despite this, some Chapters field a higher proportion of armoured vehicles, and integrate them far more into their tactics than others. Increases growth, enhances function of other organs, especially Biscopea and Ossmudula. The Black Templars use similar methods but eschew the use of drugs or technology, instead requiring an Aspirant to fast or pray for days on end until a similar effect is achieved. None know the roots of this practice, which for many Imperial Fists becomes an obsession they must indulge every hour they are not fighting or training. The Ultramarines themselves follow the codex to the letter, and this is true of other Ultramarines Successors who strive to follow their example. The world's occupants are packed into industrial centres called hive-cities so that as much of the surface remains as accessible as possible and the workforce can be controlled and focused to maximum effect. The Imperium simply lands as much of its forces as possible in one concentrated mass, and moves immediately to enact a breakout so that enemy reserves cannot be brought to bear on the vulnerable landing point. The idea that outsiders are not to be trusted is drilled into the recruits from an early stage, and they are tested continuously to ensure their compliance until it becomes second nature. If only one side places any value in the city, the other is likely to use whatever strategic means it has available to deny it to the other, ranging from long range bombardment to the unleashing of ordnance from battleships in orbit high above. This Founding occurred somewhere between 975-991.M35, exact date is unknown. 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. Their spiritual health is also maintained, to ensure that no trace of the influence of the Ruinous Powers becomes manifest. were originally composed of roughly 1,000 line Legionaries, but as the Legions grew, this number began to vary substantially by Legion, and also through the vicissitudes of war and the availability of replacement recruits. 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 is both the genetic blessing of the Sons of Dorn's Primarch and a curse upon his sons. Such Chapters may recruit from a variety of nearby planets, drawing their recruits from Feral World tribes, Hive world gangs or any other source. There is a big difference between aiding stricken refugees when there is no fighting to be done, but to stop in the face of a green horde to pick up a little girl's teddy is a no-no. 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. The nature of the trials set by the outsiders vary enormously, but all are so arduous that only a handful pass them. This is an oft-used, lazy plot device that is commonly used by new writers in one of two ways, either to make a Chapter skip a few centuries, to avoid centuries worth of backstory and campaigns to write about, as well as to explain away why one of their Chapter's companies split from their parent Chapter, to eventually become their own separate Chapter. The last remaining relic of Rogal Dorn, his skeletal hand, is displayed in their fortress-monastery on the Phalanx as a reminder of the ultimate dedication their duty and the Emperor require of the Space Marines. Warhammer 40k. The Codex Astartes provides the Chapter Master with approved naming elements and also forbids the use of certain names. If you would like to expand upon the Grey Knights, you could write about a special detachment within the Chapter or something equally interesting. Some things no man wishes to learn about himself. 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. No Imperial organisation shall be permanently attached. The only exception to this rule would be the creation of a newly Founded Ultima Founding Primaris Space Marine Chapter, as Archmagos Belisarius Cawl, the primary creator of the Primaris, was able to derive gene-seed from every First Founding Legion, which includes the lineage of Russ. A suppression is a punitive war, launched against a world for the security of the surrounding region. The complete and utter erasure of all records of the IInd and XIth Legions is considered by Imperial historians as the most successful Edict of Obliteration ever carried out in Imperial history. The Adeptus Mechanicus plays an essential role in the process, for its highest echelons are tasked with creating, testing and developing the gene-seed samples that will provide the basis of the new Chapters. Having some idea of how the Chapter interacts with other Imperial institutions can provide some interesting plot points and scenarios for your Chapter. Perhaps because of his dedication, Dorn was devastated when the Emperor fell, and shouldered far more than his fair share of the blame. Durametallic coil cables woven into sinews to hugely increase strength and durability. The mightiest of the Imperium's armoured war machines Note: Much of the text here has been copied from the RPG "Deathwatch: Rites of Battle" with some information from the affiliate Warhammer 40K Fanon Wiki under the Fair Use doctrine. This occurred only once in Imperial history, during the Second Founding, when the First Founding Loyalist Legions were sundered into multiple Chapters, with one retaining the original heraldry, livery and honours of the original Legion. Many worlds with thick forest growth also qualify. Codex Supplements have their parent