In the present day we delve into the Eisenstein – the vessel that introduced phrase of Horus’ treachery to the Imperium and The Seventy loyal heroes who crewed her.
The Eisenstein was an Imperial warship that performed an important function on the outbreak of the Horus Heresy It carryed loyalist House Marines again to Terra from the Isstvan System, to warn the Emperor of Horus’ treachery. The loyalist legionaries are known as The Seventy.
The Eisenstein was thought-about an outdated craft even by the point of the Heresy. At over 2 kilometers lengthy and resembling a Gladius Class Frigate, the Eisenstein was in service to the Dying Guard by the occasions on Isstvan III. In response to the Eisenstein’s captain, in an historical Earth language, “Eisenstein” means “iron-stone”, and was the title of two famous males from the Age of Terra. One a remembrancer, the opposite a scientist.
Isstvan III
Shortly earlier than the bloodbath at Isstvan III, Nathaniel Garro, and his Firm have been assigned to the Eisenstein. Not too long ago injured, Garro was prevented from becoming a member of the floor assault with the opposite Dying Guard. First Captain Calas Typhon stationed Ignatius Grulgor‘s firm aboard the Eisenstein to take care of Garro and his males when the time got here.
Ignatius Grulgor
As was typical of Astartes ships, day-to-day operations have been overseen by a Human crew. Within the Eisenstein’s case, this was below Shipmaster Baryk Carya. Earlier than the bombardment began, Saul Tarvitz transmitted a warning to the Eisenstein, earlier than flying right down to the planet’s floor to try to warn the opposite loyalists.
Performing on this warning, Garro and his males investigated the remainder of the ship. He discovered Grulgor and his males getting ready to bombard the floor with virus bombs. Garro tried to cease it, and one of many bombs ruptured, killing Grulgor and his males.
Shortly earlier than taking the Eisenstein to warp, to journey to Terra and warn the Emperor, Garro was joined by Iacton Qruze and a gaggle of civilians escaping from Horus’s flagship, on the path of Garviel Loken. The Eisenstein narrowly evaded fireplace from Typhon’s ship, the Terminus Est, earlier than escaping the system.
The Eisenstein narrowed averted destruction by Typhon’s Eerminus Est
The Eisenstein’s Flight to the Imperium
Throughout its voyage, the ship’s Geller area failed briefly, permitting the facility of Nurgle to re-animate the corpses of the lifeless Marines, Grandfather’s first experiments that may result in Plague Marines. These have been unstoppable till Garro ordered the ship to make an emergency reversion to the Materium. The contaminated Nurgle Marines disappeared, however the stress of the reversion was an excessive amount of for the ship’s Navigator. The Eisenstein was stranded.
“Proto-Plague Marines” have been first encountered by Garro’s loyalist frew aboard the Eisenstein
Garro ordered the ship to jettison its warp engines and detonate them, within the hope of signaling a passing ship. They have been rescued by the Imperial Fists‘ cell fortress-monastery, the Phalanx, and the Eisenstein was scuttled. Garro handed phrase of Horus’ treachery personally to Rogal Dorn in a quick, tense trade.
The Phalanx
Eisenstein’s Legacy
Because the Heresy, the Eisenstein has garnered a mysterious repute, and its standing stays unclear. Someday after the formation of the Nice Rift, many noticed the vessel reappearing on a number of events. On the seventh such look, it’s stated that Mortarion himself will seem and wreak destruction.
Dying Guard Captain Nathaniel Garro
The Seventy
The Seventy is the title given to these surviving Loyalist Dying Guard members of Captain Nathaniel Garro’s Firm and one Son of Horus, who escaped aboard the Eisenstein to carry phrase again to the Imperium of Horus’s betrayal. The group would nonetheless be referred by this title even when their numbers started to dwindle, because the Horus Heresy wore on.
By the late phases of the Heresy few of The Seventy remained, with Malcador the Sigillite refusing to share their fates with Garro. Nevertheless, Garro believed they have been on Terra and whereas there, he tasked his fellow member of The Seventy Helig Gallor with discovering their Battle Brothers. Gallor succeeded to find those who have been on Terra. Shortly earlier than Horus’ forces invaded the Sol System, the remnants of The Seventy have been gathered and able to defend the Imperial Palace, below Garro’s command.
Identified Members
- Nathaniel Garro chief of the flight, recruited by Malcador the Sigillite as a Knight-Errant.
- Solun Decius, later succumbs to Nurgle Rot and have become a “Lord of the Flies” within the Somnus Citadel, Luna, after making it to Terra.
- Tollen Sendek, killed by “Lord of the Flies”.
- Andus Hakur
- Meric Voyen, Garro’s apothocary, left in quest of a remedy for Nurgle Rot however was contaminated by it and Garro was pressured to kill him
- Helig Gallor, recruited by Malcador by way of Amendera Kendel with Kyda to function a Knight-Errant.
- Bajun Kyda, killed throughout his first mission after being recruited by Malcador.
- Iacton Qruze, the lone non-Dying Guard. Former Sons of Horus, rescued remembrancers Mersadie Oliton and Euphrati Keeler (“The Saint”) and senior iterator Kyril Sindermann from the Vengeful Spirit. He was recruited by Malcador together with Garro. Killed through the Battle of Molech by Horus himself.
Allow us to give thanks for his or her sacrifice within the service of fact and loyalty.
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