After nearly a yearlong hiatus I am back

[XKhalilX]

Hello all. its been nearly a year but I am back. Lots of emotional upheavals to say the least! Some of you may remember me from my Children of Eternity project (which made it into the Liber!) I have found almost all the necessary part to put together my namesake-gamesake Arca Khalidus as the Chaplain-Zealot for them

 

well I am trying to work on my Blood Seekers, Steel Wyverns and Sons of Jubal.

 

first i want to focus on the Blood Seekers and Steel Wyverns. In my sig are links for both.

 

For the Blood Seekers, I've been thinking on them. They are Loyal but because of their habits (again see link in sig) they can EASILY become excommunicated. I was thinking for real world reference having them be like the Catholic Opus Dei with a lil of that Eastern European Vampiric lore. I wanted Librarians to play an important role in the chapter (thinking of calling them Warlocks). I wanted them influential and important the way Librarians are in The Blood Ravens, although I don't want to rip off an already heavily mapped out chapter. So I am trying to give a good reason as to why they are so vital to the chapter given their chapter lore and belief. Or perhaps it should be Chaplain prevalence!? or maybe make a Librarian-Chaplain combination (is that even fathomable!?!?!?)

 

 

For the Steel Wyverns, I am changing their color scheme from being all silver with green shoulder pads with gold trim, to DARK green with light green shoulder pads with gold trims. I don't want them to be overly vanilla, so I am trying to make something unique about them. The Emerald Talons I still want to be in the mix. But I am at a loss for thinking of something to make the Steel Wyverns really have that "wow" and "cool" factor.

 

 

The Sons of Jubal are on backburner over these two. They're idea is very much fleshed out, now I just have to reorganize it and make it "pretty" for the liber, oh and change their name (apparently the current CM of the White Scars is named Jubal).

 

 

anyways, thats what im at right now

[Captain Juan Juarez]

Welcome back ol' son, I fondly recall reading of the Children of Eternity.

 

Three chapters at once? One sometimes feels beyond me, but good luck ;)

 

Time permitting, I'll have a good browse of your sig links.

 

For future encounters , Octavulg must be referenced as "batman" :lol:

[XKhalilX]

Juan, what did I miss that warrants octavulg as batman? do tell :lol:

[Captain Juan Juarez]

Juan, what did I miss that warrants octavulg as batman? do tell :P

 

I forget exactly, but he and Apothete - whom I incidentally refer to as Mr Stompy - are a crime fighting* duo.

 

 

*Crime Fighting/Ridiculous Idea Fighting?

[Ace Debonair]

*Crime Fighting/Ridiculous Idea Fighting?

Ridiculous ideas are a crime in and of themselves. ^_^

 

Which I suppose makes me a criminal, but there we go. :lol:

 

What you missed was this: This is the Liber Astartes! and the batman-related discussion therein. :)

[Captain Juan Juarez]

Ridiculous ideas are a crime in and of themselves. <_<

 

That's what they all said, but I'll show them.. Er... ;)

[XKhalilX]

hahaha very nice. I will have to keep this in mind :lol: How i missed such odd discussions hhaha

 

 

so I am deciding to work on the Steel Wyverns. I am finding no inspiration to work on the blood seekers.

 

so a basic rundown of the Steel Wyverns:

 

-founded in M35, founding chapter is Iron Snakes

 

-home planet of Gaulthia Prime in the Gaul Stars, on the very edge of the Eastern Fringe

 

- extreme distase for xenos, and mutants, basically anything that is an abomination (think Red Scorpions go uber facist). Because of this they will not fight alongside any imperial guard that have ogryns, ratlings, etc in their ranks. Extreme distaste for dark eldar who enslaved their people long before the Emperor found them (my ideas were WAY BEFORE the salamanders novels)

 

- very arrogant and consider themselves the epitome of human perfection and thus this carries over into their astartes belief that they are the epitome of astartes perfection. Some have barked that if men of Gaul were around in the Horus Heresy, the Palace of Terra would have never been attacked, nor would have the Emperor "fallen."

 

- their look and culture is akin to the ancient Gauls (Space Wolf beards with the ultramarine/IF regalness and honor). They are

 

- believe that their homeworlds serpents (i.e. "wyverns) are incarnations of the Great Wyrm, their God. The Emperor is the "Wyrm made flesh."

 

- believe Gaulthia Prime is literally Holy ground and no world (perhaps not even Terra) is so sacred. They carry vials of the Gaulthia soil with them, and tradition holds that upon landing on any planet outside Gaulthia Prime, they will shatter the vial on the alien world thus to make it "holy" and baptized as honorable for the great Steel Wyverns to walk upon

 

- experts in battle of attrition. They never leave a fight until its won or they are down to the last man. Are known to go on long wars/crusades. because of this they have built a reputation of hard nosed reliability. Have built a strong bond with the Black Templars and Red Scorpions. usually been sent to expand eastern fringes against xenos or prevent tyranid invasions. When Imperium is on its last hopes in a war, the Steel Wyverns are called for specifically.

 

- Chaplains (called Hospitallers) are a vital part of the chapter. Many times act as captains.

- Emerald Talons are a group of themselves. 30 men all jumpack assault troops (there the vanguard of the chapter). 10 men squad called Brother Elites equipped with lightning claws. another 20 (or 40?) men equipped with CC weapons.

 

 

that is what is the rundown for them. For chapter organization i was thinking of either grouping them in 5 companies of 200 (due to their crusading nature), or 9 or 10 companies of 150 (additional 50 being scouts).