Irvin Ruel

Irvin Ruel is the Commander of the First Cohort of the Halcyon Wardens Legion. Steeped in the culture of Jermani before the coming of the Emperor, Irvin Ruel would come to symbolise the best the Storm Riders could offer to the Great Crusade. From bold Blitzer to skilled tank commander, Ruel mastered a variety of aggressive ways of war before the Great Crusade's first dawn. Although the old warrior is at this happiest when executing war from his beloved Fellblade, it was his philosophy that to lead a Legion required one to be at the very forefront of the advance, leading him to often take to the battlefield with jump pack and claws.

Background
Irvin Ruel is one of the dwindling members of the Legiones Astartes who witnessed firsthand the birth of the Great Crusade. Earning his nickname the Reaper of Terra, Ruel's long, storied career is one of relentless service and hard determination. He would serve under both of the previous Legion Masters before finally wielding his lightning claws in the name of Alexandros VonSalim.

His early service was characterized by the aggression of the old Storm Riders. Himself a master of the assault, both infantry and armoured, his martial style clashed with his gene-sire's predilection for the beat of defense-and-counter. In time, the two established a strong friendship and learned to complement with each other. Ruel still holds the necessity of a strong offense near and dear to his personal combat doctrine, but it has since become moderated from its early days of hyper aggression.

With the ascension of VonSalim to High Regent, Lord Commander Ruel, in essence, has become the Halcyon Wardens' de facto field commander. As VonSalim addresses the titan task of ministering and governing, Ruel has taken direct command and deployed the Halcyon Wardens on its innumerable combat assignments, an echo of an earlier time when he was the undisputed master of the Fifth Legion. However, he has become tempered by nigh two centuries of service beneath the Shield-Lord and has as much a mind for the political as he does for the military.

Much as he rues any involvement with the former.

Personality
To his Primarch, he often serves as the Devil’s Advocate. His baptism of fire during the Unification Wars imparted a narrow and by-the-book outlook of war and the purpose of the legions. Although they have sparred many times verbally, Ruel is a loyal son of Alexandros and a cool professional who can separate disagreement from rancor.

Wargear

 * Artificer Armour
 * Reaper Claws
 * Iron Halo
 * Jump Pack
 * Frag & Krak Grenades