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Origins: Founding: 6th Geneseed: Sanguinius Reason for creation: To aid in Arcadian Crusade and to safeguard the subsequent Subsector Arcadia. The origins of Blood Dragons Chapter is shrouded in history but what little is known pertains to the Arcadian Crusade. With the 6th founding underway, one chapter was dedicated to the campaign, intended to cull the Ork infestations in the subsector. Very little is known of the founding members of the chapter. The chapter was formed from mostly Blood Angels genestock and the first Chapter Master, Vlad was from the parent chapter. A far more influential figure in the formation of Blood Dragons was however the Dreadnought Desmodos, already ancient by that time, having fought in the Great Crusade millenia before. Desmodos was expert on tactics against orks, and it was his teachings that influenced the chapter's affinity for flamers. As their forces grew the Blood Dragons claimed an Ork infested Death World Thera as their Homeworld. For unknown reason, the planet had been colonised ages before and native Therans were perfect candidates for recruitment. Constant war against the Orks, climate and natural beasts made them some of the hardiest men in the area, only matched by the ice warriors of their twin planet Thule. The early years of the chapter was spent fighting the Orks on Thera and consolidating their presence among the Thuleans. From there on they have been an invaluable part of virtually every nearby large scale campaign. With nearly 8 millenia of experience, the Blood Dragons have fought against innumerable foes but their main adversary has always been the Orks who constantly besiege the Subsector Arcadia. Homeworlds: Doric system and its two "habitable" planets, Thule and Thera. Thera is the planet closer to the star and on the inner edge of the habitable zone. The proximity to the star makes Thera a hot, barren desert with very little life. However, a persistent colonisation and terraforming during the Dark Age left the planet with a small but sustainable population. Millenia after millenia have made the Therans a hardy folk, perfectly suitable for the needs of Adeptus Astartes. Thera is the location of the Blood Dragons' Fortress Monastery, and has a vast cavernous underground that is infested with Orks. Blood Dragons have kept the xenos forces manageable, but they still mount raids and occasional Waagh! against the native population every now and then. Thule on the other hand sits firmly on the outer edge of the habitable zone, making it mostly a frozen world. Thule has a narrow temperate area along the equator which houses actual civilised cities and agriculture. The wasteland areas however are populated by feudal clans who have become Blood Dragons' other source of recruits. Agreement with the planetary government has ensured that the more civilised Thuleans don't interfere with the folk of the wastelands more than absolutely necessary, keeping their warrior culture suitable for the chapter's needs. As with most planets in Arcadia, Thule too suffers from Orks, but the Guardsmen and Planetary Defence Force keeps them at bay. Combat Doctrine: Blood Dragons follow the Codex Astartes rigidly, believing it to be their salvation from the curse of their blood. The chapter specialises in the use of flamers, preferring to fight in conditions where they are optimal. This preferance comes from the Thulean Fire Cults that have mixed their worship of fire to the chapter cult. Beliefs: After many millenia the Imperial Creed, Blood Angel heritage, Theran Honour Code and Thulean Fire Cults have intervowen to form the basis of Blood Dragons' Chapter Cult. The Brothers and serfs all follow a vow of silence when in the most revered parts of the Fortress Monastery. This has also given them an unnerving habit of fighting in total silence, with commands issued by hand signals as far as possible. The chapter worships fire as the manifested purity of the Emperor and an eternal flame burns at the center of the main hall. This belief has transferred to the field of war as reverence to the flamer weapons and being found worthy of wielding one is a great honor. Geneseed: Sanguinius. Blood Dragons seem to suffer very slightly less from the Black Rage than other descendants of the geneseed. The difference is so small that it could be just a statistical quirk, but the chapter itself believes it to be due to their superior discipline. Battle Honors: ***.M32 Chapter founded as part of the sixth founding. Assigned to spearhead the Arcadian Crusade. Blood Dragons claim Thera as their homeworld. 9**.M32 Still a young chapter, Blood Dragons take part in the defence against the 3rd Black Crusade... And loses nearly half of it's fighting force. Epistolary Theogenes is interred to a dreadnought. ***.M33 During the thousandth anniversary of the chapter's founding, the Blood Dragons fight off a Waaagh! on Arcadia, including Thera. An Enormous Theran Dragon rips through the Ork Horde driving the greenskins to terrified panic. This is considered a sign of Emperor's favor and the Blood Dragons quickly adopt the beast to their cult's reverance. 001.M34 The 4th Black Crusade gives Blood Dragons a chance for revenge. The entire chapter joins the imperial counter attack on El'Phanor and successfully helps to drive the chaos back. 474.M34 During the Minos Campaign, the 2nd Company is lost to warp. When it emerges again four centuries later, the survivors have turned to the ruinous powers. 