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Bone Reapers
"The death march begins! Brothers of the Scourge, reapers of bone, heed the call of the Reaper Lord! Let the ground stain red with the blood of the fallen. The Imperator Mortifex watches over us! Leave only ashes and misery in your wake! Bones and dust!"

Battle-Brothers' response: "Bones and dust!"

- High Mortifex Aginor during the Second Campaign of Damnation, ca. 501.M41

The Bone Reapers are a Loyalist Successor Chapter created from unknown genetic lineage in late M40, during the 25th Founding, the so-called 'Bastion Founding' - one of several newly incepted Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes - created to stand fast against the myriad threats that assailed the realm of Mankind. Formerly known as the Revenant Lords, this young and bellicose Chapter was eager to prove themselves in the eyes of their elder cousin Chapters. Almost immediately, their Chapter fleet took to the stars, intent on bringing the sword of wrath and retribution to the enemies of Mankind. Striking like an inferno upon the battlefield, they did not simply castigate but instead ravaged their foes, a deadly weapon that could not be directed or controlled, only endured.

Indeed, as the centuries passed, the atrocities and callous acts committed by the Revenant Lords seemed to grow to near-epidemic proportions, as calls for the Chapter's formal reprimand were brought to the attention of the High Twelve themselves. Despite their effectiveness as a tool of retribution in the arsenal of the Imperial war machine, in the castigation of recalcitrant worlds or against those Chapters that had fallen to the corruption of the Dark Gods, their savage displays of barbarity and unsubstantiated rumours of bloody rituals could no longer be ignored.

However, the Chapter's true nature would be brought to light in 910.M41, almost by accident, during the events of the Imperial campaign known as the Red Blade Wars upon the rebellious hive world of Gloriam Secundus, when the majority of the Revenant Lords' 1st Company fell into an uncontrollable killing frenzy and began to attack their allies from the Murdering Sons Chapters. The resulting conflict between the two Chapters was only averted through the timely intervention of the Inquisition and a large Crusader host of the Black Templars.

Their shame revealed to all, the Revenant Lords would voluntarily undertake a five decade-long Penitent Crusade for the role they played in the internecine conflict. It was while the Chapter was crusading near the Eastern Fringe against the vile threat of the Tyranids that they were greeted by a small envoy from the venerable Blood Angels Chapter, led by High Chaplain Astorath the Grim, who revealed the truth of the Chapter's genetic lineage. At long last, the Revenant Lords came to understand the nature of the afflictions that had plagued their Chapter for centuries - and had hitherto been unable to explain - and had worked so diligently to conceal from outsiders.

Embracing their heritage as one of the many Chapters of the Blood, the Revenant Lords renamed themselves the 'Bone Reapers', vowing to reap the bones of their enemies in honour of their gene-sire, the angelic Primarch Sanguinius. Slowly, the Chapter has begun to accept the traditions and customs of their Progenitors, though their newly formed order of Sanguinary Priests yet struggle to curb the worst excesses of the Chapter's inherited warrior culture and blood practices.

Inception
As the 40th Millennium drew to a close, the Galaxy was set upon by a multitude of threats - from within, without and beyond. During this tumultuous era, the Imperium was seemingly beset on all sides - the powers of the Archenemy had begun to wax nigh, as hundreds of worlds fell into open rebellion and Chaos Cults of every ilk revealed themselves. To make matters worse, a new alien menace in the form of the Tyranids smashed their way into the known galaxy. Meanwhile, several xenos that would have never dared defy the Imperium before now brazenly struck out against the Emperor's domain. To counter these encroaching threats, the High Lords of Terra deemed it necessary for a new Founding of Adeptus Astartes Chapters to take place.

Operating far afield of the Imperium's boundaries for extended periods of time, the newly incepted Revenant Lords operated solely from their substantial warfleet as part of a perpetual Imperial Crusade, similar to such notable Chapters as the Wardens of Orask and the savage Megalodons. Like the latter Chapter, the Revenant Lords preferred to make use of the rare operational strategy known as the 'Nomad-Predation'. Self-sufficient and self-contained, this enabled the Chapter to sustain themselves without any Imperial support nearly indefinitely.

However, due to their isolationism and propensity for recruiting from the most deadly of feral worlds, the Chapter had seemingly inherited the savagery and bellicose demeanour inherent in such barbarous gene-stock. Many Imperial savants believe this was how the Chapter inherited its callous indifference when dealing with the average Imperial citizen, heedless of collateral damage or the overall welfare for those for whom they were created to protect. The continuous wars fought in the Emperor's name had bred within the Bone Reapers' hearts a cold and grim demeanour, and a casual disregard for suffering and death.

Rage and Blood
As the centuries passed, the Chapter began to be plagued by a strange affliction that saw a portion of their battle-brothers being overcome with a brooding hunger for blood and death that was as terrifying as it was effective. Once committed to battle, they would not relent, did not retreat, and could not be stopped. They fought until the enemy was utterly destroyed and paid no heed to the thought of mercy, leaving massive graveyards in their wake. The stench of death and madness was ever on them, making their presence on the eve of battle, unwelcomed by their fellow Imperial allies. The Chapter became a dangerous and highly effective weapon, however, they were unsheathed only in the direst need and then once again, hidden away again, until such time that the High Lords would call upon them to enact retribution. The Revenant Lords accepted their lot with grim pride, never shirking the mantle they wore in His name and never baulking from the tasks assigned them.

The fate of the Revenant Lords stood upon a knife's edge. Though deemed a necessary, but unsightly weapon, these gore-spattered and ruthless warriors helped hold back the unending tide of xenos and Chaos marauders that threatened the stability and security of the Imperium of Man. Despite the many victories achieved by this unrelenting Chapter, ultimately, these triumphs were marred by the sight of blood-smeared Astartes stalking the field of battle, seeking out the fallen and wounded champions of the enemy amongst the corpse-choked field, in order to feast upon their flesh and blood, though few among their detractors truly understood the purpose of their grim fixation and practicality. However, with each bloody deed and merciless act committed by the Revenant Lords, the call for the Chapter's former castigation by the Senatorum Imperialis could no longer be ignored.

