Name of Ship: Vengeful Spirit
Home Universe/Name of Franchise: Warhammer 40,000/The Horus HeresyShip Class: Gloriana-Class BattleshipRole: Flagship/Fleet Command
Physical Description/Image: Image LinkPhysical Size (roughly): Approx 20 km from bow to stern.
Armament/Complement (roughly): The
Vengeful Spirit is armed with
magma-bombs and other
macro-cannons for orbital bombardment, a bow-mounted
nova cannon, broadsides bristling with
energy lance weapons, a full complement of
plasma-fusion torpedoes, and various point-defense weapons such as flak cannons and automated turrets. Additonally, as the flagship of a Crusade expeditionary force, the Vengeful Spirit carries a full six companies of
Astartes belonging to the
Sons of Horus Legion, including air and armor support, drop pods, and boarding craft.
History of the Ship: The
Vengeful Spirit is an ancient ship built under specifications that predate the Imperium of Man, its early history reaching into the darkness of the Age of Strife. With few of the monumental Gloriana-class ships in operation, those under the control of the Emperor of Mankind were divvied out among his sons, the superhuman Primarchs. Horus Lupercal, being the first and foremost among the Emperor's sons, was given the Vengeful Spirit to serve as the flagship of his legion. Under the command of the Warmaster, entire worlds have fallen, and enemy fleets have surrendered outright upon the sight of the massive battleship.
Notable Crew: Horus Lupercal, Warmaster of the Great Crusade, Primarch of the Sons of Horus
Ezekyle Abaddon, Sons of Horus First Captain
Maloghurst, Equerry to the Warmaster
Tarik Torgaddon, Sons of Horus 2nd Company Captain
Horus Aximand, Sons of Horus 5th Company Captain
Garviel Loken, Sons of Horus 10th Company Captain
Falkus Kibre, Sons of Horus Justaerin Terminator Captain
Kyril Sindermann, Iterator Primus
Regulus, Envoy of Mars
Unique Technology: Warp DriveVoid ShieldsGellar FieldTeleportation MatrixCrew Size: Crew compliment of approximately 600,000, including naval staff, security, and Mechanicum adepts.
Faction/Operator/Owner: The Imperium of Man/Astartes Legion XVI, the Sons of Horus/Primarch Horus Lupercal