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- "To honour the Angel! First to the Chalice!"
- — Chalice Herald battle cry
The Chalice Heralds are a Loyalist Successor Chapter of the proud and valiant Blood Angels created during an Unknown Founding. Most of their history has been lost and their own records are either incomplete or destroyed. . Despite their laudable history and numerous battle honors, there yet remains a shadow of the Blood Angels' genetic flaw that lingers ever about the Chalice Heralds. They search for a mysterious artifact that they call The Chalice, and they believe that when they find it all the sons of The Great Angel will be cured of the Black Rage and the Red thirst. With a history of heroism and valor as laudable as some more venerable Chapters, it is easy to see why they are heralded far and wide across the Imperium as exemplars of the Great Angels' lineage. They have vanquished foes far and wide from Orks to Chaos Space Marines, and always upheld the honor of their Chapter, and founding Legion.
Chapter Organization[]
Headquarters[]
Chapter Command[]
Uther the Dragon is the head of the chapter and has the final say in all things. He has no company of his own instead he travels with a company of his choosing than he will move to another one when he sees it is appropriate. He of course has an honor guard made up of the most elite members of the chapter all clad in relic Cataphractii Terminator Armor like himself. They serve a duel purpose, to protect and advice their chapter master, and kill him if he falls to either of the twine curses.
Reclusiam[]
The Reclusiam is separate from the Questor Companies and chaplains move from company to company ensuring that The Great Quest is being upheld. The High Chaplin Mordred is in control of all chaplains and has the responsibility of gathering, listing, and safe guarding the chapter's most valued relics. Only him and Uther are allowed entry in to the deepest parts of the Reclusiam.
Librarius[]
Because of the actions of Amadeus, the Librarius of the Chalice Heralds is in a weakened state. Like the Reclusiam, they are separate from the Questor Companies and send their librarians to those companies that request support. The Chief Librarian is Merlios, who is now in a dreadnought. The only reason he has not been replaced as Chief Librarian is because he was the one who had the vision that sent the Chalice Heralds on their Great Quest.
Specialist Formations[]
The Knights Recluse[]
The Knights Recluse are members of the chapter who work as messengers, foot soldiers, and body guards for the chaplains. They are the eyes and ears of the Reclusiam and it is considered a bad omen in the chapter when the Knights Recluse are around. No one except Mordred and Uther know their identities, and how and why members are chosen to join their ranks.
Questor Companies[]
The chapter is split in to ten companies, in this they follow the Codex, but they diverge in the fact that each company is a battle line company and is responsible of its own recruiting. These companies are called Questor Companies. Companies are titled instead of numbered and have their captain's personal heraldry upon their right shoulder. When a captain dies his company is given to his successor or if he has none given to an officer Uther the Dragon deems worthy. The new captain can than either chose to keep the company title and heraldry or change it in favor of his own. All former heraldry is displayed in the Grand Hall over the sarcophagi of all the fallen captains and the current heraldry is hung above the Council Table in the Great Hall with the chapter's banner.
| Gallant | Galaad the Lance | Crossed Lances |
| Redemption | Brastius the Red | A broken Chalice |
| Defiant | Rogerius the Bane | A fist clenched around a chalice |
| Vigilant | Gareth the Watcher | A shield and crossed sword |
| Retribution | Gadwin the Champion | A winged skull |
| Ultima | Lionel the Vengeful | An angel descending on a Tyranid |
| Ascendant | Girardus the Righteous | A rising angel |
| Indomitable | Alphonsus the Wall | A storm shield |
| Mythic | Dagonet the Bold | A flaming Sword |
| Stalwart | Bors the One Eyed | A tower atop a skull |
Chapter Beliefs[]
The Great Quest[]
The Chalice Heralds believe that they are on a quest sent by Sanguinius to find The Chalice, an ancient relic supposedly made by Sanguinius before he was killed by Horus, and cure the Sons of the Angel of the Red thirst and Black Rage. To uphold the The Great Quest the chapter spreads out across the Imperium looking for any relic or information that would lead them to The Chalice. After every two hundred years the chapter returns to The Herald's Keep to gather together all they have learned and place the relics they found in the Reclusiam for safe keeping. It is told that one day a member of the chapter will finally find The Chalice and many of the chapters captains desire to be the one to do it. Rivalries have formed between captains before but they are always under the watch of the chaplains for rivalry can push a space marine further than he would push him self but it can also get in the way of the greater goal of reaching The Chalice
The Death Company[]
Like all sons of the Angel, the Chalice Heralds make use of a Death Company where all those who have fallen to the Black Rage go. They are sent to the worst part of the fighting to die with honor for the chapter. Afterwards their bodies are gathered and taken back to the Herald's Keep to be placed in the catacombs underneath the fortress.