faction noted in brackets. A suitable home world must be identified, which in all likelihood will provide not only a secure and defensible base of operations for the new Chapter, but a source of new recruits too. Some Chapters field a proportion of specialised units that differs from that favoured in the Codex, such as favouring Assault Squads over Tactical Squads, and some even field more than the prescribed ten companies. This is certainly the case with the Salamanders Chapter, who favour flame-effect weapons in imitation of their namesake. The Salamanders are not swift to determine a course of action, and slower still to change their minds once they have decided. Though this was done at least once, when the Adeptus Mechanicus secretly Founded the Steel Confessors Chapter by utilising the gene-seed of the Iron Hands. 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. It is a hatred which simmers in the heart of every Howling Griffon battle-brother but one which can spill over in times of madness and consume them and their every thought. The Dark Angels, for their part are impatient and unforgiving with strangers who pry into their affairs. Space Marine Chapters utilising Medieval Worlds as their base may keep their distance from the populace, as they do on Feral worlds, or they may establish themselves as distant overlords, high-kings or secret warrior orders. The Blood Angels (for example) use a simple blood drop with two wings attached, while the Omega Marines use a character from a long extinct Terran script. It may be fought against insurgent elements on an Imperial world, or against the Imperial Commander himself, who has perhaps withheld tithes, given succour to traitors or otherwise refused to adhere to the dictates of the Adeptus Terra. It is unclear from where this fear may originate, though many in the Adeptus Mechanicus believe that the source is a flaw in the gene-seed of the Chapter that originated some time after the death of their Primarch on Istvaan V. This flaw seems to be controlled or at the very least made moot by the increasing mechanical augmentations Iron Hands Astartes undergo. 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. When fighting in defence, the Space Marines identify the point the enemy is most likely to assault, and hold it come what may. The temptation to have a character appearance of an Inquisitor should be resisted at all costs. While many Chapters rely on the heavy foundries of the Forge Worlds of the Adeptus Mechanicus to produce much of their materiel, the Salamanders produce most of their requirements themselves, and as each Salamander is a craftsman of one type or another, everything created for and by them is of the very highest standard. Several Chapters are known to make use of the Challenge Trial, including the Ultramarines, Imperial Fists, Storm Wardens and Iron Snakes. Some Chapters are afflicted by a flaw that transcends mere zygote mutation and comes to totally define them. If the latter, please contact a wiki administrator. Remember, a good balance of real-world cultures placed in the 41st Millennium can prove quite rewarding if one takes the time to make a simple modification to a name. Named for a Terran avian seen by many cultures as the herald of fate and messenger of death, the Raven Guard have served the Emperor faithfully throughout the glories of the Unification Wars, the Great Crusade and the dark days of the Horus Heresy and beyond. Sometimes he will find a Space Marine waiting for him at the conclusion of his challenge, and be led into a waiting transport to leave his former life forever. The warrior's body mass grows by up to eighty percent, many of the bones fuse, and canine fangs sprout from his gums. Some Dead Worlds serve as Space Marine home worlds, either due to their strategic location, relative isolation or because the Chapter is tasked with guarding against the return of the ancient threat that brought about the world's fate in the first place. Warhammer 40k. Many of these worlds are ruled with an iron fist by a warrior aristocracy that engages in ceaseless and brutal wars, often against its own peoples. It has already been established that the only likely Successor Chapter Founded from their gene-seed (Without the Grey Knights permission of course!) a homebrew WH40k 9e Army Book for the Astra Militarum: Elysian Drop Troops. Perhaps the most well-known example of a Space Marine home world falling into this category is Macragge, home of the Ultramarines Chapter. Trade wars escalate to open conflicts and the planetary militias are used not to defend against attackers but to capture territory from bitter competitors. When it is first implanted within an Aspirant, the genetic sequence will work hideous changes on the warrior's mind and body; they revert to a primal state where their bones split and buckle, thick hair sprouts from across their body and their only desire is to gorge on fresh meat and glut themselves on blood. The Primarchs were the Emperor's genetically modified sons who commanded and led vast Space Marine Legions all across the galaxy. Games Workshop no longer produce campaign or battle zone codices, instead releasing 'expansions'. Sometimes the High Lords of Terra bestow the name at the Chapter's Founding, linking it to some sacred duty the Chapter must perform, as is the case with the Praetors (meaning "guardians") of Orpheus. The range of codices is regularly updated with new editions of armies and occasionally new army codices. All codices were rendered obsolete by 3rd edition Warhammer 40,000. Bearing the ritual scars of bravery, these fierce warriors fight with all the tribal savagery that define the fierce steppe nomads of their homeworld Mundus Planus, bringing swift death to all of the enemies of the Imperium. Codices follow the same edition publication history as the . Such Trials carried out in an icy waste could involve the Aspirant travelling from one point to another, with countless hundreds of kilometres of trackless snow-blasted plains separating the two. Death Worlds are often thought of as deadly jungles, but might just as easily be ocean-bound planets. Only 1 left in stock - order soon. When triggered produces hyper-cocktail of combat stimms and enhanced rapid fresh regrowth before falling dormant again. Entire continents become crossed with trench lines thousands of kilometres in length. Good examples of this would be Kevin's tactically flexible Regal Skulls or my the reckless duelists of The Swords of Davion. This is both lazy and unimaginative. Chapter symbols are simple, striking and easily recognisable, and very often related to the Chapter's name. Another peculiar and unexplained quirk of the Chapter is the Imperial Fists' pathological need to scrimshaw the bones of their dead when off-duty. Some even seek out such challenges, seeming to prefer life in the wild to that in their Chapter's fortress-monastery or aboard a vessel within a fleet-based Chapter. The Chapter worships one of its own heroes above all others. Such environments range from sub-zero ice wastes, impenetrable swamps and arid deserts to exotic death world jungles, methane sumps and hydrocarbon oceans. This section describes the many and varied trials that Aspirants are expected to overcome before being accepted into the ranks of a Chapter's Neophytes. On occasion, they can become closed-minded or overly judgemental of those who do not think as they do. The Battle of Macragge was the Ultramarines versus the Tyranids; no-one else was present. Each Space Marine Chapter is limited to a strength of approximately 1,000 Astartes by ancient tradition, so that no one man can ever again command enough power to start another successful rebellion against the Emperor. 3rd Edition was released in 1998. But keep in mind, this Chapter is the exception, not the norm. What is the predominant terrain type of the Chapters In many cases the predators are human, such as the gelt-scalpers that prey on the outcasts of hive societies, culling the unwanted for monetary reward. 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. An ocean Hive-World might feature air-sealed hives at the bottom of the sea, or afloat on great man-made islands. As a result of this change in organisation, the Space Marines' military purpose changed as well. The Imperial Fists are one of the most valiant of all Chapters, held as paragons of the principles set down in the Codex Astartes and exemplars of everything to which a Space Marine is heir. The Lost Primarchs of the First Founding Space Marine Legions are the two Primarchs of the IInd and XIth Legions who, for unknown reasons, were deliberately expunged from all known Imperial records and archives before the onset of the Horus Heresy in the early 31st Millennium. In the aftermath of an arduous campaign a Chapter may be well below strength and require several years or even decades to fully recover. The name of a Chapter often describes it some way, linking to its Battle-Brothers' essential character or mission. The Dark Angels and their Successors (also known as The Unforgiven) have a shadowy past hidden by the weight of history and shrouded in the smoke and blood of the Horus Heresy itself. To quickly access the location of the Space Marine Chapters already listed on this wiki, please be sure to browse the Space Marine Chapters category. Considering the circumstances of Rogal Dorn's eventual death, it is clear that the Imperial Fists have a drive for self-sacrifice that they must continually battle to overcome. Space Marines are foremost amongst the defenders of humanity, the greatest of the Emperor of Mankind's warriors. 4th Edition was released in 2004. The Chapters officers might visit the culture once a generation and will be the subject of myth and legend. Many other Chapters use similar methods as well, including the Dark Angels and their Unforgiven Successor Chapters. After the Horus Heresy and the resultant Second Founding reforms of the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Wolves Legion was divided into two Chapters: the new Space Wolves Chapter, which was not compliant with the dictates of the Codex Astartes and retained the name of its parent Legion, and the second Chapter which took the name of the Wolf Brothers. The warriors conducting the purge are likely to be drawn from elite units such as the Space Marines, who are able to attack swiftly, with overwhelming force, before the enemy can react. Contact with other planets and peoples is relatively common, amongst the upper echelons of society at least, and the people see themselves as subjects of the greater Imperium. home world? For example, a missing company of Ultramarines would still be Ultramarines, therefore, once they managed to make contact with their Chapter home world of Macragge, they would most likely be reabsorbed back into the Chapter. An obvious example would be Spartiate Marines by Kadjah Thoris. Some Chapters hover at the verge of extinction, having suffered a terrible defeat or bitter misfortune, and can field but a handful of warriors. 