Tyrant's Legion - Legion Space Marines: The Astral Claws Space Marines represented both the hidden power and ultimate masters of the Tyrant's Legion forces. Huron's ultimate aim with the creation of the Legion was to supplement the fighting power of the Astral Claws Chapter.Huron devoted roughly a third of his Astartes to deployment in the Legion, while the rest continued to fight as the components of a regular Space Marine Chapter. The deployment of individual Space Marines was often fluid between the two. The following is a list of Astral Claws forces often employed within the ranks of the Tyrant's Legion:Legion Centurions - The Centurions were Veteran Astral Claws chosen to both command and if need be punish the Human auxilia of the Tyrant's Legion. They were selected for their might of arms and utter devotion to Huron's cause. They were objects of religious awe and genuine terror by those they commanded, and also served as the eyes and ears of the Tyrant across his fledgling pocket empire.Corpse-Takers - Appearing only in the final days of the Badab War, the Apothecary Vivisectors, or "Corpse Takers" to give them the fearful nickname they were known by the Human auxilia of the Tyrant's Legion, were specially-tasked Apothecaries who specialised in harvesting gene-seed from fallen Space Marines -- from both friend and enemy alike. In the case of the enemy, this occurred regardless of whether their subject was living or dead. With this gene-seed, Huron intended to secure the Astral Claws' continued increase in numbers and eventual victory. When this final betrayal of their fellow Astartes by the Astral Claws was revealed, it proved to be one blasphemy too many and guaranteed the bitter hatred and enmity of any Loyalist Astartes the Astral Claws fought in open battle. It also ensured that no prisoners were taken on either side.Legion Retaliator Squads - Retaliator Squads were special units of Astartes created to exert the Astral Claws' control directly where needed, and they were drawn initially from the Astral Claws Reserve Assault Company which had long specialised in close-quarters assaults and space-borne boarding actions. Retaliator Squads were given leave to sow terror and enforce loyalty amongst the Chapter's mortal auxilia by bloody example. With the advent of the Tyrant's Legion, these Retaliator Squads were expanded, forming a feared spearhead strike force, freeing the Chapter's assault reserve to fulfill its tactical duties in the wider conflict.Legion Space Marine Cohort - These specialty units were drawn from the expanding Chapter who hid its illegally increasing numbers amongst the sector's Human defence corps in the guise of training and field command. Huron deployed and organised these cohorts along the lines of the Space Marine Legions of old, with reconquering the Maelstrom Zone in the name of the Emperor as his long-term goal. Even after that dream was to wither and he was to set himself and his Chapter against the Imperium, the cohort deployments persisted as the brutal and irresistible killing hand of the Tyrant's Legion forces.Retaliators - The Retaliators were hand-picked Space Marine assault troops, selected for their brutality and unquestioning obedience to Huron. They served as line breakers in battle and as the bloody hand of the Tyrant's will inside his own realm, conducting punitive extermination missions against political "dissidents" when needed.Legion Iron Hunter Squads - Having a long tradition of maintaining highly adept Space Marine Biker units in its Battle Companies stretching back for millennia, Huron employed rapidly moving Astartes Bike Squadrons known as "Iron Hunters." They were utilised principally in harrowing and running down a broken or scattered foe, and to counter-assault against flanking attacks or breakthroughs by numerically superior enemies in the field. As the secret expansion of the Chapter got underway, Huron increased the number of Iron Hunter Squads at his disposal, deploying them to the Tyrant's Legion in sizable numbers and providing the Legion's often unwieldy mortal ranks with a hard-hitting and rapid-moving strike force.