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The '''Heavenfall Blades''' are [[master-crafted weapon|master-crafted]] [[powered weapon|power swords]] wielded by the highest-ranked members of the [[Dark Angels]] [[Chapter]]. The weapons were crafted using a single block of jet-black obsidian; according to Chapter lore, the block had formed the core of a meteorite that struck [[the Rock]], the Dark Angels' mobile fortress-monastery, in orbit around the feral worlds of Al Baradad.<sup>1 p.431a</sup>
The mightiest of these blades is the [[Sword of Secrets]], wielded by the Supreme Grand Master of the Chapter (currently [[Azrael|Commander Azrael]]).<sup>1 p.461b</sup> Small portions of the meteoric obsidian were also used to craft the [[Sword of Silence]], wielded by the Master of the [[Deathwing]] (currently Master [[Belial]]),<sup>1 p.421c</sup> and the [[Raven Sword]], wielded by the Master of the [[Ravenwing]] (currently Master [[Sammael]]).<sup>1 p.441d</sup> It is said that some of the obsidian was sent to the other [[Unforgiven]] Chapters, so that their highest leaders may wield weapons crafted from this substance.<sup>1 p.431a</sup>
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>: [[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)]]
**<sup>a</sup>: p. 43
**<sup>b</sup>: p. 46
**<sup>c</sup>: p. 42
**<sup>d</sup>: p. 44
[[Category:Dark Angels]][[Category:Weapons (Space Marines)]]