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. This is especially likely to be the case with Chapters of a later Founding, who maintain less in the way of contact with the Progenitor than older, more closely-tied Successors. FREE delivery Feb 9 - 10. Feral world tribes might use flint-tipped spears or the sharpened, serrated fangs of wild beasts. Some marines are more humane than others, but they aren't cuddly and nice. Games Workshop PLC - Welcome! At the time of the outbreak of the Horus Heresy in the early 31st Millennium, the Ultramarines Legion was divided into twenty Chapters, each composed of ten companies, with each company composed of roughly 1,000 Astartes. In either case, it is likely to be external causes that have brought such a change about, whether deliberate or not. Below are a few examples of some non-Codex oriented Chapters variant company colours. When randomly generating a name, in all likelihood it will take a good few goes to produce something usable, so use the tables as a source of inspiration. To feel what Dorn felt. This also goes for having a Chapter aligned with any other xenos species or empire. While some Chapters are created using the "pure" gene-seed of the Progenitors, others are created using later generation Successors of the same Legion. The nature of this Trial varies hugely from Chapter to Chapter and world to world. Of course, suppressions may fail in their objectives, and escalate into full blown wars consuming millions of lives and lasting Battle-Brothers that underwent a Survival of the Fittest Trial before being accepted in the ranks of the Chapters Neophytes are often possessed of a heroic air, for they proved themselves the greatest warriors of their home world in passing the Trial. The Space Wolves, known in their own dialect of Juvjk as the Vlka Fenryka or "Wolves of Fenris", are one of the original 20 First Founding Space Marine Legions, and were once led by their famed Primarch, Leman Russ. A Chapter is a completely autonomous military unit made up of one thousand of the superhuman warriors known as Space Marines or Astartes and their related vehicles, starships and support personnel. The rulers of the Imperium care nothing for the quality of their workers lives, only that quotas are met and output remains constant. Most elements have a melting point either so high or so low that life is simply not possible in oceans featuring a predominance of such elements, so in the main, planets used by the Space Marines as home worlds are capable of supporting life and generally of less toxic composition. Thomas / Goatboy. Warhammer 40k 5E by Killbodies0313 - Created with GM Binder. Even the psycho-conditioning every Neophyte endures cannot totally erase the notion that the Battle-Brother is equal in skill, if not rank, to his superiors and he is never afraid to question their orders if he feels they are ill-judged. Once the VIth Legion of Astartes raised by the Emperor at the dawn of the Great Crusade, the Space Wolves are renowned for their anti-authoritarian ways and their embrace of their homeworld Fenris' savage barbarian culture as well as their extreme deviation from the Codex Astartes in the Chapter's organisation. They have the pride in knowing that theirs is the pinnacle of the Codex Astartes and the legacy of the loyalist legions which served The Salamanders and their people as a whole are also defined by their adherence to a variation of the Imperial Cult called the Promethean Cult. They originally served as the Imperium's XVIIIth Space Marine Legion during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy. It's best to occlude a Chapter's origins and keep it mysterious, as this is much more inventive and makes your Chapter much more believable and interesting. More Buying Choices. 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. The populations genetic purity must be maintained, in order to conserve those qualities that serve the Space Marines purposes best. The two event codices were released in association with the 2000 and 2003 Worldwide Campaigns. As with a duel, this type of Challenge Trial can often prove deadly. Although the Adeptus Terra prefer to leave the administration of the Imperium's worlds to the duly appointed Imperial Commanders, there are times when circumstances dictate that elements of that world's population be removed for the good of the entire region. 2nd Edition was released in 1993. 