Chapters

The Tridents (of the Emperor) are Barbados inspired Space Marine Chapter

 

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Origins

This chapter was originally formed from those serving as Primarch's body guard who all carried the Electo-Trident, a badge of office and from which the name of the chapter is derived. The Body Guard were elite 1st company (1st legion chapter) marines of the Imperial Fists. These exceptional marines were the basis of the Emperor's Spears, which are believed to be a 2nd founding chapter but it has not been confirmed. The Emperor's Spears were a massive chapter and contained far more marines that the codex 1,000. Later it was subsequently divided into three to bring it within codex limits. The Tridents are one of these three.

 

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Colours

Armour: Blue armour with Yellow middle stripe.

Symbol: A yellow Trident on blue.

 

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Home World

Barbadus III Also know as ‘Little Terra' (after the idea of Barbados is referred to as ‘Little England'). They also have the original design of the Imperial Fists palace though smaller (in the same way Barbados has the original Nelson's column). Barbadus is an ancient and lush paradise world. At some point in the far distance past it was struck by a meteor shower which created the myriad of archipelagoes that cover the world. The sea is relatively shallow around the archipelagoes and has many coral reefs which rise up above the sea, and much of the land mass seen from orbit is in fact these coral reefs. It is unusual, in that it is virtually identical to ancient Terra, with a perfect match on environment. It is event the same distance from the sun, and has the same year cycle.

 

It is considered a 'Noble World' and many Imperial nobles live here.

Not a place to recruit marines? That's not counting of the religious and harsh nature of the population.

 

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Description

The Basians live in a very strict and religious society (similar to Victorian England), they abhor Psykers and magics and the Sisters of Battle have an order situated here and are constantly monitoring the population for mutants and wytches. As such the Tridents do not have any Psykers among their number, and view the inclusion of Psykers in a marine Chapter or any Imperial organisation as fundamentally destabilising to humanity.

 

The Sisters of Battle and the Tridents work quite closely together, often working in unison on missions of Psyker hunting. The sisters even go so far as to allow Anti-Psykers (pariah-gene) sisters to join Marine units to suppress Psykers during conflicts. This is an unprecedented level of co-operation between the two organisations, and is only allowed due to the zero tolerance the Tridents show to Psykers.

 

Heroes: The chapter master, Lord Ryvern is tall for a marine getting on for 9 foot! He has dark skin, angular features and high cheek bones. Like the Imperial Fists Primarch he has violet eyes (originally green – yep, some Basians have green eyes!), a variance caused by the geneseed and considered a blessing of ‘true sight' among the Tridents. He has been chapter master for over 600 years, and at the forefront of some of the biggest anti-cultist crusades, tracking down the foul minions of Chaos where ever they run, even razing whole hives to the ground to find his quarry. Lord Ryvern goes into battle armed with two powerfists with enhanced strength allowing him to wield one of the Chapters holy relics, the Trident of Ezekiel.

 

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Organisation

In general a codex chapter, but 1st company and scout company has 'modifications'.

 

Specialist Weapons: Elctro-Tridents or Shock Tridents. The weapons are not 'power-weapons' lacking the power field's enhanced penetration ability. Instead they use electric pulses to stun a target and incapacitate them instantly, before torturing them to death or inducing instant heart explosion syndrome. Any strike on a target that allows two or all three of the prongs to stab the flesh will deliver a massive shock. Even super massive monsters can be taken down with these weapons. They are exceptionally vicious and effective weapons and the hallmarks of all three of the Trident chapters.

 

Tactics: The 1st company is non-codex, it lacks any terminators, and is orgnaised into three man kill teams. The kill teams are arranged in a tight triangle formation, with the 'point man' being flanked by two wingers. The point man is armed with a power-shield and a shock trident. The wingers are armed with bolters. The whole kill team act as one, and move as one. The point-man also serves as an ammo store for the two wingers, and carries extra ammo on his back pack (enhancement of the 'buddy system')

 

The point-mans job it to break charges (set shock trident vs charge) and to provide cover for the wingers. The wingers job is to take down foes as quickly as possible and follow the point-man. The point-man is the leader and veteran and will be usually charging full tilt toward the enemy. Those the point-man stabs with the shock-trident as paralysed and are automatically picked off with head taps from the wingers. It is vital that the point-man is highly aggressive, because static kill team is a dead kill team.