Chapter Fleet[]
The fleet of the Chalice Heralds is large for a non fleet based chapter for they need multiple vessels to search the Imperium for clues on The Great Quest. Companies have multiple ships that will spread out to search a lager area and than will converge when one has found something of interest. For if one Chalice Herald arrives there are surely more on the way.
- The Dragon's Lair (Battle-Barge): An ancient and venerable battle barge that serves as Uther the Dragon's personal flagship.
Chapter Relics[]
- The Maw: A relic chain fist used by Uther The Dragon. It is said that it's teeth are sharper than any other and it can chew though the thickest of armor.
- Swift Retribution: A jump pack warn by Gadwin the Champion that is know for its great speed and vicious machine spirit.
- The Herald's Message: The scroll on which Chief Librarian Merlios wrote down his vision of The Chalice.
- The Leviathan's Claws: A set of master crafted power claws once used by Amadeus the Leviathan
- The First Banner: An ancient banner that is the chapter banner of the Chalice Heralds. It hangings above the doorway to the great hall and is a source of great pride for all the brothers of the chapter.
Chapter Appearance[]
Wargear and Equipment[]
The Chalice Heralds are known to make use of large than normal amounts of older patterns of armor and equipment in their armory, so much so that it is more common to see members wearing Mark IV 'Maximus' pattern power armor over the current Mark VII and VIII patterns. They also make use of many older marks of weapons including Phobos, Tigrus and Umbra pattern bolters.
Chapter Colors[]
The Chalice Heralds primarily wear light green colored battle armor, with the exception of the shoulder pauldron insets, which are bone color. The Imperialis or Aquila on the plaston (chest guard) is also bone in color. Unlike their progenitors, the Blood Angels, the Chalice Heralds are notable adherents to the Codex Astartes. They do not use the same iconography and unique heraldry common among many Chapters of the Blood. The color of the shoulder pauldron trim indicates squad specialty - Green (Tactical), Black (Devastator), Red (Assault) silver (Veteran) , and bronze (command). A black colored company symbol on the right shoulder pauldron inset indicates the company of an individual battle-brother. Squad assignment, is designated by the black color roman numeral on the left poleyn (knee guard).
Officers and tactical sergeants are designated by a large red colored vertical stripe painted on their helmet and the top of the their backpacks are also painted red. Officers are also known to make use of bone colored tabards, to designated their senior status and stand out amongst their fellow warriors.
Chapter Badge[]
The Chalice Heralds' Chapter badge takes the form of a large stylized, ebon colored, winged-chalice, tipped as if pouring out its contents, centered upon a field of bone.
Notable Quotes[]
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- "You shall be an example on how with great dedication and will, every member of our chapter can gain favor from the Great Angle. Or, if you should fail me, you shall be a lesson in hubris and how pried can damn even the best of us."
- — Uther The Dragon to Gadwin The Champion before his rise to captain.
"I always get chills around them."
"Who brother?"
"The Knights. They being here is a bad omen."
— Brother Nathaniel to Brother Avrik about the Knights Recluse
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