Sons of Helios
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| Chapter Master: | Dragomir[1b] | ||
| Homeworld: | Tocharion (former)[1b] | ||
| Colours: | Gold[1b] | ||
The Sons of Helios were a Space Marine Chapter[1a] which unknowingly caused themselves to fall to Chaos.[1b]
History
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The following paragraphs contain spoilers for: | Mephiston: Revenant Crusade (Novel) |
The credo of this Chapter is in preserving purity of mind and avoiding the psychic arts. They are a stoic and martial Chapter, and this fact saved most of them during the appearance of the Great Rift in late M41, when their home planet — Tocharion — was possessed and devoured by the Rift.[1b]
The last of their strongholds — Saarik Station, renamed The Horns of the Abyss — once orbited Tocharion and now hangs near the Great Rift itself. It was conquered by Chaos forces. However, a small garrison of the Sons of Helios remained on the station, prompting Dragomir to ask Lucius Antros, a Librarian of the Blood Angels, to help reclaim The Horns of the Abyss and save his brothers.[1b]
Upon reaching the station, they found that their brothers had became foul Plague Marines, forcing the Sons of Helios to destroy them. Meanwhile 'The Horns of the Abyss' plunged into the Great Rift and Antros was overflowing with raw energy and started to fall to the Black Rage. He was saved by Dragomir and other Sons of Helios, who humbly prayed while chanting the mantra 'We dream, dreaming, dreamed'. Unbeknownst to Antros this phrase, which the Sons of Helios named as The Sleepless Mile, originated from a Tzeentchian Daemon. They believed it to be a spiritual practice, not a daemon's deception. Thus, they 'saved' Antros, who immediately returned to Mephiston with news of a great discovery — a supposed 'cure' for the Black Rage.[1b]
Upon returning to his ship, Dragomir experienced a vision in which he realised he had been tricked by the daemon and had led his Chapter to damnation. By then, it was too late to undo what had been done.[1b]
Notable Battles
- Siege of Pactolus — Fought alongside Blood Angels[1b]
Heraldry
The Chapter's badge is a stylised sun.[1b]
Culture
Warriors of the Sons of Helios wear tribal-looking tattoos on their faces; the body of the Chapter Master is almost completely covered in black lines. Often brothers of this Chapter have long, carefully plaited beards that they hide under their armour when necessary but proudly allow them to tumble across their chests during mundane conversations.[1b]
Also they have little mirrors which they see as a symbol of their 'purity' practice.[1b]
Known Members
- Dragomir - Current Chapter Master of the Sons of Helios. It was he who learned the "Sleepless Mile" ritual and taught it to his surviving brothers. He was unaware that the discipline was actually a ploy by a daemon of Tzeentch to get the Sons of Helios to participate in their own damnation and fall to Chaos.
- Koloch — Former Sergeant. Fell to Chaos on The Horns of the Abyss and became a Plague Marine. Killed by Dragomir.[1b]
See also
- Chaos Space Marine Legions and Warbands (List)
- Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)
- Space Marine Forces (List)
