Dalagad Mecryst
Dalagad Mecryst was an Acolyte for the Ordo Chronos Inquisitor Mearghus.[1]
During Mecryst's service to the Inquisitor, Mearghus' research led him to investigate a cabal of prescient Eldar psykers from the Craftworld Iyanden. The Inquisitor would later arrange a meeting with the Eldar aboard their ship and Mecryst would be among the retinue Mearghus took with him. In meeting with the Eldar, Mearghus hoped to gain knowledge from their abilities, but their meeting soon ended in disaster. This occurred after one of the Eldar cast runes in search of any threats to their Craftworld. This led the Eldar to state that the Forge World Olvastis had to be destroyed, lest it later inadvertently be used to supply the armadas of the Chaos legions. Soon after saying this, though, the Legion of the Damned appeared and began firing upon the Eldar. The Xenos returned fire and also attacked Mearghus and his retinue, as they believed that the ghostly Space Marines were allied with the Inquisitor. In the battle that followed, Mearghus and the Iyanden Eldar cabal were killed, before the Legion of the Damned disappeared. However enough damage had been done to the Eldar's ship, that Mecryst and the Inquisitor's other surviving retinue were able to be teleported away to safety. Mecryst would later give a report of what occurred to the Inquisition and stated the Legion of the Damned's actions had saved Olvastis and its System from the Eldar. He also claimed that it was the Eldar's rune ritual that summoned the Legion of the Damned into being. This led Mecryst to believe that the Legion were in fact echoes from an alternative future, sent back to ensure that fate was steered in favor of Mankind. After he finished giving his report, it was recommended that Mecryst be promoted and then executed as a result of the battle. However it is not known if that sentence was carried out.[1]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Legion of the Damned (6th Edition) - Legion of the Damned Detachments