Darkness Revealed
Though a potent and highly effective Chapter in the persecution of their duties, the Revenant Lords' reputation had become darkly-famed for their cruel and unusual tactics, especially in the use of terror and psychological warfare. Extant reports during this era make mention of these Astartes killing and consuming enemy prisoners, displaying their ravaged corpses upon the walls of fortresses to demoralise the enemy. Unknown to the average mortal however, was the practical purpose of such horrific and bloody acts, as the ingestion of flesh helped the Astartes' omophagea implant absorb the genetic material and extract memories and experiences of their fallen enemies - a highly effective tool to secure vital intelligence.

The Revenant Lords soon began to incorporate their Chapter's secret bloody rituals into their doctrines of battle, tearing apart the enemy on the field of battle or indulging in bloody feasts to break their foes' morale and set panic in their ranks. However, the graphic display of these gore-splattered Astartes ripping the throats out of a fallen enemy or captured prisoner had a powerful psychological impact, giving rise to the many stories of flesh-eating and blood-drinking rituals utilised by the warriors of this Chapter. The Revenant Lords did little to dispel these rumours, and continued their bloody-handed practices, coming to embrace this invaluable tool of terror-inducing horror.

The Chapter well understood the role of their macabre legend in war, most often choosing to stage their assaults at dusk or dawn, and took to decorating their armour with a variety of charnel images and the bones and skulls of their defeated enemies, adding further to their macabre reputation, This last practice of decorating their battle-plate with bones of the dead gave rise to a new epithet amongst the rank and file of the Emperor's mortal armies - the 'Bone Reapers'. Despite their effectiveness against the most stalwart of enemies, alone and far from aid, the Chapter's sinister reputation they had gained hung about them like a shroud, lessening their achievements and creating much acrimony between themselves and other more 'civilised' Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes. Created as they were to fight against the most vile of monsters of the darkest reaches of the galaxy, in doing so, they risked becoming creatures far more foul than those they fought.

Notable Campaigns

 * Second Campaign of Damnation (501.M41) - During this campaign, the renegade Sons of Damnation finally faced the Imperium's wrath for their transgressions, but this time they would not be facing heretic forces, but fellow Space Marine Chapters. The Sons of Damnation did not care for their old loyalty to the Emperor, for they were wholly corrupted and ready to kill in the name of the Dark Gods. The Inquisition ordered three Space Marine Chapters to take part in the eradication of the heretic Sons of Damnation - the Bone Reapers,Astral Claws and Void Ravens Chapters. This campaign would take place upon Lightrim, the Chapter homeworld of the Sons themselves. When the three Chapters landed on the surface, they first encountered what appeared to be Frateris Militia - masses of the Imperial Cult's most zealous faithful who often gathered to fight wars of faith against the enemies of the God-Emperor. But in reality, they were actually Chaos Cultists, wholly given over to the Ruinous Powers. There were many tainted psykers within their ranks who had been given fell power by the Sons of Damnation, making them formidable opponents and powerful with the malefic magics of the Dark Gods. The ranks of these ill-trained rabble numbered in the tens of thousands, but they proved no match for the transhuman Astartes that assaulted their ranks. In order to make their way towards the Sons' fortress-monastery, they had to fight their way through the capital city of Gloryrim. They purged the Chaos corrupted city with bolter, blade and cleansing flame of its foul denizens. This event would come to be called 'The Dark Purging'. Before the Loyalist Astartes were able to reach the fallen temples at the base of the mountain where the fortress-monastery was perched at its peak, the Sons of Damnation were able to reach it first, which would prove to be a bloody blow to all Chapters of the loyalist forces. Pre-positioned and dug in, the Sons set up deadly kill zones in anticipation of the loyalist assault. When the loyalists arrived, the Sons reaped a fearful tally, all but halting their advance. Captain Kel'Thuzad held the loyalist forces for about four hours. However, they were not able to control it for long, as the Loyalists eventually broke through the Sons' lines. Kel'thuzad was ordered to hold off the loyalist forces, to enable Chapter Master Colmev'um to reach his apotheosis as a Daemon Prince, however, Kel'thuzad had different plans, which would end the fighting quickly. Kel'thuzad took his men to the Master's Domain, were the Chapter Master was enacting a dark ritual, as the loyalists opened fire on their fortress-monastery. Kel'thuzad was done being controlled by bands of slavery - he wanted true power as well as the favor of the Dark Gods. Both Tzeentch and Slaanesh twisted the mind of Kel'thuzad to betray his master and take his role as the newly appointed Chapter Master. Kel'thuzad willingly obeyed the will of the Dark God and slew Colmev'um. He was then granted their favour and was given Colmev'um's dark powers, and quickly instilled himself as a self-serving tyrant. He gathered his remaining warriors and fled to orbit, were they would make good their escape and search the galaxy for yet more dark powers to attain for themselves.
 * Blood Wars (910-911.M41) - During the campaign known as the Red Blade Wars, which occurred in 910-911.M41, the Bone Reapers fought alongside the Murdering Sons, a fearsome Chapter of some ill-repute, upon the hive world of Gloriam Secundus to cleanse it of the foul taint of greenskins. Throughout the campaign, the two Chapters vied with one another to claim the most victories. It was on the capital world of Gloriam Secundus where matters between the two Chapters would come to a head. During the Battle of Hive Ebonspire, the ferocious counter-attack was spearheaded by the Bone Reapers' 1st Company elite, the Bone Hunters, which helped to drive off the attacking Ork forces. But it is here that the fog of war obscures the truth of the events that occurred following the final counter-attack. It is not known, with any certainty, which Chapter was responsible for starting the feud that continues to this day. Evidence compiled from pict-captures, vox traffic, witness testimony and helmet feeds taken from fallen Astartes on both sides, would paint a general picture of the dire events that surround that fateful day. Many Imperial scholars believe that some of the Bone Hunters had fallen into the throes of the Blood Angels' genetic curse known as the Black Rage, and continued their indiscriminate slaughter even after the Orks had been annihilated. The afflicted Bone Reapers tore into the Murdering Sons' ranks, unable to distinguish between friend and foe, and so, the Bone Hunters brutally butchered many of their own cousin Astartes, including the Murdering Sons' Torture Lord (Chapter Master) Zaphon Evlon. Outraged by the actions of their supposed 'allies', the enraged Murdering Sons turned their wrath upon the rest of the Bone Reapers in a hail of bolter fire. When testifying before a formal Inquisitorial tribunal, many surviving Bone Reapers maintained that it was the Murdering Sons who had instigated hostilities between the two Chapters. They had a reputation for arrogance and would often provoke their fellow Astartes for their perceived failings, which sometimes resulted in violence. Whatever the truth of the matter, what is known, with any certainty, is that the resultant battle saw brother-fighting-brother, with the death of many dozens on either side. The fighting devolved into a savage war of attrition between the two Chapters, which resulted in the loss of over half their number on both sides. With the two combatant Chapters refusing calls to end their feud and aid with the pacification of Gloriam Secundus and its surrounding conquered worlds, an Ordo Astartes Inquisitor, leading three large Crusade forces from the Black Templars, were despatched to sunder the two and end the internal strife. In the decades after, both sides would claim that the other Chapter was responsible for setting in motion the terrible chain of events that led to their confrontation. This conflict is a source of pride for both Chapters, and a source of secret shame. Though both claimed victory, each Chapter feared that they had actually lost, and in truth, the battle proved bloody but inconclusive. In retribution for their disreputable actions, both Chapters were forced to undergo a fifty-year long Penitent Crusade for taking up arms against one another. This conflict has created lasting enmity between the Murdering Sons and Bone Reapers Chapters. Both have sworn vengeance upon the other should the opportunity arise and each Chapter has banned one another from entering their respective demesnes. This terrible event came to be known forever more as the 'Blood Wars'.

