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The Rust Hammers are a grim and mechanically-minded Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, born of the Ultima Founding and forged from a rare and volatile chimeric gene-seed blend. Combining the stoic determination of the Imperial Fists, the cybernetic obsession of the Iron Hands, and the relentless siegecraft of the Iron Warriors. A force of unstoppable resilience, siege dominance, and calculated brutality. The Rust Hammers embrace war as a vast engine, one in which every bolt and bloodstain has a purpose. While taking no shame in their chimeric nature, they see the need to keep it from the Imperium at large. They cannot carry out the Emperor's vision if they are being hunted for heresy.
Chapter History[]
Notable Campaigns[]
Anvil Recovery (999.M41-009.M42)[]
Waking from Cryo-Pods within The Ferrum Throne, the Rust Hammers were thrust into an immediate void battle. Finding themselves in the debris field of an ongoing battle between Mechanicus and ork forces. Making contact with the Mechanicus forces, detiming the goal of the conflict was to recover a space hulk, the Rust Hammers mobilized. With cold efficiency, they picked off straggling ork forces while simultaneously boarding the space hulk. Slowly encircling the ork fleet, shifting the battle to a matter of attrition. Boarding ship after ship, the Rust Hammers slaughtered the xenos and received the space hulk. Making use of the ork scrap ships as resources to reforge the space hulk into the Anvil, a starfort that becomes the chapter's Fortress Monastery and chapter flagship. After the completion of the reforge, the Rust Hammers escorted the Mechanicus forces to the Red Tear, commanded by Lord Regent Dante of the Blood Angels.
The Tyrion (Tear-ee-an) Crusade (020.M42-Present)[]
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Chapter Homeworld[]
Fortress-Monastery[]
Star Fortress Anvil: A drifting colossus reclaimed by Mechanicus Explorators and reforged into a void-fortress and forge-monastery, Anvil is the spiritual and logistical heart of the Rust Hammers. Covered in siege turrets, retractable drydocks, and arcane manufactoria, it is equal parts sanctum, forge, and weapon. It can support the simultaneous deployment of four companies and maintain extensive repair and augmentation facilities for cybernetic and armored elements.
Chapter Organisation[]
Officer Ranks[]
Siege Master: Chapter master of the Rust Hammers
Siege Lord: Captains' equivalent within the Rust Hammers
Siege Chief: Lieutenant equivalent within the Rust Hammer
Specialist Ranks[]
Arch Siege Cantors: The senior-most Siege Cantor, who oversees the chapter's selection and recruitment
Siege Cantors: Instead of chaplains, the Chapter uses Siege Cantors
Chief Apothecary: Master of the Apothicarium, overseer of the creation of new brothers of the chapter.
Apothecary: A battlefield medic and guardian of the chapter's geneseed. Recovering geneseed from fallen brothers and the giver of the Emperor's mercy.
Master of the Forge: Head of the chapter's forges, matianer of the fleet, and their greatest war machines.
Techmarine: Both brothers of the chapter and maintainers of its techmarines build, repair, and reinforce the chapter's arms and armor.
Chapter Ancient: Bearer of the chapter's Colors and, often being a senior veteran, acts an advisor to the Arch Siege Cantor
Chief Librarian: Head of the Librarius, keeper of the chapter's history.
Librarian: Masters of the warp, Librarians are used primarily in a utility role to mold the battlefield into the perfect land for siege.
Specialist Units & Formations[]
The Tectonic Mauls
Role: Demolition and Breach Infantry
Outfitted with seismic hammers and grav-disruption grenades, the Tectonic Mauls excel in collapsing fortifications and opening assault paths. Trained to identify structural weak points, they often tunnel under enemy lines or deploy in breaching pods shaped like mining drills.
The Cogwardens
Role: Battlefield Recovery and Mechanized Salvage
Specialized in securing war engines, tech-lore, and relic systems during or after a siege, Cogwardens are trained in combat engineering and machine interfacing. They are often deployed with servo-constructs and exo-frame lifters to recover or repurpose battlefield assets.
The Rust Seraphim
Role: Rapid Descent and Shock Interdiction Troops
With stabilized jump packs and reinforced impact armor, the Rust Seraphim are deployed to cripple artillery emplacements and supply lines. Their descent is coordinated to shatter hardened positions with overwhelming force, striking from above with brutal close-combat weapons and short-burst plasma cutters.
