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"Unless you are capable of enduring whatever hurt your foe can inflict, there will come a time when you will fail, and by failing you will have made useless the sacrifice of millions. We are the Salamanders and we will endure, for no sacrifice made in the name of this great empire we seek to build shall be made in vain."

— Xiaphas Jurr, "The Prophet of Fire," Chaplain of the Legiones Astartes Salamanders

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Xiaphas Jurr, known as "The Prophet of Fire," was a member of the Salamanders Legion during the latter years of the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy in the late 30^th and early 31^st Millennia. He served as a member of the Igniax, the formation that preceded the Reclusiam inside the Salamanders Legion. He was trained as a Chaplain by the great Nomus Rhy'tan himself. The Keeper of Nocturne charged Xiaphas with the important task of going to Istvaan V to investigate and determine the fate of their lost Primarch Vulkan. After visiting the war-scoured ruins of Istvaan V, he left that benighted world with his faith renewed and a strange power had taken roots in the once benign rituals he practised. Where once he sought desperately for answers, now his prophesies held the power to define the future; it was this power that would ultimately lead Xiaphas Jurr and his Disciples of the Flame down a dark path to an end long since hidden within the Salamander's sealed vaults.

History

Taken as a tithe from the scaver tribes of ancient Proximal - the same fierce feral worlders that had once dubbed the Salamanders as Devils from the Outer Dark when the XVIII Legion had brought their world to Compliance - Xiaphas Jurr was raised to the ranks of theIgniax and trained as a Chaplain in the final years before the outbreak of the Horus Heresy, never seeing battle as part of the Emperor's Crusade. Reckoned amongst the most promising of the officer-recruits who remained on Nocturne in the wake of the muster in the Istvaan System, he was later chosen by the Keeper of Nocturne, Nomus Rhy'tan, to lead the mission to investigate the Primarch's fate. Carrying the rank of Chaplain-Lieutenant, Jurr was awarded the command of the brand new Ebon Drake - a revolutionary new design said to have had its plans laid down by Vulkan himself. The Ebon Drake would be crewed by a full Company of those Neophytes recently promoted to the rank of Legionaries, Chaplain Nomus Rhy'tan going through great lengths as to assure that every Realm of Nocturne and even all the off-world domains of the XVIII Legion was represented amongst the Ebon Drake’s crew. Additionnally, Rhy'tan assigned a core of thirty veterans of the Legion's Firedrakes to further augment the company's strength.

Given to superstition and obscure ritual, as were many among the tribes of Proximal, whose unpredictable, rad-scoured world had little pity for those that lived upon it, Xiaphas Jurr accepted his mission with much zeal, seeing it as the first step towards a grand destiny. It was this fervour, verging as it did on religious fanaticism, which drew the men of the Nocturne garrison to him, dispirited as they were in the wake of dire rumours of the fighting at Istvaan V, and bound them to him in the dark odyssey that was to follow. Xiaphas Jurr proved a capable commader, leading the Ebon Drake in a number of naval battles, planetary invasions and defensive actions. Most tellingly, he put the largely inexperienced crew of the Ebon Drake under a punishing regime of combat drills the moment their vessel left Nocturne. Through the rising tumult in the Warp, the Ebon Drake’s journey took months to complete, forced as they were to take a circuitous route and to conduct only brief Warp-jumps as to not loose their bearings. After many clashes with the enemy, the Ebon Drake finally reached the bleak system of Istvaan only to witness the desolation left by the Warmaster's batrayal.

Wargear

Artificer Armour
The Burning Halo - Bestowed upon Xiaphas Jurr by Nomas Rhy'tan, the Seneschal of Nocturne, upon the departure of his mission to Istvaan V, the Burning Halo is a force field projector created by Vulkan himself. More intricately wrought than the devices of lesser artificers, the Burning Halo projects a powerful defensive barrier against harm, and when struck converts kinetic energy into an explosion of searing flame, directed back at the attacker.
Bolt Pistol
Master-Crafted Power Maul
Dragonscale Storm Shield
Frag & Krak Grenades

