Fourth Legion — The

The story reflects their portrayal in Storm of Iron and Angel Exterminatus as rationalists trapped in a war of attrition.* If you would like to continue this story, I can: Describe the Battle of the Desirian Forests Focus on the rivalry with the Imperial Fists (Rogal Dorn) Add another character (such as a Traitor Librarian)

"Iron Without!" roared his Legionaries as they advanced, not running, but walking in a relentless, iron wall. The Imperial Fists fired from the breaches, but the IVth Legion simply ignored the casualties. They were used to taking suicide missions, forced by their primarch, Perturabo, to excel in hopeless situations. The Fourth Legion

The Fourth Legion didn't celebrate. They simply packed their artillery and began moving towards the next fortress, another, more difficult challenge, for they were the masters of iron and the servants of a war that would never end. The story reflects their portrayal in Storm of

The Iron Warriors (IVth Legion) are known for being master siege-breakers, pragmatic yet bitter warriors who specialized in breaking down static defenses, often in competition with the Imperial Fists.* The Fourth Legion didn't celebrate

The loyalist commander lay broken. Valerius looked down, his helmet displaying endless data streams of heat signatures and structural failures. He didn't feel pride—only the bitter resignation of his Legion's existence. They were the architects of devastation, the ones the Emperor used for the "dirty work", and now, they were the bringers of that same bitter justice to their own brothers.