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Season of Shadows

Black Templars

Stories of the Black Templars across different eras and crusades. Helbrecht’s Ghoul Stars story belongs before the war for Armageddon; the Chapter’s separate campaigns do not form a continuous series.

33 works · one selected story line

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The First Black CrusadeAround 781–785.M31 · 1
Cross-era Archive · Codices and RulesSeveral eras · 2
Reinhart’s vision, landing and duelVision → arming → landing → duel · 1
Katen Venia and the wreck of the TomiokaAfter Priests of Mars, before Gods of Mars; exact year unestablished. · 1
Exnihilo · the expedition’s climaxImmediately after Lords of Mars · the trilogy’s finale. · 1
Agentha: a vox signal during the attack on the Templars’ cruiserRaider attack and deciphering the ancient signal · 1
Herodian IV: Grendal’s machine and the two Deathwatch landingsHerodian IV · landings, evacuation and the Exterminatus order · 1
Deuteron and Gerataus: the duel and the recovery of a relicOrk assault · a mentor’s death and the future mask · 1
Damnation Crusade: the Black Templars storyAll six issues · reading order, not a single calendar · 5
Raclaw: a new mentor and a test of trustIssue #4 · Raclaw’s new mentor after his earlier loss · 1
Raclaw and Gerhart’s name: a life stage revealed by the finaleRevealed context · training and taking a new name · 1
From Gerhart to Tankred: the wound and sarcophagusAfter training · mortal wound → Dreadnought · 1
Tankred: the later battle with a Daemon PrinceA later life stage · awakening and victory over the Prince · 1
Ballack · a dispute over spoils after the ork battleAfter the ork battle · before Vengeful Honour · 1
Armageddon’s ash wastes · escorting the civiliansArmageddon · a convoy across the ash wastes · 1
Cartographic ReserveDate not established · 2
Brusc’s recollections · early life and trialsBrusc’s recollections · early life and trials · 1
Bornvel: Brusc’s choice and memories of the trialsThe Bornvel sweep and Brusc’s past; years unknown · 1
Veritas Diras: the ship’s return and Adelard’s boardingAfter three centuries in the Warp; calendar date unknown · 1
Armageddon’s ice wastes: hunters become preyArmageddon · a wounded brother and a Painboy’s monster · 1
Ghoul Stars Crusade989–997.M41 · 1
Third War for ArmageddonFrom 757.998.M41; the war continues into M42 · 3
Nyadus: pursuit of the sorcererNyadus: pursuit of the sorcerer; era and year undetermined · 1
Ghazghkull on GabalGabal: the Templar battle before the trap; exact year unknown · 1
Tempest: the Second Dorean CrusadeAfter the Great Rift opens; the Second Dorean Crusade to Tempest · 1
Serraq’s Reach: Emeric’s missionThe Serraq’s Reach mission; era and year undetermined · 1
Hevaran: Helbrecht’s pilgrimageThe Indomitus Era; no more precise date established · 1
The Decree Passive crisisAfter the Great Rift and Guilliman's return; exact year not established · 1
Helbrecht: the Leagues of Votann allianceHelbrecht’s Votann alliance; era and year undetermined · 1
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Season of Shadows

Guy Haley

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