Guardians of Osiris

The Guardians of Osiris is Space Marine Chapter created during the “Cursed” 21st founding; the Chapter was censored by the Inquisition in the beginning of the founding; The Adeptus Mechanicus tried to create Astartes with a incredible resistance and durability, the skins of Astartes from the Guardians of Osiris have a incredible endurance making it perfect for battles were they are in the front lines, but the Chapter is affected by a cursed called, The Vali Rage. The Vali rage is formed from modification on their gene-seed that allows the Astartes of the Chapter to be more resistance to any damage inflicted upon then, but if they are expose to enough chaotic power from the Warp their bodies will turned into what is called a Vali beast. The Astartes that turns into a Vali beast will go berzerker and will start growing libs such as extra arms, a tail and pinches like legs. The Guardians of Osiris are specialized with plasma weaponry and fortification and defensive tactics, and are normally seen patrolling the Dunes subsector located on the Ultima Segmentum.

Chapter History

Since their creation on M36, the Guardians of Osiris were often seen only on their born subsector and were rarely seen outside from it. Some of the only records about them is classified belonging to the 21st Founding (the so-called “Cursed Founding). There are no official records of the Guardians of Osiris in imperial records but the ones that exist are classified by the Inquisition and are all based of witness from Astartes Chapters and Imperial guard Regiments (all thou the Imperial Guards were to exaggerated with their perspective, having most of the guardsmen describing them as “unstoppable giants” or “beasts of the God-Emperor, with a hunger for battles” with the second one may describing the Vali Rage). During the 21st Founding the Guardians of Osiris were censored by the Inquisition Inquisition due to a mutation on the Chapter gene-seed making certain Astartes grow in size and start developing extra limbs, pinches like legs and a tail with a large bone spike on its end. The Astarte who developed this mutation will also enters in a Berserker state and will try to kill anything on its path. This mutation is called by the Chapter as “The Vali Rage” which received this name after a similarity between infected Astartes and the Apex predator of the Guardians of Osiris Homeworld, the Vali. So its been theorized by the Chapter Librarius and Apothecary, that when their “cursed” gene-seed was created, the Adeptus Mechanicus may have used the essences of a Vali to make their modified skin endurance and accidentally in the end, creating the Vali Rage. Different then the others Chapters created on the 21st Founding, the Guardians of Osiris were on of the easiest to be hidden from the Imperium, due to them rarely leaving their subsector. But in 999.M41 with the opening of the great rift. The Cicatrix Maladictum, second Invasion of Osiris happened. The battle was horrific to the Guardians if Osiris leading to enormous casualties. After 8 terrian months of war, the Guardians of Osiris forces retreated to their fortress-monastery. The Warbands seeing this as fear, charged the fortress in a gigantic assault into the fortress, but when they arrived at the gates of it, they were faced by the 200 marines of the Guardians of Osiris Cursed company. The marines charged against the forces of the Warbands who were massacred by the cursed. In the inside of the fortress, the Chapter Master of the Chapter regrouped all the Chapter marines and charged against the heretic Astarte’s driving them away from the fortress and close to the weapons range. The weapons of the fortress burned and scorched all the remaining heretics and drove those who survived back in to the warp rifts that they came from. In the Aftermath of the battle, the Chapter build an entire section on the fortress dedicated to all Astartes who died in battle in honor for their lives given to defend their home.

Notable Campaings

•The Sandstorm crusade (679.M37) – The Guardians of Osiris, commanded by their 1st  Chapter Master: Korv Armanas declared a crusade on their subsector to conquer as many planets as he could to create what they called, the Osiris Realm. When the crusade started, they conquered around 50 worlds. But in 674.M36, the Guardians of Osiris were attacked by a massive WAAAAGH on the world of Calamaris III, were they face their Warboss, Korak, the Jawless Dreadnought. Korv Armanas, went personally on the world with his entire 1st Company and Ivar Ishori, Captain of the first company. In the battle for the planet Korak face Armanas in a hand to hand combat, and with a powerful strike of his powerful claw, murder the Chapter Master. But Korak, distracted celebrating his kill, was decapitated by the First Captain's power sword. In the end the WAAAGH was exterminated, the body of Korv Armanas was brought to Osiris for a funeral and Ivar Ishori became the new Chapter Master of the Guardians of Osiris.

