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Burning Eyes

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Burning Eyes[2b]
The Burning Eyes' Symbol[1]

The Burning Eyes, also known as the Ofanim and the Angel's Shame, were warriors within the Blood Angels Legion.[1]

History

They served as their Primarch Sanguinius's secret police by searching for signs of treachery and madness within the Blood Angels[1] and three or more serving together were known as an Ofanim Court.[2a] If any was found, the Burning Eyes acted to assuage their Primarch's guilt by removing the stain from the Legion. These Legionaries were rarely seen on the battlefield, but when they were, the Burning Eyes wielded weapons considered unworthy of true warriors.[1]

These included the power weapons known as Blades of Judgement, which were used by the Burning Eyes to carry out their grim tasks. For though they were expert bladesmen, it was in single combat, against Legionaries, that their true skill came to the fore. Also such was the remit given to them by Sanguinius, that few were beyond the Burning Eyes' jurisdiction. If need be, their authority allowed them to supplant themselves directly into the Blood Angels' chain of command, where they were free to act of their own volition. However it was viewed as an ominous portent, should any of the Legion's commanders cause the Burning Eyes to do so.[2a]

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Legiones Astartes Forces of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy
Command Primarch • Legion Master • Praetor • Centurion • Space Marine Command Squad • Chief Apothecary • Forgemaster • Chief Librarian • Herald • Decurion
Elite Troops Veteran Squad • Terminator Squad • Destroyer Squad • Moritat • Champion Consul • Honour Guard • Nullificator
Troops Tactical Squad • Assault Squad • Breacher Siege Squad • Seeker Squad • Outrider Squad • Sky Seeker Squad • Hussar Squad • Tactical Support Squad • Reconnaissance Squad • Heavy Support Squad • Sky Hunter Squad • Despoiler Squad • Newbloods
Specialists Techmarine (Mortificator • Forge Lord) • Apothecary (Primus Medicae) • Chaplain • Librarian (Esoterist) • Master of Signals • Consul (Praevian • Delegatus • Warmonger • Armistos • Opsequiari • Nullificator) • Vigilator • Siege Breaker • Pathfinder
Dreadnoughts Contemptor • Deredeo • Castaferrum • Venerable • Mortis • Leviathan
Armored Vehicles Rhino (Advancer) • Predator (Executioner • Infernus) • Land Raider (Phobos • Proteus • Achilles) • Sabre • Kratos • Termite
Heavy Vehicles Spartan • Kratos • Sicaran (Venator • Punisher • Arcus • Omega) • Malcador (Annihilator • Defender • Infernus) • Cerberus • Typhon
Super-Heavy Vehicles Fellblade (Glaive) • Falchion • Shadowsword • Stormblade • Mastodon • Capitol Imperialis • Leviathan
Fast Attack Vehicles Jetbike • Bike (Attack Bike) • Land Speeder • Javelin
Artillery Basilisk • Medusa • Whirlwind (Scorpius • Hyperios) • Vindicator (Laser Destroyer) • Arquitor (Graviton • Spicula • Morbus) • Rapier • Heavy Quad Launcher • Tarantula
Aircraft Drop Pod (Deathstorm) • Kharybdis Assault Claw • Dreadclaw • Stormbird • Thunderhawk (Thunderhawk Transporter) • Storm Eagle (Fire Raptor) • Stormstrike • Primaris Lightning Strike Fighter • Xiphon Interceptor • Caestus Assault Ram • Orgus Flyer • Apis • Lotus • Wrath • Lightning Crow • Stormhawk • Corsair • Deathbird • Swordstrike • Castellan • Pythos • Harbinger • Hawkwing
Legion-specific

I - Deathwing (Companions) • Dreadwing (Interemptors • Naufragia) • Firewing (Enigmatii) • Ironwing (Forge-wrights • Excindio Class Robot) • Ravenwing • Stormwing • Paladin • Knights Cenobium • III - Kakophoni • Palatine Blades • Phoenix Guard • Sun Killers • IV - Iron Circle • Iron Havoc • Stor-Bezashk • Tyranthikos • Tyrant Siege Terminator • Dodakathik • Thunderstrike • Thunderburst • Warsmith • Castellan Rhino • V - Keshig • Ebon Keshig • Golden Keshig • Falcon's Claws • Karaoghlanlar • Kyzagan • Sagyar Mazan • Stormseer • VI - Blood Claws • Deathsworn • Fenrisian Wolf • Grey Slayer • Grey Stalker • Blood Claw • Black Cull • Rune Priest • Wolf Guard • Wolf Priest • Hrimthursar • Eldthursar • Hunter • VII - Castellan • Huscarls • Phalanx Warder • Templar Brethren • VIII - Atramentar • Night Raptor • Terror Squad • Contekar • Reaver • IX - Angel's Tears • Burning Eyes • High Host • Contemptor-Incaendius • Crimson Paladins • Dawnbreaker • Sanguinary Guard • X - Gorgon • Iron Father • Medusan Immortal • Morlocks • XII - Devourer • Rampager • Caedere • Red Butchers • Triarii • Bloodied • Red Hand • XIII - Evocati • Fulmentarus • Locutarus • Invictarii • Praetorian • Nemesis Destroyers • XIV - Deathshroud • Grave Wardens • Mortus Poisoners • Plague Marines • XV - Ammitara Occult • Castellax-Achea • Hidden Ones • Khenetai Occult • Osiron • Scarab Occult • Numerologists • XVI - Justaerin • Luperci • Reaver • XVII - Anakatis Kul • Ashen Circle • Dark Apostle • Diabolist • Gal Vorbak • Mhara Gal • Vakrah Jal • Procurator • XVIII - Forge Warden • Firedrakes • Pyre Guard • Pyroclast • Sanctifier • XIX - Dark Fury • Darkwing • Mor Deythan • Raptor • Shadow Wardens • Deliverers • Whispercutter • XX - Lernaean • Headhunter • Operative • Saboteur

Support Forces Imperial Army (Imperialis Militia • Solar Auxilia • Imperial Armada) • Mechanicum (Collegia Titanica • Taghmata Omnissiah • Skitarii) • Sisters of Silence • Custodian Guard

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