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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