Lions of Babylon

"'We are the Lions of Babylon,the purest of them all,we incarnate the Anu's vision of Humanity !' A Lion motivating his troops before an assault."

Chapter History
Origins

The history of the chapter dates back to the 32nd millenium where a Dark angel by the name of Hammurabi discovered Babylon,he admired the planet's beauty and when he got the right to create his chapter he decided that Babylon was the chapter's homeworld.

Chapter Homeworld
Babylon

Babylon is a feudal world near the center of the galaxy in the Assyria system,the people of Babylon are one of the most zealous and devout worshipers of Anu (The God-Emperor)

Etemenanki

Etemenanki is the fortress monastery of the Lions of Babylon,it is an immense tower built by the people of Babylon as a way of reaching the "Heavens" to join the God-Emperor,the Lions of Babylon admired this monument making it their own.

Climate

Babylon has about 10 inches of rain per year and very hot temperatures – in summer average temperatures reach 110 degrees Fahrenheit (About 43.3°c).But due to the presence of the two mains rivers Tigris and Euphrate the soils are really fertile.

Culture

Babylonian culture is known for being extremely zealous towards the Imperial Cult but they also place themselves as some sort of higher entities often looking down at other humans for being not as pure,an example of where they tried to prove their superioty is with the Tower where the babylonians tried to go the "Heavens" which in their culture is the realm of the Emperor to be his equal.Babylonians want to achieve perfection in every domain going from art to warfare.Priest and Priestess are equally as powerful as kings since they serve as links between the people and the gods,to become a priest one must be from a wealthy and powerful family.On Babylon every city has a patron god for example the capital has Marduk which represent Lion'El Johnson.

Monuments

Babylonians in their long history have built numerous monuments to show their superiority,one example is with the suspended gardens.

For religious purposes Babylonians have Ziggurats which is a giant temple where Babylonians go to pray also on Babylon,Temples are built as a house to the gods making every temple of Babylon built like houses.

Science

Babylonians are known to be great scientist,their main domain is Astronomy.They are also very talented in divination and astrology.

Wildlife

Wildlife on Babylon ressemble the one of ancient Mesopotamia this includes gazelles, camels, antelopes, deer, and onagers. There are also plenty of predators like lions, wolves, panthers, foxes, boars, jackals and even hyenas. There are also birds of prey, such as vultures, owls, crows and falcons.There are also blackbirds, thrushes, sparrows and larks and even elephants but the most known species is the massive Babylonian lion which stand at twice the size of an Astartes,they are often used as pets or warbeasts one example is with Shalmaneser the personnal lion of Sargon. For transportation Babylonian merchants use camels to transport their furniture.



Recruitement
To join the Lions one must prove his might by going at the top of Etemenanki,many who have tried died of exaustion and the ones who succeeded were taken by the chapter to become a Etlutu (Scout equivalent).

Officer Ranks
šar Bābili:(Chapter Master equivalent)

Malku:(Captain equivalent)

Nabu:(Librarian)

Chief-Librarian

Specialist Ranks
Interrogator-chaplain

Urigallu (Chaplain equivalent)

Line Ranks
Etlutu:(Scout equivalent)

Wardum:(Serf equivalent)

Chapter Beliefs
The Lions believe in the godhood of the Emperor,believing to be his angels.The chaplains of the chapter when doing their sermons talk about Angels who betrayed the God-Emperor and went down to the realm of humanity to decieve humans.The Lions like their Babylonian kin see themselves as higher than an average human and try to show it at every given opportunity.In their religion the God-Emperor is named Anu and is the principal babylonian deity.

Chapter Gene-Seed
Hailing from the heritage of the Lion their gene-seed is one of the purest.

Combat Doctrine
The Lions of Babylon are known to gather the most informations they can get their hands on to prepare for an assault.

Deathwatch Service
For the Lions serving in the Deathwatch is a form of punition as the Astartes of the Chapter hate the fact to be with "Lesser beings"

Notable Members
šar Bābili Sargon:Sargon is the current šar Bābili,he is described as being a cunning and intelligent leader,always leading his chapter to glory.

šar Bābili Hammurabi: Hammurabi was the first leader of the chapter,he is now inside a dreadnought waiting to be awaken once again.

Chapter Relics
Armor of the Sarrum:A master crafted babylonian suit of cataphractii power armor,it was crafted by an unknown babylonian and given to the first šar Bābili

The sword of the Lion:A master crafted power sword given by the dark angels to the Lions of Babylon as a gift after their creation.

The claw of the Sarrum:A master crafted power claw.

Chapter Colours
The Lions of Babylon tend to paint their armor black and blue.

Chapter Badge
The symbol of the Lions of Babylon is a stylised winged lion.

Allies
The Unforgiven:The Lions are allies with the other Unforgiven chapters,they see them as equals since they have the same Gene-Seed as them.

Enemies
Fallen Angels:Like every other Unforgiven chapter the Lions despise the Fallen Angels and will not rest until their destruction.

Sons of Torment:The Lions of Babylon were allies with the Sons of Corax before their betrayal of the Imperium,now known as the Sons of Torment, the Lions will avenge their fallen allies by destroying every one of the servants of Timor.

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