Legion V · loyalists
White Scars
Primarch: Jaghatai Khan
Homeworld: Chogoris / Mundus Planus · Segmentum Ultima
The V Legion — swift steppe riders from Chogoris (Mundus Planus), underestimated as mere raiders. Their primarch Jaghatai Khan, “the Warhawk”, kept his allegiance unclear until the last days of the Heresy, seeking the truth even amid the ashes of Prospero. Caught in a trap on Chondax, he then broke through by the “Path of Heaven” across the warp and through the webway gates to Terra. At the Siege his mounted hosts wore down the traitors with lightning raids, and the Khan himself struck down Mortarion and banished him into the warp.
Side in the Heresy: loyalists Remained loyal, but their choice was long unknown: the Khan wavered between friendship with Horus and duty. Caught in the Alpha Legion’s trap on Chondax (~005–006.M31), he finally declared for the Emperor.
- Number
- V (5)
- Side
- Loyalists
- Events in the chronicle
- 20 events
- Strength
- Roughly 80,000 legionaries, organised in “brotherhoods”. A Forge World estimate.
Fate
Survived the Heresy, though bloodied: the Khan broke through by the “Path of Heaven” to Terra and defended it as one of the three loyalist Legions present at the Siege in full strength. The Khan himself banished Mortarion into the warp. Vanished in the Maelstrom in 084.M31.
Speciality
Ultra-mobile lightning warfare: mounted and biker hosts, raids and flanking sweeps. Stormseers — weather-working psykers who lead the brotherhoods.
Tactics
Strikes at weak points, constant withdrawal and wheeling round for a fresh attack, wearing down a heavy enemy by manoeuvre; the elite Keshig as a reserve for exploiting a breakthrough. Organisation — “brotherhoods” (minghans) under the hordes of the noyan-khans.
What the Legion is known for
The steppe riders of Chogoris, the “Path of Heaven” to Terra through the warp; the Khan’s banishment of Mortarion; the long uncertainty of their allegiance; the Stormseers.
Wargear
Power lances for the riders, Chogorian dao sabres, jet-engined bikes and “jetbikes”; the weather-working aetheric sorcery of the Stormseers.
Notable warriors
- Qin XaMaster of the Keshig
Master of the Keshig — the elite Terminator guard and bodyguard of the Khan; the most faithful of his warriors, who fell late in the Heresy.
- Targutai Yesugeichief Stormseer
Chief Stormseer (zadyin arga) and adviser to the Khan, effectively the second man of the Legion; sacrificed himself by forcing open the Webway and bringing the White Scars back to Terra.
- Shiban Khankhan of the Brotherhood of the Storm
A Chogoris-born khan of the Brotherhood of the Storm whose loyalty to the Khan was unshakeable; exposed and suppressed the pro-Horus schism within the Legion.
- Torghun Khankhan of the Brotherhood of the Moon
A Terran khan secretly inclined towards Horus; led the pro-Horus conspiracy within the White Scars, which was suppressed by Shiban.
- Hasik Noyan-Khannoyan-khan of the Stone Horde
An ambitious noyan-khan who joined Torghun’s conspiracy and ultimately went over to the traitors.
Events involving the Legion
Eve of the Storm
Shadow of War
- Kolarne-Distal Incident
- Chondax Campaign Concludes
- Second Battle of Prospero
- Second Battle of Paramar
- Pale Stars Campaign
- Incident at Dwell
The Road to Terra
- Battle of Tallarn
- Battle of the Kalium Gate
- Battle of Catallus · the Dark Glass
- The Path of Heaven
- Lorin Alpha Campaign
The Siege of Terra
Characters of the Legion
Sources
- FW Black Book: White Scars extract (Warhammer Community)
- Lexicanum: White Scars
- WH40k Fandom: Jaghatai Khan
- The Path of Heaven (C. Wraight)
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