Harbingers of Taelus: Sons of Medusa in 30k

[Smoke Frog]

Thank you @PerfectChocolateMadeleine and @roryokane! You two inspired me to finally finish my breacher squad just in case any more dastardly Emperor's Children supporters decide to peruse my army blog . 

 

It has been fun to weave the story of this chapter (based on the seeds originally planted by @Ascanius), into the greater setting to "fill a gap." The Iron Hands may have been sucker-punched at the start of the Heresy, but somewhere from a quarter to half their legion could have survived the dropsite massacre. The survivors don't get talked about too much so this was a good fit for me.

 

Bitter, angry marines trying to survive against a galaxy in flames against their former brothers who betrayed them. Like some angry, heavily armored bandits or Robin Hoods where their sherwood forest is an asteroid belt in deep space... and they are green!? Perfect 

 

 

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Seizing the reigns of command, the previously unknown Iron Father Selok Sataar led the survivors of Clan Clotho into hiding, along with contingents of several other surviving clans. It wasn’t until almost three years later, with the Heresy now full-blown and fighting broken out in earnest across all segmentum of the galaxy that they returned, now reforged into a guerilla fighting-force to hound the traitors from behind their supply lines.

 

 

 

 

Reclamation of Taelus

 

The Moirae sector had since the inception of the heresy, like so many of the forgeworlds of Mars, been rent with conflict between the established and more rational leadership declaring support for Mars and the Sons of Horus, and the more fanatical elements aligned to the worship of the Emperor as the Omnissiah. These two forces were at each other's throats from the start, forcing Moirae into a near complete stalemate as titan fought titan, skitarii legions died in the hundreds of millions, and voidcraft fought each other throughout Moirae and neighboring systems, securing supply lines bringing war-materials and resources to keep the engine of war moving at full capacity.

 

 

It was here in the Moirae sector where the legionnaires led by Selok Sataar made the most impact. Striking without warning from the depths of the void, numerous convoys operated by the traitors began to vanish.

 

No trace remaining except for the blasted hulks adrift in space. 

 

 

A turning point for the clan's fortunes in these early days was the return to the Taelus system. Once long ago during the age of the Great Crusade, on the order of Ferrus Manus Clan Clotho had conquered this system in the name of the Emperor to secure its mineral wealth for the might of the Imperium. The Clan returned to find the riches of the asteroid-mines now fueling the Warmaster’s war effort. From the void the Clan descended upon the system strongholds.

 

 

 

[//Sergeant Georgos of Clan Clotho, breacher squad veteran of many asteroid boarding actions//]

 

 

 

...breach-by-breach, the Hands assaulted the weak points in the defensive apparatuses they themselves had built, causing the entire defensive network to crumble as they swept through the system, reclaiming it rock-by-rock and purging those who now refused the Emperor’s light. The most obstinate defenses were cracked from orbit from nova cannon-equipped craft stolen from the Mechanicus, left open to the quiet void of space. The actions of Clan Clotho later earned it the cognomen of the “Harbingers of Taelus,” for their actions in the takeover of the system, as it only heralded the devastation that they were to inflict upon the traitors of the surrounding worlds.

 

 

 

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Glad to finally have these ten marines done. The heraldry is a bit throne together but I think it is good enough for some marines on the run. 

 

The Hand of Ferrus:

 

 

The Gorgon's Head:

 

 

....and a few other shields.

 

Edited September 20 by Smoke Frog

[PerfectChocolateMadeleine]

absolutely love this, breachers in general are just so awesome

[Smoke Frog]

"May the forces of the emperor cleanse this world and keep it for its people" 

- Harbingers of Taelus, Hallam Campaign. 

 

 

Finally tested out some desert bases! I like how they look, good contrast with the dark armor. Will be going back to do the rest of the breachers (and the other infantry squads). 

 

Also here is the details of the Master of Signal's medusa on is armor. Originally I was going to paint it on his chest but the wire made tha a bit too hard to pull off.

 

[RolandTHTG]

Beautiful army. Love the backstory too.