Malakim Phoros earned the moniker "Lord of Ruin" for the palpable aura of grief and bitter hatred that surrounded and suffused him, steeling his followers with near-suicidal determination and filling the hearts of their enemies with despair. A figure of awe and reverence for his Chapter, his Battle-Brothers would follow him into fire and death without a second thought. To a casual observer the Lamenter's Chapter Master is like a statue of an Imperial saint given life due to his fair face and ancient gold and chequy Power Armour, but beneath this calm exterior lay a bitter emptiness and an indomitable will that he used to maintain his self-control to keep the darkness within at bay. There were whispers that his control was slipping, as he had already nearly been swallowed by the Black Rage