Judging by the rolls and events, I'm assuming the Peregrines will come out of the Abyssal Crusade better than intact, and have a key role in eliminating Basillius and his ilk.
The Long Founding (Warhammer 40k)
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[X] Plan From Nowhere
Well let's just say that one of the last things the none Space Marine forces of the Imperium generally want is for this chapter to show up without some kind of forewarning.
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Not the most friendly of Birds I suppose, ah well it happens with the Super Humans
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- California
This feels like Blood Ravens kleptomaniac meme levels, but it could also mean, the other Chapters get real nervous the Janitors of Human Military Desertions is in the Sector. Like, a Guardsmen about to go for routine patrol, but then the Commissar shows up.
And then they breathe in ease and rejoice when it's Ciaphas Cain HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!
View: https://youtu.be/LGIubLHN4Ng?si=LuMgft4EQJVbySRd
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…Why do I feel like Ordo Hereticus Inquisitors use the threat of calling the Dark Peregrines on some poor guard regiment they suspect of being tainted by Chaos? And most of them go through with it?
It seems like a standard issue by the Inquisition. Hence why the Space Wolves took that personally and fought the Inquisition after they targeted the people of Armageddon for seeing Angron and his forces of Chaos.
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Huh. Guess our bird boys become infamous across the breadth of the Imperium? Neat. They probably imprint themselves into the common perception as the anti-mortal guys early on and their reputation just snowballs from there until they become a guardsmen horror story.
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Do you suppose anyone ever mistakes them for Deathwatch Company? They have very similar color schemes. Or, Spacemarine Chapters are concerned they have Dark Peregrins in the sector only to relax when they discover it's a Deathwatch Company.
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- Canada
Probably depends on how they feel about their local PDF and Guard Regiments
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- California
The Raven was a scary dude, and we had them double-down on Orbital Drops; something that's not easy to do. Meaning, a great deal of skill is required by Aspirants just to meet the minimum requirements. Perhaps, something of Corvus' shines through to help these Lads act as Morality Police. Though, I would have thought regular mortals would have been more scared considering all the Purges?
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That sound like a quick way to kill a chapter. Essentially if they already have their seat on the high lords table.
I actually don't think they have a seat in high lords yet. Don't quote me on that though.
They do not, this is still shortly after the Heresy after all.
Undead Frog I could kiss you! Operation: Stop the Imperial Creed is a GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
As of the moment, Corvus Corax was stuck inside the Engine of Woes after Vulkan shoved him into it.
TTS reference by the way.
The Dark Peregrines
[X] Plan From Nowhere
-[X] Dark Peregrines
-[X] Primary black, Secondary gold
-[X] A peregrine falcon in black diving towards the ground, with its back half made to look like a lightning bolt
-[X] From the Dark, Like Thunder!
-[X] Deepstrikes: More so than even other Space Marines, this Chapter has gained a mastery of the orbital strikes Adeptus Astartes are famous for.
-[X] Extra Assault Packs: The Chapter has enough Assault Packs to equip extra Assault Marines.
-[X] Extra Thunderhawks: The Chapter has access to additional Thunderhawks.
Name: Dark Peregrines
Colors: Primary black, Secondary gold
Symbol: A peregrine falcon in black diving towards the ground, with its back half made to look like a lightning bolt
Chapter Creed: From the Dark, Like Thunder!
Recruitment and Structure: The Dark Peregrines lack a homeworld, and as such tend to pick up their recruits from various Imperial worlds along the paths they travel. Unlike standard Space Marine Chapters, the Dark Peregrines companies are each allowed to recruit and train their own scout marines, instead of such young warriors being the exclusive remit of the Tenth Company. This is a necessity, due to the fact that each of the Chapter's companies are scattered across the vast territory of the Imperium at any given time. For the same reason, each company is far larger than the 100 Marines of Codex compliant Chapters, due to not being able to call upon reinforcements. Due to the scattered nature of the Dark Peregrines, the Chapter Master has taken on a more ceremonial role, only truly making decisions when more than one company is fighting in a given campaign. On the rare occasions a meeting of all of the Chapter's companies is called, decisions are often made via a council of all company Captains.
