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The Knights of the Vengeful Sun is a knightly order founded during the Vampire Wars, although they were relatively unheard for several centuries. It was during the Battle of Ghoul Pass that they truly made a name for themselves.[2a]

Overview[]

Hearkening back to their founding during the Vampire Wars, the Order's shields bear stylized symbols of the sun, when it was believed the Undead would cower before such sigils. Their banners and pennants show vengeful suns and valiant knights, a depiction of the Empire's triumph over the creatures of the night.[2a]

The treacherous valley of Ghoul Pass was infested with greenskins, and passage to the Border Princes had become all but impossible. So it was that Count Ruprecht of Nuln sent for the Knightly Order to carve a way through. The greenskins were many, and it was not long before battle-hungry Orcs and cunning Night Goblins choked the pass, grinding down the Empire force in a war of attrition. The Knights could not bring their full strength to bear, and the battle was going badly. As artillery fire roared overhead, the Knights of the Vengeful Sun took a daring gamble, and sent forth their elite cadre of Demigryph Knights. They rode their powerfully agile steeds up the sides of the valley, arcing around and down upon the flank of the greenskin horde. There, they waged a cull of such unremitting violence that it broke the deadlock and, ultimately, carried the day.[1a]

Following their epic victory, the order's Grand Master declared that all his knights should take to war upon such beasts. They are, as a result, a comparatively small order, for few knights survive their first encounter with a wild Demigryph, but those who do are amongst the finest knights in the Empire. Though founded in Altdorf the Knights of the Vengeful Sun have since moved their primary Chapter House to Bögenhafen, in the heart of the Reikwald Forest, where prides of Demigryphs are known to dwell.[2a]

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Sources[]

  • 1: Warhammer Armies: Empire (8th Edition)
    • 1a: pg. 45
  • 2: White Dwarf #389
    • 2a: pg. 56
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