Andreas Carnhide was a veteran Imperial Guard commander with a prestigious and long military career that pre-dated the start of the Crusade in the Sabbat Worlds. After serving under the Warmaster Slaydo during the Khulan War (752-754.M41), Carnhide had ascended to become one of the Warmaster's chosen on his High Command at the beginning of hostilities in the Crusade. Prior to the Lyubov Campaign, Carnhide's service during the Crusade remained unglamorous, as circumstances often found him commanding deployment garrisons or forces in transit. After the death of Slaydo in 765.M41, like many of his contemporaries, Carnhide found himself fallen out of favour with the new Warmaster, Macaroth. With nothing to prove in terms of loyalty and ability, many veteran commanders such as Carnhide found th