•The Defense of Collossus (365.M39) – Collossus was a forge world located in the Osiris sistem. He was important by it mass production of dreadnoughts, Titans and other types of equipment for the Guardians of Osiris arsenal. But in the year of 365.M39 the forge world was attacked by a Chaos Space Marine Warband know as the Eyes of Anubis. The Eyes of Anubis flooded the Forge World with deamons of Tzeentch, followed by their Chaos Lord: Anubis Kemet, the Watcher of Change. The battle took 20 terrain months and it only ended with the battle between the Chaos Lord and the Veteran Sargent: Sigurd Njordson. Where Sigurd would face the Chaos Lord gravely wounding him in a melee combat. After the fight with Kemet the 2nd company of the Guardians of Osiris leaded by their captain, Ragnar Bestla would fight against the forces of the Eyes of Anubis, making them retreat and go back into the depth of the Warp.

•The 1st Invasion of Osiris (650.M40) – The Invasion of Osiris was one of the most dire battles that the Chapter ever had, The invasion was made by a group four of Chaos Warbands commanded by none other then Anubis Kemet himself, going into the heart of Osiris territory to seek revenge. The battle on the planet was horrific for both sides. The Guardians of Osiris being bombarded by the Chaos Ships and being attacked by waves of heretic Astartes and deamons. But after 3 months of bombardment, the ships of the heretics where attacked and destroyed by the Chapter new flagship: The Pride of Osiris. With no more bombardments to destroy the Osiris fortifications, the Chapter regrouped itself and made a final assault on the enemies territory, where Anubis Kemet was finally slain by the Chapter Master Ivar Freyson.

•The 2ND Invasion of Osiris (748.M41) –

Chapter Organization

Different them most of the Codex complaint Chapter the Guardians of Osiris  Chapter has 12 companies. The first 10 companies follow the normal rules of the Codex Astartes. However the 11 and 12 company have 200 marines each and both have their own specific role in the Chapter. The 11 company is referred by the Chapter as the “Cursed” Company. It is comprised by all the marines who suffered so much of the Vali Rage that they cannot in anyway turn back into their normal forms. Those who join the 11 company received the Mk.IX Vali Power Armor. An Power Armor exclusive to the Guardians of Osiris 11 company. They are often used in the most dire of circumstances. For the purpose of extreme secrecy, if the Inquisition saw the deformed and mutated Astartes they would declared the Chapter Astartes as mutants. Leading to their entire extermination and the cleansing of all their worlds. The 12 company also called the Warder company is composed by the veterans of the Chapter, those Astartes who join the 12 company receive new wargear exclusive to the company and the company own power armor, the Mk.XI Warder Power Armor. The most common weapon used by the 12 company is the Warder pattern Nemesis Force Halberd. A weapon similar to the one carried by the might warriors of the Grey Knights. How ever it’s design and blade was altered by the Guardians of Osiris to fit with the 12 company. The blade of this weapon is similar to the axes used by the executioners is old terran history. The 12 company role is to guard Galdhøpping and Osiris at all cost and are never seen leaving their home world.

Chapter Gene-Seed

Chapter Combat Doctrine The combat doctrine of the Guardians of Osiris is based on specialized defense and fortifications techniques. Creating not only very defended fortress but and an entire trap inside of it. Filling them with secret rooms, hidden traps and many other things with the solo purpose of not letting anything in or out.

Chapter Culture: The culture of the Guardians of Osiris is based on pride and glory of the Astartes who are a part of it, and they extremely brutal to those who are going to be recruited making then show why they are worthy of joining the chapter, those who don’t prove why they are worthy are often killed by members of the Chapter.

Chapter Homeworld: Osiris is an scorching Desert World characterized by the gigantic network of underground tunnels that pass through the entirety of the planet. The  only type of animal form beside the humans are a apex predator creature named by the population as the Vali, gigantic quadruped reptile creatures that are larger than a Space Marine. The population of Osiris live on small hive cities that are spread throughout the deserts of the planet. But are also well connected by the network that they use as a easy mean for transportation.

Fortress-Monastery Galdhøpping:  Different than most of the Fortress-Monasteries, Galdhøpping was constructed inside of a mountain, bearing many rooms and secret passages inside of it. From the outside the fortress seams to be only a mountain with gigantic holes on it. But inside the mountain has an enormous cave system connecting each of the Chapters bases around the world. The holes on the outside are held by Astartes day and night and its where all the defense weapons are located. The tunnels of Galdhøpping go for kilometers leading each to a hundreds upon thousands of rooms. In the bottom of it resides the “cursed” 11 company, where they train day and night waiting for the time that they will go into battle.

