Ember Drakes

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## Ember Drakes

Ember Drakes Chapter Iconography

Ember Drakes Battle-Brother of the 3th Company, unknown Tactical Squad (Battleline)

## Space Marine Chapter

### **Allegiance**

Imperium of Man
(*Fedelitas Totalis*)

### **Successor of**

 Vulkan
Salamanders - (Unconfirmed)

### **Allies**

Ashen Drakes
Ice Dragons
Ignitors
Silverbacks

### **Specialty**

Shock Assault, Planetary Interdiction, Close-Quarters Actions, Line-Breaker Attacks, Extensive use of Flame Weaponry

### **Battle cry**

"Forged in fire!"
 ~"With iron and blood!"

### Successor Chapter(s)

N/A

"*Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking!*"
— Pyre Warden Phaestos Vry'kir
The **Ember Drakes** are an ancient and honourable Loyalist Space Marine Chapter that was created during the 3rd Founding in 001.M32. Due to their similar heraldry, chthonic traditions, beliefs and practices, the Ember Drakes are suspected to have been created from the lineage of the venerable Salamanders of Nocturne. Like their supposed forebears, the Ember Drakes are also well known for their similar humane treatment and concern for the lives of innocent citizens of the Imperium as their supposed Progenitors. However, their divergent beliefs in the Promethean Cult and reverence for their Primarch Vulkan above all else, whose Chapter cult is centered around his worship, is considered unseemly by the Salamanders and not in keeping with their Primarch's original teachings.

Like their supposed genetic forebears, the Ember Drakes pride themselves on achieving victory in the face of overwhelming odds and have earned a reputation for doing so, no matter the odds stacked against them. However, this reputation has only be achieved because the Ember Drakes will only take to the field of battle when portents deem the outcome of a particular campaign or battle will be favourable to the Chapter. These prognostications are achieved through the use of an ancient practice known as '*Reading the dragon-bones*' by the Chapter's Chaplains, known as Pyre Wardens, whom they believe receive portents from the spirit of their Primarch Vulkan. Due to these limitations of when they can seek out battle, when they do so, it leads the Ember Drakes to fight with the absolute conviction of zealous fanatics, which does not sit well with some Imperial commanders and Chapter Masters of other, more *Codex*-oriented Chapters.

Almost nothing else is known about this Chapter in official Imperial records other than that they have continuously stood firm in their beliefs as paragons of strength, honour and resolution in accordance to the legacy of their Primarch.

## Chapter History

"*We will not settle this by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood!*"
— Irondrake Sergeant Karnis Zu'ul
The origins of the Ember Drakes harken back to the dawn of the 32nd Millennium. Zephon Sar'raph, a Pyre Warden of the Salamanders' elite *Firedrakes* 1st Company, was one of the few remaining original XVIII Legion battle-brothers. He was a veteran of both the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy. Zephon was also a member of the Disciples of Flames - the ardent followers of the ancient Salamanders hero-Chaplain Xiaphas Jurr, and later the legendary Cassian Dracos - who waged their own private war against the Traitor Legions during the Age of Darkness. By the time Imperial Fists Primarch Rogal Dorn initiated the Third Founding in 001.M32, Zephon was the sole survivor of the original Disciples of Flames, whose mysterious ending had long since been hidden within the Salamander's sealed vaults.

Primarch Vulkan himself, singled out Zephon for his long dedicated service to both the Salamanders and his unwavering belief in his gene-sire, whom Zephon held above all others, with the exception of the Emperor of Mankind Himself. He was selected for the high honour of leading one of the first Successor Chapters created from his lineage, as the Salamanders' numbers had been too depleted following the events of the Dropsite Massacre of Isstvan V, and they were unable to divide and separate into Chapters during the subsequent Second Founding. The newly promoted Chapter Master Sar'raph accepted this esteemed honour with great humilty and swore upon his life that he would do his utmost to maintain the honour and dignity of his lineage. To commemmorate the inception of his newly formed Chapter, upon its inception, Zephon named his Chapter the Ember Drakes - to honour their Chapter's roots to both the Salamanders home world of Nocturne and the Disciples of the Flames.

