Gholic Ren-Sar Valinov
From Lexicanum
Gholic Ren-Sar Valinov was an Inquisitor who fell to Chaos.
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Early Life
Little is known about Valinov's early life as he deleted most of his history. What is known is that he was from the Segmentum Solar. He was recruited into the Inquisition by Inquisitor Barbillus on the planet Rhanda during a purge of naval aristocracy. He joined the Inquisitor's investigative arm. Barbillus used his skills as an arch manipulator to get information. Over the course of six years, Valinov's work led Barbillus to K'Sharr the Butcher's empire,hidden cults on Talshenn III, and pre-Imperial human tribes on Gerentulan Minor. He was elevated to Senior Interrogator just before Agnarsson's Hold. Agnarsson's Hold also claimed the life of Inquisitor Barbillus who had instructed his retinue to execute Exterminatus on the world if he did not return.
Inquisitor
Documents are sketchy about exactly when Valinov was made full Inquisitor but though doubtless it happened. He was active around Thracian Primarisduring the brutal campains around the Eye of Terror. He may have played a part in subjugation of a Chaos infected species discovered near the end of the Damocles Crusade. There was almost nothing about his largest mission to the planet of V'run.
Heresy
Some members of the Ordo Malleus believe that he had already turned before he travelled to V'Run. No one knows exactly where or when he fell to Chaos. He left a trail of destruction throughout the Segmentum Solar. From destroying an entire Hive city, to joining a cult along the Gaolven Belt. This cult was destroyed by Inquisitor Nyxos with the use of the Grey Knights. Valinov was captured and taken to Mimas. He later admitted to killing Inquisitor Barbillus.
Trail of Saint Evisser
Valinov escaped the prison on Mimas with the assistance of Inquisitor Ligeia and her Death Cult assassians. After his escape he travelled to the planet of Volcanis Ultor where he took control of the Imperial forces defending the city, under the guise of Inquisitor. He was killed when the Grey Knights, led by Justicar Alaric, stormed into the shrine of Saint Evisser, killing the reanimated Saint. The death of the Saint was the final step in the rebirth of the Daemon Prince Ghargatuloth. Valinov had been working to bring his master, Ghargatuloth back into the Material World. The Daemon began to assimilate Valinov. Before this process could be completed, Justicar Alaric greatly damaged the daemon, forcing him to drop Valinov.