Combat: The Dark Peregrines are some of the greatest masters of voidborn combat among all Space Marines, and are just as adept at blasting apart their enemies at range as they are at boarding actions. In ground combat, they prefer to attack the enemy with unrelenting deep strikes into any possible weaknesses. More often than not, these attacks consist mostly of the Dark Peregrine's Assault Marines, which they, like the Blood Angels and their successors, have a higher number of than the norm, with four each of Tactical Squads and Assault Squads rather than the Codex standard 6/2/2 outline. In addition, they can count on consistent support from the Chapter's Thunderhawks, and even orbital fire support if a given enemy is unable to extensively pressure the company's fleet.
Notable Battles of the Dark Peregrines
- The Dark Peregrines would spend the vast majority of their early history in a long campaign known as 'The Reaping', during which the Chapter systematically hunted down and brutally slaughtered countless traitors once part of the Solar Auxillia. During one battle, so many traitor Solar Auxillia sworn to the Dark Prince were slain that a third force of Daemons loyal to the Blood God manifested to join the fray, leading to an intense three way maelstrom that ultimately ended in the Dark Peregrine's victory.
-Shortly after the end of The Reaping, the Dark Peregrines were called to eliminate some of the very first Imperial Navy detachments to turn traitor. The Peregrines took to their new mission with vigour, and carried it out with such efficiency that all vessels were later reclaimed by the Imperial Navy mostly intact.
-The Dark Peregrines are deployed to deal with an increase in Ork Piracy… something that would prove a herald of a disaster to come.
-While mopping up the remnants of the Ork Pirates, the Dark Peregrines are ambushed by Warboss Gitchcrusher and his vessel, the Dakkageddon, a battleship sized monstrosity with so many guns on it that it was propelled not by conventional thrusters, but the sheer force of the recoil of it's rear battery. Unfortunately for the Dark Peregrines, the two companies that had been in the area would both be nearly destroyed. Due to the casualties taken, the 4th and 7th companies were forced to abandon all tasks to focus on rebuilding, while the rest of the Chapter sought vengeance.
-Incensed by the loss of two full companies, the Dark Peregrines deploy their full force, taking the field of battle as one for the first time since the Chapter's creation. In a climactic battle, they destroyed the Gitcrusher's WAAAAAGH through the liberal application of Nova Cannon shells, with the Dakkageddon reduced to nothing more than stellar debris.
-Having returned to full strength just in time for the Age of Apostasy, the Dark Peregrines were some of the very first Imperial institutions to take a stand against Goge Vandire's treachery and ambition. It is said that their reprisals against the rogue Ecclesiarch's forces were so ruthless, that even today the Dark Peregrines are considered by many to be a scourge sent by the Emperor to kill the disloyal and the heretical.
-Basillius the Elder, out of "concern" after having allegedly found a full 40 Chapters to be tainted by Chaos, pressured the High Lords to allow him to extend his judgment to another 200 Chapters. The Dark Peregrines caught wind of this, and 'volunteered' to be the first Chapter to take on this new trial, starting with their 1st company. When said 1st company arrived with the backing of several highly respected Inquisitors and very detailed records of the Age of Apostasy, the Imperial 'Saint' very quickly dropped his agitation, and would withdraw his requests in short order. It would remain the sole black mark on his record, until his later revelation as a follower of Chaos years later.
-In the wake of a major defection, the Dark Peregrines are deployed against an entire rogue fleet of the Imperial Navy. Not a single traitor survived.
-While on patrol against unrelated pirates, the 8th Company of the Dark Peregrines finds itself under attack by the Red Corsairs, the traitors responsible for the Badab War. The fighting was fierce, but the Red Corsairs boarding parties were repelled in short order from all Dark Peregrine ships, and the Chaos Marine pirates were soon tracked to their secret anchorage. The Dark Peregrines then obliterated the heretic space station, using one of the many forgotten weapons they had 'confiscated' from traitor Imperial Navy over the years.