## Chapter Homeworld

The world of Drakonis is characterised by brutal storms, dense jungles, and barren mountains. Possessing only one significant immense landmass, it is a craggy tumult of rearing mountain peaks surrounded by dense jungles and lashed by constant lightning storms. The best young warriors from the planet's indigenous barbarian tribes, from which the Ember Drakes recruit, partake in elaborate ritual duels amongst each other.

The feral human population consists of nomadic tribes of hunter-gatherers. These savages migrate constantly to avoid the worst of the planet's brutal climate and to constantly scavenge for any available food. They lack the resources or the ability to effectively establish mines or to refine and shape sophisticated metals. Those who can survive in this harsh environment have proven to be exceptional candidates to become Ember Drakes Astartes.

In addition to its homeworld, the Chapter also maintains sovereignty over several nearby star systems, and its officers are expected to serve a term overseeing the administration of each world prior to their advancement to higher rank.

### Fortress-Monastery

At the base of Mount Gomren, tallest of Drakonis's peaks, rises the white basalt spires of '*Draakan Hold*', the Ember Drakes' fortress-monastery. Throughout its nine millennia of existence, Draaken Hold has endured through countless ages of war and strife. Covered with dust and shadow, the light coloured edifice is festooned with macrocannons and massive lance turrets, their heavy barrels aimed out into the night. It is a forbidding sight that welcomes new visitors and brooks no trespass. The Ember Drake's fortress-monastery serves as the Chapter's primary training facility and armoury, housing their gene-seed stores and Apothecarion as well as the Chapter's battle honours.

## Notable Campaigns

* **Gorget Reach Crusade (070 - 075.M32)** - The first recorded campaign of the Ember Drakes was the Gorget Reach Crusade. The whole of the Drakes' chapter was to bring the Scorpius Sector back under compliance of the Emperor's Light. Much of the sector was overtaken by Chaos Cults and Ork pirates within the sector. The 1st Company, known as the *Irondrakes* deployed and spearheaded the forefront of the crusade, splitting open the bastions of the heretics, the xenos, and the traitors. The actions and heroics of the chapter brought much honor, allowing them to take part in the glory of the final assault on Gorget Reach.

The final assault on Gorget Reach would steer the chapter through the gigantic fortress being held by the Khorne warband known as, the Bloodborn Wolves. In the brutal close quarters of combat that followed their penetration into the bowels of the herotic's fortress, the whole of the 1st Company fought into the inner compound. The *Irondrakes* witnessed the summoning of the Bloodthirster, Khozkuth The Hellshade.

Engaging the hellspawn of Khorne, the *Irondrakes* recommenced their onslaught of the treacherous curs. The Ember Drakes eventually won the day, but at great lost, costing the lives of most of the 1st Company, their sacrifices memorialised and etched within the great halls of Draakan Hold.

## Chapter Organization

### Specialist Ranks & Formations

#### Senior Ranks

* **Fire Lord** - Chapter Master equivalent.
* **Warlord** - Captain equivalent.
* **Lord** - Lieutenant equivalent.
* **High Warden** - Reclusiarch equivalent.
* **Lord Arcanist** - Chief Librarian equivalent.
* **Forge Master** - Master of the Forge equivalent.

#### Specialist Ranks

* **Arcanist** - Librarian equivalent.
* **Brander-Warden** - Chaplain equivalent.
* **Forge Wright** - Techmarine equivalent.
* **Irondrake Champion** - Chapter or Company Champion equivalent.

### Line Ranks

* **Overseer** - Veteran Sergeant.
* **Drakeward** - Sergeant equivalent.
* **Drake-Brother** - Battle-Brother equivalent.
* **Outrider** - Scout Marine equivalent.
* **Hatchling** - Neophyte equivalent.

