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During the turmoil at the start of the Nova Terra Intergnum the High Lords Of Terra that said a new founding must be created in order to pacify any rebelions that started to occur. The Dragons Sanguine were one of those chapters that arised. The Chapter was created in the Segmentum Tempestus in order to train for the time when they must be called to bring the Emperors justice on those who left the Emperors light. As their first mission the chapter participated in the Axon Crusade 50 years after they were created.

Chapter History
The Dragons Sanguine are a chapter created during the 9th Founding with the reason to participate in the Axon Crusade in 550.M35. During this time The Dragons garnered a reputation for ambushing high-ranking officials in zones where stealth would be deemed impossible by even other chapters. The Chapter was, and still is, known for their incredible amount of plasma weaponry given by the Adeptus Mechanicus in exchange for most of their other weapons and a few heavy vehicles from their arsenal. With that transaction they became known by the spread forces of the Adeptus Mechanicus as plasma weaponry experts and testers. Being called upon to test them in combat and give their opinions about possible improvements.

After the 200 year crusade the chapter was tasked with defending The region of space known as the Azure Stars which was located in the Segmentum Ultima. For the next millennia they stood ever vigilant and defended the Region from the Xenos species and traitors who had tried to capture it for their greed. At the end of M37 the Chapter was released from the guarding duty. being temporary until other imperial forces could arrive and secure indefinitely. For the chapters watch they got rewarded with one of the 10 Solar Systems named Azurus Optima. The third biggest solar system which holds seven worlds. They use 3 for the recruitment pool, 1 for making their gear, 2 for creating Astra Militarum Regiments and 1 barren world on which weapon testing and training are conducted.

During the Age of Redemption the chapter came back to their roots. They once again were crusading to recapture lost planets technology and other humans lost in the aftermath. The chapter without stopping after finishing a crusade would immediately join another wich thinned the numbers until 2 and 1/2 companies remained. The chapter had to go back to their system in order to replenish on recruits and fully repair their damage wargear. But once arrived they were attacked by a fleet of Chaos Cultists which wanted to corrupt the worlds in the name of the dark gods. The chapter intervene but not without further loses. In the end the chapter had to replenish their ranks for several 10s of years without doing anything which could've damaged the recruiting time.

In 453.M38 the chapter was tasked with the purging of several chapters made during the 21st founding. Aided by their successor chapter Spectral Blood and The Copperheads. The Chapters had to breach several space hulks in order to find the abominations that their kin became. With each one killed the marines of the chapter went into a deeper sorrow knowing that they couldn't help in anyway those afflicted. After the Purging missions upon their kin they took one of each chapters shoulder paldron that had those chapters heraldry and mounted them upon a wall in the reclisium in order for the chapter to remember that the deaths of their brethren that were mutated beyond salvation wasn't in vain. Even hundreds of years later the chapter feels the sorrow they gained from the mercyfull slaughter.

In 777.M38 a warband of Iron warriors took hold of the Overion System. The chapter deployed on Pythos 2 to engage the traitor marines. The battle was strongly in the favor of the Iron Warriors until the mechanized units of the guard arrived. This has led to the deaths of many high ranking Dragons Sanguine including the death of their First Chapter Master Blood Shedder. The chapter managed to obliterate the traitors and recapture the world. Another ancient dreadnought took his place.

In M39 the Inquisition started to get suspicious about the chapters armory consisting almost only of plasma weaponry. They wouldn't bring this to the chapters attention until 10 years later when 3 inquisitors requested that they may board the chapters Fortress Monastery. The Inquisitors inspected the entirety of the ship then moved on to their strike cruisers and after checking their recruitment grounds. Without finding anything, they left the chapter alone keeping the suspicion until they deemed the chapter pure later on.

