Iron Warriors: Masters of Siege and Unyielding Destruction
The Forge of Siegecraft
The Iron Warriors, the Emperor’s 4th Legion, are the unyielding architects of siege and destruction, shaped by the cold, calculating mind of their Primarch, Perturabo. As masters of siegecraft, they stood as the Emperor’s hammer, breaking fortresses and strongholds with methodical precision and unflinching discipline. Where others sought glory in the heat of battle, the Iron Warriors found their purpose in the grinding attrition of war, conquering through overwhelming firepower and sheer endurance. Their victories, however, came at a cost—they were overlooked, their sacrifices uncelebrated, their achievements overshadowed by rival Legions like the Imperial Fists. This festering bitterness would prove to be the seeds of their rebellion.
The Fall and Betrayal
When Horus raised the banner of treachery, the Iron Warriors’ long-simmering resentment ignited, leading them to abandon their oaths to the Emperor. Perturabo, driven by cold vengeance, turned the Legion’s peerless siegecraft against the Imperium. During the Horus Heresy, the Iron Warriors laid waste to defenses once thought invincible, their relentless hammers breaching even the gates of the Emperor’s Palace during the Siege of Terra. No wall was too strong, no fortress too well-defended for their cold, calculated fury. The Iron Warriors became the shadowed masters of destruction, their mechanical hearts fueled by betrayal and a hunger to crush all that opposed them.
Eternal Masters of Destruction
Now, as exiles within the Eye of Terror, the Iron Warriors continue their crusade of annihilation under their Daemon Primarch, Perturabo. Ascended to a being of immense power, he leads his Legion in unending warfare, tearing down the fortresses of Imperial and Chaos worlds alike. For the Iron Warriors, every siege is a testament to their grim resolve, every battle a monument to their hatred. Where they march, no wall stands unbroken, no defense remains intact. The Iron Warriors are the unrelenting hand of destruction, and in their iron grip, the galaxy trembles.
