The Rock, also known as the Tower of Angels or Spire of Angels, is the legendary home and fortress-monastery of the Dark Angels Space Marine Chapter. The Rock is an immense and powerful ship, capable of blasting even powerful Eldar fleets into oblivion during the Battle of Midpoint. Fully equipped with both Warp Drives and force fields, it is also home to many ancient and arcane technologies the Dark Angels have accumulated over the millennia. Overall operations of The Rock are overseen by the Master of the Rock.

巨石，也被称为天使之塔或天使尖塔，是黑暗天使星际战士战团的传奇家园和堡垒修道院。巨石是一艘巨大而强大的舰船，在中点之战中，它甚至能够将强大的灵族舰队炸得面目全非。它配备了亚空间驱动和力场，也是黑暗天使数千年来积累的许多古老而神秘的技术的所在地。巨石的整体运行由巨石之主监督。

The Rock at the head of a Dark Angels fleet 黑暗天使舰队最前面的巨石

History 历史

The Rock is a remnant of Caliban itself that survived the destruction of the world at the end of the Horus Heresy. The remnant is built around the mountain Aldurukh, upon which sits the original Fortress-Monastery of the Dark Angels, the Angelicasta, which survived the destruction of the planet thanks to its shielding. The Rock travels around the galaxy and visits most of the Dark Angels' recruiting worlds, and the Watchers in the Dark patrol its halls; an example of a Watcher is the small hooded being that follows Supreme Grand Master Azrael around, carrying the Lion Helm. The Rock is larger than any conventional class of Imperial warship and is capable of laying waste to entire fleets with its massive array of weaponry. The Rock is further protected by a constant escort of frigates and squadrons of Thunderhawk Gunships. Beneath the surface of the rock lie vaults within which weapons of antiquity and terrible power are stored.

巨石是卡利班本身的残余，在荷鲁斯叛乱结束时世界毁灭后幸存下来。残余建在阿尔杜鲁赫山脉周围，其上坐落着原初的黑暗天使堡垒修道院纯洁天使，由于其护盾，它在行星的毁灭中幸存下来。巨石在银河系中航行，访问了大多数黑暗天使的招募世界，黑暗守望者在其大厅巡逻；守望者的一个例子是戴着兜帽的小生物，它带着狮盔，跟随至高大导师阿兹瑞尔四处走动。巨石比任何传统级别的帝国战舰都大，能够用其庞大的武器阵列摧毁整个舰队。巨石得到了护卫舰和雷鹰炮艇中队的持续护航。巨石表面之下是储藏古代武器和可怕力量的秘库。

The Rock 巨石

Deep within the bowels of the Rock are cells in which the Fallen Angels are held. Luther is imprisoned there, kept alive over 10,000 years after his costly betrayal of the Dark Angels. Luther rants and raves, claiming that he has no need of repentance or confession, for the Lion - who he claims is near - will soon return and absolve him. Unbeknownst to any, the sleeping body of Lion El'Jonson is hidden in the heart of the Rock, guarded by the Watchers.

在巨石的深处是堕天使被关押的舱室。卢瑟被囚禁在那里，在他对黑暗天使的昂贵背叛后，他活了一万多年。卢瑟咆哮着，声称他不需要悔改或忏悔，因为他声称就在附近的莱昂很快就会回来赦免他。任何人都不知道，莱昂·艾尔庄森的沉睡身体隐藏在巨石的中心，由守望者守卫。

Shortly after the formation of the Great Rift, the Rock was besieged by daemons led by the Marbas, a member of the Fallen who has become a Daemon Prince. The battle was a mere distraction and was quickly defeated, however the Fallen succeeded in setting Luther free.

大裂隙形成后不久，巨石就被马尔巴斯领导的恶魔围困了，马尔巴斯是堕天使的一员，现已成为恶魔王子。这场战斗只是分散了注意力，很快就被击败了，但堕天使成功地解放了卢瑟。

The Rock was again besieged during the Arks of Omen Campaign as part of the daemon Vashtorr's plans. Ambushing and boarding the mobile fortress, Vashtorr sought a Key Fragment which was sealed within one of The Rock's deepest vaults. Vashtorr's raid was initially on the verge of succeeding until Be'lakor intervened and allowed for nearby Imperial reinforcements to arrive. Enraged and with his plan in tatters, Vashtorr retreated.

作为恶魔瓦什托尔计划的一部分，巨石在噩兆方舟战役中再次被围困。瓦什托尔伏击并登上移动堡垒，寻找一个被密封在巨石最深的秘库之一内的关键碎片。瓦什托尔的突袭最初接近成功，直到比'拉克介入并允许附近的帝国增援部队到达。瓦什托尔被激怒了，他的计划被破坏了，他撤退了。

The Rock 巨石

Shortly after, The Rock and a massive Unforgiven armada pursued Vashtorr to the Somnium Stars, where in the subsequent Battle of Idolatros Vashtorr acquired the Key-Fragment he had originally sought: the Tuchulcha.

不久之后，巨石和一支庞大的不可饶恕者舰队将瓦什托尔追击到幻梦群星，在随后的盲信星之战中，瓦什托尔获得了他最初寻求的关键碎片：图丘查。

Unknown to the Dark Angels until Cypher informed them, for the last ten thousand years The Rock has had the ancient sentient device known as Tuchulcha hidden within it. The device was later extracted by Vashtorr during the Battle of Idolatros.

在塞弗通知他们之前，黑暗天使并不知道，在过去的一万年里，巨石中隐藏着一个被称为图丘查的古老的有感知装置。该装置后来在盲信星之战中被瓦什托尔提取出来。

The Rock 巨石

Known regions 已知地区

Map of The Rock 巨石的地图

• Tower of Angels - Central Command Spire at the top of The Rock

• 天使之塔 - 巨石顶部的中央指挥塔

• Vault of Banners 旗帜密库

• Stair of Swords 剑之阶梯

• Whispering Dome 低语穹顶

• Hallowed Nave 神圣正厅

• Galleria Apscondael 阿普斯孔代尔拱廊

• Forbidden Gate 禁忌之门

• Ascension Well Stairway 升天阶梯

• Nameless Gate - Past this gate are the greatest secrets of the Dark Angels

• 无名之门 - 穿过这道门是黑暗天使最大的秘密

• Apothecarion 药剂部

• Columbarium - Holds the cremated ashes of countless generations of Dark Angels.

• 骨灰龛 - 存放着无数代黑暗天使的骨灰。

Defences 防御

The Rock is equipped with numerous batteries and launch bays, garrisoned with the elite forces of the chapter, and is also protected by an incredibly potent and ancient force field known as the Gorgon's Aegis. Furthermore, the fortress is escorted by a fleet of Dark Angels void ships.

巨石配备了许多炮台和发射舱，驻扎着战团的精英部队，并受到一个被称为戈尔贡宙斯盾的强大而古老的力场的保护。此外，堡垒由一群黑暗天使虚空舰护卫。