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Late in the year 220.[[M38]] the Howling Griffons Chapter were preparing to celebrate their 5000th anniversary of their Founding. As Furioso and the First Company made their way to the Chapter's home world, Lord [[Periclitor]] of the [[Word Bearers]], a substantial force of his Chosen and his [[Night Lords]] allies<sup>9</sup> fell upon the Howling Griffons' ship as it traversed the Arios beacon. The battle was a furious one, culminating with [[Periclitor]] and his elite boarding Furioso's battle barge aboard their [[Dreadclaw]]s. The attack crippled the ship, and the defenders were forced to evacuate aboard their [[Thunderhawk]]s and escape pods. The battle was continued upon the surface of [[Arios Quintus]], where the survivors were surrounded and eventually cut down. The body of Furioso was mounted upon the fore of his [[Thunderhawk]] and left to drift in orbit above the plant for a month before it could be recovered<sup>9</sup>, this permitted that the body and [[gene-seed]] to be successfully recovered.
And now the chapter has another date to mark in their calendar each year. <sup>3a</sup>
===Armand Titus===
In 143.[[M41]] Chaplain Armand Titus, along with the 4th Company, led the final assault against the renegade General Jorun and his forces during the Jorun Retaliation. Fighting his way through renegade guard, Ogryn and [[Dark Eldar]] he was wounded by xenos poisons; despite this he broke through to face General Jorun and delivered the Emperor's justice. Upon returning to [[Mancorum]] Titus was encased in a [[dreadnought]] to continue his service to the chapter.
Titus continued to serve with the 4th Company throughout [[M41]], including the campaign in the [[Caradryad]] system and into the [[Badab War]]. He was present on [[Khymara]] when the [[Executioners]] assaulted the moon base and was one of the large number of losses.<sup>9</sup>
===Mercaeno===
Chief Librarian of the Howling Griffons. He fulfilled the oath of avenging Chapter Master Orlando's death by vanquishing the daemon prince [[Periclitor ]] during the [[13th Black Crusade]]. He then led the strike cruiser Cerulean Claw to Vanqualis in the Obsidian System to fulfill an oath to the ruling Falken family to defeat the [[Soul Drinkers ]] who were mistakenly identified as the bearers of the Chaos artifact Black Chalice. He had a titanic physical and psychic duel with Sarpedon in the Soul Drinkers space hulk Brokenback. He broke Sarpendon's force staff and defeated him. Before he dealt the death blow to Sarpedon with his force axe, he met his demise in Eumenes's hand, the renegade leader of the [[Soul Drinkers]]. Sarpedon defeated Eumenes and won the leadership of the Chapter back. Chapter Master Sarpedon of the [[Soul Drinkers ]] now wields Lord Mercaeno's force axe.
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