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nealhunt

Post subject: Titan Legion Details

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:39 pm

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First, the links.
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Armocast provides a list of sources on their site from when they had the GW license:
http://www.armorcast.com/warhammer40k/PaintingTips.html

Pics from Armorcast’s studio are here:
http://www.armorcast.com/warhammer40k/painting/

Their text list from their Inquisitor pub with the info presumably consolidated from the sources in the first link:
http://www.armorcast.com/inquisitor/archive/number14/

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Scott Shupe's Eye of Terror page (now static) also has a link for heresy era titan banners that could help with logos and color schemes. ?I believe these are from the old Battle Titans boxed set.
http://home.earthlink.net/~sshupe/EPIC/banners.html

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From Citadel Journals:
http://www2.vigyan.com/ilibrar....Legions

Burning Stars/Suns of Damnation (pre/post heresy names, Tzeentch, no color scheme stated, Princeps Skylok)
Silver Scythes/Festering Death (pre/post heresy, Nurgle, no colors, Princeps Bubonis)

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There is a knight house that fell to Slaanesh during the seige of Terra and which started the Slaanesh knight daemon engines, but there seems to be no additional detail. ?Sorry, no link.

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Also, feel free to post any links you guys think are relevant.

I'll post my list that consolidates all the sources I could find once I get it formatted for text.

I think we could also probably work on a list of home-grown titan legions once I get the official GW stuff up. ?I know I would be interested in what's out there.

CS: ?Would you be so kind as to pin this? It also occurs to me that this might be better placed in the Background section. I'll leave it to your capable moderator hands to decide whether to move it or not.

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nealhunt

Post subject: Titan Legion Details

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 10:22 pm

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Loyal Titan Legions
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Legion: Cockatrices
Emblem: Cockatrice on orange disc
Colors: Black, gold
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources: WD109

Legion: Deathbolts *
Emblem: Crossbow bolt on inverted gold triangle
Colors: Red, gold, blue/white check
Princeps: Grand Master Thordun Ranxey
Forge World: Esteban VII
Notes: “None Escape Vengeance”, Founded by Grand Master Maxen Vledig
Sources: ATII

Legion: Firebrands
Emblem:
Colors: Red, white carapace
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources: Battle Titans box

Legion: Imperial Eagles
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps: Grand Master Augrim
Forge World:
Notes: Emperor’s Enemies Beware
Sources:

Legion: Imperial Fists
Emblem: Steel gauntlet
Colors: Blue, red trim
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources: Battle Titans box

Legion: Imperial Hunters
Emblem:
Colors: Pale green, red trim
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources: Battle Titans box, Armorcast,

Legion: Legio Astorum (Warp Runners)
Emblem: Black disc with blue corona
Colors: Blue with Flames
Princeps:
Forge World: Lucius
Notes: Defenders of the Cadian Gate, Fought at battle of Tallarn
Sources: Codex Titanicus, 1st Edition, Imperial Armor, Eye of Terror

Legion: Legio Astraman (Morning Stars)
Emblem: Morning star on blue square
Colors: Green, yellow, white
Princeps:
Forge World: Graia
Notes:
Sources: Codex Titanicus, 1st Edition, Imperial Armor

Legion: Legio Canis
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps: Andy Chambers
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources: Armorcast Inquisitor #14

Legion: Legio Crucius (Warmongers)
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World: Ryza
Notes: Demi-Legio, Emperor Class Titan Praedo Deictus destroyed vs. Chaos on Kado
Sources: Armageddon3.com, Imperial Armor

Legion: Legio Destructor
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources:

Legion: (Steel Beasts)
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps: Grand Master Thaedius Wilson
Forge World: Accatran
Notes: “Big Death”, largest Titan Legion with over 100 Titans
Sources: Armageddon3.com, TL Codex Titanicus, 2nd Edition, Imperial Armor

Legion: Legio Gryphonicus (War Griffons)
Emblem:
Colors: Gray, yellow
Princeps:
Forge World: Gryphonne IV
Notes:
Sources: Codex Titanicus, 1st Edition, Imperial Armor

Legion: Legio Honorum (Deathbolts*)
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World: Stygies VIII
Notes: Replaced Vulcanum I, II
Sources: Imperial Armor

Legion: Legio Ignatium *
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources:

Legion: (Fire Wasps)
Emblem: Wasp on white triangle
Colors: Black, red, yellow
Princeps:
Forge World: Mars
Notes: Crusades. Emperor’s Guard, hates Legio Mortis
Sources: AT, First Edition

