Le duel fut acharné mais la vélocité du Khan lui permit de prendre l'avantage. Within its edifice was an ancient and powerful device known as the Dark Glass, a relic archeotech device from the Age of Technology. Despite these objections, whose foresight was to prove unfortunate, the full authority of Legion Master of the Vth Legion was invested in Jaghatai, known among his brothers as "the Khan" and among his own as the Khagan, the Khan of Khans. It shot out vertically, leaping up and bursting into the skies above. A long pistol nestled among them -- drum-barrelled, and studded with bronze kill-markers. All that returned of that band was one mutilated rider with the head of the son of the Palatine and a note saying that the people of the steppes were no longer his toys. The other choice, no less invidious, was to remain true to their oaths and bound to a slow diminishment. The Great Crusade commenced again, though this time with a Warmaster at its apex, not an Emperor. The Khan had thought back then that they were empty threats, but he should have known better. This is what they had been working towards. They had remained secretly in contact with Horus' partisans through arcane means at least since the campaign at Chondax. Ainsi, et malgré les rivalités et guerres qui divisent encore Chogoris aujourd'hui, la figure du primarque règne sur l'imaginaire de tous les Habitants de Chogoris, qui attendent le retour de leur unificateur et de celui qui est resté le 1er et le seul "Grand Khan" de Mundus Planus. The tension hung heavily, like a thunderhead about to break. Though the Warmaster had ordered the White Scars to bring judgement upon the Space Wolves, the Khan would not unleash his vengeance upon Leman Russ and his get until he had more detailed information. JAGHATAI KHAN TENSE REUNION WITH LEMAN RUSS - Warhammer 40k - Duration: 18:07. It was alive and dangerous, and could be used. The White Scars went after them, harrying, strafing, hurling all their pent-up fury in a maelstrom of Lance-energy. He saluted the Khan mockingly, and spears of hard-edged light suddenly lanced down from above, bursting through the cloud cover and crashing through the heart of the ruined Tizca pyramid they had been fighting within. Les autres cités tombèrent en une succession rapide, et les historiens de Chogoris rapportent que les routes furent pavées de cadavres, tandis que les champs brulaient tout autour; les quelques survivants priant pour être délivrés de la furie du Khan. With custom cuts and independent designs, deck out your iPad in style. Jaghatai was next contacted by Leman Russ himself, who had just returned from the Burning of Prospero and the assault against the Space Wolves' old rivals, the Thousand Sons Legion. The Noyan-Khan had been given freedom that no other lord of a Space Marine Legion would countenance. At the same time, he dispatched a grand summons, calling upon all of the disparate bands of the Vth Legion, the scattered Pioneer Companies that warred across the galaxy, to attend him. A vast avalanche pushed him and his group back down the mountain, killing the normal men. When the bolts hit, the half-corporeal creatures crystallised into physicality. None can say what befell the Primarch -- if he was lost in the Warp or if he was slain or captured at the hands of an alien warlord -- but the White Scars believe he still hunts across the galaxy, and beyond, in pursuit of his greatest foes. But this was how Hasik repaid the Khan, with betrayal and fire, and so the impertinent warrior would be struck down for his hubris. Up close, their fleet-markings were now easily identifiable -- they were XIVth Legion, the Death Guard, not warships from the Sons of Horus. The stakes were too high to leave things hanging unresolved -- the invaders were going to charge again. Now it was mottled the colour of burned charcoal. Jagathai se baigna dans le sang de ses ennemis et emporta la tête du chef vaincu pour la mettre au dessus de sa tente. Eventually he made his way to a large chamber. This grand convocation, known to history as the Council of Nikaea, was called by the Emperor of Mankind Himself, and was intended to determine whether or not the use of psychic powers represented a boon or a grave danger to both Mankind and the nascent Imperium of Man. The Stormseer was forced to conclude that either Ahriman had been killed by the Space Wolves or had escaped into the Warp along with his master Magnus. Until then, there was nothing to do but prepare, restore, and hope that the wounds of the Legion would heal before they faced the Traitors once more. But Mortarion did not move. It became quickly evident that the Warrior Lodge faction of the Vth Legion had not truly understood what they had been working towards, for the Horus they venerated no longer existed. His warriors inquired of their gene-sire whether or not he had found the answers he was looking for. To the west of the Palatine's empire was the Empty Quarter, a barren