Quandom Falcons

"Honor is our blood, and can only be earned when it is seen."

- Common saying within the Chapter

The Quandom Falcons are a Codex-Divergent Chapter founded as the threats to the Imperium mounted to greater and greater prominence. They are defenders at heart, but will not bow away when called to bring death to the foe. Still appreciative of the effectiveness of a well-planned lightning assault, they make use of plenty of highly mobile units to strike at the weakpoints in the foe's formations. However, more emphasis is focused on the individual melee and martial skill of their Astartes. Prominent in their operations are numerous flocks of cyber-familiars in the shape of the Senshiran Falcon of their homeworld, which they use to gather information before an assault, and intake tactical data mid-battle.

History
Upon their founding, the Chapter was given the verdant feudal world of Senshiro within the Norma arm of the Milky Way Galaxy, close to the Maelstrom of the Galactic Core. Their first Chapter Master would be a Veteran of the White Scars 1st Company: Kulghu Silverblade. Coming from an already spiritual warrior-culture such as the White Scars Chapter, it did not take long for the monastic warriorship of the Astartes to accept and mold itself around the culture of Senshiro. While culture shock was present to some degree, their Chapter Master had a special appreciation for the domestic population.

Notable Campaigns

 * Badab War (901.M41 -- 913.M41) -
 * 13th Black Crusade (999.M41) -

Gene-Seed
In a strange tampering from another, or possibly through some mutation from proximity to the Maelstrom, the Omophagea glands of the Quandom Falcons is missing entirely from their gene-seed. It is unknown when the gland disappeared from the Chapter's Apothecarium and its Astartes, but it is all well in spite. For the Astartes of the Chapter have come to loathe the barbaric thing which relies on consuming a creature to gain its memories when a skilled mind needs not to resort to such shortcuts. In addition to this, the Betcher's Gland has become inoperable within the Astartes of the Chapter, and is more often than not removed after proving to become vestigial in the implantation process. There are few in the Chapter that can use it.

Combat Doctrine
While there is emphasis on the strength of the individual, that is not to say that they only utilize melee combat tactics. The Astartes of the Quandom Falcons are masters of ranged warfare in their own right, but have the preference to take their blades to the enemy and see their faces as they battle. It is merely their way.

Chapter Ethos
Upon unification of the domestic culture of Senshiro and the Astartes that have come to call it home, a noble warriorship culture came to dominate the chapter.

Chapter Colors
The Quandom Falcons primarily wear Black battle-plate with accentuating gold to give them a defined silhouette on the battlefield with exception to the helmet which is kept completely black. The Aquila or Imperialis worn on the plastron (chest guard) is also coloured gold in reverence to the Imperium and to prominently display their loyalty. The trimming on their armorials changes in accordance to the dictates of the Codex Astartes, save for reversing the 1st and 2nd Company colors. A gold coloured squad specialty symbol is stenciled on the right armorial to indicate a battle-brother's assigned squad specialty (Fire Support, Battleline, Close Support, and Elite), while a golden roman numeral stenciled on the left poleyn (knee guard) indicates which squad within a company they are assigned. Sergeants are identified by a red stripe on the top of the helmet.

When an Astartes has achieved veterancy status upon ascendency to the 1st company, their helmet is painted to properly feature the accentuation of gold that they use for the rest of their armor.

Chapter Badge
The Quandom Falcons iconography feature the golden head of a falcon laid upon a field of black on their left armorial.

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