
The Black Legion are the imperium's elite, Death's Bannermen sent forth to act out the emperor's will with extreme prejudice. Legends of their valor intermingle with equally common tales of their cruelty and violence.
Regardless of wether they are respected or feared, the Black Legion was the only imperial regiment to escape the fallen capital following the Grim Dawn and may now represent the only hope humanity has left of ever fighting back.
The Black Legion are one of the allied Factions in Grim Dawn. Although some faction quests and a Faction vendor are available in Act 3, Bounties are not available until Act 4.
Quests[]
The following quests provide Reputation with the Black Legion.
Act 3[]
Side Quests
- Manticore Venom
- Ol' Bloodbriar
- Pride of the Jagged Waste
- The Gloomweaver
- The Groble Tyrant
- Lost Armaments
- A Final Salute
- Lumber for the Legion
Main Quests
Act 4[]
Side Quests
Main Quests
Bounties[]
- Fleshwarped Commanders
- Doomsayers
- Devourers
- Ol' Bloodbriar
- The Tainted Vizier
- Bane'Gargoth
- The Prime Matriarch
- Gluttrius'Maw
- Sicrix
- Emberjaw
- Chthonic Seal
- Blood of Ch'thon
- Aether Shard
- Aether Cluster
- Tainted Brain
- Shattered Soul
- Harrath, Returned
- Padmanestia
- Corprus
- Luthus'Balok
- The Ravener
- Blood Rites
- Herald of Flame
- Eternal Ilgorr
- The Bloodlord
Faction Equipment[]
All items sold by Faction Quartermasters are Soulbound, and cannot be traded or used by other characters.
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Heartseeker Oil | 30 Second Duration +33% Pierce Damage +50 Offensive Ability |
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Blade-ward Tincture | 120 Second Skill Recharge 30 Second Duration 225 Piercing Retaliation +100% Piercing Retaliation |
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Respected | |||
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Legion Warhammer | ||
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Legion Carver | ||
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Legion Warblade | ||
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Legion Hand Cannon | ||
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Legion Firestarter | ||
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Legion Aetherspark | ||
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Legion Voidcutter | ||
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Legion Casque | ||
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Legion Headguard | ||
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Legion Spellbearer | ||
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Legion Pauldrons | ||
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Legion Spaulders | ||
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Legion Mantle | ||
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Legion Chestguard | ||
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Legion Cuirass | ||
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Legion Vestments | ||
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Legion Greaves | ||
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Blueprint: Legion Belt | ||
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Blueprint: Legion Waistguard | ||
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Blueprint: Legion Girdle | ||
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Blueprint: Relic - Bladesworn Talisman Blueprint: Legion Slicer Blueprint: Crest of the Black Legion |
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Honored | |||
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Manticore Venom | 40 Poison Damage over 5 seconds +25% Poison Damage +5% Damage to Cthonics |
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Potent Manticore Venom | 90 Poison Damage over 5 seconds +45% Poison Damage +8% Damage to Cthonics |
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Voidbeast Powder | +25% Vitality Damage +25% Chaos Damage +18 Offensive Ability |
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Potent Voidbeast Powder | +45% Vitality Damage +45% Chaos Damage +40 Offensive Ability |
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Blacksteel Powder | +25% Physical Damage +25% Fire Damage +18 Offensive Ability |
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Potent Blacksteel Powder | +45% Physical Damage +45% Fire Damage +40 Offensive Ability |
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Aether Dust | 8 Aether Damage +25% Aether Damage +5% Damage to Aetherials +5% Damage to Aether Corruptions |
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Potent Aether Dust | 18 Aether Damage +45% Aether Damage +8% Damage to Aetherials +8% Damage to Aether Corruptions |
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Witch's Powder | Bonus to All Pets +3% Offensive Ability +6% Attack Speed |
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Potent Witch's Powder | Bonus to All Pets +5% Offensive Ability +10% Attack Speed |
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Legion War Seal | ||
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Legion Conjuration Seal | ||
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Legion Mark of the Spellweaver | ||
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Legion Mark of the Void | ||
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Legion Mark of Blades | ||
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Ulgrim's Guile | 8 Piercing Damage +25% Pierce Damage +35% Cold Damage +22 Offensive Ability |
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Potent Ulgrim's Guile | 18 Piercing Damage +48% Pierce Damage +60% Cold Damage +45 Offensive Ability |
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Creed's Cunning | +35% Elemental Damage +200 Health +22 Offensive Ability +1 Energy Regenerated per second |
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Potent Creed's Cunning | +60% Elemental Damage +350 Health +45 Offensive Ability +1.5 Energy Regenerated per second |
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Oleron's Fervor | 10% Chance of +200% to All Damage +35% Physical Damage +35% Bleeding Damage 10% Pierce Resistance |
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Potent Oleron's Fervor | 10% Chance of +400% to All Damage +60% Physical Damage +60% Bleeding Damage 16% Pierce Resistance |
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Aetherstorm Powder | +35% Lightning Damage +35% Aether Damage 10% Elemental Resistance 12 Less Damage from Aetherials 12 Less Damage from Aether Corruptions |
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Potent Aetherstorm Powder | +60% Lightning Damage +60% Aether Damage 16% Elemental Resistance 20 Less Damage from Aetherials 20 Less Damage from Aether Corruptions |
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Essence of Ch'thon | +35% Vitality Damage +35% Chaos Damage 15% Chance of 15% Reduced target's Resistances for 5 seconds 8% Chaos Resistance |
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Potent Essence of Ch'thon | +60% Vitality Damage +60% Chaos Damage 25% Chance of 15% Reduced target's Resistances for 5 seconds 15% Chaos Resistance |
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Writ of the Black Legion | |||
Mandate of the Black Legion |
Lore[]
Founded over four centuries ago by decree of the emperor, the Black Legion was to be a resolution for the empire's increasingly overcrowded prisons. Hundreds of convicted criminals were given two options: the executioner's axe or service in the emperor's army. This group formed the backbone of a new imperial legion deployed to the forefront of some of the empire's most brutal conflicts.
Many of the hardened criminals met a gruesome death at the vanguard, but those that survived battle after battle became some of the empire's most effective soldiers. Over generations, the Black Legion was tempered through the fires of war into a force few would even dare meet in open combat.
Most famous of such events was the rebellion in the City of Venmar, 215 years before the Grim Dawn, where, upon hearing of the Black Legion's imminent arrival at the gates, the rebels laid down their arms and begged for mercy before their deposed magistrate. Ironically, the insurgents were then sentenced to serve in the Legion, where most perished under the harsh conditions the troops were often exposed to during campaigns.
The Black Legion quickly became one of the deadliest weapons at the command of the emperor, earning them the moniker “Death's Bannermen”, but it also began to serve a more sinister purpose. Though the Legion originally conscripted new members from the criminal population, many officials close to the emperor began to use the Legion as a way to dispose of undesirable political rivals and outspoken public figures. Many practitioners of the arcane and the occult arts thus found themselves unwittingly in the service of the very empire that shunned their powers. To decline meant certain death.
Many of the facts surrounding the Legion's dark history have become muddled by time, even amongst some of the Legion's own. The fact remains though that the Black Legion is a force to be reckoned with, and their fiercely trained loyalty to the emperor ensures that they will go down to the last man before giving in to the invading Aetherial and Chthonian forces.
External Links:[]
Kymon's Chosen • Order of Death's Vigil • Aetherials • Chthonians • Cronley's Gang • Undead