During 355.M39 the Chapter Suffered a dark fate. Drukhari came to pillage the Astartes home solar system. The Guardsmen and Astartes barely managed to destroy half of the fleet before their ships started to drop like flies. Between those ships were the Chapters Fortress Monastery the BloodFall. The Chapter could only rescue Relics and 15% of the geneseed aboard before the ship exploded and took with it 2 other small battle ships the Drukhari had. In the end the Chapter managed to eliminate 95% of the raiders before the attackers jumped back in the warp. This has left the Chapter mangled and barely able to create more astartes.

721.M39. The Astartes managed to rebuilt their crippled numbers. Their partnership with the Mechanicus them to aquire tithes the chapter gave to be checked for their purity. This let them to gather 65% of their previous number. The Construction of a backup Fortress Monastery was created upon the second recruiting world from their Solar system in wich they will store from now on their geneseed. Their second Battle Barge Bleeding Hand was chosen as the successor Flagship of the Chapter and became the true Fortress Monastery in wich 1 relic would be placed. The others being placed into the one on the planet.

001.M40. The Chapter encountered the remains of an Astarte fleet. After a careful examination by the techmarines they found out that the destroyed fleet was from the Extinguished Suns. One of the chapters of the 21st founding the marines had to purge after being turned into warp spawn. For the Entire year the Chapter would daily pray to the Emperor to ask for forgiveness for what they did. Even if the entire chapter knew that it was the only way put the mutated out of its misery. For this the Chapter went on a 100 year penitent crusade in order

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Chapter Homeworld
The Chapter from its creation was fleet-based. Because of this they do not possess a homeworld. Instead they posses three ships left from their once glorious fleet. Because of this extensive repairs and fortifications are made daily to ensure the reliability of the ships.

So far most of the torpedo bays were replaced with thick plates of armour. Overall the ship shave increased bulkiness by 3 meters. Making them extra tough and able to continously ram other enemy ships. The Bleeding Hand has been given an extended troop transport. armory and a vehicle bay in exchange for engine power wich hasnt decreased significantly

Fortress-Monastery
The Chapter's mobile fortress-monastery is the Battle-Barge known as the Bleeding Hand, where 70% of the equipment and Space Marines are stored until combat. Aboard the Battle-Barge are the four rooms which house the Chapter's specialists - the Librarium, Apothecarion, The Forge and the Reclusium.

Chapter Organisation
Pre Split the Dragons Sanguine had a unique company system. Having 5 Grand Companies. 1 hosting 200 standard battle brothers. The equivalent of 2 codex Companies. All Companies split the veteran and scouts between one another for an identical amount of personnel so that no one company was above the others.

After Split they have maintained the same organization but all companies acted independed of one another.

Due to low numbers the Chapter after reunion had to turn the organization in a more codex compliant model. Though still keeping their additional ranks except for the Commander due to their necessity of of a high amount of companies.

Command Ranks

 * Chapter Master
 * Commander (Removed due to low numbers)
 * Captain

Junior Ranks

 * Lieutenant
 * Sergeant
 * Corporal

Line Ranks

 * Battle-Brother
 * Neophyte
 * Aspirant

Specialist Formations

 * Fresh Blood Squads are comprised of Neophytes who are at the last step of becoming true Astartes. These squads are formed in order for the chapter to study each member in detail in order to select a squad on wich the neophyte will serve after getting the last implant based on the skills shown during the time they were appointed to the Fresh Blood Squads. Unlike other chapters whose recruits are part of the 10th Scout Company these squads aren't truly part of the chapter. Because of this the chapter uses them as auxillaries in combat. The Squads are a broad range of weapons from plasma pistols to daggers to plasma snipers and plasma shotguns. For armor they can have the choice from seal tight suits that may range from heavy to light or armor made from different bits and pieces to the neophytes liking.

Once the neophyte is promoted the gear used by him would be reused by the new neophytes brought by the chapter. But if the piece wargear has suffered critical damage and cannot be repaired or was tainted by chaos then it would be thrown into the star in the chapters solar system.


