[X] Plan: The Specialist
-[X] Write in Name: Seraph Brotherhood
-[X] Silver primary with red shoulder guard and gold trim
-[X] A Helmet With Spread Wings
-[X] "We fly for Sanguinius!" "Hunt the Beast of the Warp"
-[X] Librarians: The Chapter's Librarians are particularly well trained, and have far greater resistance to the temptations of the warp. They are far less likely to fall to Perils of the Warp, and offer more potent psychic support.
-[X] Chaplains: The Chapter is blessed with more Chaplains than average among its numbers, and higher quality as well. Treachery and corruption will find it far harder to grow within their ranks.
-[X] Apothecaries: This chapter has extra Apothecaries among its ranks.
-[X] Extra Assault Packs: The Chapter has a great number of Assault Packs, letting them retain a greater number of Assault Marines in each Company.
-[X] Specialist Ammo: The Chapter has a ready source of specialized bolter rounds, letting them bring the best possible ammunition for any engagement.
Name: Seraph Brotherhood
Chapter Colors: Silver primary with red shoulder guard and gold trim
Chapter Symbol: A Helmet With Spread Wings
Chapter Creed: "We fly for Sanguinius!" "Hunt the Beasts of the Warp!"
Homeworld: The world of Yararara is an ancient Hive World, yet the planet still retains patches of greenery that seem to effortlessly shrug off the horrible pollutants that constantly exude from the Hives themselves. Yararara's Hive Cities are elaborate constructs, decorated with seemingly religious iconography that long predates the arrival of both the Great Crusade and the Imperial Creed. Given that the Emperor Himself once set foot on this planet and notably did not raze it to the bedrock for said iconography leads most to believe that it either was something He didn't consider a threat, or that this iconography has some hidden, non religious purpose He discerned where others could not.
Even more so than other Hive Worlds, the lower levels of the Hives of Yararara are in a state of near constant warfare. This is mostly because of the excessive numbers of Chaos Cultists that eternally lurk in the depths of the Underhives, almost all of whom are not native to Yararara itself - the locals seem to have adopted an almost instinctive revulsion and hatred of anything related to the forces of Chaos. This hatred has permeated every level of Yararara, and even the nobles at the very peaks of these Hives are more concerned with aiding the lower levels against the hated foe than anything else - a stark contrast to what most foreigners would expect, used as most well travelled Imperials are to Spire Nobility being arrogant, vain and irresponsible to the highest order. This trait has led to Yararara's Hive Nobles seeming almost obsessed to the nobles of other Hive Cities, not that anyone on Yararara cares beyond that their aid is valuable for the destruction of the everpresent Cults. Even the gangs of the underhive are divided not by any arguments of territory or allegiance, but instead based around the preferred method of killing Chaos worshippers!
It is not without reason that Yararara is home to what is said to be one of the most, if not the most violently anti-Chaos Space Marine Chapters across an Imperium overflowing with Chaos-hating Space Marines, as well as being the planet of origin for many of the finest Ordo Malleus Inquisitors.
Chapter Monastery: The Seraph Brotherhood's Fortress Monastery is located on the planet's largest natural mountain, an imposing behemoth that rivals even the largest of the Hives in size, and is nearly coated in the vibrant green plant life of the world's wilderness. As with quite literally every other inhabited structure on the planet, many Cultists routinely attempt to launch a sneak attack upon this stronghold via bases in nearby Hive Cities, but almost all attempts are foiled with little actual effort by the Seraph Brotherhood themselves - a combination of the local wildlife, which seems to share their human neighbour's hatred, and the native human tribes who do not dwell in the Hives often end up destroying such forces wholesale without the world's greatest guardians needing to raise a finger.
Within the Seraph Brotherhood's Fortress Monastery lies the Chapter's greatest defence against the Red Thirst, the venerated Sanguine Cistern. This strange device allows the Chapter to store large quantities of blood within, and keep the blood in question eternally fresh - while at the same time only needing to take a very small amount from any one individual among the local populace, so as not to harm those they are bound to protect. This Cistern is, of course, not the only one of it's kind, but instead merely the greatest, with several smaller Cisterns located throughout the mountain. Both the grand Cistern and it's smaller cousins are carefully watched by both the Chapter's Apothecaries and an ancient Machine Spirit, said to have been born from the self sacrifice of pre-Great crusade martyrs. It is said this holy Spirit's ten-thousand Servo Skulls keep an endless watch over both the Chapter Monastery and the local planet, standing in eternal vigil against Chaos…. Though by this point in time, 'ten-thousand' is a figurative description - more skulls have been added to the Spirit's vast network of sentries over the years. Regardless, the Cistern, superior transportation methods, and the hard work of the Chapter's many Apothecaries has led to a Chapter that has kept the Red Thirst well under control, despite the fact that the Seraph Brotherhood actually needs more blood per Marine than average.
