28th Expedition Fleet
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The 28th Expedition Fleet was an Expedition Fleet of the Imperium during the Great Crusade[1a]
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Overview
Two different versions of the 28th Fleet are recorded as existing, one under the command of Magnus the Red, Primarch of the Thousand Sons Legion, and the other under the command of Fulgrim, the Primarch of the Emperor's Children legion. The 28th was the fleet of Fulgrim when he rebelled against the Emperor and supported Warmaster Horus at the beginning of the Horus Heresy.
There were 63 ships in this iteration of the 28th Fleet.[1a] As well as the warships of the Thousand Sons, their version of the 28th was made up of Mechanicum forge vessels, Administratum craft and bulk transporters for the Spireguard units.[1b]
The 28th was the fleet of Magnus when he and the Thousand Sons reported to the Council of Nikea.[1c]
Composition of the 28th Expedition Fleet under Magnus[1]
Space Marine Legions
- Thousand Sons Legion
Imperial Army Regiments
- Prospero Spireguard Regiment
Imperial Fleet
Notable Members
- Magnus, Primarch of the Thousand Sons
- Ahzek Ahriman — Chief Librarian, Captain of the 1st Fellowship and Magister Templi of the Corvidae[1e]
- Phosis T'Kar — Captain of the 2nd Fellowship and Magister Templi of the Raptora[1e]
- Hathor Maat — Captain of the 3rd Fellowship and Magister Templi of the Pavoni[1e]
- Baleq Uthizzar — Captain of the 5th Fellowship and Magister Templi of the Athanaeans[1e]
- Khalophis — Captain of the 6th Fellowship and Magister Templi of the Pyrae[1e]
- Phael Toron — Captain of the 7th Fellowship[1e]
- Auramagma — Captain of the 8th Fellowship[1e]
- Amon — Captain of the 9th Fellowship and Equerry to Magnus[1e]
- Ankhu Anen — Guardian of the Great Library[1e]
- Aqhet Hakoris — Captain of the Ninth Fellowship's Amenta-Ninety-Nine Circle[4]
- Kallista Eris, Remembrancer
- Lemuel Gaumon, Remembrancer
- Camille Shivani, Remembrancer
Known Planets Brought to Compliance
- Twenty-Eight Nine - Unnamed plains world[4]
- Twenty-Eight Fifteen - Unnamed world[1a][1d]
- Twenty-Eight Sixteen - Aghoru[1a]
- Twenty-Eight Eighteen - Thera[4]
Composition of the 28th Expedition Fleet under Fulgrim
Space Marine Legions
- Emperor's Children Legion[2a]
Imperial Army Regiments
- Archite Palatines Regiment[2c]
Imperial Fleet
- Andronius — Strike Cruiser and Fulgrim's second flagship[2d]
- Callidora — Battle Barge[5]
- Fulgrim's Virtue — Escort[2d]
- Pride of the Emperor — Flagship[2d]
- Proudheart — Lord Commander Eidolon's Flagship[2e]
- Stealth — Cruiser
Notable Members
Emperor's Children
- Fulgrim, Primarch[2a]
- Eidolon, Lord Commander[2a]
- Fabius, Chief Apothecary and Lieutenant Commander[2a]
- Rylanor, Ancient of Rites[2a]
- Julius Kaesoron, First Captain, 1st Company[2a]
- Saul Tarvitz, Captain[2a]
- Solomon Demeter, Captain, 2nd Company[2a]
- Marius Vairosean, Captain, 3rd Company[2a]
- Lucius, Captain, 13th Company[2a]
- Lemuel Aizel, Captain, Pride of the Emperor[2a]
- Charmosian, Chaplain, 18th Company[2a]
Archite Palatines
- Thaddeus Fayle, Lord Commander[2a]
- Herodotus Frazer, Lord Commander[3]
Others
- Golconda Pyke, Primary Iterator[3b] and Diplomat[3a]
- Serena D'Angelus, Remembrancer[2a]
- Bequa Kynska, Remembrancer[2a]
- Ostian Delafour, Remembrancer[2a]
- Coraline Aseneca[2a]
- Leopold Cadmus[2a]
Known Planets Brought to Compliance
- Twenty-Eight One — Byzas[3]
- Twenty-Eight Two[2d]
- Twenty-Eight Three — Laeran[2d]
- Twenty-Eight Four — Unnamed Eldar Maiden World in the Perdus Region[2f]
Notable Battles
The Great Crusade
- The Cleansing of Laeran against the Laer.[2d]
- The Battle of the Corollis Star with the Iron Hands against the Diasporex.[2g]
The Horus Heresy
- Isstvan III against the loyalist elements of the Emperor's Children, Sons of Horus, Death Guard and World Eaters.[2h]
- The Isstvan V against the Iron Hands, Raven Guard and Salamanders.[2i]
Notes
- It is currently unknown if the two versions of the 28th are supposed to be largely the same fleet - sans the specific Legion personnel and Legion support elements - or two completely separate fleets that shared the same number.
- After the Council of Nikea, the people of Prospero are said to have "welcomed the return of the Thousand Sons elements of the 28th Expedition, and the remembrancers that came with them".[1d] While the wording is ambiguous, it is certainly possible to infer from it that only the Thousand Sons elements of the 28th and their assigned remembrancers have retired to Prospero, and that the rest of the Fleet may have been reassigned.
Conflicting sources
- Tarvitz's exact rank is unknown due to conflicting sources, cf. Saul Tarvitz.
Sources
- 1: A Thousand Sons (Novel)
- 2: Fulgrim (Novel)
- 3: Fulgrim: The Palatine Phoenix (Novel) (e-version)
- 4: The Sixth Cult of the Denied (Short Story) - Blood of the Emperor (Anthology), pgs. 82-92
- 5: The Damnation of Pythos (Novel) – Chapter 5
