Legio Solaria
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Name: | Legio Solaria/Imperial Hunters | |||||||
Alternative name: | Imperial Hunters | |||||||
Affiliation: | Imperium | |||||||
Founded: | Unknown | |||||||
Forge World: | Unknown | |||||||
Colours: | Mottled green/white[1] | |||||||
Strength: | Unknown | |||||||
Battle Cry: | Unknown |
The Legio Solaria[4] (also known as the Imperial Hunters) are a Loyalist Titan Legion.[1]
Contents
History
Second Battle of Paramar
During the Horus Heresy the Legio Solaria remained loyal to Terra. They battled traitor forces in the Second Battle of Paramar.[5]
Defense of Hive Gelon
The Imperial Hunters, along with the demi-Legio Pallidus Mor, fought on the Hive World Gelon with Tyranids. Arriving upon the planet first, and possessing the larger number of titans, the Imperial Hunters (lead by Marshall Adrel Syagrius), took command of the joint battlegroup. Ordering an all speed march, the combined Legios made for the planet's capitol city Hive Gelon, and reinforce the Kataran 66th (who had been deployed upon the planet as well). The Imperial Hunters pushed through the bulk of the enemy forces, despite warnings from the Pallidus Mor of the risk that the Legios would become separated. Due to this, Augustus Secutor (piloted by Syagrius) was isolated and out maneuvered by an enemy hierophant. Syagrius was rescued by the Pallidus Mor's Gloria Vastator (piloted by Princeps Captain Ferantha Krezoc) who pulled the tyranid's attention away to her. While the hierophant began to overpower the Pallidus Mor Warlord, the Augustus Secutor charged and fired its Plasma Annihiliator, finally killing the beast. The legios managed to reach Hive Gelon and repel in xenos forces, but soon a second and far larger wave of Tyranids arrived.[2]
During the fight against this second wave, the Pallidus Mor was tasked with defending Gelon, while the Imperial Hunters left to hunt down enemy bio-titans. The Imperial Hunters were tracking large bio-forms, suspected to be enemy bio-titans, planning to engage and destroy them before they reached Gelon. While the stated intention was to make the Pallidus Mor's defense easier, in truth it was Marshall Syagrius acting from wounded pride and wanted to destroy the bio-titans for personal glory. They tracked the bio-forms far away from Hive Gelon, tho as they approached, the biomass started to shrink on their auspex. They were faced with only a minor force of Tyranids, far fewer than what they had detected earlier. After easily eradicating the xenos, they moved to where they first detected the large bio-forms and discovered that the Tyranids had tunneled through the walls of a great crater, attempting a subterranean assault upon their target. Realizing they had been fooled into leaving the Hive vulnerable, the Imperial Hunters returned to the hive at all speed. While their return to the hive assured victory, all forces suffered losses, including the commander of the Pallidus Mor: Marshall Eras Balzhan. Despite these losses, the xenos were agin repelled. This, along with the destruction of the Tyranid's orbital fleet, secured a total victory upon the planet against the assaulting Tyranids.[3]
The Doom of Katara
They also took part in the Doom of Katara.[3]
Notable Titans
Warlord Class
- Augustus Secutor - Destroyed [2][3]
- Primum Victor - Destroyed[3]
- Magnificum Virum - Destroyed[3]
- Eximius Gladio - Destroyed[3]
- Aurea Sagittariis- Destroyed[3]
Reaver Class
- Nobilis Arma - Active[3]
- Aurea Exterminator - Destroyed[3]
Warhound Class
- Triumphum Cane - Destroyed[3]
- Nobilis Canem - Destroyed[3]
- Sacra Canis- Destroyed[3]
Void Ships
Transport
- Currus Venatores - Active[2][3]
Notable Personnel
Princeps
- Marshal Adrel Syagrius - Princep of Augustus Secutor; Commander of the Legio Solaria detachment during the Defense of Hive Gelon and the Doom of Katara
- Princeps Messina Lukretus - Princep of Primum Victor
- Princeps Spinther - Princep of Magnificum Virum
- Princeps Carrinas - Princep of Nobilis Arma; Commander of the Legio Solaria detachment after the Doom of Katara
- Princeps Cavellus - Princep of Triumphum Cane
Moderati
- Moderati Majoris Rekorus - Moderati of Augustus Secutor's Sunfury-pattern Plasma Annihilator
- Moderati Majoris Trovalis - Moderati of Augustus Secutor's Lascannon
- Moderati Velor Balventius
Other Personnel
- Magos Tsenzhor - Operator of the Augustus Secutor's Auspex
- Magos Prendivian - Operator of the Augustus Secutor's Void Shields
Related Articles
Sources
- 1: White Dwarf 111 (UK), pg 78
- 2: Gates of the Devourer (Short Story) by David Annandale
- 3: Warlord: Fury of the God Machine (Novel),[Needs Citation]
- 4: Horus Heresy & Necromunda Weekender 2018 one of the slides in the Titandeath seminar about the upcoming Horus Heresy Book 53: Titandeath
- 5: Adeptus Titanicus (2018) Rulebook pg.16