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Freeblade Knights refer to Imperial Knights and their pilots who leave their Knight World behind and travel across the Galaxy. These Knights owe no allegiance to any specific Knightly House and usually travel either alone with a small group of retainers and Sacristans or in small bands of Freeblades.[1a]
The exact number of Freeblades active in the galaxy is unknown, given how difficult it is to keep track of these warriors. It is suspected, however, that they number in the tens of thousands.[20a]
Known Freeblade Lances
- The Exiles[14]
- The Forgotten Company[18]
- The Honourable Company
- The Oathsworn — Name given to Freeblades from House Hawkshroud. They are unique in that they still proudly display the heraldry of their Household.[1b]
- The Tarnished Shield
- The Three Witnesses
- The Unfettered[18]
- The Voidstriders[18]
Known Freeblades
Name | Alias/Epithet | Knight | Notes | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|
Altorus | The Iron Warden of Tarnis | [13] | ||
Atgos | Atgos the Silent | [10] | ||
Arachnus, Auric | Fought alongside the Ultramarines in the Battle for Macragge, where he slew a Dominatrix. | [1a][20a] | ||
Bastion | [25] | |||
Blackthorne | ||||
Caradoc, Ambrose | [16] | |||
Cerberan, Hekhtur | The Chainbreaker | Canis Rex | Last survivor of House Cerberan. | [20b] |
Chimaeros, Luk Kar | The Knight of Ashes | Sword of Heroes | Leader of The Exiles. | [14] |
Cyril | Lord Cyril the Indefatigable | [4] | ||
Dyros | The Scorched Knight | |||
Gerantius | The Forgotten Knight | He emerges from the depth of a sacred mountain of Alaric Prime to fight any who threaten him or his world. | [1b][20a] | |
Hespar, Ekhaterina | Lady Ekhaterina Hespar | Duty Unending | Member of The Exiles. | [14] |
J'madus Hw'ss | Sire J'madus Hw'ss | Crimson Death | Member of The Exiles. | [14] |
Jarena | Lady Jarena Ninthborn | Fought in the Octarius War. | [19] | |
Jarredhin | Prince Jarredhin the Last | Fought in the Octarius War. | [19] | |
Kastarada, Maia | Lady Maia Kastarada | Wrath Inescapable | Member of The Exiles. | [14] |
Krast, Xander | Iron Redeemer | |||
Madrigal | The Night's Watchmen, Last Invigilus of Damned Stygia |
[2d] | ||
Marcel | Sir Marcel | The Blood Lord | Last survivor of House Octobus. | [6b] |
Maxus, Kalena | [20a] | |||
Morghant | Scion of Torres | Member of the Padah March. | [17] | |
Ohashi, Domeenito | The Unerrring | [11] | ||
Pvortis, Yenior | Fought in the Armageddon Wars. | [20c] | ||
Ranalf | Sir Ranalf | [5b] | ||
Saiche, Klorian | The Forgotten Warrior of House Trainor | [2c] | ||
Torjef | Sir Torjef | [9] | ||
Vanaklimptas, Joren | Former member of House Mandrakor. | [22] | ||
Vo-Geiss, Ranulf | Sire Ranulf Vo-Geiss | Void | Member of The Exiles. | [14] |
Vortigan | The Iron Warden of Tarnis | The last Knight of House Drakkus. | [13] | |
Yardan | Sir Yardan | Manifest Fury | [7] | |
Amaranthine | A legendary knight during the Tiberius Wars. | [1b] | ||
Baron Blood | Fought in the Octarius War. | [19] | ||
Blade of Finality | [1c] | |||
Cerulean Knight of Threxis | Fought in the Octarius War. | [19] | ||
Crimson Reaper | Notorious for his murderous tendencies as he is for his skill in battle. | [1b] | ||
Crucible of Wrath | [3][24b] | |||
The Darkness | ||||
Dauntless Valour | ||||
Desolation of Solitude | Fights alongside the Dark Angels Chapter. | [5a] | ||
Ferrum Magnificat | ||||
The Firebrand | [2a][24c] | |||
Forgotten Warrior | Formerly of House Trainor. | [24a] | ||
The Green Knight | [15b] | |||
Impervious Rex | [11] | |||
Justice | ||||
Kappa Mu | [2b] | |||
Killer of Beasts | Fought in the Octarius War. | [19] | ||
Knight of Dark Shadows | [1a] | |||
Living Litany | Initially fought for the Imperium but then became Renegade. | [11][12] | ||
The Lost Knight | [6a] | |||
Manifest Vengeance | [20a] | |||
Moritor Repugnum | ||||
Mydos Almighty | [11] | |||
The Obsidian Knight | Slew many T'au invaders on Agrellan. | [1b] | ||
Red Korinthian | [23] | |||
Retribution Incarnate | Believed to be the last of a knightly house destroyed in the Macharian Crusade. | [1b][20a] | ||
Strident Ghost | Formerly of House Raven. | [21] | ||
Truth of Mars | ||||
Unflinching Steel | [15a] | |||
Vigilantus | ||||
The White Warden | [8] | |||
Wrath | [1c] |
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Imperial Knights (6th Edition):
- 2: White Dwarf 5 (2014):
- 3: White Dwarf 7 (2014), pg. 14 — Joining the Crusade: Task Force: Righteous Vengeance
- 4: White Dwarf 11 (2014), pg. 44
- 5: White Dwarf 14 (2014):
- 6: Warhammer: Visions 7:
- 7: Warhammer: Visions 12, pg. 81
- 8: White Dwarf 4 (2014) — 'Imperial Knights – Transfer Sheet'
- 9: White Dwarf 23 (2014) — 'Knights of the Household – Sir Torjef the Oathsworn'
- 10: Warhammer: Visions 8, pgs. 198–199
- 11: Codex: Imperial Knights (7th Edition) (e-book), Freeblades
- 12: Games-Workshop Renegade (last accessed 30 April 2016)
- 13: Warhammer 40k: Freeblade
- 14: Knightsblade (Novel), Chapter 1
- 15: Codex: Chaos Knights (8th Edition):
- 16: Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr - Investigation: Through Fire and Flames
- 17: Psychic Awakening: Engine War, pg. 12
- 18: War Zone Charadon - Act I: The Book of Rust, pg. 72 — Freeblade Lance
- 19: War Zone Octarius - Book 1: Rising Tide, pg. 31
- 20: Codex: Imperial Knights (9th Edition):
- 21: Crusaders of the Machine God: Cult Mechanicus Painting Guide, pg. 34
- 22: Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Defiant, pg. 38
- 23: Warhammer: Visions 19, pg. 157
- 24: Warhammer: Visions 3:
- 25: White Dwarf January 2017, pg. 9 - Planet Warhammer: Freeblade Competition Winner