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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]].{{Fn|1a}}
The mightiest of these blades is the [[Sword of Secrets]], wielded by the [[Dark Angels Grand Master|Supreme Grand Master]] of the Chapter (currently [[Azrael|Commander Azrael]]){{Fn|1b}}.
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]]){{Fn|1c}}, the [[Raven Sword]], wielded by the Master of the [[Ravenwing]] (currently Master [[Sammael]]){{Fn|1d}}, and the [[Fellbane]] wielded by Company Master [[Balthasar]].{{Fn|2}}
