Vulkan's Own
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The following paragraphs contain spoilers for: | Fury of Magnus (Novella) |
Vulkan's Own was the name taken by a combined Imperial Army reserve force, of ten thousand soldiers and twelve ad hoc squadrons from a score of different understrength Regiments, during the Battle for Terra.[1a]
This was to honor the three members of the Salamanders Legion's Draaksward they fought beside, as the Regiments protected a portion of the Sanctum Imperialis' Indomitor Wall. Normally this kind of presumption on the Regiments' part, to take on their Primarch Vulkan's name, would have angered the Draaksward Atok Abidemi. As they fought Horus' forces beside each other, though, Abidemi came to understand the honor the Regiments' brave soldiers had done for Barek Zytos, Igen Gargo and himself. However during one such attack on the Indomitor Wall, Abidemi's position was struck by a salvo of Ironstorm Missiles[1a]. While he survived the impact, Abidemi has been knocked unconscious and saw a vision that led him to believe Vulkan, was in danger. Abidemi quickly told Zytos and Gargo of this[1b] and they began to make preparations to leave. The Regiments of Vulkan's Own, were not told the reason for the Draaksward's departure, though, as only a select few Imperials knew that their Primarch was secretly on Terra. Instead Zytos tasked the Regiments with continuing to defending their portion of the Indomitor Wall. Vulkan's Own's ad hoc command staff swore solemn oaths to do so and they would give their lives if need be. Though they were from diffent Regiments, the soldiers of Vulkan's Own were now bound together and they would do honor to their adopted name. The Draaksward would later successfully save Vulkan's life and were afterwards ordered to defend the Mercury Wall. Having upheld their oaths, as they had sworn to, the surviving members of Vulkan's Own were also transferred to the Mercury Wall and fought beside the Draaksward once again.[1d]
