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Lord Solomon Akurra, also known as the Ghost, is a supporting antagonist in the grimdark science fantasy franchise Warhammer 40,000.
Solomon Akurra was an ambitious Chaos Space Marine of the Alpha Legion known as "the Ghost" who sought to reunite the fragments of his Legion in order to wage war against the Imperium of Man. He eventually came to possess the Pale Spear, the weapon of Alpharius Omegon, and with it was able to unite huge swathes of the Alpha Legion into an army called the Ghost Legion under his command.
Roles[]
Akurra appears as the main antagonist of the 2022 short story The Brightest and Best, the titular main protagonist of the 2022 novel Renegades: Harrowmaster, and the main protagonist of the 2023 short story The Long Promise.
Synopsis[]
Deception on Antimos[]
| “ | Death worlds. Hive worlds. Feral worlds. These are the locations to which many of my... brethren... turn their attention when recruiting. They find great fighters there, it is true – deadly killers, who need little adjustment to adapt to the life of a Space Marine. However, my brothers and I make a distinction between a killer and a warrior. A warrior understands their place. They can see the larger picture. They are more flexible, more adaptable. Blinkered killers have their uses, but they are limited. We do not believe in limits. | „ |
| ~ The Ghost explaining why he chose the Aquilonis Porta Schola Progenium for his recruitment. |
At some point, Akurra's warband took part in traitor attacks on the Demeter Sector in the Ultima Segmentum. Hoping to replenish the ranks of his forces during the campaign, Akurra researched the Imperial military academies in the sector and decided to harvest recruits from the Aquilonis Porta Schola Progenium, an academy on the Imperial world of Antimos that had the best results in the sector. Opting for the path of least resistance, Akurra decided to pose himself and his men as loyalist Space Marines known as the "Silver Lions" to gain easy access to the facility.
Leading a force including Gadraen and Dyne, he travelled to the academy aboard a Thunderhawk Gunship. As the "captain" of the Silver Lions force, Akurra was quickly granted an audience with the commander of the facility: Commandant Emil Vissarius.
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Space Marine Physiology
- Accelerated Healing
- Corrosive Saliva
- Enhanced Respiration
- Enhanced Senses
- Heat Resistance
- Longevity
- Superhuman Durability
- Superhuman Strength
Equipment[]
- Bionic Arm
- Boltgun
- Pale Spear
- Power Armour: Akurra wore a suit of Mark VI Power Armour with a "Corvus" helmet.