834.M34 Fighting yet another Waaagh!, the Blood Dragons come in contact with their lost brethren. With a holy fury they slaughter the renegades, and only a small warband escapes to haunt the chapter in future. ***.M35 A series of Space Hulks drift through the Subsector Arcadia and Blood Dragons board them all, claiming lost artefacts before the ships are lost to warp again. ***.M36 Blood Dragons solely safeguards the subsector during the Age of Apostasy, figthing Orks, Chaos and fellow humans alike. ***.M39 An Eldar force invades the subsector in search of something ancient. The Blood Dragons fights them off, but suffers heavy casualties. Immediately afterwards they are besieged by their Renegade Brethren and other forces of Chaos who nearly decimate the chapter. The Blood Dragons pushes them back however and grow ever more courageous. 999.M41 The Blood Dragons heed the call for Baal's defence, sending the entire 3rd, 4th and 7th companies as well as most of the 1st and 5th to help their brothers. Only the 2nd company is left completely untouched as a sizeable Ork force is pillaging the outer regions of Subsector Arcadia, and the 2nd is assigned to deal with the situation. Chapter Organization Sanquinary Guard (The Ancients) - 15 Guards Reclusiam - 15 Chaplains Apothecarion - 21 Sanguinary Priests Librarius - 29 Librarians Armoury - 25 Techmarines Fleet Command - 3 Battle Barges, 5 Strike Cruisers, 22 Escorts. 1st Company (White Flames) - Veteran Company, full 100 tactical dreadnought armours 2nd Company (Blood Hunters) - Specialty; tactics against Renegade Marines 3rd Company (Flame Talons) - Battle Company 4th Company (Fire Walkers) - Battle Company 5th Company (Black Ice) - Battle Company 6th Company (Firestorm) - Tactical Reserves 7th Company (Purple Dragons) - Tactical Reserves 8th Company (Dragon Riders) - Assault Reserves 9th Company (Inferno) - Devastator Reserves 10th Company (Hatchlings) - Scouts Death Company - Currently 10 marines and 1 dreadnought Heroes of the Chapter: Chapter Master Outis *Reconstructing records* Chief Librarian Theogenes Theogenes began his career early in the history of the chapter and records of those times have long layed undisturbed in the vaults of the Librarium. It is known he was an exceptional warrior and a strong psyker and rose through the ranks of Librarius fast. During the 3rd Black Crusade, then Epistolary Theogenes suffered a mortal wound. He was quickly deemed too great an asset to lose and so Theogenes was entombed to a Dreadnought. It was not long after that he was first offered the position of Chief Librarian but Theogenes kept rejecting it for the next couple millenia. Eventually he was forced to accept that he was the best suited librarian in the chapter to take up the task. Theogenes is now ancient by any measures and spends great deal of time in stasis sleep, weary of the universe. He is however a great repository of historical knowledge and regularly woken to spread his wisdom. Apollon, Captain, 1st Company *Reconstructing records* Ares, Captain, 2nd Company Ares the Undying was thought to have been mortally wounded in fight that pitted his company against both the orks and the renegade marines. Against all odds he did survive, but was horribly disfigured. His both eyes have been replaced with bionics and he chose to have them crimson red, to better drive horror in the hearts of his enemies. (Counts as Tycho) Adonis, Captain, 7th Company *Reconstructing records* Daedalos, Captain, 8th Company *Reconstructing records* Zeus, Captain, 10th Company *Reconstructing records* Brother Sergeant Leonidas, 1st Company *Reconstructing records* Battle Cries: -*Unnerving Silence* -Burn! The main thematic elements of the chapter: -Greek Mythology based naming convention -Flamer Affinity -Tendency to hoard artefacts Well that's the extent of my desing so far, but I'll keep improving it. Let me know your opinions and any kind of suggestion is always welcome.

Chapter Name: Blood Dragons Founding: 4th Chapter World/Deployment: Belenus Fortress Monastery: Castle Herensuge Gene-seed (Predecessor): Blood Angels Known Descendants: None Forged from the ashes of a lost world the Blood Dragons prevail with but one goal... Destroy all that invades their sector. Lead by their bloodlust they are the destroyers leaving nothing but ash in their wake. Origins Blood Dragon initiate The Blood Dragons proud history starts when the 8th companies from their gene source the Blood Angels chapter were given orders to expand themselves in the Dominion of Stars. The high lords of terra decreed that an Astartes chapter from the Blood Angels be formed to fend off the growing xenos threats. Brahm, Captain of the 8th company, was selected to take leadership in this chapters creation. They set out in the strike cruiser War Song, and upon entering the Dominion of Star sector the instrument panels on the strike cruiser began to alarm with read outs on a nearby planet with very high amount of seismic activity and with very high dose of electrons being emitted. The techmarines insisted on scanning the surface for potential resources. Upon entering the orbit of Berien the search confirmed that nothing was needed from this planet as it was in the process of geo-thermal reconfiguration. Epistolary Sicero sensed a cry