Obsidian Flames
The Obsidian Flame are a mysterious and aloof Space Marine Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, created during an unknown Founding and from uncertain lineage. They are living Astartes, but twisted by endless exposure to warp horrors, psychic warfare, and soul-searing combat. They are cold, silent, efficient killers—they don’t speak in battle, don’t fraternize, and don’t ask for thanks. Their presence inspires awe, dread, and relief all at once. They are not broken...but they are hollowed.
- 1 Chapter History
- 2 Notable Campaigns
- 3 Chapter Homeworld
- 3.1 Fortress-Monastery
- 4 Chapter Organization
- 4.1 Officer Ranks
- 4.2 Specialist Ranks
- 4.3 Line Ranks
- 4.4 Specialist Units & Formations
- 4.5 Order of Battle
- 4.5.1 Headquarters
- 4.5.2 Companies
- 4.5.3 1st Company – The Hollowed
- 4.5.4 2nd …
The Monks of Aurelian!
What gods hast thou, that bow before the might of mortal men?
Surrendered now in ignorance; enslaved before the pen
Of magistrates and potentates less powerful than thee:
What makers vested strength within the legs that bend the knee?
What then of their countenance, their handiwork to see?
Cry then! Cry out unto them and witness unto me!
What chains and shackles hobble thee – what burden giveth pause?
What fearsome power maketh thee unworthy of thy cause?
What of the faith and principles thou surely must despise,
To supplicate in deference before a throne of lies?
Count for me the years before the soul of freedom dies.
Art thou now a servant and a slave in thine own eyes?
What fools are we, who in false grace before accusers bowed
And in our hubris and…
Inner Lore of the Bloody Peripatetics
Alpha Legion Code Cypher 8466M9px3.*
Hail Hydra
Report from Brother Alpharius to codename So’Krate -
…For your continuing reference, it should additionally be noted that the ongoing handling of the Bloody Peripatetics has, as expected, grown easier as their philosophical ponderings have grown in scope. Their inner lore now holds that they and they alone are truly loyal to the Emperor, as only their plurality of opinions can appropriately approximate the genius of the Master of Mankind. They believe simultaneously that the Emperor is a God, that the Emperor is a man with the potential to be a God, that the Emperor is a fraudulent construct invented by the High Lords, that the Emperor is a corrupt man abusing the Ecclesiarchy, that the Emperor …
Help Wanted
Hi!
I am currently writing myself some lore for my homebrew space marine chapter. as i don't have any ideas currently it would be nice if i could collaborate with anyone to join their campaign they have for their homebrew faction that would be lovely.
If you would like to help, send me something on my talk page
Thank you!
Yrnoxem System.
I would love to get my custom system on the map, my chapter at least lol. Still doing lore on Angels of Piety will continue as i get writing time. Ps. This was to get the achievement lol
Comedy in The Devastation of Baal
I kind of doubt it's intentional but the skull reciting the often elaborate titles of every speaker at the great Red Council gets pretty funny. The transhuman might in that huge room is awesome and the men speaking are heroes of the Imperium but a mere mortal can only take so much OP before she starts giggling, possibly hysterically.
New Idea for Genetic flaws for the Hounds!
12/7/2024
Hey all, I'm back at it again with some possible lore to add to my Hounds. Rule wise I will be playing them as blood angels, so I wanted some fluff to explain why they have a sudo-death company. Using the black rage rules, while also having a lore reason sounds like a cool idea. While officially they aren't from Blood Angels stock, being able to use their rules is awesome, because let's be honest, Blood Angels are awesome. Below are some names I came up with.
Simmering Rage: The battle brother is struck with an intense feeling of intense rage. Others describe the afflicted brothers as having a sort of killing intent heat emanate from them. These brothers are often holding on by a thread, however once their boiling over point…
Welcome to my blog!
Hi there, thank you so much for taking a look at my blog. This blog will be where I post my ideas before adding them to my custom sub-sector wiki pages. I want to make sure my factions, locations, enemies, etc, are as accurate as possible to the lore. So, no lore breaking shenanigans here. haha
12/04/2024
My Hounds of Argos space marine chapter. I have a few ideas lumbering around my brain. One of them to have sort of "Death Company" . An assault company that's filled with batter brothers with the Mark Of Calth. (see more about that HERE) They will have a bloodied hand print on their armor. Where it is, is up to the marine themselves. Having a hard time coming up with name for them. The blooded? The Bloody hands? The idea is that the m…
Ravenor Why?
