Heldrake - Heldrake: The Heldrake is a winged Daemon Engine of Chaos that plummets out of the skies like a living comet, hurtling towards enemy aircraft and crashing claws-first into them from above. Each Heldrake is a vicious predator, hell-forged deep within the Warp.These monstrous creatures take cruel joy in diving down upon the unsuspecting air support of their enemies in order to shred them into pieces with is scything wings and rune-carved talons. Heldrakes are usually found within the ranks of the Chaos Space Marine Traitor Legions, attaching themselves to the bottoms of Chaos warships and waiting until the ship reaches low orbit of its target planet, then the Heldrake will plunge into the world's atmosphere and engage enemy forces in the war-torn skies.Like the dragons of ancient Terran myth, packs of Heldrakes soar through the roiling smoke of the battlefield, metal wings spread wide and thrusters burning white hot. Fire bursts from their iron-fanged maws, roaring out in jets to consume the unwary, while the Heldrakes’ razor-sharp talons are strong enough to tear an armoured aircraft in two.Daemon Engines like the Heldrake are infernal creations of depraved Chaos Warpsmiths, ritually summoned daemons trapped in iron and brass. The hatred and fury of these captive entities burns like a forge, powering the infernal machineries that form both their prisons and their weapons. Compelled by the dark sigils etched into their metal frames, each Daemon Engine must serve its mortal master's will. The greater the daemonic entity, the more powerful the Daemon Engine, and the greater a weapon of war it becomes.There are many varieties of Daemon Engines, for the minds of the Warpsmiths are as inventive as they are twisted. Some take the form of snarling armoured walkers or rumbling tank-beasts, while others soar on brazen wings. From raining barrages of ectoplasma onto their screaming victims, to ripping apart tanks with their piston-powered claws, Daemon Engines inflict myriad forms of death upon their prey. There are few of these ironclad terrors as infamous or inescapable as the Heldrake packs.Biomechanical dragons the size of combat aircraft, Heldrakes mount fearsome ranged weaponry within their crushing jaws and boast lethal talons that can rip the wing from a bomber or snatch a pilot from his cockpit in a single, split-second pass. Even one of these malevolent aerial hunters is a terrible threat, and when whole packs of Heldrakes wheel through the sky above a battlefield, no enemy is safe.During Warp transit, Heldrakes infest Chaos Battleships and Cruisers like wild beasts. Many hang like vast bats from the miles-long superstructures of these jagged voidcraft, suckling the starships' energised lifeblood through cables and pipes. Other Heldrake packs take over whole sub-decks within the bowels of the largest Chaos warships, driving out challengers with jets of Warpflame and ruling over their cavernous domains like beasts of dark legend.When the Chaos fleet reaches its target world, it is the Heldrake packs that lead the planetary assault. Falling away from the underbellies of their warships in vast swarms, the Heldrakes plunge down through the atmosphere with their metallic wings tucked in tight. Brazen hulls glow with the fires of re-entry, while from behind the Heldrakes' eyes, hate-filled daemonic entities stare out with avid hunger. Down the Heldrakes plunge, arrowing into combat airspace before spreading their wings and soaring into battle.