Command bunkers, defence installations, communications nodes and logistical centres are all targeted, with Space Marines deploying via drop pods into the midst of their foe. Trade wars escalate to open conflicts and the planetary militias are used not to defend against attackers but to capture territory from bitter competitors. The Battle-Brothers of the Carcharodons Chapter file their teeth to sharp points to replicate those of their own totem creature. The world is swathed in all-but-impenetrable jungle. The Blood Angels carry with them the twin genetic curses of Sanguinius. However, this has not prevented the Inquisition from trying to reveal the hidden size of the Black Templars. 4th Edition was released in 2004. The Imperium is a harsh place, nice people don't live long. Many Chapters consider the Aspirant's spiritual and mental capabilities every bit as important as his physical characteristics and impose Trials not of the body, but of the mind. Vast populations grow or are imported to service the industry that such resources spawns. He faces creatures dredged up from his own nightmares and phantoms seeded in his mind by the Librarian, who presides over the Trial and judges the Aspirant's very soul. Most notably, Second Founding Chapters, such as the Excoriators, are afflicted by this genetic curse. When creating a Space Marine Chapter, be sure to utilise the Space Marine Chapter Infobox in order to keep your article uniform with other Space Marine Chapter pages. Get the lastest community news through Games Workshop's official community website. Having some idea of how the Chapter interacts with other Imperial institutions can provide some interesting plot points and scenarios for your Chapter. During that time, each Legion of Space Marines tried to outdo its brothers in bringing glory to the fledgling Imperium. Below is listed some example allies for your Chapter: Below is listed the most common enemies for your Chapter: Every Chapter has a battle-cry, the single emboldening call voiced by its leaders as they lead the charge on the foe. These will give you an understanding about what you can, and cannot, write about when creating a Fanon Space Marine Chapter. It is impossible for a modern era Chapter to build up large enough to split into two separate Chapters, as legion building is explicitly frowned upon by the leadership of the Imperium. Battle-Brothers from such a Chapter are generally more intellectually flexible those from a strict Codex tradition, but may not be able to inspire the same confidence that a close adherent might. Furthermore, there have been many instances when environmental conditions have made it impossible for Imperial Guard infantry to operate, and only the sealed tanks can be fielded. Space Marines, Adepta Sororitas, Adeptus Mechanicus, Imperial Guard, Chaos, Xenos, daemons, planets, ships, weapons, anything related to warhammer40k. In surviving the Blood Duel, the Battle-Brother was truly gifted by fate, for dozens fell on the bloody field so that he might take his place as a Neophyte. Battle-Brothers that underwent a Hunting the Hunter Trial before being accepted in the ranks of their Chapter's Neophytes are utterly relentless when hunting their foes, and will continue a hunt long after others might give up on ever locating its target. This is a site where members of the Warhammer community share their fan-made, homebrew factions with the community. While most Chapters take little part in the affairs of the population of their home world, some involve themselves to varying degrees. Some writers might prefer a more subtle approach (Example: Space Wolves, not Space Vikings, though the overall theme is quite obvious). As they become unstable, they begin to mimic the sullen nature of their Primarch before his mysterious disappearance. After the invasion of their icy death world of Fenris, the First Battle of the Fang occurred between the two rival forces. Below are a few examples of some non-Codex oriented Chapters variant company colours. What may have started as a symbolic honouring of the volcanic nature of Nocturne and the fire-breathing beasts that live amongst the basalt-formed mountains has evolved into a lethal specialisation. Oftentimes the finished scrimshaws are worn as jewelry and ornamentation, particularly by the Chapter's officers. Warhammer 40k is a franchise created by Games Workshop, detailing the far future and the grim darkness it holds. Only the most exceptional of Civilised Worlds ever provide recruits to the Adeptus Astartes, and these are generally societies with a strong warrior code imbued by hundreds of generations of service, perhaps rigorously enforced by a ruling military elite. Such worlds might have been reported by