Archite Palatines
The Archite Palatines were Imperial Army[1a][4] and Solar Auxilia Regiments that were drawn from the Noble Houses of Europa on Terra.[1b][2] They served the Emperor's Children Legion during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.[2][4]
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History
Though the first Archite Palatines units served with several Space Marine Legions in the decades after their founding, the cultural ties they shared with the III Legion saw them stand closer to the Emperor's Children than any other. After Fulgrim's rediscovery, they were immediately declared wards of his Legion.[5]
During the Great Crusade a Regiment of the Palatines was attached to the 28th Expedition Fleet under the overall command of the Primarch Fulgrim. It mostly drawn mostly from Europa's noble military households.[1b] The Regiment later rebelled along with the Emperor's Children in the Isstvan system.[1c]
Appearance & Uniform
The standard Palatines' uniform was a red tunic and silver cuirass, that bore the Aquila.[1b]
The Solar Auxilia's armour was silver and red. The latter colour was a reference to the grapes that were grown in the Europa clans' hermetically sealed agri-domes. The Palatines' vehicles meanwhile were silver and marked with bands of red. Any iconography the vehicles bore were rendered in off-white.[2]
Regimental History & Battle Honours
The regiment fought with several Legions before the Emperor's Children.[1b]
- Antarctic Clearance[1b]
- Selenite Purge, where they were granted the honour of wearing the Aquila for heroism.[1b]
- Cleansing of Laeran with the Emperor's Children against the Laer.[1b][4]
- Drop Site Massacre with the Emperor's Children against the Iron Hands, Raven Guard and Salamanders.[1c]
Notable Members
- Lord Commander Herodotus Frazer - the elderly commander of the Palatines during the compliance of Twenty-Eight One.[1a]
- Lord Commander Thaddeus Fayle - described as "a stern man with a horribly scarred face, augmented with a steel plate that obscured the left side of his head... a skilled general, a blunt speaker and a ruthless, unforgiving soldier."[1a][4]
Sources
- 1: Fulgrim: The Palatine Phoenix (Novel):
- 2: Warhammer Community: Solar Auxilia – The Heraldry of Honour Part 2 (posted 13/06/2024) (saved archive page, dated 15 June 2024, last accessed 23 June 2024), for details see Archite Palatines/Sources
- 3: Warhammer Community: Solar Auxilia – The Heraldry of Honour Part 3 (posted 13/06/2024) (archived from the original 30 July 2024, last accessed 30 July 2024)
- 4: Fulgrim (Novel), Chapter 3
- 5: Liber Auxilia (3rd Edition), pg. 52