#### Specialist Formations

* **Irondrakes** - The Irondrakes are those veteran warrior elite of the Ember Drakes. To be granted this exalted status, mere skill-at-arms is not enough alone, as a warrior must prove to possess faultless bravery and just as importantly, faultless self-control.
* **Storm Proven** - These are the Chapter's elite breacher assault elements who specialise in ship-borne and 'forlorn hope' objective assaults. They often deploy at the spearhead of any attack, or as the core of any defensive line. Given this onerous duty, it is a position of honour to be chosen to fight among their ranks in the Chapter. Induction is only granted after a gruelling series of trials which culminates with the hunting of one of Drakonis' legendary saurians and the forging of a shield incorporating the beast's resilient scales and iron hard bones.
* **Pyroclasts** - A bygone specialist position formerly used by the XVIII Legion of old during the Great Crusade and the dark days of the Horus Heresy. The Ember Drakes have continued this tradition of utilising these elite devastator marines who specialise in the use of extremely powerful thermal and incendiary weaponry devised by their Chapter's master artificers.
* **Drake Shields** - Selected from amongst the finest warriors and craftsmen of their companies have to offer, these Terminator armoured elite serve as the personal bodyguards of the Chapter's company commanders. These indomitable fighters stand as the embodiment of the principles of the Promethean Cult, having invariably won many honours which are then engraved and crafted onto their finely wrought, master-crafted suits of Terminator Armour. These Chapter relics are eventually passed down to their elite descendants who continue to honour their ancestors by adding additional ornamentation and decoration to celebrate their victories.

## Chapter Gene-Seed

The Ember Drakes have long been suspected of being a Successor Chapter of the Salamanders due to their similar, larger-than-normal physiques and similar physical mutations. The Ember Drakes' gene-seed appears to be both stable and as yet uncorrupted. They also possess more notable physical mutations similar in appearance to the Salamanders, which is also part of what gives rise to the suspicion of this venerable Chapter being the Progenitors of the Ember Drakes. This variant in their gene-seed, however, results in a much-remarked "ember-like" bioluminescence to their eyes and a tendency for skin pigmentation to permanently darken in response to prolonged exposure to high levels of potentially harmful radiation as part of their biological defence mechanism, often adopting an unnatural granite-like or obsidian quality with sufficient exposure. This is a result of a genetic mutation in the DNA of the Chapter's Melanochrome organ, a flaw that is only known to affect the gene-seed of the Salamanders, thus, giving rise to the rumours of the Ember Drakes' true heritage.

### Primarch's Curse: Unyielding

With a culture that emphasises endurance and self-sacrifice, the Salamanders are renowned for their stubborn nature. The Ember Drakes are not swift to determine a course of action, and slower still to change their minds once they have decided. However, it is a fine line between determination and obstinacy, and Battle-Brothers must be watchful that their stubbornness does not grow into something unwieldy and perverse. When the Chapter's genetic curse manifests itself in an affected Battle-Brother, it comes on in three stages:

* **Stage 1 - Unrelenting**: The Battle-Brother cannot easily change his mind once he has decided upon something. Having weighed the facts of the situation, he sees his current course of action as the best one possible, and cannot easily consider alternatives.
* **Stage 2 - Intransigent**: The Battle-Brother is unwilling to compromise and is difficult to reason with. His stubborn nature prevents him from regarding any alternatives to his point of view. Unable to reconcile with the rest of his squad, the affected Battle-Brother often chooses only to rely on himself, thereby reducing his squad's overall cohesion.
* **Stage 3 - Obstinate**: The Battle-Brother is slow to decide and is unlikely ever to change his views on any matter, and will die before relenting in any situation, no matter the cost to himself or others.

## Chapter Beliefs

The Ember Drakes' Chapter annals insinuate their firm belief in they were chosen to become one of a handful of supposed Successor Chapters of the venerable and heroic Salamanders. Since their inception the Ember Drakes have continued to foster the belief that their gene-seed is indeed linked back to '*The Promethean Fire*' himself, the great Primarch Vulkan. The Chapter takes extreme pride in their genetic inheritance despite the fact their supposed Progenitors have never formally acknowledged them as such. This does not bother them in the least as they have continued to practice the tenets of their genetic forebears' Promethean Cult, conducting themselves honourably as any true Scion of Vulkan would.