itinerant rogue traders, and earmarked centuries before as potential Space Marine home worlds. All of these possibilities provide the bedrock of the Chapter's legends, which a writer can draw on when it comes to writing about their own Fanon Space Marine Chapter. This point may affect how often a character encounters Battle-Brothers from his own Chapter, whether or not they serve in the Deathwatch, how he interacts with them when he does so. Medieval worlds are those planets where the population has either risen above the crude tribal structures of a Feral world, or regressed from a more advanced level. The Dark Angels are also notoriously intolerant of non-humans and will often refuse to fight alongside armies that include abhuman warriors or alien races. Although as devoted to the Emperor as any other Space Marine Chapter, the Space Wolves express their faith not in prayer and piety, but in feats of arms. All White Scars are watchful for this necessary yet insidious savagery, and it is only with great discipline, humble introspection and often the watchfulness of their Battle-Brothers that they can hope to master themselves. When war grinds to a stalemate and neither side has the ability to break the deadlock, the opposing armies will fortify what positions they have claimed and resolve to defend them no matter the cost. Increases growth, enhances function of other organs, especially Biscopea and Ossmudula. This genetic curse usually comes in three stages: The Marines Errant never refuse the call to arms or the chance to join a crusade against the enemies of the Imperium. Their taciturn nature and stubborn refusal to accept anything other than total victory over their foes has served the Unforgiven well. Having originally been given their own Codex to act as "the default" for Space Marines in second edition Warhammer 40k, for the past five editions the Ultramarines have been part of the standard Space Marines Codex. 40k Homebrew Catalogues for the Warhammer 40,000 data sets. Keeping the story moving forward and advancing the overall storyline makes for an engaging and exciting read. Rather than let them face a slow, insane death, Blood Angels will form those who have newly succumbed to the Black Rage into a special unit known as the Death Company. The Blood Angels are one of the 20 First Founding Legions of the Space Marines and were originally the IXth Legion before the Second Founding broke the Legiones Astartes up into separate Chapters comprised of 1,000 Space Marines. This rarely manifests itself as outright insubordination, but it can occasionally cause tension. Depending on the source material from which the deserts have been formed, they can be any colour imaginable, such as the deep red of the iron-rich deserts of Mars, the striking blue lazulite dune-seas of Nova Lemuria, and the choking sulphur wastes of Urquhart IV. 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Occasionally a Space Marine Chapter will establish its Fortress-Monastery in such a place, often due to its position or because the Chapter wishes to maintain its privacy and isolation. The Codex leaves the display of back banners to the Sergeant's discretion. As to the long term viability of this and other lost Legiones Astartes detachments, it is difficult to say. In general, the Successors of any given Progenitor share a core body of beliefs and practices, but even this is not always the case. During the height of the invasion, the Thousand Sons breached the Space Wolves formidable fortress-monastery, known as the Fang, and Magnus the Red personally destroyed the Space Wolves' gene-laboratories within. Thus, the blood offering is made and the victor led away to join the ranks of the sky warriors. Hraldir had come closer than any other since the time of the Emperor Himself at understanding the genetic nature of the Canis Helix. It is seen as a way to practice mental discipline, focus, and attention to detail. In other cases the Chapter may earn its name in the years following its founding, fighting battle after battle until an appropriate title presents itself. Despite such incidents, many Dark Angels have served with distinction and honour. but just as often it is tied to the essential nature of the Progenitor's Primarch, the stock from which they recruit or to some other, inexplicable factor. Indeed, there have been a number of occasions where the Dark Angels or one of the Unforgiven have withdrawn suddenly and with no explanation from a warzone when confronted by an Inquisitor or Missionary. When the Imperium goes to war, it does so with total conviction, for its leaders know that ultimately the very survival of Mankind is at stake. To do is not simply a matter of making the best use of the environment, but of surviving the very worst that environment can throw at the Battle-Brothers and even turning it against the foe. Their homeworld is the volcanic Death World of Nocturne. The first thing when writing about your Chapter is to determine why and when were they created? The Blood Angels' Chapter keep is located on one of its home world's moons, while the Mortifactors' is a starfort in orbit high above. 