Sons of Heaven

The Sons of Heaven are one of the original 20 legions of Astartes, led by their Primarch Lancarius. The XIX legion formed by the Emperor at the dawn of the Great Crusade the Sons of Heaven are renowned for their charisma and silvered tongues, bringing entire sectors into compliance through words rather than force of arms.

On the battlefield the Sons of Heaven are a quick-moving force, dedicated to mobile, elastic defences. The Sons of Heaven continuously bait their opponents deeper into unfavourable territory, picking at them with firepower and lightning-fast ambushes wherever their enemy is weakest. Finally when their enemies realise just how much of their strength has been sapped away the Sons of Heaven fall upon them in a final climactic assault.

Their Primarch Lancarius is one of the most famous in the galaxy, with songs and tales being told of his glory from one end of the galaxy to another. Lancarius appears far more human and engaging than the vast majority of his siblings, and his easy humour, grace, and beauty are legendary. Lancarius' skill at arms and as a general are considered inferior to many of his siblings, however he is still a son of the Emperor and a genius in the field of warfare. Lancarius' true strength however is the political field, and his ability to manipulate situations and people to his advantage. Despite their small size and relative unsuccessfulness the Sons of Heaven are famed beyond their achievements within the halls of power on Terra, and are quick to gain new favours, arms, and equipment.

The Sons of Heaven's achievements are relatively lacking compared to their peers, this is not to say that the Sons of Heaven are unsuccessful or incompetent as hundreds of worlds have fallen beneath their swords, but the geneseed of their sire Lancarius is notoriously infertile and dangerous. It is said that only 1 in 20 aspirants who have successfully passed all of the legion's trials will actually be able to accept their geneseed. These small numbers combined with Lancarius' late founding has left the Sons of Heaven bereft of the sheer weight of achievements held by some others, a notion which grinds bitterly against the proud children of Lancarius., especially after their legion was not present for the great Triumph at Ullanor.