The Eternal Crusader is the mobile chapter monastery of the Black Templars. A venerable relic of the Imperium's earliest days, this Gloriana class vessel houses the chapter's most holy relics such as the banner of Captain Navarre, the helm of castellan Adamus and the tomb of Sigismund. It is also the personal warship of the high marshal, from where he directs the crusades of wrath that cleanse the galaxy in the Emperor's name.
More than 20km long, the Crusader is festooned with weapon batteries, lance turrets and torpedo tubes
The holiest part of the ship is the massive Temple of Dorn behind the bridge, a kilometres long cathedral were the Templars celebrate their greatest victories and make penance for the bitterest defeats. It is there also that new leaders of the chapter like reclusiarch Grimaldus are invested
One of the few Glorianas still in the Imperium's service, the Crusader brings death and damnation on all the spaceborne foes of the Master of Mankind
Edit: the gloriana has 5+ armour
Relic space marine vessel: you can include legendary ships in a chaos or space marine fleet but limited to only one of every type for each 1000pts of your navy. Imperial fleets can include a 0-1 gloriana following the limitations of battleships, doesn't have space marine rules and costs 610pts.
Phalanx, tribune class: only space marine fleet. Abyss class: only chaos.
Relic space marine vessel: you can include legendary ships in a chaos or space marine fleet but limited to only one of every type for each 1000pts of your navy. Imperial fleets can include a 0-1 gloriana following the limitations of battleships, doesn't have space marine rules and costs 610pts.
Phalanx, tribune class: only space marine fleet. Abyss class: only chaos.
Very cool. Super well painted. Was that model available when BFG was sold? I barely got into it before I quit GW games fpr a long time.
ReplyDeleteno, the class was invented after they axed the game
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