8th Edition Codex: Chaos Space Marines, Codex: Death Guard, Codex: Thousand Sons, Codex: Chaos Daemons, Index: Renegade Knights, 8th Edition Codex: Space Marines, Codex: Blood Angels, Codex: Dark Angels, Codex: Space Wolves, Codex: Grey Knights, & Codex: Deathwatch, 8th Edition Codex: Astra Militarum, Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus, Codex: Imperial Knights, Codex: Adepta Sororitas, Codex: Adeptus Custodes & Index Imperialis Articles, 8th Edition Codex: Craftworlds, Codex: Drukhari, Index: Xenos - Ynnari, Codex: Harlequins, & Codex: Necrons, 8th Edition Codex: Orks, Codex: Tau Empire, Codex: Tyranids, & Codex: Genestealer Cults. Should the home world face invasion, the Space Marines may revert to direct rule for the duration of the emergency, or at the very least have the power to issue grand strategy to the worlds indigenous armies. Some of these Aspirants strike out on their own, even turning on their fellows when the opportunity arises. They have an overriding sense of duty and honour, and are driven ever onwards by a strong desire to right the many wrongs that have befallen the Imperium of Man since the heady days of the Great Crusade. Macragge is a world of stunning natural beauty, with majestic mountain ranges and endless expanses of pristine forests. that are all connected in the 40k universe. The categorisation "Civilised World" describes a wide range of societies and technology levels, but in general such worlds will be a functioning part of a larger sector, with trade links to nearby worlds. Listed below are the most common types of worlds from which a Chapter makes their home world. There would be no need for them to create some sort of 'secret' Chapter, as they would instead, add these additional Space Marines to their already existing Legion. The Chapter holds the Emperor as the ultimate object of its devotions. This usually occurs in three stages: The Battle-Brothers of the Adeptus Astartes are the champions of Mankind, but in becoming so they have surrendered much of what makes them human. The potential size of the Black Templars has resulted in close scrutiny by some of the more Puritan members of the Inquisition. While many ocean worlds are dominated by bodies of water teeming with life, many others feature seas of far more exotic and potentially dangerous substances. There are approximately a thousand Chapters spread across the galaxy and only the priests of the Adeptus Terra have anything approaching a complete catalogue of these units and their heraldry. Therefore, you cannot say your Chapter is an ally of such enigmatic Astartes. The format of the codices has varied somewhat over the years. Such a connection to a reviled Traitor Legion would also be a terrible dishonour and would explain why the Death Eagles' heritage and original Legion colours may have been deliberately obscured from the Imperial record. Known and feared throughout the Imperium of Man for their highly mobile way of war, the White Scars are considered the masters of the lightning strike and hit-and-run attack and are particularly adapted to the use of the Astartes Assault Bike as their mechanical steeds and their forces contain an unusually large number of Bike Squads compared to other Chapters. The frightening potency of the Canis Helix is legendary, and has accounted for the loss of the lives of millions of Aspirants as their bodies writhe and churn in anguish. Such total war sees millions-strong armies grinding into one another across crater-strewn wastes littered with the blackened bones of previous waves of attackers. Death Worlds are often thought of as deadly jungles, but might just as easily be ocean-bound planets. Like their founding Chapter, the Crimson Fists are more than willing to fight to the last, holding their ground with a siege-like mentality which will see them triumph or die in the attempt. For some this is a matter of the controlled, almost scientific application of long-range fire, while others display a preternatural instinct for locating their foe's weak points and striking from afar. By way of example, one of the Chapter Masters of the Dark Angels was born amongst the head-hunting savages of the feral world of Kimmeria. In times of dire need, faster development has been attempted, but this has often resulted in disaster. The Space Wolves' dream