Librarian Dreadnought

A Librarian Dreadnought is a variant of the Furioso Dreadnought combat walker used by the Blood Angels Space Marine Chapter and their Successor Chapters. Dreadnoughts are cybernetic combat walkers that house the mortal remains of a fallen Space Marine hero so that he may continue fighting for the Emperor and his Chapter even after his body has been fatally crippled. Librarian Dreadnoughts differ from standard Imperial Dreadnoughts in that their occupants are Astartes Librarians that have been crippled in combat. Librarians are the Psykers of the Adeptus Astartes who survive a Chapter's rigorous screening and training process and learn to bend the powers of the Warp to their will for the benefit of their fellow Battle-Brothers and in service to the Imperium and the Emperor of Mankind. These Dreadnoughts are perhaps the most fearsome of all the Dreadnought variants, as they combine the Librarian's psychic might with the unyielding body of a Dreadnought. Librarian Dreadnoughts have the ability to call upon the same psyker powers that they and many of their Astartes Librarians would call upon during combat.

Armament
Librarian Dreadnoughts are armed as Furioso Pattern Dreadnoughts as they are always armed with two Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon arms. Librarian Dreadnoughts are the only known Dreadnought variant that make use of Dreadnought Force Weapons, which are larger versions of Force Weapons used by Librarian Astartes. Force Weapons are advanced, psychically-attuned close combat weapons that are only effective in the hands of a psyker. Force Weapons effectively act as deadly, psychic extensions or amplifiers of the wielder's own Empyrean-spawned powers. They are designed to allow a psyker to channel deadly Warp energies into their victim, acting as a conduit between the wielder's mind and the flesh of his target. Large alien monstrosities and daemons that are resilient to conventional weapons can be slain outright by a single wound from a Force Weapon, as their bodies and minds are destroyed by the unearthly powers of the Immaterium. The most common known Dreadnought Force Weapon wielded by Librarian Dreadnoughts is the Dreadnought Force Halberd, although there may be other types used. The other Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon used by Librarian Dreadnoughts is usually a Bloodfist or a Blood Talon close-combat weapon. These weapons are also outfitted with either a under-slung Storm Bolter, Meltagun, or Heavy Flamer.

Also See

 * Imperial Vehicles