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The '''Salamanders''', originally known as the '''Dragon Warriors''',{{Fn|38}} were the '''XVIII Legion''' of the 20 [[Space Marines|Space Marine]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legions]] created by the [[Emperor of Mankind]]. Their [[Primarch]] was [[Vulkan]]. The legion remained loyal during the [[Horus Heresy]], but were severely mauled in the first great opening battle, limiting the role they could play in the remainder of the war. Their primarch is never recorded as perishing, and in fact is believed simply to be missing; the search for him and his presumed great purpose is a defining trait of the Salamanders. Other aspects of the legion of Vulkan are their great hardiness as warriors and their equally strong constitutions, willpower and devotion to [[humanity]]. In some ways, they can be considered the ideal of what it means to be a Space Marine.{{Fn|1a}}
{{TOC limit}}==Homeworld==[[Image:XVIII Legion.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Great Crusade-era Salamanders Space Marine{{Fn|21d}}]]The Salamanders hail from the harsh and hot [[Nocturne]], though are also based upon that world's moon, [[Prometheus]]. The moon occupies an erratic orbit, thus causing great seasons of severe tectonic activity and weather disruption on Nocturne. The worst of these is known as the Time of Trial, when, once every fifteen [[Terra]]n years, the moon passes so close that thousands of volcanoes erupt, their ash so thick it blots out the sun. With the ground gripped by constant earthquakes at the same time as this ash winter, much of Nocturne becomes effectively uninhabitable.{{Fn|1a}} Rewards for enduring the Time of Trial can be great; the tectonic upheavals bring materials and ores to the surface of great value, and the aftermaths of such altered geography usually reveal new pockets of natural resources to be explored, mined or siphoned. This translates to vast wealth by [[Imperial]] standards, meaning that Nocturne's supplies of livestock and whatever items the forges of the Salamanders themselves cannot construct can be traded for with the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] or other Imperial corporate bodies.{{Fn|1a}} The Salamanders' fortress-monastery is located upon the giant moon, Prometheus, acting as the orbital dock for their space vessels. While it is permanently staffed, much of the Salamanders not on deployment can be found scattered over Nocturne, acting as the elders of the settlements from which they came; the Salamanders maintain close contact with their origins and see watching over their homeworld's citizens - and by extension, all people of the Imperium - as part of their duty.{{Fn|1a3}}
==History==
===Formation===
*'''???.[[M42]]''' - Salamanders forces under [[Vulkan He'Stan]] along with [[Hammers of Nocturne]] and [[Covenant of Fire]] troops journey to the world of [[Zero]] within [[Imperium Nihilus]]. Once there however, it was revealed that the [[Alpha Legion]] had infiltrated the allied Covenant of Fire marines and managed to sway much of the world to their cause. In the subsequent battle Vulkan and his forces prevailed and forced the Alpha Legion to retreat, but no clue as to the Unbound Flame could be found.{{Fn|62}}
*'''Year Unknown''' - Using [[Land Raider Redeemer]]s, the Salamanders spearheaded the cleansing of the hive city of [[Dhormus III]].{{Fn|44b}}
==Homeworld==
[[Image:XVIII Legion.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Great Crusade-era Salamanders Space Marine{{Fn|21d}}]]
The Salamanders hail from the harsh and hot [[Nocturne]], though are also based upon that world's moon, [[Prometheus]]. The moon occupies an erratic orbit, thus causing great seasons of severe tectonic activity and weather disruption on Nocturne. The worst of these is known as the Time of Trial, when, once every fifteen [[Terra]]n years, the moon passes so close that thousands of volcanoes erupt, their ash so thick it blots out the sun. With the ground gripped by constant earthquakes at the same time as this ash winter, much of Nocturne becomes effectively uninhabitable.{{Fn|1a}}
Rewards for enduring the Time of Trial can be great; the tectonic upheavals bring materials and ores to the surface of great value, and the aftermaths of such altered geography usually reveal new pockets of natural resources to be explored, mined or siphoned. This translates to vast wealth by [[Imperial]] standards, meaning that Nocturne's supplies of livestock and whatever items the forges of the Salamanders themselves cannot construct can be traded for with the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] or other Imperial corporate bodies.{{Fn|1a}}
The Salamanders' fortress-monastery is located upon the giant moon, Prometheus, acting as the orbital dock for their space vessels. While it is permanently staffed, much of the Salamanders not on deployment can be found scattered over Nocturne, acting as the elders of the settlements from which they came; the Salamanders maintain close contact with their origins and see watching over their homeworld's citizens - and by extension, all people of the Imperium - as part of their duty.{{Fn|1a}}
==Gene-seed==