Gideon may be a powerful Telepath but he's damn bad at reading people. At the beginning of Ravenor Rogue he realizes that Kara is hiding something, decides he knows what it is, she wants to quit, and inquires no further. He's wrong. So wrong. He has noticed how completely his Interrogator has changed and approves. He doesn't question why. Oh Emperor, Gideon!
It gets worse. At the end of Ravenor Returned Gideon is relieved that Carl and Kara survived another psychic assault that destroyed the sanctuary around them and merely thanks the Emperor. He doesn't think, another narrow escape for Carl. Hmm
Gideon has been warned that a Daemon called Slyte will enter the materium through his retinue. Slyte apparently makes an appearance during a major …
This Again: Female Custodes and Astartes
Why. I ask again WHY?
Seriously, Custodes are mentally as well as physically manipulated, their autonomy is seriously compromised. Why in the name of the God Emperor would women want a piece of that?
Sisters of Silence have a majorly cool superpower, they negate warcraft, which comes with a serious downside, everybody hates you. They are loyal to Empy because he gives them a home, a sisterhood and an important purpose. The God Emperor of Mankind values them for the very quality that alienates them from the rest of humanity. Why wouldn't they love him? Sisters CHOOSE to serve the Emperor, their autonomy is intact.
Sisters of Battle also choose to serve and can actually channel the God Emperor's power, how cool is that? Nuns with Guns, how is t…
Really sick
I've been sick with a really bad cold for a few days now, It's really annoying me and I just wanted to update
Goals for Articles
This is just a post to go through and think of all the things I would like to have done with the articles I have written and or will write. This goal is aimed at the end of this year, and this will be re-evaluated on the start of the new year.
Sanguinary Accipiters
- Flesh out, add more information, make sure no conflicting information.
- more lore.
- more history.
Vykore
- Flesh out, add more information, make sure no conflicting information.
- planetary information is scientific.
- history that has occurred within the system.
Vaekoria
- Flesh out, add more information, make sure no conflicting information.
- additional info on political system.
- economic information
Yrvyn
- Flesh out, add more information, make sure no conflicting information.
- additional info on politica…
Is this heresy?
I'm going to make a chaos warband that worships the Emperor instead of a traditional chaos god. So is this heresy?
Albia vs. Albion
Listening to a video about the pre-Unification nations it suddenly occured to me that 'Albia' as opposed to Albion, the former British Isles, might be located in Nord Merica, in what is now Canada and the north western US. This would explain how Albia can both border Atlan and in conflict with trans-pacifica. The name Albia deriving from Albion as those ancient states derived from Great Britain.
First blog post!
So, this is my first blog post. The work on my 19th Novan Devil Dogs is going well. I put in some requests for artwork and I've finally created the flag. I am actually working on a short story for them. Anyway, see ya later
Eldrad
I gotta ask, am I the only fan who hears 'Eldrad MUST live!' every time Eldrad Ulthran's name comes up?
Imperia Amazonis
The only reason I'm doing this because I came with so many cool names and want to use them.
During the Unification Wars the Emperor was supported by a Perpetual named Myrine and her Amazon troops, elite light infantry, power suited, specializing in skirmish, scouting, and covert action, Like other Perpetuals before her Myrine abandoned the Emperor's cause after the wars taking her troops with her.
The Emperor retorted by creating his own amazons, The Imperia Amazonis.
The design of of thesese gene enhanced female warriorwas of course s based on the Amazons of myth and histo. Like their predecessars they serve as scouts, skirmishers and covert specialists during the Crusade ind support of the Custodes.
Amazonis genome is based on that of Myri…
I Blame Amazon
Rumor is that Amazon ordered female Custodes because they wanted a powerful woman and Sisters of Silence were out because they don't talk, never mind they have novices acting as voices and thought mark. Sisters of Battle are too religious, oh Emperor! Even an inquisitor was out because they wanted a woman who was massive even out of armor.
Clearly the intent is to create the kind of angry, aggressive, 'Strong Female Character' so beloved by contemporary media who will displace all the better male characters . Just like Witcher. Poor Henry Cavill.
Dammit I Gotta Vent!
First, we have gender equality in Warhammer. We can't be space Marines but we can be power armored warriors, Sisters of Silence and of Battle. We can be Navigators, Inquisitors, Psykers, Imperial Guards, Imperial Navy, and every other role and faction.
Two, Female Custodes Do Not Work. I know, I've been trying to create a shield company of the Chamber Amazonis. Amazonian warriors in golden power armour can work. They can even be gene-enhanced, but making them nine foot tall hunks of ceremite hard muscle. is oh so pointless. As a heterosexual woman I am totally fine with ceremite hard hunks of muscle. I am also totally fine with agile, graceful Amazonian warriors. The Emperor's Own Amazons is fine, female Custodes no.
