Order of the Iron Rose
The Order of the Iron Rose were a minor Order of the Sisters of Battle.[1]
History
The entire Order took part in the Imperium's Stygian Crusade and were among the forces placed under the command of the Iron Hands Chapter. One of the Crusade's targets was the fallen Industrial World Aura Novis, which had been claimed by the Thousand Sons and their million-strong Cultist armies years previously. However, the Crusade's two Commanders, who came from the Dark Angels and Space Wolves Chapters, later decided an invasion of the world would be too costly for their forces.[1]
The Iron Hands disagreed with their decision and claimed Aura Novis' reclamation was not only achievable, but essential if the Stygian Crusade's previous victories were not to suffer any reversals. It would also secure the Chapter's own Medusan Reach, which led the Iron Hands to abandon the Crusade proper in favour of launching their own to reclaim the world. When they did, the Chapter took with them not only their own forces, but the Order of the Iron Rose and other Imperial forces the Iron Hands had commanded in the Crusade as well. This combined force was ultimately victorious and the Industrial World was the Imperium's once more. The price of victory was substantial, however, and the entirety of the Order of the Iron Rose was among the millions that died in the battle.[1]
Sources
- 1: First Founding (Background Book), pgs. 210-212 — Iron Hands: The Chapter at War