Chapter Homeworld
To maintain their viability as a fully-functioning Chapter and replace their losses in manpower due to the vagaries of warp travel or losses sustained during extended periods of conflict, the Bone Reapers prefer to recruit from several feral worlds around the Eye of Terror. These hardy and deadly stock of humanity that have manage to strive on such inhospitable worlds, make for an ideal recruitment pool of potential future Astartes. Recruiting from several of these worlds for several centuries, the Chapter has inherited the various savage cultures and traditions of these deadly worlds, displaying a savage and bellicose mien. When the Bone Reapers make war, they strike with the ferocity of a tsunami, sweeping aside all opposition in a fury of brutal assaults.

The Astartes of this Chapter has also displayed a stubborn resilience and painful endurance that allows them to stand resolute in the face of overwhelming odds and in the harshest conditions. They do not manoeuvre in fanciful patterns decreed by the Codex Astartes, instead standing their ground in the face of an enemy assault until their foes falter, before striking back with absolute and overwhelming force. They have also learned to overcome any environment or situation through painful endurance, enabling them to function in almost any role or environment. This has seen the Bone Reapers deployed to the most dangerous 'Zone Mortalis' war zones throughout the galaxy, particularly those regions corrupted by the touch of the Ruinous Powers or ravaged by deadly chemical weapons and rad-phages.

Officer Ranks

 * Ossiarch Lord - Chapter Master equivalent.
 * Morghast - Captain equivalent.
 * Mortisan - Lieutenant equivalent.

Specialist Ranks

 * Liege Immortis - Reclusiarch, Master of the Faith equivalent.
 * Immortis - Chaplain equivalent.
 * Liege Mortek - Master of the Forge equivalent.
 * Mortek - Techmarine equivalent.
 * Liege Necrophoros - Chief Librarian equivalent.
 * Necrophoros - Librarian equivalent.
 * Hekatoi Primus - Chief Apothecary equivalent.
 * Hekatoi - Apothecary equivalent.

Line Ranks

 * Scourge Primus - Veteran Sergeant equivalent.
 * Scourge - Sergeant equivalent.
 * Revenant Brother - Battle-Brother equivalent.
 * Novice
 * Aspirant

Notable Members

 * Reaper Lord Acherus Kurze - Know as 'The First', Kurze served as the Chapter's first Chapter Master and spiritual father.
 * Reaper Lord Bolerin Hallow - Current Chapter Master of the Bone Reapers.
 * Daemandred Mortaine - First Captain an Equerry to the Reaper Lord.

Enemies

 * Murdering Sons - Since the time of the lamentable event known as the Blood Wars, which occurred in the early 900's.M41, these two Chapters have had a lasting enmity that won't cease. The Bone Reapers claim that it was their erstwhile allies, the Murdering Sons, who fired the first shot and attacked them without provocation. The Murdering Sons insist that it was the Bone Reapers who attacked them first, murdering their Chapter Master in cold blood. Whatever the truth, both Chapters hate each other in extremis, and are forbidden, by order of the Inquisition, to be within the same warzone. Should they ever be in the same proximity, hostilities will most likely resume and the resulting bloodshed and collateral damage would be catastrophic.

By: The Bone Reapers
"Through the tides and eddies of the æther, across the shifting realities of daemon worlds, against the uncounted legions of dread armies of the Dark Gods - we have fought. We are the nameless, faceless, sons and daughters of the Imperium. By the light and by the might of the Imperator Mortifex, the first strike belongs to us and the last strike is all our enemies will see."

- Attr. Acherus Kurze, first Reaper Lord of the Bone Reapers

"The Murdering Sons have no honor. They are nothing but heretics and liars! They are failures to the Imperium and failures to the Emperor."

- Bolerin Hallow, current Reaper Lord of the Bone Reapers, following the events of the 'Blood Wars'.

Templars Moline
The Templars Moline are a now-extinct Loyalist Successor Chapter created from the zealous and dedicated Black Templars, whom themselves hail from the proud lineage of the stoic Primarch Rogal Dorn. Presumably created during the 14th Founding, sometime between 975-991.M35 as a part of several linked Foundings, the Templars Moline carried on the proud traditions of their Crusading progenitors and took to the stars in a massive warfleet - holy crusaders on a neverending Crusade to bring the light of the Emperor to the benighted enemies of Mankind. Later on, they would become a part of the Hell Warders - a quintumvirate of five Space Marine Chapters tasked to defend the Imperium against Chaos incursions from the Hellgates - dual warp storms located in the Segmentum Solar which are uncomfortably close to Holy Terra.

The Templars Moline are believed to have taken part in the defence of Sector Occident Prime during the First Hell Crusade in the first century of M36. However, they did not appear as a named chapter until the Second Hell Crusade, which took place in the latter centuries of M37. It is generally assumed by Imperial savants that the Templars Moline Chapter was established for the purpose of providing fleet support to the original Hell Warders Chapters. Tragically, the Chapter would meet a dire end when the entirety of their Chapter fleet disappeared into the warp rifts during the Castigation Crusade of 742.M41. They were officially declared lost two years later after careful search by their fellow Warders found no survivors.