 * Abyssal Brethren Squads are squads of marines afflicted of the Black Rage at an incredible level. Being 3 times stronger then any other marine that ever succumbed to the curse. Only 15 in the entirety of the chapters life span have ever appeared in the chapters ranks. These marines were unable to be mercifully executed by their brethren from their sheer power so the chapter instead decided to freeze them in cryo chambers until they would be deployed onto the warzone. From the 15 marines the chapter created 5 men squads used to change the tide of a losing battle. Currently only 2 squads are in the possession of the chapter. The third being killed in a spearhead assault in a 10.000 orc group. The Abyssal Brethren wear death company armor with light blue marks instead of the common red on the death companies of other chapters.

The squads are outfitted with Mark 5 power armor for fast repairs while the marines are out of combat. Steel extensions on the gloves resembeling claws are welded upon the armor as a cheap alternative melee weapons. The squads do not posses any ranged weapons rather they act as assault squads. because of this Jet packs are also given for fast melee interactions

Headquarters
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Grand Companies History

 * 1st True Dragons


 * 2nd Blood Thorns


 * 3rd Red Centurions


 * 4th (Disbanded/Destroyed) Everlasting Fangs - The 4th company was the only one to ever get the message in time from the 5th company. Upon contact with the feral brethren they encountered they had no choice but to be mercifully executed. This battle cost the 4th the lives of 260 marines rendering the Chapter minus 2 companies in one battle. The only survivors were 2 Dreadnoughts 1 Captain and 1 Apothecary. After bringing this to the wider chapter it was to late. The Devastation of Baal started and the 3 companies banded together to protect the Homeworld of their Primarch. The 4 survivors died during the battle after they brought the news about the fall of the 4th and 5th company


 * 5th (Disbanded/Destroyed) Watchers Of The Bleeding Void - During the period where each company went their separate ways, the 5th company suffered the most. they fought only in the harshest of warzones in exchange for nothing and always were in a declining number. Until one day in the 40th Millennia when the entire company fallen to the black rage in a couple of days. all the ones who didn't succumb where butchered by their feral kin. After a distress signal launched by the last sane brother of the 5th company to the other Dragons requesting aid. All were mercifully killed and the company went extinct

Chapter Culture
The Space Marines of this Chapter prefer to tattoo red Dragons and aquilas on their abdomen backs and face to display their pride and loyalty to the chapter. they may also tatoo the names of their close brothers as a sign of respect.

The Chapter allows only Dreadnoughts as Chapter Masters because of their veteran status. Time spent in the Chapter and the wisdom that grew over the melennia but if all the dreadnoughts were to fall then they would select the chapter master from the oldest members with a high ranking wich would duel in 5 criteria. Agility, Strenght, Inteligence, Honour and Respect.

When a battle-brother is killed, he will be brought back to the Fortress-Monastery and cremated. On the urn, the brothers name, age, rank and deeds will be carved. They will throw the dust from the urn into space as a farewell to the brother. All the urns are put in the Reclusium.

Often after joining another Chapter in a campaign, a battle-brother will often paint their right shoulder pauldron in the colours of the chapter they served alongside.

Battle Doctrine
The Dragons Sanguine specialize in ambushes, assassinations and plasma weaponry. Since the early days of the chapter they were acting as a supporting force. The Chapters marines were always sent to set traps for incoming reinforcements and to kill enemy commanders in the field wich let them to evolve these styles of warfare. The marines often would place decoys in the middle of the targets path in order to stop it from moving then they would imediatley get out of cover and and hit the weak spots of the target annihilating them in seconds.

The Chapter also got a liking to plasma weaponry. This weapon type being almost used by the entire chapter. The Chapter Master made a pact with the mechanicum to give more plasma based weapons in exchange of the other types of armament and vehicles the chapter didnt used in order to give it to forces in need of them.

Chapter Belief
The Marines view the Emperor as the most powerful human to ever live who managed to reunite Humanity and create a power Imperium that lasted for thousands of years. The view towards the average man is that of equality. They believe that everybody has a role in the Imperium and that not one is above the others.

