The Salamanders found themselves at the front lines of the Unification Wars from the beginning, winning some stunning victories, including the infamous Assault on the Tempest Galleries. These were unique Legions created for specific purposes – for the Salamanders, this was rumoured to be hostile environment operations and savage asymmetrical warfare, but we will never know the truth. “… it was plain that to the XVIII to triumph against the odds was the only victory worth the name.”Ĭredit: XVIII at the time of their creation were, along with the VI and XX, set apart from the rest of the Legiones Astartes as part of the “ trefoil”. Bil’tan is as much of an aficionado of the Salamanders as I am, and his Praetor has taken many a Traitor head in battlefields across the galaxy. They also suffered the largest casualties of any Legion during the Heresy, with up to 98% of their fighting strength killed in the Drop Site Massacre.Īs in our run through the Night Lords, I am going to be joined by a guest writer for this Legion Overview “The Destroyer”, and a true “five star man”, Nomus Bil’tan ( on Instagram).
Famed for their skill at forgecraft, the Salamanders were also well known for caring about the citizenry of the Imperium. Today we look at the Salamanders, the XVIII Legiones Astartes, and the main Legion I collect.
Apologies for the delay, all – sadly the Nurglite plague running rampant throughout Terra has caused some unaccountable issues with my Astropathic comms to Fortress Goonhammer.
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