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Name: Legio Suturvora /
Legio Infernus
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Alternative name: Fire Masters
Affiliation: Chaos
Founded: Unknown
Forge World: Unknown/Eye of Terror
Colours: Black with yellow/orange flame decoration[9a]
Strength: 100-130 Titans (pre-Heresy)

The Fire Masters, known originally as the Legio Suturvora are a Traitor Titan Legion that defected to the forces of Horus during the Horus Heresy.[1][4] By the end of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy, they were also known as the Legio Infernus.[3]


History

One of the earliest Martian Titan Legions, it was created as a second generation to the Triad Ferrum Morgulus in the so-called "Era of Pathogenesis". Their earliest actions saw them secure Mars for the Mechanicum from the remaining hordes of the cabalistic Cy-Carnivora Mekwrights and their gargantuan hunger-engines. To this end the Legion was modeled after the Legio Ignatum and given a forge-fane in the southern region of the Sea of Iron Curses known as Mons Sutura. For the ensuing centuries the Legio kept a southern watch on Mars against ancient threats stirred by exploring Magoss, an unceremonious and overlooked role. Deprived of significant patronage, they became dependent on the Fabricator-General for its supply and writ of service. Its isolation drew and it developed a culture of stoic, military-religious zealotry, and hardened traditionalism dedicated to the Fabricator-General.[7]

After the Mechanicum union with the Imperium they left Mars as part of the Great Crusade, fighting alongside the 1st Expeditionary Fleet led by the Emperor himself. They became known as the Masters of Fire during this time for their scorched earth tactics and tendency to reduce cities to rubble in their fervor. When Fabricator-General Kelbor-Hal joined the forces of Horus, the Legion enthusiastically joined their master due to their fervent belief in the Cult Mechanicus.[3]

During the Battle of Calth they were part of the false muster on Calth, when they turned on their former brothers of Legio Praesagius, destroying several loyalist Titans before the Legio regrouped and counterattacked.[2a] The Fire Masters attempted to massacre the civilian population of Ithraca to appease their new Dark Gods[2b]. During the subsequent Crusade of Iron and Shadow Crusade, the Fire Masters were highly active and led by Princeps Maximus Horgoth Nyr.[6a]

Millennia later after the Great Rift's creation, the Fire Masters took part in the War of Beasts on Vigilus[5] and the Nachmund Rift War.[8]

Assets

Known Titans

Warlord-class

Warbringer-class

Reaver-class

Warhound-class

Known Members

See also

Sources