Sources

The Horus Heresy - Book Six: Retribution by Alan Bligh, pg. 255

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 '''Xiaphas Jurr''', known as "The Prophet of Fire," was a member of the [[Salamanders]] [[Legion]] during the latter years of the [[Great Crusade]] and the [[Horus Heresy]] in the late 30<sup>th</sup> and early 31<sup>st</sup> Millennia. He served as a member of the [[Igniax]], the formation that preceded the Reclusiam inside the Salamanders Legion. He was trained as a [[Chaplain]] by the great [[Nomus Rhy'tan]] himself. The Keeper of Nocturne charged Xiaphas with the important task of going to [[Istvaan V]] to investigate and determine the fate of their lost [[Primarch]] [[Vulkan]]. After visiting the war-scoured ruins of Istvaan V, he left that benighted world with his faith renewed and a strange power had taken roots in the once benign rituals he practised. Where once he sought desperately for answers, now his prophesies held the power to define the future; it was this power that would ultimately lead Xiaphas Jurr and his [[Disciples of the Flame]] down a dark path to an end long since hidden within the Salamander's sealed vaults.
 ==History==
-Taken as a tithe from the scaver tribes of ancient Proximal - the same fierce feral worlders that had once dubbed the Salamanders as '''Devils from the Outer Dark''' when the XVIII Legion had brought their world to[[Imperial Compliance| Compliance]] - Xiaphas Jurr was raised to the ranks of the[[ Igniax]] and trained as a Chaplain in the final years before the outbreak of the Horus Heresy, never seeing battle as part of the Emperor's Crusade. Reckoned amongst the most promising of the officer-recruits who remained on Nocturne in the wake of the muster in the Istvaan System, he was later chosen by the Keeper of Nocturne, Nomus Rhy'tan, to lead the mission to investigate the Primarch's fate. Carrying the rank of Chaplain-Lieutenant, Jurr was awarded the command of the brand new ''[[Ebon Drake]]'' - a revolutionary new design said to have had its plans laid down by [[Vulkan]] himself. The ''Ebon Drake'' would be crewed by a full Company of those Neophytes recently promoted to the rank of Legionaries, Chaplain Nomus Rhy'tan going through great lengths as to assure that every Realm of Nocturne and even all the off-world domains of the XVIII Legion was represented amongst the ''Ebon Drake''s crew. Additionnally, Rhy'tan assigned a core of thirty veterans of the Legion's [[Firedrakes]] to further augment the company's strength.
+Taken as a tithe from the scaver tribes of ancient Proximal - the same fierce feral worlders that had once dubbed the Salamanders as '''Devils from the Outer Dark''' when the XVIII Legion had brought their world to[[Imperial Compliance| Compliance]] - Xiaphas Jurr was raised to the ranks of the[[ Igniax]] and trained as a Chaplain in the final years before the outbreak of the Horus Heresy, never seeing battle as part of the Emperor's Crusade. Reckoned amongst the most promising of the officer-recruits who remained on Nocturne in the wake of the muster in the Istvaan System, he was later chosen by the Keeper of Nocturne, Nomus Rhy'tan, to lead the mission to investigate the Primarch's fate. Carrying the rank of Chaplain-Lieutenant, Jurr was awarded the command of the brand new ''[[Ebon Drake]]'' - a revolutionary new design said to have had its plans laid down by [[Vulkan]] himself. The ''Ebon Drake'' would be crewed by a full Company of those Neophytes recently promoted to the rank of Legionaries, Chaplain Nomus Rhy'tan going through great lengths as to assure that every Realm of Nocturne and even all the off-world domains of the XVIII Legion was represented amongst the ''Ebon Drake''’s crew. Additionnally, Rhy'tan assigned a core of thirty veterans of the Legion's [[Firedrakes]] to further augment the company's strength.
-Given to superstition and obscure ritual, as were many among the tribes of Proximal, whose unpredictable, rad-scoured world had little pity for those that lived upon it, Xiaphas Jurr accepted his mission with much zeal, seeing it as the first step towards a grand destiny. It was this fervour, verging as it did on religious fanaticism, which drew the men of the Nocturne garrison to him, dispirited as they were in the wake of dire rumours of the fighting at [[Istvaan V]], and bound them to him in the dark odyssey that was to follow. Xiaphas Jurr proved a capable commader, leading the ''Ebon Drake'' in a number of naval battles, planetary invasions and defensive actions. Most tellingly, he put the largely inexperienced crew of the ''Ebon Drake'' under a punishing regime of combat drills the moment their vessel left [[Nocturne]]. Through the rising tumult in the [[Warp]], the ''Ebon Drake''s journey took months to complete, forced as they were to take a circuitous route and to conduct only brief Warp-jumps as to not loose their bearings. After many clashes with the enemy, the ''Ebon Drake'' finally reached the bleak system of Istvaan only to witness the desolation left by the Warmaster's batrayal.
+Given to superstition and obscure ritual, as were many among the tribes of Proximal, whose unpredictable, rad-scoured world had little pity for those that lived upon it, Xiaphas Jurr accepted his mission with much zeal, seeing it as the first step towards a grand destiny. It was this fervour, verging as it did on religious fanaticism, which drew the men of the Nocturne garrison to him, dispirited as they were in the wake of dire rumours of the fighting at [[Istvaan V]], and bound them to him in the dark odyssey that was to follow. Xiaphas Jurr proved a capable commader, leading the ''Ebon Drake'' in a number of naval battles, planetary invasions and defensive actions. Most tellingly, he put the largely inexperienced crew of the ''Ebon Drake'' under a punishing regime of combat drills the moment their vessel left [[Nocturne]]. Through the rising tumult in the [[Warp]], the ''Ebon Drake''’s journey took months to complete, forced as they were to take a circuitous route and to conduct only brief Warp-jumps as to not loose their bearings. After many clashes with the enemy, the ''Ebon Drake'' finally reached the bleak system of Istvaan only to witness the desolation left by the Warmaster's batrayal.
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