for help in the nearby moon of Belenus. Entering the orbit of the moon, long range sensors picked up localized humans, along with large reptilian creatures engaged in battle. Brahm and Sicero consulted about possibility for a home world after deliberation the captain set his company in gear to take this moon as theirs. As ordered they went to battle with their Storm Ravens thundering out, and Drop pods screaming down below. Once planet side the battle brothers were set out to destroy the beasts that swarmed the humans. Brahm, the leader of the warriors and his retinue of veterans jetted down from a Thunder Hawk at the heart of the main battle with an alpha dragon. A Massive beast with a head as wide as a dreadnought, it breathed huge clouds of fire at the warrior as he touched down. Brother Corian was unfortunate and was immolated by this attack. Brother- Captain Brahm roared in defiance as the alpha male advanced; using his wits he coaxed the mighty reptile into a ravine away from the castle -hive. The massive dragon blasted flames profusely at the Captain as he backed the beast further away. The Captain played the mighty beast, but was discovered by another dragon coming in to intercept the Captain. His auto sensors picked up the second smaller flying attacker heading at an angle from the ravine. Mentally triggering his jump pack he flew up the second before the other reptile smashed into the rocky out cove and plowing boulders upon the unlucky beast smashing it death. The alpha dragon raged at Brahm hoping to strike a death blow to the landing warrior. Nearly dodging the heavily clawed talon, Brother Captain Brahm rolled out of the way, and instinctively lashed out with his blade cutting a deep wound on the alpha males forearm. Scoring a hit on a vital artery it sprayed the visceral fluid of the huge beast. He then launched forward as the dragon screamed frantically towards him. The Captain combat rolled under the mighty clawed talon of the alpha dragon. He then sprung upward underneath the beast drove his power sword into its chest bone piercing threw, and in to the heart. The alpha male screamed out a horrid cry, and it then began to thrash about in its death, Brahm barely ducked out before getting crushed by the huge beast. The lesser reptiles broke attack, and fled into the forests, with the warriors of Baal advancing to reinforce their positions. The new chapter master called of the attack and ordered the marines into their landing crafts. The village was littered with both human and beast remains. Brahm decreed this planet was worthy of the chapter home planet and took the name Blood Dragons as there new title. He then chooses their heraldry color in honor of the battle. Their heraldry colors became the black ashen covered bodies with bloody hands, and legs as their armor colors. So the iconic black and red warriors of Belenus took to war in their sector, and burned their names into the records of the Adeptus Asartes. Home World Berien Berien Directive a movement found in the epicenter of Ork Waags, and Eldar expansions. War in the Dominion of Stars is a content issue. Belenus is a moon from the planet known as Berien a world once lush with copious fields, now a dead world. Ash flew high as the lush world trembled, and spewed forth massive toxic clouds. The core of Berien shook the continents under its seas, volcanic activity destroying the planet in what are now sulfuric waste lands. The inhabitants of Belenus watched in horror as their parent planet cindered itself to death. To the human inhabitants this was called the season of the blood winds. The solar winds sweep up a reddish color into Belenus' atmosphere causing the air to turn reddish in color. Most Belenians killed themselves in mass suicide thinking that the God- Emperor was punishing them with this eerie omen. The others hid away in their hive-castles seeking solace in what little numbers they had. The ones the survived the mass snuff out began to see the air changing back as the winds filtered the reddish color to the forest floors. This is when the battle of the dragons began. Out in packs they flew high into the sky and reigned fiery terror to the last inhabitants. The fear of the reptiles began pushing the inhabitants further back into their fortresses, and their meager fortified buildings. This lasted a season until the time of the arrival of the red warriors. From the sky a great ship descended and out came red clad warriors who began to battle the dragons. A mighty warrior single handed slew the alpha dragon thus ending the battle. Then the red warriors boarded their air ships and launched back into the sky said to have traveled to cap of Herenruge were they protected Belenus and watched. Written by humble servitor to Aravold II lord baron. The marines of the Blood Dragons are based on the death world Belenus located in the Dominion of Stars. Their home world is covered in mountainous terrain with dense forestry. This site was perfect as its inhabitants are at a feudal age full of superstition. There fortress is atop a dormant volcano called Castle Herensuge, which received its name from the locals thinking all the dragons on Belenus originated from that ancient volcanic mound of rock. The marines created vast underground fortresses underneath the mountain. And within the dormant cap houses the triple towers of the chapter, there lies the headquarters or