Weapons: The Stormrider wields a Stormbolter and Lightning Claw. He my upgrade his Lightning Claw to a Thunder Hammer for +5 points.

Options: The Stormrider may be given up to 100 points worth of wargear from the Space Marine Armory, found in Codex: Space Marines.

SPECIAL RULES

Independent Character: Unless accompanied by Purifiers, The Stormrider is an independent character and and follows the independent character special rules as detailed in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.

Command Squad: The Stormrider may be accompanied by Purifier Guardsmen, see the special entry in the army list. The Stormrider and his Command Squad count as 1 HQ choice.

Supreme Commander: A Knights of the Stormrider army of more than 500 points MUST be lead by The Stormrider.

Inspiration Against Bitter Enemies: The Knights of the Stormrider despise all things chaos, and their leader inspires them to great feats of glory and valor when fighting their worst of enemies. In any battle against the forces of Chaos, all Knights receive a +1 to their Leadership rating. Should the Stormrider fall in battle, all Knights will fight at –1 leadership for the remainder of the game, no matter who they are fighting.

Ultimate Sacrifice: The Knights are devout and fanatical followers of their leader. The greatest honor held among them is to give their life protecting him. Therefore, any wound the Stormrider should receive must be passed off on any marine model (not a vehicle) within 2”, characters and sergeants included. This sacrificial marine does not have to be in the same squad as the Stormrider, just within the 2” range. Should the Stormrider take a wound, this marine will receive it instead. No model may have more than one wound allocated to it in the same shooting phase. If this sacrificial marine should live, he will be placed in base to base contact with The Stormrider and the following turn will have to get back in normal squad coherency if he had moved out of it. This model will count as moving even if the rest of the squad hasn’t (for purposes of rapid fire, etc). Marines cannot make this Ultimate Sacrifice if the Stormrider is attacked with a special psychic power that targets him directly (such as Mind War) or if he is hit by a template attack, or in close combat. Of course, if there is no one close enough to the Stormrider, then he will be wounded as normal.

You may take a Purifier squad only to accompany The Stormrider. Purifier Guardsmen are, in essence, a Command Squad as detailed in Codex: Space Marines, with the following changes:

Squad: The squad consists of one Purifier Lord and 4 - 9 Purifiers.

Weapons: All Purifiers are armed with Stormbolters and one close combat weapon. The entire squad may upgrade their close combat weapon to a power weapon for 15 points per model. The Purifier Lord may also upgrade his close combat weapon to a lightning claw for 25 points, or a thunder hammer for 30 points.

Options: The entire squad can have frag grenades at 1 point per model, or krak grenades at 2 points per model.

Preservation: The Purifyer Lord may choose to equip himself the same as the rest of the squad, and instead take a Narthecium for 25 points. If the squad will begin the game mounted in a vehicle, he may take a Servo Arm for 30 points.

CHARACTERS

One model can be upgraded to an Apothecary. One model may be upgraded to a Techmarine. One model may be upgraded to a Standard Bearer.

Terminator Honors: The entire squad may be given terminator honors for 10 points per model.

Transport Vehicle: The entire squad may be mounted in a Rhino for 50 points, or a Land Raider Crusader for 255 points.

Inquisitors will function exactly the same as those listed in Codex: Daemonhunters (awaiting release).

Note: Inquisitors will only be used in battles against Chaos forces.