Desert Hawks Legion was known to be the smallest of all the Legions.
Based on the desert world Arakis, in a system that has an Adeptus Mechanicus forge world.
current size unknown, believed to have 20 companies.
contains the Desert Hawks Titan Legion, merged with during the Great Crusade.
half the legion was away on crusade recovering lost human worlds when attacked by the World Eaters
the other half was nearly wiped out before a woman known as “Birdy” got the women together to fight off the Chaos Marines.
during the battle an ancient military base was breached awakening the troops and dreadnoughts within, who were placed there before the age of strife, from stasis
after the World Eaters defeat women were inducted into the Legion forming the Warbride companies, now numbering a total of five companies
after the Heresy they refused to divide into smaller chapters, and remain at the strength they possessed at the end of the Heresy
also refused to eject the women as Roboute Guilliman demanded
for their refusal to comply their names were removed from history, and they were cut off from the other marines, who were sent to destroy them, but at this time there were severe sand storms which blocked any landings, and destroyed any that tried
gave aid to Iyanden Craft World during the Invasion of Hive Fleet Kraken in 992. M41, using Eldar gate technology from Ulthwe Craft World
troops sent to Iyanden consisted of the first Warbrides Company including their dreadnoughts, but not including other vehicles, 2 squads of scouts, 2 squads of Warbride Scouts, the complete Rapid Response Company, and Alia before the gate was closed by the psychic wake of the Tyranids.
for this aid the Eldar granted certain items to the Desert Hawks as noted in the lists.
Maintains good relations with Iyanden Craftworld.