Blood Angels Chapter Fluff Question

[Schwills]

Hey guys, I have a question about whether the blood angels would assign chaplains, priests and techmarines to certain companies or whether they would keep each aspect separate as a result of the flaw (E.G, chaplains needing to lead battle brothers into combat) Thanks guys.

[The Unseen]

Afaik support individuals like that get assigned to companies on an as needed basis, but often they deploy with the same marines often, familiarity and all.

And sometimes particularly high ranking chaplains, librarians, or sanguinary priests are granted command of a specific force for a specific reason, or when their captain isn't available.

 

Blood Angels and theit successors are somewhat unique in that the 1st captain is not automatically granted the Chapter Master status, instead command is jointly given to the High Chaplain and Sanguinary High Priest in the event of the Chapter Masters death.

Practice came about when at one point there 1st captain was promoted, then almost immediately fell to the rage, throwing the chapter into turmoil.

[rayvn26]

Well according to their chapter organization chart, chaplains, priests, techmarines and librarians all belong to their own separate "companies". Even the Sanguinary Guard have their own "company". I'll give you the numbers for these companies and the numbers for the battle and reserve companies as well.

 

Sanguinary Priesthood: Brother Corbulo and 21 Sanguinary Priests

Reclusiam: Astorath and 14 Chaplains

Saguinary Guard: Brother Sepharan and 29 Sanguinary Guard

Librarius: Mephiston and 6 Epistolaries, 11 Codiciers, 9 Lexicanum, 5 Acolytum, 6 Librarian Dreadnoughts

Fleet Command: Brother Bellerophon, 7 Strike Cruisers, 2 Battle Barges, 10 Rapid Strike Vessels, 36 Thunderhawk Gunships, 3 Thunderhawk Transports

Armoury: Brother Incarael, 35 Techmarines, 105 Servitors, 20 Predators, 21 Baal Predators, 6 Vindicators, 7 Whirlwinds, 43 Landraiders, 53 Stormraven Gunships

Logisticam: Brother Adanicio, 900 Chapter Enquerries and Servitors

 

1st Company: Captain Karlaen, 100 Veterans, 6 Furioso Dreadnoughts

2nd Company: Captain Aphael, 6 Tactical Squads, 2 Assault Squads, 2 Devastator Squads, 3 Dreadnoughts

3rd Company: Capyain Machiavi or Tycho (depending), 6 Tactical Squads, 2 Assault Squads, 2 Devastator Squads, 4 Dreadnoughts

4th Company: Captain Castigon, 6 Tactical Squads, 2 Assault Squads, 2 Devastator Squads, 4 Dreadnoughts

5th Company: Captain Sendini, 6 Tactical Squads, 2 Assault Squads, 2 Devastator Squads, 3 Dreadnoughts

6th Company: Captain Raxiatel 10 Tactical Squads, 3 Dreadnoughts

7th Company: Captain Phaeton, 10 Tactical Squads, 2 dreadnoughts

8th Company: Captain Zendrenael, 10 Assault Squads, 1 Dreadnought

9th Company: Captain Sendroth, 10 Devastator Squads, 3 Dreadnoughts

10th Company: Captain Borgio, 10 Scout Squads, 64 Unassigned Neophytes

 

I don't know how many Primaris Marines they have.

 

Hope this helps 

[Arkangilos]

While they all fall under different organizations within the chapter, they are typically assigned to companies. For example, there is a priest and a chaplain assigned to the tenth company when they go recruiting. Dante gives a good feel.

[Schwills]

Well according to their chapter organization chart, chaplains, priests, techmarines and librarians all belong to their own separate "companies". Even the Sanguinary Guard have their own "company". I'll give you the numbers for these companies and the numbers for the battle and reserve companies as well.

 

Sanguinary Priesthood: Brother Corbulo and 21 Sanguinary Priests

Reclusiam: Astorath and 14 Chaplains

Saguinary Guard: Brother Sepharan and 29 Sanguinary Guard

Librarius: Mephiston and 6 Epistolaries, 11 Codiciers, 9 Lexicanum, 5 Acolytum, 6 Librarian Dreadnoughts

Fleet Command: Brother Bellerophon, 7 Strike Cruisers, 2 Battle Barges, 10 Rapid Strike Vessels, 36 Thunderhawk Gunships, 3 Thunderhawk Transports

Armoury: Brother Incarael, 35 Techmarines, 105 Servitors, 20 Predators, 21 Baal Predators, 6 Vindicators, 7 Whirlwinds, 43 Landraiders, 53 Stormraven Gunships

Logisticam: Brother Adanicio, 900 Chapter Enquerries and Servitors

 

1st Company: Captain Karlaen, 100 Veterans, 6 Furioso Dreadnoughts

2nd Company: Captain Aphael, 6 Tactical Squads, 2 Assault Squads, 2 Devastator Squads, 3 Dreadnoughts

