both Lazarus and anyone in the immediate vicinity around him.
- Fellbane - Fellbane is one of the legendary Heavenfall Blades wielded by chosen heroes of the Dark Angels Chapter.
Sources[]
- Arks of Omen: Vashtorr (9th Edition), pp. 12-13
- Psychic Awakening: Ritual of the Damned (8th Edition), pp. 16-19, 31
- White Dwarf 36 (September 2019), "Index Astartes: Dark Angels", pg. 28
- Warhammer Community - Ritual of the Damned Chapter Focus: Dark Angels