Mechanicum

The Horus Heresy Graham McNeill MECHANICUM War comes to Mars

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The Horus Heresy

It is a time of legend.

Mighty heroes battle for the right to rule the galaxy.

The vast armies of the Emperor of Earth have conquered the galaxy in a Great Crusade - the myriad alien races have been smashed by the Emperor's elite warriors and wiped from the face of history.

The dawn of a new age of supremacy for humanity beckons.

Gleaming citadels of marble and gold celebrate the many victories of the Emperor. Triumphs are raised on a million worlds to record the epic deeds of his most powerful and deadly warriors.

First and foremost amongst these are the primarchs, superheroic beings who have led the Emperor's armies of Space Marines in victory after victory. They are unstoppable and magnificent, the pinnacle of the Emperor's genetic experimentation. The Space Marines are the mightiest  human warriors the galaxy has ever known, each capable of besting a hundred normal men or more in combat.

Organised into vast armies of tens of thousands called Legions, the Space Marines and their primarch leaders conquer the galaxy in the name of the Emperor.

Chief amongst the primarchs is Horus, called the Glorious, the Brightest Star, favourite of the Emperor, and like a son unto him. He is the Warmaster, the commander-in-chief of the Emperor's military might, subjugator of a thousand worlds and conqueror of the galaxy. He is a warrior without peer, a diplomat supreme.

As the flames of war spread through the Imperium, mankind's champions will all be put to the ultimate test.

~ DRAMATIS PERSONAE ~

The Mechanicum

Kelbor-HalFabricator General of Mars, Forge Master of Olympus Mons

KaneFabricator Locum of Mars, Forge Master of Mondus Occulum

Urtzi MalevolusForge Master of Mars

Lukas ChromForge Master of Mondus Gamma

RegulusMechanicum representative of Horus Lupercal

Ambassador MelgatorMechanicum representative to Terra

Koriel ZethMistress of the Magma City

Ipluvien MaximalForge Master of Mars

Adept SemyonAdept of Mars

Legio Tempestus

Indias Cavalerio, 'the Stormlord'Princeps of the Warlord, Victorix Magna

SuzakPrinceps of the Warlord, Tharsis Hastatus

MordantPrinceps of the Reaver, Arcadia Fortis

SharaqPrinceps of the Reaver, Metallus Cebrenia

Baser Princeps of the Warhound, Vulpus Rex

Kasim Princeps of the Warhound, Raptoria

Lamnos Princeps of the Warhound, Astrus Lux

Legio Mortis

Camulos Princeps of Aquila Ignis

The Knights of Taranis

Lord Commander VerticordaRider of Ares Lictor

Lord Commander CaturixRider of Gladius Fulmen

Preceptor StatorRider of Fortis Metallum

Raf MavenRider of Equitos Bellum

Leopold CronusRider of Pax Mortis

Servants of the Mechanicum

Dalia CytheraTranscriber

Zouche ChahayaMachinist

Severine DelmerSchematic Draughter

Mellicin OsterTechnical Overseer

Caxton TorgauComponent Assembler

Rho-mu 31Mechanicum Protector

RemiareTech-priest Assassin

Jonas MilusEmpath

Behold the coming of the One Supreme Master of Machines!

He comes to you from heaven in the drops of rain.