Notable Guardians of Osiris Chapter Master, Korv Armanas: Korv Armanas was the first Chapter Master, in the days before his death on Calamaris III, Armanas was always seen by its brothers as a conqueror and a perfect leader. When he declared the beginning of the infamous Sandstorm Crusade he’d brought to the Osiris Guardians and the people of the Dune Sector days of glory and peace. Some of the oldest veteran Astartes that fought beside Armanas said those days were the true days of the people of Osiris, a time we’re they were the ones who attacked and conquered, not the filthy Xenos and the unworthy traitor. With the end of the Sandstorm Crusade on the battle for Calamaris III, Armanas was slain by the Ork Warboos Korak, The Jawless Dreadnought on a hand to hand combat and would have his death avenged by the first company Captain and now Chapter Master: Ivar Freyson.

Chapter Master, Ivar Freyson:  Ivar Freyson is the current Chapter Master of the Guardians of Osiris Space Marine Chapter. He formerly served as the Chapter first company captain and was the left hand of Korv Armanas. After Korv Armanas death in 674.M36 Ivar Freyson was charged in command. After Korv death many of the members of the chapter blamed him for letting the Chapter Master die. But soon they never spoke about this again, after Ivar together with many other space marines hunted and killed all the Orks who survived the battle in Calamaris III

Captain, Eeron Narvison: Eeoron Narvison is the current first company captain of the

Captain, Ragnar Bestla:

Chief Librarian, Dane Gungnir:

Chief Apothecary, Dahl Baldr:

Vet. Sargent, Sigurd Njordson: Chapter Wargear:

The Maw of Bestla:  A weapon only bearer by the Captains and Chapter Master of the Guardians of Osiris. This weapon crafted to be a fusion between the a Storm Bolter, a Power Axe and a might Power fist in one. Although it seems very ineffective and unnecessary. This weapon can create pure destruction within the enemies lines in range and close combat. It was first used by the 2nd Captain: Ragnar Bestla.

The Mk.IX Vali Power Armor: Power Armor variant worn by the Astartes of the 12 company.

The Mk.XI Warder Power Armor: Power Armor variance worn by the Astartes of the 11 company.

The Warder pattern Nemesis Force Halberd: A variant of the famous Nemesis Force Halberd. This weapon is used only by the Astartes of the 11 company, bearing the agility of a spear and the mighty force of a axe. Chapter Relics

The Gift of Osiris: The Gift of Osiris is a unique Power Armor of the Guardians of Osiris, only used by the Chapter Master. The armor design was made by the Chapter most skillful Tech-Marines, being it a mixture of the infamous Mk.III Power Armor and the most common used Mk.VII Power Armor.

Vali Fang: A weapon made from dead Valis claws and covered in adamantium, the weapon is decorated with many inscriptions wrote on High Gothic. It is used in a ceremonial ritual were the Neophyte needs to hunt down and kill a Vali with this weapon, so that he may turn into a Astarte.

The Conqueror's Axe: The Conqueror's Axe is a modified Power Axe used by the Korv Armanas in the days of the Sandstorm Crusade. This weapon has been attached with a blade and flamer mechanism well hidden inside of it where when is pulled a small trigger on its end it will activate the mechanism making it a powerful weapon in close quarters.

Chapter Fleet

• Pride of Osiris (Dautless-Class Cruiser) –   The Pride of Osiris is the Guardian of Osiris flagship, she replaced the Wrath of Armanas after the Invasion of Osiris in M39, were hundreds upon thousands of Chaos Space Marines together with the Eyes of Anubis warband invaded Osiris in a massive siege. There is were the Pride of Osiris acted for the first time, destroying dozens of the enemies ships, holding the line for the Guardians of Osiris and all their defenders. She is often seen by the population of Osiris as it’s defender and a symbol of hope.

• The Wrath of Armanas (Dautless-Class Frigate) – The Wrath of Armanas used to be the Guardians of Osiris flagship, but since the Pride of Osiris replaced it, the Wrath of Armanas have become the personal flagship to Chapter Master Ivar.

• Visions of Dunes (Cobra-Class Destroyer)

• Visions of Lands (Cobra-Class Destroyer)

Chapter Appearance: The Guardians of Osiris wears primarily Desert Yellow Power Armor. The helm, the shoulder pauldrons, greaves and gauntlets are white. The Aquila or Imperialis worn on the chest guard is silver. A black squad specialty symbol on the right shoulder pauldron ( Tactical, Devastador, Assault and Veteran) designates operational specialty. A white Low Gothic numeral is stenciled on the center of the squad specialty symbol which indicates the squad number.

Chapter Badge: The Guardians of Osiris Chapter Badge is a stylized rendition of a black shield with two swords behind it and a bronze sphere symbolizing Osiris.