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The Chosen of the Iron Tome was a Chaos Space Marine warband which guarded the Azure Keep, a fortress which housed the Liber Chaotica. The blasphemous relic was a tome of dark knowledge which would greatly enhance the power and wisdom of whomever possessed it and studied its contents. It is said to have been written by a Chaos-maddened scribe who lived in a universe linked to the Imperium's universe via the Warp.

Warband History
The warband was drawn from a multitude of Heretic Astartes from both the Traitor Legions and younger Renegade Chapters alike. They had no one thing in common beyond this inexplicable urge to protect the Liber Chaotica from any who would try to take it. The truth was the tome was possessed of a malign awareness, and projected its consciousness throughout warpspace. It planting an irresistible call in the minds of any Chaos worshipper it deemed worthy which would drive them insane if they ignored it or could not answer it in time. This call would lead the warrior - mortal or Space Marine - to abandon their current loyalties or Traitor Legion and seek out the Azure Keep. Once they landed near the Azure Keep, the warrior would kneel before the Chaos Lord ruling the tower and offer his fealty and service in defence of the Liber Chaotica. If the Chaos Lord found them worthy he would accept their service; if not they would be beheaded and their blood would be used in rituals to appease the tome's essence.

Notable Campaigns

 * Somnian Dark Crusade (~164.M42) - Ludas, Sovereign Supreme of the Lords of Prism, led his Chapter into the Somnium Stars warp rift after receiving a vision of the Liber Chaotica from the Ruinous Powers.

Homeworld
Little is known of this warband's home world beyond the fact it is a Daemon World deep in the Warp, and that it was the resting place of the Liber Chaotica until its retrieval by the Chaos Lord Ludas.

Warband Culture
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Warband Beliefs
The warband's members come from a diverse array of backgrounds, meaning their concepts of Chaos are also similarly diverse.

Warband Gene-Seed
The gene-seed of the Skullsworn originates mostly from Roboute Guilliman thanks to their descent from the Ultramarines. However much of this was lost due to the destruction of their fortress-monastery by the Inquisition. All remaining Ultramarine gene-seed associated with the warband now resides in its active members. Due to the conclusion of the Scouring of Prism campaign, these renegades have come into possession of a sizeable amount of Iron Hands gene-seed.

Warband Fleet

 * Primarch's Fury (Capital ship, unknown class; destroyed) - This was the flagship of the Rainbow Warriors Chapter Fleet before their expulsion from the Imperium. It was the only vessel which put up any decent resistance during the Inquisitorial attack and was able to destroy several hostile ships before the Sisters of Battle crippled it with boarding actions. They then withdrew in stolen Thunderhawks, allowing their Inquisitorial master to destroy the ship.
 * Enlightenment (Battle Barge) - Formerly the Iron Hands vessel Eye of the Gorgon which reached the Prism system in a state of disrepair. It provided ground-based reinforcements to the Adeptus Mechanicus as well as aiding in the construction of an orbital spire leading to a space dock just above the atmosphere but would take no further part in the subsequent conflict. The ship was boarded and captured by the Lords of Prism using a stolen teleport homer and a false signal to arrange the teleport. It now serves as the warband's main (only) vessel, allowing them to become a space-faring force once more. The orbital dock was also captured by the Heretic Astartes and the few Techpriests & servitors engaged in its construction were captured and re-purposed for the warband's uses. The Techpriests were tortured by the vindictive Astartes until their resistance broke. They have sworn allegiance to Chaos and become Hereteks. They serve the Lords of Prism in the same capacity normal Techpriests do. But they have an additional responsibility of corrupting the resistant Machine-spirit of the Enlightenment.

Enemies

 * The Inquisition
 * Adepta Sororitas
 * Adeptus Mechanicus
 * Zophiel's Enraptured (Slaaneshi splinter warband)