 

The formation also appears in the scout company, where the veteran sergeant is armed with a shock trident and the scouts with pistols. In this setup the veteran rarely carries full power-shield, instead replacing it with a bolt-pistol, plasma gun or combi-weapon.

 

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French Translation

English/ St George inspired Space Marine Chapter

 

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Origins

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Colours

Armour: White with a blood red cross and a few deep blue details.

Symbol: A blood red Bulldog (bathed in blood) on a white background. The Chapter is also known by various nicknames: the Bulldogs, the Red Dogs, and the Bloody Bulldogs.

 

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Home World

Albion is a desert world. Angland Province/ Concrete Jungle Super Hive (Britannia) is mostly subterranean.

 

It became a desert world after the Eldar bombed it in revenge for their losses at the hands of the Sons of Sparta and to ensure the death of the invading Dark Eldar. The inhabitants learned to hate the Dark Eldar up close while held in 'reservations' during their brief occupation. Once liberated the former prisoners hunted down Dark Eldar. Those who actually managed to kill a Dark Eldar were awarded a rosette (tudor rose with skull pin) as a mark of courage, and became known simply as 'The Certified' (As in 'Certified Killer'). Everything got really messy when the Eldar (not Dark) turned up, and were attacked by the humans.

 

Those with Rose/ttes formed gangs, which lead to the 'War or the Roses'.

 

[Note: Should be some marriage stuff related to the rosette, like love spoons]

 

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Description

Hive Britanium is a sprawling underground bunker complex, centred on the skyscraping spire of the primus gravity lift. The Chapter's marble white fortress monastery, known as the 'Ivory Tower', encircles and sheaths the spire to form a mighty citadel. A massive gothic totem to the might of the Certified and the Adeptus Mechanicus, decorated with millions of screaming gargoyles and wrapped in void shields. Around it's base is the core of the Lance defence system. Each titanic weapon is a bastion of power, an island is the dunes of the desert, quite capable of striking targets in orbit. From the base of the Ivory Tower the network reaches out to the horizons on all sides.

 

Deep underground the Ivory Tower and the lances is the massive bulk of the Hive. It extends over most of the continent with a population in the billions. It is a modification of the ancient Ecopolis system with an open floor layout design. The vast tiled hydroponic halls of the 'countryside' are filled with lush gardens with overhead panel lights embedded between riveted girders (think Victorian arboretum/ Kew Gardens/ Crystal Palace but underground). As part of the water recycling system, recovered water is distributed via a sprinkler system, so in Britanium it 'rains' a lot. (Even in 40K we still have the great British weather! Best take a brolly ;-) ). The sprinkler system is also part of the fire suppression and control system.

 

The 'countryside' is run under a feudal (Manorialism) system with the hive being the divided in Manors and each Manor owned by a Lord who has sworn fealty to the Space Marine chapter. The actual running of the Manor is down to the Lord's Villeins and his (or her) crew who work and farm the hydroponic halls.

 

In the centre of the countryside and around the tower is 'the city', technically Londinium Central Core (LCC) and its surrounding segmenta arrayed in a cross. It is the central manufactorium and trade centre and run by 'Freemen'. In has a diverse culture and attracts people from all over this sector of the Imperium.

 

Distinguishing Features: The Certified have a quirk of the White Scars for ritual ornamentation, but instead of scars they favour tattoos and sleeving. These designs are carried over and worked into the Black Carapace. Whole chapter histories are etched into flesh and carapace 'least we forget'.

 

Pathological hatred of the Eldar (all of them).

 

Recruitment: No rules bare knuckle prize fighting is very popular among the masses. Only those who have killed can enter the ring (usually as part of their punishment/ gladiators) Those who slay 50 killers in the pit are awarded the rosette, and are prime for recruitment (they are often serving as enforces). Usually by this time the are 'combat crazy', but some still have a mind and may elect to have freedom (they're going to let that back into society? Hell yes! It's only fair, after all he's fully rehabilitated :P) those some can't give up the killing and choose to become marines (well, the default is to become a marine, you have to 'opt out', and if 'mental' that may be impossible).

