IA: Souldrinkers

This article (which is entirely written by me) includes some general info as well as squad/character specific info. All this info was gathered by reading the first 5 novels of Ben Counter about the Souldrinker chapter as well as the prequel.

I means first book, II second book, etc. Red means dead at the end of the 5th novel (or before). (H) means characters or squads from History, meaning not being present at the time of Sarpedon.

General Info:

· Apothecaries

· Assault-oriented

· Assault Squads: meltabombs, plamapistols

· Assault squads were becoming a luxury (III)

· Battle cry: “Cold and Fast Soul Drinkers!” (I)

· Chalice symbols picked out in bone on one shoulderpad

· Chaplains

· Commander > Company Captain

· Droppods: Brass armatures

· Dark purple power armour, trimmed with bone (I)

· Dark purple carapace armour over bone colored under suits (scouts)

· Example Bolt pistol: casing chased in gold, the chalice symbol of the Souldrinkers stamped on the handle

· Few suits of Terminator armour (never possessed many suits)

· Flamers: blue-white cone of flame

· Golden Chalice symbol on the shoulder pads

· Heavy weapons: heavy bolters, missile launchers

· Jade-green eyepieces

· Librarians

· Lightning claws: blue-white light

· Mutations: Graevus’ mutated hand one of the more obvious deformities aside Sarpedon’s (V)

· Plasmaguns: white hot liquid (spear of white heat)

· Poweraxes: the white diamond shining – the power field carving a shining blue arc

· Prefer speed and surprise

· Primarch: Rogal Dorn

· Purple and bone livery: the Golden Chalice

· Purple armour trimmed with bone-white
· Rarely use heavy weapons (but they have their uses)

· Sergeants: Power swords, Power Axes, Power Claws, Power Fists

· Soulspear: gloss black; twin shimmering black blades; weapon with twin blades of glowing black vortex

· Space hulk ‘the Brokenback’

· Specialists in ship-to-ship and droppod actions

· Squad marking on one knee pad (for example: book pierced by lightning bolt)

· Tactical Squads: flamers, meltaguns, plasmaguns, Heavy Bolters, Missile Launchers

· Techmarines (with serf-labourers)

· Thunderhawks: golden chalice against their purple hull

· Warriors in purple and bone (deep vibrant purple, trimmed in bone)

Squad and characters specific info:

Apothecary Daiogan: dead (Ic)

Apothecary Karendin:

· Rebuilt arm
· Check Pallas for colours

Apothecary Pallas:

· Senior apothecary

· Ruddy scales on his forearm (mutation)

· White armour, white sections of armour

· White armour trim of an apothecary (IV)

· White helmet (IV)

Brother Givlor: heavily wounded (Ia)

Brother Koro: dead (Ia)

Brother Silvekk: dead (Ia)

Brother Nikkos: dead (Ih)

Brother Lothas:

· turned to Khorne together with Tellos: dead (IIIbegin)

· purity seals

· assault honours

Brother Theylanos: dead by traitors (IVa)

Brother Farlumir: dead by traitors (IVb)

Brother Gerontos: Traitor; dead (IVb)

Brother Kallidas

Brother Phokris: missile launcher, dead (IVd)

Brother Wrackath: dead (IVd)

Brother Phol: probably the only SD Lygris trusted to fly a Thunderhawk as well as Lygris himself did (V)

Brother Feynin (V)

Captain Dreo (see squad Dreo): dead (IIbegin)

(H) Captain Garn

· M36

Captain Karraidin: (Master of Novices): dead by traitors (IVb)

· Terminator armour

· Powerfist

· Storm bolter

· Veteran squad Karraidin

· Leg gone at the knee: replaced by bionic (IIend)

· Stormbolter-hand gone: replaced by bionic (IIend)

· Old

· The Chapter’s hardest bitten assault officer

 (H) Captain Korvax:

· Command squad Korvax

· Powersword

· Bolter

· Bolt pistol

Captain Luko (see squad Luko):

· The Chapter’s most experienced assault Captain

· Hair shaven into a single dark strip down the middle of his scalp

Chaplain Iktinos:

· Black armoured (black painted armour)

· Black eyepieces

· IV: venom-green glint of his eyepieces

· Skull-faced helmet (bone-white grinning mask)

· III: leading more than 40 Brothers who had lost their officers

· III: only Chaplain left

· Small leather bound copy of the catechisms martial that hangs from his waist by a silver chain

· Eagle-headed crozius (eagle-topped mace)

· Crozius: blue-white energy field leapt around it; topped with a bladed skull (V)

· Plasma pistol

· Purple and black power armour

· Mob Iktinos

(H) Chaplain Surrian

Chapter Master Gorgoleon: dead (Id)

