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==Background==
[[The Eagle's Talon (Audio Drama)|The ''Eagle's Talon'']] was a macro-transport that was intended to shuttle troops from orbit to the surface of Tallarn's southern continent to aid the Iron Warriors in defeating the Imperial troops. Due to the infiltration of 3 [[Imperial Fist]] recon squads, the ship was destroyed, and it crashed upon the surface of the planet. The wreckage killed those fighting on both sides of the battle when ship's destruction caused a blast over 300km300 km, with winds over 100km 100 km an hour, and spread nuclear fallout across an already destroyed world.{{Fn|2}}
==Story==
{{Spoiler|source=Iron Corpses (Audio Drama)}}
The blast was massive and destroyed everything, and it prevented an Iron Warriors victory. The 5 days of wind that followed kicked up dust and then the wind died enough to allow the light of day. Warsmith Koparnos was able to survive the event but was the only one in his rhino; the viruses ate at his system and he didn't have much time. He was forced to leave the limited shelter, passing through the troop compartment with the remains of his fellow warriors. He was able to leave via a torn hatch, but the dust limited his visibility. The battlefield was covered in various wrecks, including those of titans. Tanks were scattered in various positions. The radiation levels were high and his armor armour offered only temporary protection. His body was strained by the various poisons, but he was given more time because they battled each other. He struggled, reflecting on the abuse his legion suffered from the Emperor and that the destruction of both side's forces were proof that the Imperials were weak.{{fn|1}}
Suffering from fits, Koparnos continued to scan the vox to see if he could find anyone present. He pushed on, willing himself forward to prove his superiority. Eventually, he came upon a warlord titan ''Ostentio Contritio'' that stood over 30m to the carapace, and he saw a flicker of power in the helm. He was able to climb up the left leg, the door was open with a tech adept dead, presumably having previous tried to flee one destruction only to be overwhelmed by another. Koparnos was becoming weaker as he managed to gain entrance into the titan, sealing himself within. He then had to purge the titan of poison. Exploring the titan, he found dead servitors before he made his way to the engineering deck filled with dead techpriests. He thought that the blast may have shut down the titan and that the priests were attempting to restart the engine. He turned the circuits and energy began to flow through the titan, activating primary systems but secondary and tertiary systems were experiencing malfunctions.{{fn|1}}
He took equipment from a techpriest as the reactor fail safes announced they could not engage. He cut the pipe open and released the radiation into the area, stripping his armor armour and allowing the scalding cloud to cover his body. Through force of will, he was able to suffer through the pain as the radiation burned through the toxins in his system and killing any virus within him. After purging his system, he began to re-armored armoured himself to protect himself against death from the radiation then disabled the system to stop the inflow of radiation. The titan provided him shelter, and Koparnos forced himself to carry onward. However, he soon fell unconscious and awoke later when he heard a female voice asking over the vox for [[Engineseer]] Maridias. She asked again, stating that power was now in the system, but her voice was of a dying individual. Koparnos did not answer and instead ran a diagnosis before making his way to the helm. He found the secondary [[Moderatus|moderati]] dead on his way then voxed to the [[princeps]] that he was her only hope.{{fn|1}}
Princeps Benwrath gave her name, then Koparnos asked if the helm's moderati majoris were still alive. She stated that she could not know and that she was paralyzed. The titan was powered but she could not feel the system, she was isolated. Koparnos offered to restore the systems, but he had to make sure that they would not struggle against him. They discussed further of the process, with Benwrath saying they lacked an amniotic tank and Koparnos comparing his idea to that used by a dreadnought. Koparnos stated that he would begin and that there was no going back once he entered the helm; the radiation would make it impossible. Once entered, he was able to see out across the graveyard of wrecked titans and tanks, but he could see that there were some still alive. The moderati were still alive, and Koparnos turned from them to Benwrath. Koparnos began to work on the systems and searched for the break in the communication cables. He had Benwrath attempt to communicate to help determine how power traveled through the titan, but this caused the princeps to fall unconscious.{{fn|1}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Eagle's Talon (Audio Drama)]]
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