Avon Rekaes

I, Avon Rekaes, chapter master of the Knights Immaculate, in the name of the Lion, make this oath of moment to submit a complete history of my chapter and it's honoured brothers.

Oh, neat! Thanks for the clarification GMB!

Little confused. I mainly just put mine up here cause I had the idea for the Knights Immaculate banging around inside my head and needed to put it down. I didn't vow any models for them for the Path of Redemption (Mainly cause I felt like getting two pearls for writing something I was going to write anyway and painting one HQ model seemed like cheating to me... guess I want to earn my redemption the hard way!) I didn't think we were open to the Chapter Master reward because the contest was closed anyway. But if it is open... what else do I need to do to get it? Write some historic actions my Knights Immaculate took part of? Paint a fig and post pictures? Do both?

Index Astartes The Knights Immaculate Space Marines Chapter Chapter Name: Knights Immaculate Chapter Number: MCCXII Primarch: Lion el'Jonson Grand-Master: Persus Saxum Homeworld: Galilee Fortress-Monastery: Fortress-Cruiser Spear of Destiny Main Colors: Gold and Forest Green Specialty: Emergency Evacuation and Rapid-Response Reinforcement Successors: None Battle Cry: "Dies est Servatum!!" http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/sm/bpe=F8B960&bpj=F8B960&bp=F8B960&bpc=F8B960&hdt=F8B960&hdm=F8B960&hdl=F8B960&ey=e6f1fe&er=F8B960&pi=6B5B55&nk=F8B960&ch=F8B960&eg=d4ded3&sk=d4ded3&abs=F8B960&bt=F8B960&cod=F8B960&ull=F8B960&lk=F8B960&lll=F8B960&lft=F8B960&url=F8B960&rk=F8B960&lrl=F8B960&rft=F8B960&slt=d4ded3&sli=184727&srt=d4ded3&sri=184727&ula=F8B960&lel=F8B960&lla=F8B960&lw=F8B960&lh=F8B960&ura=F8B960&rel=F8B960&rla=F8B960&rw=F8B960&rh=F8B960&bg=FFFFFF&rb=6B5B55&gr=6B5B55&wg=true&laurel=true&aq=true&cloak=FFFFFF&mk7=D4DED3&mk8=true&robes=FFFFFF&comi=CC0000&darkangelpad=CC0000&slips=CC0000&bpr=DEDEDE&pws=true&spl1=533B1C&spl2=533B1C&/spacemarine.jpg Origins In the distant past, the Angels of Absolution performed such a great deed in service to the Lion and the Emperor, that they considered their penance complete. When they declared their absolution to the Unforgiven, there was some fair outcry, and resentment. But inter-chapter strife was avoided, and the Angels of Absolution asserted their vow to hunt the Fallen, whether they considered themselves forgiven or not. Thus, the Angels of Absolution continued the holy hunt for the Fallen, honor-bound to their battle brothers and the Lion. Even when they wished it otherwise. For millennia, the Angels of Absolution dutifully acted on any suspicion of Fallen activity, and answered the call of any Unforgiven chapter requiring aid for the Hunt. Many times they had to abandon loyal allies on the field, and strand Imperial forces in untenable situations. But the Hunt remained priority. Then in late M39 came the 24th Founding, and the Grand Master of the Angels of Absolution, Josept Ameo found himself with an opportunity to correct this unfortunate but necessary consequence. Petitioning the High Lords of Terra, the Knights Immaculate were born of the Angels of Absolution, already forgiven, so that they were free from ever having been tainted by the original sin of the I Legion. Homeworld The majority of the Chapter's companies recruit and operate from their homeworld of Galilee, a feudal deathworld who's single pangean landmass is politically splintered into many waring nations utilizing medieval weaponry. The Chapter's fortress monastery, a massive vessel named the Spear of Destiny, slowly orbits Galilee, always staying above its megacontinent, and is visible from the planet's surface on a clear day. The natives of the planet refer to the ghostly shadow in the heavens as the Grand Cross by the perpendicularly-crossed shape of its ventral profile, and many nations and knightly orders bear its profile in their heraldry. Many wars are launched by nations when the "Grand Cross" appears in the skies above their capitals, believing it to be a sign of their righteousness. When the Spear of Destiny is called away from Galilee by the greater needs of the Imperium, it is often seen as a dire portent by the natives. The Knights Immaculate recruit from every nation on the warring planet, choosing the most promising squires and young fresh-faced knights from the aftermaths of large military actions, and during the rare occasion of peacetime, from the best in show of various tournaments. Combat Doctrine The Knights Immaculate are unique among successors of the Dark Angels in that they have no knowledge whatsoever of the Fallen and the Hunt, and have little clue why loyal sons of the Lion name themselves "Unforgiven". However, the Angels of Absolution and many other Unforgiven