Legio Vulturum - Notable Campaigns: Rangdan Xenocides (Late 800s.M30) - Following their inclusion in the nascent Imperium of Man, the Xanite forces, including the Legio Vulturum, hurled themselves and broke their greater strength in countless battles against the vile xenos on the edge of the Halo Stars near the northern borders of the Imperium, becoming shattered remnants of their former selves. But they earned much honour in doing so for their Forge World. More importantly, weapons and arms poured forth from Xana II and were shipped directly to the segmentum-wide battle lines of the conflict, providing much-needed respite and fresh strength to the beleaguered Imperial forces. These reinforcements helped to slowly turn the tide of defeat into first stalemate and eventually victory. It was a victory Xana II was in no small part bled dry to achieve, which generated a great festering resentment among the tech-adepts of that Forge World.Ruin of Maerdan (008.M31) - This battle of the Horus Heresy saw the Imperial colony world of Maerdan on the edge of the Segmentum Solar become savagely contested between Loyalist and Traitor forces. Loyalist Titans of the Legio Gryphonicus, Legio Metalica, and Legio Destructor clashed with the Traitors of the Legio Mortis, Legio Argentum, and Legio Vulturum. One of the largest Titan battles of the early Heresy era, more than 200 god-engines clashed as Maerdan was ultimately reduced to ruin. Heavy losses were incurred by both sides and neither combatant was able to claim true victory.Defence of Ryza (012.M31) - Amongst the echelons of the Cult Mechanicus, the Forge World of Ryza stood second only to Mars in power and prominence by the end of the Great Crusade. Located within the Ultima Segmentum, its position was secured by its raw manufacturing power and its tactical location that, since Ryza first forged treaties with the Imperium, served to fuel the reach of the Great Crusade eastwards across the galaxy. Above all else, Ryza possessed unparalleled expertise in the engineering and production of plasma technology thanks to the sect of tech-priests it hosted known as the Omnissiah Igvita. In war, the luminaries of Ryza turned their efforts towards the continued support of the Imperium, refusing to be swayed by the honeyed promises of the Warmaster Horus and his emissaries. So it was that when the Warmaster bade his allies to seize the Forge World, it stood guarded not just by the formidable might of the Legio Crucius (Warmongers) but the resurgent power of several other Legios and Knight houses. Amongst their number stood both House Taranis and House Zavora, ancient Knight houses bound to Mars since the Age of Strife, and both the Legio Honorum and Legio Osedax lent portions of their strength to Ryza in accordance with treaties negotiated with their patron worlds. All were sworn to Ryza unto death, for the world toiled to reunite the shattered forces that still opposed the Warmaster across the Ultima Segmentum, providing vital munitions and materiel as aid. Yet, despite the might assembled upon the world, it paled in the face of the force marshalled against it, which included the might of the Legio Vulturum and Legio Magna, with promises of vast riches awaiting their patrons should their aid bring success. With them came a decad of Titans from the Legio Mortis, their presence demanded by the Warmaster to ensure victory. In all, nearly 140 Titans were assembled, their gathered might a portent of doom for the world of Ryza. These Titan Legions were not to walk alone, for the Knight houses of Morbidia and Oroborn had been amassed alongside them. With them came vast hosts of Mechanicum Taghmata, supported by a menagerie of twisted creations given life by the minds of their Dark Mechanicum masters. Despite the Traitors' best efforts the Loyalist forces managed to beat back the attack of the Traitor forces, despite being outnumbered and outgunned. However, their victory proved to be a pyrrhic victory at best, with nearly half their number  wiped out during the Traitor assault. Fires raged on Ryza for several solar weeks after the conclusion of the final battle, the Traitors in orbit bombarding the planet below as a final parting gift before departing before the arrival of Loyalist reinforcements. When the last fire sputtered out, only a fifth of the Forge World's infrastructure remained functional, the rest nothing more than blackened ruins. Though the Traitors had failed in their desire to seize Ryza as their own, they returned to the Warmaster victorious, for the Furnace of Shackled Stars no longer stood as a beacon of hope for Loyalist forces, the broken world a stark exemplar of the tragic fate that had befallen the galaxy.Assault Upon the Fortress (012.M31)Death of Salvation (012.M31)Relief of Endeavour (012.M31)Battle of Beta-Garmon, "The Titandeath" (006-013.M31) - The Legio Vulturum took part in the long and savage Beta-Garmon campaign, which included hundreds of war zones across dozens of worlds. Even before the greater armies of the Warmaster Horus reached the star cluster, the battle lines had long since been drawn, and fighting had been going on for many Terran years. It was a cauldron of battle that would consume millions of lives before its end and see the demise of entire Titan Legions, earning this campaign the dire moniker of the "Titandeath." The Beta-Garmon Cluster, also known as the gateway to the throneworld of Terra, was the last hurdle that the Warmaster Horus' forces had to overcome before they reached the Imperium's capital world. Heavily fortified by the Loyalists, Beta-Garmon would become one of the greatest and bloodiest battles of the Horus Heresy, as well as one of the longest-lasting. During the Battle of Beta-Garmon, the Legio Vulturum was supported by the Knights of House Vyridion.