### *The Prophecies of the Flames*

"*Wheresoever is found the craft of the forge, the avatar of our lord Vulkan has power, even in the works of the enemy, even in the flesh of the enemy where it has felt the touch of the forge. So he turned foe to the cause of righteousness.*"
— Words of Cassian Dracos, the "Twice-Dead," excerpt taken from *The Prophecies of the Flames*

Many of the teachings and beliefs adhered to by the Ember Drakes come from the ancient tome known as '*The Prophecies of the Flame*'. This tome is comprised of the sacred words of the hero of Isstvan, Cassian Dracos - the "Fallen Master", the "Twice-Dead" and "The Avatar of the Sacred Flame" - the first Lord Commander of the XVIII Legion before their reunification with their Primarch Vulkan on Nocturne. During the Dropsite Massacre of Isstvan V he would survive where most of his Legion had perished. His tale would become intermingled with the famed vessel, *Ebon Drake*, alongside which he would return to the battlefields of the 31st Millenium. The initial words and later pronouncements of Cassian Dracos were recorded both by the *Ebon Drake*'s vox system and in the personal logs of many of the crew, and later assembled by the hand of the "Prophet of Fire" - the notable Chaplain-Lieutenant Xiaphus Jurr - into the tome now referred to as the '*The Prophecies of the Flames*'. This tome would be deemed both seditious and of extreme mortal danger during the Great Scouring, but some few copies still remained and were secretly disseminated amongst the ranks of the more zealous battle-brothers of the Salamanders Legion and passed down to subsequent generations of Salamanders.

*The Prophecies of the Flames* would become the core of the creed promulgated by Xiaphus Jurr and was adopted by the so-called Disciples of the Flames, the band of Legiones Astartes who followed him during the Horus Heresy. In the wake of the revelations bestowed upon the company of the *Ebon Drake* at Isstvan V by Cassian Dracos, a stark change overcame its complement of Legiones Astartes. Many began to adopt the obscure divinatory practice of their commander Xiaphas Jurr's home world of Proximal, affixing Nocturnean charms and prayer scrolls to their armour, while others covered the original heraldry of their armour with devotional scenes depicting the Primarch or Cassian Dracos, who many consider his avatar. This practice is still observed by the warriors of the Ember Drakes Chapter today.

### Promethean Cult

Since their inception, the Ember Drakes have followed the tenets and ritual practices of the Promethean Cult. These are the teachings of the Primarch Vulkan first set down in written form and codified, becoming the formal body of doctrine that was actively promoted for the spirit of the XVIII Legion following the Primarch's reunification with his lost sons. Since that time those of Vulkan's get have continued to follow the tenets of this doctrine, whose core beliefs at the heart of this cult's ritual practices states that the Adeptus Astartes are living weapons, created in both physical and spiritual form to protect and liberate all of humanity. The Ember Drakes take to heart Vulkan's teachings of self-reliance, awareness, duty, loyalty, patience, self-sacrifice and, above all, self-discipline and endurance.

Like their genetic forebears, the Ember Drakes also practice similar trials of strength and endurance, for the Chapter's Pyre Wardens espouse their forebear's beliefs that both determination and the ability to endure any hardship is another principle tenet to be rigorously adhered to, as taught by the Primarch himself. Often, battle-brothers will make use of ritual scarring or branding during training and relative times of peace, when there are a few quiet moments for self-reflection and mediation between campaigns. Though some detractors point out that these practices are both barbaric and border on superstitious idolatry contrary to the Imperial Faith, the Iron Drakes and other supposed Salamanders Successors have pointed out that the Promethean Cult has never promoted the worship of any gods, for its fundamental tenet is that it is Mankind's manifest destiny to inherent the known galaxy as their rightful domain.

The Ember Drakes possess strong contempt for all those people of the Imperium that worship the Emperor of Mankind as a 'god', and on more than one occasion have refused to help the Inquisition or the Ecclesiarchy due to their zealous beliefs in the divinity of the 'God-Emperor'. This behaviour has given them many high-ranking enemies within the bureaucracy of the Adeptus Terra but also has developed a reputation for the Dragons of favouring steadfast justice and honesty. The Ember Drakes hold true to the memory of the Emperor's wishes that superstition and religion be cast aside by Mankind, though they continue to revere him as the paragon of what humanity should aspire to emulate.

