Lerod
Lerod was a Sergeant of the Tanith First and Only, commanding one of the regiment's platoons.[1a]
Biography
Prior to enlisting with the Astra Militarum, Lerod was the commander of the Tanith Ultima Militia. As a result of being brought up in Tanith's shrine city, he and the Troopers under his command were some of the most devout and pious in the entire regiment.[1a] The regiment's commander, Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt, considered Lerod a gifted and loyal officer.[1b]
By the time of the regiment's action on Monthax, Lerod had been assigned command of Seven Platoon[2] (the original incarnation of Seven Platoon having been wiped out on Menazoid Epsilon by the treacherous Jantine Patricians).[1c] While fighting on Monthax, Lerod suffered a psychological break from reality, believing himself to be untouchable after surviving a number of assaults by Chaos Cultists completely unscathed. Ironically, Lerod was the only Guardsman killed in the Tanith's last phase of the campaign, taking a lucky shot while fighting on the roof an ancient Aeldari temple.[2]
Sources
- 1: First and Only (Novel) — The Founding (Omnibus)
- 2: Ghostmaker (Novel) — The Founding (Omnibus), Chapter Eleven
