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Cantus Maxim Gloria

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The Cantus Maxim Gloria is a Black Templars Ironclad Dreadnought, that was originally built near the founding of the Imperium.[1]

It is not known how the Cantus came into the Black Templars possession, though it is one of the Chapter's highest honors to be interred within the Dreadnought. Those that do so, give up their identities and become simply known as Cantus, with their subsequent deeds being added to those that engrave the Dreadnought's surface; some as old as the Imperium itself. One occupant of the Cantus, was among the oldest of the Black Templars to live and served as a member of the Chapter's Sword Bretheren order. It was he, who ultimately decided that the too merciful Initiate Brusc, was not yet ready to join the order[1]. Sometime later, the Cantus was among the Black Templars' forces to take part in the Third War for Armageddon, as part of the Ash Wastes Crusade. He was then among the Crusade's forces that struck an Ork Rok, and charged into it besides his fellow Dreadnought Adelard. Once inside the Rok, they were swarmed by Orks and Adelard was killed after blocking a group of the Xenos from reaching Cantus. Their efforts were successful, however, and the Rok was destroyed.[2]

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