 

Notes: Youngsters race on the surface in souped-up dune buggies - Speed Freaks/ Bikes/ rampant insanity/ tats (and lots of 'em). Most notable fast attack from Hydroponic Complex Essicks. Various Manors regularly get into scuffles, and such fighting is considered healthy. Also they like to sunbathe in the boiling desert sun (quite mad!).

 

Heroes. Sgt (sergeant) Georgios (George), slayer of the Fire Dragon Exarch (The Parable of Sgt George and the Dragon of Fire). Sgt Georgios was leading a team of the Sons of Sparta in an ambush of the Dark Eldar, when they were attacked by the Fire Dragons of the Eldar. Most of the Sons of Sparta were slain in the ensuing combat, but Sgt Georgios slew the Exarch. The certified (pre-marine) of the era saw this and the legend spread.

 

When the Marine chapter was formed by the Sons of Sparta's progenitor chapter, there was no shortage of recruits. The Sons of Sparta are a direct 'brother' chapter of the Certified. Sgt Georgios is now serving as the captain of the first company of the Sons of Sparta, but before then he has lead a Deathwatch kill team made up of Marines from the Certified who hunted Dark Eldar. Sgt Georgios is the patron saint of Hive Britanium, particularly in the Anglia (England) super-complex where the famous slaying took place.

 

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Organisation

The Certified are a non-codex chapter, and take after the White Scars with their warband philosophy. The Certified are devided into 'firms' which are roughly analogous to a 'company' except the whole hierarchy of command is self-contained in a firm. The only 'company' is the first company, to which all the firms pay fealty.

 

Each firm also supplies enforcers for local Lords in the from of scouts (rare) or neophytes (common) for when things get out of hand. There is a hazy transition between the marine and the enforces of a Lord. The Enforces of the lords often go on to become marines, and most enforces are recruited from those who win prize fights.

 

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Tauromarch Corps: Hittite/ Corporate inspired Space Marine Chapter

Tauromarch Corps aka Bull Guard, Hearth Guards

 

 

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Origins

Covert off-shoot of the Steel Confessors.

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Colours

Armour: Sand yellow armour with off white trim and black markings.

Symbol: A black horned bull on mustard yellow base (Aleph symbol used too)

 

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Home World

Hattusa II Industrial/ Forgeworld transition.

Vast rolling planes of fields are being eaten up by the vast juggernaut of the Adeptus Mechanicus industrial complex. The transitional boundary between the rural and techno-industrial is similar to modern day cities, where humans are groomed for Adeptus Mechanicus service in conformity cells called 'offices', stacked into skyscrappers.

 

O.F.F.I.C.E. = Ordered Fiscal Format Institutionalised Coaxing Environment :p

The cells are a common method the Adeptus Mechanicus use to break the will of the indigenous workforce. All emotion is drained from the human psyche as boredom addles the brain. The only escape is mind altering drugs, supplied by the Adeptus Mechanicus, which in turn makes the users suggestive and compliant for the next stage of full drug induced zombiefication and eventual servitor fodder and loss of all freewill.

 

Servitors are big business of a sorts, and office bred servitors are the most compliant and hard working of all, it's as if the enjoy being a servitor.

 

There are those who are resilient to this setup, and these are considered high-humans and are siphoned off to other cult institutions.

 

Obviously such a valuable commodity needs to be protected, and this is where the Tauromarch Corps. comes into play.

 

The largest complex is Yazilikaya, and this is where the bulk of the Chapter is stationed.

 

History: War of Autonomy a protracted war with corrupt forces lead by Inquisitor Calsar, who seeing the power of the force the Adeptus Mechanicus had created requisitioned the Tauromarch Corps for his own nefarious purposes, and then tried to bind them to his own command as pawns. When they refused, insisting on autonomy, he branded them traitors and sought to have them excommunicated and terminated.

The Adeptus Mechanicus and the Tauromarch were assisted by the IG under the command of General Lafayette. In the final analysis it seems that Calsar was after Adeptus Mechanicus technology on Hattusa as well as the Chapter.