#### Promethean Sigils

As practitioners of the Promethean Cult, the Ember Drakes make use of various sigils of important significance - the hammer, anvil, the flame and the scales and visages of the powerful drakes that stalk the ash-choked landscape of their Progenitor's home world of Nocturne. These symbols are recurring features on the wargear, banners, vehicles, heraldry and personal affections of Ember Drakes Battle-Brothers, particularly the veteran Irondrakes, who commonly wear great mantles of drake-hide to signify their status in battle. Listed belowe are some representative sigils, most of which will have been crafted by their owner's own hand:

* **The Flame:** Sometimes painted or carved onto armour, sometimes intricately plated with polished pseudo-gold, or carried as metallic emblems upon chains or cords, the flame signifies both creation and destruction, representing both the potency of the forge and the desolation of a raging inferno. Those who bear the flame are passionate and decisive, a stark reminder of the piously zealous and fierce nature of the Ember Drakes.
* **Tools of the Forge:** Whether appearing as crossed hammers or a stylised anvil, or any other arrangement, this symbol is a common affectation for those who excel at forge-craft, the intricacy of the design itself a testament to the bearer’s own talent.
* **Drake-Hide:** The powerful lizards that roam Drakonis are dangerous predators and a source of food and materials for the world's people. They are also a source of great sport and challenge for the Ember Drakes, who hunt the larger breeds as tests of prowess and rites of passage, culminating in the Irondrake hunt that gives the First Company their moniker.

### Drakkan-Asca

The ancient Proximan arts of divination and augury is often utilised in a ritual known amongst the Chaper's Pyre Wardens as '*Reading the Dragon-bones*', a bygone and almost forgotten practice that was frowned upon by Vulkan himself, though it was never purged from the Promethean Cult doctrines. This ritual involved the inscribing of questions in archaic Nocturnean upon the bones of Salamander drakes and casting them into the heart of the forge, the patterns of discolouration etched upon the bones by the flames would foreshadow their resolution. Known in the ancient Nocturnean dialects of the northern polar region as the Drakkan-Asca, the ''*Dragon's Ash Ritual*', a practice that skirts the very edges of Imperial doctrine.

The Ember Drakes' Pyre Wardens adopted this practice from the ancient Salamanders Chaplain-hero, Xiaphas Jurr, the "Prophet of Fire", and are known to rely extensively on the ritual for divination to determine if the portents are favourable to achieve victory. The Ember Drakes will not deploy for battle without consulting the dragon-bones. They rely on the auguries of the Pyre Wardens, considering the prophecies that they deliver as the word of their gene-sire Vulkan. As the Ember Drakes are unusually traditionalist, they often adhere to the practices and beliefs of their native homeworld. When a Battle-Brother prays before going into battle he will speak his own personal litany, often in the tribal dialect of his birth. Warriors of the Chapter are also known to display a variety of tattoos on their arms, chest, and face. This hints at the tribal practices of their homeworld when they were still feral warriors, before their indoctrination into the Adeptus Astartes. Such connections to their prior lives as mortals before ascension to the ranks of the Astartes is actively encouraged. The Ember Drakes are proud of their heritage and those who have come from the Chapter's homeworld tend stoically onto the traditions and practices of their upbringing.

## Chapter Combat Doctrine

The tactical doctrine of the Ember Drakes uses close-quarters combat, shock tactics, and focused force to obliterate their foes. The Dragons deploy as line troops, unleashing their strength where it is the most thickest.

The Ember Drakes tend to use a greater number of plasma and melta weapons to burn their foes, blasting through the enemy and frying whole swaths of infantry. Also the emphasis on craftsmanship on Crystallos means the Ember Drakes can create and maintain a significant number of advanced technologies and the Chapter has access to a great many suits of Terminator and Artificer Armor, Thunder Hammers and Master-Crafted weapons, made possible by their skill at artifice and their rich mineral resources, and it is this capability that gives the Dragons a great deal of trading power with the Adeptus Mechanicus.

## Chapter Recruitment

"*Look thine enemy in the eye and let him see the fires in yours.*"
— Words of wisdom atrributed to Primarch Vulkan, recited by Overseer Ko'tan Sardai to a group of Hatchlings (Neophytes) during combat drills.
Though the Ember Drakes still draw many recruits from their home world of Drakonis, though they typically draw the majority of their recruits from a variety of different Imperial planets, mainly from the two forge moons located adjacent to their Chapter home world. Representatives of the Ember Drakes visit each recruiting world once within a normal human's lifetime. Initiates are chosen through a bi-annual process of the strongest juveniles from the population.

