Lucas Van Gallieon

I didn't say directly under them, they do exactly what you just said, they're far more responsive to calls for aid/to arms than most chapters do to largely similar beliefs, thats what i meant. I'll see if i can find when abouts Rogal Dorn kicked the bucket, then make my decision there, where do you guys find out these dates? :P Fair enough, if thats the case, so be it. My bad, well, i've answered that already, so yeah, mainly because of Dorn's own teachings and his extreme examples. Oh well, at least it won't be all that bad; I like bacon! :P May the Emperor Protect, Brother Lucas

Yes Yes YES!!! This is what i'm looking for!!! :D Answer all the Questions time!!! ^_^ Good point, however, it spawns another question: What founding number is/was during that time? All i need is that info, so i can get to making the change... Well, the Imperial Fist Gene-seed is the way it is because it hass detiriorated (misspelt that) over time, what i'm getting at is, being somewhat more of an "advanced" society (but not overly) the Cordanian Medical Practices don't ritualise the whole gene-seed procedure (see IA vol. 1 to see what i mean) so therefore, The Blades haven't lost as many minor enhancements as their founders (the article i wrote says "near-uninhibited" - not perfect, leaving the chance that despite the more modern treatment of the gene-seed, it make still detiriorate slightly). It has nothing to do with "rebuilding" the structureal makeup. I don't suppose you've read "Warriors of Ultramar"? It features the Ultras and their successors (Mortifactors) as they fight the Tyranids. Anyway, the Mortifactors don't follow any precepts of the codex astartes anymore (aside from bear basics like company structure, etc...) and as the campaign goes on, what starts as extreme dislike between practices almost erupts into a full on feud (Uriel, the Ultra captian actually strikes the Mortifactor Chaplian at one point). And it all started with the UM just simply assuming that everything their Primarch had involvement in, would naturally stay like that/be the same as Ultramar (not just chapters, but even worlds which Robute influenced/rebuilt aswell) despite the fact its been 10 000 years, they were extremely offended when the Mortifactor Chaplain casually said something along these words: "Unthinking adherance without learning brings stagnation, and stagnation dooms us". There's also the Space wolf/Dark angel fued, its millenia old, but they still won't forget and forgive. Plus, the Crimson Fists are seen by the rest of the chapters as =][= "lapdogs", thats also immature in itself when you think of it, yet its actual GW Fluff. Also, as is hinted in my article, The Blades really take dorn as an example to the extreme, plus, most of the veterans of the IF chapter were die hards who didn't want to leave the legion in the first place (again, referencing the IF IA). These were the guys who trained the first real Blades, and due to the fact that Cordanus was an entirely new system at the time, the Blades would have been extremely baised towatds the first story they every heard of anything outside what they knew for certain, including any ill-feeling from these veterans about being forced to spilt, just cos another primarch said so. And yes, i don't like the UM, and no, it was way before GW began to overuse them as poster boys, i don't like bandwagons, i've even defended them from noobs who jump on them just cos everyone else does - just incase anyone is/was thinking i'm like that (don't worry, I know that ur not accusing me off it Ferrata). My chapter is part of "that few" :P Ok, Seriously, that AND if you read the IF's IA, after the heresy, as there became fewer and fewer primarchs, each gains unhealthy respect, and it is quoted that dorn himself believed that only the Emperor was worthy of such devotion. Plus, Dorn's sacrifice in the end was supposed to be an example of the commitment expected of a Space Marine, to wat? it'd have to be to the Emperor, Cos i don't know anyone who'd risk that much for a man, superhuman or no. Plus wat isn't mentioned, but hinted is the Chapter's unusally closer relationship to the Elceissiarchy and =][=. Yeah, #III ain't worth mentioning ;) nah, i was gonna write about it, but i forgot :D i'll just change it to two moons, to save effort. In a sense, slightly tainted with the idea of the sallies moon being huge and screwing around with the main planet too. Well, i didn't say the planet wasn't losing mass, did i? ;) its kinda like the rumor that our sun is dying slowly and in god knows how long, we'll end up like the Nostramo system. But tp stave off the feeling off "omg! the planet will fragment into nothing and we'll be sucked into a black hole/our world will spiral off into the depths of the eastern fringe!" We can assume that once th main planet gets to a certain smaller size, the gravity damage from the moons won't be so bad, and it'll stop breaking up, but that'll still be a long way to go... Wow, what a workout, those were very good questions, are there anymore? after i've taken this all onboard, I'll have a completely unpickable IA! awesome! :D The Emperor Protects, Brother Lucas

Cheers Warprat! :) I've also had the advantage of this being the only army i've owned for just over 5 years, and its gone through5 incarnations already, this 6th one being the (hopefully) last one, i'll see if i can get some pictures soon, because its between incarnations at the moment, not much is painted, but i'm really pulling out all the stops with these guys. Thats exactly the theme i was looking for :wub: i'm glad its finally apparant! I'm looking to make a website for this chapter some day this year (prolly after year 12), so i want everything really well written. I'm looking forward to it Ferrata... Anymore comments? namely wat i'm looking for is anything on the actual chapter organisation itself, i made it up from scratch, basing it as much as i could on the Teutonic Knights (hence the Grand Master/Masters, Orders, and Chapter council), and took ideas here and there from different sources, (Space Wolves, Salamanders, Black Templars, and Dark Angels), plus spicing it up with my own additions. May the Emperor Protect, Brother Lucas

Index Astartes; the Blades of Deliverance Far out on the eastern fringe, the Blades of Deliverance Space Marine Chapter stands defiant against threats of Tyranid Hive Fleets and other unnamed horrors that dwell beyond the gulf of known space. Descended from the line of the Blessed Rogal Dorn himself, these proud warrior-knights patrol the endless void beyond the eastern fringe and stand ready to answer the call of war from the Imperium, to smite the foes of the Emperor wherever they may hide. Origins Very little is known of the exact beginnings of the Blades of Deliverance, the earliest mentions in imperial history of the Chapter can be traced back to approximately 200 years after the death of Rogal Dorn. It begins with the liberation of Cordanus III; the human population had been under invasion from Ork raiders for approximately 50 years prior to imperial discovery. Cordanus III was a very technologically advanced empire with no knowledge of the Imperium or the Emperor himself, and the population was corrupted by its own greed and ignorance of external threat. The empire had seen very little of war and conflict for many, many years and its armed forces were starting to show the signs of weakness that this age of peace had brought, historical evidence suggests each military institution was based in the same way as a knightly order, with ideals of honour, and dignity, but, it was thought that each one was slowly dieing out as the populace looked at each one in scorn at what was thought to be a needless paranoia. Records indicate that when the Orks did arrive, many of the military orders collapsed; under manned, under funded and unable to defend against the threat. As each of the remaining battle worthy orders were destroyed by the crushing numbers of the Ork Waaagh! it became apparent that Cordanus would be destroyed in a matter of years, the last remaining order to be recorded; the