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The Legio Astraman ("Morning Stars") is a Loyalist Titan Legion of the Collegia Titanica, one of the military arms of the Adeptus Mechanicus. They are based on the Forge World of Graia in the Segmentum Tempestus.

The Legio Astraman is suspected to have been founded like many Titan Legions during the Age of Strife.

Legion History

File:Legio Astranum Reaver2.jpg

Legio Astraman Colour Scheme on a Reaver-class Titan

Notable Campaigns

Battle of Beta-Garmon, "The Titandeath" (006-013.M31) - The Legio Astraman took part in the long and savage Beta-Garmon campaign, which included hundreds of war zones across dozens of worlds. During this conflict, the Legio Astraman was supported by the Knights of House Moritain. Even before the greater armies of the Warmaster Horus reached the star cluster, the battle lines had long since been drawn, and fighting had been going on for many Terran years. It was a cauldron of battle that would consume millions of lives before its end and see the demise of entire Titan Legions, earning this campaign the dire moniker of the "Titandeath." The Beta-Garmon Cluster, also known as the gateway to the throneworld of Terra, was the last hurdle that the Warmaster Horus' forces had to overcome before they reached the Imperium's capital world. Heavily fortified by the Loyalists, Beta-Garmon would become one of the greatest and bloodiest battles of the Horus Heresy, as well as one of the longest-lasting.
Reconquest of the Forsarr Sector (999.M41) - Three standard years after the fall of the sector's vital Hive World capital of Forsarr in the Segmentum Tempestus, the Administratum finally recongnised the true threat posed by WAAAGH! Garaghak. The Aurora Chapter joined a powerful coalition with their brethren of the Revilers and the Death Eagles as well as a demi-legio of Titans of the Legio Astraman and several regiments of Imperial Guard and Ecclesiarchal troops. They took the fight to the Orks and reclaimed the Forsarr Sector for the Emperor. It is unknown if the fact that the Raven Guard's homeworld of Deliverance is also located in the Forsarr Sector prompted this deployment.

Notable Titans

Invictus (Warlord-class Titan) - One of the major strategic targets of interest for the Ork WAAAGH! Grimskull during its invasion of Forge World Graia was the seizure of the Warlord-class Titan Invictus that was nearing completion in the Ajakis Manufactorum. Much of the effort of the Ultramarines 2nd Company that was deployed to Graia to slow down the Orks' advance until an Imperial liberation fleet could arrive under the command of Captain Titus was directed towards the defence of this nascent Titan from seizure by the Greenskin invaders. Invictus was later used by the Imperial forces to destroy the major focal point on Graia from which the Forces of Chaos were launching their own invasion of the Forge World, by use of a Volcano Cannon supercharged with the mysterious Warp-based power source that had been developed by Inquisitor Drogan. These events occurred in an alternate timeline where Captain Titus was the commander of the Ultramarines 2nd Company rather than Cato Sicarius.

Notable Personnel

None listed in current Imperial records.

Legion Appearance

Legion Colours

The colours of this Titan Legion are green, yellow and blue; decoration is sometimes added in white and blue (usually stripes or checker-patterns).

Legion Badge

The iconography of the Legio Astraman Titan Legion is a morning star rampant, in front of a blue square that shows the galaxy, on a shield. The colours of the shield are halved, with the upper portion being green and the lower portion having a striped pattern of blue and white. On the lower right of the shield is a large skull surrounded by four smaller skulls that surround it like points on a compass.

