A Tempest Blade is a specialist Veteran role unique to the Storm Wardens Space Marine Chapter. These lauded individuals have attained much acclaim within their Chapter and are grouped together into special Veteran squads within the Chapter's 1st Company also known as Tempest Blades. In battle, it is the Tempest Blades that seek out the most powerful of foes, for they embody the honour-driven character and aspirations of their Chapter.

暴风之刃是风暴看守者星际战士战团独有的专业老兵角色。这些备受赞誉的人在他们的战团内获得了很多赞誉，并被分为战团第一连（也称为暴风之刃）的特殊老兵小队。在战斗中，暴风之刃会寻找最强大的敌人，因为它们体现了其战团的追逐荣誉性格和抱负。

History 历史

A tradition has grown up within the Storm Wardens based around the notion of the pursuit of the last duel. Warriors who have attained the acclaim of their entire Chapter are hailed as so-called Tempest Blades, and grouped together into special Veteran squads within the elite 1st Company. On the field of battle, Tempest Blade squads seek out the most powerful enemies and engage them in close combat, no matter the odds. Sometimes the enemy is a band of champions, in which case the Tempest Blades disperse to fight each foe individually, while at other times the enemy is so large and powerful that they must pool their power, though no others outside of the squad are allowed to intervene. Occasionally, the most senior Tempest Blade declares that he and he alone may engage the foe, his Battle-Brothers forming a perimeter around the fight so that none may interfere or influence the result. 

风暴看守者内部已经形成了一种传统，即追求最后一场决斗。获得整个战团赞誉的战士被称为“暴风之刃”，并在精英第一连中组成特殊的老兵小队。在战场上，暴风之刃小队会寻找最强大的敌人，并与他们进行近距离战斗，无论可能性有多大。有时敌人是一群冠军，在这种情况下，暴风之刃会分散开来单独对抗每个敌人，而在其他时候，敌人是如此庞大和强大，他们必须集中力量，尽管小队以外的其他人不允许干预。偶尔，最资深的暴风之刃会宣布，他和他自己可以单独与敌人交战，他的战斗兄弟们会在战斗周围形成一个防线，这样就没有人会干涉或影响结果。

But Tempest Blades are far more than Veteran Squads, for they embody much of the character and aspirations of the Chapter. Each Tempest Blade is the inheritor of the teachings, honour, and often the wargear, of a named predecessor, following his example and passing it on by his own deeds. Thus, each Tempest Blade is said to be continuing the deeds of a particular ancestor, and none can be declared a member of this inner order of the Chapter unless they have proven themselves worthy of replacing the ancestor whose deeds they intend to emulate. Tempest Blades are masters of close combat and carry to battle the most sacred of relic weapons and Artificer Armour available to the Chapter. Many carry the huge Sacris Claymore symbolic of the warrior clans of Sacris. Every Storm Warden is skilled with the great claymores of Sacris from their time as tribesmen, and many strive to master the subtleties of wielding so large and deadly a weapon. Tempest Blades have perfected the use of such weapons, wielding large, heavy implements of destruction deftly and gracefully. Others bear Thunder Hammers, Power Axes, Power Glaives, or Power Halberds, all distinctly two-handed Power Weapons. Because they bear such oversized weapons, Tempest Blades must rely on their own skill at parrying or avoiding enemy attacks, and some become adept at utilising the hafts of certain weapons to turn an enemy’s blow.

但暴风之刃远不止是老兵小队，因为它们体现了战团的大部分性格和抱负。每一位暴风之刃都是一位前辈的教义、荣誉的继承者，通常是他的战争装备，以他为榜样，并通过自身行动将其传承下去。因此，据说每一位暴风之刃都在延续一位特定前辈的行为，除非他们证明自己值得取代他们打算效仿的前辈，否则任何人都不能被宣布为战团内部骑士团的成员。暴风之刃是近距离战斗的大师，他们携带着最神圣的圣物武器和战团可用的精工盔甲参加战斗。许多人携带着象征萨克里斯战士氏族的巨大萨克里斯阔剑。每个风暴守望都从部落成员时代就熟练掌握萨克里斯的大剑，许多人努力钻研如此巨大而致命的武器的微妙之处。暴风之刃已经完善了这种武器的使用，熟练而优雅地挥舞着巨大而沉重的毁灭工具。其他人则携带雷霆锤、动力斧、动力长刀或动力戟，所有这些都是明显的双手动力武器。因为他们携带如此大的武器，暴风之刃必须依靠自己的技能来躲避或避免敌人的攻击，有些人擅长利用某些武器的柄来扭转敌人的打击。

It is the aspiration and most cherished dream of every Tempest Blade to earn a place in the Lexicon Heroica, a great tome maintained by the Librarians of the Storm Wardens Chapter. In the pages of this multi-volume archive, the deeds and the manner of the death of the greatest of heroes are written, and it is through the chapters and verses written therein that the Tempest Blades follow and continue the traditions of their ancestors. Each studies the deeds of a particular figure of legend and seeks above all else to live up to the example set by his predecessor. Thus, a continuous lineage is established, examples from thousands of standard years ago driving the Chapter forward. Of course, the earliest volumes of the Lexicon Heroica are missing, sealed away beneath the Chapter’s fortress-monastery of Highcastle in the wake of the Nemesis Incident.

