Iron Lords

The Iron Lords are a group of Guardians who are honored during the Iron Banner. In the first years after the Collapse, a time before the rise of the Vanguard and the Last City, some of the earliest Guardians to be revived chose not to protect the world, but subjugate it. Taking over various parts of the planet, Guardians became warlords and injustice reigned. Eventually, Guardians with integrity chose to stand up to their tyrannical brethren and form the Iron Lords. More and more noble Guardians joined the cause until an an army hundreds strong was formed and the oppressive warlords were deposed.

Following the conflict, the Iron Lords dedicated themselves to defending survivors of the Collapse and restoring civilization. Seeking a way to rebuild what was lost during the Collapse, they eventually found SIVA. Hoping it would be able to build ships and colonies, the Iron Lords pushed through the Cosmodrome despite Rasputin's desperate attempts to sway them and even the loss of hundreds of Lords to an aerial strike. Ultimately, the venture would result in the loss of all but Saladin Forge and Efrideet. The other Iron Lords sacrificed themselves to contain the biomechanical plague by sealing themselves in the Bunker before it had time to escape. The sacrifices of the most well known Lords are honored at the Iron Temple atop Felwinter Peak, and celebrated in the Iron Banner tournament. Their names are lent to various Iron Banner equipment. The second generation of the Lords, the Iron Wolves, is likewise honored by the Iron Banner.

Members

 * Hunters
 * Efrideet
 * Gheleon
 * Perun
 * Titans
 * Jolder
 * Radegast
 * Saladin Forge
 * Silimar
 * Warlocks
 * Felwinter
 * Skorri
 * Timur

Trivia

 * The Iron Lords' classes are mostly speculated from the items of the Iron Banner, although new information from the upcoming Rise of Iron DLC will confirm some of these.
 * Radegast is the name of the slavic god of hospitality, but is better known as one of the five wizards from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
 * Perun is the slavic god of thunder and lightning.
 * Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a 14th century Turkic-Mongol conqueror.

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * Rise of Iron