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Scout Captain Tel’Yan

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Honored Captain Tel'Yan has had a storied career in the Salamanders chapter.  As a raw recruit from Nocturne, his prowess with firearms was instantly noticeable.  Promoted to Sergeant prior to his 20th year, he had earned his way into the main battle companies by the time he was 30.  Initially assigned as a spotter to a Devastator squad in the 5th Company, his first engagement simply increased his legend.  Hefting the lascannon of his fallen battle-brother, Tel'Yan stopped an Eldar Falcon grav-tank with his very first shot in live combat as a fully-promoted Space Marine.

Working his way through the ranks, his rise was meteoric.  Promoted to sergeant and repeatedly assigned to Honor Guard duty, Tel'Yan earned a spot in the hallowed ranks of the 1st Company, serving as a member of the Sternguard.

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During a grueling engagement against Ork forces across Elkhorn Septimus, Tel'Yan's squad arrived via drop-pod.  Despite the advanced systems, the pod strayed horribly off course and crashed.  Of the five Sternguard aboard, only Tel'Yan survived.  Trapped behind enemy lines, he found a small contingent of Scout snipers who were similarly cut off and waiting for rescue.  Organizing them into a fighting force, he lead them on a three-day drive back toward the main Salamander force.  Approaching over a high ridge, the squad found elements of the 3rd company pinned down by enemy fire.  Taking position in thick cover, Tel'Yan had his squad pick targets carefully, and within minutes, the Ork lines were in complete disarray.  Not waiting to question their luck, the 3rd Company brothers rushed forth an annihilated the greenskins.

Upon reading the full report from the ranking Scout sergeant and the 3rd Company force commander, Chapter Master Tu'Shan himself promoted Tel'Yan to lead the 7th Company recruits.  His tenure has seen the 7th produce some of the finest marksmen the chapter has ever seen. Tel'Yan is noted for leading from the front, preferring to teach through demonstration