Guardian Chain Halberd

Within the ranks of the Alabaster Order certain weapons stand above others as signs of reverence and duty, the Guardian Chain Halberd is one such weapon. Gathering a long and hallowed service life amongst the legion as they set to holding the worlds subjugated by their cousins, the Guardian was the weapon of choice among those marines set to garrison the myriad worlds that came under their fold. Even given their reunification with their primogenitor Gustave the weapon still held it's place within the legion's hearts as a symbol of duty and honour, only given out to those who had earned it. While the weapon is used extensively among the hallowed ranks of the Legion's Terminators, Veterans and Champions, it is not unknown for a legionnaire to prove himself worthy of the honour of wielding one.

Design
Styled like many other pole arm weapons, the Guardian Chain Halberd has a long haft, standing slightly taller than a marine, even without the head of the weapon itself. The energy pack of the weapon itself is housed in the bottom, blocky and slightly wider than the staff itself. Slightly bulkier than a regular power pack it was created as such for two purposes, the first being to feed the more aggressive machine-spirit of the chain-weapons and their engine. The second reason is to act as a weapon in and of itself. With the energy pack covered in a thin layer of adamantium it can act as a surprise bludgeoning weapon against an unwary foe.

The business end of the weapon itself is made up of several chain-weapons mounted to a thick engine block. This method of powering the halberd's chain-teeth, while expensive in terms of power, helps to improve the lethality of them, with more than enough torque to help them chew through thick armour. The chain-weapons themselves consist of a chain-axe head mounted to one side of the engine, with a tall, curved front edge. The opposite side houses a more simple chain-sword, shortened somewhat to maintain balance, it's shape tapers to a point in a imitation of the more primitive halberds design. The top of the engine block itself also has a spike of adamantium added on, and while lacking in a power-field, it is a reliable -if primitive- method of attack, something not to be discounted out of hand with the superhuman genetics of an Astartes behind it.

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