PROGENITOR LEGIONS (now Chapters): FIRST FOUNDING

CHAPTER ICON Chapter Colors PRIMARCH Primarch's

World

Current Base of

Operations Notes Successor

Chapters

1 Dark Angels

Dark Green Lion El' Jonson (missing)

Caliban (X)The Rock (asteroid base)

Characters: Luther (traitor- led Dark Angels now known as the Fallen). Azrael (CMDR), Ezekiel (GM librarian), Bethor (Standard), Sapphon (chaplain), Asmodai (Interrogator)

Angels of Absolution, Angeof Redemption, Angels of Vengeance (unforgiven)

All records expunged from library- order origination unknown

3 Emperor's children

Purple Fulgrim (Daemon Prince)

Chemos (X) (EOT)

Slaanesh.

Character: Fabius Bile (ex- Lt. Cmdr)

ExcommunicatTraitoris

4 Iron

Warriors

Steel, Brass Perturabo (Daemon Prince)

Olympia (X)

Fortified Planet (EOT)

Siege masters. Rivals: Imperial Fists.

ExcommunicatTraitoris

5 White Scars

White Jaghatai Khan (missing)

Mundus Planus

Mundus Planus

Fast attack.

Marauders, Rampagers, Destroyers, Storm Lords

6 Space

Wolves

Grey Lemann Russ (missing) Fenris Fenris (the

Fang)

Geneseed Flaw (Wulfen) Rivals: Thousand Sons.

Wolf Brothers

7 Imperial

Fists

Yellow Rogal Dorn (killed)

Inwit? Earth?

Fortress Monastery "Phalanx"

Siege masters. Rivals: Iron Warriors.

Characters: Sgt. Lysander, Chapter Master Vladimir Pugh, Chaplain Lo Chang, Librarian Franz Grenstein

Black Templars, Crimson Fists

8 Night Lords

Dark Blue

Konrad Curze, aka Night Haunter

Nostramo (X)

Tsagualsa [EF] until Curze assassinated,

Night fighters, Stealth infiltrators,

ExcommunicatTraitoris

(assassinated) now in EOT Terror tactics, Night vision

9 Blood Angels

Red Sanguinius (killed)

Baal Secundus

Baal Prime, Secundus

Geneseed Flaw (Red Thirst). Characters: Dante (LORD), Cleutin (vet sgt), Mephiston (chief librarian), Corbulo (apothecary), Tycho (captain)

Angels Encarmine, Angels Sanguine, Angels Vermilion, Blood DrinkerFlesh Tearers

10 Iron Hands

Black Ferrus Mannus (missing)

Medusa Medusa

Bionics used to replace perceived weakness. Characters: Iron-Father Paullian Blantar, Dreadnought Blannus

Red Talons, Brazen Claw

All records expunged from library- order origination unknown

12 World Eaters

Red Angron (daemon prince)

Unknown (Planet included a Mtn. known as Fedan Mhor- site of slave rebellion led by Angron)

Scattered since Skalathrax

Khorne. Psycho-Surgery (agression) Character: Kharn the Betrayer

ExcommunicatTraitoris

13 Ultramarines

Blue

Roboute Guilliman (killed by Fulgrim)

Macragge

Macragge (Defended from Hive Fleet Kraken invasion) Charadon Crusade

Most stable Geneseed. Originator of Codex. Characters: Marneus Calgar (MASTER), Tigurius (Chief Librarian), Cassius (Chaplain), Helveticus (Standard), Invictus (Capt, 1st Co.)

Aurora, Black Consuls,Eagle Warriors, GenesiChapter, Inceptors, Libators, Nemesis, Novamarines, Patriarchof Ulixis, Praetors of Orpheus, Silver Eagles,White Consuls.

(total 23 2nd founding)

14 Death Guard

Green/brown (off-white pre-heresy)

Mortarion (daemon prince)

Barbarus (X)

Plague Planet (EOT)

Nurgle. ExcommunicatTraitoris

15 Thousand

Sons

Blue, Yellow (red pre- heresy)

Magnus the Red (daemon prince)

Prospero (X)

Planet of the Sorcerors (EOT)

Tzeentch. Most mutated gene seed of all primarchs. Rivals: Space Wolves. Character: Ahriman.

