● Homeworld

○ Blackwater
○ Feral World
○ Main recruiting world of the Crimson Fists
○ Chosen by 3rd Company Captain Oenomaus Cortez

● Neophyte Service
○ Scourging of Charnac
■ Imperial campaign to cleanse the Exodite world Charnac of Eldar taint.
■ Elements of the Crimson Fist fought alongside the Catachan 14th and
97th
■ Grueling jungle fighting that lasted 6 years due to the intervention of
craftworld Saim-Hann.
■ Ended in Imperial Victory
■ Ganicus was raised to full initiate of 3rd Company following the campaign.
■ His experiences in the jungles of Charnac are the root of his Eldar hatred

● Notable Campaigns as a Full-Astartes

○ Battle of Hellabore: Imperial Victory over Craftworld Iyanden
○ Toran VI Massacres:The Crimson Fists defeated the warband of Chaos Lord
Sathash the Golden.
○ Declates Crusade: Purged the Declates System of greenskins alongside the
Black Templars.
○ Battle of Rynn's World: Imperial Victory at a devastating cost, More than three-
quarters of the Chapter was lost along with its reserves of gene-seed.
■ Ganicus is promoted to Brother-Sergeant following the battle.

● Reason for being seconded to Deathwatch

○ A Slaaneshi traitor guard cult; the Shrieking Chorus descends on the Imperial
World of Estaban Primaris to defile the Temple of the Emperor Triumphant and
steal {REDACTED}.
○ 3rd Company and 12 regiments of Imperial guard deployed to defend the world.
○ During the siege of the Temple of the Emperor Triumphant a Ynnari retinue led
by Farseer Lathriel appeared within the Temple.
○ Lathriel claimed she was here to secure the {REDACTED} on behalf of Lord
Guilliman as part of their alliance.
○ According to witness reports Sergeant Ganicus attacked the Yannari without
provocation.
○ Cpt. Cortez, several marines, and a dozen Sisters were slain in the ensuing
melee.
○ The Eldar were slaughtered to the last and Farseer Lathriel was slain by Ganicus
in single combat.
○ When word of the incident got to the Lord Commander he was furious.
○ Unable to punish Ganicus openly due to the Imperium’s official stance on Xenos
and the accomplishment of killing a Farseer in single combat, Ganicus was
“rewarded” with secondment to the Deathwatch.
○ Special orders were given to the watch commander that he be given only
“glorious” assignments. IE: dinners with sector governors and triumphs.

● Relationships
○ Ganicus’ Squad
○ Morraus-Sad Clown
○ Alrovez-The Sneaky Guy
○ Drakaus-Demolitions Expert
○ Sanchev-Friendly Sniper
○ They blame him for dishonoring them and shaming
the chapter before the Lord Commander

■ Captain Oenomaus Cortez

● His mentor - the warrior who was his brother, father,
teacher and master
● Recruited him into the chapter
● Always saw his potential
● Was there when he was elevated to a full brother.
● Was the one who promoted him to Sergeant after Rynn’s
World
● His death is Ganicus’ biggest regret.