Thus started a spiral of mistrust and secrecy that continues to this day. Some question the loyalty of the Dark Angels for this reason and that they give this special agenda greater importance than the orders of the Emperor himself. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
The name stems from the terrible events causing the downfall of Caliban and the corruption of a number of the Dark Angels Legion under Luther..
[1d] [1e]. While maintaining the facade of full autonomy, the Dark Angels' Successor Chapters regularly met, in clandestine fashion, to take their lead from the Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels Chapter -- for although they had been divided, the Successor Chapters too had witnessed the Fall of Caliban, and thus remained Unforgiven in the sight of the Emperor. They decided the true story of treachery behind the destruction of Caliban must remain secret; no outsider must learn of the schism that had split the I Legion, or that any Dark Angels had ever turned to the service of the Ruinous Powers.
To avoid the threat of the Space Marine armies, Mankind's most elite warriors, falling under the influence of the enemy, the remaining Legions were sub-divided into a number of smaller Chapters.
However, Luther repented of his actions upon seeing the Lion mortally wounded at his feet. The Masters of the I Legion greeted this new shock with typical stoicism, despite the inner turmoil it created. https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Unforgiven?oldid=291271, The Dark Angels were the inheritors of the I Legion's name, iconography, mantle and traditions. 19 — Dark Angels Successor Chapters The aftermath of the Horus Heresy was a time of great mistrust. On the other hand, the continued existence of the Traitors offered hope, for if the Renegades could be tracked down and forced to repent, then the sins of the Legion might be absolved, washed away in the blood of the Fallen. Although autonomous, Successor Chapters naturally claimed close ties to the Chapter which retained the original name and traditions of their originating Legion, and this proved especially true with the Dark Angels. The battle between the two levelled the Order's fortress-monastery as the planet was coming apart around them, the orbital bombardment taking a heavy toll on the surface.
The Angels of Redemption were never called to account for this act, as there were no survivors to press any formal inquiry. Dark Angels … D&D Beyond Luther, the Great Betrayer and leader of the Fallen Angels, The Primarch Lion El'Jonson during the destruction of Caliban.
The Dark Angels were the first of the Emperor's Space Marine Legions, and in their earliest incarnation fought as the personal army of the Master of Humanity in the dawning years of the Great Crusade and in the shadowed campaigns that preceded it. In order to absolve themselves of the Legion's ancient sin, the Unforgiven have the self-appointed task of hunting down … Most references in the histories of the Imperium to its deeds during the accursed times of the galaxy-wide insurrection known as the Horus Heresy have actually been expunged. From the I Legion, they sired the Angels of Absolution, the Angels of Redemption and the Angels of Vengeance, each new Chapter led by its own Grand Master. It is unknown exactly how many were created, as some have since been destroyed and the records of that time have been lost. The Dark Angels entered the shattered monastery and captured the broken Luther; of El'Jonson himself, however, there was no sign. The Unforgiven refers collectively to the Dark Angels Space Marine Chapter and their Second Founding successor chapters. Their task complete, the Chapter withdrew, not to be seen for another three decades, when its 4th Company fought alongside the Dark Angels at the Arrulas Intervention. In the Cadian Sector they joined the Blood Angels, themselves still reeling from the loss of their Primarch Sanguinius during the Battle of Terra. At the time of the Fall of Caliban, the Dark Angels thought their traitorous brethren had all been destroyed, vanquished in the Warp Storm that blossomed in the death throes of their homeworld. The newly envisioned realm of Mankind was now governed in the Emperor's name by the High Lords of Terra. They did, however, pick up traces of the Fallen and determined that the Traitors yet lived, although what remained of their psychic signatures were widespread, and the connections were already fading out of mindsight. On Terra, the Emperor's silenced body was sustained only by the life-giving machineries of the Golden Throne.
El'Jonson then led his forces to the surface and assaulted the Order's fortress-monastery, where he confronted Luther in single combat. See Also Related Articles. Though his descriptions are vague, Quilp is very specific about one element of the Consecrators' appearance -- he noted that the brethren of this Chapter bore all manner of sacred relics, and used the most ancient patterns of Imperial armour, weaponry and vehicles.