This is stupid panderin…
Why Giants?
As we all know Empy doesn't deal with the square cube law. He chooses to manifest as a physically impossible giant and has created legions of overlarge warriors, supersized bodyguards and improbably large primarchs. I'm seeing a pattern here. We know the physical Emperor is a modestly sized human man, perhaps slightly below average height. Apparently he didn't like this. He definitely equates size with power, well he is a man of the Copper Age under all the accreted wisdom and power. Power equals size. Males are Warriors, etc. That might also explain the perky breasts on SoS armor.
Seriously though the size difference must be seriously inconvenient, especially for the Primarchs who had to try to fit into human societies before being fo…
Lady Custodes Ii
So, I've been playing with the idea of Female Custodes. I've come up with some seriously cool names for them but IMO the concept just doesn't work. There is no point to turning women into over muscled behemoths when it's so much easier and simpler to do it with men, working with instead of against their biology. I noticed the same with my AU female space Marines, there's just no point unless the women are different from their male counterparts. The Amazon is a lightly armoured skirmish warrior, she is fast and agile and graceful. We already have female warriors like that, they're called Sisters of Silence and Sisters of Battle.
BTW Calladyce Taurovalia Kesh is a lousy name. It means nothing. Calladike (bright victor) Tauromache (bull ba…
Lady Custodes
This strikes me as an unnecessary change but given that Custodes are individually tailored projects not mass produced like Space Marines it's not as big a problem. Maybe Empy did experiment with Lady Custodes, maybe there's a whole Amazonian shield company but it will be a problem if they try to imply the Adeptus Custodes is anything like fifty fifty.
Ideally Lady Custodes will have special talents and a unique role, otherwise there's no point to having them. Kesh implies they are more ruthless and think outside the box, which is believable. They should be lighter, faster and more agile. Light infantry to the Male's heavy infantry. Of course the Sister of Silence fill that role very nicely but maybe the Lady Custodes predate them. I must ad…
Hello
Welcome. I am wondering if any of you could give me some feedback about my articles, or anything you want to see in my articles.
Thanks!
My Work on the Craftworld
My work on Xaunyos is almost finished. I do need to add the allies and enemies, as well as some quotes, but that's almost it. The rest of it, while history will be added upon later, it might be a while as I decide which way I want to go with that. I really like my work, and always thought mixing Exodite and Drukhari with the Craftworlds would be interesting, and now I get my dream!
Work on articles will resume..
I haVE RETURNED! i will be working on my space marine chapter and something else... keep a close ey cya soon
Sanguinala
Sanguinala: View of an Angel of Slaughter
Sanguinala, to some, a small event, to all, an Imperial holiday celebrating sanguinius, to us, the biggest celebration on Raelic and Olavarriete.
We Angels of Slaughter may be violent and bloodthirsty but during our cultural events and festivals, we are not. The 'El Guordos' chapter trials are hosted one week before where the aspirant must survive two days in the jungle. If they return, they get a bonus. If not, then tough. Then it is only a week till Sanginala.
Sanguinala Day is a day of reunion and joy. The whole chapter is recalled to join their families in the celebrations and mighty feasts. Then the monarch-governor would herald the Sanguinala grand festival.
Every mercado on Raelic and Olavarriet…
Female Space Marines
I must admit I have created female Space Marines, they were one of the issues that estranged the Lost Primarchs from the Emperor. But that's pure AU, a private fantasy.
Back in the canonical universe I completely agree Space Marines are and should remain all boys. They are essentially the masculine archetype of the knight, the defender of women, the common man and civilization in general against existential threats. The fact that they must sacrifice their humanity, their chance of love, domesticity and an ordinary life is very much part of their mystique. In addition to being badass warriors each is a tragic hero sacrificing himself for the sake of mankind.
As for the Female archetype of the Amazon we have the Adepta Sororitas, who can liter…
Tales of the Hunt
Aye up
I've started writing dome short stories collectively known as Tales of the Hunt.
These are based on my chapter the Swarm Stalkers and are written from the perspective of an Orator (Company Ancient) telling his fellow marines a war story. so far I have done three:-
- Call of the wild
- A Worthy Prey
- Clipped Wing
I'm by no means a writer so imagine that there is a lot of naivety in how I have written. Feedback would be most welcomed.
For the Emperor
MolaTecta
Luis Dante
Damn. Thinking about the role of true names in Warhammer I suddenly thought to look up the names of everybody's favorite angsty chapter master. Luis is turns out derives fron the Teutonic Ludwig which means Famous in Battle. Dante it turns out derives from Durante which means enduring.
