Heavenfall Blades
The Heavenfall Blades are master-crafted power swords wielded by the highest-ranked members of the Dark Angels Chapter.[1]
Overview
The weapons were crafted using a single block of jet-black obsidian; according to Chapter lore, the block had formed the core of a meteorite that struck the Rock, the Dark Angels' mobile Fortress-monastery, in orbit around the feral worlds of Al Baradad.[1a]
The mightiest of these blades is the Sword of Secrets, traditionally wielded by the Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels, while other portions of the meteoric obsidian were also used to craft blades for other Masters of the Chapter. It is said that some of the obsidian was sent to the other Unforgiven Chapters so that their highest leaders may wield weapons crafted from this substance.[1a]
Known Heavenfall Blades
- Dark Angels
- Sword of Secrets — Supreme Grand Master (currently Azrael).[1b]
- Sword of Silence — Grand Master of the Deathwing (currently Belial).[1c]
- Raven Sword — Grand Master of the Ravenwing (currently Sammael).[1d]
- Fellbane — Formerly wielded by Balthasar, Master of the Fifth Company.[2]
- Other Chapters
- Sword of Sanctity — Grand Master of the Consecrators (currently Nakir).[3]
- Azrael's Second (allegedly) — Currently held within the Blood Ravens armoury.[4]
Conflicting sources
The 8th edition Dark Angels codex states that only 3 "Heavenfall Blades" were made: Sword of Secrets, Sword of Silence, and Raven Sword. This conflicts with earlier codices, which state that Fellbane is a Heavenfall Blade, as well as the novel The Unforgiven, which states that the Sword of Sanctity is likewise a Heavenfall blade.[3][5]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition):
- 2: The Ascension of Balthasar (Audio Drama), Track 11
- 3: The Unforgiven (Novel), An Enemy Revealed
- 4: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
- 5: Codex: Dark Angels (8th Edition), pg. 42
