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The '''Fire Lords''' are a [[Codex Chapter]] of [[Space Marines]]{{Fn|1a}}.
In ==Known Members==*[[M42Vuur Yangin]] they took part in — Member of the [[Octarius WarDeathwatch]].{{Fn|1212a}}
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|Chapter Master=[[Jaric Phoros]]{{Fn|3}}
|Homeworld=[[Mundus Pyra]]{{Fn|1b}}
|Fortress-Monastery=Unknown
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The '''Fire Lords''' are a [[Codex Chapter]] of [[Space Marines]].{{Fn|1a}}
==Background==
The Fire Lords favoured tactic is launching a planetary assault, which begins with incendiary bombardments, and should the defender survive, they only do so to face close-range bombardment and [[promethium]], usually delivered by [[Thunderfire Cannon]]s and [[Land Raider Redeemer]]s. Then, [[Tactical Squad]]s will deploy in [[Drop Pod]]s to bring death to the enemies of the [[Imperium]].{{Fn|2}}
===Notable Engagements=Grissen Campaign==
Due to a clerical error in the [[Imperium]]'s labyrinthine bureaucracy, the once-prosperous world of [[Grissen]] had gone unnoticed until a mid-level functionary discovered that the planetary tithes were now some eight thousand years overdue. An [[Imperial Guard]] [[regiment]] was immediately raised to bring the Emperor's law back to Grissen. When the regiment found itself overwhelmed by the sheer ferocity of the fighters planetside, a task force from the Fire Lords Chapter, under the command of [[Jaric Phoros]], joined the fray.{{Fn|1c}}
At first the Space Marines made little progress. The natives were so entrenched that even the most devastating orbital bombardments made scant impact on their positions. Nonetheless, the Imperial decree was that Grissen should be brought back into the fold, for it would prove an excellent recruiting ground for the Imperial Guard, and so Phoros held back from ordering [[Exterminatus]]. Biting back his mounting frustration, Phoros directed his [[Techmarines]] to construct a weapon that would win the war. Within a week of the first [[Land Raider]] modifications the Fire Lords took Grissen's capital city. Within a month, the largest planetary faction was suing for peace and Grissen was part of the Imperium once more.{{Fn|1c}}
In the wake of the Grissen campaign, Phoros disseminated his new design's schematics. Having always been possessed of a sardonic frame of mind, he named the new pattern Prometheus after a god from [[TerranTerra]] n legend who brought fire to men. He changed the official designation to "[[Land Raider Redeemer|Redeemer]] " only upon learning that the name "Prometheus" already belonged to [[Land Raider Prometheus|a Land Raider variant]] developed by the [[Salamanders]]. Nonetheless, the original Redeemer still serves in the Fire Lords' Second Company, the name ''Prometheus'' resplendent on its flanks and honored in the Chapter's Histories.{{Fn|1c}} In 931.[[M38]], they stopped the [[The Purge|Purge]] invasion of [[Bereguel Tertia]] launched from the [[Space Hulk]] [[Hell's Last Duke]].{{Fn|6}} During the [[13th Black Crusade]], the Fire Lords and [[Doom Legion]] came to the aid of the 4th [[Cadian]] army on the besieged [[Fortress World]] of [[Kasr]] Sonnen. Despite this, Imperial projections showed the defenders would be overwhelmed by the attacking [[Alpha Legion]] forces in 2-3 days without further reinforcements.{{Fn|7}} At an unknown date, the Fire Lords battled the [[Orks]] in the [[Siege of Kantarel]] alongside the 9th Company of the [[Raven Guard]] and the 293rd [[Regiment]] of the [[Tallarn Desert Raiders]].{{Fn|11}} ==Recent History==The Chapter is known to have taken part in the later stages of the [[Assault on Beroghast]].{{Fn|3}} In 748.[[M41]], the Chapter lost its [[Chapter Master]] in the [[Blood Star Campaign]].{{Fn|5}} In 990.[[M41]], they avenged the destruction of the [[Emperor's Swords]] Chapter by exterminating the [[Necron]]s who had annihilated them on the world of [[Bellicas]].{{Fn|1d}}
===Other Notable Engagements===*In 931.[[M38]], they stopped the [[The Purge|Purge]] invasion of [[Bereguel Tertia]] launched from the [[Space Hulk]] ''[[Hell's Last Duke]]''.{{Fn|6}}*In 748.[[M41]], the Chapter lost its [[Chapter Master]] in the [[Blood Star Campaign]].{{Fn|5}}*The Chapter is known to have taken part in the later stages of the [[Assault on Beroghast]].{{Fn|3}}*In 990.[[M41]], they avenged the destruction of the [[Emperor's Swords (Bellicas)|Emperor's Swords]] Chapter by exterminating the [[Necron]]s who had annihilated them on the world of [[Bellicas]].{{Fn|1d}}*During the [[13th Black Crusade]], the Fire Lords and [[Doom Legion]] came to the aid of the 4th [[Cadian]] army on the besieged [[Fortress World]] of [[Kasr Sonnen]]. Despite this, Imperial projections showed the defenders would be overwhelmed by the attacking [[Alpha Legion]] forces in 2-3 days without further reinforcements.{{Fn|7}}*During the [[Invasion of the Stygius Sector]] the Fire Lords sent forces to aid the [[Iron Hands]] and other Successor Chapters in the [[Second Relief of Mordian]].{{Fn|10}} *The Fire Lords later sent 2 companies to [[Vigilus]] as part of the [[War of Beasts]].{{Fn|8}}*In [[M42]] they took part in the [[Octarius War]].{{Fn|12a}} The Fire Lords were primarily active in the [[Kusolst System]], in particular fighting in support of the [[Imperial Guard Regiment]]s defending the planet [[Gratu]].{{Fn|12b}}*At an unknown date, the Fire Lords battled the [[Orks]] in the [[Siege of Kantarel]] alongside the [[9th Company (Raven Guard)|9th Company]] of the [[Raven Guard]] and the [[Tallarn 293rd|293rd Regiment]] of the [[Tallarn Desert Raiders]].{{Fn|11}}
==Related ArticlesSee also==
*[[Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)]]
*[[Space Marine Forces (List)]]
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 30
**{{Endn|1c}}: pg. 83
**{{Endn|1d}}: pg.49
*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?community=&catId=cat180005&categoryId=400028&pIndex=6&aId=9600097&start=7 GW Website -- Index Astartes: Other Chapters] ''(site last accessed 2009.08.03)''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Grey Knights (5th Edition)]], pg. 16
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Legion of the Damned (Novel)]] by [[Rob Sanders]], Ch. Chapter 3 pg. 69
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition)]] (E-Book Edition) pg.67
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Dataslate - Centurion Siegebreaker Cohort]] , pg.7
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia]], pg. 63
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Defiant]] , pg.79
*9: [[Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition, 2nd Codex)]]
**{{Endn|9a}}: pg.58**{{Endn|9b}}: pg.57*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex Supplement: Iron Hands (8th Edition)]] pg, pgs.32-33*{{Endn|11}}: [[Codex Supplement: Raven Guard (8th Edition)]] , pg.20*{{Endn|12}}: [[War Zone Octarius - Book 1: Rising Tide]], pgs**{{Endn|12a}}: pg. 30-31**{{Endn|12b}}: pg. 35
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