Angels of Despair

Golden Grail with silver wings; Grail is overflowing with Blood

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### **Specialty**

Close Combat; Fire-based Combat; Void Warfare; Search and Destroy; Infiltration; Large scaled battles; Sieges and taking over planets

## Pre-Heresy

### **Home World**

N/A; Fleet-Based

"*I see ... all hope has left you! Well, I hope you have enough honour to give me a proper fight!*"
—Magmar Blackstone last words, during a fight with the Chapter Master of the Iron Drakes, Bahamat
The Chaos Warband known as **Angels of Despair** are a former loyalist Chapter, that turned its back to the Imperium and is classified as 'heretical'. They were formerly know as the Flames of Iron, a Successor Chapter of the Iron Drakes and were quite respected. But through unknown events they started worshipping new gods and started civil wars against the Emperor.

Now they roam the galaxy under the name Angels of Despair and bring doom to unfortunate Imperial Worlds. Just like their predecessors, they tend to use fire and heat as a weapon and are formidable opponents in melee. They haven been rarely recorded working with Daemons, but if, then Daemons of all the four Chaos Gods were fighting on their side.

## Warband History

The Story of the Angels of Despair is one shredded in mystery. Who they were before is known, but what happened, to make them turn against the Emperor is unknwon.

All that is known is what they were before their Betrayal and what they are now. No one knowns where they went and what happened. Not even they are certain of what happened. Only a thew things are recorded. Like their first heretic action and when they came back. Otherwise it's all a mystery.

### Pre Heresy

Before their betrayal to the Emperor, the Angels of Despair were known as the Flames of Iron. This Chapter was founded during the 13th 'Dark' Founding and was a Successor Chapter of the Iron Drakes.

In difference to its predecessor they weren't particularly found of defending planets and started going on Crusades to lay sieges upon other worlds. Even with these differences, they stayed close to their founding Chapter.

Around 200.M41 they set out on jet another glorious Crusade. Having been successful so many timer, they were sure it would be a glorious Campaign. But after only 4 months all contact with the fleet was lost. No one knew what happened. Everyone thought the Flames of Iron were lost in the unforgiving warp. And they were not wrong.

### The Betrayal and a new Beginning

"*You say the Flames of Iron were lost in the Warp! That, my trembling friend, is true! But don't worry! We were reborn as the Angels of Despair!*"
—Lord Magmar Blackstone to a Guardsmen
Around 800.M41 an unknown fleet appeared out of nowhere. It looked like a lost imperial fleet so the planet known as Aurora III lowered its defences and tried to contact the unknown ships. But no response. The ships just slowly drifted closer to the defending vessels. As the defenders threatened the strangers to shoot them down if they didn't response the first shots fired. The unknown ships suddenly opened fire and gunned down the defending ships.

The Guardsmen on the planet barely had time to rally their defences. But to their surprise only one drop pod entered the atmosphere. After it landed it quickly was surrounded. Out of the vessel stepped a Space Marine. Telling by his armour he was a Captain . The once glorious colours of the Flames of Iron had almost completely faded away and out of came two Horns. The Aquila on the chest plate was gone. Then he laughed. As soon as he started he was gunned down.

But then more and more drop pods came down and the Guardsmen were completely overrun. The inhabitants were slaughtered and Chaos took over Aurora III.

### Current Events

Over the last centuries the Angels of Despair have been almost destroyed on several occasions. But they were never completely defeated. They currently reside in an unknown location within the Segmentum Obscurus.

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### About the Angels of Despair

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