Each Aspirant is thoroughly screened, his past becomes irrelevant. Once the recruit is accepted he will undergo the normal rites to become a Space Marine. However, should he fail, he will be made into an Intendant to carry out the labourious tasks of the Chapter.

## Notable Ember Drakes

* **Fire Lord Zephon Sar'raph** - Zephon Sar'raph was the first Chapter Master and patriarch of the Ember Drakes Chapter. He was a Battle-Brother of the Salamanders Legion who had won the Primarch Vulkan's respect countless times during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy. Known as much for his massive physical size and prowess as his leadership and tactical expertise, Sar'raph led the Ember Drakes for the first 700 standard years of their existence. One of the more zealous battle-brothers and follower of the *Disciples of the Flames*, Sar'raph did much to shape their interpretation of the ancient tome known as '*The Prophecies of the Flame*' and their combat doctrines.
* **Fire Lord Tytus Xu'sia** - Current Chapter Master Tytus Xu'sia is a renowned Veteran who has fought countless xenos and untold numbers of battles and campaigns throughout the Imperium, receiving great honours. Under his skilled guidance, the Ember Drakes have earned a well deserved reputation for acts of heroism that are equally inspiring and terrifying to behold.
* **Lord Arcanist Pyr'rhos**
* **Forge Wrought Ogun** - Current Master of the Forge of the Ember Drakes Chapter.
* **High Warden Grannus** - Current Reclusiarch and Master of the Faith.
* **Chief Apothecary Logi Iazo** - Chief Apothecary of the Ember Drakes Chapter.
* **First Captain Alaz Ba'tyr**
* **Irondrake Champion Cacus** - Current Chapter Champion.

## Chapter Fleet

The vessels that can be confirmed to be in the Ember Drakes' fleet include:

* ***Anvil of War* (Unknown-Class Battleship)** - Flagship of the Ember Drakes, the *Anvil of War* was a ancient battleship gifted to the Chapter upon their inception. This vessel's long glorious history harkens back to the middle years of the Great Crusade, taking part in many of the XVIII Legion's notable campaigns of conquest during the expansion of the burgeoning Imperium of Man. The *Anvil of War* later took part in some of the most bitter campaigns during the subsequent galaxy-wide conflict of the Horus Heresy, and was one of the few Salamanders Legion capital vessels that survived the void battles during the Dropsite Massacre. This vessel continued to serve during the wars of reciprocity of the Great Scouring following the end of the Heresy, and harried the remaining Traitor Legions into the great warp rift known as the Eye of Terror. Upon the inception of the Ember Drakes, this vessel was gifted to them by their Progenitors, and has continuously served the Chapter for over nine millennia.
* ***Great Wyrm* (Battle Barge)** -
* ***Steel Talons* (Battle Barge)** -
* ***Red Reaper* (Strike Cruiser)** -
* ***Sword of Wrath* (Strike Cruiser)** -
* ***Ebon Claw* (Strike Cruiser)**  -
* ***Prophet of Fire* (Strike Cruiser)** -
* ***Voice of Fire* (Strike Cruiser)** -
* ***Drake Talon* (Strike Cruiser)** -
* ***Sacred Flame* (Strike Cruiser)** -
* ***Ember Revenant* (Gladius Frigate)**
* ***Iron Dragon* (Gladius Frigate)**
* ***Ravage* (Destroyer)**  -

## Chapter Relics

* ***Flame of Light*** - Chain Weapons and Power Weapons are often deadly enough, especially in the hands of the Astartes, but Chapters sometimes modify these weapons to enhance their already impressive effects. One such modified device is known as Flame of Light. This device is an inverse heat sink, which uses the excess power generated by the motor of a chain blade or the charge core of a power weapon to project flame along its edge. When it strikes a target, there is a chance that the weapon will set the target on fire, causing additional damage.

* ***Wyrm's Breath*** - Just as the Ember Drakes know well how to protect themselves from flame, so too are they adept at its use. Many Dragons alter their flamer with unique modifications and upgrades they have learned over a long career.One such modified Flamer has a reputation with the Captain of the 2nd Company.

