Legio Audax
- "Ember Wolves" redirects here. For the short story by Rob Sanders, see The Ember Wolves (Short Story).
The Legio Audax (also known as the Ember Wolves) were a Traitor Titan Legion that sided with Horus during the Battle of Isstvan III.[1a] It was known for its close connection with the World Eaters, having served with them in the Great Crusade as part of the 13th Expeditionary Fleet. The legion consisted of at least 90 Warhound Scout Titans.[1b]
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Name: | Legio Audax | |||||||
Alternative names: | Ember Wolves | |||||||
Affiliation: | Chaos | |||||||
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Colours: | Red and black | |||||||
Strength: | 90 Warhound Scout Titans (M31)[1b] | |||||||
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History
The Legio Audax was a small force comprising only Scout-class Titans that gained a savage and dangerous reputation much like their World Eater allies. This savagery soon evolved into loyalty to Angron over the distant Collegia Titanica. The Audax specialized in using small swift packs of up to five Warhounds to surround larger Titans, bringing them down with Ursus Claws.[1b] The Ursus Claws were always on the Titan's right weapon arm, whilst the Titans within each battle-pack mounted a variety of different primary weapons on their left arms for tactical variety.[4]
Later in the Heresy, Chaos-corrupted Titans of the Legio Audax appeared fighting alongside Daemons during the War Within the Webway.[3]
Notable Engagments
- M30 Vorda Corona - Battle-Pack Karnassia fight alongside the Warmonger Titan Tantorus Magnificat of the Legio Castigatra.[4]
- 005.M31 Battle of Isstvan III
- ~007.M31 Battle of Armatura
- ~008.M31 Battle of Nuceria
- 010.M31 War Within the Webway[3]
- Belisarr Alpha - Battle-Pack Karnassia fight against the Tantorus Magnificat.[4]
- Phendrick's World - Battle-Pack Karnassia fight against the Tantorus Magnificat.[4]
- Absolom - Battle-Pack Karnassia bring down the Tantorus Magnificat, but are wiped out between infighting and the crew of the Magnificat overloading the reactor.[4]
Notable Personnel
- Venric Solostine - Princeps Ultima of Syrgalah at the start of the Shadow Crusade.[2a]
- Audun Lyrac - Princeps Ultima of Syrgalah after the Battle of Armatura[2d]
- Balthus Voltemand - Princeps Primus of Canis Ulteriax, Battle-Pack Karnassia, killed by the Tantorus Magnificat's reactor blast.[4]
- Tunstall Haulk - Princeps of Rapacia Rex, Battle-Pack Karnassia, killed by the Vulpium Rex after supporting Thrax's attempted coup.[4]
- Phetalag - Princeps of Pugnax Principio, Battle-Pack Karnassia, killed by the Tantorus Magnificat.[4]
- Grental Thrax - Princeps of Rubella Mortem, Battle-Pack Karnassia, killed attempting to usurp Princeps Primus Voltemand.[4]
Notable Titans
The Legio Audax was composed exclusively of Warhound Scout Titans.[4]
- Syrgalah - Command Titan known as the Ember Queen. Took part in the Shadow Crusade[2]
- Canis Ulteriax - Command Titan of Battle-Pack Karnassia, destroyed in the Tantorus Magnificat's reactor blast.[4]
- Darahma[2b]
- Kalla[2b]
- Lupa Laudator - Battle-Pack Karnassia, destroyed by the Tantorus Magnificat.[4]
- Maakri[2b]
- Pugnax Principio - Battle-Pack Karnassia, destroyed by the Tantorus Magnificat.[4]
- Rapacia Rex - Battle-Pack Karnassia, destroyed by the Vulpium Rex.[4]
- Rubella Mortem - the Red Death, had the most god-kills of Battle-Pack Karnassia, destroyed by the Canis Ulteriax.[4]
- Seddah[2c]
- Vulpium Nox - Battle-Pack Karnassia, destroyed by the Rubella Mortem.[4]
Sources
- 1: The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal
- 2: Betrayer (Novel)
- 3: Master of Mankind (Novel) Chapter 16
- 4: The Ember Wolves (Short Story)