Editing Codex - Squats (section)

====Hearthlord====
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''Well Commissar, it seems the reinforcements have arrived. With great force I say.'' - Thane Mafronics of Norgyr to Commissar Wessex of the Cadian 618th after seeing a squadron of Hearthlords
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A powerful tank in the use of League Norgyr, the Hearthlord is an invaluable asset during massive battles. Constructed with the venerable Baneblade as a base for the super heavy vehicle, there are many theories in the Imperium on how the Squats of Norgyr managed to acquire this technology. The most popular however is that the Baneblade STC was a gift from The Emperor as a token of friendship, though there are no shortage of people who think otherwise. Regardless, the bearded ones took the STC and created a unique tank variant around it. The Hearthlords since then proved to be a great boon to Norgyr, especially during the dark times of the Horus Heresy when these warmachines proved vital in fighting the Traitor Legions and the treacherous kin of Emberg. As the name implies, it was originally constructed as the chosen weapon of Warlords and Thanes the same way Hearthguards are warriors chosen because of their skill and determination.

Sacrificing the "ELEVEN BARRELS OF HELL" that Baneblades are characterized by for a set of their own of guns geared towards a hailstorm of devastation, the Hearthlord could be called the spiritual predecessor of the Storm Lord that is used by the Imperial Guardsmen of the Astra Militarium in terms of function despite not having a hull-mounted infantry bunker. However, the Hearthlord chassis was designed to be modular and versatile, allowing the Squats to quickly swap the main turret and change the number and type of guns before a fight to better suit the situation. This allows the Hearthlord to be geared out as either the bane of infantry, a dedicated machine hunter that can take on everything up to enemy titans, or a combination of both. No matter the enemy, no matter if offense or defense, a Hearthlord will prove itself a destructive force on the battlefield.

Due to great pride, Norgyr does not share the STC of the Hearthlord with the other Leagues. Though powerful, the Hearthlord is not a common part of the Hold armies since the materials for the more advanced systems are difficult to obtain. Hence why a single large detachment can hope to have three or five of these massive weapons platforms.
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'''Battlefield Role''' - Lords of War
<br>'''Points Cost''' - 520

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! Name !! BS !! FA !! SA !! RA !! HP !! Unit Type !! Composition
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| Hearthlord || 3 || 14 || 13 || 12 || 9 || Vehicle (Super-Heavy Vehicle) || 1 Hearthlord
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:'''Wargear''':<br>
*Heavy Rotary Shot Cannon (Turret)
*Rotary Shot Cannon
*Twin-linked Shot Cannon
:'''Options''':
*May replace the Heavy Rotary Shot Cannon with a:
**Turbo-Laser Destructor (free)
**Twin-linked Super-Heavy Coil Cannon (free)
**Super-Heavy Fusion Projector (free)
**Long-Barrelled Ion Cannon (free)
**Sonic Lance (free)
*May exchange the Rotary Shot Cannon for one of the following:
**Rapier Destroyer (10pts)
**Clearance Fusion Projector (10pts)
**Heavy Seismic Cannon (15pts)
**Ion Cannon (20pts)
**Heavy Coil Cannon (25pts)
*May add up to two pairs of side sponsons, each with one Coil Cannon and one twin-linked Shot Cannon (50pts each)
*May replace any twin-linked Shot Cannon with a twin-linked Heavy Fusion Projector (free)
*May take items from the Vehicle Wargear list.