Astral Warriors

The Astral Warriors are a 23rd 'Sentinel' Founding Successor Chapter of the infamous Astral Claws Chapter, created after the Taninim Crusades where their Progenitor retrieved an Adeptus Mechanicus Ark ship. The battle-brothers of the newly fledged Chapter swelled with pride from their noble origins, but that would not last for long. After the heresy committed by their progenitors during the infamous Badab War, the Astral Warriors strode to prove both their purity and their loyalty to the Imperium of Man, no matter the cost to themselves. Many times have the Warriors struggled against the suspicions of both the High Lords of Terra and the Inquisition for their heritage, but despite it, have served admirably and faithfully as any true soldiers of the Emperor could.

Civil War (753.M38)
After learning of the Fate of the Astral Claws during the Badab War, the librarians of the Chapter started to corrupt the minds of a part of the Warriors, especially the Chaplaincy, to make them join the Red Corsairs and Chaos. However, the other part of the Chapter nicknamed "Discipline Corps", which was at first 200 marines sent to the other side of the galaxy with no librarians and the chaplains replaced by Discipline corps and lieutenant faced this other part of the chapter and stopped the heresy, at the cost of many lives including most chaplains and the librarians fleeing into the Warp to join their traitorous kin. To this very day, the chaplains are replaced by Discipline officer, save for the High chaplain, acting as a faith figure and leader of the Corps. Led by a lieutenant, the Discipline Corps act like the feared members of the ancient Space Wolves Legion, being fearsome to both ally and enemy, they will allow no morale to break, no line to fall.

Vya Empire Extermination (080-085.M40)
Under the senior leadership of the Penitent Knights Chapter, the Astral Warriors 4th Host ("Sabertooth") participated in a war with the Penitent Knights and the Storm Zealots against a nearby xeno empire in the Asteria sub-sector named "the Vya". Fifty worlds belonged to the hostile alien species and were invaded by the Imperial Coalition. Through heavy losses, they won against the foul Chaos-worshipping xeno empire and succeeded in exterminating most of them. When the Penitent Knights were under the question of receiving a successor begrudgingly by the High Lords of Terra, the Astral Warriors declared their support in favor of the decision, deeming the Knights to be worthy of siring another fearsome Chapter of the Emperor's Finest.

Last Stand of the Sabertooth (087.M40)
After the extermination campaign, the 4th Host stayed behind to deal with the surviving Vya that were hiding from the wrath of the Imperium. But just when the Astral Warriors were about to finish off the last Vya survivors, the Chaos Warband known as the Blood Jaws attacked and killed 240 marines out of the 270 composing what was left of the host after the Vya campaign. Both the xeno race and the 4th Host were utterly annihilated, with the 30 marines surviving the initial surprise attack being hunted down by the Blood Jaws and unable to reach out to another Host. Filled with grief and rage, the Astral Warriors reserve a fury against the traitor Marines.

Defense of the Gauntlet (287.M41)
Answering a call for help from the Storm Sentinels, an Astral Warriors Host comes to support their ally and engage in numerous void battles against a Chaos Warband and its slave Chaos cult. After their brave and valiant victory, a pact has been made between the two chapters, with a blood debt sworn and an exchange of one banner from each Chapter.

Warzone Asteria (996.M41 - 003.M42)
After their Holy crusade against a nearby system under the control of a local chaos Empire, the Asteria Sub sector is invaded by a recently awakened and nearby Necron Dynasty while Chaos guerrillas were raiding some planets. In this hour of need, the Astral Warriors and other members of the United Enclaves Alliance called for their outside allies. The chapters who answered the call were the Templarii Scientae, Battencian Heralds, Sons of Galastram, Avengers of Arathor and the Storm Sentinels. The Dynasty was repelled and the Chaos guerrillas stopped after the Imperial forces fought together against them, at the cost of the Blades of Terra Chapter being now dangerously close to extinction and the Stellar Fists becoming the Warband known as "the Pestilent Fists", but now the defenses of Asteria are fragile and more threats like the vile xeno species of Orks and the Dark Eldar begins to show themselves in the Sub-sector.

