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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
The Chapter was among those [[Salamanders]] [[Successor Chapters]] that were created by [[Magos Dominus|Archmagos Dominus]] [[Cawl]], during the [[Ultima Founding]]. Cawl did so without informing the Salamanders and when they learned of this, they began making contact with their Successors Chapters. Once contact was made with the Covenant of Fire, the Salamanders then sent one of their [[Chaplain]]s to teach their Successor of the [[Promethean Cult]]. The Covenant of Fire eagerly embraced it, and swiftly applying the wisdom of their gene-sire [[Vulkan]]. As a Chapter, the Covenant of Fire crave knowledge of the [[Imperium]] they fight for and seek out lore wherever they can find it. In doing so, the Chapter hopes that this information can help them bring light to darkness. Conversely, they purge any sign of [[heretical]] material they find, knowing that its knowledge is a false light that leads only to ruin.{{Fn|1}}  
 
The Chapter was among those [[Salamanders]] [[Successor Chapters]] that were created by [[Magos Dominus|Archmagos Dominus]] [[Cawl]], during the [[Ultima Founding]]. Cawl did so without informing the Salamanders and when they learned of this, they began making contact with their Successors Chapters. Once contact was made with the Covenant of Fire, the Salamanders then sent one of their [[Chaplain]]s to teach their Successor of the [[Promethean Cult]]. The Covenant of Fire eagerly embraced it, and swiftly applying the wisdom of their gene-sire [[Vulkan]]. As a Chapter, the Covenant of Fire crave knowledge of the [[Imperium]] they fight for and seek out lore wherever they can find it. In doing so, the Chapter hopes that this information can help them bring light to darkness. Conversely, they purge any sign of [[heretical]] material they find, knowing that its knowledge is a false light that leads only to ruin.{{Fn|1}}  
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==Notes==
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The Covenant of Fire bears some similarities to the pre-Heresy [[Word Bearers]] including a similar chapter symbol and the burning of any heretical text they find.{{Fn|2}}
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition)]], pg. 71 — ''Salamanders Successors''
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition)]], pg. 71 — ''Salamanders Successors''
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre]], pg. 137
  
 
[[Category:Salamanders]]
 
[[Category:Salamanders]]
 
[[Category:Ultima Founding]]
 
[[Category:Ultima Founding]]

Revision as of 21:30, 9 March 2023


Covenant of Fire
CovenantOfFireSymbol.jpg
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Founding Chapter: Salamanders[1]
Founding: Ultima Founding[1]
Chapter Master: Unknown
Homeworld: Unknown
Fortress-Monastery: Unknown
Colours: Orange/Gold[1]
Specialty: Gathering Information/Lore
Strength: Unknown
Battle Cry Unknown

The Covenant of Fire are a Salamanders Successor Chapter.[1]


Overview

The Chapter was among those Salamanders Successor Chapters that were created by Archmagos Dominus Cawl, during the Ultima Founding. Cawl did so without informing the Salamanders and when they learned of this, they began making contact with their Successors Chapters. Once contact was made with the Covenant of Fire, the Salamanders then sent one of their Chaplains to teach their Successor of the Promethean Cult. The Covenant of Fire eagerly embraced it, and swiftly applying the wisdom of their gene-sire Vulkan. As a Chapter, the Covenant of Fire crave knowledge of the Imperium they fight for and seek out lore wherever they can find it. In doing so, the Chapter hopes that this information can help them bring light to darkness. Conversely, they purge any sign of heretical material they find, knowing that its knowledge is a false light that leads only to ruin.[1]

Notes

The Covenant of Fire bears some similarities to the pre-Heresy Word Bearers including a similar chapter symbol and the burning of any heretical text they find.[2]

See also

Sources