Harvesters

Harvesters armorial with Chapter iconography.

Harvesters Primaris Intercessor of the 3rd Company, 5th Battleline Squad.

### **Colours**

They wear dark red on their torso and legs. While their arms, shoulder and backpack are jet black.

### Successor Chapter(s)

None.

The **Harvesters** is a loyalist Space Marine Chapter created during the recent Ultima Founding from the ancient and aloof Dark Angels. Since its inception, this Chapter has garnered a reputation for its cold calculating approach to waging wars. More so than in other chapters the life of each battle-brother is considered secondary to his duty. This astartes chapter earned a fearsome reputation for their ability to get behind enemy lines and dismantle the command structure. Their mastery to prosecute a swift and silent style of war, to smother the enemy's ability to resist, steal their will to fight with precision strikes, and gain the acquisition of key intelligence for use by other forces. And their dedication to their duties make them highly effective warriors.

## History

### **The Return of Guilliman**

With the arrival of the newly revived Ultramarines Primarch Guilliman he ordered the creation of a new chapter host. One of those chapters that would be created during the Ultima Founding would be the Harvesters, a Successor Chapter of the Dark Angels.

The warriors of the Harvesters chapter are experts at hidden warfare and serve as a specialist task force that targets enemy command structures. They count knowledge among the keenest of their weapons, allowing them to strike at the enemy's weakest points. The Harvesters were assigned a home world on the edge of the great rift, acting as the new Imperium's new frontline in the war against Chaos.

Shortly after arriving at their new home world, they were visited by a representative of the Dark Angels. After a lengthy discussion that went on for nearly a full day, the Dark Angel representative welcomed the Harvesters as a Successor Chapter and member of the Unforgiven.

It was not long after the Dark Angel representative left Varkain that they received a distress message from a fleet commander from the Indomitus Crusade. Requesting aid in defending the world Parmenio from the Death Guard.

After aiding Primarch Roboute Guilliman on the world of Parmenio the chapter would follow him to the world of Iax where Guilliman would fight his traitor brother Mortarion. Eventually, Mortarion and the Death Guard were summoned back to the Scourge Stars, which had come under threat from the other chaos gods.

With Mortarion and the death guard withdrawing from Iax, the Harvesters have departed from the Indomitus Crusade fleet to seek out other threats.

### Battle of Cyxe

Receiving word from one of their imperial agents about a governor allying herself with one of the traitor legions, the Word Bearers. Knight Captain Hektor and his company would be dispatched to the world to upper hand Lilith, for her crimes against the imperial and to re-take the world from the Word Bearers.

A fleet of cobra-class destroyers and strike cruiser descended upon Cyxe IV from orbit. On the way down, the attacking force received a transmission from Lilith, who indignantly told Knight Captain that the presence of the imperial forces violated a century-old treaty. Knight Captain Hektor retorted that he did not care and that he was coming for her since she was a puppet of the Word Bearers. The Dark Apostle known as Asmodeus, ordered Lilith to ready the local garrison defenses, and John to inform the warband.

The approaching forces soon came under attack from defenders, with a gunship being shot down. After landing in the city, Sergeant Smith and his battle brothers began their advancement on Lilith position, who had been heavily guarded by local security forces. Smith and his battle brothers were able to dispatch several layers of the Lilith security personnel, but had later come into a brief encounter with Lilith personal bodyguards given to her by Asmodeus. The hulking ogre monsters were wearing a breathier mask and had a chainsaw in place of their right arm, with various tentacles protruding from their body. Smith with the aid of brother Vansickle were able to take out two of the Ogres with a well-placed multi melta shots. The other battle-brothers weren't as lucky. Seeing two of their brethren fall in the heat of battle the two remaining Ogres seem to enter a fit of rage. Both hulking figures charged at the Harvesters, they tried their best to stop the charging Ogres but their shots didn't seem to faze either of their targets. Within seconds the hulking Ogres were making short work of the battle-brothers. One of the Ogres was about to cut down brother Vansickle, but Sergeant Smith with a well-placed plasma shot took the Ogre out before it could reach brother Vansickle. Before Smith could fire another shot at the fourth Ogre, a tentacle slapped the plasma pistol out of his hand, with barely any time to think Smith pulled out with power sword and brought it up high as the Ogres swung his chainsaw at Smith. Smith was able to block the chainsaw in time but wasn't fast enough to stop the tentacles from wrapping around his limbs. Being lifted in the air Smith started to laugh "It wasn't me you should have been worried about, you giant loaf." without warning a giant warm light bursted from Ogres chest. Brother Vansickle appeared behind the hulking Ogre with his multi melta in hand. With the threat taken care of Sergeant Smith and his remaining battle-brothers went to upper hand Lilith within her chambers.

The imperial forces were quickly able to take the shipping docks, and Lilith forces began to be pushed back as well. Informed of the development, Asmodeus ordered their forces to the under-city. Asmodeus, having expected the assault, was waiting down in the sewer system, planning to set a trap for the attackers.

Lieutenant Muriel was then contacted by Sergeant Suruel, who reported that he and his squad had tracked Asmodeus entering the under-city. Arriving at the under-city portal, Muriel was informed by Suruel that Asmodeus had entered the city's sewage and maintenance pipes, and that he had seemed to be in a hurry. Muriel set out into the tunnels with Suruel and his squad. Down in the tunnels, Asmodeus and his warriors watched Muriel, Suruel and his squad pass through the tunnels. Asmodeus revealed himself and fired a giant ball of fire at Suruel, killing him instantly. The remaining Harvesters rushed after the Asmodeus. Running after him, they entered an open junction, were Asmodeus and his force was hiding in wait. Finding themselves in a pinch Muriel sent a distress signal with his comm, which alerted Knight Captain Hektor, who had come down to the Undercity, and he and his squad set out into the tunnels, following the signal.

Hektor and his troopers arrived and began firing at the cultist. Muriel and Asmodeus crossed blades briefly, but he chose to retreat, re-animating his dead troops to buy him an opportunity to escape. Hektor and Muriel pursued, splitting up in the tunnels, but eventually ran into each other again and were forced to admit they had lost Asmodeus trail.

Still lurking in the under-city, Asmodeus had ambushed a squad of imperial troopers heading to reinforce the entry point at C-deck. When Hektor and Muriel learned the details of the assault and the apprehending of Lilith, Hektor sent Muriel to reinforce C-deck. Seeking answers about Asmodeus goals, Hektor went to the prison where Lilith was being held to question her, which she was flattered they had the time for. