Iron Council
The Iron Council, also known as the Great Clan Council, is the ruling body of the Iron Hands.[1] The Iron Council meets in the vault on their homeworld known as the Eye of Medusa.[8a]
Overview
After the death of Ferrus Manus, the most revered warriors of the Legion formed the Iron Council with the mindset that no single warrior should leader the Iron Hands. Its members became known as Iron Fathers, and the body has guided the Iron Hands ever since. When Roboute Guilliman adopted the Codex Astartes, the Iron Council oversaw its implementation within the Iron Hands and its successor chapters.[1] Due to the reverence for the mechanical amongst Iron Hands, the council members are often Venerable Dreadnoughts.[2] Precisely forty-one Iron Fathers sit on the Iron Council.[3] The Iron Council has the duty of electing the Chapter Master of the Iron Hands, though unlike most Chapter's this is not a title given for life. Rather, the Iron Council will grant and strip the title as they see fit.[8b]
One oddity of the Iron Council is the representation by the Adeptus Mechanicus, known as the Voice of Mars. The Iron Hands maintain close ties to the Martian Mechanicum, and in exchange for protection the Priesthood grants the Chapter unprecedented access to the sacred mysteries of the Omnissiah.[8b]
The Custodians of the Iron Council are known as Helfathers.[10]
Known Members of the Iron Council
- Kardan Stronos — Chapter Master[8b] and Master of the Iron Council.[4]
- Malkaan Feirros — Master of the Forge.[7]
- Nicco Palpus — Voice of Mars & Mechanicum Representative. Recently killed and replaced by Talos Epsili.[9]
- Avidan[5]
- Bartolk — Clan Sorrgol.[5]
- Orban Lomax — Clan Sorrgol.[5]
- Axagoras — Dreadnought.[5]
- Bannus — Dreadnought. Leader of Clan Kaargul.[6]
- Talumech — Dreadnought.[5]
- Madeus — Librarian.[5]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 53
- 2: White Dwarf 262 (UK), pgs. 64–71
- 3: Clan Raukaan - A Codex: Space Marines Supplement - The Age of Ferrus
- 4: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 77
- 5: Iron Hands (Novel), Chapter 2, pgs. 33-34
- 6: Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition) (E-Book Edition) pg. 234
- 7: Preview: Iron Father Feirros (Posted 12/9/2019) (Last Accessed September 14 2019)
- 8: Codex Supplement: Iron Hands (8th Edition):
- 9: The Voice of Mars (Novel) - Supplemental One
- 10: The Eye of Medusa (Novel), Chapter 7