Dauntless-class Light Cruiser - Notable Dauntless-class Light Cruisers: Abdiel - The Abdiel earned a commendation from the Imperial Navy for its service during the Gothic War.Aegis - Recently recalled from her quasi-exile at Damaris after thwarting a full-scale Ork incursion, Aegis and her fiery commander Lord-Captain Sylvia Locke arrived at Footfall for a new assignment. Despite disobeying a direct order, Lord-Captain Locke’s quick thinking and great tactical skill smashed the Orks at Damaris, and the Admiralty at Scintilla have given her the supposedly easy task of patrolling the Furibundis system while they decide what to do with this opinionated officer. Aegis is a Dauntless-class Light Cruiser fitted out as a long-range reconnaissance ship. After more than a millennium of service to the Throne, and the recent savage events at Damaris, she is a scarred and battered old ship, but still clear-eyed and dangerous enough in a fight.Baron Surtur - The Baron Surtur, alongside the its squadron mate, the Uziel, were the first Imperial starships to detect Warmaster Khuzor's Chaotic fleet near the Formosa Cluster and these two Dauntless-class Light Cruisers' information allowed Imperial Admiral Sartus to successfully bring the enemy to battle.Bellerophon - The Bellerophon mutinied at the beginning of the Gothic War and attempted to join the side of Abaddon the Despoiler and the forces of Chaos, but the Dictator-class Cruiser Lord Solar Macharius gave chase and ultimately recaptured the Traitor vessel.Farsight - While in the Yuctan System, near the Eastern Fringe, in 666.M40, the Farsight, commanded by the experienced Captain Stauffen, led a patrol group of two escort squadrons in response to a distress call from a colony on Merida. On encountering Necron vessels, following destruction of the three Sword-class Frigates of Aries Squadron by what is believed to have been a Scythe-class Harvest Ship, the Farsight engaged with the three Cobra-class Destroyers of Omni Squadron, but one of the escorts was crippled. Captain Stauffen attempted to buy time for the remaining escorts to escape, but weapons were disabled. The plasma reactors were overloaded in an attempt to shield the Destroyers, but ON37452 was the only survivor.Freedom's Price - Recently purchased by House Feckward, Freedom’s Price is a Dauntless-class Light Cruiser that began life as Liberator. Initially laid down as a long-range scout and augur picket ship, Liberator served with distinction alongside her sister ship Aegis among the Drusus Marches at the end of the Angevin Crusade. She was sold out of the service hundreds of years ago, and disappeared from record until recently when she turned up at Port Wander in the fleet of a minor Rogue Trader from the Calixis Sector sailing under the name Freedom’s Price. A number of missteps and poor decisions on Port Wander broke the Rogue Trader, and he was taken into custody by the Arbites and his assets liquidated. Krawkin Feckward, recently set ashore and shipless after the disastrous events surrounding an ill-fated commercial venture in the far reaches of the Koronus Expanse, picked up Freedom’s Price for a scandalously low price, and has been using her to great effect in rebuilding his fortunes. He was delighted to find that at some point in her long, mysterious absence she'd been fitted with numerous systems of obvious xenos origins. In the short time he’s had her, he’s fitted her with even more heretical xenos technology, much to the chagrin of his colleagues and business partners.Guardian - The Guardian earned great renown serving in the Gothic War.Hammer of Truth - The Hammer of Truth belongs to a Rogue Trader named Baron Djanko Scourge, and is as unsophisticated as he is. Once a swift Dauntless class cruiser, Djanko heaped it with armour and weapons until its much abused engines now struggle to drag it amongst the stars.Harrower - The Harrower was a captured Dauntless-class Light Cruiser that served in the fleet of the Chaos Warlord known as Mahaur the Harvester. The Harrower was reported destroyed by the Star Phantoms during the Scourging of Kerrack.Havock - The Havock earned great renown serving in the Gothic War.Nihontu - The Nihontu is a fearsome vessel equipped with banks of lance turrets and heavy armour, and the pride of Sun Lee's Rogue Trader dynasty. Her paranoia over losing the ship in combat, however, prompts her to never leave port without an escort of three raiders.Sixth Hammer - The Sixth Hammer was a modified Dauntless-class Light Cruiser used by Inquisitor Lord Vult of the Ordo Malleus in his hunt for his fellow Inquisitor Covenant, then suspected of having orchestrated the massacre at the Reliquary Tower on Ero.Uziel - The Uziel, alongside the its squadron mate, the Baron Surtur, were the first Imperial starships to detect Warmaster Khuzor's Chaotic fleet near the Formosa Cluster and these two Dauntless-class Light Cruisers' information allowed Imperial Admiral Sartus to successfully bring the enemy to battle.Vengeful Martyr - The lead vessel of Patrol Group 686, the Vengeful Martyr is an ancient and revered vessel, one of the ships that served in the Angevin Crusade and survived to form the core of Battlefleet Calixis. Broadly speaking, the Vengeful Martyr is somewhat more capable than the average Dauntless-class Cruiser, being slightly more resilient and significantly more manoeuvrable than most, and fitted with a rare but potent drive to power its forward lance battery. The Vengeful Martyr has gained something of a reputation in its long history for being an eager warship, unwilling to hide or retreat but always reliable and potent on the attack. A long line of commanding officers have found it challenging to rein in the animal ferocity of the ship, but those who have succeeded have achieved great things with it.Vigilant - The Vigilant was a Dauntless-class Light Cruiser that saw heavy combat and acted with great valour during the Gothic War.