Mark VI 'Venor' Power Armour

The Mark VI “Venor” Power Armour began development during the Halcyon Age by the Mechanicum and is still commonly used even in contemporary Space Marine Chapters. It is characterised by the beak-like muzzle on the helmet and a molecular bonding studded auto-reactive shoulder plate on the left shoulder of the armour.

The Mark VI suit, much like the Mark V, was intended to be extremely easy to repair and maintain by Space Marine Legions engaged in the constant warfare of the Ruins. It was built with dual technology circuits that allowed the easy replacement of rare or sophisticated parts with more common or basic alternatives with no degeneration in protection or performance. It also included new fail-safes such as duplicate power cabling. Additionally, the armour featured the best stealth capabilities of all power armour marks so far designed, as well as a new method of compartmentalising components that allowed them to be swapped out with pieces from previous marks with ease.

This new mark of armour was Artificer-made and the first sets were shipped to the Stalking Leopards, Dune Serpents and Tempest Reavers Legions in 010.M31 as they were identified as the Legions best suited for field-testing. The Monastic Ascendants were particularly snubbed by this decision, as their well-known expertise in stealth warfare and technological prowess would have seemed to make them the perfect candidates. It was from the Stalking Leopards that the unofficial nickname “Beakie” first arose, as the Leopards interpreted the design choice as similar to the many unique bird species of Nyumbani.

The Mark VI Venor Mark would remain in its infancy by the time of the Second Ruin, when the widespread disruption caused by the Necron threat would delay its wide-scale rollout. In the aftermath, the decisions as to where to send shipments of the new armour would become a political issue that would feed into the Third Ruin. [[Category:M]]