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Hello all, Longtime wargamer here who finally got into 40K for real with the 9e and Indomitus releases. I've always wanted to create my own Space Marine chapter (I dabbled with Blood Angels a bit back in 5e), so I finally took the opportunity to do so! Meet the Ironhearts, an Imperial Fists successor and Ultima Founding chapter. By way of background, they're a crusading chapter that's currently assigned to Battle Fleet Secundus and are fighting around the Eye of Terror. I'm still working on their exact organization in the fleet, but my basic fluff so far is that the Captain of the Second Company, Captain Cyrus Vakarian, is the task force commander of a small task force split off from Battle Fleet Secundus and is currently conducting relief operations in support of other Imperial Forces around the Eye (primarily, my main gamin buddy's Raven Guard successor chapter). We've started a narrative Crusade with several forces (we're each playing our own homebrew chapter and several Chaos forces, and I'm planning to add Necrons once the 'dex drops). I have to say, narrative play in 9e is the most fun I've had gaming in a long time. Currently, I'm playing the Ironhearts as an Imperial Fist successor Master Artisans and Warded. I'm expecting that will change when the new 'dex drops soon, and I'll probably push them a bit more toward a melee focus because I've enjoyed playing up the Black Templar-esque nature of crusading Fists successors. In my chapter's narrative, they spent some time working alongside the Templars on crusade and have adopted some of the Templars' methods and tactics, leading to some divergence from standard Codex procedures. The clearest of these divergence points is that Assault Intercessors are so common in the Ironhearts that they're treated as Battleline, rather than Close Support. My hobby plan is to build up the Second Company under Captain Vakarian, which will grow and change as our Crusade goes on, but I'm hoping to have a solid 100 Marines built and painted at some point. Their task force has some Tenth Company Vanguard units attached as well, because I want to play with all the toys at some point. Here's Captain Vakarian, and more units to follow in additional posts. Captain Cyrus Vakarian, Commander of the Ironhearts Second Company, Master of the Watch Profile: Indomitus Captain Relic: The Burning Blade Warlord Traits: The Imperium's Sword and Indomitable Crusade Upgrades: (so far) Artisan Bionics and Deadly Charge