ExcommunicatTraitoris

16 (Luna Wolves) (Sons of Horus)

Black Legion

(light grey) (pale green) Black

Horus (killed) Cthonia (X) EOT

Character: Abaddon (current Commander)

ExcommunicatTraitoris

17 Word

Bearers

Crimson Lorgar Colchis (X) . Chaos undivided.

ExcommunicatTraitoris

18 Salamanders

Green, Black pads

Vulkan (missing) Nocturne

Prometheus (moon of Nocturne)

Smallest 1st founding legion. Loyal in Badab War. Characters: Tu'shan (chapter master), Xavier (Chaplain)

None Known

19 Raven Guard

Black Corax (deceased?) Deliverance . .

Black Guard, Revilers, Raptors

20 Alpha Legion

Blue, Green Alpharius No Record EOT . ExcommunicatTraitoris

THESE CHAPTERS ARE KNOWN BY NAME ONLY(In italics = from 40K novels): Absolvers, Adulators, Angels of Damnation, Angels of Penance, Angels of Purgatory, Angels of Repentance, Angels of Retribution, Angels Penitent, Angels Redeemed, Angels Repentant, Angels Resplendant, Angels Revenant, Avengers, Avenging Sons, Benedictors, Black Inculpators, Contenders, Crimson Shades, Crusaders, Dark Brotherhood, Desert Lions, Dictators, Espandors, Excubants, Execrators, Exemplars, Hounds of Demos, Inculcators, Invictors, Inviolators, Liberators, Lords of Wrath, Marines Errant, Oblators, Panthers, Penitents, Purple Stars, Purgators, Ravagers, Redeemed, Redeemers, Reparators, Retractors, Rhetors, Supplicators, Tempestors, Terror Tigers, Tormented, Tormentors, Tributors, Valedictors, Venerators, Venerators of Osiron, Victors, Vindicators, Warriors Tempest.

These names are assumed to be variants, misspellings or otherwise duplicates of listed names, the listed name mentioned in (parentheses): Emperor's Scythes (Scythes of the Emperor), Lamentors (Lamenters), Malevolant (Marines Malevolant), Mantis Warriors (Mantis Legion), Marines Errantor (Marines Errant), Tiger Claws (Astral Claws).

CHAPTER ICON Chapter Colors Notes Base of

Operations Founding Descended from:

Angels Encarmine

Red

Highly active chapter- rarely at full strength

. Second (M31) Blood Angels

Angels of Absolution

White Unforgiven Charadon Crusade

. Second (M31) Dark Angels

Angels of Fire

Crimson . . (M36) .

Angels of Redemption

Dark Green / White halved

Unforgiven . Second (M31) Dark Angels

Angels of Vengeance

Black Unforgiven . Second (M31) Dark Angels

Angels of Vigilance

Tan . . (M40) .

Angels Porphyr

Blue / White halved

Brother Damos- Dreadnought . (M31) .

Angels Sanguine

Red / Black halved terrible secret . Second

(M31) Blood Angels

Angels Vermilion

Crimson

History since second founding largely unknown

. Second (M31) Blood Angels

Astral Claws

.

Led Badab war revolt. Became Red Corsairs (Excommunicate). Lufgt Huron, CMDR. (Huron Blackheart).

Badab (forfieted) now Maelstrom

. .

Aurora Chapter

Green . . Second (M31) Ultramarines

Black Consuls

Black . . Second (M31) Ultramarines

Black Dragons

Black Mutants with bony crests on head and blades on arms formed into Dragon Claws units.

Fleet? 21st (Cursed) (M36)

Salamanders?

Black Guard . . . . Second (M31) Raven Guard

Black Talons

. . . . .

