The Valhallan 12th Field Artillery was Cain's first assignment after his graduation from the Schola Progenium, where Jurgen was first assigned as his adjutant.
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Colonel Mostrue
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Cain's first commanding officer. Suspicious of Cain's growing reputation for heroism, he often does his best to test it by assigning Cain to life-threatening missions.
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Fight or Flight (Short Story), The Beguiling (Short Story), For the Emperor, Sector 13 (Short Story), Death or Glory, Old Soldiers Never Die (Novella)
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Lieutenant/Major Toren Divas
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The closest thing to a personal friend of Cain's among the 12th, always eager to engage in combat and a firm believer in Cain's heroic reputation. Cain once remarked that the perpetually-irritating Lieutenant Sulla's gung-ho attitude reminded him of Divas.
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Fight or Flight (Short Story), The Beguiling (Short Story), Sector 13 (Short Story), For the Emperor, Death or Glory, Old Soldiers Never Die (Novella)
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Gunner Mulenz
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Killed by Slaaneshi cultists on Slawkenberg.
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The Beguiling (Short Story)
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Gunner Grear
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Killed by Slaaneshi cultists on Slawkenberg.
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The Beguiling (Short Story)
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Colonel Regina Kasteen
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Commanding Officer, promoted after the amalgamation of the Valhallan 296th and 301st regiments.
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For the Emperor, Caves of Ice, The Traitor's Hand, Duty Calls, The Last Ditch, Old Soldiers Never Die (Novella)
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Major Ruput Broklaw
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Executive Officer, promoted after the amalgamation of the Valhallan 296th and 301st regiments.
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For the Emperor, Caves of Ice, The Traitor's Hand, Duty Calls, The Last Ditch, Old Soldiers Never Die (Novella)
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Captain Detoi
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Commander, 2nd Company.
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The Traitor's Hand
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Captain Shambas
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Sentinel Pilot, Scout troop commander.
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For the Emperor, Caves of Ice, The Traitor's Hand, Duty Calls, The Last Ditch
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Captain Federer
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Engineer and Sapper, expert with explosives.
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Caves of Ice, The Traitor's Hand, Duty Calls, The Last Ditch
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Lieutenant Faril
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5th Platoon commander, 2nd Company
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The Traitor's Hand
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Lieutenant/Captain Jenit Sulla
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Platoon commander, later a celebrated Lady General.
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For the Emperor, Caves of Ice, The Traitor's Hand, Duty Calls, The Last Ditch, Old Soldiers Never Die (Novella)
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Lieutenant Voss
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Platoon commander, 2nd Company
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Caves of Ice, The Traitor's Hand
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Sergeant Dyzun
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2nd Company
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The Traitor's Hand
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Sergeant Grifen
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Possibly Mari Magot's lover.
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Caves of Ice, The Traitor's Hand, Duty Calls, The Last Ditch
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Sergeant Tobias Kelp
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Condemned to death for killing a Naval provost during a riot on board the Righteous Wrath, allowed to "volunteer" for a hazardous mission on Gravalax; attempted to desert and killed by Ferik Jurgen.
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For the Emperor
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Sergeant/Lieutenant Lustig
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Veteran Sergeant
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For the Emperor, Caves of Ice, The Traitor's Hand, Duty Calls, The Last Ditch
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Sergeant Welard
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Stormtrooper leader, originally of the Valhallan 301st, killed by Necrons on Simia Orichalcae.
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Caves of Ice
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Corporal Karta
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Assistant Squad Leader in Sgt. Grifen's squad.
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Caves of Ice
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Corporal Mari Magot
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Unarmed combat champion, possibly Sgt. Grifen's lover.
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Caves of Ice, The Traitor's Hand, Duty Calls, The Last Ditch
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Corporal/Sergeant Penlan
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Nicknamed "Jinxie" for being extremely accident prone, which actually makes her a popular "good luck charm" among her squadmates.