Since the creation of the Primaris Space Marines. The Dragons Sanguine managed to sire another Successor Chapter, which they are proud of creating, to assist them until the last Dragon falls. Because of this, they view the Primaris as necessary replacements for the neverending war. Though they would not permit them to join their Chapter. Rather to create their own so that they aren't bound to the last moments of their dying Order. But the Chapter had to make a compromise with Guiliman and accepted 250 rimaris marines into their cracked order. Even if they may be somewhat different they are till seen as brothers

Chapter Gene-Seed
The Chapter's gene-seed was one of the purest of the Blood Angels geneline had to offer, even surpassing the low rate of the Black Rage and somewhat the Red Thirst. In M39, the Dragons Sanguine suffered a genetic flaw known as 'The Bleeding' - a mutation spread rampant through their entire gene-stock. This mutation brought the Red Thirst to a very high level, making neophytes feeling the effect from their implantation.

Primarch's Curse:

 * Red Thrist: The entire Chapter suffers from this trait at a very high level since M39. Even if they learned to control and realize it, at will, it's a danger for the recruits because of the possibility of insanity and cannibalism. Those who master it at a young age tend to realise it more often and with a more strategical advantage. They even gain the ability to draina person of their blood in seconds and nurish the marine in seconds


 * Black Rage: Unlike 99% of other Chapters coming from Sanguinius' linage, the Dragons have a very low rate of battle-brothers falling to this genetic flaw. Due to the mutation of the Red Thirst, it is even lower the it was before making it almost unheard of. But those who manage to get afflicted turn into true reflection of Sanguiniuses Rage after he witnessed the Slaughter of his sons during the heresy. The marines turn incontrollable and need to be put down to not damage equipment. targets or produce casualties. In M40 the entire 5th company fell to the black rage for an unknown reason. The company was put down but not without taking the 4th with them.

Notable Campaigns

 * The Axon Crusade was the first ever crusade that the chapter participated in. It also was the reason that the chapter was founded. The crusade lasted for 200 years and saw the chapter taking the Supportive role for other imperial factions.

Deathwatch Service
The Dragons views the Long Watch as an honour everyone aspires to participate in. Everytime it comes at the chapter's door they would always select the five oldest veterans to send at times even selecting Dreadnoughts.

After return to the Chapter, its normal to see plea from the returning marines to go for a second time in order to learn even more about xenos species and their weak points to present in utter detail the procedure of elimination

Most of the Death Watch squads the Astartes of the chapter join tend to be composed of other Blood Angel successors or in entirety from their own chapter. This has led to fake rumors that they utterly hate chapters sired from other primarchs.

Notable Members
1st Company Captain Axaldus 2nd Company Captain Aros Chapter Champion Sigilion 3rd Company Lieutenant Nalion 2nd Company 8th Squad Sergeant Haakon

Chapter Appearance
The Chapters primary color is a light blue. The chapter has blood red aquilas, lenses, knee pads and shoulder pad trimming. On the right knee pad the Company number is displayed. On the left knee pad the Squad number is displayed. On the right shoulder pad the chapter heraldry is painted on. The squad specialty symbols are on the left shoulder pad. The rank is displayed on the helmet. The standard battle brothers have a blue helmet. the Corporal have a blue helmet with red symbols of he marines choice. The Sergeants have 1 big red stripe. The Lieutenants Have 2 red stripes and the Captains Have a red Helmet with blue lenses. As for Veterans they have a red helmet with one blue stripe and for Veteran Sergeants 2 blue stripes.

Unlike normally, the specialists still bear the chapters colours but keep the emblem and speciality color on the left shoulder pad.

Chapter Colours
The Chapters primary colour is a light blue (Rgb 113 139 199) and the secondary color is blood red (Rgb 155 34 26)

Chapter Badge
The Chapter Badge of the Dragons Sanguine is that of a blood red horned dragon skull whose left eye has been damaged on a field of light blue.