Chapter History
The tale of the Templars Moline began sometime in the latter centuries of M35. This tumultuous era saw the Imperium beset by such tragic events as the Nova Terra Interregnum, the Moirae Schism and the Cataclysm of Souls. The Imperium was rife with civil discourse and strife. To help restore order, the High Lords of Terra authorised a series of several Foundings of new Adeptus Astartes Chapters that took place between 975-991.M35. The 14th Founding was one such Founding that occurred during this time. Surviving records relating to this particular Founding are said to depict the gene-smiths of the Adeptus Mechanicus taking extraordinary care to ensure the Chapters created were of the highest purity. Dictates from the High Lords ensured that the majority of the newly incepted chapters of this founding wear created using the genetic material of Roboute Guilliman or Rogal Dorn.

The reasons for such drastic measures undertaken in the creation of the Chapters of this particular founding may very well have their roots in the after-effects of the mysterious 13th Founding, the so-called 'Dark Founding'. All records relating to this tumultuous event have long since been eradicated or lost within the labyrinthine bureaucracy of the Imperium, leaving behind only supposition and fevered assumption. Those few individuals aware of exactly what transpired during those dark days would seem unprepared to divulge their secrets. Whatever exactly occured, it is clear that the myopic focus upon genetic purity that characterised the Chapters of the 14th Founding.

One of the Chapters that were created at that time was derived from the genetic lineage of the 'Praetorian of Terra' - the stoic and taciturn Rogal Dorn - one of Humanity's greatest heroes. To ensure the finest gene-stock was utilised in this newly incepted Chapter's creation, adepts of the Magos Bioligis decided to utilise one of the finest stocks available - that of the fervently dedicated and unforgiving Black Templars. A zealous and fanatical Chapter, this eternally Crusading Chapter seeks nothing less than to crush every last enemy of Mankind. Their newly created Successor Chapter named themselves the Templars Moline in honour of their progenitors, and like their genetic forebears, inherited their raw zeal and drive to prosecute the enemies of Mankind - fired with righteous anger and driven to avenge every wrong ever done to the Imperium by the heretic, apostate, fiend and xenos.

Officer Ranks

 * Grand Master - Chapter Master equivalent.
 * Knight-Marshal - Captain equivalent.
 * Under-Master - Lieutenant equivalent.

Specialist Ranks

 * Seneschal - The Seneschal is the Grand Master's second-in-command and field marshal, usually the Knight-Marshal of the 1st Order.
 * Ancient - Standard Bearer equivalent.

Line Ranks

 * Knight-Errant - Veteran Marine equivalent.
 * Prior - Veteran Sergeant equivalent.
 * Preceptor-Sergeant - Sergeant equivalent.
 * Preceptor-Brother - Battle-Brother equivalent.
 * Armiger-Brother - Scout Marine equivalent.
 * Squire - Neophyte equivalent.
 * Supplicant - Aspirant equivalent.

Non-Astartes Ranks

 * Esquire - Senior ranking Chapter serfs that had faithfully served the Chapter for several decades of loyal, dedicated service.
 * Man-at-Arms - Known also as an armsman, these stalwart retainers served as the maintainers of a Preceptor-Brother's arms and equipment.
 * Lay Servants - Chapter Serf equivalent. They run the gamut, from masons who were responsible for the repair and upkeep of their Chapter's crusading vessels, as well as performing the standard operations of the Chapter's vessels as crew personnel. They also performed other menial, day-to-day tasks.
 * Page - A young Chapter serf that served as an attendant to a Preceptor-Brother.

Chapter Gene-Seed
As was the intent at the time of their Founding, the gene-seed of the Templars Moline remained stable and showed no signs of mutation or Chaotic contamination. Its purity was unquestioned. However, the Templars Moline had also inherited their genetic forebears' raw zeal and unrelenting drive, each Battle-Brother an exemplar of the crusading warrior-knight, fired with righteous fury and raw zeal yet to be tempered by the experience born of duty. The drive of the Black Templars became instilled in the new Chapter from the beginning. The processes by which their gene-stock was cultivated imbued it in future generations on a genetic level.

When not engaged in battle, the brethren of the Templars Moline were invariably to be found preparing for it. They passed their time in prayer and meditation, or engaged in exacting training rituals. Those Initiates entrusted with the training of a Neophyte spent long hours passing on their knowledge to their young pupil and supervising endless drills, practice sessions, and trials. The brethren frequently imposed upon themselves many hardships, foregoing all but the bare necessities in order to purify themselves in the eyes of the Emperor and their Primarch, and to emulate the example of their genesire Rogal Dorn.

Primarch's Curse: Crusaders Call
The Templars Moline were devoted servants of the Emperor and never refused the call-to-arms or the chance to join a Crusade against the enemies of the Imperium. During the millennia of their existence, this became a well-known aspect of the Chapter and elements of the Templars Moline participated in hundreds of crusades across the galaxy. As a fleet-based Chapter, they never refused a call to duty and took it as a mark of honour and pride that their Chapter had such a valorous history.

When the Chapter's genetic curse manifested in one of its battle-brothers, it usually progressed in three stages:


 * Stage 1 - Unending Valour: The Battle-Brother has become filled with pride in the history of his Chapter's bravery and devotion and sees his own existence as a vital part of continuing its traditions. When his squad is required to do its duty he will make sure that it is carried out, squashing any doubt his fellow Battle-Brothers might have or any weakness they might show in the face of honour.
 * Stage 2 - Duty through Sacrifice: True duty can only be proven in death or an equally potent sacrifice, a fact which is known to all true servants of the God-Emperor. The Battle-Brother knows that to prove himself he must be the one to stand in the way of the blade or shield his comrades from the blast, so that there can be no doubt about his devotion or his loyalty to the Emperor.
 * Stage 3 - Lead the Charge: In boarding actions, the greatest honour goes to those first through the breech and first to face the foe. The Battle-Brother accepts that he must take this role as his honour demands it, and it is just another way to prove his courage and loyalty in the eyes of his peers. If there is a choice or a chance to lead a charge or be the first to face the enemy, the Battle-Brother must take it. Furthermore he will seek out such opportunities, volunteering for dangerous duties if they mean he will get to lead others into the fray. In combat, the Battle-Brother will also seek out the most dangerous or powerful-looking foes, even at the cost of ignoring closer or more pressing enemies to his brethren's tactical disadvantage.

