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[[Image:ObsidianKnight.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The [[Obsidian Knight]], a famous Freeblade Knight{{Fn|11}}]]
'''Freeblade Knights''', sometimes referred to as '''Lone Knights''',{{Fn|20a}} refer to [[Imperial]] [[Knight]]s and their pilots who leave their [[Knight World]] behind and travel across the [[Galaxy]]. These Knights owe no allegiance to any specific [[Knight House|Knightly House]] and usually travel either alone with a small group of retainers and [[Sacristans]] or in small bands of Freeblades.{{Fn|1a}}

==Overview==
There is no single reason that a Knight might decide to forsake their House and become a Freeblade. Some are Nobles who have dishonoured themselves or have otherwise been banished. Some are victims of circumstance, being stranded too far from home or having fought so along across the stars that solitude is all they know. In some cases, they may be the sole survivor of their House. Whatever the reason, Freeblades set off into the [[galaxy]] alone questing for worthy causes and foes, while others may search out an injustice to rectify. Rarely Freeblades will become reclusive, willing to fight only to protect their hermitage, while others may be driven mad by isolation or circumstance. These Freeblades become murderous destroyers more akin to supernatural beings. Whatever the cause, they are more bonded to their Knights uits than ever and in many cases the warrior has fused with their vehicle and their [[Machine Spirit]].{{Fn|20a}}

Freeblades tend to travel alone, while others may have a small group of retainers such as [[Armiger]] bondsmen and [[Sacristan]]s. It is also not uncommon for Freeblades to band together and form lances that fight in the same manner as a Household. After the battle has been won, such Freeblade groups typically disperse although some have been known to remain in each other's company for an extended period of time. Regardless of their past circumstances or present company, Freeblades still place great significance on acts and honour and duty. Thus wherever they travel, they will often fight to protect the people of the Imperium and punish the foes of mankind.{{Fn|20a}}

Without the support of a greater Knight House, Freeblades often lack the infrastructure, support, and supplies for extended campaigns by themselves. As a result, they are often sworn to greater task forces in exchange for transportation, material, and maintenance. These have seen large amounts of Freeblades pledge their services to [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]]s, [[Forge World]]s, [[War of Faith|Wars of Faith]], [[Rogue Trader]]s, and [[Crusade]]s.{{Fn|30a}}

The exact number of Freeblades active in the [[galaxy]] is unknown, given how difficult it is to keep track of these warriors. It is suspected, however, that they number in the tens of thousands.{{Fn|20a}}

==Known Freeblade Lances==
*The [[Argentium Sigil]]{{Fn|29}}
*The [[Crimson Glaives]]{{Fn|1e}}
*The [[Exiles (Freeblade Lance)|Exiles]]{{Fn|14}}
*The [[Forgotten Company]]{{Fn|18}}
*The [[Honourable Company]]
*The [[Oathsworn]] — Name given to Freeblades from [[House Hawkshroud]]. They are unique in that they still proudly display the heraldry of their Household.{{Fn|1c}}
*The [[Tarnished Shield]]
*The [[Three Witnesses]]
*The [[Unfettered]]{{Fn|18}}
*The [[Voidstriders]]{{Fn|18}}

==Known Freeblades==
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! scope=col |Name
! scope=col |Alias/Epithet
! scope=col |Knight
! scope=col |Notes
! scope=col |Sources
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|[[Altorus]]
|'''The Iron Warden of Tarnis'''
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|{{Fn|13}}
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|[[Atgos]]
|'''Atgos the Silent'''
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|{{Fn|10}}
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|[[Auric Arachnus|Arachnus, Auric]]
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|Fought alongside the [[Ultramarines]] in the [[Battle for Macragge]], where he slew a [[Dominatrix]].
|{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|20a}}
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|[[Bastion (Freeblade)|Bastion]]
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|{{Fn|25}}
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|[[Blackthorne]]
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|[[Ambrose Caradoc|Caradoc, Ambrose]]
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|{{Fn|16}}
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|[[Hekhtur Cerberan|Cerberan, Hekhtur]]
|'''The Chainbreaker'''
|'''''Canis Rex'''''
|Last survivor of [[House Cerberan]].
|{{Fn|20b}}
|-
|[[Luk Kar Chimaeros|Chimaeros, Luk Kar]]
|'''The Knight of Ashes'''
|'''''Sword of Heroes'''''
|Leader of [[Exiles (Freeblade Lance)|The Exiles]].
|{{Fn|14}}
|-
|[[Cyril]]
|'''Lord Cyril the Indefatigable'''
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|{{Fn|4}}
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|[[Dyros]]
|'''The Scorched Knight'''
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|[[Gerantius]]
|'''The Forgotten Knight'''
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|He emerges from the depth of a sacred mountain of [[Alaric Prime]] to fight any who threaten him or his world.
|{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|20a}}
|-
|[[Ekhaterina Hespar|Hespar, Ekhaterina]]
|'''Lady Ekhaterina Hespar'''
|'''''Duty Unending'''''
|Member of [[Exiles (Freeblade Lance)|The Exiles]].
|{{Fn|14}}
|-
|[[J'madus Hw'ss]]
|'''Sire J'madus Hw'ss'''
|'''''Crimson Death'''''
|Member of [[Exiles (Freeblade Lance)|The Exiles]].
|{{Fn|14}}
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|[[Jarena Ninthborn|Jarena]]
|'''Lady Jarena Ninthborn'''
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|Fought in the [[Octarius War]].
|{{Fn|19b}}
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|[[Jarredhin]]
|'''Prince Jarredhin the Last'''
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|Fought in the [[Octarius War]].
|{{Fn|19b}}
|-
|[[Maia Kastarada|Kastarada, Maia]]
|'''Lady Maia Kastarada'''
|'''''Wrath Inescapable'''''
|Member of [[Exiles (Freeblade Lance)|The Exiles]].
|{{Fn|14}}
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|[[Xander Krast|Krast, Xander]]
|'''Iron Redeemer'''
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|[[Madrigal]]
|'''The Night's Watchmen,'''<br>'''Last Invigilus of Damned Stygia'''
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|{{Fn|2d}}
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|[[Marcel]]
|'''Sir Marcel'''
|'''''The Blood Lord'''''
|Last survivor of [[House Octobus]].
|{{Fn|6b}}
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|[[Kalena Maxus|Maxus, Kalena]]
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|{{Fn|20a}}
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|[[Morghant]]
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|'''''Scion of Torres'''''
|Member of the [[Padah March]].
|{{Fn|17}}
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|[[Domeenito Ohashi|Ohashi, Domeenito]]
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|'''''The Unerrring'''''
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|{{Fn|11}}
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|[[Yenior Pvortis|Pvortis, Yenior]]
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|Fought in the [[Armageddon Wars]].
|{{Fn|20c}}
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|[[Ranalf]]
|'''Sir Ranalf'''
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|{{Fn|5b}}
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|[[Klorian Saiche|Saiche, Klorian]]
|'''The Forgotten Warrior of House Trainor'''
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|{{Fn|2c}}
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|[[Torjef]]
|'''Sir Torjef'''
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|{{Fn|9}}
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|[[Joren Vanaklimptas|Vanaklimptas, Joren]]
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|Former member of [[House Mandrakor]].
|{{Fn|22}}
|-
|[[Ranulf Vo-Geiss|Vo-Geiss, Ranulf]]
|'''Sire Ranulf Vo-Geiss'''
|'''''Void'''''
|Member of [[Exiles (Freeblade Lance)|The Exiles]].
|{{Fn|14}}
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|[[Vortigan]]
|The Iron Warden of Tarnis
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|The last Knight of [[House Drakkus]].
|{{Fn|13}}
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|[[Yardan]]
|'''Sir Yardan'''
|'''''Manifest Fury'''''
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|{{Fn|7}}
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|[[Amaranthine]]
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|A legendary knight during the [[Tiberius Wars]].
|{{Fn|1d}}
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|[[Baron Blood]]
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|Fought in the [[Octarius War]].
|{{Fn|19b}}
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|[[Blade of Finality]]
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|{{Fn|1b}}
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|[[Cerulean Knight of Threxis]]
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|Fought in the [[Octarius War]].
|{{Fn|19b}}
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|[[Crimson Reaper]]
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|Notorious for his murderous tendencies as he is for his skill in battle.
|{{Fn|1d}}
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|[[Crucible of Wrath]]
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|{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|24b}}
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|[[The Darkness (Knight)|The Darkness]]
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|[[Dauntless Valour]]
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|[[Desolation of Solitude]]
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|Fights alongside the [[Dark Angels]] [[Chapter]].
|{{Fn|5a}}
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|[[Ferrum Magnificat]]
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|[[The Firebrand]]
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|{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|24c}}
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|[[Forgotten Warrior]]
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|Formerly of [[House Trainor]].
|{{Fn|24a}}
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|[[Godslayer (Freeblade Knight)|Godslayer]]
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|{{Fn|27}}
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|[[Green Knight|The Green Knight]]
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|{{Fn|15b}}
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|[[Hour of Reckoning]]
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|Formerly of [[House Miranor]]
|{{Fn|26b}}
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|[[Impervious Rex]]
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|{{Fn|11}}
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|[[Justice]]
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|{{Fn|1b}}
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|[[Kappa Mu]]
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|{{Fn|2b}}
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|[[Killer of Beasts]]
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|Fought in the [[Octarius War]].
|{{Fn|19b}}
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|[[Knight of Dark Shadows]]
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|{{Fn|1a}}
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|[[Living Litany]]
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|Initially fought for the [[Imperium]] but then became [[Dreadblade Knight|Renegade]].
|{{Fn|11}}{{Fn|12}}
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|[[The Lost Knight]]
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|{{Fn|6a}}
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|[[Manifest Vengeance]]
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|{{Fn|20a}}
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|[[Moritor Repugnum]]
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|[[Mydos Almighty]]
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|{{Fn|11}}
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|[[The Obsidian Knight]]
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|Slew many [[T'au]] invaders on [[Agrellan]].
|{{Fn|1d}}
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|[[Pale Reckoning]]
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|{{Fn|26a}}
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|[[Penitent Blade]]
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|{{Fn|26b}}
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|[[Red Korinthian]]
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|{{Fn|23}}
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|[[Retribution Incarnate]]
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|Believed to be the last of a knightly house destroyed in the [[Macharian Crusade]].
|{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|20a}}
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|The [[Scarred (Freeblade)|Scarred]]
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|{{Fn|19a}}
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|[[Servant of Jeronius]]
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|{{Fn|28}}
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|[[Strident Ghost]]
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|Formerly of [[House Raven]].
|{{Fn|21}}
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|[[Truth of Mars]]
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|[[Unflinching Steel]]
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|{{Fn|15a}}
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|[[Vigilantus]]
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|[[Vindicated Redoubt]]
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|{{Fn|30b}}
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|[[The White Warden]]
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|{{Fn|8}}
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|[[Wrath (Freeblade Knight)|Wrath]]
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|{{Fn|1b}}
|}


