Still, these are only individual instances even if they might sound oddly similar to the small handful of Imperial Fists related stories published in past years. Oddly, similarly to the above story, both end with Shon’tu escaping after losing the majority of his forces and his vessel disappearing into an unstable Warp rift. Still, in its place this we do have many new events such as the Fall of Malodrax which features Lysander fighting against an Iron Warriors force led by Shon’tu on-board a Chaos corrupted vessel.
There’s no mention of the battle, and the closest event involving Lysander has him fighting elsewhere against a Tyranid Hive Fleet. The battle ends with the corrupted ships destroyed via being dragged into the Warp. A conflict that sees Lysander fighting against an Iron Warriors force aboard a Chaos corrupted vessel and introduced to us Shon’tu, the Warsmith who serves as a major villain in the codex. Still, the codex does cover many other battles in depth such as the events of the battle on the Endeavour of Will, another of Counter’s books. Both are set on the exact same date no less. What was the villain’s plan in one of the few Black Library novels to feature the Imperial Fists in a prominent role?Ĭuriously similar. Under Garadon’s direction, the newly-formed 3rd Company fight with a determination that belies their inexperience, and the accessways and halls are soon choked with the broken corpses of Daemons.” Emerging from a Warp rift that appears in the centre of Phalanx, the unholy allies aim to corrupt the mighty vessel to their purposes and use it to bombard the Emperor’s Palace. Warsmith Shon’tu and the Daemon Be’lakor, united in their desire to see Abaddon’s Black Crusade upstaged, launch an attack on Holy Terra itself. Still, much of the Imperial Fists’ lore is fleshed out with moments such as this:Īs matters transpire, the 3rd Company does not stand idle for long. Strangely the words “Black Templars” never turn up once, even when discussing the chapter’s successors. Ones that are unlike the “other forces of the Imperium (who) fight and die in order to preserve mankind’s holdings.” This is made clear with every major or detailed battle in the book has them on a crusade, and largely skipping over any of the siege conflicts they are supposedly most adept at. His presence in the book is evident with such decisions as impressing upon the reader that the Imperial Fists are a “zealous” chapter who “never gave up the Great Crusade” and who are permanently on crusades, scattered across the galaxy. Best known for the 5 th edition Codex: Space Marines he is one of the few writers to unite the majority of the fandom in a single opinion of any work. Handled by a team of writers, the book’s lore was headed by Matthew Ward.
#SENTINELS OF TERRA CAPTAIN SERIES#
From the on-going Warzone series to codex supplements, the latest of which was the Imperial Fists focused Sentinels of Terra.Ĭontaining more lore than basic rules, it was obviously directed to try and flesh out the first founding chapter and the events surrounding its major character Captain Lysander. With Games Workshop stepping up efforts to more heavily utilise the likes of Planetstrike, Cities of Death and Apocalypse, we have seen a spike in available rulebooks in recent years.