· Artificer armour: bone-carved crux terminatus

· Powerfist

Codicer Scamander: 

· His armour carried the gilded insignia of the Chapter Librarium

· The only one of the scouts that had remained after the Second Chapter War

· for more see squad Eumenes

Commander Caeon: dead (Ib)

· Command squad Finrian

· 300y old

Librarian Aekar: dead (Ie)

· Died of psychic feedback

Librarian Gresk: dead by traitors

· Fireballs

· Power tuning into the metabolisms, quickening their reactions and movements

· Old

· II: one of the three librarians left

· Double-handed forcesword

· Power: master of the quickening

Librarian Sarpedon: (Chief Librarian – Senior Librarian/ Chapter Master)

· Aegis hood (handed down  the line of Senior Librarians)

· Artificer-crafted Bolter

· Bolt pistol

· chalice symbol picked out on one shoulderpad

· eight legs sprouting from his waist like those of a spider (mutation)

· Gauntlet  of purple ceramite (I)

· gold-chased armour of a Space Marine Librarian

· Force staff: his aegis circuit burning white-hot

· Force staff: holstered behind his armour’s backpack (I)

· imperial eagle still emblazoned across his chest

· long Force staff: arunwood haft, eagle-icon tip (glowing), leather scabbard (I)

· lost his left mid-leg: replaced by a bionic one

· Half-arachnid form (mutation)

· Massive purple armour trimmed with bone and gold

· Nalwood psychic rod/ Nalwood staff

· No helmet (on a clasp at his waist), shaven-headed

· Power sending hallucinations and unwanted primal emotions (the hell)

· 70y old

· II: one of the three librarians left

· IV: staff broken, now carries Mercaeno’s axe (forceaxe)

· Begin I and begin V: helmet

Librarian Tyrendian:

· Psyker lightning (flash of light), psychic fire, Bolts of lightning

· Chapter’s chief Psyker after Sarpedon

· Power raw and unchannelled: lightning bolts

· Forcesword

· II: one of the three librarians left

Mob Iktinos: Mix of Tactical and a few Assault Marines

· Brother Kekrops: Assault Marine

· Brother Myrmos

· Brother Thieln: bolter; lost arm

· Brother Apollonius: chainsword

· Brother Octetes: meltagun; dead (IIIend)

· Brother Renigel: dead (Vbegin)

Mutant Tellos:

· chainblades where his hands had been (mirror silver); old pattern chainswords

· bare pale-skinned torso

· unarmoured from the waist up

· the shocking pallor of his skin

· shockingly white strangely gelatinous flesh

· unkempt black hair

· turned to Khorne

(H) Philosopher-soldier Daenyathos

· M36

Squad Corvan: Assault squad

· Sgt. Corvan: powersword, bionic leg (III)

· Brother Thallion: dead (IIIc)

Squad Dargalis: Assault squad

· Sgt. Dargalis (IV)

Squad Dreo (I): Tactical squad

· Sgt. Dreo: Bolter; one of the best shots (later Captain)

· Brother: Flamer

Squad Dyon: Tactical squad

· Sgt. Dyon

· Brother: plasmagun

· Brother Muros: dead (IIIc)

· Brother Pamaeon: dead (IIIc)

Squad Eumenes: Scout squad (6-1+3) ; later traitors (IV)

· Senior Novice/ Scout Sergeant Eumenes: Bolt pistol (IV: later Brother)

· Librarian Novice Scamander: Bolt pistol, pyrokinetic powers (bright orange flames), red eyes (IV: later Brother)

· Librarian Novice  Nisryus:

· Novice Selepus: Bolt pistol, combat knife (fighting knife)

· Novice Thersites: dead (IIIb)

· Novice Tydeus: grenade launcher

· Bolters and Bolt pistols

· + three men of squad Giryan

· Sniper Novice Raek: Sniper Rifle, Bolt pistol (IV: later veteran scout); dead (IVc)

· Novice Laeon

· Novice Alcides

Squad Finrian: Tactical squad/ Command squad Caeon

· Sgt. Finrian

· Brother K’nell: meltagun

· Brother: 2^nd meltagun

· Brother Michairas: turns rebel during 1^st chapter war; dead (IIend)

Squad Giryan: Scout squad

· Senior Novice Giryan: dead (IIIa)

· Sniper-Novice Raek: Sniper Rifle, Bolt pistol; dead (IVc)

· Novice Alcides

· Novice Laeon

· Two others dead (IIIa)

· Eventually only Raek, Alcides and Laeon left (joined squad Eumenes – IIIb)

Squad Givrillian (I): Tactical squad/ Command squad Sarpedon

· Sgt. Givrillian: Bolter, powerfist; eyesight been altered; dead (Iend)

