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'''The Rock''', also known as the '''Tower of Angels'''{{Fn|3}} or '''Spire of Angels''',{{Fn|5}} is the legendary home and [[fortress-monastery]] of the [[Dark Angels]] [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]]. The Rock is an immense and powerful ship, capable of blasting even powerful [[Eldar]] fleets into oblivion during the [[Battle of Midpoint]]. Fully equipped with both [[Warp Drive]]s and force fields, it is also home to many ancient and arcane technologies the Dark Angels have accumulated over the millennia. Overall operations of The Rock are overseen by the [[Master of the Rock]].{{Fn|3}}

The Rock is thought to be a remnant of [[Caliban]] itself that survived the [[Destruction of Caliban|destruction of the world]] at the end of the [[Horus Heresy]]. The remnant is built around the original Fortress-Monastery of the Dark Angels, which survived the destruction of the planet thanks to its shielding.{{Fn|7}} The Rock travels around the galaxy and visits most of the Dark Angels' recruiting worlds, and the [[Watchers in the Dark]] patrol its halls; an example of a Watcher is the small hooded being that follows Supreme Grand Master [[Azrael]] around, carrying the [[Lion Helm]]. The Rock is larger than any conventional class of [[Imperial]] warship and is capable of laying waste to entire fleets with its massive array of weaponry. The Rock is further protected by a constant escort of [[frigate]]s and squadrons of [[Thunderhawk]] Gunships.{{Fn|1a}} Beneath the surface of the rock lie vaults within which weapons of antiquity and terrible power are stored.{{Fn|13}}

*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Unforgiven (Novel)]]{{cite this}}

*{{Endn|5}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition]], pg. 9

*{{Endn|7}}: [[Index Astartes]] - The Unforgiven

*{{Endn|8}}: [[War Zone Fenris: Curse of the Wulfen]] - Chapter 3

*{{Endn|10}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/03/07/is-the-rock-too-tough-for-vashtorr-to-crack-azrael-gets-new-rules-as-the-dark-angels-come-under-attack/ Warhammer Community: Is the Rock too Tough For Vashtorr to Crack? Azrael Gets New Rules as the Dark Angels Come Under Attack (posted 7/3/2023)] (last accessed 7/3/2023)

*{{Endn|11}}: [[Wrath of the Soul Forge King]], pg. 3

**{{Endn|12c}}: pg. 22

**{{Endn|12d}}: pgs. 28-31

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