Chapters, under careful monitoring by their current Grand Masters, feed the Knights Immaculate knowledge of certain battlefields and military actions requiring immediate assistance. To facilitate these requests, the Chapter has divided itself to be able to rapidly respond to a variety of battlefield conditions. The bulk of the Chapter's companies reflect standard Codex Astartes composition, the 3rd through 5th companies comprising the chapter's standing Battle Companies, with the 6th through 9th companies acting in reserve, and the 10th Scout Company housing the chapter's promising recruits from Galilee. However the chapter diverges from the Codex for it's first two companies. Both companies are entirely fleet-based crusading forces and are comprised of the chapter's most skilled veterans. Roughly analogous to the Ravenwing and Deathwing of the Unforgiven, each crusade company fleet specializes in it's own form of combat. The 2nd Crusading Company, known as the Disciples, focus on rapid relief and evacuation of forces currently in need of an ordered retreat from a numerically superior foe, fielding bike squadrons as cavalry and landspeeder typhoons as rapid-response artillery to harry enemy forces while the beleaguered allies can muster an orderly retreat to waiting evac vessels. The 1st Crusading company, known as the Martyrs, specialize in emergency insertion into the worst battlefield conditions, to relieve allied forces facing an enemy so overwhelming that evacuation isn't even possible. The Martyrs of the Knights Immaculate are gifted with the chapter's suits of Terminator Armor and maintain many Thunderhawk Transport vessels to be able to drop Land Raider Crusaders filled with Terminator Martyrs directly into the conflagration of a hopeless battle. Little do the Knights Immaculate know that these dire circumstances are caused by their very own Unforgiven battle brothers, vacating fortifications and key positions in allied sorties to go chasing after knowledge or capture of the Fallen. Organization As separated from the rest of the Unforgiven as they are, the Knights Immaculate do not possess a circles-within-circles organization of rank, following more closely with the Codex Astartes. The Crusading Masters of the 1st and 2nd Crusading Companies are roughly equal in authority, and are considered higher in rank than the Company Masters of the 3rd through 10th companies, and are able to requisition elements, or indeed entire companies, as the need arises. The Crusading Masters only answer to the current Grand Master, Persus Saxum, who is the final arbiter of the disposition of the forces of the Knights Immaculate, and indeed may call in elements of the Crusading Companies to reinforce other elements of the Chapter. The Librarium of the Knights Immaculate focuses especially on divinatory psychic disciplines, to aid the Crusading Fleet's dispositions and find any Imperial forces or civilians in need of assistance, so that they are constantly in action, even without clandestine tips from the Unforgiven. Beliefs The Knights Immaculate believe in the divinity of the Emperor and the divinity of his cause. Therefore, they fervently believe in the divine right of his armed forces to wage war in his name. Thusly, any loyal Imperial force , be they Astartes, Imperial Guard, or even a poorly assembled PDF militia, is worthy of honor and the Chapter's own loyalty. Likewise, civilians are the backbone of the Emperor's forces, for what are the origins of soldiers if not among the citizenry of the Imperium? For the Knights Immaculate, allowing a genuine distress call by any known Imperial force or presence to go unheeded is to defy the Emperor's will. Geneseed While not counted among the ranks of the Unforgiven, the Knights Immaculate share their Primarch, and the geneseed of the Lion remains just as pure and untainted in them as any other. Battlecry "Dies est Servatum!"

Seconding the sword option. Just looks... more solid. (Also, I would be jealous of your GS skills if you weren't putting them to good use for the Dark Angels. I wish you could show me how to work with the stuff as well as you!)

Holy. Crizap. This makes me want to go out and buy 3 vindicators right now!!! Your freehand angel mural came out really good! I was going to suggest that you could do the scythe version without alteration, because the Sacred Standard of Devestation has an angel with a scythe on it. (And I think it'd fit with the Heavy Support theme, ala Devestator squads). But it turned out awesome-looking regardless! Do you have any secret for that utterly perfect DA Icon mural? Or is it just your incredibly talented and steady hand? NOTE: I also LOVE the quote you picked. It suggests each of the tanks is one of the afformentioned swords. Just so awesome.