-A sudden surge in both Traitor Guard and pirate forces leads the Dark Peregrines to engage in a century-long crusade, one that would see the Chapter's infamous reputation among the mortal forces of the Imperium engrave itself even further.
Diplomatic Relations
Space Marines: For a long time, other Space Marine Chapters, even their fellow Sons of Corax, derided the Dark Peregrines as being nothing more than loyalist Night Lords, terrorists and killers that would at best perform sub-par when put up against actual, Space Marine level opponents. Their recent battle with the Red Corsairs proved enough to disabuse most of this notion, and there has since been a marked increase in respect for the Chapter among its peers.
Inquisition: The Inquisition has used the Dark Peregrines Chapter on many occasions, as aids to deal with a wide variety of traitors to the Imperium.Due to this history of exceptional service, the Chapter is widely considered to be reliable comrades by most Inquisitors, and few would entertain the thought of accusing them of Heresy barring ironclad evidence.
Sisters of Battle: So great and legendary is the Chapter's reputation as the Emperor's scourge, that the Adepta Sororitas considers the mere presence of the Dark Peregrines to be a sign that treachery has occurred. While this doesn't usually mean aggression directed at the Dark Peregrines, given the immense respect they have earned through their efforts to root out heresy, it does mean the Sisters of Battle become significantly more likely to burn fellow Imperial forces to death when the Dark Peregrines are nearby. The Dark Peregrines tend to try to avoid them, lest innocents pay the price.
Imperial Navy: While the average captain of the Imperial Navy dreads the Dark Peregrines due to their horrible actions against those accused of treason, the higher ranks tend to appreciate the Chapter's tendency to reclaim uncorrupted navy ships instead of just blowing them up.
Imperial Guard: No one in the Imperial Guard, from the lowliest Guardsman to the most decorated General, ever wants the Dark Peregrines to show up. Not even during a Black Crusade - actually, especially not during a Black Crusade. They might occasionally resent Space Marines for unintentionally taking all of the credit, but the Dark Peregrines, and the consequences they often bring, are feared more than the enemy.
Ecclesiarchy: The Ecclesiarchy makes a habit of executing the leadership of any Shrine World that a Dark Peregrine fleet visits, under the assumption that only a deep betrayal could attract the Scourge of the Emperor to such a holy system. The Dark Peregrines try to avoid Shrine Worlds.
Relics
The Banner of Judgement: A banner said to have been used by the Dark Peregrines from their earliest days, the Banner of Judgement is said to shatter the minds of any mortal human that dares to look upon it, even those that have already been broken by the power of Chaos.
-The Dreaded 24: A set of 24 relic Bolters, whose machine spirits are said to despise traitors of all stripes. The bolter rounds fired from these weapons are said to inflict such agony upon any traitor they hit, that even the most depraved servants of the Dark Prince are brought to pathetic whimpering upon feeling their wrath.
Chapter Creation Results
+20 Reputation
Added New Training Option
Boarding Specialists: The Chapter's Marines are truly masters at boarding voidcraft - even by Space Marine standards.
-[X] Dark Peregrines
-[X] Primary black, Secondary gold
-[X] A peregrine falcon in black diving towards the ground, with its back half made to look like a lightning bolt
-[X] From the Dark, Like Thunder!
-[X] Deepstrikes: More so than even other Space Marines, this Chapter has gained a mastery of the orbital strikes Adeptus Astartes are famous for.
-[X] Extra Assault Packs: The Chapter has enough Assault Packs to equip extra Assault Marines.
-[X] Extra Thunderhawks: The Chapter has access to additional Thunderhawks.
Name: Dark Peregrines
Colors: Primary black, Secondary gold
Symbol: A peregrine falcon in black diving towards the ground, with its back half made to look like a lightning bolt
Chapter Creed: From the Dark, Like Thunder!
Recruitment and Structure: The Dark Peregrines lack a homeworld, and as such tend to pick up their recruits from various Imperial worlds along the paths they travel. Unlike standard Space Marine Chapters, the Dark Peregrines companies are each allowed to recruit and train their own scout marines, instead of such young warriors being the exclusive remit of the Tenth Company. This is a necessity, due to the fact that each of the Chapter's companies are scattered across the vast territory of the Imperium at any given time. For the same reason, each company is far larger than the 100 Marines of Codex compliant Chapters, due to not being able to call upon reinforcements. Due to the scattered nature of the Dark Peregrines, the Chapter Master has taken on a more ceremonial role, only truly making decisions when more than one company is fighting in a given campaign. On the rare occasions a meeting of all of the Chapter's companies is called, decisions are often made via a council of all company Captains.
Combat: The Dark Peregrines are some of the greatest masters of voidborn combat among all Space Marines, and are just as adept at blasting apart their enemies at range as they are at boarding actions. In ground combat, they prefer to attack the enemy with unrelenting deep strikes into any possible weaknesses. More often than not, these attacks consist mostly of the Dark Peregrine's Assault Marines, which they, like the Blood Angels and their successors, have a higher number of than the norm, with four each of Tactical Squads and Assault Squads rather than the Codex standard 6/2/2 outline. In addition, they can count on consistent support from the Chapter's Thunderhawks, and even orbital fire support if a given enemy is unable to extensively pressure the company's fleet.
Notable Battles of the Dark Peregrines
- The Dark Peregrines would spend the vast majority of their early history in a long campaign known as 'The Reaping', during which the Chapter systematically hunted down and brutally slaughtered countless traitors once part of the Solar Auxillia. During one battle, so many traitor Solar Auxillia sworn to the Dark Prince were slain that a third force of Daemons loyal to the Blood God manifested to join the fray, leading to an intense three way maelstrom that ultimately ended in the Dark Peregrine's victory.
-Shortly after the end of The Reaping, the Dark Peregrines were called to eliminate some of the very first Imperial Navy detachments to turn traitor. The Peregrines took to their new mission with vigour, and carried it out with such efficiency that all vessels were later reclaimed by the Imperial Navy mostly intact.
-The Dark Peregrines are deployed to deal with an increase in Ork Piracy… something that would prove a herald of a disaster to come.
-While mopping up the remnants of the Ork Pirates, the Dark Peregrines are ambushed by Warboss Gitchcrusher and his vessel, the Dakkageddon, a battleship sized monstrosity with so many guns on it that it was propelled not by conventional thrusters, but the sheer force of the recoil of it's rear battery. Unfortunately for the Dark Peregrines, the two companies that had been in the area would both be nearly destroyed. Due to the casualties taken, the 4th and 7th companies were forced to abandon all tasks to focus on rebuilding, while the rest of the Chapter sought vengeance.
-Incensed by the loss of two full companies, the Dark Peregrines deploy their full force, taking the field of battle as one for the first time since the Chapter's creation. In a climactic battle, they destroyed the Gitcrusher's WAAAAAGH through the liberal application of Nova Cannon shells, with the Dakkageddon reduced to nothing more than stellar debris.
-Having returned to full strength just in time for the Age of Apostasy, the Dark Peregrines were some of the very first Imperial institutions to take a stand against Goge Vandire's treachery and ambition. It is said that their reprisals against the rogue Ecclesiarch's forces were so ruthless, that even today the Dark Peregrines are considered by many to be a scourge sent by the Emperor to kill the disloyal and the heretical.
-Basillius the Elder, out of "concern" after having allegedly found a full 40 Chapters to be tainted by Chaos, pressured the High Lords to allow him to extend his judgment to another 200 Chapters. The Dark Peregrines caught wind of this, and 'volunteered' to be the first Chapter to take on this new trial, starting with their 1st company. When said 1st company arrived with the backing of several highly respected Inquisitors and very detailed records of the Age of Apostasy, the Imperial 'Saint' very quickly dropped his agitation, and would withdraw his requests in short order. It would remain the sole black mark on his record, until his later revelation as a follower of Chaos years later.
-In the wake of a major defection, the Dark Peregrines are deployed against an entire rogue fleet of the Imperial Navy. Not a single traitor survived.
