Legio Gryphonicus

The Legio Gryphonicus (War Griffons) was a Loyalist Titan Legion of the Collegia Titanica, one of the military arms of the Adeptus Mechanicus. There is very little information in Imperial records about this Titan Legion's founding, though they are suspected to have been founded before the Age of the Imperium, during the Age of Strife.

Legion History
The Legio Gryphonicus take their name from the Forge World of Gryphonne IV, located in the Segmentum Tempestus. They can trace their lineage to the bygone days of the Great Crusade. During the Horus Heresy they fought in the name of the Emperor. When their homeworld was threatened by the approach of the Tyranids Hive Fleet Leviathan in 997.M41, the Adeptus Mechanicus refused to abandon this Forge World to Exterminatus. Isolated and alone, and left for dead in an abandoned system, they prepared for war. Before the arrival of the Hive Fleet, Gryphonne IV boasted some of the finest defences of any Imperial world within the southern galaxy. The War Griffons Titan Legions were feared for their world breaking firepower and its Skitarii legions, whom were envied for their discipline and precision. Yet, it was not enough to halt the Tyranid onslaught. The Skitarii were annihilated and devoured by waves of inexhaustible Hormagaunts and their Titan Legions torn asunder by Tyrannafexes and Tyranid Bio-Titans. Gryphonne IV was ever after a dead world - a grim testament to the folly of hubris and pride.

Notable Titans
None recorded in current Imperial records.

Notable Personnel
None recorded in current Imperial records.

Legion Colours
The colours of this Titan Legion are

Legion Badge
The Legion badge of the Legio Fortidus is