SPECIAL CHARACTERS

Wargear: Bolter-flamer, Thunder hammer, Artificer armour, devotion brands, Terminator honours (bonus included above), Firecrest.

Firecrest: Anutha is accompanied into battle by Firecrest, a talismanic salamander from the homeworld of Nocturne. The salamander issues a burning jet of flame in the firing phase with the same profile as a heavy flamer. Note that this is in addition to Anutha’s own firing and must be taken using Firecrest’s BS. Firecrest may not be targeted separately from Anutha and is considered to be killed if Anutha is killed.

Independent Character: Unless accompanied by a command squad, Chapter Master Anutha is an independent character and follows the independent character special rules in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.

Orisha Kiya is one of the most devout of the Chaplaincy and High Deacon of the Cult of Prometheus. His piety and righteous fury are well known. In battle he often accompanies a Cult of Prometheus squad.

Weapons: Orisha Kiya is equipped with a Crozius Arcanum, rosarius and a plasma pistol.

Independent Character: Unless accompanied by a Cult squad, a Orisha Kiya is an independent character and follows the independent character special rules in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.

Never Falls Back: Orisha Kiya never falls back due to his unshakeable faith in the Emperor. If called upon to take a Fall Back test, he automatically passes it without the dice needing to be rolled. If attacked by a weapon or creature that causes troops to fall back without a test, then the instructions to fall back are ignored. This also applies to any unit led by Orisha Kiya.

Cult Squad: Orisha Kiya may be accompanied by a Cult of Prometheus Squad, see Cult of Prometheus Squad entry for details. Note that the Orisha Kiya and the Cult Squad count as a single HQ choice.

The Salamanders are unusual among Space Marine Chapters in their inclusion among the Tenth Scout Company of a rank they call the Pathfinder. This role is given to one of the most promising recruited scouts and he takes it upon himself to learn all he can of infiltration and, to a certain extent, guerrilla warfare. The Pathfinder never becomes a full marine but sacrifices his lifespan and skills to the training of the new recruits and scouts.

A Salamanders army may be joined by Shapaka the Pathfinder, he replaces the Sergeant in any Scout squad. He must be used exactly as described below, and may not be given any additional equipment. He can only be used in battles where both players have agreed to the use of special characters.

Wargear: Combi-pistol, frag and krak grenades, close combat weapon, Auspex.

Combi-pistol: The Combi-pistol utilises the same technology as bolter combi-weapons and comprises a bolt pistol and plasma pistol. The bolt pistol may be fired any number of times during the game, but the plasma pistol may only be fired once.

Guerrilla Warfare: This ability allows a variety of mines and traps to be secretly set up on the anywhere outside the opposition’s deployment zone. Note down 3 markers on the battlefield, if any unit moves over the markers, a booby trap with the same profile as a frag grenade is set off.

As detailed in the Space Marine Codex. In addition to the rules stated in the Codex, Chaplain Xavier may be accompanied by a Cult of Prometheus Squad as his command squad entry. He is also subject to the special rules concerning Salamanders.