 

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Description

The Tauromarch Corporation is a Cult Mechanicus (not Adeptus Mechanicus) run front, a main global corporation of this Industrialised world. The Tauromarch Corps is the Space Marine chapter, but unlike most they are seen as an officers coprs to the main army of marine 'scouts'. The official chapter title is the Bull Guard or simply theBulls. They are also know as the Hearth Guard on Hattusa II.

 

This Chapter is yet another attempt of the Adeptus Mechanicus to gain chapters in their direct service, the last being the Steel Confessors, from which this chapter is derived. The Chapter officially adheres to the 1,000 marine limit, but the vast bulk of the fighting force lays in the augmented 'scouts' is carapace armour (similar to Gears of War - notice the Ad-Mec like symbol?!) and a lesser version of power armour not using the Black Carapace interface (loop hole). These scouts do not count towards the 1,000 marine limit, and technically come under the heading of 'Praetorians'. This gives the entire army, which officially doesn't on paper, a huge fighting force of augmented warriors far in excess of what a marine chapter should have.

 

Notes: Scouts are U.S. Army like, who act like soldiers and are not individual glory. They are more 'Gears of War' than classical marine scouts. Sergeants being full marines are the show offs (but being marines they are up front so it's OK).

 

Cult of the Core. The Core is everything.

 

Plenty of Ad-Mec whiz bangs.

 

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Organisation

The chapter is divided up as a regular chapter except (unofficially) each tactical marine leads a 5 man scout kill team. The kill team consists of 4 'Praetorians' (augmented scouts in semi-carapace armour) and a full scout (augmented and in non-marine power armour or full scout carapace) who acts as the second in command. The Praetorians are not bound by the usual rules of supply for a marine chapter, and field a wide range of weapon systems, including experimental and archo-techweapons.

 

This structure yields a fighting force of around five to six thousand troops, with 1 in 6 being a real marine. However this organisation is unofficial, in truth the second in command scout is the leader of the unit, the marine has not authority, but due to 'blood brother' ties the marine is effectively in charge via the second.

 

The structure is further supported by the Skitarii, the fighting forces of the Adeptus Mechanicus. The kill teams can command the Skitarii units via the Praetorians, creating independent cells, communication via the marine comms at high command level.

 

In essence the 'Chapter' is the high command of officers of the standing army!

It is this unusual structure that proved so effective in the War of Autonomy, and the tactics employed were un-marine like and even Inquisitor Calsar was not prepared to tackle this unorthodox army.

 

Specials: Use 'Multi-Lascarbine', 'Plasma Pulse Cannon', 'Sniper-Cannon' heavy weapons and exotics such as D-Cannon and Gravitons, and even Webbers (to immobilized even powerful target too tough to crack).

 

Notable allies: General Gilbert du Motier (Lafayette) of the Imperial Guard: War of Autonomy.

 

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French Translation

Atlantis/ Greek (Hoplite)/ Phoenician Argonauts inspired Space Marine Chapter

 

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Origins

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Colours

Armour: Green/ Turquoise armour with raw copper trim, with ivory chest icon.

Symbol: A White Samekh (Ultramarines letter tie in) on turquoise base.

 

Samekh = 60 (?)

 

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Home World

Atlantis I (Atlantis) A single world orbiting a gas giant within a nebular. It has no moon. A hot misty world of silicate deserts where it never rains. An old world with a near solid core. Huge sunken cities are built around deep 'oasis', titanic shafts cut into the crust reaching deep into the planet's bowls, at the bottom water collects. The habs surround the walls of the shaft, built into the rock. Each oasis is a city state (the whole of Atlantis is like out ancient middle east, except that here they really are all that there is of the known world!)

 

Cult of Astarte: Astarte is a female goddess on ancient terra. The warlike peoples of Atlantis had a huge problem with the idea that a man could be improved by introducing the (gene)seed of another man, or create new life without a woman, and so the Cult of Astarte developed as a social convention to try and get their head around the whole idea. In the cult the Primarch has both male and female aspects, and it is the female aspect that gives birth to the 'marine'. As such, the marines are viewed as a reincarnated second life, not a altered body. In this mythology the marines are literally the sons of god, and are considered 'demigods'.

