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− | '''Warsmith''' is a rank among the [[Iron Warriors]]. The title of Warsmith is given to the leader of a [[Grand | + | '''Warsmith''' is a rank among the [[Iron Warriors]]. The title of Warsmith is given to the leader of a [[Grand Battalion]] (or '''Grand Company'''){{Fn|3}}. It is similar to the post of [[Chapter Master]], with the Warsmith having overall command of the Grand Company while delegating authority to subordinate [[Space Marine Captain|Captains]] commanding regular [[companies]]{{Fn|3}}. Warsmiths have been observed retaining command of their Grand Company even after being interred in a [[Chaos Dreadnought]].{{Fn|1}} |
Warsmiths are not just military leaders but also masters logistics, earthworks, engineering, and architecture.{{Fn|9}} | Warsmiths are not just military leaders but also masters logistics, earthworks, engineering, and architecture.{{Fn|9}} | ||
==Known Warsmiths== | ==Known Warsmiths== | ||
− | * [[ | + | *[[Forrix]] - the Breaker, 1st Grand Battalion,{{fn|9a}} killed in the [[Second Siege of Hydra Cordatus]]{{Fn|3}} |
− | * [[Berossus]]{{Fn|1}} | + | *[[Berossus]]{{Fn|1}} - 2nd Grand Battalion{{fn|9a}} |
− | * [[ | + | *[[Andraaz]] - 3rd Grand Company, killed in the [[Siege of Castellax]]{{Fn|7}} |
− | * [[Barban Falk]]{{Fn|3}} | + | *[[Rhodaan]] - 3rd Grand Company{{Fn|7}} |
− | * [[Baldarun]] | + | *[[Idriss Krendl]] - 14th Grand Battalion{{fn|2}} |
− | * [[ | + | *[[Harkor]] - 23rd Grand Battalion{{fn|9a}} |
− | * [[ | + | *[[Kroeger]] - 23rd Grand Battalion,{{fn|9b}} killed in the [[Second Siege of Hydra Cordatus]]{{Fn|3}} |
− | * [[Galvanus]]{{Fn|5}} | + | *[[Kyr Vhalen]] - the Shatterblade, 77th Grand Battalion{{fn|11}} |
− | * [[Honsou]]{{Fn|1}} | + | *[[Barban Falk]] - 126th Grand Battalion,{{fn|9a}} [[Daemon Prince]]{{Fn|3}} |
− | * [[ | + | *[[Bakulos]]{{fn|13}} |
− | * [[ | + | *[[Baldarun]] - [[Abrial's Claw]]{{fn|15}} |
− | * [[Kolvax]] | + | *[[Barabas Dantioch]]{{Fn|2}} |
− | * [[Koros]] | + | *[[Dargron]] - killed in the [[Battle at the Phall System]]{{fn|9b}} |
− | * [[Krom Gat]] | + | *[[Ferrous Ironclaw]] |
− | + | *[[Galvanus]]{{Fn|5}} | |
− | * [[Madrydon Drados]]{{Fn|8}} | + | *[[Gharrok]] - enemy of the [[Steel Brethren]]{{fn|12}} |
− | * [[Shon'tu]] | + | *[[Honsou]]{{Fn|1}} |
− | + | *[[Kalkator]] | |
− | * [[Toramino]]{{Fn|1}} | + | *[[Kallus]] - [[Corpse Grinders]], [[Black Legion]]{{fn|14}} |
− | * [[Varrek]] | + | *[[Kolvax]] - killed in the Fall of [[Forgefane]]{{Fn|10}} |
− | * [[Zhorisch]]{{Fn|6}} | + | *[[Koros]] |
+ | *[[Krom Gat]] - killed in the [[Thirteenth Black Crusade]]{{Fn|16}} | ||
+ | *[[Madrydon Drados]] - [[Shatter Corps]]{{Fn|8}} | ||
+ | *[[Shon'tu]] - [[Sons of the Forge]], killed in the [[Thirteenth Black Crusade]]{{fn|16}} | ||
+ | *[[Toramino]]{{Fn|1}} - Master of the [[Stor-Bezashk]]{{fn|9a}} | ||
+ | *[[Varrek]]{{fn|9b}} | ||
+ | *[[Zhorisch]]{{Fn|6}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*{{Endn|8}}: [[Black Crusade: The Tome of Decay]], pg. 29 | *{{Endn|8}}: [[Black Crusade: The Tome of Decay]], pg. 29 | ||
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Angel Exterminatus (Novel)]] | *{{Endn|9}}: [[Angel Exterminatus (Novel)]] | ||
