1st Company (Salamanders)
The 1st Company of the Salamanders, known as the Firedrakes, is the Veteran Company of the Chapter.[1]
To join the ranks of the 1st one must not only be an experienced warrior but also a paragon of the Chapter's values. The 1st maintains a large amount of Terminator Squads alongside Sternguard Veterans and Venerable Dreadnoughts. Like all Companies the 1st maintains ceremonial ties with a settlement upon Nocturne, but they are unique in that they have no barracks on the planet. Instead, they dwell in the fortress-monastery on Prometheus. Here, the Firedrakes are responsible for some elements of Chapter command, directing training cadres or coordinating security protocols, honing their leadership skills even as they train. When attached to larger strike forces, squads of 1st Company Veterans are valued as much for their leadership and tactical advice as for their sheer destructive power. In this way, the 1st acts as a preparation body for Veteran Sergeants, officers, and ship captains. While Chapter Master Tu'Shan is the ceremonial lord of the 1st, in truth he oversees larger Chapter matters while his Lieutenants manage the Company. However the 1st does maintain the Honour Guard for the Chapter Master.[1]
Known Battles
- M35:Commorragh Raid[5]
- 533.M39: Fires of Phaistos[2]
- 976.M41: Defending Nocturne from the forces of Soulsmelter.[6]
- 975.M41: Defense of Nocturne[4]
- 998.M41: Third War for Armageddon[3]
Known Members
- Tu'Shan - Chapter Master and Lord of the 1st (de jure)[1]
- Vulkan He'stan - Forgefather[1]
- Gathimu[7]
- Herculon Praetor[9]
- Zek Tsu'gan[10]
- Nu'mean[11]
- Barris Kal'sho - Firedrake (Heresy-era)[8]
Sources
- 1: Codex Supplement: Salamanders (8th Edition), pgs. 11-18
- 2: Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two, pgs. 76-78
- 3: Codex: Armageddon (3rd Edition), pg. 32
- 4: Nocturne (Novel), Chapter 1
- 4a: Chapter 17
- 5: Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition), pgs. 12-15
- 6: Dataslate: Storm Wing, pg. 8
- 7: Fireborn (Short Story)
- 8: The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre, pg. 124
- 9: Salamander (Novel), Chapter 4
- 10: Firedrake (Novel), Chapter 16
- 11: Prometheus Requiem (Short Story)