Homeworld
As the Astral Warriors are a fleet-based Chapter, they have spent much of their time without a world to call their own, preferring instead to constantly roam around the Asteria Sub-sector to fight any foes of the Imperium they stumble upon.

However, for their honor roll of victories and heroic sacrifices, the Chapter was granted to build a Fortress Monastery upon the capital planet of the Sub-sector, the Civilized World of Asteria. The Astral Warriors view their fortification of the Capital as both a solemn vow and as reward for their loyalty to the Imperium.

Fortress Monastery
Wrought out of the blasted ruins of a destroyed Hive City, the Astral Warriors built a grand monolithic fortress from the remnants of the civilian enclave, naming their colossal Fortress Monastery, "the Iron Behemoth."

Chapter Culture & Beliefs
Mostly inheriting tribes culture from the feral and death worlds they primarily recruited from, as well as a knight culture due to their new home of Asteria, but a legionary culture is the one imposed on every marine in the chapter, their origins only shown with accessories and way of thinking.

While the lower ranks focus on improving their weapons for the next battlefield, the upper ranks craft their gear in an artistic way and become true craftsmen, creating defenses that will not be breached is a common thought in the Chapter.

The Astral Warriors respect the God-Emperor as the pinnacle of humanity, calling him the "Eternal Emperor", but their religious beliefs belongs to the Omnissiah and the creations made in his name. Not hesitating to have bionics as a sign of worship but still letting flesh on their body in order to not disregard the Emperor’s work and having both machine and flesh "coexist". Weakness isn't tolerated and near perfection is asked to each marine in the Chapter.

They also believe that it is their mission to seek redemption by killing their heretical progenitor whom became the Red Corsairs, a feeling of forgiveness and hate fills them during this quest.

They impose most of the time martial law on Planets who either lost or don’t have an Imperial Guard regiment during a campaign, to train the civilians into full fledged guards and then leave knowing there is an army staying to protect the place they fought for.

Recruitment
Not committing to recruiting all of their aspirants from a single world, the Astral Warriors instead hold many tithes across the Sub-sector to glean as many potential recruits as possible, including populations from Death World tribes and sometimes from more favorable planets like Asteria itself.

Chapter Gene-Seed
After careful tests on the gene-seed tithes, it was revealed that the Astral Warriors were pure and without flaws such as mutation or corruption. But one specific detail was noticed; most of the marines are prone to hate an enemy easily, even more than usual marines and leads to a paranoia where they think of every way possible to kill them. However, this is seen as a boon as it leads to intelligent marines who easily adapts to new situations.

Chapter Organization
Diverging greatly from the Codex Astartes, the Astral Warriors divide their marines into three Hosts consisting roughly of 300 brothers each, but are allowed to have more members should they be engaged in heavy warfare.

Combat Doctrine
The Astral Warriors now fight most of the time with the Asteria Imperial Guard Regiments and the Sub-sector Penal legion with Techno Thralls in the army, due to Mechanicus support that almost act like Imperial Auxiliaries from the Legions era, or even the infamous Tyrant’s legion of Badab, under the Astral Claw’s control. Each Host is accompanied by a General from the Imperial Guard Regiment and a Judge of the Adeptus Arbites for the Penal legion, their role to act as advisers and allies during long campaigns.

Deathwatch Service
The Astral Warriors take an opportunity to learn from others veterans when called by the Deathwatch to serve the Inquisition, and bring this knowledge to the Chapter. It is considered an honor to join the honored warriors of numerous other Chapters of Space Marines. Veterans of the Warriors who come back from it tend to keep their silver arm and deathwatch pauldron to indicate their service.

Notable Figures

 * Chapter Master Trojan Gildren 
 * Chapter Master Thegan Wrex 
 * Flesh-Master  Siv "Metallica" Andros 
 * High Chaplain Concordius, "LightBringer"

Allies

 * Templarii Scientae 
 * Imperial Legion 
 * Storm Sentinels 
 * Penitent Knights 
 * Storm Zealots 
 * Blades of Terra 
 * Ordo Reductor 
 * Templars of Iron 
 * Astral Leviathans
 * Ordinators

Enemies

 * Red Corsairs 
 * Blood Jaws
 * Knights of Laeran
 * Crow's Children

Notable Quotes
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By the Astral Warriors
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