Legion: Legio Invigilata (Emperor’s Guard)
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World: Voss Prime
Notes:
Sources: Armageddon3.com, Imperial Armor

Legion: Legio Magna (Flaming Skulls)
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World: Esteban VII
Notes: Quatro Legio
Sources: Armageddon3.com, Imperial Armor

Legion: Legio Metalica *
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources:

Legion: (Iron Skulls)
Emblem: Grey “Imperial” skull w/ crosshairs
Colors: Red with yellow/black or white/black stripes
Princeps: Kurt Mannheim, killed on Armegeddon
Forge World: Metalicus
Notes: Demi-Legio, Heavy losses on Armageddon
Sources: TL Codex Titanicus, 2nd Edition

Legion: Legio Ordo Sinister
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps: Grand Master Ferromort
Forge World:
Notes: Divisio Mandati, 12 Emperor class Titans enforce Pax Imperium
Sources: TL, ATII

Legion: Legio Pallidus Mor (Pale Riders)
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World: Tolkhan
Notes:
Sources: Imperial Armor

Legion: Legio Praetor
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World: Triplex Phall
Notes: Fought vs. Hive Fleet Behemoth, stationed on Ultramarine homeworld, Macragge
Sources: Hive Fleet Behemoth(?)

Legion: Legio Tempestor (Storm Lords)
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World: Esteban III
Notes:
Sources: Armageddon3.com, Imperial Armor

Legion: Legio Thanataris
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes: Fought Tau
Sources:

Legion: Legio Ultima
Emblem: Fist with Bolt symbol
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources: Armorcast Inquisitor #14

Legion: Legio Victorum (Foe Slayers)
Emblem:
Colors: Blue, yellow trim
Princeps:
Forge World: Galatia*
Notes: First titan was Primus Malachi, Reaver class. Older titans have bronze trim.
Sources: TL Codex Titanicus, 2nd Edition; Armageddon3.com, Imperial Armor

Legion: Nova Guard
Emblem: Red sunburst
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources: WD109

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*: Deathbolts have been called Thunderbolts.
Legio Honorum’s nickname listed as Deathbolts in Imperial Armor, but the legions have differing details.
Legio Ignatium– alternate spelling in official materials.
Legio Metalica – alternate spelling in official materials.
Legio Victorum’s forge world was listed as Triplex Phall in Imperial Armor, but previous sources list it as Galatia along with considerable detail
Ordo Reductor is an Order of the Adeptus Mechanicus which maintains siege dreadnoughts. It has been labeled as Demi-Legio, but I believe that’s an error

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nealhunt

Post subject: Titan Legion Details

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 10:28 pm

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Traitor Titan Legions (considerably less information is available)
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Legion: Death Stalkers
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources: EOT Codex

Legion: Festering Death
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes: Nurgle, Silver Scythes Legion before Heresy, Princeps Bubonis (character)
Sources: CJ9

Legion: Fire Masters
Emblem: Flames in Hexagon
Colors: Orange, Yellow, Grey
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources: AT, Battle Titans box

Legion: Flaming Skulls
Emblem: Flaming horned skull
Colors: Red to yellow blend, yellow carapace with black/red tiger stripes
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes: Khorne
Sources: Codex Titanicus, 1st Edition

Legion: Iron skulls
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes: Battle of Inlex Salient
Sources: EOT Codex

Legion: Legio Mortis (Death’s Heads)
Emblem: Horned skull
Colors: Black, red and white trim
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes: Breached Emperor’s palace during Horus Heresy, now in Eye of Terror, also fought on Paramar and Tallarn, scoured Istvaan III
Sources: AT, 1st Edition, TL Codex Titanicus, 2nd Edition

Legion: Legio Vulcanum I
Emblem:
Colors: Yellow, dark green, black
Princeps:
Forge World: Stygies VIII
Notes: Beaten by Eldar into Eye of Terror
Sources: AT, TL Codex Titanicus, 2nd Edition

Legion: Legio Vulcanum II
Emblem:
Colors: Yellow, dark green, black
Princeps:
Forge World: Stygies VIII
Notes: Beaten by Eldar into Eye of Terror
Sources: AT, TL Codex Titanicus, 2nd Edition

Legion: Legio Vulturum
Emblem:
Colors: Silver, white, black
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources: AT

Legion: Storm Lords
Emblem:
Colors: Blue, grey, black/white check trim
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources: Codex Titanicus, 1st Edition