of emulating the Ultramarines, Imperial Fists and the other First Founding Chapters in the creation of a legion of Successors seemed close at hand. Fortunately for the Imperium, manpower is one resource it can afford to squander; planets are not. The construction of a Chapter's fortress-monastery may be one of the greatest undertakings of all, drawing on the genius of the Imperium's most accomplished military architects. What is the predominant terrain type of the Chapters Some marines are more humane than others, but they aren't cuddly and nice. Although unwavering in their faith in the Emperor of Mankind and His dream of human unity as embodied in the Imperium of Man, the Iron Hands also believe that human flesh is weak and easily corruptible, and strive to replace their organic bodies with more "pure" bionic substitutes, thus closely emulating the faith of the Adeptus Mechanicus' Cult of the Machine. The Ultramarines' Realm of Ultramar is such a region, where despite a reasonable standard of living, every family dreams of having a son accepted into the ranks of the Ultramarines, and ensures they are trained to the utmost degree as soon as they are able to walk. It is a religious madness that is often expressed with valor and fearlessness on the battlefield, but it can also turn the Battle-Brother against all creatures touched with the psykers gift, be they friend or foe. Dorn's glorious legacy lives on through the Imperial Fists, but so too does his curse. This has bred an inherent distrust of anything NOT human. Rules as written: These are the latest 40K 9th edition codexes Orikan the Diviner A Chronomancer of most prodigious skill, Orikan is a prophet who has not forgiven Szarekh for submitting to the will of the C'tan. 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Releases photo-chromatic skin pigments to protect against radiation. Most Chapters strive to maintain a standing force of 1,000 Battle-Brothers, plus additional officers and specialists, but the tides of war and disaster rarely allow such a luxury. Most of the Emperor's subjects live on worlds that are dangerous in some manner. There are myriad different ways in which pain can be applied, some primitive, others fiendishly inventive. When the terrain and strategic conditions require it, the Imperium is able to field vast formations of armoured vehicles, forming a titanic mailed fist able to smash aside any opposition. In fact, some of the warrior elite of the Realm of Ultramar are known to cast newborn infants into the wilderness in order to test their resilience. While the Space Wolves recruit exclusively from Fenris, for example, where they also maintain their Fortress-Monastery called the Fang, the Crimson Fists reside on the civilised planet of Rynn's World but recruit from other planets in the region. They vastly allow fanon chapters to play a supporting role, perhaps turning up to mop up survivors. The hunt may last days, weeks or even longer according to the conditions of the Trial and the weapons the Aspirant can either find or fashion for himself. Am I The only reason this has been permitted is due to the fact that most people outside the Chapter's hierarchy are clueless to the Black Templars actual size. Some things no man wishes to learn about himself. Through the machinations of the Unforgiven's Inner Circle, its members are eternally vigilant, never resting in the hunt for the Fallen -- those Renegade Space Marines who followed the First Legion's second-in-command, Luther, into damnation when they split off from the Dark Angels Space Marine Legion ten-thousand Terran years ago in the aftermath of the Horus Heresy. Sometimes the flaw is linked to a nigh-catastrophic genetic malfunction, The Great Crusade set the stage for many of the most memorable feuds. The Mazynth Breach is the focus of the majority of our games currently, this is a stable-ish route through the Rift. While in the midst of this radical and severely painful transformation, a warrior must overcome the shadow within himself, lest they are overcome and fall to the Curse of the Wulfen and become a giant, feral creature no longer sane or human. Many relate to the Chapter's home world or its Primarch, while others recall some great victory the memory of which drives the Battle-Brothers onwards into the fury of battle. The Dark Angels were the first of the Emperor's Space Marine Legions, and in their earliest incarnation fought as the personal army of the Master of Humanity in the dawning years of the Great Crusade and in the shadowed campaigns that preceded it. A suppression is a punitive war, launched against a world for the security of the surrounding region. (See 11, This Founding occurred in the mid to late-M35. an Exposure