Salamanders - Chapter Relics: Burning Halo - The Burning Halo is a force field projector created by Vulkan himself. More intricately wrought than the Iron Halo devices of lesser artificers, the Burning Halo projects a powerful defensive barrier against harm, and when struck converts kinetic energy into an explosion of searing flame, directed back at the attacker.Chalice of Fire - A legendary Forge Ship that produces the majority of the weapons and munitions used by the Salamanders and remains in orbit around Nocturne.Drake Smiter - Legend has it that the Thunder Hammer Drake Smiter can shatter the diamond skull of a void-dragon with a single blow. It was crafted centuries ago to rid the Moons of Orth of these fell beasts, but now it is given to heroes of the Chapter and used in battle to shatter battle tanks, bio-behemoths and even the armour of traitorous Titans.Eye of Vulkan - A spacebound defence laser assembly that remains in orbit over Nocturne, hovering eternally over the Salamanders' fortress-monastery on the Nocturnean moon of Prometheus.Gauntlet of the Forge - Shaped like a Power Fist, the Gauntlet of the Forge is actually an intricately crafted Heavy Flamer built into an ornate gauntlet. This relic is in the possession of Vulkan He'stan along with two of the other artefacts of Vulkan.Iron Dragon - The so-called Iron Dragon is a unique Mars Pattern Mark V Dreadnought chassis, possessing uncommonly heavy armour and built with a one-of-a-kind enhanced plasma reactor system which incorporates thermic generation technologies that are no longer fully understood by the tech-priests of the Imperium. It is believed that this particular Dreadnought served as the first prototype of what would later become the Ironclad Pattern of Dreadnought. The Iron Dragon itself has seen many dark and terrible wars in its time, as the echoes and horrors of the ages weigh heavily upon it. Its Machine Spirit now broods with unquenchable violence. It is said that Primarch Vulkan himself had designed two unique arm weapons for this Dreadnought chassis, each of which had a built-in Dreadfire Pattern Heavy Flamer that represented the Iron Dragon's most potent and unique armament. Only in the most dire of circumstances will a fallen battle-brother of the Salamanders be interred within this Ancient's shell, as only the most highly individualistic, strong-willed and warlike-souls possess the remotest chance to survive during the Dreadnought's activation process. The current occupant of the Iron Dragon is Sokhar Bray'arth, the ferocious former Captain of the 4th Company, now known to his battle-brothers as Bray'arth Ashmantle.Kesare's Mantle - One of the nine artefacts of Vulkan, Kesare's Mantle is a mighty drakescale cloak currently worn by Vulkan He'stan.Nocturne's Fury - A work of master flame-wrights, the flamer Nocturne's Fury belches long plumes of fire across the battlefield like the dragons of ancient Terran myth. Its promethium fuel burns like the molten heart of Nocturne, and rare is the armour proof against its flames.Promethean's Blessing - 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 Promethean's Blessing. Gifted to the armoury of Watch Fortress Erioch in a forgotten age, 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.Salamander's Mantle - The earliest Imperial records speak of durable cloaks crafted from the skins of the lava salamanders native to Nocturne. Known as a Salamander's Mantle these scaled cloaks are worn by heroes of the Salamanders Chapter. As well as the status symbol of wearing such a mantle, the scales of the Nocturnean salamanders also provide unrivalled protection against fire. Later this technology spread in the form of Adamantine Mantles to many other Space Marine Chapters.Spear of Vulkan - This is a mighty relic Power Weapon in the form of a huge halberd, once wielded by Vulkan himself. The weapon is currently in the hands of Vulkan He'stan, the Forgefather of the Chapter.Surtur's Breath - Just as the Salamanders know well how to protect themselves from flame, so too are they adept at its use. Many Salamanders alter their flamer with unique modifications and upgrades they have learned over a long career. One such modified Salamanders flamer has a reputation with the members of the Deathwatch operating in the Jericho Reach. Legend says it once belonged to a particularly vicious Salamander by the name of Surtur who used a unique propellant that made the flamer shoot at an extended range with terrifying ultraviolet fire.The