 

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Description

The Aquamarines are rumoured to be from the lost world of Atlantis I, and planet lost in the great bureaucracy of Terra and does not appear on any star map yet is listed as a world. It was renamed 'Atlantis' due to it's lost status by Inquisitor Lord Contemptra Wargg, who is thought to be the only person who knows it's whereabouts (though this is not confirmed).

 

It is thought to be near Tau space, and the Aquamarines have become adept Tau hunters, and due to the location of their home world have been very secretive about it's location.

 

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Organisation

The Chapter is run much as a Spartan style city state, supported by the populations of other city states.

 

Tactics in open warfare revolved around a modification of the phalanx but instead of spears combat accessories in close and Bolters are used at range. The idea is that the armour of the marine is the new shield, and the bolt rounds extend the reach of the spear tips.

 

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Spartans

Three assault companies are known as the Spartans (who gave rise to the Sons of Sparta Chapter). These 300 warriors are some of the finest assault troops in the Imperium.

 

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Argonauts

In the myth the Argonauts of were a band of heroes who accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. In 40K Colchis is the name of the home world of the traitorous marine chapter of Word Bearers, and their Primarch, Lorgar, had golden skin.

 

I thought it would be fun if the Aquamarines where on a mission to hunt down Word Bearers, or a specific group of the Aquamarines (the Argonauts on the strike cruiser Argo) where on a crusade.

 

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Pure corn :D

 

Pre Notes:

Aquamarine stone comes in a few colours: Turquoise, Yellow, Pink and White.

Middle Ages the stone was considered an Anti-Poison

 

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Romanian inspired Space Marine Chapter

 

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Colours

Armour: Earthy brown and black of the mountains of their home, with a red face grill. Mrk7 and Mrk8 armours are most prevalent, and their aquila are of a greenish 'luna' rock.

 

Symbol: A blood red winged maw. Personal heraldry of captains may include a 'beard' of blood drops.

 

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Home World

Carpathia is an arid world with sparse vegetation and little water. It cities are carved into the living rock of mountains, the capital is Ardeal/ Stof.

 

The Black Sea. Holy site. Believed to be where the souls of the dead enter the underworld, ties to the 'Black Rage' of the Blood Angel curse.

 

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Description

The Red Maw are some of the most savage assault marines known to the Imperium. They are rabid and virtually uncontrollable. Once released they will kill and kill until everything is dead, feast on the flesh of the fallen and even trun on reach other in their madness.

 

The Red Maw are prone to falling to the red thirst and black rage, a legacy of the Blood Angels, and from which the chapter derives their name (and the red grill).

 

*Massive scout recruitment to fulfil losses. Most of the chapter's strength lays in 10th company and the scouts.

 

*Deep dungeons/ insane asylums where those fallen to the 'curse' are contained.

 

Curse or Blessing?: The Red Maw marines see the black rage not as a curse but as a blessing! They believe it is the first enlightenment of Sanguinius, and that overcoming the Black Rage delivers the marine to a higher plane of existence and closer to their beloved lord. They see it as following in the footsteps of the 'first apostle' Calistarius who was reborn as Mephiston Lord of Death, of the most holy Blood Angels chapter. The call this the 'blessing of blood'.

 

Hundreds of 'touched' marines are surgically bound into medical sarcophagi. Even when pumped full with massive doses of potent sedatives they still rant and rave day and night, gnashing at their bonds and screaming their lords name. The corridors of the pit are full with the howls of the tormented, and as you descend through the rings (think Dante's inferno) the voices become more and more demonic. Hordes of servitor scribes protected with psi-wards faithfully record all that is said, as every now and then one of The Bound, one of the howling furies of madness, becomes momentarily lucid and it is believed they speak the future.

 

None have recovered form the Black Rage yet...

 

At the ninth ring the sarcophagi are eerily silent, for the marines interred here scream a 'counter noise', harmonised with those above. It is believed that these marines are near ascention, and are known as the 'heralds of god'. The ninth inferno is regarded as the most holy place to the Red Maw marines, for they believed an avatar of Sanguinius will raise form one of the blood drenched Sarcophagi.

