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The second DIY Chapter I created at the B&C was the Accusers. Actually, that might be an accurate way of describing it. The Accusers may have existed. Or maybe they didn't. My goal with this chapter was to explore some of the preconceptions of the community. At one point, the size of the 2nd Founding was set in stone, as defined by the Apocrypha of Skaros. Though many hobbyists tried to shoehorn their DIY chapter into that founding, conventional wisdom was generally to avoid the 2nd Founding. As Games Workshop continued to develop the lore, however, it became apparent that the true size of the 2nd Founding was larger than we once thought. Still, some hobbyists persisted in advising others to avoid that founding. Given the plausibility of additional, and possibly unknown, 2nd Founding Chapters, I decided to experiment. In addition, I wanted to use a presentation method that was very different. Often, hobbyists present their DIYs in as factual a manner as possible, with Index Astartes and similar articles providing a relatively objective description of the Chapter. Even when in-universe ambiguity is incorporated, the information is generally sufficient to develop an understanding of the chapter. What I wanted to present, then, was a series of events that portray how the supposed Accusers Chapter may or may not have existed. The story was presented in serial installments, inspired by the side story in The Anphelion Project. I got carried away at one point, tipping the scales in favor of the likelihood of the chapter's existence; but I'll leave it to you to figure where I did that (when I post that installment). Of course, anyone that has read the original discussion has a good idea of what I was trying to achieve, as well as the evolution of the concept from inspiration to narration. Other members of the community provided a lot of very good feedback that helped me to significantly improve the quality of the work. As usual, however, there were those that tried to persuade me to follow their method for developing a DIY even when I was very clear on the front end that I didn't want to do that. One interesting development, however, was that another member of the community contacted me on the side and we worked our DIYs into a synergistic whole. We never revealed how we did this, however, and I won't tell you who that was or the name of their chapter. I could see collecting a small force of this chapter, perhaps a kill team or combat patrol. If I ever dip my toes into the Horus Heresy setting, I may fudge that a little and present this chapter in the context of the Scouring (or perhaps later, but not in the state of being that you'll see here). Overall, I found this to be a very challenging project - much more difficult than typical DIY chapter creation. For your viewing pleasure, here's a picture of one of the original sources of inspiration for this project: No, I'm not saying that image represents the Accusers Chapter. However, I did "borrow" the color scheme for my own project. The various installments of the story I developed for the Accusers will be posted as subsequent blog entries. I won't post all of this as an article because I don't think that format works in this case. The Mystery Begins Forgery! The Hidden Meaning? False Interpretation of the Namis Arkaid Homecoming Echoes in the Warp
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Fragment of a document reportedly recovered from the space hulk designated Herald of Misery in M38 by the rogue trader Ibram Subicere: Accompanied by a demi-squad of the Inceptors Chapter, Captain Subicere and his crew aboard the Torchbearer were exploring the Anguis Cluster near the Maelstrom. There they discovered the Herald of Misery. Auspex readings indicated that the vessel was comprised of several major vessels and a number of smaller ones, including a few Imperial vessels and pre-Imperial human vessels. The Inceptors boarded the hulk in terminator armor, establishing a lodgment from which Captain Subicere and his crew could salvage while the Space Marines explored the deeper reaches of the hulk. Two days into the operation, Brother-Sergeant Praetus and his squad suddenly returned. Putting his battle-brothers on guard, Brother-Sergeant Praetus returned to the Torchbearer. He privately entered the astropath’s quarters, ignoring all questions from Captain Subicere, and returned to the space hulk. He said one word to his battle-brothers: "Sanctitas." At this word, the terminators left their posts and returned whence they came, each carrying loads of demolitions. Brother-Sergeant Praetus then informed Captain Subicere that his squad had discovered a grave threat within the depths of the hulk. He and his squad were to destroy the threat by planting demolitions at structural weaknesses within the hulk, during which time Captain Subicere and his crew would have five hours to recover as much as they could before returning to the Torchbearer. At this, Brother-Sergeant Praetus turned and followed his battle-brothers into the depths of the hulk. One of the items that Captain Subicere was able to retrieve from the hulk was a small book. Beneath a thousand years of dust, the leather-bound book was decorated with gold filigree and the aquila of the Imperium. On the pages within, Subicere saw pictures of different Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes, a small guidebook to the names and liveries of over a hundred Chapters. Instinctively, Subicere kept the book secret from Brother-Sergeant Praetus and his Space Marines, locking the book within his private sanctum aboard the Torchbearer before the Space Marines returned from their mission. When Brother-Sergeant Praetus and his battle-brothers returned from their mission, they were laden with two containers they’d recovered from within the Herald of Misery, two of the terminators immediately returning to the Torchbearer with the containers as Brother-Sergeant Praetus and the two remaining battle-brothers remained, ostensibly to provide security as Captain Subicere and his crew completed their own tasks. Once all hands returned to the Torchbearer, Brother-Sergeant Praetus directed Captain Subicere to move the Torchbearer to stand-off distance. From there, the veteran Space Marine command-detonated the demolitions, entirely destroying the central vessel of the hulk and sending the debris of a dozen other vessels scattering through the void. He then informed Captain Subicere that the Inceptors had recalled the demi-squad and that they must return to the Chapter immediately. No explanation was given, and Captain Subicere was more than happy to see the Space Marines depart. Upon completing the exploration of the Anguis Cluster, Subicere and the Torchbearer returned to Terra where the book was dutifully handed over to Inquisitor Lerneaus of the Ordo Malleus. The Inquisitor found one page, pictured at right, puzzling and required expert investigation, so he forwarded it to the Order of the Sacred Oath, an Order Dialogus of the Adepta Sororitas, for study and authentication.
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From the album: Throne Knights
Chapter badge, common armorial use, Accusers Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes (inactive, circumstances unrevealed)