Harbingers

Chapter Summary

Harbingers Founding Chapter: Unknown Founding: Unknown Chapter Master: Nimrod Grudge Homeworld: Black Planet Fortress-Monastery: Unknown Colours: Unknown Specialty: Boarding actions and planetary assaults Strength: Unknown Battle Cry Unknown

Background

The Harbringers are a Space Marine Chapter of unstated origin. Their homeworld is Birmingham "the Black Planet", and their Chapter Master is Nimrod Grudge. They specialise in boarding actions and planetary drop assaults.

Notable campaigns and engagements

Eye of Terror Campaign

The Harbingers fielded eight companies against Chaos forces in the Eye of Terror campaign (13th Black Crusade).¹

Scylla incident

An engagement taking place in the Gothic sector, in which the chapter's battle barge, the Unrelenting Fury, intercepted the Ork-controlled space hulk Scylla and delivered a series of punishing salvos against it. The Unrelenting Fury suffered severe engine damage from repeated attack-craft attacks but was otherwise unharmed.⁴

Last defence of Piscina IV

The Harbingers fought alongside the Dark Angels against the combined forces of Ork warlords Ghazghkull and Nazdreg. The fiercest fighting was at the Dark Angels' basilica.³

Sources

• ¹Codex: Eye of Terror
• ²Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition) p44
• ³Angels of Darkness by Gav Thorpe p80
• ⁴Battle Fleet Gothic, To Cleanse the Stars

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