 

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Organisation

The are supposed to be a codex chapter, but once the battle is joined they quickly loose formation and self control and become rabid. What is unusual is that the seem to have a pack mentality and still work well as a team. They have a strange barking, roaring and grunting battle language of commands. Most have not actually been seduced by the black rage and it seem to be a form of mass hysteria. After battle they wail the laments of the dead, their blood curdling 'death song' before those who fell succumb to the black rage, and those who did not pass out to visions of their lord (battle happy/ drug induced hallucinations)

 

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Chinese myth inspired Space Marine Chapter

 

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Origins

Three Sovereigns (The Emperor, Rogal Dorn and Chapter Master) and Five Emperors (worlds).

 

The Dragons are believed, and they claim, to be a successor of the Crimson Fists. This has not be conclusively confirmed by the Inquisition who suspects that they may be Alpha Legion, or have been usurped by Alpha Legion. This rumour has been compounded by the fact that the Adeptus Mechanicus do not take a gene-seed tithe from this Chapter under some archaic treaty dating back thousands of years. In response the Dragons point out that it was rogue Inquisitional elements that made this claim, who were discredited, and they assert their rights of autonomy. These rights are unusual as they are enforce by a specific high lord edict.

 

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Colours

Armour: Red base with black shoulders and jade trim. the Jade trim is carved with scenes of ancient history, pictorial representation of myths and legends. it is similar practice to the Imperial Fists scrimshaw of bones.

Symbol: Various stylised dragons representing each company.

 

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Home World

Zhoukoudian is a water world, with orbiting space stations linked by gravity lifts to the massive Hives below that rise out of the sea. The original submerged Ecoria have been built upon over the millennia until the cities rose above the sea. Much of the 'hydroponics' is a variant marine (sea) version fully submerged.

 

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Description

The Dragons are organised around houses each associated with a Dragon of ancient Terra myth. These Dragons were taken as symbols, and personifications, by the High Warlords of the Techno-Barbarian houses of the Pan-Corporations. These mighty leaders negotiated with the Emperor during his unification of Terra at the end of the age of strife. These fearsome warriors, the greatest of all ancestor heroes, fought for the Emperor and later become full marines. This link is believed by the Adeptus Mechanicus to be the reason prime examples of Mark 1 Thunder Armour are held by the chapter's vaults.

 

War as Art

They retain many teaching of war form those ancient times. Each of the Dragons has it's own style of close combat and bolter-art.

 

Hainan Hive incident

Notes: Fight between the Dragons and 'Imperialist forces', a 'rouge faction' of the Imperium under the influence of Inquisitor Maximilla Von Napier seeking to gain control of the Dragons. Fight to enforce Space Marine Chapter autonomy.

 

The Inquisition

Notes: After the successful Dragon taking of Hainan, Inquisitor Maximillia Von Napier made accusations of corruption and links the Dragons to the Alpha Legion, with each dragon being linked to the head of the Hydra. She commandeered two navy battle ships to take on the Dragons but the Dragons infiltrated and destroyed the battleships. Furious at her defeat she left for holy Terra only to die in transit from fever, the ship developed engine problems and her body was returned to Zhoukoudian where it was cremated as part of quarantine control. Her ashes are stored in a secure facility in the Macau Hive complex Alpha. The Dragons have refuse to return the body and after an Inquisitional hearing Maximilla was declared a heretic.

 

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(The dragons are taken from Chinese myth. Dragons are strongly associated with the water element.)

 

The Dragons are a non-codex chapter.

• 1st company [Tianlong] The Celestial Dragons (Command)
• 2nd company [Shenlong] The Spiritual Dragons (Psyker/ seers)
• 3rd company [Fucanglong] The Dragon of Hidden Treasures (Tech/ underworld)
• 4th company [Dilong] The Earth Dragons (Ecorium assault)
• 5th company [Yinglong] The Winged Dragons (fast attack)
• 6th company [Jiaolong] The Horned Dragons (heavy weapons)
• 7th company [Panlong] The Coiling Dragons (Assassination squad)
• 8th company [Huanglong] Yellow Dragons (Golden Dragons – heralds of the chapter/ records)
• 9th company The Dragon 'Kings' (four seas…? Province? Home guard?)

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Celtic inspired Space Marine Chapter

 

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Note on name: The name is a patronym using Ó (which denotes 'grandson'). The Ómen are considered the grandchildren of the Emperor, and although Corax is the the father, the Emperor is used because he still lives. The problem here is that no one is allowed to speak the Emperor's name so Óman (Ómen plural) was used as a stand in. All the marines have the surname Óman.

