A member of the Black Templars, Chaplain Ephraim was remembered for his sheer tenacity in battle, no matter the odds. His loyalty was unwavering, and he never backed down from a challenge. Ephraim was killed in battle during a small campaign. He had been stranded on a planet for days, facing overwhelming Chaos forces, and his men's morale was low. Finally, his call got through to the Black Templar fleet, and he was able to establish an extraction point. The point was 400 meters from the edge of a dense forest in which Ephraim and his men had been trapped. The Chaplain and his men reached the edge of the forest just as the dropship was arriving. At the same time, however, a Chaos Defiler tore through the brush and cut them off. Ephraim focused the power of his Crozius on the beast, and, drawing it away, gave his men a safe passage. His men escaped, but Ephraim was impaled on the Defiler's claw. in his dying breath, Ephraim fired a massive cleansing blast from his Crozius, obliterating the Defiler's power source.