Gilded Hammers

The Gilded Hammers are a Loyalist space marine chapter of semi codex compliance. Born of unknown founding and lineage the chapter does not seek to find their genefather as they have adopted a system of worship around the loyal Primarchs as a kind of pantheon under the God Emperor of Mankind. All of their most ancient Heresy Era equipment seems to have had all paint and ornamentation removed at some point prior to the first reports of the Gilded Hammers existence as a Chapter.

Their dual recruitment worlds are the worlds of Vildverden II and III. Both worlds share a year round cold temperature with most of the world remaining at around freezing for most of the year only thawing for around 3 Terran Standard months each year.

The chapter has a deep distrust of the Adeptus Mechanicus and their personnel and field no techpriests among their number. Instead all aspirants are taught the workings, maintenance, and creation of their equipment and their Librarius is around double the size of most other chapters and all Librarians know not only deep arcane knowledge but also deep mechanical knowledge.

Physical Features and Armorment
The geneseed flaw of a Gilded Hammer is not obvious to the eye but rather to the ear. The flaw causes the Astartes vocal cords to mutate and make Gilded Hammers unable to naturally speak at anything above a whisper. However whether unrelated or as a result of this a Gilded Hammers hearing is several times more sensitive than a normal Astartes. These two facts however mean that the vox and noise regulation of a Gilded Hammers helm are much more important than in other chapters so Gilded Hammers rarely remove their helmet.

Their Armory is vast and spans from the beginning of the Legiones Astartes to the present of the Adeptus Astartes. This tends towards both ends of this scale rather than the middle having large amounts of Heresy Era and Indomitus Era equipment. One notable feature of their armory is the incredibly large number of dreadnoughts fielded by the chapter. The chapter cherish dreadnought sarcophagi and believe gifts of  dreadnought sarcophagi are the greatest honor. The chapters prized possession is a Leviathan Dreadnought Sarcophagus "Bleeding Angel". The Dreadnought bears a deathmask of Sanguinius given to the chapter for their aid in protecting the Blood Angels holdings while they recovered from their near destructionduring the 7th Black Crusade. Those intered in this walker know the risk of being destroyed by it but are determined to wield its power for as long as their body and mind will allow taking on the persona of Sanguinius and his Son's bloodlust and martyrdom.

The naval presence of the Gilded Hammers is formidable rivaling that of fleet based chapters in size and scope. Notable amoungst them are the triplet battle barges "Head of the Gorgan", "Blood of the Angel", and "Betrayed Father" named for the two Loyal Sons of the Emperor fallen during the Heresy and for the Emperor himself. Their Fortress-Monastery "The Merchants Harbor" serves to maintain this large fleet and aids in one of the Chapters main jobs, armed transportation of vital cargo.

9 Sons and one Father
The 10 companies of the Gilded Hammers are modeled after the 9 Loyalist Primarchs and the Emperor whom the Gilded Hammers revere as a pantheon of gods who watch over the Imperium. Each Company is 150 Battle Brothers strong when at max capacity. The first Company is the Emperor's Company taking the tactics from all of the other companies and blending and refining them and are always deployed in the Battle Barge "Betrayed Father". Their trim is gold and their right knee shows the heraldry of the Custodes. The Second Company venerates Sanguinius and the Blood Angels specializing in brutal melee and drop pod assualt and teaches nobility in savagry and martyrdom. The Bleeding Angel Leviathan Dreadnought is permanently attached to the Second Company, the Company is always deployed in the "Blood of the Angel" Battle Barge, and this company includes the Arcane Specialists in the Librarium under the Lord of the Tome. Their trim is red and their right knee bears the symbol of the Blood Angels. The Third Company venerates the Khan and the White Scars specializing in swift transport and assualt fielding a very large number of transports and bikes and teaches dedication to a singular goal and the tenets of a hunter. Their trim is white and their right knee bears the symbol of the White Scars. The Fourth Company venerates Leman Russ and the Space Wolves specializing in melee in all of its forms. The Fourth teaches the duty and burdon of the executioner. Their trim is blue grey and their right knee bears the symbol of the Space Wolves. The Fifth Company venerates Corvus Corax and the Raven Guard specializing in asymmetrical warfare and stealth. The Fifth teaches the price of hubrious and the use of all advantages. Their trim is pure black and their right knee bears the symbol of the Raven Guard. The Sixth Company venerates Rogal Dorn and the Imperial Fists specializing in siege and fortification. The Sixth teaches steadfastness and grit as well as reinforcing the need for Space Marines to be the humanity's wall. Their trim is yellow and their right knee bears the Imperial Fists symbol. The Seventh Company venerates the Lion and the Dark Angels who specialize in blending melee with range and foot troops with aerial troops. The Seventh teaches secrecy and purity and the importance of both. This Company includes the Chaplaincy under the Lord of the Secrets. Their trim is dark green and their right knee bears the symbol of the Dark Angels. The Eigth Company venerates Ferrus Manus and the Iron Hands specializing in heavy weaponry, medicine, and mechanics. The Eigth teaches the tempering of emotions and the power of machines and that the Space Marine's body is the greatest machine. This Company is always deployed in the Battle Barge "Head of the Gorgon", it also includes the Apothecarion of the chapter lead by the Lord of Gilding, and includes the tech specialists of the Librarium under the Lord of the Manuel. Their trim is alternating black and white and their right knee bears the symbol of the Iron Hands. The Ninth Company venerates Vulkan and the Salamanders specializing in protective actions and close range flame weaponry. The Ninth teaches mastery over creation and maintenacne as well as compassion and the importance of all loyal human lives. Their trim is light green and their right knee bears the symbol of the Salamanders. The Tenth Company venerates Guilliman and the Ultramarines and specializes in information collection. The Tenth handles all recuritment and teaches the ways of the Astartes as layed out in the Codex to set a base for recruits. Their trim is blue and their right knee bears the symbol of the Ultramarines.