Sources

Adeptus Titanicus - The Horus Heresy: Titandeath (Specialty Game), pg. 93
Codex Titanicus (1st Edition), pg. 110
Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard & Imperial Navy, pg. 8
Imperial Armour Volume Eight - Raid on Kastorel-Novem, pg. 77
White Dwarf 108 (UK), "'Eavy Metal: Adeptus Titanicus Titans & Banners," pg. 76
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (Video Game)

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 {{Infobox Titan Legion
-|name=Legio Astraman (Morning Stars)
+|name=Legio Astraman <br/> ("Morning Stars")
 |bgcolor=black
 |fgcolor=white
 |image= [[File:Morning_Stars_Titan_Order_Icon.jpg|center|180px]]
 |Warcry= Unknown
-|Founding= Pre-Imperium (Suspected)
+|Founding= [[Age of Strife]] (Suspected)
 |Homeworld= [[Graia]] ([[Forge World]])
 |Allegiance= [[Imperium of Man]]
 |Colours= Green, Blue and Yellow; decoration in white and black
 }}
+The '''''Legio Astraman''''' ("Morning Stars") is a Loyalist [[Titan Legion]] of the [[Collegia Titanica]], one of the military arms of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. They are based on the [[Forge World]] of [[Graia]] in the [[Segmentum Tempestus]].
-[[File:Legio_Astraman_Princeps_Honour_Banner.jpg|thumb|160px|''Legio Astraman'' Princeps Honour Banner]]
-[[File:Legio_Astranum_Reaver2.jpg|thumb|250px|''Legio Astraman'' Colour Scheme on a [[Reaver-class Titan|''Reaver''-class Titan]]]]
-The '''''Legio Astraman''''' (Morning Stars) is a Loyalist [[Titan Legion]] of the [[Collegia Titanica]], one of the military arms of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. They are based on the [[Forge World]] of [[Graia]] in the [[Segmentum Tempestus]]. There is very little information in Imperial records about this obscure Titan Legion, though it is suspected to have been founded before the [[Age of the Imperium]], during the [[Age of Strife]].
+The ''Legio Astraman'' is suspected to have been founded like many Titan Legions during the [[Age of Strife]].
 ==Legion History==
+[[File:Legio_Astranum_Reaver2.jpg|thumb|250px|''Legio Astraman'' Colour Scheme on a [[Reaver-class Titan|''Reaver''-class Titan]]]]
 ===Notable Campaigns===
-*'''[[Battle of Beta-Garmon]], "The Titandeath" (006-013.M31)''' - The ''Legio Astraman'' took part in the long and savage Beta-Garmon campaign, which included hundreds of war zones across dozens of worlds. During this conflict, the ''Legio Astraman'' was supported by the [[Knights]] of [[House Moritain]]. Even before the greater armies of the [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] reached the star cluster, the battle lines had long since been drawn, and fighting had been going on for many Terran years. It was a cauldron of battle that would consume millions of lives before its end and see the demise of entire Titan Legions, earning this campaign the dire moniker of the "Titandeath". The Beta-Garmon Cluster, also known as the gateway to the throneworld of [[Terra]], was the last hurdle that the Warmaster Horus' forces had to overcome before they reached the Imperium's capital world. Heavily fortified by the Loyalists, Beta-Garmon would become one of the greatest and bloodiest battles of the Horus Heresy, as well as one of the longest-lasting.
+*'''[[Battle of Beta-Garmon]], "The Titandeath" (006-013.M31)''' - The ''Legio Astraman'' took part in the long and savage Beta-Garmon campaign, which included hundreds of war zones across dozens of worlds. During this conflict, the ''Legio Astraman'' was supported by the [[Knights]] of [[House Moritain]]. Even before the greater armies of the [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] reached the star cluster, the battle lines had long since been drawn, and fighting had been going on for many Terran years. It was a cauldron of battle that would consume millions of lives before its end and see the demise of entire Titan Legions, earning this campaign the dire moniker of the "Titandeath." The Beta-Garmon Cluster, also known as the gateway to the throneworld of [[Terra]], was the last hurdle that the Warmaster Horus' forces had to overcome before they reached the Imperium's capital world. Heavily fortified by the Loyalists, Beta-Garmon would become one of the greatest and bloodiest battles of the Horus Heresy, as well as one of the longest-lasting.
