Black Dragons

Black Dragons armorial with Legion iconography

### Observed Strategic Tendencies

Shock Assault, Harrowing Actions and Strategic Decapitation Strikes, Close-quarters Actions, Line-breaker Attacks

### Allegiance

Imperium of Man
(*Fedelitas Scindere*)

### Warcry

"Fire and Bone!"

The **Black Dragons** are the VI Legion of the Legiones Astartes and one of the more peculiar looking legions at that. Their members possess black eyes with yellow pupils that resemble those of a reptilian and feature a mutated Ossmodula (the Space Marine organ responsible for the development of their skeleton) causing them to grow bony protrusions from several places in the body commonly the forearm and forehead leading to blades on the arm and horns or skeletal fins on the skull.

## Legion History

The VI Legion originates from the volcanic feudal world of Burso. the world is plagued by volcanic activity and dangerous wildlife including that of the Burso dragons that the legion's name originated from.

Most of the legionaries prefer to use their retractable bone blades for combat and forged bladed weapons as support.

## Legion Organisation

### Specialist Formations

* **Janissaries** - These warriors are the Legion's most elite shock assault specialists. Savage, bellicose and unforgiving, every member of this elite formation has developed a number of blade-like outgrowths of bone, especially on their forearms. These sharpened bone growths are often sheathed in adamanatium, adding a killing edge far and above their already formidably sharpened claws, for use in close melee combat. Equipped with powerful jump packs, these Legionaries are able to close with the enemy as quick as possible and overwhelm their foes with their savagely sharpened claws, overwhelming the enemy's ranks and leaving a bloody abattoir in their wake. Given the Black Dragons' bellicose nature and predilection for melee combat, there is rarely a shortage of Battle-Brothers with suitable training to fill these Legion Assault Squad rosters as casualties occur. So it is that Janissaries are likely to remain at full strength, even if battlefield casualties reduce other elements of the strike force to a ghost of their former numbers.

* **Akindji** - Akindji are the VI Legion's elite cavalry specialists,

* **Ebon Riders** -
* **Drakeborn** - Mutated battle brothers of the legion; these Astartes have all been placed into a secret and elite unit of shock troops created from others of their mutant kin. Larger then a normal astartes the Drakeborn are towering warriors of midnight black hide and subdermal bone armor, while short stubby spines trail down their spine and dot their hide in clusters. Each Drakeborn also has a set of white patterned stripes unique to each individual going down their arms and legs as well as their shoulders, backs, and half stripes along the rib plate. The faces and necks of the Drakeborn usually stay the color of their original skin tone, though some will still darken like the rest of their bodies. Thin trailing black or white stripes also spiral along their face, again in patterns unique to the individual. Their teeth have lengthened and sharpened similar to their cousins in the Carcharadon's legion. Their vision becomes enhanced beyond a normal Astartes, while their eyes become more reptilian with a more orange or yellow shade, along with two black bands inside their sclera. Any antlers, frills, or horns thicken; while extra ones grow. And lastly their arm blades grow and sharpen becoming almost twice the size of a standard Black Dragon's blades. These troopers are adept at crushing any foe that gets in front of them, while surviving wounds that would kill or wound a lesser Astartes, all while not even faltering in their advance. Known to wear less armor then other space marines because of their physiology outpacing power armor models, as well as being seen as restrictive to their full capabilities.

## Notable Members

* **Murad Agha** - Primarch of the Black Dragons.
* **Osman Agha** - First Captain of the Black Dragon Legion.

## Legion Appearance

Black Dragons Battle-Brothers are known to display a variety of tattoos and scars on their arms, which hint at the less than salubrious backgrounds these warriors may have had before their indoctrination into the Legiones Astartes.

The terrifying mutations that their enhancement have wracked on their bodies have become almost a badge of honour for these Space Marines, and they now modify their armour to allow them to use these retractable blades in combat.

### Legion Colours

The Black Dragons primarily wear black Power Armour. The Imperialis or Aquila on the chest guard (often substituted with a dragon variant) is white. The white squad specialty symbol located on the right shoulder pauldron designates a Battle-Brother's assigned combat role (Assault, Siege Line-Breaker, Tactical, Veteran or Command). A white High Gothic numeral stenciled on of their poleyns (knee guard) indicates Chapter assignment or proudly displays their Legion number.

### Legion Badge

The Black Dragons' Legion badge is a profile of a white stylised dragon head facing forwards towards the enemy, centred on a field of black.

## Legion Fleet

* ***Fist of Kraedor* (Unknown Class Battleship)** -
* ***Argent Blade* (Battle Barge)** -

## Gallery

A Remembrancer's sketch depicting the VI Legion - Black Dragons.A Black Dragons Janissary, one of the Legion's elite shock assault specialists, assigned to the 8th Chapter.