Line Ranks[]
Siege Sargent: Squad leader of the chapter
Battle-Brother: Rank and file of the chapter
Aspirant: Promoted from Neophyte once a recruit has started the trials and gene augmentation
Neophyte: Selected to join the chapter but yet to undergo the trials and gene-seed implantation
Order of Battle[]
Despite their nontraditional mindset, the Rust Hammers adhere to the 10 Company structure outlined in the Codex Astartes. Their interpretation, however, is optimized for endurance, siegecraft, and void warfare:
1st Company – The Iron Crown: Veterans clad in Cataphractii, Saturnine, or modified Gravis armor; masters of breach fighting and close-quarters siege combat.
2nd – 5th Companies – Battle Companies: Mechanized siege forces equipped with siege tanks, breacher squads, and heavy graviton support weapons.
6th – 7th Companies – Reserve Tactical Companies: Trained to plug breaches and reinforce any line, often assigned macro-voidship security.
8th Company – Assault Company: Unlike most Chapters, Rust Hammers prefer void-boarding specialists and heavy breacher jump-pack troops over traditional assault marines.
9th Company – Fire Support: Siege artillery, grav-cannons, macro-las turrets, and Centurion Devastator squads.
10th Company – The Ferrites: Scouts raised from underhive forge-worlds, equipped with recon rigs, digital augmetics, and stripped-down mechanized gear.
Each company is further divided into squads led by Siege-Sergeants, and supported by a high number of Techmarines, Combat Enginseers, and Dreadnoughts, many of whom are veterans of failed assaults or suicidal breaches.
| 1st Company
“Iron Crown” |
2nd Company
“Cog's Maw” |
3rd Company
“Chain Oath” |
4th Company
“Tithe of Iron” |
5th Company
“Furnace Wake” |
| Chapter Master Maegon Rhest | Captain Ferras Zek | Captain Varric Dorn-Krieg | Captain Heskar Mordaine | Captain Thuriel Blacksteam |
| 6th Company
“Ferrum Seed” |
7th Company
“Breach Saints” |
8th Company
“Forge Graven” |
9th Company
“Rust Wardens” |
10th Company
“Ferrites” |
| Captain Ossik Lehn | Captain Alectis Varn | Captain Bruthex Mortane | Captain Garvun Rhel | Captain Rektus Mourn |
Headquarters[]
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Companies[]
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Chapter Beliefs[]
View of the Emperor[]
To the Rust Hammers, the Emperor is not a god, but the Prime Engine of War — the first and greatest forge-lord of Humanity, the architect of siege, sacrifice, and survival. They do not worship Him as a divine being, but instead venerate His design, His strategic genius, and the monumental structure of the Imperium He tried to build. In their eyes, faith is inefficient; function is loyalty, and loyalty is proven in war.
They believe the Emperor’s grand vision was a fortress — the Imperium as a planetary citadel of survival, ringed with battlements of reason, sacrifice, and brutal necessity. The Ecclesiarchy's deification of the Emperor is seen as a corruption of His will, a spiritual rust that weakens the Imperium’s structural purpose.
Among their Chapter, reverence takes the form of ritualized maintenance, calculated destruction, and sacred rebuilding. Their litanies are written in binary and siege code, their prayers are impact patterns and force diagrams.
Traditions[]
The Siege Hymnal
Instead of chaplains, the Chapter uses Siege Cantors, data-canting warriors who chant binaric litanies during combat. These coded hymns reinforce unit cohesion and help machine spirits align with battle rhythms.
The Black Helm Vigil
Before a brother can ascend to the rank of lieutenant or captain, he must spend seven days aboard the Ferrum Throne without speaking, surrounded by active siege data, servitor memories, and ancient command logs. At the end, he must recite a tactical doctrine that justifies his ascension.
The Burning of the Failed
Recruits or brothers who succumb to cowardice, insubordination, or treachery are not executed by blade — they are incinerated in a forge-crypt, their ashes used to harden shell casings fired in future battles.
Recruitment[]
Siege-born Selection: Chaplains identify candidates surviving in collapsing under hives, siege zones, or war-wracked ruins — those who fight with grit, not glory.
Cog-Trials: Each aspirant is subjected to weeks of isolation with malfunctioning servitors, then judged on how well they adapted or reprogrammed them.
The Tempered Fist: aspirants must storm a mock fortress defended by veteran scouts using only salvaged gear and brute tactics.
Soul-Forge Branding: After implantation, recruits receive sacred bionic augmentations to remind them that flesh is temporary, but war is eternal.
Chapter Gene-Seed[]
The Chapter’s gene-seed, while stable, is marked by unique psychological and physiological effects:
Pride and Stoicism – Born of three gene lines that breathe Stoicism with every breath, the trait peasant in every cell. The Rust Hammers are cold and efficient; the vast majority of their humanity is burned out by gene-seed implementation. Just as the imperial Fists and Iron Warriors before them, the Rust Hammers are prideful to a fault; they often believe in their own strategic and tactical decisions despite repeated failures, choosing to throw bodies at unending sieges till victory is one.