3rd Company: Capyain Machiavi or Tycho (depending), 6 Tactical Squads, 2 Assault Squads, 2 Devastator Squads, 4 Dreadnoughts

4th Company: Captain Castigon, 6 Tactical Squads, 2 Assault Squads, 2 Devastator Squads, 4 Dreadnoughts

5th Company: Captain Sendini, 6 Tactical Squads, 2 Assault Squads, 2 Devastator Squads, 3 Dreadnoughts

6th Company: Captain Raxiatel 10 Tactical Squads, 3 Dreadnoughts

7th Company: Captain Phaeton, 10 Tactical Squads, 2 dreadnoughts

8th Company: Captain Zendrenael, 10 Assault Squads, 1 Dreadnought

9th Company: Captain Sendroth, 10 Devastator Squads, 3 Dreadnoughts

10th Company: Captain Borgio, 10 Scout Squads, 64 Unassigned Neophytes

 

I don't know how many Primaris Marines they have.

 

Hope this helps 

 

Ah this is great. Thank you very much - it'll really help me build my chapter. Is it possible for you to send the link for this info, fancy having a browse myself :D

While they all fall under different organizations within the chapter, they are typically assigned to companies. For example, there is a priest and a chaplain assigned to the tenth company when they go recruiting. Dante gives a good feel. 

 

I see! So would chaplains and alike have company markings? Or would they not bother with that seen as it is temporary. Many thanks

Afaik support individuals like that get assigned to companies on an as needed basis, but often they deploy with the same marines often, familiarity and all.

And sometimes particularly high ranking chaplains, librarians, or sanguinary priests are granted command of a specific force for a specific reason, or when their captain isn't available.

 

Blood Angels and theit successors are somewhat unique in that the 1st captain is not automatically granted the Chapter Master status, instead command is jointly given to the High Chaplain and Sanguinary High Priest in the event of the Chapter Masters death.

Practice came about when at one point there 1st captain was promoted, then almost immediately fell to the rage, throwing the chapter into turmoil.

Interesting to hear about the chapter Master. Thanks

[The Red Thirst]

Blood Angels and theit successors are somewhat unique in that the 1st captain is not automatically granted the Chapter Master status, instead command is jointly given to the High Chaplain and Sanguinary High Priest in the event of the Chapter Masters death.

 

Further to Arkangilos' comment above, an example of this can also be seen in Dante. When a Captain dies / falls to the Rage, the Chapter calls the 'Council of Bone and Blood' where by vote of concensus they agree on the most suitable replacement. 

 

Also the ceremony when a new Captain is chosen is brutaly awesome (so much amazing new lore in Dante, the 'second birth' scene was beautiful)

 

As far as organisation goes, ive always seen it as sort of adhoc, as their are more chaplains and priests then there are companies. That being said, as mentioned above, most chaplains and priests would have an assigned company for familiarity reasons

[Arkhanist]

 

While they all fall under different organizations within the chapter, they are typically assigned to companies. For example, there is a priest and a chaplain assigned to the tenth company when they go recruiting. Dante gives a good feel. 

 

I see! So would chaplains and alike have company markings? Or would they not bother with that seen as it is temporary. Many thanks

 

 

Well the place where a company blood drop would go, i.e. their right shoulder, usually bears their specialism, e.g. a grail for a priest and a skull for a chaplain.

[Xenith]

The Codex had a lot of this information, I'd suggest getting your hands on a copy for reference. As the fluff didn't change too much between 3rd and 7th ed, you can probably pick up a 5th ed BA codex for peanuts and get all this info.

[rayvn26]

http://i.imgur.com/5tpvSCw.jpg

 

The image is from page 9 of the 6th edition Blood Angels Codex, the same chart also appears, graphically different though, on page 12 of the 7th edition codex. There is also a chart here: http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Blood_Angels about halfway down the page. Now as stated all the chaplains and priests assigned to the companies do not belong to said company, merely assigned to it, so the numbers don't change for the Priesthood or Reclusiam, or added to the companies. They are just taken from them and moved to an assigned company. 

 

That being said when the Blood Angels do move for war, as a chapter or a strike force, it is determined what the threat is, how best to handle it and whom to send. So, for example, if a demon warband has arrived on a planet and the request for aid reaches the Blood Angels they may send companies 2 and 4, for example no real reason for them, with some from the 1st company and a squad or two from the Sanguinary Guard under the command of a Librarian or Chaplain to deal the threat.

 

Mephiston has lead a few strike forces and even took command of at least one that I know of when he arrived, but he's Mephiston who challenges him, right? Though when the chapter moves as a whole Dante is in command, no ifs ands or buts about it. In fact in 941.M41 during the Second War of Armageddon the Blood Angels, Ultramarines and Salamanders all went to the planet and the chapter masters Tu'Shan and Marneus Calgar ceded overall command to Dante.

Edited August 8, 2017 by rayvn26