Finally, within the deepest bowls of the monastery is the home of the Chapters dedicated anti-Chaos task force, the Blood Slayers barracks.
Organization: The Seraph Brotherhood is, for the most part, Codex compliant - though like all Blood Angel successor Chapters, it sadly does maintain a Death Company, and the exact size of the Blood Slayers is unknown.
Notable Events and Battles
-An attempted infiltration by the Alpha Legion is rebuffed, leading to a supremely violent confrontation that ended in the entire Alpha Legion force being killed to the last and their severed heads promptly being thrown into the nearby sun.
-A bloody battle between the World Eaters and the Seraph Brotherhood ends in a slight Seraph Brotherhood victory, one later attributed in no small part to the fact that the winged warriors of the Seraph Brotherhood prove to be especially dangerous for the World Eaters, who find their minds addled when the all consuming rage they are so known for is partially dismissed from them by the shining aura the Wings of Sanguinius emit.
-The Seraph Brotherhood engage in battle with and defeat a powerful Black Legion warband in one of the larger battles of the 6th Black Crusade. The Black Legion fought intensely, but wound up routed when the Seraph Brotherhood's Death Company and Blood Slayers both took to the field at once, unleashing an assault of such fury many of the traitors would be heard remarking that it reminded them of the Siege of Terra itself.
-The Thousand Sons launch a raid on a major Forge World, only to find themselves met and countered by the Seraph Brotherhood. Their sorcery proves to be a poor match in the face of the winged Marines, whose aura caused several Rubric Marines to outright collapse - A sight that caused a great deal of panic among the Thousand Sons Sorcerers, allowing the rest of the Chapter to close in on them for the kill.
-The Death Guard find to their horror that the aura of the Seraph Brotherhood's winged Marines renders the vast majority of their plagues utterly useless, and are brutally slaughtered in a massacre so one sided that the 14th Legion as a whole has developed a powerful fear of the flying Sons of Sanguinius.
-In a particularly legendary campaign, the Seraph Brotherhood kill every last Chaos Cultist within 10 sectors of their homeworld, with not even the desperate mass summoning of Daemons slowing down the Blood Angels successor Chapter. Sadly, even this legendary feat could not completely stamp out Yararara's infestation of cultists, who remain stubbornly extant against all logic.
-A large Ork WAAAAAAGH! is confronted by the Seraph Brotherhood before it could enter Segmentum Solar. The battle between the Chapter and the Xenos horde is said to have raged for a full century, before the Greenskins were finally driven off.
-During the 12th Black Crusade another major battle between the Black Legion and Seraph Brotherhood begins. During this conflict, the Chapter Master of the Seraph Brotherhood is said to have single-handedly banished a Black Legion Daemon Prince back to the Warp, before ripping the presiding Chaos Warlord in half before he could salvage the battle.
Unique Units
-Heralds: Members of the Seraph Brotherhood who are so blessed as to develop Sanguinius's Wings are inducted into the Heralds. The Marines utilize their wings and specially crafted bolter-spears, developed based off a Guardian Spear lent by one of the Adeptus Custodes in honour of the Ninth Primarch, strike at enemy forces both at range and in melee. The aura radiating from the Wings of Sanguinius, said to be a physical manifestation of the Great Angel's defiance of the Ruinous Powers even in his final moments, is repulsive to the forces of Chaos, and makes damaging even the weakest of Heralds an immensely difficult task for any follower of the Dark Gods, from the lowest cultist to even some weaker Daemon Princes.
-Librarian Heralds: On occasion, the Wings of Sanguinius will manifest in an active psyker, amplifying both the Wings themselves and the psychic abilities of the Librarian Herald. Due to this, the Libertarian Heralds are a devastating force whenever they join the battle, destroying swathes of enemies with their supernatural abilities as their mere presence actually causes Lesser Daemons to outright melt from exposure to the Great Angel's Light. When a Librarian Herald dies, the entirety of his power is channeled into his Wings in his last moments, turning each of his feathers into powerful Chaos-repelling artifacts. These feathers are, as one may expect, implanted into a wide variety of the Seraph Brotherhood's weapons to make them even more potent against the traitors. The aura of a Librarian Herald becomes more powerful with age, and so the older the feather, the more powerful the weapon made from it becomes.
