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'''Vulkan He'stan''' is the current [[Forgefather]] of the [[Salamanders]] [[Chapter]].{{Fn|1}}

Since his earliest days as a [[Space Marine Scout|Scout]], He’stan had been a much-noted warrior. He alone of his recruiting class captured a unique beast. For his mantle he slew a mottled tri-horn, amongst the most vicious and cunning of their reptilian breed. Even teams of veteran drake-hunters might struggle to accomplish such a deed. He’stan He'stan's skills as a smith – working his hammer upon the anvil – were such that the master artificers stopped over his works and admired them.{{Fn|5}}

He'stan was originally the [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[4th Company (Salamanders)|4th company ]] and served in that role for a century. The Chapter Council then called him to set aside his duties as captain and become the Forgefather. As he let go of his old duties, he also received a new name; Vulkan He'stan. As a result, he lost his original name.{{Fn|1}}

The [[Necron]] warlord [[Trazyn the Infinite]] has attempted to obtain the [[Artifacts of Vulkan]] for himself, but He'stan defeated Trazyn in personal combat in 878.[[M41]] and again in the [[Tochran Crusade]] in 943.[[M41]].{{Fn|3}}. In the wake of the [[Great Rift]]'s creation, many believe He'stan's quest is now impossible to complete. The Forgefather, however, thinks this a test by [[Vulkan]] to fully temper his sons, before the [[Primarch]] rejoins the Salamanders{{Fn|6a}}.

In the wake of the [[Great Rift]]'s creation, many believe He'stan's quest is now impossible to complete. The Forgefather, however, thinks this a test by [[Vulkan]] to fully temper his sons, before the [[Primarch]] rejoins the Salamanders.{{Fn|6a}} He and a party of Salamanders party then now later journeyed to the world of [[Zero]] alongside the [[Hammers of Nocturne]] and [[Covenant of Fire]], as He'stan believed it contains contained a clue to the location of the [[Unbound Flame]].{{Fn|6b}}{{Fn|7}} Once there , however , he was confronted by the [[Alpha Legion]], who had infiltrated the Covenant of Fire and swayed much of the world to their cause. Whilst Vulkan and his Salamanders eventually prevailed and forced the Alpha Legion to retreat, they could find no source of the Unbound Flame. Afterwards, he has pushed even deeper into the [[Imperium Nihilus]] in search of the missing artefacts.{{Fn|9}}

==Related ArticlesSee also==*[[Vulkan He'stan: Forgefather (Short Story)]] by [[Nick Kyme]]

*2: [[Firedrake (Novel)]]:

*{{Endn|4}}: [http://www.blacklibrary.com/games-workshop-digital-editions/Vulkan-Hestan.html Black Library] ''(last accessed December 13, 2013)''

*6: [[Codex Supplement: Salamanders (8th Edition)]] :

*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (10th Edition)]] - , pg. 18*{{Endn|8}}: [https://archive.ph/oqCtm Warhammer Community: The Big Summer Preview – Champions of the First Founding] ''(Saved archive page, dated 18 July 2025, last accessed 18 July 2025, original link: archived from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/meznaevz/the-big-summer-preview-champions-of-the-first-founding/the original] 18 July 2025, last accessed 18 July 2025)''*{{Endn|9}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/h8ovonju/vulkan-hestan-forgefather-of-the-salamanders/ Warhammer Community: Vulkan He’stan: Forgefather of the Salamanders (posted 5/8/2025)] ''(last accessed 5/8/05 August 2025)''