Chapter Fleet

 * Bleeding Hand (Battle-Barge) - Flagship and mobile fortress-monastery.
 * Pride Of Blood (Strike Cruiser)
 * Sanguine Reincarnate (Strike Cruiser)

Chapter Relics

 * 'Breath Of The Blue Dragon' - This relic is a master-crafted plasma cannon created by the Forge of Rohvan Secundus as a reward for saving the world from total annihilation by traitor astartes. Because of its mastery when crafted its everlasting in a state of overcharge. There have been many attempts which had the potential to overheat or explode. Despite this the weapon remains frost cold and never misfires or jams. A unique aspect is that the plasma is a deep blood rather than the usual blue or green most have.


 * 'Battle Cry Of The Fallen' - This weapon is a master-crafted chainaxe painted silver with red teeth. Like the hand of Dorn, its considered more of a ceremonial item rather then a weapon. Because of this the chainaxe is used as an executing tool for the few afflicted of the Black Rage. The executions being lighting fast and without pain. The Chainaxe gets its name from its revving sound, that being similar to the war cry of the chapter manifested through the voices of recognized members that have fallen long ago. A unique aspect is that the chainaxe has the name of all fallen brothers since M40 onwards on its teeth.


 * 'Draconis Ultima' - This relic is a Deimos pattern predator tank with plasma cannon turret. The vehicle was originally fabricated for the use of the Death Guard legion during the Great Crusade. until it was lost during a failed mission in the Segmentum Solar. For hundreds of years it was lost until the Night Lords legion found it at the beginning of the Horus Heresy and used it as a recon/infantry fighter until it was again lost in an flanking by the Blood Angels 7th Company. It was kept in an armory somewhere on their home planet of Baal and given to to the chapter at its creation. The predator tank was used by the chapter in many occasion including assassination missions and planet invasions.

Relations
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Allies

 * Spectral Blood - The Spectral Blood are the successors of the Dragons Sanguine who have been created during the 15th Founding in honour of the Chapters ever vigilant watch of the Azure Stars and their almost constant crusading. The Chapter has a deep bond with their successors and swore an oath of brotherhood with one another. During the Devastation of Baal the chapter was almost destroyed but 30 survived until Guilliman arrived with his Primaris marines. The chapter is now almost exclusively from primaris, having only the high ranking officials as standard marines.


 * Burning Fate - The Burning Fate are a primaris "successor" of the Dragons Sanguine who were created on the request of the Chapter Master to Guilliman, telling him that he shouldn't waste resources on a crumbling chapter. Instead he should focus on making a replacement for them which they could train for when they shall fall. Guilliman, impressed of this selfless act and strategical thinking, ordered that a Blood Angels Successor Chapter to be formed and learned from the Dragons Sanguine. But the chapter was forced into accepting 250 Primaris Marines also. The Burning Fare, like their brother chapter, made a bond with their predecessors to show that it doesn't matter that they aren't true successors, but they are still brothers.

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Notable Quotes
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By the Dragons Sanguine
We were once one of the Mightiest Chapters that were ever created in the Emperors name. But everything has a humble begining and ends with a bang. So we must we! If we cannot salvage ourselves then we shall burn like a thousand stars we shall burn everything in our path until the last of us falls

-2nd Company Captain Aros

From the 40th melennia we encountered heavy loses such as the destruction Of our 2 Companies and the destruction Of the Midnight Claws. Since that fatefull day everything started to colapse. Everything we work for and achived is now crumbleing like a house of cards. Perhaps thats a sign that our Order is soon to disappear into the darkness of space and to never return. I hope it would not be the case.

-3rd Company Lieutenant Nalion

The Primaris are our saviour in this dark times. Even though they were created by a Arch Magos. The only thing it matters is that they are on our side and they fight in the name of The Emperor, The Primarchs and The Imperium. But i still have a question. Why did they call the Magos "Father"? We may need to investigate this at a later time. For now we shall rebuild and teach the new brethren our culture and doctrine.

-Chapter Master Brazen Centurion

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