Stahl
Stahl was a Cadian General with a hundred and fifty years of service, who was put in command of Kasr Myrak when the Fortress World was invaded, during the 13th Black Crusade.
For the first thirty nine days of the invasion, the Kasr's defences fared well against the Cultists and heretics that assaulted it. The next day, however, Chaos Space Marines joined the attack and the invasion fleet began to fire upon Kasr Myrak as well. Days later a portion of the Kasr's walls were destroyed and the forces of Chaos came flooding in. Stahl personally led the defence against the invaders, with his Kasrkin bodyguards beside him, but the General was soon signalled out by the Black Legion Chaos Lord Druxus Bale. As the Chaos Lord advanced upon him, Stahl charged at Bale while wielding a Power Sword that was a family heirloom. The aristocratic Stahl felt that with his superior swordsmanship and great faith in the Emperor, he would be able to kill the Chaos Lord. At first he seemed to be right, as his first two strikes pierced Bale's power armour and even forced the Chaos Lord back from the General. On Stahl's next swing though, Bale caught the General's power sword in his hand and broke it. Despite this, the General refused to retreat and drew his laspistol as his Kasrkin bodyguards reached his side. Bale, however, killed Stahl and the Kasrkins with a single swipe of his blade before they could fire upon him. With Kasr Myrak's defences breached and its commander now dead, the Chaos Space Marines moved on and left the Kasr to be destroyed by hordes of Cultists and heretics.[1]
Source
- 1: Cadia Stands (Novel), Part 2, Chapter 2
