Fabrice Diallo
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Senator of the Void Angels, later Speaker of the Angels Imperious and Warden of the Markian Pact |
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Fabrice Diallo (b. 808.M30) was a warrior and officer in the Void Angels Legion and later the founding Speaker (Chapter Master) of the Angels Imperious.
As an aspirant he was almost ejected from the recruitment process for fighting with other recruits and was only barely accepted for the inglorious Fifth. Diallo's aggressive streak never wore out, and it drove him through the difficult process of becoming one of the Astartes. By the time he had completed his training, Diallo was considered a highly promising Neophyte and some expressed their regret that he would go on to serve in such a lowly outfit. The young Marine couldn't care less for such opinions.
He relished the opportunity to help redeem the Fifth and flourished under Antoine Antonelle's leadership. Fabrice Diallo rose quickly to the command of newly-formed Second Squadron, leading his men in the campaigns of the Primarch Arelex Orannis. Orannis was a thoughtful strategist who was glad of Second Squadron's talents during the difficult battles in the Solar Segmentum. Many splendid victories were won through their combination, with the Battle of the Caspian Heights considered a particular high-point. During the nadir of the Fifth Legion's fortunes, Diallo's achievements were cited by Orannis as reason enough not to simply disband the Legion altogether.
If Fabrice Diallo had saved his Legion, the rediscovery of Gaspard Lumey marked a real turning point in their fortunes. The Primarch's presence alone brought prestige, but he was also an aggressive and brilliant commander. Lumey reviewed the combat records of Antonelle's cadre, but he promised the officers who passed into his command that it would be their successes in the new Legion, not the old, that would show their worth. Fabrice Diallo proved himself in the fighting of the Pacification of the Chwiorydd Hardd and the Al-Sherar Sector War and the Primarch put great trust in him as a result. Diallo spent decades at the head of Expeditionary Fleets during the Great Crusade. He was also called on to lead critical missions during Legion-scale operations, such as the ground assault on Karazak in the Core Worlds Campaign. As a decorated hero of the Legion, Diallo was appointed Lumey's second in command following the death of Antoine Antonelle at the Battle of Rai.
With the mortality of the Primarchs proven by the horrors of the Hektor Heresy, some believed that Diallo was the logical heir to the Fifth Legion. But this was not to be. The reforms of the Institutorum Astartes saw the Void Angels Legion broken up into thousand man Chapters. Gaspard Lumey resigned his command entirely, passing the command of the Void Angels Chapter to Mai Dac Kien. Diallo was charged with establishing his own legacy as the founding Speaker of the Angels Imperious.
His new command was based on Kouralia, a Water World in the Markian Pact. The close proximity of Ciban IV, the Void Angels' homeworld, allowed Diallo and Mai Dac Kien to often consult with one another on critical decisions. Their close relationship helped to maintain fraternal ties between the Fifth Legion's Successor Chapters.