Notable Members

 * Grand Master Timon Thornbur - The first Chapter Master of the Templars Moline.
 * Grand Master Bertram D'Sable - The last Chapter Master of the Templars Moline.
 * Seneschal Gervhart Blackstone - Gervhart was the Seneschal of the Templars Moline and served as Knight-Marshal of the elite 1st Company. A fiercely vengeful warrior, he was amongst the Chapter's most fearsome warriors ever to rise to command in the Templars Moline. Upon declaration of a Crusade, whichever foe was to be fought was doomed from that moment onwards as there would be no mercy shown until every last remnant of the enemy was destroyed.
 * Knight-Marshal Ayxander Mourngrove -
 * Knight-Marshal Konrad Augustine -
 * Knight-Marshal Merek Cromwell -
 * Knight-Marshal Khordel Lockmere -
 * Knight-Marshal Anselm Summerson -
 * Knight-Marshal Nycolas Whitlow -
 * Knight-Marshal Navarre Ravenmour -
 * Knight-Marshal Alistayr Calmour -
 * Knight-Marshal Ramsay Sanclair -

Chapter Fleet

 * Indomitable Will (Warspite-class Battle Barge) - An ancient vessel, this formidable vessel served as the flagship of the Templars Moline's mighty Chapter fleet. Essentially, it served as the Chapter's mobile fortress-monastery, home of the Templars' Reclusiam, primary armouries, vaults and reliquaries containing all of the Chapter's relics and precious artefacts.
 * Amandus Tyr's Wrath (Battle Barge)
 * Archamus' Oath (Battle Barge)
 * Rann's Fury (Battle Barge)
 * Sigenandus' Rage (Battle Barge)
 * Sword of Sigismund (Battle Barge)
 * Divinitatus Furioso (Strike Cruiser)
 * Mathias' Resolve (Strike Cruiser)
 * Dorn's Vengeance (Strike Cruiser)
 * Hammer of Wrath (Strike Cruiser)
 * Holy Crusader (Strike Cruiser)
 * Majestic Blade (Strike Cruiser)
 * Glorious Vengeance (Gladius-Class Frigate)
 * Templar Revenant (Gladius-Class Frigate)

Chapter Colours
The Templars Moline primarily wore dark blue coloured battle-plate, with areas of their battle-plate painted white in colour, including: backpack, faceplate and shoulder pauldron insets. The shoulder pauldron trim, coutres (elbow guards) and wrists were painted red. As the Chapter icon was prominently displayed on both shoulder pauldrons, the red coloured squad specialty symbol, which designated a battle-brother's assigned specialty (Tactical, Devastator, Assault and Veteran) was stenciled upon the right poleyn (knee guard), which was white in colour. The left poleyn, which was coloured red, displayed a white coloured roman numeral that designated a battle-brother's assigned company. Like their progenitors, Astartes of the Templars Moline also decorated their armour with devotional imagery, litanies and both Purity and Crusader Seals.

The Chapter was known for vehemently refusing to use camouflage (even Codex-approved patterns) as the "livery of curs", for its Astartes believed in boldly wearing the chosen livery of their Chapter as a visible sign to their foes of the destruction and cleansing they brought. Amongst the upper echelons of the Chapter the use of deaths-heads and other symbols of survival against all odds and the scorn of mortal fear were also quite common. Templars Molein Astartes were also known to customarily modify their armour as they saw fit, decorating their ceramite plate with personal heraldry in order to display their achievements of battle prowess as well as the battles in which they had fought.

Chapter Badge
The Templars Moline's Chapter badge is a red stylised heraldic cross known as a Cross Moline, also known as a cross anchory, centered upon a field of white. The name is derived from its shape, which resembles a millrind, the iron clamp of the upper millstone, moline being the Old French for a mill. It is very similar to one of the varieties of the "fer de moline" heraldic charge (literal French: "iron of a mill"), the forked tips of which, however, circle out slightly more, akin to the "cross recercelee". It is borne both inverted and rebated, and sometimes "saltirewise" (i.e. in the form of a saltire).

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Redemptors
The Redemptors are a Successor Chapter of the zealous Castigators Chapter, created during the 19th Founding (ca. 975-991.M35). As proud inheritors of lineage of Roboute Guilliman, like their forebears, the Redemptors have continuously served to bring the light of the Emperor to the darkest corners of the galaxy, and cast down the apostate, the daemon and the xenos, that would dare assail Mankind.

Scarlet Skulls
The Scarlet Skulls are a fleet-based Space Marine Chapter of unknown Founding and origin. Shrouded in mystery, this Chapter has served the Imperium of Man for millennia. The Scarlet Skulls do not shrink from battling the enemies of Mankind, and reserve a special grudge for renegades and corsairs. Throughout their millennia of service, their constant enemies have been Dark Eldar and Chaos Space Marine renegade Chapters such as the Red Corsairs. The Scarlet Skulls specialize in boarding actions and planetary raids, but maintain a mechanized company in the event of protracted ground battles.

History
The Scarlet Skulls are a bellicose Chapter which has garnered reputation for carnage and subterfuge. Its formation, use and purpose was shrouded with mystery and deliberate concealment from the rest of the Imperium. It is evident that this secrecy was colluded by the highest circles of power. Imperial scholars believe the Scarlet Skulls were created following the climax of the catastrophic event known as The Beheading. In 546.M32, the byzantine politics of the Imperium had taken a calamitous turn when the Grand Master of Assassins, Drakan Vangorich, deployed his elite assassins of the Officio Assassinorum, and the High Lords of Terra were slain to a man. Afterwords, the Imperium swiftly descended into anarchy as rival factions fought for supremacy and the open seats on the Senatorum Imperialis.

This sorry situation would last for almost a full century, until the direct intervention of Chapter Master Agnathio of the Ultramarines and fifty other Chapters Masters arrived upon Terra to contain the anarchy. Only then did the political squabbling finally cease, and when they departed, twelve new High Lords of Terra had been chosen. They more than likely authorised the 4th Founding of Space Marine Chapters to help bring order to an Imperium rife with civil discourse and insurrection, and to restore the rule of Imperial law. It is believed that this Founding took place sometime during the late 32nd or early 33rd Millennia.