The Chapter Master of the Blood Angels, the oldest known Space Marine, Defender of Imperium Nihilus is named 'Famous in Battle' and 'Enduring' this cannot be coincidence.
Ishtarian Military Breakdown
For my own notes and keeping facts straight I thought to gather some facts of my various forces in the Ishtar Subsector to keep track of their strengths, types, and resources to find their weaknesses and holes. Also, this will let me stop overlapping as much as I discovered I had. This is a Very much a work in Progress.
- 1 Analysis and Assessment:
- 1.1 Astra Militarum
- 1.1.1 Lunar Venatorii Cavalry Regiments
- 1.1.2 Arali Siege Sappers
- 1.1.3 Cogger Hive Guard
- 1.1.4 Inanis Thrashers
- 1.1.5 Ishtar Rangers
- 1.1.6 Suaineach Stitchers
- 1.1.7 Sanguinum Sentinels
- 1.2 Militarum Auxilia
- 1.2.1 Dumizid Felinid Hellcats
- 1.3 Questoris Familia
- 1.3.1 House Fásacha
- 1.4 Adeptus Astartes Chapters
- 1.4.1 Bloodmoon Hunters
- 1.5 Adeptus Mechanicus
- 1.5.1 Mjorn Skitarii Legions
- 1.1 Astra Militarum
- 2 Assessment and Recommendati…
A Woman's Eye View of the Primarchs
I Lion El Jonson. Oh yes, Please!!! Strong, silent, emotionally unavailable, sexy as hell.
III Fulgrim: Definitely not. too pretty, too immature
IV Perturabo: hell no!You'd drown in the self pity
V Jhagati Khan: Ooh yes! How about a ride on your stormbike Khagan? Seriously absolutely the best prospect of the Eighteen, well balanced and completely grown up.
VI Leman Russ: Hmmm, maybe. Depends on how furry one is feeling. Also how violent. Probably a fun date though.
VII Rogal Dorn. Maybe. Solid, rational, workaholic. You'd never see him.
VIII Konrad Curze: Hell No! Psychos are Bad News.
IX Sanguinius: Gorgeous golden angel, beautiful, noble, loving, but he's got this little problem with bloodthirst.
X: Ferrus Manus: Hmmmm. Hard on the outside, s…
How to Create a Homebrew Traitor Astra Militarum Regiment
When creating a Traitor Astra Militarum Regiment start with the simple question of why they fell to Chaos in the first place. This should provide you with some lore and a better idea for the Regiment. Perhaps they were tainted by the many secrets of Tzeetch during a mission to destroy a heretical library, enthralled by the unholy beauty of Slaanesh after an encounter with the Emperor's Children heretic astartes or taken by the bloodlust of Khorne after being left for dead against an Ork invasion. There are myriad reasons to become corrupted by Chaos and Humans are vulnerable to all of them. After you have done this think about their goals.
Do they want to do nothing more than gain more skulls for the skull throne, to convert the servants o…
My Phoenix Brethren as Lore
Does anybody else here listen to a Warhammer youtuber known as Majorkill? I really enjoy his Australiwn perspective. However I was stunned when I listened to his Renegade Space Marine Chapters that are still Loyal to the Emperor | Warhammer 40k Lore video as it treated my Phoenix Brethren as if they were official lore! I am immensely flattered!! And just needed to share.
This is for the achievement
THOUSAND SONS BEST LEGION NOBODY CAN DISAGREEOR ELSE YOU LIKE SPACE POOPS HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
My account is being swapped over to a new one, Tempestor Odinah.
Any and all work I do is now on the Tempestor Odinah account. Refer to me through that account from this point forwards.
White Scars
I have fallen in love with the Vth Legion thanks to Chris Wraight. I suppose it helps that there is an appealing female character, szu Ilya for me to identify with, but I am quite capable of identifying with male characters, I'd scarcely be reading Warhammer 40k if I wasn't, so mostly it's the Scars themselves. They are interestingly exotic and charmingly humble and polite. As Ilya reflects with mingled amusement and frustration there could be demons coming through the air vents yet there would still be a protective White Scar at her side politely asking if szu is well, if she needs anything, and if he can be of any assistance.
Planning on Short Stories
Hey, I'm making plans for short stories revolving around members of the Imperial Guard. The majority of them will likely be of made-up battles but I may make some that feature canon battles. Just letting anyone who cares to look in my blogs know this. Any suggestions would be welcome and appreciated!
ishtarian Possible Frontier Systems
Work in Progress.
