Argenteus Crassus

"I long for the field. I long for the slaughter. Yet this is a selfish want and does not befit one such as I. Too many threads has the Black Planet revealed to me, and we must traverse them with utmost cunning and perfection. The empire we erect must stand until the stars burn out, consumed by the Dark Gods’ eternal laughter."

- Crassus

The supreme overlord of the Shadow Reavers, Crassus has led his men for centuries. He was there when Master of Shadows Constantinus died to an Ork Stompa and was replaced by Germanicus, becoming First Shadow Captain in his stead. And when Germanicus met his noble end, the First Shadow Captain was chosen as his successor. He had led the Griffons from then on. He led them through the fires of the Abyss. And when they emerged from the Black Planet as the Shadow Reavers, his service to them continued.

Taciturn and solemn, he seldom appears among his men and leaves the warband’s day-to-day affairs to the care of the Shadow Lords, as most of his days are spent in contemplation and planning for the future of the Long War. But as time goes on Crassus grows ever more morose and withdrawn, cloistering himself for months on end in his own quarters. Here he plans and reflects. It is said quarelling voices are often heard from within, as Crassus consults the prescient daemonic seneschal Dructis, a gift from the Prince Sa’thiel. It is said Crassus uses the small daemon’s prophecies to fashion strategies spanning centuries, plans of intricate and minute detail, ambushes and wars far into the future. And when the word comes down from his cloister, the Reavers follow without question.

An imperious presence, Crassus bears the splendid Armour of Germanicus, brandishing a Sigil of Corruption, a baroque relic subsonic blaster, as well as Remembrance of Isstvan, a master-crafted Lightning Claw said to have seen that ancient war.