Over thousands of years, the Skulls have garnered a reputation for ruthlessness and deception, never shying away from so-called ' dirty tactics ' if it means achieving their objectives and overall mission accomplishment. Despite this unsavoury use of unorthodox methods, or in some cases because of this, they have earned the respect of several brother non-Codex Chapters. One notable exception to this is the Ultramarines. There has been no love lost between these two Chapters. One account written by an Astra Militarum trooper that took part in the Battle for Seclorum IV claims that two Space Marine Captains -- one Ultramarine and the other from the Scarlet Skulls -- had such a fierce argument over how to proceed with the campaign that by the end of it the two had come to blows. The report continues, saying, that the brawl escalated until battle-brothers from each Chapter were forced to step in and pull the two Captains apart. Soon after the altercation, the Ultramarines departed the world, leaving the Scarlet Skulls to extinguish all traces of xenos themselves.

Currently, the Veteran 1st (Valor), 2nd and 4th Companies are on crusade, conducting their 'Fourth Hunt for the Red Corsairs' within the Maelstrom Zone in the Ultima Segmentum near the Warp Storm known as the Maelstrom - the treacherous region where the Red Corsairs are said to maintain their vast empire consisting of Renegade Space Marines and various Traitors. Meanwhile, Battlefleet Epsilon III (consisting of the 1st (Honor), 3rd, 7th and 11th Companies are currently patrolling near the Eastern Fringe. Battlefleet Alpha (consisting of the 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th Companies) are performing defensive manoeuvres in Sub-Sector Incursio, near their recruiting worlds.

Chapter Recruitment
The Scarlet Skulls have no home-world as such but do have several recruitment worlds in Sub-sector Incursio, in the Gothic Sector. The Battlefleet Omega is ever ready to take the fight to any fowl scum who would seek to prey on these worlds. They, along with the IG 307th Expeditionary Force who are assigned to the sub-sector Incursio, are the first and last defense. The 307th has a history of working well with and campaigning along side of the Skulls. There have been numerous occasions where guardsmen of the 307th have gone on to become Astartes in the Scarlet Skull chapter. Each aspirant must go through a set of trials devised by the Training Sergeants at each Worlds Keep-cathedral. The trials generally consist of survival, mock battles, tests of physical capabilities.

The Recruitment Worlds

 * Darkuk - A rocky Agri-World filled with great mountains, cliffs, and canyons in the Raqus System.
 * Mosmarra - A desert Death World in the Hinevah System.
 * Dagos IV - A densely populated Hive World in the Dagos System.
 * Covaas (Dagos V's Moon) - A poison gas filled Death World extremely rich in resources.
 * Dagos IX - A world of barren rock populated only by small mining colonies at the far end of the Dagos System.

Notable Campaigns

 * 4th Black Crusade (001.M34) - The oldest official documentation that the Administratum has concerning the Scarlet Skulls is a report concerning the assault on El'Phanor. The report contains a list of Chapters who participated in the assault. Upon further Inquiry the Administratum found that they had no record of this Chapter's founding, nor could they find any other mention of the Scarlet Skulls prior to this event, with one notable exception, the so called Galphi Document. The Document is a letter from Lord Dellio, then Governor of Galphi, to his brother, an Admiral in the Imperial Navy. In the letter, the Governor, recounts a civil revolt on his planet. He tales how the noble Astartes showed up with perfect timing just as the riots began to spread. He makes no mention of the Chapters name but gives a brief description of their colors, as well as making note of their extensive use of ' Bleeding Skulls ' in their livery. Many dispute whether or not this document refers to the Scarlet Skulls, or even if the document itself is legitimate.
 * Olc Troi (Unknown Date.M35) - During the 35th Millennium, the Scarlet Skulls' Battlefleet Iota pick up a faint but desperate astrotelepathic message begging for assistance. The Iron Warriors were currently in the process of rampaging across the face of Hive World Olc Troi. In a succession of swift assaults on Iron Warrior strategic positions, the Scarlet Skulls manage to cripple the enemies fighting force. The Iron Warriors, in full retreat, are harried by the Skulls each step of the way. In the final battle for the Olc Troi, the full might of the 4th Company comes to bear on the remnant Iron Warrior force. Unexpectedly the Iron Warriors disappear while the planet comes under orbital bombardment by the Iron Warrior Fleet before it disappears into the Immaterium. The 4th Company is decimated, and spends the next several years on reserve status rebuilding their strength. It is a bitter victory for the Scarlet Skulls.
 * War of Assassins - The Fall of the Forty (492-542.M37) - In 492.M37, a senior member of the Officio Assassinorum, known only as Occisor, rebelled against the Imperium and - along with seven other assassins - went rogue and established a power base on the planet Atrum Ugolo. In the annals of the Scarlet Skulls, what followed would be come known as the War of Assassins. The Skulls were called upon to aid the Officio Assassinorum to hunt these renegades down. For five decades the hunt was on, and the Skulls pushed their spy networks to the limit, but eventually started finding valuable information that they were able to push forwards to their Officio Assassinorum allies. By the end of the so-called war the Rogue Assassins had taken the lives of 40 Lord Masters of the Scarlet Skulls over the course of this bloody and brutal campaign. The Scarlet Skulls' annals refer to this lamentable event as the 'Fall of the Forty'.
 * Atrum Incendus Uprising (325-332.M40) - After receiving disturbing reports concerning the Forge World Atrum Incendus in the Segmentum Obscurus the Scarlet Skulls despatch their 5th Company to investigate. By the time they arrived, Atrum Incendus was in full blown rebellion. When they made their way down to the surface, their Scouts quickly discovered hidden cells of Word Bearers Chaos Marines operating on the planet. Immediately, they sent an astropathic message to their Chapter for reinforcements. The Chapter despatched the entire 3rd Company, as well as supporting elements from both the 7th and 11th Companies. Also in tow where serveral regiments of Astra Militarum including: four Darkuk Infantry Regiments, two Mosmarra Drop Troops Regiments, and two Dagos Armored Regiments, along with a demi-Legio of Titans from the Legio Tempestas Regis. All told, it took seven years to bring the world back into compliance.
 * First Hunt for the Red Corsairs (917.M41) - In 917.M41, the Scarlet Skulls experienced their first encounter with the Renegade Red Corsairs. A vast Chaos Space Marine fleet under the command of one of Huron Blackheart's lieutenants emerges from the Maelstrom and proceeds to ambush the Scarlet Skulls' Battlefleet Delta, stealing away with several of their vessels. Battlefleet Epsilon is formed and gives chase alongside Battlefleet Alpha. The so-called 'First Hunt for the Red Corsairs' ends triumphantly, when the Scarlet Skulls manage to defeat the Red Corsairs in battle and recover their lost ships.
 * The Third War for Armageddon (998.M41) - When Ork Warlord Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka leads the largest WAAAGH! ever seen in Imperial history and proceeds to assault the vitally important Hive World of Armageddon, the Scarlet Skulls contribute Battlefleet Epsilon which comprises both the 2nd and 4th Companies, along with a detachment of several elite members of the Veteran 1st Company, to include three Dreadnoughts to the Imperial forces' war efforts. Fighting closely alongside the Omega Marines, members of each Chapter forge strong fraternal bonds of brotherhood with one another in the fires of battle. Following their participation in this brutal campaign, the Scarlet Skulls adopt a campaign badge to mark this conflict - a black-coloured Greek letter 'omega' symbol centred behind the scarlet coloured Chapter icon to signify their utmost respect for the Omega Marines.

