Red-marked
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The Red-marked were a specialised unit of Ultramarines active during the Horus Heresy.[1c]
Overview
Formed by Sergeant Aeonid Thiel in the wake of the Shadow Crusade, the Red-marked operated at the edges of Ultramar, protecting the realm's fringes from attacks by those Traitor forces that lingered in the region. The unit's name was a twofold reference - firstly to Aeonid Thiel's helmet, which was painted red prior to the Battle of Calth as a mark of censure that Thiel kept even after he was exonerated in the fighting, and to the units' members practice of painting a vertical red stripe on their helmets, as a secret sign and method of distinguishing between allies and enemies attempting to disguise themselves as Ultramarines using scavenged armour or sorcery.[1c]
The unit was based out of the Strike Cruiser Defiance of Calth.[1c]
Known Members
- Aeonid Thiel — Founder and leader.[1c]
- Vitus Inviglio — Killed by Xenut Sul on Macragge.[1b][1d]
- Bracheus[1a]
- Corvun[1b]
- Drusus — Killed by a World Eater during a boarding action on the Dark Sacrament.[1a]
- Finius[1b]
- Gordianius[1b]
- Laertes[1b]
- Leargus — Killed by an Unburdened Word Bearer during a boarding action on the Dark Sacrament.[1a]
- Naevius[1a]
- Petronius[1b]
- Venator[1b]
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