Promethean Opus - The Promethean Opus is a text sacred to the Salamanders and to all the people of Nocturne that contains the original story of how the Emperor of Mankind first came to their world in the late 30th Millennium. The Opus recounts the legend of how Vulkan was reunited with the Emperor. It is written that when the Emperor came to Nocturne, He did so in the guise of a stranger during a great festival. By tradition, such celebrations included numerous trials of strength. Knowing that Vulkan's pride would prevent him from serving another, the Emperor challenged Vulkan, declaring that the loser must declare his eternal fealty to the winner. The resulting challenges saw the stranger and the primarch perform deeds that no mortal could replicate, forging weapons in rivers of fireblood, carrying anvils across lava deltas and more. The contest culminated in a hunt for the largest salamander -- the giant fire-breathing lizards that roam Nocturne's mountains -- and returning with its body. Vulkan slew a gargantuan beast, but as he returned, ill-fate beset him as Mount Deathfire erupted. He was flung from the edge of a precipice, where he clung by one hand above a lava flow, the other hand grimly holding onto his prize. Only by abandoning the carcass could Vulkan save himself, yet he refused to do so, even as his strength ebbed. And then the stranger appeared, dragging behind him a salamander even larger than Vulkan's. Seeing the Primarch's plight, the stranger cast his own prize into the lava to form a bridge before lifting Vulkan up and saving him. Upon returning to the settlement, Vulkan was declared the winner, for the stranger had returned empty-handed, but it was the Primarch who knelt before the stranger, saying that any man who valued life over pride was worthy of his service. In honour of that day, the Chapter's Scout Marines endure trials that echo those of Vulkan and the Emperor, and are only inducted into the ranks as full battle-brothers after they hunt and slay a Nocturnean salamander.Tome of Vel'cona - A seminal work of the Salamanders' Chief Librarian Vel'cona. It contains many of the psychic secrets of pyromancy. A Librarian that studies from the book before battle will gain greater understanding of the nature of psychically-generated flame, and how best to turn it against the enemies of the Chapter.Tome of Fire - An ancient collection of lore and prophecy left behind by Vulkan. Rumours held that the words themselves were inked partly in Vulkan's blood and shimmered like captured fire if brought up to the light. In truth, despite its name, the Tome of Fire was not one volume, but dozens, supplemented by scrolls, charts, artistic renderings, well-crafted arcana and other, even stranger, objects all arrayed in the stacks around the circular walls of the Pantheon in the Salamanders' fortress-monastery on Prometheus. And all had been wrought by the primarch's own hand. Deciphering the script of the Tome of Fire is not easy. There are secrets within, left by the primarch for his gene-sons to unlock. The volumes foretell of great events and upheavals for those with the wit to perceive them. But perhaps most pointedly, the Tome containes the history, form and location of the nine artefacts Vulkan had hidden throughout the galaxy for the Salamanders to unearth. The contents of the Tome, when properly deciphered, lead to the locations of Vulkan's hidden relics. The Chapter's legends say that only when the artefacts have all been recovered according to the clues laid down in the texts of the Tome of Fire will Vulkan return to lead his warriors in the final war against the enemies of Mankind.Vulkan's Sigil - Vulkan, primarch of the Salamanders Legion, was given a personal sigil in the form of a blacksmith's hammer engraved with the words: "For he smote the Emperor's enemies as a hammer striking an anvil." The sigil was carried by the primarch through most of the Great Crusade as a badge of office. Now, it is a potent artefact for the Salamanders, and its safekeeping has always been entrusted to one of the Chapter's Chaplains. In recent times, it was given to Chaplain Xavier, a legendary figure of the Salamander Chapter and its former Reclusiarch.Wrath of Prometheus - The expertly crafted boltgun Wrath of Prometheus has waged war for centuries, bringing death to the enemies of the Imperium from the time of the Heavenfall Massacres. Traitors and aliens alike have fallen to its fury, slain on every battlefield from the Ghoul Stars to Armageddon.