grassland with few resources, and as such it was never invaded by the Palatine's armies. Unable or unwilling to assist, Jemulan dismissed these accusations out of hand and ordered Shiban to return back to his ship until he had received further orders. Most surrendered, but many were destroyed, utterly wiped from the face of the planet. Adapted from the traditions of the Chogorian steppe tribes, "the Blooding," also known as "the Ascension," is a simple ritual, dispensing with much of the shamanistic pageantry of the original. Torghun did the same -- exhorting those about him into a typically dogged defence. His nomadic people had no wish to rule these new, settled lands, only to carry on living in their old ways. 1-p.42, Lorsque les neiges se retirèrent, Palatine, enragé, rassembla son armée et marcha vers l'ouest, déterminé à anéantir les tribus des steppes de la surface de Chogoris. For a terrible moment he thought it was Ahriman -- for he wore the same crimson armour and bore the same arcane sigils. The White Scars set course for Prospero. It was said that Jaghatai and his warriors fought many of the Chaos Space Marines that tried to retreat to Terra's spaceports and flee. Hasik was waiting for him. I reckon painting is not that good and the camera angle is wrong... will need a rpost ! As they had done ever since arriving, each ship of the blockade matched the movements of its White Scars counterpart, maintaining a gigantic mirror-image across space. As he swept through the heart of it, some of the fighting broke down. There were others -- First Chaplain Erebus, their brother Lorgar of the Word Bearers -- but it was always every mortal's decision in the end whether to reject or embrace the corrupt promises of the Empyrean. The enemy infesting that system were only Greenskins, remnants of the Ork empire destroyed on Ullanor, the last slivers of the Warlord Urrlak Urruk's horde. Qin Xa lowered his weapons. At least, amidst all the numbness, the truth was now known. In return we give him victory! They rejoiced, for they had called, and Horus had answered. Though Arvida seriously contemplated becoming a part of a Legion once more, he eventually refused -- he would would remain, always and forever, a Son of Magnus and a loyal servant of the Emperor. This was the destiny of the Vth Legion. He had never felt the bone-deep drag that Mortarion inspired. The Assault on Hive Lin-Mei is one such conflict, as is the Last March on the Sapphire Worlds. The endless pursuit of velocity came with its costs: gunnery captains had been heard to complain of reduced Lance range, and it was well known that a White Scars warship would not carry as many troops or dropships as the equivalent vessel in a standard fleet, but such factors carried little weight in a Legion drenched in the wild-riding tradition of the Chogorian plains. The rest of them retreated to what cover they could. My Profile Send Me A Message All My Pictures. Jaghatai could see how his brother thought it would all play out; first hobble the sorcerers. His warriors were fiercely loyal and Jaghatai promoted from the ranks based on merit and ability. Within the space of a few short exchanges of weapons fire they were left aflame and crippled, though in recognition of their bravery, the Great Khan gave orders to allow them to withdraw. On each of the dozens of feral and hellish worlds that made up the Circle, a long and vicious struggle awaited the White Scars, with few obvious gains in terms of strategic resource or value. 20 à 22, Jaghatai rejoint alors ses fils et pu rétablir rapidement l'ordre, mais pas suffisamment pour stopper la Death Guard qui prit la fuite. Around him, the Reflecting Caves sighed with emptiness, their majesty in tatters. The White Scars believe the Khan is still alive somewhere within the Webway and will one day return to the Chapter in a time of great need. Only death will sever the strings.". Coils of oily gas spilled from the lining of his battle plate, dribbling down the skull-painted surfaces and hissing on contact with Prospero's death-dry soil. It is known in Imperial records that much of the White Scars Legion, including its Primarch, was present to defend the Imperial Palace during the climactic Siege of Terra alongside the Blood Angels and Imperial Fists Legions. Things were further complicated when the White Scars Astropathic Choir received official messages directly from Terra, from Rogal Dorn himself -- the White Scars were commanded to make the swiftest possible passage to the Throneworld where further instructions and further explanations would be given. It was also known that the White Scars did not get along well with the Space Wolves Legion. An ancient illustration from Carpinus' Speculum Historiale showing Jaghatai Khan, Primarch of the White Scars Legion in all his lethal glory. Ce choix fut bien plus facile à prendre qu'à mettre en oeuvre, les tempêtes Warp et le blocus des traîtres isolant sa légion du berceau de l'humanité.