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[[File:Azrael.gif|thumb|right|[[Azrael]] wielding the [[Sword of Secrets]].]]
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>{{Fn|1a</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>{{Fn|1b</sup>}}.
Small portions of the meteoric obsidian were also used to craft the [[Sword of Silence]], wielded by the [[Master (Space Marine)|Master]] of the [[Deathwing]] (currently Master [[Belial]])<sup>{{Fn|1c</sup>}}, and the [[Raven Sword]], wielded by the Master of the [[Ravenwing]] (currently Master [[Sammael]])<sup>{{Fn|1d</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>{{Fn|1a</sup>}}
==See Also==
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>: [[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)]]**<sup>a</sup>{{Endn|1a}}: ppg. 43**<sup>b</sup>{{Endn|1b}}: ppg. 46**<sup>c</sup>{{Endn|1c}}: ppg. 42**<sup>d</sup>{{Endn|1d}}: ppg. 44
[[Category:Dark Angels]][[Category:Weapons (Space Marines)]]