three houses; the Recluisium, the Librarium, and the Apothicarion. They act as a pivotal role in the governmental running of the chapter. The humans that inhabit the moon of Belenus exist in a pre gun era. Still relying on beasts of burden to help cultivate, and transport food and goods over a distance. The human population exists in localized castle-hives. Each hive exists within a wall to protect itself from the dangers that lurch in the forests. The humans of these habitats only know of the marines in myth. The forests floors thrive with all sorts of dangerous creatures, and huge lizards similar to prehistoric Terra. The most feared of the reptiles are called the blood dragons. They are huge fire breathing lizards reaching twenty feet in height, and wings spanning twice that size. Their blood red scales glistens in the shadows like blood flowing down a wall of muscle, and raw carnage. These lizards are rightly feared having the ability to fly, and project fire they are the top apex predators. Marines of the chapter hunt down these creatures in seasonal chapter held gauntlets. Some come back with hides, teeth, and all manner of trophies then there are those that dont return at all. Then there are others that return with dragon mounts having broken the giant lizard to his will. Great lizards roam the lush open plains of Belenus some as big as a giant squiggoths, armed with think impenetrable plated armor. Creatures called land drakes are swift running predators, lightly red in color and as fast as a full throttled bike. These swift reptiles can be trained to allow for a marine rider. In the recruiting process Chaplains pick a stock of hopefuls to join their ranks from human knights, soldiers, and fighters worthy of the gift to be a Space Marine. Found within the ranks of the knightly orders of Belenus come the most ruthless heavy cavalry riders this side of the galaxy. Its the occasional outbreak of beasts that venture out to torment the villages that these knights ride out to mark their deeds. In addition to the barons of the land still pay homage to the dragon warriors of old and each year the hive-castles send their elite warriors to the "tournament" games. This tournament pits the elite warriors fight against each other in tests of might, skill, and a test of mental fortitude. Only the strongest get chosen to aspire to the rank of chapter recruit. Having survived the tournament the humans are taken to Castle Herenruge. As a Blood Angels successor they to have some kind of ritual using a grail from the founding gene father the Blood Angels. Sanguinary Priests use this device to transform the human warriors into one of the Emperors finest killing machines. After the initial months of transformation the neophyte is tested to the brink to test their strength, endurance, stamina, and mental fortitude to serve the chapter. Gene-seed The Blood Dragons gene seed is from Sanguinius the Primarch of the Blood Angels. The chapter is also affected by the black rage and more-so when it comes to the red thirst. The chapters Belchers Gland has mutated slightly due to the high amount of reptile and dragon meat the marines consume. The fluid in the gland creates a highly flammable liquid. The consumption of dragon meat has altered the chemical compound of the Belchers Gland to activate oxygen byproducts, and methane chemicals, to create a nitro methane-like fluid. This glands placement is located similar to a humans lymphoid gland known as a Tonsil. Often this mutated Belchers Gland will swell to exponential size causing a growth in the neck region until the glands fluid has been expelled. Combat Doctrine The Blood Dragons are very similar to their predecessors in that they favor up front attacks rather than long range firefights. Because of the upbringing on the moon they are born into a government under feudalism, and each male member of the family must enter the military. Since other territories do not agree with each other they are constantly battling over old vendettas, land raids, or a lord that want to take over another barons territory. As super soldiers of the Imperium they have honed that same skill and mastered it, using furious assaults and a multitude of fire or heat based weaponry to annihilate their enemies. As a chapter they favor aerial combat, and mounted attacks. They often employ heavy usage of assault marines, and bikers in the initial strikes, followed by aerial insertion strikes, and finally land raider drop assaults. Their urban assault force is superior in aspects of fighting skills mainly the usage of Land Raider Redeemers, and their feared incinerator squads. Because their love fire based warfare most Imperialist generals dislike the aid of the Blood Dragons because the high number of collateral damage. Often the marines equip their own helmets with a mandible devises that pierces into the marines Belchers Gland to siphon fluid into the short range flame projectors. Artificers of the chapter stylize their arms, armor in images of fire, and draconic motifs into their armor. Brahm Dragonborn Brahm was the eighth company captain of the Blood Angels and founding Chapter Master of the mighty Blood Dragons. He led them into their now found dominion, and he has carved a bloody path to get there. The Blood Dragons chapter master was all but lost when he fell to the black rage during the War of the Two Moons campaign. He raged