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| - The so-called Iron Dragon is a unique Dreadnought chassis, possessing uncommonly heavy armour and built with a one-of-a-kind enhanced reactor system which incorporates thermic generation technologies that are no longer fully understood. It is believed that this particular Dreadnought served as the first prototype of what would later become the Ironclad pattern of Dreadnought. The Iron Dragon itself has seen many dark and terrible wars in its time, as the echoes and horrors of the ages weigh heavily upon it, its Machine Spirit brooding with unquenchable violence. Considered both a curse and a blessing, only in the most dire of circumstances will a fallen Battle-Brother of the Salamanders be interred within this Ancient's sarcophagus, as only the most highly individualistic, strong-willed and warlike-souls possess the remotest chance to survive during the Dreadnought's activation process. Just how many have perished in the attempt remains unspoken amongst the Salamanders. The current occupant is Sokhar Bray'arth, the former Captain of the 4th Company. Even before his internment, this merciless warrior had earned a fell reputation as an unforgiving and temperamental commander, the fires of Nocturne burning perhaps too brightly within his soul. Bray'arth rose through the ranks by dint of his martial prowess and unflinching zeal. A veteran of centuries of warfare he grew increasingly fractious, even clashing with the Chapter's then-Master over tactics and doctrine. His name came to carry a shadow as he became increasingly swift to anger, overstepping the bounds of sense and wisdom in the pursuit and destruction of his enemies regardless of the cost in casualties. Nearly at the end of his strength after over half a millennium of constant warfare, in 755.M41, Bray'arth saw opportunity during the Moons of Ymgarl Campaign to prove his continuing worth to the Chapter. The nightmarish tunnel warfare during that campaign would grant him that chance. Caught in a sudden counterattack in the deep sub-surface tunnels of the Ymgarl Moons, Bray'arth single-handedly held off wave after wave of the deadly Ymgarl Genestealers with his Thunder Hammer. This bought precious time for his company to fight their way free from a potential massacre, though in the process Bray'arth suffered terrible injuries. The decision to inter the mortally wounded Captain within the Iron Dragon was not made lightly, but the lords of the Promethean Cult heeded the dire portents of the future that they had read in Nocturne's deep flames, feeling they had no choice. Bray'arth's strength of will, combined with the dark Machine Spirit of the Dreadnought in which he was now entombed for all eternity made him a very potent warrior on the battlefield. And the Chapter continued to need his strength.
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