Uriel Ventris
Uriel Ventris is the Brother-Captain of the Ultramarines Fourth Company (the Defenders of Ultramar) and a descendant of Veteran-Sergeant Lucian Ventris of the First Company. He is the main character in Graham McNeill's Ultramarine novel series.
The History of Captain Ventris
- Early Life - Born on Calth on the year of 876.M41 to a family of underground farmers. He is recruited into the Ultramarines for training and vows to be the greatest warrior Macragge has ever seen.
- The Thracia Campaign - The Fourth Company, under command of Captain Idaeus, are tasked with destroying a bridge. Captain Idaeus sacrifices himself to complete the mission and Ventris is placed in command in his stead.
- The First Battle for Pavonis - Captain Ventris and the Fourth Company are tasked with quelling a local rebellion on the mining world of Pavonis. Things are complicated when it is realized that Pavonis is a Necron Tomb World. Captain Ventris confronts the Necrons, but his actions release a shard of the Nightbringer upon the galaxy.
- The Battle of Tarsis Ultra - The Fourth Company, along with Imperial Guard forces, elements of the Mortifactors Chapter, Inquisitor Kryptman, and a Deathwatch Kill-Team, defend the world of Tarsis Ultra against a tendril of Hive Fleet Leviathan. Captain Ventris and the Kill-Team capture a lictor for the inquisitor to experiment on and he is able to devise a toxin to use against the Norn-Queen. The leader of the Kill-Team, Captain Bannon of the Imperial Fists, was killed in action and Captain Ventris brings it upon himself to lead the Kill-Team. This decision is met by discontent from Uriel's battle-brothers, but he leads the Kill-Team anyway. The assault is successful, but Captain Ventris nearly loses his life. Victory is barely attained by Imperial forces and the death toll is heavy for everyone. When Captain Ventris returns to Macragge, he is immediately accused of heresy for breaking from the Codex Astartes.