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*'''546.M32:''' During the [[War of the Beast]], [[Chapter Master]] [[Maximus Thane]] of the [[Fists Exemplar]] declares a Feast of Blades on [[Inwit]] during the funeral of [[Koorland]], last of the Imperial Fists, while Thane himself serves as the champion for the Fists Exemplar. After defeating [[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeant]] [[Dathan Tychor]] of the [[Excoriators]], Thane is declared the winner of the Feast of Blades.{{fn|3}}
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*'''749.M41, The 812th Feast of Blades:''' All twelve member Chapters are in attendance. The [[Iron Knights]]' champion, [[Hervald Strom]], is victorious.{{fn|1}}.
 
*'''749.M41, The 812th Feast of Blades:''' All twelve member Chapters are in attendance. The [[Iron Knights]]' champion, [[Hervald Strom]], is victorious.{{fn|1}}.
  
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Revision as of 03:35, 29 December 2016

The Feast of Blades is a centennial honorific competition between Space Marine Chapters formed from the bloodline of the Primarch Rogal Dorn. Each member Chapter is invited to participate by sending a Champion to compete,[1] usually chosen from amongst their Company Champions,[3] presumably in tests of swordsmanship and other measures of combat prowess.[1] It is a great honour to be chosen to represent the Chapter, and those who are frequently find that their Chapter Master has an eye on them for promotion in the near future.[3] The Feast has been occurring for 8,140 years[1] and tradition mandates the Feast be held no more than every one hundred years; though the hosting Chapter may hold the feast sooner.[2c]

History

The first Feast of Blades was held by Rogal Dorn shortly after he broke up the Imperial Fists Legion in accordance with the Codex Astartes.[2a] The purpose was to ensure good relations and cult brotherhood between each of the Imperial Fists' successor chapters.[2b]

Participating Chapters

The Feast is attended by the progenitor chapters of the Imperial Fists.[2b] Chapters known to have attended include the Crimson Fists, Iron Knights, Black Templars, Fire Lords, Excoriators, Death Strike, Venom Thorns and the White Templars.

The Cage

The Feast of Blades is held in an arena that is an architectural interpretation of The Iron Cage. Not only does the layout change in between matches, but during them as well. Contestants are wearing only carapace armour in the colors of the Imperial Fists. Within the arena are two gladius' coated with a paralytic toxin designed by the Adeptus Mechanicus specifically for the event. Matches go on for as long as needed until one contestant is incapacitated.[2b]

Dornsblade

The victorious chapter of the Feast of Blades is awarded with the Sword of Sebastus or Dornsblade. They hold the honour of retaining the blade, and presenting at the next Feast of Blades which they will host, no more than one hundred years later.[2b]

Known Feast of Blades Competitions

  • 749.M41, The 812th Feast of Blades: All twelve member Chapters are in attendance. The Iron Knights' champion, Hervald Strom, is victorious.[1].
  • 849.M41, The 813th Feast of Blades: Despite having suffered grievous wounds during the Vinculus Crusade, Hervald Strom of the Iron Knights once more wins the competition. Never before has the same Chapter, much less the same champion, won two consecutive competitions.[1]
  • Unknown.M41, The 816th Feast of Blades[2c]: Defeating an Imperial Fist and Black Templar in a three-way duel, Zachariah Kersh becomes the first Excoriator to win the Feast of Blades.[2d]

Canon Conflict

The timeline of the various Feasts don't make mathematical sense. Occurring once every one hundred years, and the most recent known Feast being the 816th, this would mean the Feast of Blades have been occurring for 81,600 years, not 8,140 years.

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