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Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom (Warhammer 40,000)

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Soon the Tyrant's Legion proved their worth as they repulsed numerous corsair raids, freeing the Astral Claws from their defensive stance. The Chapter was able to conduct a series of lightning raids into outlying areas to harass and destroy Heretic and xenos-controlled areas. With the increase of Huron's tally of victories, and the curtailing of corsair activity and the increase of production never before reached, the fame of the Astral Claws "Tyrant" grew beyond the Maelstrom Zone. Entered into the official record would be sanitised and altered versions of the events of the Badab War for the protection of the Emperor's honour and the moral safety of Imperial citizens.

Soon the Tyrant's Legion proved their worth as they repulsed numerous corsair raids, freeing the Astral Claws from their defensive stance. The Chapter was able to conduct a series of lightning raids into outlying areas to harass and destroy Heretic and xenos-controlled areas. With the increase of Huron's tally of victories, and the curtailing of corsair activity and the increase in Maelstrom Zone production never before reached, the fame of the Astral Claws' "tyrant" grew beyond the Maelstrom Zone. Soon crisis followed crisis, and in the dying years of the 800s.M41, Lufgt Huron saw the Maelstrom Zone slipping from his grasp and all the victories the Maelstrom Warders had gained began to crumble, and so in an attempt to tighten his grip, he remained unaware that elsewhere events were moving against him. It would not be long before the brooding Tyrant of Badab would spark into violence, and the Imperium would once again shed the blood of its own. By the twelfth solar day Huron could stand and don his Terminator Armour once more. His fanatical followers hailed his recovery as a miracle, but if it was any kind of miracle, it was a dark one. Though my guards may sleep and my ships may lay at anchor, our foes know full well that the big guns never tire." Beyond the difficulties posed to the Imperium by the ongoing Badab War, the safety of the Ultima Segmentum was also threatened at this time by massive Ork incursions after multiple WAAAGH!s erupted across the Eastern Fringe of the galaxy. With the Secessionists having been judged sufficiently contained after the victory at Sagan III, the Loyalists redeployed the Chapters that had suffered battlefield attrition to some degree to deal with the Greenskin threat.The Secessionists chose to mount a defence at any cost rather than giving up the strategically vital Sagan System. The fighting proved to be bloody and costly in the extreme. In a desperate attempt to either drive the Loyalists from the surface of Sagan III or render the planet unusable to them, the Astral Claws resorted to the use of viral weapons that slew tens of thousands of the world's population. This use of weapons of mass destruction ultimately destroyed a sizable component of the Secessionists' own battle line. Huron excelled as a warrior and a leader, and was soon named the captain of the 3rd Battle Company. In this role he displayed his true strategic prowess and unleashed innovative tactics that saw his battle-brothers defeat enemy forces several times their size and power. Refusing to bend their knee to the Tyrant of Badab, this fiercely independent world had held out against the Secessionist fleet, but Surngraad had partly succumbed due to treachery from within, and Huron's forces now controlled the northern citadels. Remaining too deep within enemy territory to mount an effective relief operation, the prospects for the ancient Fortress World falling to Secessionist control proved to be a grim prospect for the Loyalists for a future siege. This difficulty was further complicated by a conflict of interest due to the ancient ties of loyalty and blood the Marines Errant had forged with the Lamenters Chapter, which they had fought beside as recently as the Corinth Crusade, but now faced as enemies. This led to incidents where the Marines Errant failed to try to do more than drive off the Lamenters' forces during raids, and in which both parties gave quarter to the other, raising the mutual ire of their respective allies. Despite the grievous losses dealt to them, the remainder of the Howling Griffons taskforce continued to doggedly fight on, refusing to shirk away from their responsibilities to the Loyalist cause until formally relieved from the war in 909.M41.

To answer the continuing threats to the control of his domain, Lufgt Huron issued the infamous "Articles of Just Secession," which were also signed and ratified by the masters of the Lamenters and Mantis Warriors Chapters. These documents were designed to formally sever the Maelstrom Zone's direct tithes to its neighbouring sectors. In support of their cause, the document cited both the Imperial edict that founded the Maelstrom Warders and the ancient rights and titles of the Adeptus Astartes' prerogative in their defence, precedents that both weighed heavily in their favour. Lufgt Huron and his fellows hid them within the Astral Claws' own ranks. He then further compounded this sin by seeking to expand his own forces far past the levels mandated by the Codex Astartes. For at least a hundred standard years before the outbreak of the conflict, the Astral Claws secretly attempted to transform their Chapter slowly into a force equal to a Space Marine Legion of old. Heavy Flamer - Before he possessed the Tyrant's Claw and its built-in heavy flamer in the palm, Lufgt Huron often made use of a heavy flamer as a secondary weapon. The heavy flamer is commonly employed as a squad support weapon by Terminator units deployed into closely confined battle zones. The use of such a weapon by a Space Marine commander was an unorthodox choice, but one that clearly reflected Huron's preference for participating at the forefront of battle and heavy assaults. The heavy flamer's specific pattern remains unknown, and it was likely a direct creation of Armenneus Valthex in his capacity as the Tyrant of Badab's personal armourer and weaponsmith. Variel — Apothecary Secundus known as 'The Flayer', betrayed the Red Corsairs and joined Talos and his Night Lords. [8b]With five different Chapters of Space Marines now embroiled in open warfare, with a sixth en route, along with various naval detachments, local defence armies and the sectarian forces of various adepta now involved in what was rapidly accelerating to become the greatest conflict of its kind since the infamous Fourth Quadrant Rebellion, the Imperium's high authorities finally acted.

