Praes Vindicta
The Praes Vindicta is an Emperor Titan in the Legio Pallidus Mors.[1]
History
It has served the Titan Legion, since Legio Pallidus Mors had left Mars with Adeptus Mechanicus colonists, who later arrived in the Khaldun Sector. The Praes Vindicta then aided in conquering the Sector for the Imperium and Tolkhan became the Legio's Forge World. Centuries later, the Emperor Titan would be among the Imperial forces that aided in defending Khaldun from the Craftworld Riellen, in late M41. The War for the Khaldun Sector saw many of its worlds fall to the Craftworld and as the Imperium sought to reclaim them, the Praes Vindicta was sent to the conquered world Eryx. However as the Emperor Titan and its escorting Knights and Adeptus Mechanicus forces neared the world, their Pegasus Transport Arca Novem was shot down by the Craftworld's forces.[1]
While many of its passengers survived the crash landing on Eryx, though, the Praes Vindicta was left trapped within the Arca Novem. This prevented the Emperor Titan from aiding in the defense of the transport, when the Riellen Farseer Tilwen led the Craftworld's forces to destroy the Novem. He knew the Praes Vindicta was aboard the transport and hoped to destroy the Novem, as the loss of the Emperor Titan would be devastating for the Imperium. However the Knight Baron Jaromar and the Maghi Stilich and Aclys, led the transport's defenders in fending off all of Riellen's attacks. Soon Imperial reinforcements from elsewhere on Eryx began arriving to save the besieged transport and this caused the Craftworld's forces to flee. However while the Praes Vindicta also survived the battle, it would need six months of repair work before the Emperor Titan could be deployed into the War for the Khaldun Sector again.[1]
Trivia
The Praes Vindicta was created by Pierre Dahl and it appeared in Firepower Issue 3.[1]
Sources
- 1: Firepower Issue 3, pgs. 68-72 - Crash and Burn