-Cultist/Marine/Daemon Slayers: The Blood Slayers are a revered order within the Seraph Brotherhood, whom specialize in dealing death to the forces of Chaos. Three ranks form this great order - The Cult Slayers, the lowest rank, who specialise in slaying vast numbers of enemies in a short amount of time; The Marine Slayers, the middle rank, who carry an arsenal of anti armor weapons to destroy their traitorous cousins; And highest of rank and greatest in skill, the Daemon Slayers, each of whom bear mastercrafted armor and weapons holding the feather of at least one Librarian Herald, making their panoply dangerous for Daemons to even approach let alone make physical contact with.
-Slayer Chaplain: Winged Marines that decide the Heralds do not kill the forces of Chaos often enough instead join the Blood Slayers, and are trained in the ways of the Chaplains. These Slayer Chaplains have refined their aura to the point that even the most iron willed and well hidden Heretic or Chaos Marine will be unable to do anything but squirm beneath their gaze - and in doing so, revealing themselves for the filth they are.
-Cistern Keeper: These venerable Seraph Brotherhood Apothecaries are tasked with keeping the Chapter's supply of blood both of high quality and in sufficient quantities to protect their brothers against the curse. When they take to the battlefield, the Cistern Keepers often keep injectors filled with a high quality dose of blood, which when it reacts with the Red Thirst becomes capable of temporarily enhancing a Marines regenerative abilities far beyond what they can usually achieve, letting Marines who would otherwise have been bound for a dreadnought or consigned to death rejoin the fight in short order.
-Cistern Monitor: A subsect of the Seraph Brotherhood's Techmarines who are dedicated to collecting components to add to the Sanguine Cistern's Machine Spirit. All of them take extreme care and pride in in their duties, for the venerable Machine Spirit deserves only the best maintenance for all it has done and continues to do for Yararara and her people.
-Assault Slayers: The Blood Slayers often recruit the best among the many Assault Marines of the Chapter to join them on the battlefield. These Slayers are equipped with weapons that can best be described as Power Chainswords, and are given custom made bolt pistols that are said to be capable of piercing through even Terminator Armour - though sadly, they can fire only a handful of shots compared to normal.
-Herald Dreadnaughts: Dreadnaughts with one of the winged Heralds entombed within. Over time, the power of the Herald's aura seems to seep into the Dreadnaught's own chassis, causing mere contact with these ancients to eat away at the forces of Chaos. Due to the Seraph Brotherhood being a Blood Angels successor, they have also gained the ability for Dreadnaughts to still actively use psychic powers, something that is employed to merciless effect whenever a Librarian Herald is entombed. To the immense chagrin of Chaos, the aura of these Librarian Herald Dreadnaughts does not stop getting stronger while the Dreadnaughts slumber. It is said the eldest of these heroic Dreadnoughts, an ancient named Germeh Scourge, has become so powerful in his millenia of life that even the mere act of him waking up is enough to banish swathes of weaker daemons.
Diplomatic Relationships
-Blood Angels: The Seraph Brotherhood and the Blood Angels share a deep bond of mutual respect and admiration for one another. Both have fought Chaos alongside one another on many occasions, and though one would think that the Brotherhood being the ones inheriting Sanguinius's Wings would lead to envy, the Blood Angels in truth consider the Seraph Brotherhood to be by far the most worthy of their successor Chapters to receive such a gift.
-Grey Knights: The Grey Knights and Seraph Brotherhood have fought together on countless battlefields, and have all but sworn oaths of friendship to one another - a stark contrast from the Knights of Titan, who usually psychically remove the memories of any who witness their deeds to prevent Chaos taking hold of them.
-Sisters of Battle: Very few Sisters of Battle would dare to disrespect one of the Seraph Brotherhood, even among the most ardently anti-Space Marine conclaves. The sheer holy presence of the Heralds is simply too much for any true follower of the Emperor to deny, and indeed, the Adepta Sororitas' own miracles actually become stronger when a Herald is present.
-Cadia: Yararara is one of the most Chaos besieged planets in the entire Imperium. Needless to say, the people of Cadia can empathize. To a great degree.
-Blood Ravens: The Seraph Brotherhood have 'gifted' many relics to the Blood Ravens over the years, so surely relations between the two Chapters are nothing but positive!
Chapter Creations Result
+80 Reputation
Added New Training Option
Elite Assault Marines: The Assault Marines of this chapter are a cut above.
