Ethmiel Kolkas

Knight-Champion Ethmiel Kolkas was a member of the 3rd Hold of the Void Ravens Space Marine Chapter during the latter years of M38.

Background
Kolkas was a Void Raven serving in the Third Hold during the second half of M38. He quickly proved to be incredibly skilled with a blade and a shield, but was also a true genius when it came to strategy. Most of the other Void Ravens believed that his ascension within the Chapter would be extremely quick, despite his sole apparent flaw - his arrogance. Ethmiel Kolkas was indeed quite conscious of his many talents and displayed a behaviour which confined with outright rebellion when dealing with both his superiors and other figures of authority from the Imperium. However, while he was doing his best to claim the position as the next Marshal of his Hold, he was taken by the Touch of Istvaan.

What he lived through the memories of those dark days is known only to him and it is a secret he brought with him to his tomb. But what is known is that, having survived the Touch, he made a solemn vow to never lead any Battle-Brothers and asked for the rank of Knight-Champion. Because of his talents, his request was granted and he devoted himself to his new task, protecting the honour of the Third Hold during no less than 300 years before he was finally killed in action. But even then his enemies couldn't claim the life of his liege and in death he ensured the victory of the Void Ravens.