Legion: Suns of Damnation
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes: Tzeentch, Burning Stars Legion before Heresy, Princeps Skylok (character)
Sources: CJ10

Legion: Tiger Eyes
Emblem: Cat’s eye
Colors: Yellow, white, green
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes:
Sources: AT, Battle Titans box

Legion: Warped Dogs
Emblem:
Colors:
Princeps:
Forge World:
Notes: Legion vaporized when transport ship crash during siege of Terra
Sources: Horus Heresy board game

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Note that some of the Traitor Titan Legions share nicknames with the current loyalist Orders. Possible explanations for this include: legions which split during the Heresy, the new Imperial Orders are very tradition oriented and revived the names so as to be the “true” legion, traitor legions are known to have changed their names and may have duplicated loyalist names.

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Shadow Hunter

Post subject: Titan Legion Details

Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:38 am

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Wow, lots of info. I'll have a closer look. Thanks.

*Pins up*

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bookworm

Post subject: Titan Legion Details

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 10:42 pm

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I have some additional info on one of the loyal legions from the list. (With a slight change in the name also)

Legion: Legio Pallidus Mors (Pale Death)
Emblem: A white skull under a red crescent moon. Both on purple background
Colors: Purple, red & white
Princeps: Grand Master Maximilian Ardashir, commanding from the Emperor Class Titan Praes Vindicta
Forge World: Tolkhan
Notes: Currently locked in battle with the Eldar Craftworld Riellen, for control of the Tolkhan Sub-Sector

Most of this fluff is in the old Epic magazine Firepower issue 3.

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Chris

Post subject: Titan Legion Details

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 11:07 pm

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Quote (bookworm @ 02 2003 Dec.,21:42)

Most of this fluff is in the old Epic magazine Firepower issue 3.

At least you are living upto your name with this quote!

Also welcome to the boards! Do you play epic or BFG or anything else?

Lastly, I never read Firepower 3, does it say anything else about this legion?

Cheers

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primarch

Post subject: Titan Legion Details

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 11:31 pm

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Hi!

Welcome to the boards bookworm!

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bookworm

Post subject: Titan Legion Details

Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 12:11 am

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Hi everyone and thanks for the welcome.

I play mostly Epic, BFG and BB, with respectively IG, Imperial Navy and Humans. (I guess the fate of humanity weighs heavily on me).

I wrote the article, in which the fluff about the Tolkhan Forge World appeared, so it wasn?t actually so hard to remember.
If you?re interested I could try and find out if the file is still somewhere on my harddisk and send it to you. The article itself was about a historical refight.

Cheers

I should probably also point out that english is not my native language, so bear with me. :blush:

I?m from Denmark by the way.

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stormseer

Post subject: Titan Legion Details

Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:51 pm

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Hi bookworm, enjoy the boards!

-Your english is fine btw.. better than that of native speakers on some forums! :;):

We are a real eclectic bunch here with members from all over the world so you'll definatly fit in well!

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Legion 4

Post subject: Titan Legion Details

Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 4:06 pm

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Bookworm from Denmark ... our cult continues to grow ! Welcome to the Show ! :;):

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primarch

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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 11:36 pm

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Hi!

There are a lot of epic players in Denmark it seems, Ivan, who goes by the name "weasel" also hails from there.

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Mojarn Piett

Post subject: Titan Legion Details

Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 8:17 am

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Hmm, let's see: Epic Firepower #3 p. 68:
-Located in Segmentum Obscurus.
-Arrived to Khaldun sector in the first exodus and allied with the humans there.
-Annihilated with local knights two Exodite worlds when mistaking Dark Eldar attack an attack by the Exodites prompting the arrival of Riellen Craftworld 120 years later.
-At present engaged in battle to liberate Khaldun sector. Notable other forces: Harbringers chapter of Adeptus Astartes.

I am too lazy to type it all, so the above will have to do unless someone is more motivated than I. :;):

Oh, and there's a nice pic of Mr. Bookworm in p.67.

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nealhunt

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Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 4:57 pm

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Thanks so much for the info. I will add it to my personal files also.

And welcome aboard!

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bookworm

Post subject: Titan Legion Details

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:14 am

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There are probably quite a few people out there who don?t have the old magazine, so here is the fluff bit from the article. The rest of the stuff was basically a scenario based on rules from the old Epic system (which sucks compared to the new in my humble opinion).
Hope you enjoy.

