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	The '''Mastodontii''' were the Eighth of the [[Legiones Astartes (Hektor Heresy)\|Space Marine Legions]]. Led by [[Tollund Ötztal]], they were once beloved defenders of Mankind, a band of gentle warriors who did not hesitate to shoulder the risks of warfare so that innocents could be kept safe. But the schemes of the Ruinous Powers thoroughly corrupted the Mastodontii, turning them into a sadistic brotherhood who lived to see terror in their victim's eyes.		The '''Mastodontii''' were the Eighth of the [[Legiones Astartes (Hektor Heresy)\|Space Marine Legions]]. Led by [[Tollund Ötztal]], they were once beloved defenders of Mankind, a band of gentle warriors who did not hesitate to shoulder the risks of warfare so that innocents could be kept safe. But the schemes of the Ruinous Powers thoroughly corrupted the Mastodontii, turning them into a sadistic brotherhood who lived to see terror in their victim's eyes.

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	It has often been speculated that Alexandri believed the latter possibility to be the most likely. Certainly, sending Onyx to negotiate with Ötztal was a curious decision given the bad blood between the two if the Lord of Rosskar truly felt that the Mastodontii were a possible asset. On the other hand, Alexandri may have simply felt that the Stone Men were too squeamish about the ruthless measures he was imposing in order to prepare his defence and just wanted them out of the way. Regardless, Onyx's demands were not met to his satisfaction and the Stone Men began to attack Tisenjoch.		It has often been speculated that Alexandri believed the latter possibility to be the most likely. Certainly, sending Onyx to negotiate with Ötztal was a curious decision given the bad blood between the two if the Lord of Rosskar truly felt that the Mastodontii were a possible asset. On the other hand, Alexandri may have simply felt that the Stone Men were too squeamish about the ruthless measures he was imposing in order to prepare his defence and just wanted them out of the way. Regardless, Onyx's demands were not met to his satisfaction and the Stone Men began to attack Tisenjoch.

	Initially, the Mastodontii were paralysed by indecision, especially at the highest levels. Tollund Ötztal himself remained sequestered for some time, before meeting with his commanders and giving a short, chilling speech in which he declared that he was ready to take his brother's blood but that the Mastodontii would have to pay the price. Though the Primarch's advisors were deeply unsettled by their lord's change in attitude, they could not deny that the time had come for decisive action or that the situation called for blood.		Initially, the Mastodontii were paralysed by indecision, especially at the highest levels. Tollund Ötztal himself remained sequestered for some time, before meeting with his commanders and giving a short, chilling speech in which he declared that he was ready to take his brother's blood but that the Mastodontii would have to pay the price. Though the Primarch's advisors were deeply unsettled by their lord's change in attitude, they could not deny that the time had come for decisive action or that the situation called for blood. By using the most vicious tactics, the Mastodontii dispirited Onyx's men and saw them from the soil of Tisenjoch. Once the defence was won, Tollund set to rebuilding his Legion, culling those who had hesitated to carry out his sadistic orders and forming the remainder into "hunting groups". The new Mastodontii's first task was to exterminate the population of Tisenjoch and they excelled in this terrible duty.

	==Culture==		==Culture==

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	All of the Space Marine Legions were greatly affected by the rediscovery of their Primarchs. The Legion's sire was a source of fresh genetic material that improved their gene-seed and invariably was a mighty warrior and formidable leader. In the case of Tollund Ötztal, who led more by example than by command, he was not merely a tremendous asset to the Eighth Legion but a beloved father-figure to his men. The Primarch rarely sent orders of the day, preferring to express himself in personal missives. He was especially known for the messages of condolence and encouragement he sent to commands that had suffered casualties.		All of the Space Marine Legions were greatly affected by the rediscovery of their Primarchs. The Legion's sire was a source of fresh genetic material that improved their gene-seed and invariably was a mighty warrior and formidable leader. In the case of Tollund Ötztal, who led more by example than by command, he was not merely a tremendous asset to the Eighth Legion but a beloved father-figure to his men. The Primarch rarely sent orders of the day, preferring to express himself in personal missives. He was especially known for the messages of condolence and encouragement he sent to commands that had suffered casualties.

