The Lost Captain

"Unto he who is lost to the madness, be placed in the sacred armour of Termination, where they shall suffer for their weakness of mind, yet find redemption in the death of his foes. Let he who is strongest of mind among them, lead them in battle, for only the lost may lead the lost, and with the grace of the Emperor, they shall find peace and solace, in the flames of War."

- Rite of the Lost Captain

The Lost Captain is an honourary title granted to the commander of the Death Company of the Wings of Salvaxes Space Marine Chapter. This position that perpetually rotates amongst the most lucid of those warriors of the Death Company afflicted by the Black Rage.

Background
Always nameless, always possessed of an intelligence that belies the savage nature of his post, as lord of the Death Company. The position of the Lost Captain is ever changing, and is not actually an equivalent captain rank at all, despite the name of the title. The title is bestowed upon whomever amongst the Death Company is the most lucid and tactically capable at the time, meaning that its occupants range from Chaplains all the way to scout initiates. They are placed within the relic Terminator armour of the Lost Captain, Defice Memoria, and sent to lead their lost brothers in battle, armed with the pair of wickedly hooked lightning claws, The Raptors Talons, to rip and tear their way to redemption in their chapter's eyes.