· Brother Thax: plasmagun (Ia)

· Brother Doskan: dead

· Brother Thorical: dead (IIIb)

Squad Graevus: Assault squad

· Sgt. Graevus: poweraxe, bolt pistol; mutated hand (right hand – grotesquely huge and taloned); later Captain (IV); later sergeant (V)

· Plasmapistols

· Brother Vargulis: dead (IIIc)

· Jumppacks (IV, V)

· Brother Skoyle: dead (Vb)

Squad Hastis: Assault squad

· Sgt. Hastis: dead (IIc)

· Brother Datestan

· Brother Dvoran

· Brother Falcar: dead (IIIb)

· Plasmapistols (1+)

· Later Tactical squad

Squad Hecular: Scout squad, Traitors (IV)

· Scout-Sgt. Hecular

(H) Squad Kallis: Former squad of Sarpedon

· Sgt. Kallis: dead

· Brother Sarpedon

· Brother Vixu: flamer

· Brother: plasmagun

Squad Karraidin: Veteran squad

· Brother: plasmagun

· Bolters

Squad Karvik: Assault squad

· Sgt. Karvik: powersword; dead (Ih)

· Brother Trass (Ig)

· Bolt pistols

· Squad: dead (IId)

Squad Kelvor: Tactical squad

· Sgt. Kelvor: Bolt pistol, wounded (IIIa)

· Brother Kirelkin: dead (IIIb)

(H) Squad Korvax: Tactical squad/ Command squad

· Captain Korvax

· Brother Solus: flamer; dead

· Squad Krydel: Tactical squad

· Sgt. Krydel: powersword

· Brother Callian

Squad Locano: Tactical squad

· Sgt. Locano

Squad Luko (I): Tactical squad

· Sgt. Luko: powerclaws, built-in-bolter in right powerclaw (IV: later Captain)

· Brother Zaen: flamer; dead (If)

· Brother Griv: missile launcher, bolter

· Brother Mallik

· Brother Sken

· Brother Keldyn

· One of duty: claws (mutation)

· One of duty: second head (mutation)

· Bolt pistols

· Brother Zalras (IV)

· Brother Vorn (V): Flamer; dead (Va)

· Brother: plasmagun (Vc)

(H) Squad Livris: Assault squad

· Sgt. Livris

Squad Praedon: Tactical squad

· Sgt. Praedon

Squad Phodel: Assault squad

· Sgt. Phodel: dead (Ic)

· Brother Nikros: dead (Ic)

· Squad dead (Ic)

Squad Salk: Tactical squad

· Sgt. Salk: bolter, chainsword, bolt pistol

· Brother Karrick: lost arm (IIf), heavy bolter, bionic (IV)

· Brother Krin: plasmagun

· Brother Dryan: dead (IIa)

· Brother Hortis: dead (IIa)

· Brother Aean: dead (IIa)

· Brother Nicias: missile launcher; dead (IIb)

· Brother Vaeryn: lost leg (IIe)

· Veteran-brother Karrick (III)

· Brother Treskaen (III): bolter

· Brother Skael (III)

· Brother Golus (III)

· Brother Thoss:  dead (Vbegin)

Squad Sevras:

· Sgt. Sevras:

· Squad: dead (IId)

Squad Shastarik:

· Sgt. Shastarik

Squad Tellos (I): Assault squad

· Sgt. Tellos:  (later mutant) snarl-nosed helmet, chainsword (Ia)

· Chainswords

· Meltabombs

· No jumppacks

Squad Tisiph: Devastator squad

· Sgt. Tisiph (V)

· Bolters

· Several heavy weapons (of which the Chapter had very few remaining)

(H) Squad Veiyal: Tactical squad

· Sgt. Veiyal

· Brother: missile launcher

Squad Volis: Tactical squad

· Sgt. Volis

Squad Vorts:

· Sgt. Vorts:

· Squad dead (If)

Techmarine Lygris:

· Bolter

· Bolt pistol

· Servo-arm

· Master of the forge

· Reconstruction of his entire face had left him with a mask of synthetic flesh (Vbegin)

· Dead (Vend)

Techmarine Solun:

· Servo-arm

· The mem-plates covering his armour glinting black

· Both legs gone (IIf)

· Dead (IIend)

Techmarine Varuk:

· Bolt pistol

· Servo-arm

Traitor Eumenes:

· Power armour

· Artificer-crafted Stormbolter: the barrels nestling between the wings of a gilded eagle

· Chainsword

· His armour was now ornate with Chalice symbols on his chestplate and shoulderpad  plated in gold

· Lord Mercaeno’s axe (Librarian Howling Griffons)