	Even the renaming of the Legion to the Mastodontii did not come about through ~~Tollun~~ Ötztal's direct command. The Primarch saw the Legion's transports, especially the Rhino, as particularly important to his way of war. He also identified them with his spirit guide, the Mastodon Sabaka, and explained to his TechMarines that inscribing the Rhino vehicles with the likeness of Sabaka would please the spirits. Although these scions of Mars were not well-accustomed to taking advice on pleasing the Machine Spirits, they were also the sons of Ötztal and followed his instructions. It is unknown whether the images of Sabaka or the skill of Eighth Legion TechMarines was more responsible for the excellent operating qualities of their Rhino park, but other warriors certainly took notice. As was so often the case in the [[Great Crusade]], a chance remark by [[Hektor Cincinnatus]] that the Eighth's Rhinos seemed so much better than those of other Legions that it would be better to call them Mastodontii dictated fashion, and the Eighth Legion soon became synonymous with their trademark vehicle.		Even the renaming of the Legion to the Mastodontii did not come about through Tollund Ötztal's direct command. The Primarch saw the Legion's transports, especially the Rhino, as particularly important to his way of war. He also identified them with his spirit guide, the Mastodon Sabaka, and explained to his TechMarines that inscribing the Rhino vehicles with the likeness of Sabaka would please the spirits. Although these scions of Mars were not well-accustomed to taking advice on pleasing the Machine Spirits, they were also the sons of Ötztal and followed his instructions. It is unknown whether the images of Sabaka or the skill of Eighth Legion TechMarines was more responsible for the excellent operating qualities of their Rhino park, but other warriors certainly took notice. As was so often the case in the [[Great Crusade]], a chance remark by [[Hektor Cincinnatus]] that the Eighth's Rhinos seemed so much better than those of other Legions that it would be better to call them Mastodontii dictated fashion, and the Eighth Legion soon became synonymous with their trademark vehicle.

	Among the warriors of the Imperium, the Mastodontii were generally well-regarded for passing lightly over the worlds they conquered. They became bitter rivals of the [[Stone Men]] in part due to opposing philosphies, but also due to the personal enmity felt between [[Onyx the Indestructible]] and Tollund Ötztal. The Eighth were also drawn into politics, against their natural inclination, by the atrocities carried out by their brother Legions. Tollund Ötztal intervened at the Council of Nikaea and instigated the Ussur Tribunal in an attempt to protect the people of the Galaxy from the worst excesses of the Great Crusade. In hindsight, he need not have worried. The Crusade was soon to end in slaughter and unimaginable horror.		Among the warriors of the Imperium, the Mastodontii were generally well-regarded for passing lightly over the worlds they conquered. They became bitter rivals of the [[Stone Men]] in part due to opposing philosphies, but also due to the personal enmity felt between [[Onyx the Indestructible]] and Tollund Ötztal. The Eighth were also drawn into politics, against their natural inclination, by the atrocities carried out by their brother Legions. Tollund Ötztal intervened at the Council of Nikaea and instigated the Ussur Tribunal in an attempt to protect the people of the Galaxy from the worst excesses of the Great Crusade. In hindsight, he need not have worried. The Crusade was soon to end in slaughter and unimaginable horror.

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	Among the warriors of the Imperium, the Mastodontii were generally well-regarded for passing lightly over the worlds they conquered. They became bitter rivals of the [[Stone Men]] in part due to opposing philosphies, but also due to the personal enmity felt between [[Onyx the Indestructible]] and Tollund Ötztal. The Eighth were also drawn into politics, against their natural inclination, by the atrocities carried out by their brother Legions. Tollund Ötztal intervened at the Council of Nikaea and instigated the Ussur Tribunal in an attempt to protect the people of the Galaxy from the worst excesses of the Great Crusade. In hindsight, he need not have worried. The Crusade was soon to end in slaughter and unimaginable horror.		Among the warriors of the Imperium, the Mastodontii were generally well-regarded for passing lightly over the worlds they conquered. They became bitter rivals of the [[Stone Men]] in part due to opposing philosphies, but also due to the personal enmity felt between [[Onyx the Indestructible]] and Tollund Ötztal. The Eighth were also drawn into politics, against their natural inclination, by the atrocities carried out by their brother Legions. Tollund Ötztal intervened at the Council of Nikaea and instigated the Ussur Tribunal in an attempt to protect the people of the Galaxy from the worst excesses of the Great Crusade. In hindsight, he need not have worried. The Crusade was soon to end in slaughter and unimaginable horror.

