Moress Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Hey all, So I've been reading the forums lately, and this is where my first questions comes from. During the HH, the EC were kinda the only legion who didn't really participate in the fighting at the imperial palace. Surely if they had helped scale the walls instead of running amok among the populace of terra they could have helped tip the scales in favor of the Horus before the imperial reinforcements were on their way? Don't most of the original traitor legions hold a deep grudge against the EC for their lack of participation, or do they just get along? I'm sure the EC helped out in the dropsite masacre and other battles along the way, but the battle for the imperial palace seems like a pretty big thing to miss out on. My second question comes from reading all of McNeills stories about Honsou and the IW's, and reading the Word Bearer books from Reynolds. I enjoy both series very much, but I notice that these are probalby the most polar opposite of any of the legions out there. One is super zealous and all about chaos and worship, practically living, breathing, and sleeping chaos. While the other couldn't care less about the gods and do not see them as a deity but merely another tool. How would these guys act around one another? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/184903-few-questions-on-legions-interacting-with-each-other/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillin Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Don't most of the original traitor legions hold a deep grudge against the EC for their lack of participation, or do they just get along? How would these guys act around one another? Except for in this lame dex, none of the legions got along very well. Coming together for blk crusaides (which was basicly them agreeing to all attack the empirium all at the same time), other then that avoiding each other or often even fighting each other. The WE's would hate the EC of course, and there is quite abit of fluff about BL(SoH/LW's) being adversaral with EC since before (and long after) the heresy (for many reasons). As for IW's and WB's ..it would depend on how the author wrote it :) . But speaking from a fluff point, I could see them coordainating, for a short time. But I don't see them going out for beers after the planet (or whatever) was taken. The WB's would view the IW's as heathens (godless), while the IW's would think the WB's rediculous for spending so much time on praying and rituials and so little time on battle plans , surveillance, intelligence, etc. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/184903-few-questions-on-legions-interacting-with-each-other/#findComment-2185694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nihm Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Several Legions didn't participate in the Battle for the Imperial Palace. As for the EC. I'd imagine that they are viewed with scorn by most of their fellow Legionnaires, not because of their missing participation but, because they have lost the view of the reason for the Heresy. They are lost in their addictions. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/184903-few-questions-on-legions-interacting-with-each-other/#findComment-2185911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatus Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 The EC were also very quick to turn on the other Legions once they all had fled into the eye of terror due to their dwindling numbers of slaves and victims, which they tried to resupply with the slaves of other Legions. :tu: In the following struggles between the Legions there was one particular incident where the Emperor's Children stole Horus' body and created a clone of him, untill the Black Legion finally got their act together (after being defeated at Terra) and got it back. Due to the constant power struggles inside the eye of terror a lot of the Legion forces have broken down into smaller warbands (according to 2nd and 4th Codices), and those can include mercenary units from different Legions. The World Eaters and Emperor's Children in particular are now spilntered and do not really form a cohesive Legion anymore, and their units will fight for every warband that dares to employ them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/184903-few-questions-on-legions-interacting-with-each-other/#findComment-2185961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moress Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 Several Legions didn't participate in the Battle for the Imperial Palace. Yeah but to the best of my knowledge all of the legions somehow participated in the final battle, those that were not actually on the soil of terra were fighting loyalist legions keeping them from aiding the emperor on terra (i.e. the Word Bearers vs Ultramarines). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/184903-few-questions-on-legions-interacting-with-each-other/#findComment-2185985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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