Ukrerk el-Azer

Ukrerk el-Azer was a Forge Lord within the Saturnine Raptors and later Shadow Warriors. Recruited from the world of Anshur during the Great Crusade, Ukrerk was not a great warrior like many of his brethren, preferring the study of strategies and defences. One of his formative campaigns after his joining the legion was a compliance alongside the Fire Keepers legion, where he learned many favourable skills and formed connections within their Kohathite Guild.

Ukrerk was directed, after years of service, towards the Forge Lords, training in the art of siegecraft and defence building and finding his true calling. He was known for taking his time to consider the options available and only make a decision when he had been convinced of the right course. While this put him at odds with some of the hotter-headed elements of the legion, it served him many times in building defences that would prove pivotal. By 880.M30, Ukrerk was a fairly well-regarded figure within the legion, with the potential to become the legion’s Master of the Forge.

When Rang Talyc was discovered, Ukrerk was elated and hoping to prove himself and his philosophy to his father. He travelled to Keld’abe with the legion, and accompanied his father in his first few campaigns. It was during this time that the Rangdan struck again, and the newly christened Shadow Warriors were thrust into the fray. On the world of Morox, the Shadow Warriors and Iron Revenants were pinned down by the Rangdan, and Ukrerk worked tirelessly to build defences and fortify their positions as best he could. As the legions were pushed back, Ukrerk noticed a developing breach that would compromise the structure of the next wall, and threw himself into the Rangdan. His servo arm and power fist sent the Rangdan flying, and his bolt pistol flared as he shot into the mass of xenos. As he fought, his servitors managed to stabilise the breach in the wall. His presence took pressure off the breach momentarily, before spines pierced his power armour and Ukrerk was skewered upon the Rangdan. The broken remains of his armour were recovered after the battle, pinned to the wall he had fortified.

Ukrerk was one of the many Astartes lost to the Rangdan, and his name was inscribed on a monument that was erected after the Second Rangdan Xenocide in memory of those. His loss was particularly felt by the Saturnine Raptors, but the new recruits from Keld’abe never knew him. Perhaps had Ukrerk survived, he could have instilled his cool-headed viewpoint into other members of the Legion.

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