[22a], The Iron Council elects the Chapter Master of the Iron Hands, as unlike in most other Chapters the holder does not bear the title for life. Ferrus Manus never united the people of his homeworld in the way most of the other Primarchs had, on the basis that competition grew greater strength. To some outsiders, this is a supreme blasphemy, for many of the organs eventually discarded are those that make a Space Marine what he is, and which are the direct inheritance of the Emperor and the Primarch. the Chapter council, the "Iron Council," for the Iron Hands have no individual Chapter Master. The ships themselves were scuttled before being redirected into the heart of Gau-X24, the nearest star. So it was the bloody inheritance and bleak creed of Medusa was spread to successive generations of the Iron Hands, forging the Xth Legion into a weapon of unparalleled ruthlessness. Lol. Nothing can be compared to it in power and facility. An Iron Hand's squad number is designated by a Low Gothic numeral stenciled on the right knee plate. This despair soon turned to anger against the Chaos Space Marines and the other Traitor Legions, an anger which the Iron Hands began to use as a driving force to recover from the trauma of the Drop Site Massacre. Whatever had happened up in the mountains, it was clear to everybody present that there was now a close bond of mutual respect between Ferrus and the Emperor, who had arrived in search of His son. Yet even they cannot predict where their Chapter will strike, or whether it will elect to do so in time. Without Ferrus Manus, it was decided that no single warrior should ever permanently lead the Iron Hands. After forcing a landing via the brute power of their warships from orbit, DuCaine ordered the Urshan soldiery to make planetfall in full strength. Nice! Other Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes go into battle differently than the Iron Hands. An ordinary human could not imagine what degree of mental trauma would be required for a human to give up such a gift, to mutilate themselves and replace their priceless gene-forged heritage with mechanical parts. I thought this was the case too, but looking through the Dark Heresy books all I can find is that Flesh is Weak adds levels of Machine trait. Though noble in the extreme, such glorious acts of self-sacrifice failed to stave off the death of the Primarch Ferrus Manus and the near-total destruction of the Iron Hands ground forces so perfidiously betrayed in the Drop Site Massacre at Istvaan V. An Iron Hands Legion Deimos Rhino armoured personnel carrier, ceded to Order Quarii of the Clan Vurgaan. Each new vertebrae shows acceptance into a another Clan. Unlike in standard Chapters, the squads which make up each clan company are referred to as "claves." Still in complete Vox-silence, they rip up ferrocrete barriers with thundering blasts of Bolter fire. Many amongst the Iron Council now argue that this, surely, is where their Chapter must deploy its might, for no war could be more vital. Ferrus taunted Fulgrim for his betrayal of the Emperor and siding with the Traitor Horus. Oct 9, 2015 - This Pin was discovered by Surran. Primarch Ferrus Manus during the Great Crusade with his warhammer Forgebreaker. The Weakness of Flesh is a term used by the Cult Mechanicus to describe any bodily wants, such as eating food purely for the taste of it, sex, pleasure drugs, etc.Since machines do not have these desires, members of the Mechanicum do their best to cast aside such weaknesses. In distinct counterpoints to the Iron Hands' noted strengths, as time progressed it became clear that there were certain avenues of warfare and exigencies of the Great Crusade to which the Iron Hands were decidedly unsuited, either by doctrine or temperament. Fulgrim's fixed smile faltered as he truly appreciated the depths of hatred his brother held for him and wondered again how they had come to this point, knowing that any chance for brotherhood was lost. Activating his Vox, Stronos barked commands to the forces around him, ordering them to release their anger, lest their foes destroy them with it. Indeed, Kardan Stronos himself has been despatched to face this very threat, lending his strength and wisdom to the fight against Leviathan. [21a], The Primarch of what would later officially become the Iron Hands, Ferrus Manus (also known as "The Gorgon"), was among the first of the Emperor's sons to be rediscovered. Karaashi, the Ice Pinnacle that the newborn Primarch Ferrus Manus' gestation capsule crashed into when he first fell to Medusa, can still be seen today, though it is said to be half the size it once was. Each of the ten current Clan Companies continues to utilize the symbols and traditions associated with their corresponding Clan on Medusa. Despite disquiet from the few remaining Kristosians and the Voice of Mars, Kardan Stronos was elected the Chapter's war leader that same day, and has been reelected at every opportunity since. Each representative is required to possess sufficient neural augmetics that they can communicate using binary cant and noospheric data-blurts, plugging themselves into their towering iron thrones with spinal plugs and cranial taps. Moving forward as a single, slow-moving mass, lashing out a relentless torrent of firepower, the Legion went in unison like some immense harvesting machine through a field of ripe grain, destroying everything in its path.