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For the Emperor, Caves of Ice, The Traitor's Hand, Duty Calls, The Last Ditch
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Corporal Bella Trebek
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Condemned to death for killing a Naval provost during a riot on board the Righteous Wrath, allowed to "volunteer" for a hazardous mission on Gravalax; killed by genestealers.
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For the Emperor
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Trooper Janny Drere
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Sgt. Grifen's squad, Vorhees's girlfriend. Grafted with bionic lungs after being severely mauled by an ambull on Simia Orichalcae, wounds which would have killed her had Cain not made the crucial decision to divide Grifen's squad and send Drere back to base for treatment.
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Caves of Ice, The Traitor's Hand, Duty Calls, The Last Ditch
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Trooper Friza
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Sgt. Lustig's squad.
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The Traitor's Hand
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Trooper Hail
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Sgt. Grifen's squad. Killed by Ork Kommandos on Simia Orichalcae.
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Caves of Ice
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Trooper Tomas Holenbi
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Medic by training, condemned to death for killing a Naval provost during a riot on board the Righteous Wrath, allowed to "volunteer" for a hazardous mission on Gravalax; infected by genestealers and executed by Cain as a result.
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For the Emperor
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Trooper Lunt
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Sgt. Grifen's squad, Heavy Flamer specialist. Killed by Ork Kommandos on Simia Orichalcae.
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Caves of Ice
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Trooper Paola
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Sentinel pilot; like the other Scouts in the regiment, a freewheeler and sometime disciplinary problem.
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The Traitor's Hand
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Trooper Pyk
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Sgt. Lustig's squad.
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The Traitor's Hand
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Trooper Simla
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Sgt. Grifen's squad. Killed by Ork Kommandos on Simia Orichalcae.
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Caves of Ice
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Trooper Maxim Sorel
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Expert sniper, possible psychopath. Condemned to death for killing a Naval provost during a riot on board the Righteous Wrath, allowed to "volunteer" for a hazardous mission on Gravalax; killed by a Genestealer Patriarch.
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For the Emperor
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Trooper Griselda Velade
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Condemned to death for killing a fellow trooper during a riot on board the Righteous Wrath, allowed to "volunteer" for a hazardous mission on Gravalax; infected by genestealers and executed by Cain as a result.
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For the Emperor
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Trooper Vorhees
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Sgt. Grifen's squad, Janny Drere's boyfriend. Extremely loyal to Cain after the Commissar decided on Simia Orichalcae to send Drere back to base for medical treatment.
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Caves of Ice, The Traitor's Hand, Duty Calls, The Last Ditch
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Lord General Zyvan
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Theatre commander in many of the 597th's campaigns, including Gravalax, Periremunda and Adumbria; later appointed Cain as Commissarial liaison to Zyvan's staff.
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For the Emperor, The Traitor's Hand, Duty Calls, The Last Ditch, Traitor's Gambit (Short Story)
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General Lokris
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Cain's immediate superior in his post at Brigade headquarters after leaving the 12th Field Artillery.
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Echoes of the Tomb (Short Story), Dead in the Water (Audio Book), The Emperor's Finest (mentioned only)
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Colonel Rorkins
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Retired Stormtrooper commander, instructor at the Schola Progenium on Perlia, appointed Commander-in-Chief of the PDF during the 13th Black Crusade.
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Cain's Last Stand
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Colonel Vaul
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Vostroyan Firstborn, assigned to Archipelaga under General Lokris's command.
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Dead in the Water (Audio Book)
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Lieutenant Dan
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Vostroyan Firstborn, Colonel Vaul's regiment, Captain of Patrol Boat-109 during the Archipelaga campaign.
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Dead in the Water (Audio Book)
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Sergeant Rom
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Vostroyan Firstborn, corrupted by Chaos after stumbling on a temple of Nurgle on Archipelaga.
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Dead in the Water (Audio Book)
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