 

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Armour: Blue glazed black armour base, with off-white trim and golden chest aquila. Often incorporating celtic knots in gold inlay as honours (more inlay = tougher).

 

Symbol: A white triple spiral triskele on blue glazed black.

 

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Danuvius III: A lush paradise world with an occasional Ork problem. The major land mass in the northern hemisphere and the homeland of the tribes is Pritani.

 

[Eldar/ Slann/ Old One semi-operational warp portal]: Far to the west upon the Isle of Ablach is a ring of ancient standing stones. Once in a blue moon a gateway opens to the otherworld, Annwn, to a mythical 'plane of joy' (Slaanesh? Eldar God? Danu (shared root with Hindu mythology - link to the Sons of Rarhm)?) and the basis of many Echtrai. Often the legends tell of a hero who gets the better of the otherworldly deities though wit and guile, and often finds love (Danu? Don? Daemonettes? :p) but leaves to return home to save his tribe (Goddess has no hold!) with great weapons of power. He then unites the tribes against an great foe, wins and rules, only to fall to some foul curse in later life.

 

Limited rule: It is usually well known that there is a steep price to pay for romping around in the garden of eternal delights! (see 'enemies' below).

 

All gifts have to be returned to 'the lady' once the foe is defeated, else the land dries up and famine takes hold.

 

Notes: On occasion women have been the heroes and made the journey. Often Women return with healing magics and protections, but Agrona returned with the Luna Blade, perhaps the most powerful weapon ever wielded by a mortal, which she used in the 'War of Spite' against an ex-lover (marine?) and his tribe (which destroyed a continent! Now the Dead Lands/ Desert of Salt). She is revered as a goddess of shorts, of strife and war.

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Organisation

Each of the 9* tribes is represented 111 of their greatest heroes lead by their 'King' (captain). 100 represent their tribe's associated company (lodge?), with the remaining 11 (king and ten guards) being part of the command 'high company' lead by the High King elect who is also the Chapter Master. The high company and the kings are all Bards, forming the religious/ cult centre of the Chapter and laying the bonds between the various tribes (Pan-Celticism?).

 

The current High King Ebraucus, a powerful Marine with jet black hair and piecing green eyes.

 

The Chapter is unusual in that they do not have a fortress monastery, but instead live among their tribes as 'warrior-poets'.

 

*Note: One Company is missing thanks to Agrona! (?)

 

Markings: Each clan can be identified by various Tartans and patterns found on their bolters. These are woven (kevlar like) cloth bonded to the ablative armour casing, or imprinted and studded leather with metal inlay. It all depends on the tribe, and each Bolter is a unique work of art.

 

Bards: Both Chaplin and Librarian combined in varying proportions.

 

Psi-Harps: Similar in principle to the Slaanesh noise marines' ax (guitar), but instead of destructive the Psi-Harp is used to strengthen protections, create wards, banish daemons and give heart to warriors in times of peril.

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Enemies

Orks! Ever since the earliest legends the Orks (Fomorians/ Orcnéas) have plagued this fair world. It is usual, and some speculate that it is not a coincidence, that mighty heroes of old have all found their way to the Plane of Joy just as the Ork's invasion seems unstoppable.

 

Not Forgotten: Not a bad way for a king to go: gets his leg over with a goddess and nips back to fight the Orks, only to die from some malady (broken heart) in later life because he can't get back to his love (I want to see my goddess: boo hoo! (Danu - 'all shall love me and despair!' :P). It is also taken that many men (and women) of the tribes have a roving eye for those from far away lands!

 

Inquisition

Is watching this chapter like a hawk!

 

Weapons: The Ómen usually fight Fomorians (Orks) and being an unorthodox (non-codex) chapter have changed the way they fight. It has become obvious to the Ómen that Bolters run out of ammo pretty quickly when fighting a mass war against the endless horde, and so they use bolters more for defence where ammo is plentiful (often with the drum box). For taking the fight to the Orks the 'Sun Spear' is employed, a power field spear which 'burns' with a ghostly plasma blue fire. Another weapon often carried by high ranking elite is the Luna Sword taking it's name from the weapon of legend. The is a variant archo-tech power-field sword with a combined repulsors field, which literally tears an opponent apart ('their bodies ripped themselves apart to receive it').