==See also==
*[[Freeblade King]]
*[[Dreadblade Knight]]

==Sources==
*1: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (6th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 17 — ''Freeblade Knights''
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 21 — ''The Knightly Houses - Freeblade Knights''
**{{Endn|1c}}: pg. 29
**{{Endn|1d}}: pgs. 36-37
**{{Endn|1e}}: pg. 40 — ''The Time Of Ending - The Duels of the Crimson Glaives''
*2: [[White Dwarf 5 (2014)]]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: pgs. 21–22
**{{Endn|2b}}: ''Creating Your Own Freeblade''
**{{Endn|2c}}: pg. 22
**{{Endn|2d}}: pgs. 19–20
*{{Endn|3}}: [[White Dwarf 7 (2014)]], pg. 14 — ''Joining the Crusade: Task Force: Righteous Vengeance''
*{{Endn|4}}: [[White Dwarf 11 (2014)]], pg. 44
*5: [[White Dwarf 14 (2014)]]:
**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 46
**{{Endn|5b}}: ''Friday Knight's Alright for Fighting'''
*6: [[Warhammer: Visions 7]]: {{WHVisionsEnd}}
**{{Endn|6a}}: pgs. 174–175
**{{Endn|6b}}: pg. 178
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Warhammer: Visions 12]], pg. 81 {{WHVisionsEnd}}
*{{Endn|8}}: [[White Dwarf 4 (2014)]] — 'Imperial Knights – Transfer Sheet'
*{{Endn|9}}: [[White Dwarf 23 (2014)]] — 'Knights of the Household – Sir Torjef the Oathsworn'
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Warhammer: Visions 8]], pgs. 198–199 {{WHVisionsEnd}}
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (7th Edition)]] (e-book), ''Freeblades''
*{{Endn|12}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Imperial-Knights-Renegade-ENG?_requestid=29599920 Games-Workshop Renegade] ''(last accessed 30 April 2016)''
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Warhammer 40k: Freeblade]]
*{{Endn|14}}: [[Knightsblade (Novel)]], Chapter 1
*15: [[Codex: Chaos Knights (8th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|15a}}: pg. 32 — ''A Saga of Destruction: Fall of Graggen Keep''
**{{Endn|15b}}: pg. 33 — ''A Saga of Destruction: Eternal Avarice''
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr]] - Investigation: Through Fire and Flames  
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Psychic Awakening: Engine War]], pg. 12
*{{Endn|18}}: [[War Zone Charadon - Act I: The Book of Rust]], pg. 72 — ''Freeblade Lance''
*19: [[War Zone Octarius - Book 1: Rising Tide]]:
**{{Endn|19a}}: pgs. 22-25
**{{Endn|19b}}: pg. 31
*20: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (9th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|20a}}: pgs. 42-44
**{{Endn|20b}}: pg. 45
**{{Endn|20c}}: pg. 104
*{{Endn|21}}: [[Crusaders of the Machine God: Cult Mechanicus Painting Guide]], pg. 34
*{{Endn|22}}: [[Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Defiant]], pg. 38
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Warhammer: Visions 19]], pg. 157 {{WHVisionsEnd}}
*24: [[Warhammer: Visions 3]]: {{WHVisionsEnd}}
**{{Endn|24a}}: pgs. 188-189
**{{Endn|24b}}: pgs. 196-197
**{{Endn|24c}}: pgs. 200-201
*{{Endn|25}}: [[White Dwarf January 2017]], pg. 9 — ''Planet Warhammer: Freeblade Competition Winner''
*26: [[Imperial Knight Companion]]:
**{{Endn|26a}}: pg. 104
**{{Endn|26b}}: pg. 106
*{{Endn|27}}: [[White Dwarf 461]], pg. 68
*{{Endn|28}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 138
*{{Endn|29}}: [[Codex: Imperial Agents (10th Edition)]], pg. 35
*30: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (10th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|30a}}: pg. 46
**{{Endn|30b}}: pg. 54
{{WHVisions}}

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