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As there were 20 existing Space Marine Legions, there would be no need for any such 'secret' Chapter. See more ideas about space marine art, warhammer 40k artwork, space marine. Using Shooting, combat and Save modifiers. Although the Emperor and the Primarch are likely to be fully acknowledged, this hero is regarded as an intersessional figure who sits at the right side of the Emperor. Those Aspirants who survive must eventually fight one another for the honour of claiming victory. Other Aspirants might have to cross an entire continent of irradiated ash dunes, traverse an impassable mountain range, swim a predator-infested ocean or a hundred other such challenges. Whilst company colours are typically displayed on the trim of a Space Marines shoulder pauldrons, they can also be displayed on helmets, chest Aquilas, knee plates or even on the squad markings. Like the other Loyalist Astartes Legions, the Iron Hands would later be divided up after the Horus Heresy into multiple different Chapters, as required by the Codex Astartes, although one Chapter of the original Legion remained known as the Iron Hands and is described below. Some of these Chapters utilise subtle modifications to armour and weaponry, shielding them from detection until the very last moment. Not to mention, that in the 32nd Millennium, during the First Battle of the Fang, the Thousand Sons Primarch Magnus the Red destroyed the Space Wolves gene-labs within the Fang, and killed the only Wolf Priest who understood the secrets of the Canis Helix within his Chapter's gene-seed. Few outside the Chapter can even guess at the exact facts surrounding the Chapters beginning, and those within its ranks guard their secrets well. A Hive World, for example, may be an ash-blasted wasteland or its rearing spires might form islands of plasteel amidst an endless sea of jungle. Codices for particular armies were introduced for the second edition of the game. The industrial might of the Imperium's Forge worlds and Hive worlds makes it possible for entire armies to be equipped with the mightiest of armoured war machines. Another common variation of this Trial is exposure to pain. Thus, a Chapter of the Twenty-Sixth Founding could actually have a "purer" genetic inheritance than one of the Sixth, for example, depending on which Progenitor or Successor provided the gene-stock. Please, choose your destination, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Codex_(Warhammer_40,000)&oldid=1135307938, War Zone Charadon Act 1: The Book of Rust. In truth, none expect the Aspirant to better a full Battle-Brother and his success is more often measured in the degree of his failure. Writing it out! The greatest weapon of any Space Marine Chapter is its Most Death Worlds are impossible to settle, for every single living thing in them appears motivated to expel any intruders as if ruled by some overarching and utterly malicious intelligence. Space Marines are genetically-engineered, armoured killing machines. As they become unstable, they begin to mimic the sullen nature of their Primarch before his mysterious disappearance. many years. Irreplaceable equipment, some of it dating back to the days of the Unification on Terra, had been entirely devastated, and priceless inner mechanics were now nothing more than useless wreckage. The Space Wolves use similar methods, as do many other Chapters. A Blood Ravens Space Marine can become consumed by his thirst for knowledge if he is not careful in his pursuit. Enemy positions are thoroughly reconnoitred, their status communicated by ultra-secure cipher wave to the main force hidden nearby. Despite the difficulty in establishing settlements in such places, jungle worlds are valuable for the products that can be synthesised from the myriad of plant forms, from highly effective medicines to elicit narcotics. The Blood Angels and their Successor Chapters still suffer from the psychic imprint left by Sanguinius' death (or by the daemonic "wound" caused on Signus Prime). This expression of duty can become exaggerated in members of the Chapter after long periods in combat, especially against numerous and unrelenting foes like the Ork hordes of a WAAAGH! Though established GW canon has confirmed that there are such possible Successors, such as the Death Eagles Chapter, which might be the remnant of the Emperor's Children 34th Millennial, that remained loyal to the Emperor, and fought their own traitorous kin during the Horus Heresy. In such societies, Trials are all but unnecessary and instead of staging formal tests and challenges the Space Marines simply watch these wars from afar, witness the deeds of the greatest heroes and select the victors as Aspirants. Because of this, a Blood Ravens BattleBrother is more characterised by the nature of his Chapter and its doctrines than the line from which he is descended. The Battle- Brothers of some Chapters are focused and relentless in close combat, while others are frenzied and nigh uncontrollable. Other worlds are heavily irradiated, by the processes of industry or by the effects of local celestial phenomena. Codex: Inquisition is a Codex for the 6th Edition of the Games Workshop table top game Warhammer 40,000. A Fortress-Monastery built upon an Uninhabited World. Amongst such classes, the warrior code is all, and even the smallest slight against a warrior's honour is answered with a challenge, often to the death. Below are some examples you can use for your Chapter's current status: While the Space Marines stand aloof from the bulk of humanity, the long millennia of war have often brought about unlikely alliances and rivalries. Their taciturn nature and stubborn refusal to accept anything other than total victory over their foes has served the Unforgiven well. The opposite of the Close Combat doctrine, Chapters focusing on ranged combat prefer to gun their opponents down with overwhelming firepower.
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