	====The Heresy====		===The Heresy===
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	The fall of the Mastodontii did not come because they were eager to join Hektor's revolt. On the contrary, Tollund Ötztal's first order on hearing of the civil war was to forbid his men from taking sides. Forces that were not already refitting at Tisenjoch were commanded to return home to prevent them from being drawn into the fray. Unfortunately, Ötztal's good intentions were not enough to keep his Legion out of the war. Tisenjoch's strategic location within the Loyalist cordon about Terra made its stated neutrality a matter of great concern to [[Alexandri of Rosskar]] and as the [[Silver Cataphracts]] Primarch was at full stretch overseeing the construction of defences, he asked [[Onyx the Indestructible]] to call on the Mastodontii to aid the Loyalists or - if necessary - eliminate the threat they posed.		The fall of the Mastodontii did not come because they were eager to join Hektor's revolt. On the contrary, Tollund Ötztal's first order on hearing of the civil war was to forbid his men from taking sides. Forces that were not already refitting at Tisenjoch were commanded to return home to prevent them from being drawn into the fray. Unfortunately, Ötztal's good intentions were not enough to keep his Legion out of the war. Tisenjoch's strategic location within the Loyalist cordon about Terra made its stated neutrality a matter of great concern to [[Alexandri of Rosskar]] and as the [[Silver Cataphracts]] Primarch was at full stretch overseeing the construction of defences, he asked [[Onyx the Indestructible]] to call on the Mastodontii to aid the Loyalists or - if necessary - eliminate the threat they posed.
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	==Culture==		==Culture==

	Even before being reunited with their sire, the Legion was prone to acts of ritual self-mutilation. From their beginning on Terra, the Eighth would render their faces terrible with great scars. As the Eighth Legion expanded, squads of battle-brothers used common patterns of scarification to show their identity. Replacements would take on the ritual marks of their new squadmates, obscuring but never totally erasing any scars they had already earned. By the second century of the Great Crusade, it was possible to read the battle history of a Mastodontii marine on his face.

	Self-injury also played a role in the discipline of the Legion. Minor wrong-doing in the ranks would be punished by the offender themselves, with the guilty party engaging in self-flagellation until the mortification of the flesh assuaged their guilt. After the Mastodontii were reunited with their gene-sire, these tendencies became even more manifest. In order to wash away the blood guilt of violence, Legionnaires would mark their victories by taking the whip to their own backs. In many Chapters, it was customary to use barbed whips in order that the blood of the Legion would be join that of the enemy and innocent dead.

	The introduction of recruits drawn from Tisenjoch brought new symbolism into the rites and heraldry of the Legion. Representations of great beasts, especially the Mamutoi's mammoth-totem Sabaka, became common. Although the veneration of Sabaka is little-known to the scholars of the Imperium, the image of the mammoth became synonymous with the Eigth Legion and gave them their common sobriquet.

	~~===Recruitment and Training===~~

	Though Tisenjoch was not a vastly populated world, its people were uniquely suited to the implantation of the Mastodontii gene-seed. This genetic quirk encouraged the export of the Legion's headquarters from Titan to Ötztal's homeworld sometime in the fifth decade of the Great Crusade. As in other Legions, the Eighth carried out semi-ritualised trials to determine the fitness of their Aspirants. At first, these trials were in common with the traditions of old Terra, but over time the standard became the Test of Four Seasons. Uniquely, Aspirants were paired together and succeeded or failed along with their partner. It is believed that the Test re-enacted the hunting of Andugu, Orgolesh, and Huwadu by the Legion's Primarch, although the precise details were never disclosed to outsiders.

	Another idiosyncracy of the Mastodontii training was special instruction in wrestling. Their Primarch was a remarkable grappler and his gene-sons proved worthy heirs. These skills were rarely used in field warfare but often helped the Mastodontii in tight environments, such as tunnel fighting or boarding operations.

	~~===Notable Domains===~~
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			Even before being reunited with their sire, the Legion was prone to acts of ritual self-mutilation. From their beginning on Terra, the Eighth would render their faces terrible with great scars. As the Eighth Legion expanded, squads of battle-brothers used common patterns of scarification to show their identity. Replacements would take on the ritual marks of their new squadmates, obscuring but never totally erasing any scars they had already earned. By the second century of the Great Crusade, it was possible to read the battle history of a Mastodontii marine on his face.

			Self-injury also played a role in the discipline of the Legion. Minor wrong-doing in the ranks would be punished by the offender themselves, with the guilty party engaging in self-flagellation until the mortification of the flesh assuaged their guilt. After the Mastodontii were reunited with their gene-sire, these tendencies became even more manifest. In order to wash away the blood guilt of violence, Legionnaires would mark their victories by taking the whip to their own backs. In many Chapters, it was customary to use barbed whips in order that the blood of the Legion would be join that of the enemy and innocent dead.

			The introduction of recruits drawn from Tisenjoch brought new symbolism into the rites and heraldry of the Legion. Representations of great beasts, especially the Mamutoi's mammoth-totem Sabaka, became common. Although the veneration of Sabaka is little-known to the scholars of the Imperium, the image of the mammoth became synonymous with the Eigth Legion and gave them their common sobriquet.

