Gharal (Captain)
Gharal was a Captain in the Iron Warriors Legion, during the Horus Heresy.[1a]
He took part in the Battle of Terra and attacked the Lion's Gate space port, under the command of the Trident Warsmith Kroeger. During the initial battles for the space port, the Imperial's defenses focused on the Iron Warriors, who led the first attacks, and prevented them from closing in on the Lion's Gate. In order to bypass this, Gharal was among a thousand of his Legion that Kroeger selected to hide themselves amongst the hordes of Mutants, Traitor Guard and Cultists attacking the space port[1a]. This allowed most of Gharal's group to reach the Lion's Gate's walls and enter the inner workings of the space port. Once inside the Lion's Gate, they rallied under the command of the Warsmith Kydomor Forrix and Gharal served as his second-in-command. The Warsmith then led them in search of a vital target to take hold of, within the space port.[1b]
However the Imperial Fists and Imperial Army forces defending the Lion's Gate prevented that from happening. The Imperials tightened like a noose around Gharal's group and days of fighting left only 204 Iron Warriors alive. Warsmith Forrix then claimed that their goal was now unachievable and staying within the space port, would only lead to their deaths. He then stated that they should focus on reaching the outside of the Lion's Gate, in order to save themselves. For them to succeed, though, Forrix told Gharal that their wounded would need to be left behind, as well as any Iron Warrior who could not keep pace with the Warsmith. Gharal objected to this at first, but he soon relented and agreed with Forrix's plan[1c]. The Captain, however, would be among Forrix's dwindling group that was struck down by the Imperil Fists, before they could escape. When the Warsmith looked like he was going to go back for the wounded Captain, Gharal reminded him that anyone who could not keep up would be left behind. A cursing Forrix then left with the surviving Iron Warriors, while Gharal spent his last moments firing upon the advancing Imperial Fists.[1d]
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