Black Templars

Black, White pads

High Marshal Helbrecht, Marshal Actoan

Fleet Second (M31) Imperial Fists

Blood Drinkers

Red Codex Chapter . unknown? Second (M31)?

Blood Angels

Brazen Claw

Red, Blue quartered . . Second

(M31) Iron Hands

Celebrants

Yellow blended up into red

. . (M36-M41) .

Celestial Lions

Gold, Blue pads . . (M38) .

Crimson Fists

Dark Blue, Crimson

Nearly destroyed by malfunctioning defense missile (vs. Orks). Master Kantor. Captain Cortez, Captain Drakken.

Rynn's World

Second (M31) Imperial Fists

Dark Crusaders

Black . . . .

Death Eagles

Purple, white quartered

. . . Ultramarines?

Death Spectres . . Albino warriors . . .

Deathwatch

Black with Silver left arm, original chapter pad on right

Ordo Xenos equivelant of Grey Knights. First line of defense against ancient alien threats (from the Halo stars mostly).

On station in Halo zone and elsewhere

.

Marines recruited from regular chapters, such as the Mortifactors, Ultramarines, Scythes of the Emperor, and Lamenters.

Destroyers . . . . Second (M31) White Scars

Doom Eagles

Silver, Red trim . . Second

(M31) .

Eagle Warriors

Blue, White halved . . Second

(M31) Ultramarines

Executioners

Black / grey camo

Badab War (renegade). On 100 year penitent crusade.

Homeworld Forfeited to Loyalist chapter.

. .

Exorcists

Red Badab War (loyal). Fleet (M40) .

Fire Angels

White, Red Badab War (loyal). . . .

Fire Hawks

Yellow, Red flames

Lost in Warp 963.M41 (became Legion of Damned)

Homeworld=Zhoros (X=thermal bombed.)

Mobile Space Fortress "Rapturous Rex" (Lost in Warp)

21st (Cursed) Ultramarines?

Flame Falcons . . Excommunicate,

mutation Lethe 21st (Cursed) (M36)

.

Flesh Tearers

Crimson, Black pads

Black rage Only 4 companies

Planet- Cretacia (Barge- Victus)

Second (M31) Blood Angels

Genesis Chapter

Red . . Second

(M31) Ultramarines

Grey Knights

Grey (terminators in Steel, Gold) OR? Black, steel arms, gold insignia

Daemon Hunters- branch of Ordo Malleus.

Bio-engineering, Psycho- surgery used to increase resistance to daemons.

Titan secret (probably Second)

A complete, unique chapter custom made by Adeptus Mechanicus

Grey Slayers . Grey? Mutants purged from chapter . unknown .

Grief . Green with Cmdr. Hachard Vs. Enslavers . .

Bringers purple Chevorns

(Valhall II)

Harbingers . . Use Battle Barges (Unrelenting Fury) . . .

Howling Griffons

Red, Yellow quartered

Badab War (loyal). . . .

Inceptors . . . . Second (M31) Ultramarines

Iron Champions

Black, Steel pads . . unrecorded .

Iron Fists . . Verchen(Chapter Master) . . .

Lamenters

Yellow Badab War (rebel). On 100 year penitent crusade. Charadon Crusade. Hive Fleet Kraken (hvy losses)

. . .

Legion of the Damned

Black Undead Warp

Fire Hawks lost in warp in 40,963

Was Fire Hawks

Libators . . . . Second (M31) Ultramarines

Mantis Legion

Green

Badab War (rebel). On 100 year penitent crusade

Homeworld Forfeited to loyal chapter

. .

Marauders Yellow . . Second

(M31) White Scars

Marines Errant

White/blue halved

Charadon Crusade . . .

Marines Malevolent

Yellow . . (M32) .

Mentors

White, Green Trim

Cmdr. Nisk Ranthall .

unknown (dark period). Chapter 888

.

Minotaurs

Yellow/red striped

Badab War (loyal). . . .

Mortifactors

Off-white, Black, Yellow trim

. . (M40) .