每一把暴风之刃都渴望在英雄录中占有一席之地，这是一本由风暴看守者战团智库维护的巨著。在这本多卷的档案中，记录了最伟大英雄的事迹和牺牲，正是通过其中的章节和诗句，暴风之刃遵循并延续了他们前辈的传统。每个人都研究一个特定传奇人物的事迹，并首先寻求不辜负前任的榜样。因此，建立了一个连续的谱系，数千年前的例子推动了战团的发展。当然，英雄录最早的几卷都不见了，在复仇女神事件发生后，它们被密封在战团的堡垒修道院至高堡下面。

It has been observed by some outsiders that there is something tragic, almost fatalistic, in the traditions of the Tempest Blades. Each is engaged upon a quest that can only end in his own death. The Tempest Blades themselves might counter that it is the manner of a warrior’s death that defines him. They hold the belief that only at the moment of death does a warrior gain true insight, learning the limits of his own ability and in so doing knowing himself as no other warrior can. For this reason, the Tempest Blades hold those interred within the sarcophagus of a Dreadnought as especially holy, for these Astartes have experienced the point of death, gained the ultimate insight, and returned to fight on. For many Tempest Blades, such a fate is the ultimate revelation, and one they yearn to attain as the culmination of their own service.

一些局外人观察到，暴风之刃中有一些悲剧，几乎是宿命论的。每个人都在从事一项只能以自己死亡告终的任务。暴风之刃本身可能会反驳说，是战士的死亡方式定义了他。他们坚信，只有在死亡的那一刻，战士才能获得真正的领悟，了解自己能力的极限，并在这样做时像其他战士一样了解自己。因此，暴风之刃认为埋葬在无畏石棺内的人特别神圣，因为这些阿斯塔特经历了死亡，获得了终极领悟，并返回继续战斗。对于许多暴风之刃来说，这样的命运是最终的启示，他们渴望将其作为自己服役的巅峰。

It is not unusual for Tempest Blades to swear the Apocryphon Oath and take up the Long Watch of the Deathwatch, for in so doing they might reasonably expect to encounter foes no warrior has previously faced and test themselves against truly unique challenges. In the service of the Deathwatch, a Tempest Blade carves his own legend, transcending the traditions of his forebears so that one day, his own deeds will be studied by future generations and his name recorded in the hallowed pages of the Lexicon Heroica.

暴风之刃发誓守密试验并接受死亡守望的长期守望并不罕见，因为这样做他们可能会合理地期望遇到以前没有战士面对过的敌人，并在真正独特的挑战中考验自己。在为死亡守望服务的过程中，暴风之刃雕刻了自己的传奇，超越了前辈的传统，这样有一天，他的事迹将被后代研究，他的名字将被记录在英雄录的神圣篇章中。

Wargear 战备

• Artificer Power Armour - Painstakingly cared for and customised for each esteemed bearer, Artificer Armour is the rarest form of Power Armour. The technology and superdense materials used to construct these suits is unparalleled inside the Imperium. Each one is a masterwork of Artificer ingenuity and (outside of Techmarines labouring towards creating their own) is awarded only to true Chapter heroes such as the Tempest Blades.

• 精工动力盔甲 - 精工盔甲是最稀有的动力盔甲。用于制造这些套装的技术和超密材料在帝国内部是无与伦比的。每一个都是工匠独创性的杰作，（除了技术军士自己努力创造的作品外）只授予真正的战团英雄，如暴风之刃。

• Sacris Claymore - This is a large version of the traditional weapon favoured by the feral barbarian clans of the world of Sacris in the Calixis Sector. The feral clansmen of Sacris are raised with giant claymores in their hands. After a warrior’s transfiguration into a Space Marine is complete, the sword of his youth is a light and simple thing, but the Storm Wardens have made a habit of forging improved versions of these primitive weapons of size and materials befitting a member of the Adeptus Astartes. It is far from unheard of for an enraged Storm Warden to favour his simple claymore over a Power Sword, particularly when matters of honour are at stake. A Sacris Claymore replaces the Astartes Combat Knife, requiring two hands to wield.

• 萨克里斯阔剑 - 这是卡利西斯星区萨克里斯世界野蛮氏族青睐的传统武器的大型版本。萨克里斯的野蛮人手里拿着巨大的阔剑长大。当一名战士完全变身为星际战士后，他年轻时的剑变得轻便简单，但风暴看守者已经养成了铸造这些原始武器的改进版本的习惯，这些武器的尺寸和材料适合阿斯塔特的成员。愤怒的风暴守望者更喜欢他的简易大剑而不是动力剑，这远非闻所未闻，尤其是在荣誉受到威胁的时候。萨克里斯阔剑取代了阿斯塔特战斗刀，需要双手挥舞。

• Storm Shield - A Storm Shield is a Power Shield that is used by the Tempest Blades to provide an extreme form of protection from ranged weapons fire and potent melee strikes. The Storm Shield is a much larger and more rare version of the Combat Shield.

• 风暴盾 - 风暴盾是一种动力盾，由暴风之刃使用，提供极端形式的保护，免受远程武器射击和强大的近战攻击。风暴盾是战斗盾的一个更大、更罕见的版本。

• Tempest Amulet - The native traditions of Sacris place a strong emphasis on the ability of an individual to affect change in the world through strength of arm and force of will. Tempest Amulets are rooted in the mysticism of the tribes of Sacris, but also serve as a focus for the Storm Warden’s stubborn will. These small leather pouches contain “tempest stones,” rocks fused into glass by the fierce lightning storms of Sacris and wrapped in prayer scripts written by the owner.

• 暴风符咒 - 萨克里斯的本土传统非常强调个人通过力量和意志力影响世界变化的能力。暴风符咒植根于萨克里斯部落的神秘主义，也是风暴守望者固执意志的焦点。这些小皮包里装着“暴风石”，这些岩石被萨克里斯猛烈的雷暴融化成玻璃，并包裹在主人写的祷告书中。