Talons of Anathrax
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The Talons of Anathrax are a Chaos Space Marine warband.[1]
History
Originally known as the Argent Hammers, they were among the thirty Chapters whose homeworld lay in the path of the Warp Storm Dionys that appeared in M37. In Dionys's wake the levels of mutation and cultist activity rose dramatically and the Chapters caught in it had their gene-seed corrupted. When the powerful and influential Saint Basillius heard of this, he declared all those Chapters whose homeworlds had become corrupted to be rendered into his judgement. Such was his influence that the High Lords of Terra agreed to the decision, and 30 chapters were found to be corrupted.[1]
Basillius ordered that the 30 Chapters take part in the Abyssal Crusade into the Eye of Terror, and one by one the Chapters solemnly undertook their quest of certain doom in 321.M37. By unknown means parts of the Argent Hammers were corrupted into the Talons of Anathrax Chaos Space Marine warband.[1]
Upon their return from the Eye of Terror the surviving loyalist Argent Hammers, in the company of the Fists of Olchis, were attacked by the Red Talons Chapter, who described both as "outcast Chapters". Both were almost completely wiped out [2]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (6th Edition), pgs. 17–19
- 2: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition, pg. 180
