Terent Harrtek
Terent Harrtek was a Princeps of the Legio Vulpa during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.
The Princeps of the Warlord Titan Nuntio Dolores, Harrtek was a ruthless and cold man. Nonetheless he became romantically involved with a Princeps of the Legio Solaria Esha Ani Mohana during the Great Crusade. Esha became pregnant, but during the compliance on became disgusted with Haartek and the Legio Vulpa after they killed large numbers of civilians.[1a] Esha gave birth to a daughter Abhani Lus Mohana shortly after, but lied to Harrtek and told him that she had given birth to a son who as per Solaria tradition was trained as a Tech-Priest instead of serving as a Titan crewman.[1b]
During the Horus Heresy, Harrtek followed the rest of his Legion into following Warmaster Horus and began to pay tribute to Khorne under the tutelage of Word Bearers Dark Apostle Vorrjuk Kraal. However he still maintained a large degree of honor, and refused to submit fully to the powers of Chaos. This began to change during the Battle of Beta-Garmon when the increasingly aggressive Machine Spirit of the Nuntio Dolores began to cause him agonizing migraines even outside of the Titan, and in desperation for more power he accepted aid from Dark Mechanicum Magos Ardim Protos. Undergoing a Khornate ritual, Harrtek and the Nuntio Dolores were fused with Daemons and while gaining great power he also became utterly enslaved to rage and bloodlust.[1b]
During the final battles of the Beta-Garmon campaign on Beta-Garmon III, Harrtek's corrupted Titan appeared with seven others from his legion and led the assault against loyalists at Caldera City. During the battle he was reunited with Esha, now piloting the Reaver Titan Domine Ex Venari. The two engaged in a battle and Harrtek would have prevailed had his daughter and Solaria Princeps of the Reaver Titan Cursor Ferro not slammed into the Nuntio Dolores, sending them both over a cliff.[1b]
Later after the traitor victory at Beta-Garmon, the Nuntio Dolores was discovered by Ardim Protos with Harrtek himself barely living. Though thought lost, he was finally overcome by the Machine Spirit of the Nuntio Dolores and the Titan stood back up, now transformed into the first Banelord.[1b]
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