[X] Name: Verdant Eyes
-[X] Dark Green & Brown
-[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] Specialist Ammo: The Chapter has a ready source of specialized bolter rounds, letting them bring the best possible ammunition for any engagement.
Name: Verdant Eyes
Colors: Dark Green and Brown
Symbol: Reptilian Eye wreathed in flame.
Chapter Homeworld: The Verdant Eyes homeworld of Fortuna is classified as a combination of a Paradise World, a Death World, and a Feral World, a truly eclectic mix of designations. Fortuna is populated mainly by human tribes, each led by 'Seers' who possess an uncanny ability to predict the future, an ability primarily used by the locals to avoid becoming victims of the planet's larger mega-fauna - such as the fierce Carnosaur or gargantuan Dread Saurian. Lesser creatures within the jungle are still hunted however, and both the native tribes and the Verdant Eyes themselves have taken to carving the bones of particularly durable specimens into spears, ones that in the hands of a Verdant Eyes Librarian have proven to capable of piercing power armor with shocking ease.
The Chapter's Fortress Monastery is located deep underground within a natural cave that leads to the very deepest recesses of the planet. Within this cavern the Chapter's Seers look into dozens of futures in order to unveil the best route to the chapters success, though unlike the likes of the Blood Ravens the actual Chapter Master of the Verdant Eyes is not himself a Librarian. In fact, the Verdant Eyes Chapter has solid tradition of its Librarians remaining in strictly advisory roles.
Almost unprecedented among Space Marines Chapters is the fact that the Verdant Eyes have a near perfect rate of success in gene-seed implantation, something attributed to the oddly mundane usage of the Chapter Librarian's precognitive abilities in order to identify candidates that they are nearly certain will survive the process of becoming a Space Marine.
Combat: Before combat, the Verdant Eyes are known to heavily investigate their most likely enemies utilizing a combination of both their enhanced future sight and conventional intelligence gathering. Once the target's nature is established, the Verdant Eyes then proceed to fall upon their enemies utilizing the set of tactics deemed most appropriate, specialized ammunition meant to do the most damage to any given foe, and master-crafted weaponry of which the chapter maintains a wide arsenal for a variety of situations.
Notable Battles of the Verdan Eyes
-An attack by the Eldar of Biel-Tan is repelled, as the Elder Craftworld had been incensed by the human settlement of what they claimed to be a 'Maiden World'. This would turn out to be the inciting incident of a long standing animosity between the Verdant Eyes and the most militaristic of the Eldar Craftworlds.
-A Dark Eldar raid from the depths of the Webway strikes the world of Fortuna, only to find the planet bereft of targets. Soured by the lack of victims to capture and unwilling to risk their souls being drained for next to no gain the Dark Eldar are forced to return home empty handed.
-Biel-Tan makes yet another attack on the planet of Fortuna, but once again finds itself repulsed, this time by the combined forces of both the Verdant Eyes and sections of the Imperial Fists, who had been utilizing the system as a staging point for a campaign against a nearby Ork WAAAAGH!
-For the third time Biel-Tan strikes against the world of Fortuna. This time, heavy weapons are deployed and large sections of the population, alongside large parts of the world itself, are damaged. However, the attack is eventually repulsed when the local wildlife of Fortuna seemingly begins to launch a coordinated assault on the Biel-Tan forces and the Verdant Eyes Librarians suddenly find themselves far more able to outmaneuver Biel–Tan's Farseers. Rumors have spread that the world of Fortuna itself took umbrage with the damage caused by Biel-Tan, and that it had in fact been guiding the Verdant Eyes the whole time, but such claims are unsubstantiated at best.
-The Verdant Eyes launch a series of retaliatory actions against the Craftworld of Biel-Tan, using their future sight find combat engagements that the larger Craftworld would be forced to commit to and jumping in to attack Biel-Tan forces while the latter are occupied.
-A large Emperor's Children force is destroyed within the (Redacted) region. Most notably, during the battle Lucius the Eternal was seen among the fighting and was the only Emperors Children survivor of the battle, having had all of his limbs blown off in the fighting by four precise bolter rounds. Such is a testament to the skill of the marksman that he was not even killed accidentally during the exchange.
-During the Age of Apostasy, the minor Shrine World of Vindicus was targeted for destruction by the mad Goge Vandire's followers, due to its leadership's criticism of his policies, but found itself saved before it could face utter destruction when the full force of the Verdant Eyes destroyed the would be exterminatus fleet. Vindicus would later go on to become a major shrine world of great importance, and has never forgotten the aid of the Emperor's Angels in its darkest hour.
-An impromptu truce is established between the Verdant Eyes and the Eldar of Craftworld Ulthwe as the two forces cooperate in preventing a Thousand Suns plot that would have transformed every planet within Fortuna's sector into a Daemon world and opened up a major warp rift.
Diplomatic Relations
Salamanders Relations: The Verdant Eyes maintain friendly relations with their parent chapter, even if their elder brothers see them as extremely strange and prone to traveling vast distances on missions with seemingly minimal benefit.
Ordo Malleus Relations: The Verdant Eyes are often seen as far too good at fighting the forces of Chaos for an organization not under the Ordo's direct supervision, and are looked at with a suspicious eye.
Ordo Hereticus Relations: The Verdant Eyes are seen as reliable and trustworthy aid by the Ordo Hereticus, even though they make frequent usage of psykers. No one knows exactly why though.
Ordo Xenos Relations: Relations between the Ordo Xenos and Verdant Eyes improved greatly after the discovery of the Genestealer Cults, as the incredible accuracy of Verdant Eyes Seers has allowed the Inquisition to dismantle many such cults before they could truly begin.
Ulthwe Relations: Ulthwe has found that they can count on the Verdant Eyes to focus on pressing threats over petty hatreds in most cases, which immediately puts them far above just about any other Imperial institution and a few Eldar ones in the eyes of the precariously located Craftworld.
Ecclesiarchy Relations: The Verdant Eye's rescue of Shrine World Vindicus in its darkest hour has not been forgotten.
Artifacts/Unique Units/Rare Units
Ebony Spears: Spears made up of the the bones of a particularly aggressive beast from Fortuna. The bones in question are excellent channels of physic power, and greatly enhance the might of Verdant Eyes librarians that use them.
Space Marine Scout Veteran: Space Marines veterans that continue with dedicated scouting long after being promoted into proper battle brothers. Their efforts leave the Verdant Eyes 10th company exceptionally capable.
Dreadnought Seers: While Dreadnought entombed librarians that can actively use their psychic abilities are incredibly rare outside of the Blood Angels and successor chapters, the future sight of the Verdan Eyes Librarians is able to work perfectly fine from within the confines of an ancient. Dreadnought Seers are typically stored within a dedicated chamber within the Verdant Eyes fortress monastery and occasionally awaken without outside input if they receive a vision that they feel the need to relay or act on.
Chapter Creations Result
+15 Reputation
Added New Training Option
Spear Training: The Chapter is especially well trained in the use of spear and javelin like weapons, this does not cover staves or pole-arms however.