LOCATION

SEGMENTUM OBSCURUS
QUADRANT 7FG38WL8928
HEFELL REGION
Ref: 51-L46/15/9/349

KHALDUN SECTOR
SUB-SECTOR 45/388-5/KS/N `TOLKHAN?
DICIO ADEPTUS MECHANICUS
SYSTEM DATA: 15 Primary Systems, 12 Inhabited
PRINCIPLE SYSTEM: TOLKHAN
O-class Forge World
Terran Registry: Stellar Chart P-22-94844T-89-14A
Seat of Sectorial Government
Home to Legio Pallidus Mors (Pale Death)
Population: 8 Billions
Skitarii: 95 regiments

Tolkhan is a night world that orbits a small orange dwarf star and has a single moon called Rubicante. The inhabitants of Tolkhan appear very pallid because of the reduced illumination of their weak sun, which is the reason the Titan Legion took the name Pale Death.

HISTORY

When settlers from Mars arrived in the Khaldun Sector some 800 years into the first exodus, they found a region torn by war. A few systems were controlled by humans that had obtained the knowledge of space flight, but not warp travel. Two systems were Eldar Exodite worlds and some systems were orkoid domains. The Titan Legion quickly allied itself with the human worlds, brought their internal strife to an end and settled on one of their planets, Tolkhan. In the following decades the Orks were hunted down and destroyed and a peace treaty was signed with the Eldar, acknowledging the borders of their worlds, Avalath and Kathlan. For many centuries this peace was preserved although it was unstable at best. The Tech-Priests of the Cult Mechanicus suspected the Eldar to harbour technological secrets such as the much coveted STC on their planets and the feudal masters of Tolkhan`s surrounding Knight Worlds had not forgotten their many wars against the arrogant aliens.
Then one fateful day some 120 years ago, disaster struck. From out of nowhere Dark Eldar Pirates attacked the Mining world of Zembrie, slaughtering thousands of defenceless workers, enslaving even more and destroying what they couldn`t take with them. Before Imperial Forces could retaliate, the Dark Eldar had left, leaving behind them, a wasteland filled with piles of lacerated bodies and smouldering ruins. When the news spread to the rest of the sector, there was a public outcry, demanding instant retribution against what was wrongly regarded as a treacherous act of war from the Eldar. The Imperial response was swift and brutal, the lush world of Kathlan was virus-bombed and left a barren rock in space. On Avalath every male, female and child were butchered and dumped in city-sized massgraves. The Techno-magi now had access to immense amounts of Eldar technology and archives filled with knowledge, whose secrets it would take years to uncover and catalogue. They ordered it all to be collected, dismantled and shipped to Ilnor where the Adeptus Mechanicus Research Stations were located. The Tech-Priests even suspected that somewhere amongst this enormous amount of material, they might find and unlock the doors to the Eldar Webway and the legendary Black Library. What they didn`t know was that, prior to the invasion, a message had been send deep into space. A message destined for the Riellen Craftworld that had originally settled the two Exodite worlds.
120 years later the response to the message arrived. The Eldar of Riellen attacked the Tolkhan Sub-Sector without warning and with a series of swift and ferocious strikes, they managed to conquer some 80% of the systems in the short span of only 6 months. It was only on Tolkhan itself and Celetin that the Imperial forces managed to hold on and repel the invaders. Although the systems were well-defended they were no match against the onslaught of a whole craftworld. While the attack could be seen as simple revenge for the wanton destruction of Avalath and Kathlan, the real reason was in fact to either recapture or destroy the stolen Eldar technology in order to prevent their secrets falling into the hands of the mon-keigh. The first system that fell to the Eldars were the Explorator Base of Ilnor, much to the consternation of the Tech-Priests.

PRESENT DAY

8 years have passed since the Eldar arrived and the Tolkhan Sub-Sector is now locked in a perpetual war. Imperial reinforcements have poured in from the rest of the Khaldun Sector, among them several companies of the Harbingers Space Marine Chapter and Tolkhan has begun the construction of several new Titan Battle Groups. The Eldar is concentrating on defend and hit-and-run tactics in order to buy time for their activities on Ilnor, which is still years from completion. So far the Imperium has managed to liberate 4 systems and has recently invaded the Eryx system. There have been a few attempts to liberate Ilnor, at the request of the Tech-Priests but they have all been repelled with heavy losses, as large Eldar forces are situated here.

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primarch

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Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 3:56 am

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Hi!

Interesting stuff! Where did you get it from?

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