Most of the Imperial records pertaining to the Astral Claws have been suppressed or purged following the Edict of Obliteration that was issued by the Inquisition following the conclusion of the Badab War. But there is evidence that Lufgt Huron first came to prominence within his Chapter as a Scout Novitiate during the later stages of the Ribos Crusade. In what is widely regarded as a strategically wasteful and vainglorious assault, the bitter Lazaerek used his surviving Chapter fleet led by the Raptorus Rex to conduct a retaliatory orbital assault on the frontier planet of Sacristan, a sovereign world on the edge of the Endymion Cluster. Culln's ascension had been contested primarily by the Fire Hawks Chapter Master, Stibor Lazaerek, who demanded that he instead should be granted overall command of the Loyalist forces in the conflict as magister militum due to his seniority and long, honourable service to the Imperium.The powerful fleet-based Chapter of dark renown, the Minotaurs, arrived in full strength in the Maelstrom Zone in mid-907.M41. They announced their presence in the war by launching a full Chapter-scale assault on the Secessionist-controlled mining facilities on Kyro, wiping out the 46,000 strong Tyrant's Legion garrison and rendering the mine-works unusable. Thanks Lukas! The Red Corsairs are just one of the Legions getting rules of their own in Codex: Chaos Space Marines , so stay tuned for more information coming soon. In the meantime, embark on your own tactical skirmish operations with the Kill Team Starter Set – the perfect place to start building your own group of highly trained operatives. The greatest operation during these times occurred during the Scourge Campaign from 640.M41-651.M41, in which the Astral Claws and their allies conducted a series of major combat operations, striking deep into the heart of the Maelstrom in an attempt to take the battle to the foe. Initially the Space Marines were successful, until the abrupt withdrawal of the Charnel Guard Chapter. The Adeptus Terra severed the Chapter's ties to the Maelstrom Warders, dispatching them to the Thanatos Crusade into the Veiled Region. Further covert investigation uncovered that the Astral Claws Apothecaries had also been conducting heretical experiments in rapid gene-seed zygote cultivation and while largely unsuccessful, thanks to the use of its un-tithed gene-seed, the Astral Claws Chapter stood at around an estimated 3,500 battle-brothers strong.

From one crisis of leadership to another – the World Eaters are left without a hand on the tiller when Angron disappears at the climax of the Horus Heresy. With no leader strong enough to unite them, the remnants of the Legion turn on each other as the Butcher’s Nails spur them to ever-greater heights of barbarism. The scales began to tip in the Loyalists' favour as further reinforcements arrived almost solar month by solar month, with missives from the Adeptus Terra informing them that other Space Marine Chapters were en route. Lord High Commander Culln knew that he must press his advantage soon or risk the war devolving into a slow battle of attrition that would bleed his forces dry. The first move forwards would be the relief of the Fortress World of Surngraad that stubbornly held out against the Secessionist aggression by their heroic self-sacrifice and single bloody-minded faith in the God-Emperor. Helbrute • Ferrum Infernus Dreadnought • Chaos Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought • Sonic Dreadnought • Berserker Dreadnought • Leviathan Dreadnought Sevrin Loth had saved the honour of his Chapter against all odds and in doing so wrote an enduring legend for himself despite the bitter blow the Red Scorpions had suffered. During the resultant chaos, the Tyrant of Badab had somehow made his escape early on, and what hand he had in the deaths of Lord Commander Ortys or even Chapter Master Sartaq cannot be confirmed. Situated along the Eastern Fringe in the Segmentum Ultima, the region of the galaxy now known as the Maelstrom Zone was first explored during the Great Crusade of the 31st Millennium. Second in size and extent only to the Eye of Terror, the Maelstrom is a vast Warp rift that scars both the physical universe and the fabric of the Immaterium beyond.The Loyalists intervened in matters unfolding on the world of Angstrom in 908.M41, in what would become one of the most remarkable operations of the Badab War. The sovereign and autonomous Adeptus Mechanicus domain of Angstrom in the eastern Maelstrom Zone had remained neutral throughout the conflict, rejecting diplomatic missions and threats from both sides to join them in their cause. The world's magi felt that there was no cause for them to interfere in what they perceived as an "internal dispute" between rival Imperial factions. Master Sartaq of the Mantis Warriors was also present with Huron's party, who swiftly accused the Fire Hawks Chapter of perpetrating wanton crimes of genocide. For his part, Lord High Commander Verant Ortys stood firm, reiterating the Legatine write of authority and the unassailable right of summons. Soon an adjournment was called for, as the talks became heated, and both parties withdrew to separate compartments on the void station to confer with their fellows. Matters of record regarding the following incident becomes muddled and contradictory.

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