Recruited from the Feral World of Posul, it was clear that Aurellian was destined for greatness at an early age. His skill at arms was exceptional, and he had taken many a foe’s head in battle and eaten their flesh before his thirteenth year. The sepulchral Fortress-Monastery of the Mortifactors Chapter of Space Marines orbits Posul and draws its recruits from the planet’s fiercest warriors, and when the Time of Choosing came, there was little doubt among the tribes that the young Aurellian would be taken by the warriors from the sky. But as the Chaplains of the Mortifactors prepared Aurellian for the journey back to their fortress-monastery, a group of grey-armoured warriors appeared from thin air and demanded they be allowed to take the youth. The Chaplains of the Mortifactors refused an