 

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Shark/ Privateer inspired Space Marine Chapter

 

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Origins

The Blood Sharks are part of the shark trinity of the third founding, which include the Space Sharks and their 'twin' the Iron Sharks. More info here

 

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Colours

Armour: Codex grey with red shoulder pads trimmed in black and a red helm stripe in red glazed in fresh blood.

 

Symbol: Rising white shark on a blood red background.

 

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Home World

Blood Moon: The Blood Sharks maintain a shine station in orbit around this super dense moon. The surface below is covered in a sea of viscous blood red liquid with a blue sky with few islands. The Blood Sharks sacrifice captives to the mythical Blood Shark below. The large moon of this world exerts a considerable gravitational pull upon the surface, which creates high tides that wash over the temporary volcanic islands below. All life on this world can be found in the deepest depths of the sea, huge ecosystems built around the volcanic vents of the sea floor. It is here the Blood Shark prowls.

 

The Shrine is also used for other nefarious purposes...

 

Recruitment: From the Rogue Trader fleets guarded by the Space Sharks.

 

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Description

All marine chapters are antonymous armies in their own right with an alliance to the rest of the Imperium. Some chapters have strong ties with all the institutions of the Imperium, others and are far selective. The Blood Sharks, like all sharks, are unreceptive pleas originating from any institutions other than those they are directly involved with. In the case of the Blood Shark they only respond to the Navigators and their direct Adeptus Mechanicus allies (an alliance outside the normal Imperial structures). This stems from the fact that their only true alliance is to the Emperor, and their duty in following the task he assigned them before the Heresy (standing orders never countered by the Emperor).

 

Whereas the Space Shark protect Rogue Trader fleets, the Blood Sharks protect Navigators, and have very strong ties to all Navigator houses and the Adeptus Mechanicus. (Iron Sharks protect Adeptus Mechanicus on tech crusades).

 

Some of the greatest Navigator Lords are at the helm of Blood Shark strike cruisers and this give the Blood Sharks are huge tactical advantage in their clandestine missions.

 

Primarily the Blood Sharks hunt down enemies of the Navigators, be they xnos or human. With the Navigator Lord at the helm the Blood Sharks can dive far deeper into the warp than other craft and therefore are incredibly fast, often able to intercept prey with huge initial leads. A favourite ploy is leave late and track deep, to hide in dark wells of the warp hidden from Psykers, and ambush when their mark's contacts arrive at the rendezvous point.

 

Tech: Due to their strong ties with the Navigators and the Iron Sharks (both with strong ties to the Adeptus Mechanicus), and considering their covert nature, many of the ships of the Blood Shark are from the great crusade and in excellent condition. There ship are full of archo-tech, mostly to enhance their hiding ability. They leave no survivors and are very careful in their engagements.

 

Inquisition: The Blood Shark believe their is no higher authority than the Emperor and therefore enforce their standing orders over all others. They will not tolerate the inquisition interfering with the Navigator houses, or obstructing the Blood Sharks in fulfilling their duty. Any act that counter their orders is considered an act of war. In such cases the Blood Shark have been known to receive aid from the other sharks, combining forces and falling into something akin to their 'legion' organisation. This is prohibited the codex and tantamount to heresy. However, the sharks disband quickly after killing and it is hard to prove.

 

It is believed several Inquisitors have been killed by the Blood Sharks, and it is rumoured among the chapters that they have destroyed companies and squads of other loyal chapters (the most infamous being the disappearance of an ultramarine squad of the 4th company who invaded a Navigator safe house in search on rebels).

 

Shrine: The shire is used to take captives. These captive are usually enemies of the Navigators. It is here confessions are extracted before the victim is fed to the beast below.

 

[Note: Eldar warp portal on ship to shrine?]

 

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Organisation

The chapter is organised into three companies that maintain their own ships and the remainder are divided into squads and assigned to Navigator ships as need be. These Navigator ships are private, and not directly part of the Imperium and have a form of 'diplomatic immunity'.

 

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