Legio Lysanda
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Name: | Legio Lysanda |  |
| Alternative name: | Sentinels of the Edge | ||
| Affiliation: | Imperium | ||
| Founded: | Great Crusade[3] | ||
| Forge World: | Karadozit & Yandrill Prime[3] | ||
| Colours: | Black, white, & ice blue[2] | ||
| Strength: | 21 Titans (formation)[3] | ||
The Legio Lysanda, known as the Sentinels of the Edge, were a loyalist Titan Legion during the Horus Heresy. Their forces fought alongside the Ultramarines in the Shadow Crusade.[1]
Overview
Formed during the Great Crusade by the Forge World of Konor, while vassals to the former they were given the forge-fortresses of Karadozit and Yandrill Prime as their domain. The Legio Lysanda were created to guard the edges of the Eastern Fringe and thus the Imperium as a whole from outside threats. They were created via the donations of Titans from a dozen Forge Worlds, primarily Konor and Gantz. Its Princeps were said to be of keen mind and cool humors, for a bellicose and vengeful nature was detrimental for their duty. They soon proved their worth despite their small size, throwing back the Yuntari Militia. They were subsequently deployed to over a dozen worlds as guardians, moving a portion of their strength ever-forward as the Great Crusade advanced the Imperium's borders further. By the start of the Horus Heresy, it numbered some 72 Titans, with few rarer models due to its young age.[3]
In their role as temporary wardens, the Legion developed a reputation for even-temperament so infamous that many claimed its Princeps could not be angered. Its members were required to undergo a period of solitude and introspection before being allowed to command their own Titan. Its Titan crews exhibited little of the hunger for glory or battle-lust prevalent in other Legions. However the Horus Heresy brought great changes to the Legion, with many of their warden worlds being reduced to cinders or turning to treachery and many of its Titans falling in battle. Often the duty of reclaiming their now-treacherous warden worlds were given to the Legio itself, traumatizing many of its Princeps. This twisted the soul of the Legio Lysanda, with its peaceful outlook warping into one of vengeance and fury.[3]
Notable Personnel
Notable Titans
- Ardentor — Warhound Class Scout Titan. Deployed to Armatura during the Shadow Crusade, famous for nearly killing Primarch Lorgar. Destroyed.[1]
- Lord of Virtues — Warlord Titan. Deployed to Ultramar during the Crusade of Iron.[2]
- Unfolding Wrath — Reaver Titan. Formerly known as Argent Flame, deployed on Ulixis during the Crusade of Iron.[2]
Images
Warlord Titan Lord of Virtues during the Crusade of Iron
Reaver Titan Unfolding Wrath during the Crusade of Iron
See also
Sources
- 1: Betrayer (Novel) Chapters 5 & 6
- 2: Adeptus Titanicus: Shadow and Iron, pgs. 28-30
- 3: Adeptus Titanicus: Loyalist Legios, pgs. 156-161
