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==Thrudrak Alemetal, Master of the Runes==
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''"So far there have been no warp spawned nightmares that have breached my runes. And you will not be the first" Thrudrak Alemetal to an Unnamed Lord of Change''
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The leader of the runesmiths of the Srry'Tok brotherhood, one of the two brotherhoods who have joined the Tau Empire as full members. The Master of Runes is an important role in every Demiurg brotherhood, leading the runesmiths in their tasks of forging and repairing all the equipment and vehicles that the Demiurg use. Thrudrak came into his position very late in his lifetime and is not expected to last another fifty years, a short time in the reckoning of the Demiurg. However as a valued member of the brotherhood many go to him for advice including the Elders that make up the leadership of the Brotherhood. Not often seen without his trusty hammer even in the most mundane tasks, he will often smash the hammer into the nearest piece of fragile architecture to make a point or silence a room. 

Thrudrak holds the rank of 'O in the ranking of the Tau caste system for the Demiurg Caste and is often consulted on Ion technology by the Earth Caste although he does keep safe many of the secrets of the Technology as sole purview of the Demiurg such as the Ion Dampener and the secrets of the Runes.
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'''Points Cost''' - 175
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! WS
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! I
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! Unit Type
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| Thrudrak Alemetal
| 4
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| 3
| 4
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| 10
| 2+/4++
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| Thrudrak Alemetal
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'''Special Rules:'''
*Bitter Hatred
*Hardy Souls for Hardy Men
*League Affiliation (Demiurg)
*Independent Character
*Master of Calculations
*Battlesmith
'''Warlord Trait:''' Master Miner
<br>'''Wargear:'''
*Exo Armour
*Twin-linked Ion Rifle
*Servo-Arm
'''Tech Relics'''
*Hammer of Berim: ''Thrudrak's hammer has been passed down for generations for the leaders of the runepriests of the Srry'Tok brotherhood. The head of the hammer has many special archeotech devices that are ill understood by the Demiurg. The runes embedded in the hammer along with the technology make it a fierce foe against the shields of any race letting it bypass them with ease.'' The Hammer of Berim has the following profile:
:Range: -, Strength +2, AP: 3, Rules: Melee, Two-Handed, Concussive, Ignores Invulnerable Saves
*Gòstang Thoth: ''A specially crafted gorget with runes of protection glittering brightly on the metal. The gorget was made to help protect the master of runes in his duties on the field and in the forge of the Brotherhood shops.'' Gòstang Thoth grants Thrudrak the ability to re-roll failed invulnerable saves.
*The Keystone: ''A masterwork of Rune Smithing, this Adamantine and Iridium Rune is said to be the first rune ever made, every Rune Stone since being a pale imitation.'' The Keystone is a Rune Stone that also allows Thrudrak Alemetal to successfully Deny the Witch on a 5+, and adds 2 dice to the Deny The Witch pool during your opponents psychic phase instead of 1.