Arutis
Arutis was the Princeps Maximus of Legio Praesagius, during the Horus Heresy and commanded the Warmonger Titan, Immortalis Domitor.[1]
He led the Legio's forces in the Battle of Calth, when Warmaster Horus' forces revealed their treachery against the Imperium. Arutis, however, had been descending within the transport ship Arutan, when this occurred and it was shot down by the traitors. With the Legio's forces in disarray and Arutis feared dead, Master-Princep Rhiko Trieste took command of Praesagius' scattered forces. While Arutis still lived, along with the other Princeps that have survived the crash, they were trapped within the transport's wreckage. They would finally be freed sometime later, but by then Master-Princep Trieste had given her life in battle against the traitours Fire Masters; ensuring that Praesagius' surviving Titans reached safety. An enraged Arutis then led the remaining combined might of Legio Praesagius against the Traitors. He struck down any foe he came across, but Arutis truly sought to kill the Fire Masters' commander Horgoth Nyr. Despite his attempts to call out the traitor to a duel, Nyr refused and suddenly retreated from Calth with the surviving Fire Masters. Arutis would fight on, but he was killed during the battle, along with the Legio Praesagius forces that fought beside him.[1]
Sources
- 1: Adeptus Titanicus: Shadow and Iron, pg. 7 - Iron Crusade