Trial before being accepted in the ranks of the Chapters Neophytes are often stoic and dour in the face of discomfort and adversity, uncaring of environmental ills that others would find insurmountable. Desert worlds are dry, arid, and generally devoid of life. Many ocean worlds are also codified as Death Worlds, their seas teeming with predatory life forms. Ryan Hilton. Then said 'magical Inquisitor' disappears as mysteriously as they appeared. Many of the cultures from which the Astartes recruits exist in hellishly dangerous environments populated by all manner of predatory beings. After this, the Space Wolves would forever remain alone, the sole inheritors of the legacy of Leman Russ. In either case, it is likely to be external causes that have brought such a change about, whether deliberate or not. Should an exceptional source be discovered, some Chapters establish small facilities in order to watch over the population and test Aspirants, as is the case with the Black Templars Chapter. Terminator Armour, Variants and Sub-Patterns. Such Chapters may recruit from a variety of nearby planets, drawing their recruits from Feral World tribes, Hive world gangs or any other source. Because Feral Worlds are rough, primitive, and untamed, their inhabitants invariably provide excellent recruits. For example, an urban Death World seems contradictory, but what if the planet's malevolent ecosystem has risen against its population, and the once-populace cities are now reduced to post-apocalyptic ruins smothered in choking vines? A Space Wolf will drink and make merry, for tomorrow, he may die. Such observations are in general carried out from a distance, and it is rare for the society to have any direct contact with, or knowledge of, the Space Marines, or in many cases even of the Imperium. whose size exceeds 1,000 Battle-Brothers.. except in certain situations, such as if they are a Crusading Chapters (similar to the Black Templars). How is it that the greatest fighting force of Mankind - the Space Marines - can have such a long history of distrust, enmity, and open warfare with their brethren? In the more than 10,000 standard years that have passed since the First Founding of the 20 original Space Marine Legions by the Emperor of Mankind, there have been 25 subsequent Foundings of new Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes; with the most recent, the 26th Founding, occurring in the year 738.M41, approximately 250 years before the current year, which in the Warhammer 40K universe, is 999.M41. Games Workshop no longer produce campaign or battle zone codices, instead releasing 'expansions'. In all of their duties, from battle to study, the Ultramarines are thorough, analytical, and attentive to every detail. Known as The Flaw, these genetic curses known separately as the Red Thirst and the Black Rage. Every Space Marine Chapter needs a name, a title by which its deeds are celebrated in the annals of the Imperium and by its enemies know their doom is upon them. Codex Supplements have their parent faction noted in brackets. This is the official Imperial policy of deliberately destroying any records, icons or other symbols or monuments pertaining to an individual or organisation, usually of the Imperial elite, who has been declared Excommunicate Traitoris by the Emperor of Mankind (before he was interred within the Golden Throne), the High Lords of Terra or the Inquisition. The Imperial Fists for example lack the Betcher's gland and sus-an membrane zygotes, their gene-stock having becoming unstable, and this trait has been inherited by many of their Successors, including the Black Templars. The rulers of the Imperium care nothing for the quality of their workers lives, only that quotas are met and output remains constant. Fortunately, there is no shortage of barren or otherwise uninhabited worlds for such Chapters to utilise as bases of operation. The paralysing fear that even a man as great as Dorn experienced, for himself and for Mankind, over the Emperor's broken body after the end of His battle with Horus. One of the most common Trials takes the form of a duel between Aspirants, often to the death. The Blood Angels suffer such a fate, for their own flaw is at once the source of their nobility and drive for perfection in all things, and the curse that forces them to relive the dying moments of their beloved Primarch in the heat of battle. Whilst enthralled by the Darkness, its victims cannot speak or communicate. A common feature of this style of warfare is the unimaginable cost in lives of taking any ground at all. He will undoubtedly still bear the scars of the duel, and by them others will know of his ferocity and skill.
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