Whohitjohn Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Origins The Silver Centurions are a chapter founded from the Iron Hands legion gene seed. Founded in the late 32nd millennia as part of the 5th founding. The Chapter was created in response to the opening of web way corridors close to the Terran system. Assigned to guard the forge worlds that these were opening on, the chapter has maintained it sentinelship of these worlds since. The warp energies emitted have resulted in the stark contrast between then silent and somber Silver Centurions that were when the vigil began and the head taking fanatically Emperor devoted butchers they are today. Homeworld/Recruitment The chapter is based on a moon fortress in the out reaches of a tri-star sector called Catari. They recruit from the planetary systems with in this sector and draws recruits from three distinctive cultures. The Mors; a Celtic culture found in the harsh forested planet. Marines from this culture tend to become assault marines, and favour great sword or glave style power weapons. Although marines of the culture do show some psychic abilities only a few of them have ever become Liberians, most notable the current Chief Liberian Brennus. The Grannus; a Roman culture. Marines drawn from the Grannus are easily adaptable and can be found in most specialist squads. The bulk of the devastator squads of the chapter are made up of Grannus marines. The marines tend to favouring gladius style power weapons. The Isha; a North American Indian culture who are the nomadic masters their lands. The Marines from the Isha show the most psychic adaption, most of the chapters Liberians are made up of them, along with the scout squads. They favour axe style power weapon. Beliefs and traits. The Chapter hold reverence to the Emperor whom they see as their guiding light in their dark chaos infested world. They have become fanatically devoted to their beliefs. To Ferrus Manus they hold honour, as their farther, and have a blood tie to the Iron Hands as their creators, however very little remains to link the chapter to these forbears. The chapter still views flesh to be easily corruptible and while they will augment themselves to solve their corruption they have a yet savage solution for those they see corruption in or deem to have ventured from the Emperor's light, they simply behead them. The marines believe that ownership of ones head gives ownership of ones soul. Owning the head of an enemy is believed to give the marines dominion over were the soul goes in the afterlife, meaning that they can ritually commit the soul to the Emperor and his justice after the conflict is over. Despite their more fanatic beliefs the chapter still maintains good relationship with the other chapters of the Astartes, and while their new beliefs have weaken their friendship with the adepts of Mars the bond still runs deep. The chapter hold a deep reverence for technology, and have embraced the art of "tinkering". They will often augment their wargear or themselves should they believe this will better help them defend the Emperor's will. They also hold a very high regard for bronze, this is believed to be because of their descent from Bronze Age cultures but this is not really known. Chapter Colours The Chapter symbol is a silver Aquila on a dark red background. The marines of the chapter paint their armour dark red with silver arms. The chapter pardon trim is bronze. Liberians, Techmarines and Chaplins follow the codex guide lines to armour colouring being blue, red and black respectively. Each marine will paint the right side of their helmet with a tribal marking relavent to their culture. The company markings are as follows: 1st company: White 2nd company: Bronze 3rd company: Lime Green 4th company: Light Blue 5th company: Green 6th company: Purple 7th company: Navy Blue 8th company: Black 9th company: Orange 10th company: Red Force Organistaion The chapter abide to the Codex Astartes, when it comes to organisation however some distinctly different takes on it teaching can be seen. For example scouts squads are not made up of Neophytes but experienced marines drawn from the 9th company. The 10th company still maintains it's role as the training company for Neophytes, however no marine in the company will be expected to face the enemies of mankind until deemed worthy to do so by the master of recruits. War Cry: Steel as mind, Steel as flesh circa M.32 Souls, souls for The Emperor! Circa 999M.41 Veteran Sergeant Remus, 6th Tactical Squad, 4th Company http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e166/Whohitjohn1/ef1acdfe5e1d2bf717502299393441e4_zps5a28ff8e.jpg Cheers Guys WHJ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286544-index-astartes-the-silver-centurions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishagu Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Like the sound of these guys. Give them a common enemy, for example do they have to fight Dark Eldar or Orks in most engagements, or are their greatest triumphs against Tyranid Hive Fleets? Quite looking forward to seeing a painted mini! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286544-index-astartes-the-silver-centurions/#findComment-3588571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whohitjohn Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Updated background Hope you guys enjoy WHJ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286544-index-astartes-the-silver-centurions/#findComment-3595854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemal Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Just out of interest, where would ROman and Celtic cultures be derived from? I ask because we have no such reference points today, and any developmenrts of these themese needs to have a "hook". My own Bhramastras were regarded as derivative despite there being a country of 1bio+ people all worshipping the same religion, with a Space Programme and with mythology from ancient works (cf 2500 years ago) still televised pretty much every day for the mass markets. I ask because it seems coincidental that a planet would have the basis for pre-Germanic western European civilisation and their fighting styles would be the same as warriors from an age beyond history but more mythology. Many civilisations will have regressed to a semi-feudal or partly barbaric state over the Age of STrife, but I think convergence to a type would happen at a planetary scale or even system scale (see Ultramar for example) - not regionally across a planet in wildly different directions. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286544-index-astartes-the-silver-centurions/#findComment-3598663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messor Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I would make a couple of recommendations, brother. First, go through some of the other recent articles and look at the others (there are quite a few) where the Chapter's origin/heritage is unknown. What do you find, if anything, it adds to these articles? What does it do for yours? I worry that IA and Chapter builders are falling into the trap of thinking that by choosing a progenitor, they're locking in details of the Chapter. Right now, though, your Centurions could neatly fall into almost any of the legions. Your article will be much more believable if you choose one. If you feel your Chapter diverges from the beliefs or practices of it, that's fine. Second, you've told almost nothing about the Chapter directly. We know something about some of its formation because you talked a lot about the cultures. I would consider brother Hemal's input, but also that we are much more interested to know about the Chapter than it's recruiting pool. As a side note, unless you have plans to make some sort of revelation regarding their "spiriting away" from ancient Terra, that section of mystery feels lost. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286544-index-astartes-the-silver-centurions/#findComment-3598983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whohitjohn Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Hey guys, sorry for the late replies. Work and wedding fairs have slowed my creativity over the last couple of weeks. I've scrapped the idea of the lost history and decided to go with they descending from the Iron Hands. As both Brother s Messor and Hemal have pointed out the disparities are making it weak because I've not got the background to draw of that I need. So thanks for the kick in the backside to get that. I've also taken the fractured world part away and replaced the idea with the chapter recruiting from several systems. I'll post up the reworked IA as soon as I've got all the kinks ironed out. I was originally thinking along the links of dark Eldar and web ways but could get it to work. Cheers for the imput guys, it's appreciated. WHJ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286544-index-astartes-the-silver-centurions/#findComment-3601110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whohitjohn Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 So as promised all be it later than expected I've reworked the background, I will have to edit a little more as the lady works of what she is doing with her linked in plague marine army that I'll post up but for now the gaps are their as I'm await her input. As always C&C welcome WHJ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286544-index-astartes-the-silver-centurions/#findComment-3606297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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