Nemesis . . . . Second (M31) Ultramarines

Novamarines

White, Blue quartered

Badab War (loyal). . Second

(M31) Ultramarines

Omega Marines

Black / White halved

. . (M40) .

Patriarchs of Ulixis . . . . Second

(M31) Ultramarines

Praetors of Orpheus . . . Orpheus

(world) Second (M31) Ultramarines

Rainbow Warriors

Blue . . . .

Rampagers

Red Facial Scars . Second (M31) White Scars

Raptors

Olive Green . . (M31) Raven Guard

Red Scorpions

Red Badab War (loyal) Carab Culln (CMDR)

. . .

Red Talons

Red . . Second (M31) Iron Hands

Relictors

Steel, black pads . . (M36) .

Revilers

Grey . . Second (M31) Raven Guard

Scythes of Emperor

Black, Yellow

Hive Fleet Kraken (hvy losses) . . .

Silver Eagles . . May actually be Doom Eagles (typo?) . Second

(M31) Ultramarines

Silver Skulls

Steel, black pads

Charadon Crusade

Recruit from Garanda II

exact date unknown (M31)

Ultramarines

Sons of Guilliman

Blue / White Quartered

. . (M33) .

Sons of Medusa

Green Badab War (loyal) Medusa? . Iron Hands??

Space Sharks

Grey Badab War (loyal) . . .

Star Phantoms . . Badab War

(loyal) . . .

Storm Giants

Off-White . . (M41) Salamanders? White Scars?

Storm Lords

White / Red halved . . Second

(M31) White Scars

White Consuls

White . . Second

(M31) Ultramarines

White Panthers

Black, White . . recent .

Wolf Brothers . .

Disbanded due to genetic instability

. Second (M31) Space Wolves

765.M41: Chapter Losses to date: 13 Lost in warp, 21 Irrecoverable battle losses, 9 Gene seed failure, 4 Inquisitorial purge, 16 Other circumstances. (For the record, 134 chapters listed above)

THE FOUNDINGS There have reportedly been 26 foundings so far. M31- FIRST- PROGENITOR. (?)- Legions made up from gene seed samples of the primarchs, even while primarchs scattered and undiscovered. M31- SECOND- PRIMOGENITOR. (30,021)- Legions split up into chapters. It is unclear whether new chapters were built up from gene seed as well. M33 ????- THIRTEENTH- DARK FOUNDING. Unknown number or fate of chapters. M36? TWENTY-FIRST. Known as the Cursed Founding. Occurs shortly before the age of apostasy (which was in early M36). M38 M40 M41- (40, 736)- TWENTY-SIXTH.

PRIMARCHS THAT SURVIVED THE HORUS HERESY According to 2nd edition background, 9 of the Primarchs "survived" the Horus Heresy- the rest died or fled into the Eye of Terror. We know that Sanguinius and Horus died. We also know (as of WD 261) that Ferrus Manus is presumed dead at Isstvan V (though his body may have been recovered and taken to Mars). We know that Guilliman, Jonson, Khan, Russ, Dorn, Vulkan, and Corax survived (especially since they are mentioned in the most recent Black Templars background). That makes 7 loyal primarchs. The other two could be those from the deleted records (the 2nd and 11th legions). Makes it even more interesting to know what happened to the two legions if their primarchs count as surviving loyalists though.... The other possibility is that Konrad Curze and Alpharius count as survivors, as they did not immediately flee into the eye of terror after the battle, or possibly Lorgar (assuming any traitor Primarchs count towards the total). Note also that the 2nd edition background indicates that of those 9 primarchs, all of them had died (or disappeared?) after 1400 years (of being created, presumably). Their remains have since become relics, particularly the tomb of Roboute Guilliman. Rumours exist of the possibility that Lemann Russ, Ferrus Manus, and Lion El' Jonson will return some day, of course... At least five of the Traitor Primarchs have gone on to become Daemon Princes (Fulgrim, Angron, Mortarion, Magnus the Red, Perturabo). Konrad Curze is the only traitor Primarch to be confirmed dead (by an Assassin) according to background in the 2nd Edition Chaos codex and the 3rd edition Assassin codex, though he was probably killed after the heresy, not during. That leaves Lorgar and Alpharius presumably still alive at the end of the Heresy, but whether they are daemon princes or have expired since then is not known. Perhaps they will be covered in the Index Astartes articles in the future...