			===Recruitment and Training===

			Though Tisenjoch was not a vastly populated world, its people were uniquely suited to the implantation of the Mastodontii gene-seed. This genetic quirk encouraged the export of the Legion's headquarters from Titan to Ötztal's homeworld sometime in the fifth decade of the Great Crusade. As in other Legions, the Eighth carried out semi-ritualised trials to determine the fitness of their Aspirants. At first, these trials were in common with the traditions of old Terra, but over time the standard became the Test of Four Seasons. Uniquely, Aspirants were paired together and succeeded or failed along with their partner. It is believed that the Test re-enacted the hunting of Andugu, Orgolesh, and Huwadu by the Legion's Primarch, although the precise details were never disclosed to outsiders.

			Another idiosyncracy of the Mastodontii training was special instruction in wrestling. Their Primarch was a remarkable grappler and his gene-sons proved worthy heirs. These skills were rarely used in field warfare but often helped the Mastodontii in tight environments, such as tunnel fighting or boarding operations.

			===Notable Domains===

	The heart of the Eighth Legion was Tisenjoch, the feudal world that had been home to their Primarch. From this rugged planet came many of the Legion's recruits and much of its distinctive culture. The Mastodontii also recruited from a handful of other wild worlds scattered throughout the Segmentum Pacificus, bringing the sons of hardy nomads to Tisenjoch to face the Test of Four Seasons.		The heart of the Eighth Legion was Tisenjoch, the feudal world that had been home to their Primarch. From this rugged planet came many of the Legion's recruits and much of its distinctive culture. The Mastodontii also recruited from a handful of other wild worlds scattered throughout the Segmentum Pacificus, bringing the sons of hardy nomads to Tisenjoch to face the Test of Four Seasons.
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	Due to their unique skills and complementary mindset, the [[Motroit Enforcers]] were particularly valued by the Mastodontii. Motroit regiments under the Legion's command were typically assigned to Expeditionary Fleets as their role was to spearhead pacification efforts on particularly unruly planets rather than to engage in frontline combat. Once a world was brought to heel, less formidable security personnel would be rotated in to allow the Enforcers to rejoin the leading edge of the Great Crusade.		Due to their unique skills and complementary mindset, the [[Motroit Enforcers]] were particularly valued by the Mastodontii. Motroit regiments under the Legion's command were typically assigned to Expeditionary Fleets as their role was to spearhead pacification efforts on particularly unruly planets rather than to engage in frontline combat. Once a world was brought to heel, less formidable security personnel would be rotated in to allow the Enforcers to rejoin the leading edge of the Great Crusade.

	==Gene-seed===		==Gene-seed==

	Tollund Ötztal's gene-seed was of fair quality but still held several defects. The tendency towards self-harming expressed as ritual scarification and mortification in successful Neophytes often caused failed candidates to cripple themselves. Recruits with psychic potential also appear to succumb to madness at a higher rate than in other Legions.		Tollund Ötztal's gene-seed was of fair quality but still held several defects. The tendency towards self-harming expressed as ritual scarification and mortification in successful Neophytes often caused failed candidates to cripple themselves. Recruits with psychic potential also appear to succumb to madness at a higher rate than in other Legions.

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	===The Long Winter===		===The Long Winter===

			News of the failure of the Siege and the death of Hektor reached the Mastodontii while they were resupplying at Phaeton after the crushing losses during the battle of Zhuko V. Tollund took the news personally, locking himself in his private quarters in the Starspear for three days while the Legion. He blamed himself for the disaster, because his Legion had not been present Terra had held out against the Warmaster’s fury.

			When he emerged from his quarters, he was seized by a grin resolve. Phaeton was stripped bare of any useable materials and then abandoned. The Legion may well have failed to be present for Terra, but they would stand and fight for the remnants of Hektor’s Empire and the chance to bleed the Loyalists. The Legion made further calls at Ryza and Sarum, both times taking as much war material as possible before leaving. When the Legion reached Lorin Alpha, the main regrouping ground for the survivors of the Battle of Terra, it was one of the best equipped of all the traitor Legions, though still a shadow of what it had been before the disasters of Rosskar and Zhuko V. Furthermore, it was now possessed of the same grim resolve the Primarch had. They would fight the Loyalisdts every step of the way. The War was not yet over for them. Tollund in particular had one singular desire: to come face to face with his hated brother Alexandri and destroy him.

	==Unit Organization and Structure within the Legion==		==Unit Organization and Structure within the Legion==