Tormos the Younger

Tormos is a relatively recent recruit to the Crimson Lions, having only a few decades of experience before the Vanishing. Originally from the Ayni Prime, Tormos was recruited into Clan Tauran in the aftermath of the war on Treyatan, and adapted quickly to the Clan’s different style of warfare. Coming under the tutelage of Tormos, hence his moniker of ‘The Younger’, he was spoken of as a potential great commander for the Clan and was given the rank of Delegatus on an assignment from Tormos the Elder to relieve some of his brothers during a joint compliance of the Crimson Lions and Midnight Host against an Ork World.

Leading a small band of Lions from Clan Tauran, Tormos found the force of Crimson Lions in dire straits, pushed hard by the Orks. Tormos joined the battle ferociously, helping stabilise the line. At that moment, some of Tormos’ brothers he was leading began slavering and charging headlong into the Orks, killing many. These berserk rages helped push the Orks back, and the Midnight Host came to aid the Lions. Realising that the Lords could not be allowed to see the Lions in such a state, Tormos executed the surviving berserkers. With his mission complete, Tormos and his men cleared up the retreating Orks and then withdrew. Unfortunately, whilst his actions saved the reputation of the Lions, they damned him, as the Lords found evidence in the aftermath of the event and reported Tormos’ actions back to the Crimson Lions with the prospect of reporting the incident to the High Regent.

Whilst the leaders of Clan Tauran understood all too well the actions of Tormos the Younger, they could not allow such an account of open act of legionary on legionary conflict to spread, and Tormos was offered the path of the Cocidos as a form of exile. Faced with little choice, Tormos took the offer, though was bitterly resentful that he was being punished for what he believed to be the right course of action. Journeying across the galaxy, he was distant from even his fellow warband members, not sharing the wildness that had led many to voluntarily choose this path. It was then that the whispers came, telling Tormos that it was not his fault, but that of his father’s geneseed that had led to his downfall. Over months and then years, Tormos grew to hate his brothers, his legion and his own DNA, and during one of their many fights, he left his warband behind on the Cobra Class Destroyer Sky Gem, with the Lions on the world having no clue of where Tormos had headed.

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