Legio Magna
| Colour Scheme | Legion Info | Symbol | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Name: | Legio Magna |  |
| Alternative name: | Flaming Skulls[4][6] | ||
| Affiliation: | |||
| Founded: | Unknown | ||
| Forge World: | Esteban VII[4][7] | ||
| Colours: | Orange/Black | ||
| Strength: | 155-190 Titans (Pre-Heresy)[10] | ||
The Legio Magna, also known as the Flaming Skulls[4][6], are a Titan Legion.[1][4] They are split into loyalist and traitor factions.[3][11]
Contents
History
Founded upon the world of Estaban VII, the Flaming Skulls initially were deployed to warfronts of the Great Crusade of little note due to their parent world's isolationism and political infighting. By the middle of the 2nd century of the Crusade, they had been deployed within 21 different Expeditionary Fleets in numbers ranging from two dozen to a single Titan assigned to garrison duty. Such widespread deployment brought increasingly greater losses amongst the Legio, soon outstripping Estaban VII's ability to replace them. However in time the Mechanicum instead converted Estaban VII to supplying the Imperial Army. The Mechanicum sent out dispatches for Magna to redeploy with these new Army allies, threatening to cut off their supplies should they refuse.[10]
Within the decade over half the Legio was redeployed, now taking part in more prestigious assignments such as acting in the service of both Horus and Lorgar. Where the Legio's Princeps once cared little for honor and plaudits, they now reveled in the praise they received. During this time, their tactics changed to one favoring spearhead assaults and the use of Fusion Weapons. In time, only the Legio Krytos was renowned to more ability to bring rebel civilizations to ruin. Following the elevation of Horus to Warmaster, a demi-legio of the Flaming Skulls was deployed on Mars itself. Due to their close ties with Horus, Lorgar, and the Fabricator-General of Mars it is of little surprise they followed them into treachery in the subsequent Horus Heresy. During the Schism of Mars the portion of the Legio stationed on Mars took part in the purging of loyalists, building a reputation as butchers and fiends.[10] Over the course of the Horus Heresy, most Traitor crews of the Legio Magna went insane.[5c]
After the Heresy, at least part of it remained a loyalist Legion as they were seen fighting for the Imperium in the Orask Wars.[3] It is not clear if the traitor elements survived to the 41st Millennium, as the Imperium has not encountered them in recent centuries.[11]
Known Engagements
Traitor faction
- 005.M31 — Schism of Mars. Traitor Elements were ferried to Mars by Kelbor-Hal in preparation for the purge of loyalists. Responsible for the indiscriminate destruction of thousands of years of accumulated knowledge.[7]
- 006-013.M31 — Battle of Beta-Garmon. Operated alongside House Atrax[12]
- 011.M31 — Battle of Tralsak[5a]
- ~013.M31 - Defence of Ryza[7]
- 013-014.M31 — Siege of Cthonia[13a]
- 014.M31 — Siege of Terra[8]
- M38 — Evacuation of Barac. Traitor Elements clash with the White Scars[9]
Loyalist faction
- 322.M39 — Angevin Crusade[Needs Citation]
- 977.M41 — Orask Wars[3]
- 998.M41 — Third War for Armageddon[1]
Assets
Titans
Warmaster Class
- Imperus Nox — Fought in the Siege of Cthonia.[13b]
Warlord Class
- Barren Ashes — Fought in the Defence of Ryza.[7a]
- Cordis Ignis — Fought in the Defence of Ryza.[7a]
- Crux Mortis — Fought in the Siege of Cthonia.[13]
- Damnation of Worlds — Fought during the Defence of Ryza.[7b]
- Ferro Rex — Fought in the Siege of Cthonia.[13d]
- Fist of Fire — Fought in the Defence of Ryza.[7a]
- Gharnak Omaphagia — Destroyed during the Siege of Terra by the forces of Legio Gryphonicus.[14]
- Invocatio Ignis — Fought in the Defence of Ryza.[7a]
- Khorness Gorewalker — Daemon Warlord, destroyed during the Siege of Terra by the forces of Legio Gryphonicus.[14]
- Meggido Anax — Fought in the Siege of Cthonia.[13c]
- Perdition's Emissary — Fought in the Defence of Ryza.[7a]
Reaver Class
- Hatred Unbound[7b]
- Blaze of Wrath — Fought in the Defence of Ryza.[7a]
Warhound Class
Other/Unknown Class
- Acherus[5b]
- Chorus Inferna[5b]
- Flagellus[5b]
- Perdition Eternal — "Fallen Titan".[5b]
- Rex Damnatus[5b]
Personnel
- Kibwe — Princeps Seniores of Rex Damnatus during the Horus Heresy.[5b]
Images
Legio Banner.[8]
See also
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook, pg. 193
- 2: Mechanicum (Novel) — 3.01
- 3: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition, pg. 22
- 4: Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, pg. 8
- 5: Adeptus Titanicus: The Horus Heresy Rulebook:
- 6: Warhammer Community: The Titan Legions of Ryza (posted 7/20/2020) (last accessed 7/20/2020)
- 7: Adeptus Titanicus: The Defence of Ryza
- 8: White Dwarf 108 (UK), pg. 76
- 9: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes, pg. 150
- 10: Adeptus Titanicus: Traitor Legios, pgs. 118-123
- 11: Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost and the Damned, pg. 138
- 12: Adeptus Titanicus: Titandeath, pg. 95
- 13: Campaigns of the Age of Darkness: The Siege of Cthonia pg. 33 — The True Sons Invasion Fleet
- 14: The End and the Death (Novel), 3:iv
