Arenos
Karlaen, known as the "Shield of Baal," is the current First Captain
of the "Archangels," the Blood Angels Space Marine Chapter's 1st
Company, and many consider him the greatest battle leader among the angelic
host save for Lord Commander Dante. Karlaen is a wily Blood Angels Veteran with
over four centuries of service to the Chapter. In his long service Karlaen has
accrued victories over almost every enemy of mankind and, as Hive Fleet
Leviathan looms large in the Cryptus System, Dante has turned to his strong
right hand again. Karlaen has fought the Tyranid menace many times before and
owns several of the Blood Angels' greatest victories against the Great
Devourer. Whether wielding his relic Thunder Hammer, the Hammer of Baal,
face-to-face against the foe aboard a Space Hulk, a beleaguered world or
directing the wrath of the fleet in a decisive battle, Karlaen's tactical skill
and controlled rage have proven a match for the Hive Mind over and over again.