Welcome to Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum! Log in and join the community.

Kastor (Chaplain)

From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
Jump to: navigation, search

Kastor is a Primaris Chaplain in Strike Force Fulminata, which was one of several strike forces sent to reinforce the Ultramarines Chapter, after the Great Rift's creation. He serves alongside his blood brother, the Primaris Apothecary Polixis, and fought against the Tchari Chaos Cult uprising on Atari. While fighting the Cult, the Strike Force discovered that the Tchari were moving to attack Planetary Governor del la Sario's manor and Sergeant Nerva's Intercessor squadron, as well as Polixis, were sent to save him and his daughter. They all knew that only the ruler of Atari and their bloodline, could access the gene-vault that contained the codes for the world's orbiting weapon platforms and feared the Cult would use them to scour the world's surface. Though they were unable to save the Governor from the cult, and were forced to kill him in an air-strike before they could escape with him, Polixis managed to rescue del la Sario's daughter and with her aid, the Strike Force gained control of Atari's orbital platforms and used them to destroy the Cult. Despite their victory however, Polixis was stricken with guilt due to his actions while saving the Govenor's daughter and asked to confess his sins to his brother. He told Kastor, that during their mission, Nerva led one half of his squadron in pursuit of the Captured Governor, while his second in command Tarquin led the other half to find del la Sario's daughter. They would fail in both attempts though, with the Governor being captured by the Cult and there being no sign of his daughter. After hearing Nerva's report that they could not rescue the Governor, as more of the Cultists flooded the manor, the Captain told them to extract themselves, before saying he would order an air strike to neutralize the Governor.[1]

It was at that time that two of Tarquin' half of the squadron were killed, and they told Nerva they could only secure one of the fallen; as Artimaeus Tulio had acted as a rear-guard and had been separated from their squadron when he died. Though Nerva gave the order to retreat and secure their extraction point, Polixis insisted on going to gather the fallens' Gene-seed, despite the Sergeant stating he would not risk losing his squadron to recover them. Polixis then reached Tarquin's half and extracted the fallen Scaevola's Gene-seed, just as the Governor was killed by an air strike. Afterwards, though they tried to persuade Polixis to join them, Tarquin's squadron retreated with Scaevola's body, as the Apothecary left to extract Tulio's Gene-seed. He had been warned by Tarquin, that Tulio's body lay in an area now crawling with Cultists, but Polixis was able to reach it, though he wondered why Tulio had chosen his last stand so far from the others' location. However Polixis soon spotted the Governor's daughter hiding nearby and it became clear Tulio, had died while trying to save her. With the Tchari Cultists now attacking him though, Polixis knew he could not save the Governor's daughter and recover Tulio's Gene-seed. He was briefly wracked with indecision, but quickly moved to save the Governor's daughter, after Nerva told him the squadron had reached the extraction point and a Thunderhawk was landing to recover them. While his actions led to the Cult's defeat, Polixis was still wracked with guilt, for not being able to recover Tulio's Gene-seed and why he had come to confess to Kastor. After hearing his brother's failings, Kastor convinced Polixis that he had made the right choice and that the Apothecary's actions had saved Atari from a horrible fate. The Chaplain also stated, that Governor del la Sario's daughter who would not forget Polixis saving her or Tulio's sacrifice and would no doubt grow up to be a firm and righteous leader.[1]

Sometime later, Kastor joined Strike Force Fulminata's efforts to save the Hive World Ikara IX, from the Ork hordes of Warlord Urgork.[2]

Source