Pain Dulling – Many brothers have low sensory feedback, requiring neural boosters to maintain battlefield awareness.
Siege Trance – Some veterans enter a hyper-focused state during prolonged engagements, showing reduced emotional affect and dangerous persistence.
Tactile Rejection – Discomfort with human interaction; many prefer mechanical communion over interpersonal contact.
Implant Integration Overgrowth – The Chapter's Apothecaries have reported unusually high rates of flesh-to-metal compatibility, leading to excessive voluntary augmentation.
Deathwatch Service[]
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Chapter Combat Doctrine[]
Slow, precise, and unyielding. The Rust Hammers employ meticulous siegecraft, both in defense and offense. War becomes a matter of unfeeling will, risk vs reward, simplicity, and efficiency. Always choosing the slow burn of a siege over costly strategies that disregard any concern of brothers lost or bolt rounds spent. Every bolt round wasted is a failure to achieve the Emperor's designs. Making extensive use of heavy armor and siege craft, the Rust Hammers grind down their enemies before shattering their fortresses with a decisive strike.
Notable Space Marines[]
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Chapter Fleet[]
Shared:
- Star Fortress Anvil: A drifting colossus reclaimed by Mechanicus Explorators and reforged into a void-fortress and forge-monastery, Anvil is the spiritual and logistical heart of the Rust Hammers. Covered in siege turrets, retractable drydocks, and arcane manufactoria, it is equal parts sanctum, forge, and weapon. It can support the simultaneous deployment of four companies and maintain extensive repair and augmentation facilities for cybernetic and armored elements.
1st Company:
- The Ferrum Throne (Modified Ark Mechanicus / Siege Battle Barge Hybrid): A relic from the Great Crusade reforged for orbital bombardment and planetary breach
- Hammer of Silence (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): equipped with stealth siege drop pods.
- Canticle of Rust (Apocalypse-class Battleship): orbital artillery and long-term suppression bombardments.
- Breaker of Wills (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): void-chain harpoons for boarding and mass breaching.
- Unyielding Resolve (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): Rapid deployment cruiser for Terminator strike forces
2nd Company:
- Iron Roar (Imperialis-Class Siege Barge): A massive ship once mistaken for a Gloriana due to its oversized hull and baroque ironwork. Originally a Mechanicus experimental siege barge, now reforged by the Rust Hammers. It boasts macro-ram plating, siege drill ports, and drop-forges that rain down armored formations.
- The Mortis Link (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): twinned macro-cannon banks for synchronized breach timing.
- Nail of Ferrus (Claymore-class Corvette): drill-head prows and explosive breaching anchors.
- Spinegrinder (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): launching dreadnought breaching pods and grav-chained drop tanks.
- Iron Noose (Claymore-class Corvette):
3rd Company:
- Pyric Edict (Imperialis-Class Siege Barge): designed for incendiary bombardments and flame-spewing breaching vehicles.
- Wreck-Saint (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): with an onboard shrine to martyrdom; honors slain siege specialists.
- Torch of Cainex (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): Hunter-frigate that supports rapid reconsolidation and demolition teams.
- Rotclad (Claymore-class Corvette): laced with toxic mortar deployment systems.
- Rattlehold (Demolition escort ship): meant to collapse structures and trap enemy armor.
4th Company:
- Emberwake (Imperialis-Class Siege Barge): equipped with auto-forge conversion bays.
- Silent Dirge (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): designed to bring deadly silence to enemy vox systems.
- Shardbringer (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): vessel with anti-aircraft and siege tank support.
- Crackthorn (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): for high-impact planetary landings.
- Tombmaw (Claymore-class Corvette): that processes battlefield salvage into war materiel.
5th Company:
- Foundry of War ((Emperor-class Battleship)): that doubles as a mobile manufactorum.
- Anvil’s Echo (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): with reinforcement/fortification drop modules.
- Iron Cantor Vox (Oberon-class Battleship): command vessel used to coordinate artillery across entire planets.
- Crucible Vein (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): Support ship that delivers fuel, munitions, and heavy ordnance.
- Cogbrand (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): Cybernetic uplink cruiser that enhances communication between tech-priests and machine spirits.
6th Company:
- Crush-Hymn (Ironclad-class Battle Barge): Massive tank carrier barge.
- Fang of Mars (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): Mechanicus-enhanced strike cruiser, tuned for armored deployment.
- Grindcore Saint (Emperor-class Battleship): Anti-infantry barrage ship with linked minigun arrays.
