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Skintaker Algol

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Skintaker Algol was the slavemaster of the Iron Warriors stronghold on Castellax and one of Warsmith Andraaz's inner circle. He was notorious for wearing a leather cloak made of human skin over his Power Armour, periodically patched and expanded with newly-harvested hides.[1a]

During the Siege of Castellax, Algol retaliated when a small group of slaves and deserters from the Castellax janissaries revolted against the Iron Warriors. Algol easily killed all but a slave named Wuxiang, who ran away in terror. Algol leisurely stalked Wuxiang through the fortress, but was unexpectedly trapped when Fabricator Oriax's hidden mine brought down the fortress wall to let in the invading orks. Pinned under tonnes of rubble, Algol was helpless to resist as Wuxiang found him, tore off his helmet and painstakingly cut his throat with a piece of shrapnel, taking care to keep the wound open so Algol would continue to bleed despite the clotting action of his Larraman's Organ cells. For Algol, the ignominy of such a slow death was worse than the pain.[1b]

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