Chapter Organisation
The Scarlet Skulls loosely follows the guidelines of the Codex Astartes, seeing it as a basic guidelines rather than as law set in stone. Because of this The Skulls are somewhat over-strengthen, Usually having anywhere from 1,100-1,200 Marines on Average.

1st Company
The elite 1st Company serves as the Chapter's Veteran Company, however the Skulls divide it into two parts: 'Honour', and 'Valour'. Honor mans the Chapter flagship, the Wandering Skull, commanded by the Lord Commander, while Valor joins other Battle Companies in the field and is led by the First Captain.

Battle Companies
2nd through 4th are fairly standard Battle Companies in accordance to the dictates of the Codex Astartes, although each Company is designed to be self-sufficient.

5th Company is an Assault Company designed around fast-attack and line breaker assault. The Assault Companies house all of the Chapter's Bikes, Landspeeders and several Rhinos. Often times these units will get tasked out to other companies for support.

Reserve Companies
The 6th, 7th, and 9thCompanies are set up exactly like the standard Battle Companies, and the 8th is also an Assault company. The reserve companies generally stay with the Battlefleet Omega, as they are responsible for the protection of their recruitment worlds and the entirety of Sub-sector Incursio.

Scout Company
The tenth company is the scout and recruiting company as per codex. Each Fortress-Cathedral has Senior Sergeants of the 10th who are constantly recruiting and training new marines. As the different companies visit the recruiting worlds the new marines are immediately transferred over. There is no command staff for the tenth instead they fall under control of the Lord Black and the Bloody Brothers.

Mechanised Company
The Scarlet Skulls have an additional, 11th company which is entirely mechanized and responsible for most of the vehicles as well as the keeping of the sacred war gear for the chapter. Often they are tasked out to other companies but they insure that they keep a strong core together in case they are ever called on for ground assault.

The High Table
The High Table is the advisory counsel to the Lord Master. The Scarlet Skulls are not a democracy but each Lord Master is encouraged to heed the advice of their Table. In the event that the Chapter is without it's Lord Master, the High Table votes on the Chapter's decisions, including the election of a new Lord Master. The only one who doesn't get to vote on these occasions, is the First Captain. He will only cast a vote in the event of a tie.

The members of the High Table are as follows:

Lord Black and the Bloody Brothers
Lord Black is the Keeper of Secrets, Guardian of the Rites, and historian for the Chapter. When it is time to appoint the new Lord Black the Lord Master will, in secret, select the candidate. Once selected, the Lord Master waits until the time of battle to bestow the honour. Afterwards the honoured brother who was been chosen is marked in the Chapter's annals as having died heroically in battle. Henceforth, he will then be known as only Lord Black for the rest of his life. The Lord Black never leaves Battlefleet Omega and never takes part in battle unless he is defending the Recruitment Worlds. The Lord Black also acts as Captain of 10th Company and maintains the Chapter's spy network. The Lord Black is assisted in his duties by the Bloody Brothers. It is said their name comes from the fact that the entirety of their battle-plate is painted scarlet, not just their helms. There are 24 Bloody Brothers total, which are selected chosen by the Lord Black, and only he knows their identities. Like the Lord Black, the Bloody Brothers give up their former names and past identities. Forevermore, they're names are replaced with one of the letters from the ancient Phoenician alphabet:

Alpha and Omega typically accompany the Lord Black wherever he goes and act as his second and third in command.

Rank Structure

 * Lord Master - The senior rank of Lord Master is equivalent to Chapter Master. He wears black-coloured artificer armor, which is completely unadorned other than black-on-black scroll work, scarlet-coloured helm and Chapter Badge.
 * Lord Captain & Lord Admiral - These are essentially equivalent ranks. They represent the two most senior Astartes within the Chapter and are invaluable advisors to the the Lord Master. While in space the Lord Captain defers to the Lord Admiral, however, when on the ground, the situation is reversed. The Lord Captain has black-coloured battle-plate with gold trim on the pauldrons. The Lord Admiral wears golden artificer armor with black trim on the pauldrons. The Lord Captain is the Master of the Arsenal while the Lord Admiral is Master of the Fleet.
 * Lord Commander - The Lord Commander is a senior officer of the Chapter. His rank is designated by two black-coloured pauldrons with white-coloured trim. The Lord Commander also serves as the Master of the Watch.
 * First Captain - The First Captain is a senior officer of the Chapter. His rank is designated by two white-coloured shoulder pauldrons with black-coloured trim. The First Captain also serves as the Master of Recruits.
 * Captains - Captains are seniors officers who command the Chapter's individual companies. Their rank is designated by two gold-coloured shoulder pauldrons with black-coloured trim.
 * Colour Sergeants - Colour Sergeants serve as the Chapter's honoured Standard Bearers. They are designated by painting the right arm of their battle-plate scarlet in colour as well as the trim of the shoulder pauldrons. The right shoulder pauldron still retains the colour of the company they are assigned to. Colour Sergeants are the most senior-most sergeants within a company, and serve as the commander's second-in-command. The rest of the command squad answers to the Color Sergeant. Other duties include recording the history of the unit, managing the Roll of Honour and performing executive officer duties.
 * Master Sergeants - Master Sergeants serve as Company Champions and third in line of command of the company. They are directly responsible for all company training. Their rank is designated by two gold-coloured shoulder pauldrons with the trim of the right shoulder pauldron painted in the the designated company color.
 * Sergeants - Serving as the backbone of the Chapter, the Sergeants of the Scarlet Skulls are Veteran Space Marines that have been put in charge of the Company's individual squads and are always leading from the front where the fighting is the most fierce. The denote their rank by painting a three scarlet-coloured chevrons on their left vambrace (forearm). A First Sergeant is the most senior Veteran Sergeant in their field (i.e. Tactical, Assault, Devastator, or Veteran) and typically denotes their seniority by a stylised scarlet-coloured lozenge (diamond) symbol painted on the left vambrace (forearm). First Sergeants are also responsible for company training.
 * Corporals - Corporals are the senior-most battle-brother in a squad who serves as Sergeant's second-in-command. Whenever a ten man tactical squad breaks up into two five man combat teams, the Squad Sergeant takes one team and the Corporal is charged with command of the other. They denote their rank by painting a pair of scarlet-coloured chevrons on their left vambrace (forearm).
 * Battle-Brothers - Battle-Brothers are full-fledged Space Marines that serve as the rank-and-file of the Chapter, and as such, have no special markings to identify them, other than their Chapter's basic colours and Company/squad designations.
 * Initiates - Initiates makes up the Chapter's Scout Squads of the Chapter. They have not yet earned the honor of wearing the Scarlet skull. Instead, they are authorised to wear a plain light gray shoulder pauldron with a white-coloured skull centred upon it.

