The Undaunted

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With the new Space Marine Codex coming out soon it has motivated me to write some fluff for my DIY Chapter. I plan on adding around 500 words each week. Hopefully by doing this I will eventually have enough to make a home brew codex/novel or something  :facepalm:! I wanted to start off by doing something unique and there is nothing more unique than the <a href=http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Abyssal_Crusade#.UhBmVdco6zc>Abyssal Crusade</a>. I start off by writing about how the Chapter gets involved with the Crusade, soon it will switch to story mode as the Chapter fights in the Eye of Terror!

 

The Undaunted

 

Little is known about the early years of the Undaunted Chapter even their founding is a mystery. Their participation in early Imperial conflicts indicates that the Chapter has been fighting valiantly for the Imperium since M35. The Undaunted Chapter was a Codex Chapter, zealously following the Codex Astartes, until Warp Storm Dionys.

 

Warp Storm Dionys emerged and covered many systems with corrupting chaos influences, resulting in mass outbreaks of mutation, cultist activity, and worst of all attacks from chaotic forces. Several worlds were attacked by the forces of Chaos as daemons manifested in the material universe, utterly destroying all that opposed the will of their Gods. Dark Apostles who had infiltrated numerous planets years prior to Warp Storm Dionys were able to start Civil Wars as their followers; which included Chaos Cultist and Imperial Regiments, attacked from within. The Warp Storm made warp traveling difficult and Chaos Space Marines took advantage and raided many planets with little to no retaliation.     

 

Dionys brought war to the home worlds of Astartes, it seemed that the Chaos forces knew no fear. Despite the overwhelming fire power of Space Marine’s Fortress Monasteries, thousands of daemons were able to reach close quarters combat. Their desire to kill could be seen in their red eyes as their hellblades cut through the power armor of the Astartes. Colorful creatures fired blue bolts that ripped through vehicles and buildings alike, slow moving diseased creatures advanced through the steady fire of the Astartes. Any other world would have been defeated faced against such odds but Astartes would rather die before seeing their home world desecrated by Chaos filth.

 

Up against the horrors of the warp some Chapters were devastated and nearly wiped out but the Space Marines were able to survive and defeat their foe. There wasn’t an individual strategy that worked for the successful Chapters as each battle was unique, they relied on the tried and true teachings of the Codex Astartes. Some chapters used the mobility of their assault squads to lead them to victory, others rallied around their Venerable Dreadnaughts who’s words could not express the anger they felt for having chaos filth near or in some cases inside their Fortress Monastery for the first time, some like the Undaunted Chapter simply survived long enough for the rest of the Chapter to return and swing the battle in their favor.

 

To the Space Marines of the Undaunted Chapter the devastating battle against the wretched Chaos forces was considered a lost. Their Fortress Monastery was all but destroyed and only three companies worth of marines were left still alive. After the war the Undaunted Chapter found them self’s in question by the Imperium. Warp Storm Dionys had not only caused havoc in the system but had supposedly corrupted the gene-seed of some Chapters, hundreds of Chapters were judged including the Undaunted. Only thirty Chapters were found guilty and believed to be corrupt, luckily the Undaunted was not one of these Chapters. 

 

The thirty Chapters that were found guilty were ordered to take part in a great crusade into the Eye of Terror. Even though the Undaunted was found to be pure, they decided to join the crusade which became known as the Abyssal Crusade. The Undaunted Chapter viewed this as a penitence crusade, they had let the Emperor down by allowing the forces of Chaos to nearly destroy their Fortress Monastery and nearly wipe out their entire chapter. With their Chapter Master dead the Undaunted in a grand ceremony, kneeled before the Vorpal Sword’s Chapter Master Konvak Lann presenting him with the Executioner's Hammer and swearing their allegiance to him. Lann was famously quoted for saying, "I view this as a honor and a responsibility, and I swear to lead the Undaunted into battle, FOR DORN!"(The Undaunted's Battle Cry)

That's it for this week I hope you guys like it, please post suggestions of things I can do to make the story more appealing to you.