on slicing and smashing his way until a Farseer of the Eldar lashed out with his eldritch powers and damaged Brahms lower limbs. Screaming out for blood, and thrashing about. The foul xenos witch thought Brahm an easy target, while witch blade held aloof to deliver the final death blow. Brahm's Blood Champion and most trusted Honor Guard Arikan jetting down on his jump pack thrusting out with his mighty scimitar and clove the xenos witch in twain. The other honor guard swooped down to protect their liege until the apothecaries could take him. Arikan lead a full team to assault the Eldars head quarters to strike vengeance upon the aliens for dishonoring their chapter master. Brahm was later interred into ancient dreadnought armor where he fought rightly for many battles. He fought with such fury in war, and it was until death took him in M34. Driven by fire fueled rage he rampaged into a building slaughtering everything in his path. The enemy fired upon the mighty warrior taking out the structure pylons and toppling the building crushing the ancient warrior. The techmarines later recovered their fallen lord bringing him to the hallowed halls of the fallen, and placing him in the center with a sarcophagus with duel shield displaying both his Blood Angel, and Blood Dragon crest, and his multitude of battle awards in both chapters. This tomb is the holiest of places to the chapter. Organisation The Blood Dragons are organized as the standard Codex Astartes permits. There are ten companies, the last being the scout formations. There is a Reclusiam, and Librarium, and along with an Apothecarion. Castle Herenruge has three towers holding these main offices. And they have modeled there organization in similar image to their founding Primogenitors the Blood Angels. The Reclusium is the spiritual halls of the Sanguine Draco cult. In these halls are the deeds, and vows of every warrior brother of Belenus. Here the marines come to meditate in the great temple, and come for solace in-between battles. In the lower level of the tower houses the containment cells for the rage affected battle brothers. This tower is located above the main loading bay to the armory, where the vast amount of cranes, and pulleys used to transport the members of the Death Company to their transport. The current high Chaplain is Zacharias. Zacharias is a very dark man born from a land baron to the southern lands of Belenus. His demeanor and zeal has landed him to be a much influenced spiritual leader of the Sanguine Draco cult. His tasks are the chapter executioner and High Sheriff to those brothers that have succumbed to the black rage. It is he that is also tasked with the quest to reclaim the heads of those warriors that may have forsworn their oaths to the chapter, and the Emperor. In the opposite tower to the Reclusiarch is the Librarium a tower of mystery, and lore. Those that walk these halls are psykers, and are constantly training to combat the perils of the warp. Blood Dragon librarians train at using the warp energies to enhance their martial prowess. Very few travel the path of record keeper; those menial tasks are reserved for penitence and servitor work. The current Chief Librarian is Edarthis Maulic, he is a powerful psyker having mastered the sword and em-blazing his red blade with warp energies to slay in the Emperors name. He is always hidden under a blackened hood does the chief librarian probe his adversary for a chink in their armor. So often a minor glance would stun an enemy leader, as they are too fearful to enter combat with the master psyker warrior. The current chapter master of the Blood Dragons is Verus Conrad. He was made chapter master after the death of master Harod in the battle against the Dark Eldar where Harod was fatally killed by enemy war machine. Harod was recovered by the chapters apothecaries and was entombed into the hall of the fallen. And the next night a high council of the triad towers entered in the main chambers, a room that links all three towers to the main citadel tower. Here the Captains and the head masters of the triad towers vote for their next chapter master. It was decided that Conrad master of the fiery blade would be the leader of the Blood Dragons. For it was he that lead the assault force to reclaim their fallen lord. It was he that dropped in on crimson wings and slaughtered the dark xenos in their bazaar base camp. And upon returning Conrad then presented the head of the xenos warrior that lead the dark Eldar war party. Beliefs The Blood Dragons follow the sanguine draco warrior cult with similar faith as their parent chapter brought with them, only symbolic to their home world. They believe the Emperor as a king warrior, they do not praise him as a deity. Sanguinius is their Primarch, and so they follow the same blood traditions that were passed down to them. Brahm, when he was issued this fledgling chapter brought with him the traditions, Along wit a sense of excelling at their mastery levels. The Chaplains chant is from the tome of the dragon, a dragon hide book chronically listing the chapter deeds. Each warrior of the chapter is taught these chants, and so causes them to fight with increased ferocity. The Blood Dragons have also been known to chain themselves to their war gear, and will never give up no matter what the odds are. Battlecry "Fear our Fire!" *Thanks goes to Greyall for drawing Verus Conrad