- The Dread Cradle (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): Dreadnought hangar-ship, housing a crypt of ancient ironclads.
- Track-Eater (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): Logistics vessel capable of refitting and deploying armored units in minutes.
7th Company:
- Black Sunder (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): Black-ops cruiser with stealth plating and void-stabilized drop pods.
- Signal Burn (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): Saboteur vessel used to break enemy sensor networks.
- Nerveshatter (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): Strike Cruiser with morale-breaking bombardment routines.
- Ghost Hinge (Claymore-class Corvette): Specialized boarding corvette with electronic warfare systems.
- Gore Cog (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): Dropshuttle support cruiser, favored by Cyberskulls and servo-automata.
8th Company:
- Void Fang (Ironclad-class Battle Barge): Boarding Barge with multi-void cutter projectors.
- Scald Engine (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): Shipborne melta-array cruiser used in ship-to-ship assaults.
- Red Bolt (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): Assault Strike Cruiser that fires drop torpedoes.
- Chain-Sermon (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): Hymnal frigate used to broadcast war-litanies and vox dissonance.
- Bridgebreaker (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): Void-ram vessel with breaching drills and plasma warheads.
9th Company:
- Guardian of Rust (Ironclad-class Battle Barge): Bastion Barge, optimized for planetary defense.
- Watchful Pyre (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): Long-range support cruiser with sensor relay arrays.
- Vault-Breaker: Orbital defense platform with stationary deployment capabilities.
- Iron Halo (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): Escort ship with flak and anti-torpedo defense.
- Echo of Steel (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): Command coordination ship for large-scale fleet redeployments.
10th Company:
- Ferrum Seed (Ironclad-class Battle Barge): Training Barge equipped with mock battlezones and gene-implantation labs.
- Rustling Doom (Vanguard Class Strike Cruiser): Stealth cruiser used for initial planetary surveys.
- Warden of Sparks (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): Vox-scout vessel used to monitor developing warzones.
- Cogteeth (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): Light escort ship with deep-space sensory uplinks.
Primer Bell (Vigil-class Siege Frigate): Transport ship for aspirants and Scout Squads.
Chapter Armory[]
Chapter Relics[]
- Grav-Hammer Sledge "Breachsong" – Wielded by the 1st Company Champion; a thunderous weapon that tears through ferrocrete and ceramite alike.
Rare Wargear[]
- Ironhide Mantles – Reinforced ceramite cloaks worn by Siege Sergeants, designed to deflect shrapnel and redirect seismic tremors.
- Siegecore Engines – Power packs containing grav-reactive plates that stabilize marines when firing heavy weapons or operating on collapsing structures.
Chapter Appearance[]
Chapter Colours[]
- Armor: metallic Orange with rust red trim
- Helmets:
- Frontline forces wear red helmets
- Veterans wear green helmets
- Siege Forces wear green helmets
- Lieutenants wear a metallic black helmet with a red stripe
- Captains wear a metallic black helmet with a green stripe
- The Chapter Master wears a metallic black helmet with a white stripe
- If any Battle-Brother has served in the Tyrion Guard, their helmet will be halved between Metallic Orange on the right and their appropriate rank.
- Left Shoulder pad: metallic Orange with a metallic black hammer, and rust red trim
- Right Shoulder pad: metallic Orange with rust red trim and a marking denoting role and squad
- Right Knee: Rust red with marking denoting role and squad
- Left Knee: Denotes company
- Power Packs: metallic Black
- Arms: metallic Black with Orange metallic trim
- Armored vehicles: metallic Orange with rust red trim, and metallic black markings
Chapter Badge[]
A Black Warhammer
Relations[]
Sworn Brothers[]
Sworn brothers are fellow Adeptus Astartes that the Rust Hammers have an extreme bond forged through battle. Swearing a Brother's Oath to each other, the Chapters will always aid each other.
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Vassals[]
Vassals are other imperial organizations, primarily military, that have sworn loyalty to the Rust Hammers. These organizations will default to the position of the Rust Hammers during times of internal imperial strife.
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Notable Neutrals[]
There are some Imperial organizations that the Rust Hammers bear no particular feelings towards, but play a large enough role in the galaxy that the relationship needs to be tracked.
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Eternal Enemies[]
Internal Enemies are Imperial organizations that the Rust Hammers bear ill will towards, and more often than not, said ill will is reciprocated. No expectation of aid can be expected.
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Sworn Enemies[]
Sworn Enemies are specific Xenos, Heretic, or Traitor organizations that have been in direct war with the Rust Hammers and have survived. Viewing any survival as a failure, the Rust Hammers swear an oath to annihilate this enemy.
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