* **Drake Hide Mantle** - Like their Progentors, the Ember Drakes are known to wear durable cloaks made of extremely tough scaled hides known as Drake Hide Mantles. Upon their inception, the Ember Drakes took several examples of the mighty salamanders that roamed their ancestral home world and imported them to their newly gifted Chapter home world of Drakonis. These exceptionally tough cloaks provide its wearer with amazing protection from all manner of dangers, including small arms fire and shrapnel and is proof against any flame-based weaponry.

## Chapter Appearance

### Chapter Colours

The Ember Drakes primarily wear deep red and silver battle-plate. The helmet, shoulder insets and coutres (elbow guards), vambraces and gauntlets are deep red while the backpack, shoulder pauldron trim, cuisses (thigh armour), poleyns (knee guards), greaves (shin armour) and sabatons (boots) are silver in colour. Their armour is often obscured by patterns of black ash and fire, along with ritual images of the Dragon Revenant and Vulkan. Suspended on chains across their armour are engraved bones and fragments of the armour of the fallen, each an omen of events yet to pass, that were cast in the presence of the High Warden Grannus himself. Battle-Brothers often suspend pages and prayer scrolls from the writings of Xiaphas Jurr's *Prophecies of the Flames*, some of which are affixed with Nocturnean seals of the Promethean Cult, forged in the fires of Mount Deathfire itself.

## Relations

### Allies

#### Ignitors

The Ignitors are a bellicose Chapter that hails from the same proud lineage of Vulkan as the Dragons. The Ignitors and the Dragons found that their tactical doctrines complemented one another. Down the millennia, a strong bond of kinship has formed between these two resolute Chapters. These Scions of Vulkan maintain their strong bonds of brotherhood from being forged in blood and fire. They have ended the lives of many heretics, apostates and xenos that have made the unfortunate mistake of crossing their paths. On multiple occasions, these two Chapters have shared common cause and have fought alongside one another down the millennia, decimating their foes in a hail of bolter and blade, ensuring their foes die in agony and fear.

## Notable Quotes

### By the Ember Drakes

"*Vulkan's Fire beats in my breast. With it, I shall smite the foes of the Emperor and cast them down.*"
— Attr. Fire Lord Zephon Sar'raph, ca. 235.M32
"*Unto the anvil!*"
— Common Chapter war-cry, attributed to Fire Lord Zephon Sar'raph
"*We are born of flames. When we wage war we do so with it clenched in our mailed fists.*"
— Lord Arcanist Pyr'rhos to newly inducted Hatchlings (Neophytes).
"*Facta Non Verba!*"
— (Translated from High Gothic, "Deeds, Not Words!") Ember Drakes Irondrake Chaplain
"*Mors Antequam Ignominiam! Sanguis Eorum Fluat!*"
— (Translated from High Gothic, "Death before dishonour! Let their blood flow!") Battle-cry of the Ember Drakes' 9th Company during their last stand before being wiped out by Hive Fleet Kraken.
### About the Ember Drakes

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 White Scars Successors
 Space Wolves Successors
 Imperial Fists Successors
 Blood Angels Successors
 Iron Hands Successors
 Ultramarines Successors
 Salamanders Successors
 Raven Guard Successors
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## Gallery

Fire Lord of the Ember Drakes, Tytus Xu'siaVeteran Sergeant of the elite 1st Company, the 'Irondrakes'. Note: Arrayed in relic Cataphractii Terminator Armour and wielding a relic Thunder Hammer and Storm ShieldA Sternguard Veteran of the elite 1st Company, the 'Irondrakes'. Note: Wearing relic Mk III battle-plate and wielding a relic powersword and master-crafted plasma pistolAn Ember Drakes Sergeant of the 3rd Company, assigned to one of the Chapter's elite Drake Shield Breacher Close Support SquadsAn Ember Drakes 2nd Company ChampionAn Iron Dragon Pyroclast of the 9th Company, unknown Fire Support SquadBrother Drogo, Ember Drakes' Leviathan Pattern Siege Dreadnought and Honoured Ancient of the Iron Dragon Chapter