+ | **{{Endn|9a}}: Dramatis Personae | ||
+ | **{{Endn|9b}}: Chapter Two | ||
+ | *{{Endn|10}}: [[White Dwarf 362 (UK)]], ''Liber Apocalyptica: Trygon'' pg. 46 | ||
+ | *{{Endn|11}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination]], pg. 255 | ||
+ | *{{Endn|12}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost and the Damned]], pg.51 | ||
+ | *{{Endn|13}}: [[Siegemaster (Short Story)]] | ||
+ | *{{Endn|14}}: [[Black Iron (Short Story)]] | ||
+ | *{{Endn|15}}: [[Apocalypse]], pg.171 | ||
+ | *{{Endn|16}}: [[Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia]], Chapter 1 | ||
{{ChaosForces}} | {{ChaosForces}} |
Revision as of 16:41, 19 January 2017
Warsmith is a rank among the Iron Warriors. The title of Warsmith is given to the leader of a Grand Battalion (or Grand Company)[3]. It is similar to the post of Chapter Master, with the Warsmith having overall command of the Grand Company while delegating authority to subordinate Captains commanding regular companies[3]. Warsmiths have been observed retaining command of their Grand Company even after being interred in a Chaos Dreadnought.[1]
Warsmiths are not just military leaders but also masters logistics, earthworks, engineering, and architecture.[9]
Known Warsmiths
- Forrix - the Breaker, 1st Grand Battalion,[9a] killed in the Second Siege of Hydra Cordatus[3]
- Berossus[1] - 2nd Grand Battalion[9a]
- Andraaz - 3rd Grand Company, killed in the Siege of Castellax[7]
- Rhodaan - 3rd Grand Company[7]
- Idriss Krendl - 14th Grand Battalion[2]
- Harkor - 23rd Grand Battalion[9a]
- Kroeger - 23rd Grand Battalion,[9b] killed in the Second Siege of Hydra Cordatus[3]
- Kyr Vhalen - the Shatterblade, 77th Grand Battalion[11]
- Barban Falk - 126th Grand Battalion,[9a] Daemon Prince[3]
- Bakulos[13]
- Baldarun - Abrial's Claw[15]
- Barabas Dantioch[2]
- Dargron - killed in the Battle at the Phall System[9b]
- Ferrous Ironclaw
- Galvanus[5]
- Gharrok - enemy of the Steel Brethren[12]
- Honsou[1]
- Kalkator
- Kallus - Corpse Grinders, Black Legion[14]
- Kolvax - killed in the Fall of Forgefane[10]
- Koros
- Krom Gat - killed in the Thirteenth Black Crusade[16]
- Madrydon Drados - Shatter Corps[8]
- Shon'tu - Sons of the Forge, killed in the Thirteenth Black Crusade[16]
- Toramino[1] - Master of the Stor-Bezashk[9a]
- Varrek[9b]
- Zhorisch[6]
See Also
Sources
- 1: Dead Sky, Black Sun (Novel) by Graham McNeill, Prologue
- 2: The Iron Within (Short Story) by Rob Sanders
- 3: Storm of Iron (Novel) by Graham McNeill, [Needs Citation]
- 4: Gamesworkshop
- 5: Warhammer 40,000 Collectible Card Game (game system)
- 6: Deathwatch: Rising Tempest, pg. 86
- 7: The Siege of Castellax (Novel), Chapters 19-21
- 8: Black Crusade: The Tome of Decay, pg. 29
- 9: Angel Exterminatus (Novel)
- 10: White Dwarf 362 (UK), Liber Apocalyptica: Trygon pg. 46
- 11: The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination, pg. 255
- 12: Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost and the Damned, pg.51
- 13: Siegemaster (Short Story)
- 14: Black Iron (Short Story)
- 15: Apocalypse, pg.171
- 16: Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia, Chapter 1