Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Hall of Honour - Iron Knights

Design Studio - Codex: Space Marines (5th Ed) by Matthew Ward

  • Hervald Strom, Champion
  • Brycantia, Home World

Reference: The Iron Knights are crusaders in the proud tradition of Rogal Dorn.

Reference: The 812th Feast of Blades, 749.M41 - The Iron Knights' champion Hervald Strom wins the competition.

Reference: The 813th Feast of Blades, 849.M41 - Despite suffering heavy wounds in the Vinculus Crusade, Hervald Strom emerges triumphant once more. Never before has one Chapter, let alone one champion, prevailed in two successive assemblages.

Black LibraryPhalanx by Ben Counter

  • N'Kalo, Assault Captain
  • Salik, Sergeant, Tactical Squad
  • K'Jinn, Sergeant, Tactical Squad
  • Tchwayo, Sergeant, Tactical Squad
  • Borasi, Sergeant, Devestator Squad
  • Judgement Upon Garadan, Strike Cruiser
  • Seheris, Home World

Reference: Iron Knights have the right to wield the sword normally used by the Imperial Fists chosen to be the Emperor's Champion while on campaign.

Black LibraryTower of Blood by Tony Ballantyne

  • Goedendag Morningstar, Commander
  • Ortrud, Brother
  • Fastlinger, Brother
  • Telramund, Brother
  • Franosch, Brother, Psyker
  • Gottfried, Brother
  • Hellstedt, Brother

Battle Cry: Strike, death, as silent as the swan.

Reference: The Iron Knights are siege specialists

Reference: The Iron Brethren are traitors from the Iron Knights. Few outside the order know the reason of the Iron Knights' penitence.

Black LibraryLiberator by Jonathan Green

  • Fauchard, Sergeant
  • Adnot, Brother
  • Nihel, Brother
  • Urs, Brother

Battle Cry: Vigilance! Valour! Vengeance!

Black Library - Legion of the Damned by Rob Sanders

  • Knud Haegstad, Brother
  • Hervald Strom, Brother

Index Astartes - The Eye of the Storm by Andy Hoare

Reference: The Iron Knights took part in the defence of Cadia, being one of the first chapters in the region to respond. Their first company became mired in the defence of Amistel Majoris, bolstering the flagging defences of the Howling Griffons as they fought a gruelling trench warfare against Plague Marines of the Death Guard Traitor Legion.

White Dwarf 312 - Search & Destroy

Reference: The Iron Knights are a non-Codex Chapter with metal armour, black helmet and shoulder guards with unit markings painted in silver on both shoulder guards - the Chapter symbol appears on a tilting plate.

Note: The Iron Knights Chapter is one of Neil Hodgson's own devising. His artwork was the basis for the Chapter.

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