Salem Whitlock
Salem Whitlock is a Tempestor Prime of the Militarum Tempestus who took part in the Imperial defence against the Red Waaagh!.[1][2]
Biography
Orphaned at the age of two, Salem Whitlock was raised by the Schola Progenium on the Shrine World of Phrell. During his youth, his determination, devout loyalty and natural leadership marked him out as officer material, and for many years it was believed he was destined to join the Commissariat. However, as a Tempestus Scion cadet, Whitlock displayed an acumen for tactics that his drill abbots felt more suited to Militarum Tempestus command. His subsequent advance through the ranks of the Militarum Tempestus has been nothing short of meteoric.[2]
Tempestor Prime Salem Whitlock is the epitome of a Schola Progenium officer – bold, courageous and utterly dedicated to the Imperium. Whitlock’s personal honours and roll of victories would put most career officers to shame, and the respect he instils in his men is the envy of any Commissar. The Tempestor Prime commands none other than the 50th Kappic Eagles – the toughest, most decorated company of Tempestus Scions this side of Segmentum Solar. Though they number barely a single company, under Whitlock’s command they are worth more than a regiment of regular Guardsmen – and they know it. If Whitlock and the Kappic Eagles have any flaw at all, it is their assumption that their orders will be obeyed to the letter regardless of whom they are delivered to.[2]
There are few Imperial Guard officers who can coordinate the actions of an entire company as fluently as Tempestor Prime Whitlock. Even fewer can do so in the thick of the fight, where Whitlock can be seen barking orders while snapping off shots with his bolt pistol. Whitlock insists on leading from the front, facing the same dangers as his men and assessing the battlefield firsthand; it is this selfless bravery that inspires the Kappic Eagles to victory.[2]
As a Tempestor, Whitlock led the drop assault that brought the decade-long siege of Fortress Hellstar to a bloody end. His squad swept through the stronghold with ruthless efficiency, gunning down every Cultist inside in less than eighty minutes. As a Tempestor Prime, Whitlock orchestrated the strikes that crippled an Eldar warhost at Telvarr Prime. He then personally led the assault against the xenos witch-commander, who he slew whilst simultaneously redeploying his Valkyries and Vendettas to cut off the warhost’s line of retreat, resulting in a bitter aerial duel that the Imperial Guard won through attrition and sheer determination.[2]
When the Orks of the Red Waaagh! rampaged through the Sanctus Reach, Whitlock and his Kappic Eagles were among the defenders of Alaric Prime, serving under the Cadian Castellan Stein.[1][2] He and his men were responsible for the destruction of a mighty Tractor Beam that the Orks' Meks had built which threatened to win the war for the greenskins.[1]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Militarum Tempestus (6th Edition), pg. 50
- 2: Sanctus Reach: The Red Waaagh! - Tempestor Prime Salem Whitlock