-While on patrol against unrelated pirates, the 8th Company of the Dark Peregrines finds itself under attack by the Red Corsairs, the traitors responsible for the Badab War. The fighting was fierce, but the Red Corsairs boarding parties were repelled in short order from all Dark Peregrine ships, and the Chaos Marine pirates were soon tracked to their secret anchorage. The Dark Peregrines then obliterated the heretic space station, using one of the many forgotten weapons they had 'confiscated' from traitor Imperial Navy over the years.
-A sudden surge in both Traitor Guard and pirate forces leads the Dark Peregrines to engage in a century-long crusade, one that would see the Chapter's infamous reputation among the mortal forces of the Imperium engrave itself even further.
Diplomatic Relations
Space Marines: For a long time, other Space Marine Chapters, even their fellow Sons of Corax, derided the Dark Peregrines as being nothing more than loyalist Night Lords, terrorists and killers that would at best perform sub-par when put up against actual, Space Marine level opponents. Their recent battle with the Red Corsairs proved enough to disabuse most of this notion, and there has since been a marked increase in respect for the Chapter among its peers.
Inquisition: The Inquisition has used the Dark Peregrines Chapter on many occasions, as aids to deal with a wide variety of traitors to the Imperium.Due to this history of exceptional service, the Chapter is widely considered to be reliable comrades by most Inquisitors, and few would entertain the thought of accusing them of Heresy barring ironclad evidence.
Sisters of Battle: So great and legendary is the Chapter's reputation as the Emperor's scourge, that the Adepta Sororitas considers the mere presence of the Dark Peregrines to be a sign that treachery has occurred. While this doesn't usually mean aggression directed at the Dark Peregrines, given the immense respect they have earned through their efforts to root out heresy, it does mean the Sisters of Battle become significantly more likely to burn fellow Imperial forces to death when the Dark Peregrines are nearby. The Dark Peregrines tend to try to avoid them, lest innocents pay the price.
Imperial Navy: While the average captain of the Imperial Navy dreads the Dark Peregrines due to their horrible actions against those accused of treason, the higher ranks tend to appreciate the Chapter's tendency to reclaim uncorrupted navy ships instead of just blowing them up.
Imperial Guard: No one in the Imperial Guard, from the lowliest Guardsman to the most decorated General, ever wants the Dark Peregrines to show up. Not even during a Black Crusade - actually, especially not during a Black Crusade. They might occasionally resent Space Marines for unintentionally taking all of the credit, but the Dark Peregrines, and the consequences they often bring, are feared more than the enemy.
Ecclesiarchy: The Ecclesiarchy makes a habit of executing the leadership of any Shrine World that a Dark Peregrine fleet visits, under the assumption that only a deep betrayal could attract the Scourge of the Emperor to such a holy system. The Dark Peregrines try to avoid Shrine Worlds.
Relics
The Banner of Judgement: A banner said to have been used by the Dark Peregrines from their earliest days, the Banner of Judgement is said to shatter the minds of any mortal human that dares to look upon it, even those that have already been broken by the power of Chaos.
-The Dreaded 24: A set of 24 relic Bolters, whose machine spirits are said to despise traitors of all stripes. The bolter rounds fired from these weapons are said to inflict such agony upon any traitor they hit, that even the most depraved servants of the Dark Prince are brought to pathetic whimpering upon feeling their wrath.
Chapter Creation Results
+20 Reputation
Added New Training Option
Boarding Specialists: The Chapter's Marines are truly masters at boarding voidcraft - even by Space Marine standards.
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Lovely to see our lads doing well, very scary and very much a nice feather (Heh) in our cap in the creation of.
Less morally good chapter, but their anti-piracy means that I am fine with this and make for a great "normal" chapter
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And sisters being pyromaniacs as always. I find it funny when this chapter shows up, the religious ones think "there are fucking heretics nearby!"
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I mean they are not wrong on that, if this Chapter is involved then someone is doing a treason...or Orks, those are the only two things they've been involved with at this point in time.
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Another Successful Chapter.
Also, a good way to trigger Sisters of Battle to burn everything even more.
Also, a good way to trigger Sisters of Battle to burn everything even more.