Ignis
| Title(s) | Master of Ruin |
|---|---|
| Homeworld | Prospero |
| Born | c. M30 |
| Active Period | M30 - Present |
| Species | Human |
| Type | Astartes |
| Gender | Male |
| Relatives | Magnus the Red ("Father" via gene-seed) |
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Ignis, known as the Master of Ruin, is a member of the Thousand Sons.[1]
History
In the time of the Great Crusade, Ignis was an adept of the Order of Ruin. He specialized in the statistical and tactical acumen of war, using a combination of numerology and staggering mathematical acumen to be able to analyze enormous quantities of battlefield data to predict enemy actions and perform incredibly precise battlefield actions. During the Horus Heresy, Ignis joined with Ahriman's party to reclaim the shards of Magnus. During the battle on Kamiti Sona Ignis commanded the warship Khemet but was out-maneuvered by a Knights-Errant stealth corvette commanded by Antaka Cyvaan. Ignis only survived by projecting himself out of the Khemet and into a nearby Reaver Titan.[1] Ignis next appeared during the Solar War, aiding Ahriman in initiating his ritual on The Comet which allowed for traitor forces to appear directly over Luna.[3] During the Siege of Terra he helped plan the attack on the Colossi Gate.[4]
After the Heresy, Ignis joined Ahriman's Prodigal Sons. He later became a double agent for Ahriman in entrapping Sanakht as the warrior attempted to betray them.[2] Ignis remained at Ahriman's side as they cast the Second Rubric[5], inadvertently creating an even more devastating condition known as the Pyrodomon.[6a] As Ahriman accessed the Necron time-manipulating device known as the Key of Infinity, Ignis and Ctesias were able to discover the source of the Pyrodomon to be the former Rubric Marine Helio Isidorus.[6b] In the ensuing struggle, Ignis succumbed to the Pyrodomon and was transformed into a Rubricae.[6c]
Ahriman used the Key of Infinity to travel into the past to stop the Pyrodomon, resetting the timeline to just days after the casting of the Second Rubric.[7a] Ignis was at Ahriman's side once more as they fled the Planet of the Sorcerers for a second time.[7b]
Sources
- 1: The Crimson King (Novel), Chapters 6-10
- 2: Ahriman: Sorcerer (Novel) - Chapter XVII
- 3: The Solar War (Novel) - Chapter 18
- 4: The Fury of Magnus (Novella) - Chapter 3
- 5: Ahriman: Unchanged (Novel) - Chapter 24
- 6: Ahriman: Eternal (Novel)
- 7: Ahriman: Undying (Novel)