 *'''Reconquest of the Forsarr Sector (999.M41)''' - Three standard years after the fall of the sector's vital [[Hive World]] capital of Forsarr in the [[Segmentum Tempestus]], the [[Administratum]] finally recongnised the true threat posed by [[WAAAGH!]] Garaghak. The [[Aurora Chapter]] joined a powerful coalition with their brethren of the [[Revilers]] and the [[Death Eagles]] as well as a demi-legio of [[Titans]] of the ''Legio Astraman'' and several regiments of [[Imperial Guard]] and Ecclesiarchal troops. They took the fight to the [[Orks]] and reclaimed the Forsarr Sector for the Emperor. It is unknown if the fact that the Raven Guard's homeworld of [[Deliverance]] is also located in the Forsarr Sector prompted this deployment.
 ==Notable Titans==
-*'''''Invictus''''' ([[Warlord-class Titan|''Warlord''-class Titan]]) - One of the major strategic targets of interest for the [[Ork]] [[WAAAGH!]] [[Grimskull]] during its invasion of Forge World Graia was the seizure of the ''Warlord''-class Titan ''Invictus'' that was nearing completion in the Ajakis Manufactorum. Much of the effort of the Ultramarines' 2nd Company that was deployed to Graia to slow down the Orks advance until an Imperial liberation fleet could arrive under the command of Captain [[Titus (Space Marine)|Titus]] was directed towards the defence of this nascent Titan from seizure by the Greenskin invaders. ''Invictus ''was later used by the Imperial forces to destroy the major focal point on Graia from which the [[Forces of Chaos]] were launching their own invasion of the Forge World, by use of a [[Volcano Cannon]] supercharged with the mysterious [[Warp]]-based power source that had been developed by [[Inquisitor ]][[Drogan]]. These events occurred in an alternate timeline where Captain Titus was the commander of the Ultramarines 2nd Company rather than [[Cato Sicarius]].
+*'''''Invictus''''' ([[Warlord-class Titan|''Warlord''-class Titan]]) - One of the major strategic targets of interest for the [[Ork]] [[WAAAGH!]] [[Grimskull]] during its invasion of Forge World Graia was the seizure of the ''Warlord''-class Titan ''Invictus'' that was nearing completion in the Ajakis Manufactorum. Much of the effort of the [[Ultramarines 2nd Company]] that was deployed to Graia to slow down the Orks' advance until an Imperial liberation fleet could arrive under the command of Captain [[Titus (Space Marine)|Titus]] was directed towards the defence of this nascent Titan from seizure by the Greenskin invaders. ''Invictus'' was later used by the Imperial forces to destroy the major focal point on Graia from which the [[Forces of Chaos]] were launching their own invasion of the Forge World, by use of a [[Volcano Cannon]] supercharged with the mysterious [[Warp]]-based power source that had been developed by [[Inquisitor ]][[Drogan]]. These events occurred in an alternate timeline where Captain Titus was the commander of the Ultramarines 2nd Company rather than [[Cato Sicarius]].
 ==Notable Personnel==
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 ===Legion Badge===
 The iconography of the ''Legio Astraman'' Titan Legion is a morning star rampant, in front of a blue square that shows the galaxy, on a shield. The colours of the shield are halved, with the upper portion being green and the lower portion having a striped pattern of blue and white. On the lower right of the shield is a large skull surrounded by four smaller skulls that surround it like points on a compass.
 ==Sources==
 *''Adeptus Titanicus - The Horus Heresy: Titandeath'' (Specialty Game), pg. 93
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 ==Gallery==
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+File:Legio_Astraman_Princeps_Honour_Banner.jpg|''Legio Astraman'' [[Princeps]] Honour Banner
 Legio Astraman Warhound2.jpg|''Legio Astraman'' Lucius Pattern [[Warhound-class Titan|''Warhound''-class Titan]]
 Legio_Astraman_Moderati_Kill_Banners.jpg|''Legio Astraman'' Moderati Kill Banners