“So much faith is given to the so-called dark gods and to the ruinous powers. I watch my lost brothers and their honourless ways. Losing them self in the ecstasy and misplacing their purpose only to be puppets directed by madness and chaos.
Do not take my observation for disrespect. I see the deities that so many bend their knee to. And I see great power, I see a force that will split this galaxy in two and set it aflame. I see an uncontrolled storm of unrivalled destruction.
It takes a forge to hold the flame and a smiths hammer to direct its power. I will not worship the furnace or the glowing smelt. I will mould the power into a weapon and point it toward my enemy.”
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So, my little exploration of chaos Iron Warriors is coming to a pause and looking back, I am quite happy with the new units for my chaos army. I have very deliberate worked in the direction of the “brother hood of steel” or the Apolakron as they are also known.
I kind of gravitate more towards the more “We bow to no one” mentality of the Iron Warriors. That sets them apart from some of the other chaos legions. Instead of worship they try to harness the powers and use it as a weapon. Turning demons into machines and utilising machine craft to break their enemies. Kind of like a darker version of Iron Hands.
Now that is also what makes Iron Warriors so interesting. That this very straight forward, stubborn, and uncompromising sub faction is full of nuance. Digging a little beneath the surface and the Iron Warriors is very complex characters and there is so much lore to work with. This is so much better reflected in older editions of 40k but also in Horus Heresy. This may be some of the reason why I have not been so involved in the neewest editions of 40k. Many times, the factions feel shallow and very superficial.
Anyway, I do look forward to try Warhammer 40k 9th edition at some point. Hopefully 2021 will allow for some games again and the first army that will march for war just have to be my Iron Warriors.
Hope everyone is okey out there. Stay safe and Iron Within, Iron Without!