5 Planets
A frozen Death World that reaches temperatures of -93 Degrees Celsius at night and the average temperatures during the day is still below freezing. The first planet in the Expedition's journey to find lost technologies of a bygone age. The frozen world became a waystation for the local cluster, developing into a major base of operations with an underground fortified facility processing materials and becoming a resupply station.
Alhara is a budding civilized world however is also a deadly world where life barely eeks by. Heavily irritated Alhara is rife with mutations that keep the two main budding hives populations low.
Kazimir Twiceborn
Kazimir Twiceborn
"Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life."
Kazimir grew up in a family of Factory Dregs on Cogger, who got drafted into the Hive Militia. The Cogger Hive Guard Mechanized Infantry fights alongside Chimera and Chimerax armored personnel carriers in the defense of strategically located Imperial Hive world of Cogger and its surrounding star systems generally. Cogger, located in the Segmentum Ultima, is a planet blighted and poisoned by millennia of heavy industrial output, though it is also a major manufacturing centre of Autocannons. Kazimir's unit was one of the lucky few that didn't get neurally programed at first, then was inducted into the Imperial Gurad from the PDF through the Imperial Tithe. Having loss mos…
Looking for some contributors to Sector Baikal
I recently made an article for Sector Baikal, which I will slowly be filling out articles for, but most importantly it is designed to be a community project. If anyone wants to add an article or group to it, feel free! We are most in need of Imperial Guard regiments, but any faction can be found in Sector Baikal.
(You don't need to dm me if you want to add something to the article, but if you want to to make sure there's no lore contradictions feel free)
White Ravens? Silver Crows!
This all started because I bought a box set of the Warhammer 40,000 Recruit Edition starter set. I bought it for the Necrons -- a box of ten Necron warriors will run you, time of writing, U$45, and my Friendly Local Game Shop (FLGS) had a sale on the starter box for U$39. The same ten warriors, plus three scarab swarms and a royal warden plus five Space Marine intercessors and their lieutenant, all for a V-bill less? Yes, please.
I had plans for those Necrons. Guy from Midwinter Minis invented the Sandstone Necrons which I've seen on tabletops at the FLGS, and while I was watching his old YouTube video about how to paint them, I had a thought: Lava Necrons! I'm still gathering materials, but they're coming. Oh, yes, they're coming!
Anyway, unb…
Lanto Cobal
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— Staff Sergeant Vermak, 12th Cadian Shock Regimen
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Psykers and Blanks
- 1 Sigma // Tau
- 2 Upsilon // Phi // Chi // Psi
- 3 Omega
- 4 Omega-Minus
- 5 Rho // Pi
- 6 Omicron // Xi // Nu // Mu // Lambda // Kappa
- 7 Iota // Theta // Eta
- 8 Zeta // Epsilon
- 9 Delta // Gamma
- 10 Beta // Alpha
- 11 Alpha-Plus
Psionically-dense individuals who are oblivious to warp fluctuations and manifestations of psychic talent.
Subjects with varying degrees of immunity to psyker powers.
Usually referred to as Untouchables, Pariahs, or Blanks. These individuals are so inert in the Warp as to actually exhibit negative psychic influence upon others. Primarily manifested as a small region of "blankness" surrounding the individual, it is impossible for psychic powers or warp creatures to penetrate this space. Those at an Omega level of psi-negativity can easily be distinguis…
B&C Painters are Gone?
Hi, I don't normally make these and I don't know if this is the right way to pose this question, but did anyone notice that the Bolter and Chainsword space marine painters are gone? The pages are just straight-up deleted. Did the link get moved somewhere or did a certain corporation who shall remain not-so-nameless claim them in their crusade to defend their IP? If not, does anyone have a working link? I like to test color schemes on those before I go to Gimp.
Kind Regards, CadaverificRenegade
References that Support Lunar Venatorii Lore
Reading through the somewhat rarer books of the Tanks of the Imperial Guard, I discovered some hidden gems that support the idea of Scout centric Bike and Buggy Regiments that are the core to the Lunar Venatorii. The 88th Mobile Infantry Regiment, in the Book Gunheads by Steve Parker, is good example that I speak of. They were a secondary Regiment to the stories main characters, but Hornet Motorcycles were described as unarmed and unarmored variants of Black shadow bikes and used heavily as scouts and Couriers in an Electromagnetic and desert heavy story. Steel Tread was a Jungle Novel that I will update on the descriptions here later that had use of buggies and Bikes as coordinating with and path finding for the tanks central to that story. I…