Karl Tolzen, Veteran Guardsman
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[b]Name:[/b] Karl Ockmann Tolzen

Character Description: 
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[*] Age: 33
[*] Height: 182 cm
[*] Weight 82 kg / 107 kg (Full gear)
[*] Athletic Build
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[b]Role:[/b] Private First Class and Shock Trooper of the 22nd Iothean Shock Regiment (Former)
[b]Specialties:[/b]  
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[*] Close Combat and Assault
[*] Marksmanship with his lasgun and sidearm
[*] Swordsmanship
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[b]Characteristics:[/b]
 
[i]Weapon Skill:[/i] 7
[i]Ballistic Skill:[/i] 6
[i]Strength:[/i] 6
[i]Toughness:[/i] 7
[i]Agility:[/i] 6
[i]Intelligence:[/i] 4
[i]Perception:[/i] 5
[i]Willpower:[/i] 6
[i]Fellowship:[/i] 3

[b]Equipment:[/b] –  
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[*] Iothea Pattern Lasgun 
[*] Iothea Pattern Laspistol
[*] Iothean Longsword
[*] 3 Krak Grenades
[*] 22nd Iothean Shock Regiment Armor and Helmet
[*] Guardsman Kit
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[b]Personality:[/b]
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[*] Faithful - Karl has always been raised to love the Emperor above all else. Always have faith that the Emperor will protect and give guidance kind of thing. He has slightly more faith in the Emperor than the average guardsman.
[*] Dependable - Karl can stand on his own, him being one of the very few surviving members of the 22nd is proof of that. When given a task, he will do his fullest to complete the task and provide results.
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[b]History:[/b]
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[*] Iothea was only a planet recently rediscovered and taken into the Imperium in the last 400 Terran years. The people who live in Iothea are simple folk, the farmers tend to their responsibilities dutifully in their farms as they believe it to be a great service to the Emperor and his Imperium. Life on the planet is hardly forgiving given the vicious fauna, feral orks tribes, and the odd cult appearing and throwing order into disarray. Thus enter the orders of knights, courageous groups of men and women ardent in defending the people of the Iothea. May the foes they face be a rampaging orks out for blood or cultists setting to corrupt and despoil, the knights will cut them down with righteous fury to restore order and peace on the planet. 

[*] Karl Ockmann Tolzen was born into the knight order of the Black Halberd. The Black Halberds specialize in breaking enemy forces and defenses and leading assaults. Though given the nature of the order, heavy casualties were a norm. Karl was only a young knight when he, along with five thousand of his fellows, were chosen by their knight commander to become part of the 22nd regiment going to be sent in service of the Emperor. To the knights, this was an opportunity of a lifetime to serve the Emperor to the fullest. It was an absolute culture shock to the feudal worlders when they saw things of metal fly in the sky like a bird and weapons that fired, not bullets, but light at foes over a hundred paces away with precision and enough power to tear off a limb easily. They truly felt blessed that the emperor would offer them these powerful tools to further serve him and devoted themselves to their training.

[*] The battle for Yairus Prime would be the downfall of the 22nd. The battle for the forge world raged between imperial forces and a sizable Ork WAAAGH led by Warboss Agbar Headstompa for roughly four Terran years. It took the sacrifice of 97% of the 22nd and countless other sacrifices for imperial forces to finally bring down the Warboss. It was a phyrric victory. The imperial forces had managed to secure the planet and kill Warboss Agbar Headstompa and stop the WAAAGH, but at a heavy cost of over 120,000 lives and two thousand of vehicles.

[*] In the reclamation of the hive world of Molov from chaos forces. Karl was assigned to a special regiment consisting of mostly Valhallan Ice Warriors and remnants of other decimated regiments. The initial assault was a failure, the mixed regiment fought an uphill battle to regain a foothold on the planet. After months of harsh fighting, they managed to reclaim the city and set it up as the base of operations for Imperial forces. Similarly to the outcome of Yairus Prime, chaos was purged from the planet but at a steep cost. Even with the support from the imperial navy and a few space marine chapters. Hundreds of armor regiments and nearly five hundred regiments were wiped out in the brutal five terran year long fight to reclaim the planet. Yet again, Karl was one of the very few survivors of the whole siege. His luck and skill would not be left unnoticed though, as a rogue trader house would soon offer him a position.
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