Davian Thule
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Captain Davian Thule is the leader of the Space Marine deployment, consisting of three Blood Ravens companies (1st, 2nd and 4th Companies), sent to Kronus in the Dark Crusade, but despite sharing the same ship (Litany of Fury) Captain Gabriel Angelos, commander of the 3rd company remains nowhere to be seen. When he arrived on the planet, he sent a message to Governor-Militant Lukas Alexander to evacuate all civilians and Imperial Guard personnel as to allow the Blood Ravens to begin their purge of the planet. However, Alexander refused, and now the Blood Ravens must fight the other soldiers of the Imperium. Thule regrets having to kill his fellow brothers-in-arms, but orders are orders - Kronus must be purged. At this time, not much is known of him other than being part of the Blood Ravens. Thule is armed with a standard-issue Chainsword and Bolt Pistol at the beginning of the campaign, and when fully upgraded carries a daemonhammer and meltagun, as well as wearing heavily ornate Artificer Armour, with a backpack-mounted teleporter.
When the Blood Ravens finish off the other six races in Dark Crusade, they collect their spoils of war and preserve some of the Chapters' secrets on the planet. The Inquisition arrives to question their actions, but the commanding officers manage to finagle their way through the interrogations by claiming they were just 'following orders' from their Chapter Master. The narrator then states that the darkest time for the Chapter begins after they complete their Dark Crusade. The survivors of the shattered 1st Kronus Regiment bear a deep hatred for the Blood Ravens, even though Thule arranges safe transport for the Guardsmen who actually fought against his Marines, and Thule and the Blood Ravens Chaplain honour the dead body of Governor-Militant Lukas Alexander for following his orders so fervently. They also, however, execute every one of the soldiers of the 1st Kronus Regiment' 5th Company for their rebellion against the rest of the Regiment.
Should another race successfully capture the Blood Raven Stronghold in North Vandea, it shows Captain Thule lying on the ground (dying), as one marine orders an apothecary to take Thule back into the taskforce Battle Barge to retrieve his gene-seed, before he calls down an orbital strike on the location, effectively destroying the remaining marines and the soldiers of the invading army unfortunate enough to be there at the time.
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Dawn Of War II
Returning from Dark Crusade, Davian Thule was made commander of Space Marine operations in Sub-Sector Aurelia and charged with protecting the Blood Raven recruiting worlds of Calderis and Typhon. He later sustained major damage from a Tyranid related incident and was placed in a Dreadnought.
Sources
- White Dwarf 295 (US) (August 2004) "Index Astartes – Blood Ravens". ISSN 0265-8712.
- White Dwarf 299 (US) (November 2004) "Index Astartes – Blood Ravens". ISSN 0265-8712.
- White Dwarf 305 (UK) "Index Astartes – Blood Ravens". ISSN 0265-8712.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War computer game and associated materials.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade computer game and associated materials.
- Dawn of War by C.S. Goto
- Ascension by C.S. Goto
- Tempest by C.S. Goto