THE ISSTVAN V DROP SITE MASSACRES According to various backgrounds (which all agree on this point), Horus had Five Legions that had sided with him (and against the Emperor) before the Isstvan V event. Seven legions were sent against him at Isstvan V- Four of which changed sides and joined Horus, the other Three of which were completely destroyed. So how does it break down?

OBSOLETE INFORMATION According to background in First Edition Space Marine (SM1ed.), the original 5 were Sons of Horus, World Eaters, Emperor's Children, Death Guard, and Thousand Sons. The ones sent against them (and who summarily defected) were the Word Bearers, Night Lords, Iron Warriors, and the Alpha Legion. The remaining 3 sent were reported as "Purged from the records", being the ones completely wiped out. However, this information already conflicts with more current background in a number of places, the most notable being the 3 "purged records", as the current index of 20 chapters only has 2 purged chapters listed.

ORIGINAL 5 TRAITOR LEGIONS Obviously, Horus' own legion is included (Sons of Horus). According to the 2nd (and 3rd) edition Chaos codexes, the Death Guard, Alpha Legion, and the Word Bearers and the Thousand Sons all turned traitor prior to the Isstvan V event. This conflicts with more recent background however, in the Index Astartes article on the Iron Warriors (WD Issue 255) which states: The Thousand Sons (since they were attacked by the Space Wolves before Isstvan V), Sons of Horus, World Eaters (whom Horus was sent to subdue before Isstvan V, and he recruits them instead), Death guard, and the Emperor's Children (who tried to persuade Horus against rebellion at the start of Isstvan V, but were then turned by Horus).

4 LEGIONS JOIN HORUS AT ISSTVAN V The Iron Warriors themselves are specifically said to turn at Isstvan V. They were to join 6 other legions to face Horus, specifically the Night Lords, Word Bearers, and Alpha Legion, with whom they joined to wipe out the other 3 legions in the task force that remained loyal. The Night Lords are stated to have gone renegade before the Horus Heresy even broke out, so their alliance with Horus at Isstvan V was merely a formality.

3 LEGIONS WIPED OUT My original assumption was that two of the three Legions destroyed at Isstvan V are the ones Deleted from Records (Number 2 and 11). However, in the Iron Hands Index Astartes article (WD 261), it is clearly stated that Ferrus Manus and his veterans spearheaded the attack on Horus' forces along with 2 other Legions (and later refers to the Salamanders and Raven Guard legions). However, this is in contradiction with the statements made prior that the three loyal legions were COMPLETELY destroyed, since all three of these chapters are currently operational! Since only a small force of Iron Hands could get to Isstvan V in time, the rest of the Legion survived the massacre, carrying on to this day and yielding successor chapters. The Salamanders continue on (though they have no successor chapters!)- Vulkan survived the heresy according to the background in Codex: Armageddon (under the Black Templars of all places), so it was possible for the Salamanders to be built back up from almost nothing if need be. But we won't know more about the fate of the Raven Guard (and their successor chapters) until July 2002...

5 WITH HORUS BEFORE ISSTVAN V

4 JOINED HORUS AT ISSTVAN V

3 DESTROYED(?) AT ISSTVAN V

6 NON- PARTICIPANTS

2 DELETED (role unknown)

Sons of Horus (Horus' own Legion) World Eaters (Recruited instead of subdued by Horus) Death Guard Thousand Sons (attacked by Space Wolves prior) Emperor's Children (corrupted by Horus just before conflict)

Iron Warriors Night Lords Word Bearers Alpha Legion

Iron Hands Salamanders Raven Guard

Ultramarines, White Scars, Imperial Fists, Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Space Wolves

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