Combat Doctrine
The Scarlet Skulls combat doctrine is fast and ferocious. Preferring larger numbers of "boots on ground" over vehicles and extra gear. They are devious in their tactics and use whatever edge they can find. The Scarlet Skulls maintain a vast spy network and are relentless in their search for intel against their chosen foe.

Notable Scarlet Skulls

 * Lord Master Hobard Morgan - Current Chapter Master of the Scarlet Skulls
 * Captain "Black" Benatus - Current Captain of the 4th Company and Commander of ground forces for Battlefleet Epsilon.
 * Captain Polycrates - Captain of the 4th Company at Olc Troi during the 35th Millennium.
 * Ixot Cleodis - Hero of the Assault on Baxtan.

Astartes/Imperial Fleet Strength
Scarlet Skulls Fleet Strength is rather large as the are a fleet-based chapter. There are always at least two Battlefleets, Alpha and Omega. Whenever ships from these two Battlefleets must separate to go elsewhere for whatever reason, then a new Battlefleet is founded, taking its name from the Greek Alphabet. The Battlefleet then exists until its mission is complete at which time the Battle fleet is absolved. The names progress in Alphabetical order, starting at Beta and going to Psi. Once Battlefleet Psi is dissolved it starts anew back at Beta. In the Chapter's annals, it is recorded that the battle fleets are listed by the chronological appearance of their name - i.e. Battlefleet Gamma I or Battlefleet Epsilon II.

Chapter Colours
The Scarlet Skulls Chapter primarily wear black-coloured power armour with scarlet painted on the exhaust ports of their back packs and helms. A white vertical stripe on the helm, denotes a Colour Sergeant (Company or Chapter Banner Bearer). On the plastron (chestguard), is a black-coloured Imperialis with a scarlet-coloured skull is displayed. The inset of the left pauldron is light grey in colour, and displays the Chapter's iconography. The inset colour of the right colour displays the company colour (i.e. White (1st Company), Yellow (2nd Company), Red (3rd Company), Green (4th Company), ect.). A black-coloured squad specialty symbol centred on the right shoulder pauldron designates operational specialty -- Tactical, Devastator, Assault or Veteran. A scarlet-coloured gothic numeral on the left poleyn (knee guard) designates squad number. Each squad typically picks a unique design of their own and applies it to the right poleyn (knee guard).

To further distinguish themselves from the rank-and-file, the Chapter's Chaplains power armour wear a black and scarlet quartered-pattern on their battle-plate. Scarlet Skulls Librarians and Apothecaries wear the standard Codex-authorised colours with the exception of a scarlet-coloured helm and the entire left arm, which is kept in the Chapter's black colour. This is so that is associates themselves more closely with their fellow battle-brothers. Techmarines wear red and black halved-pattern to show their association with the Chapter as well as their allegiance to the Omnissiah.

Chapter Badge
The Scarlet Skulls' Chapter badge is a large scarlet-coloured skull centred on a field of light silver. Most unusually, when the Scarlet Skulls are on campaign, a design is added behind or below the central Chapter icon. Sometimes, even the shape of the skull is changed and become the campaign badge. Heroes of notable campaigns often choose to continue to wear the individual campaign design for the honour.

Relics

 * The Alpha Sword - A superlative master-crafted blade said to be used by the first Lord Master.
 * Omega Armor - The most ancient set of master-crafted artificer armor the Chapter holds, said to have been a gift from their Progentiors. It is worn by the Lord Master of the Chapter.
 * The Gilded Skull - An Astartes skull gilded in gold with ruby studded eyes. It is not known who the skull belongs to, but is said to be the most valued relic of the Chapter.

Honors

 * Iron Skull - unlike other Chapters, the Iron Skull is not awarded for leadership. It is an honor given to any Scouts when they attain full brotherhood. The Iron Skull, known to the Chapter as the Scarlet Skull, is the symbol of the Chapter. Some say it symbolizes that a regular Scarlet Skull Battle-Brother is the equal to all other Chapter's sergeants.
 * Sacred Bones - Bones belonging to the Chapter's heroes are handed down to Battle-Brothers who have shown great valor. Sacred Bones are placed in silver gilded reliquaries and worn on a Battle-Brother's power armour, so that their past brethren might witness their valorous deeds on the field of battle.
 * Crypt Scrolls - Scrolls written with encrypted text that holds the Chapter's secrets within. It is said that no one in living memory has been able to decipher the words.
 * Campaign Seals - Similar to Purity Seals, these seals are affixed to company banners and denote famous battles the company has participated in.
 * Golden Laurels - A golden Laurels is awarded for great and extraordinary valor resulting in, or attributing to victory. These are more rare than Imperial Laurels.
 * Scarlet Seals - Scarlet Seals are affixed to Imperial Laurels to denote that in this act of valor, this Astartes was severely wounded.

Notable Quotes
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Trivia
I cannot take credit for this one -- the Scarlet Skulls were originally created by Thisarmysucks (or TAS) over on the Warhammer 40,000 Fanon Wiki. He's a Noncommissioned Officer currently serving with the United States Army's 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Due to his hectic schedule and VERY active lifestyle, he's not often online, and unfortunately his original article had to be removed due to some minor non-canonical issues. Not wanting to let such an awesome Chapter fall by the wayside, in honour of TAS, I've brought his Chapter out into the limelight for everyone to marvel at and enjoy!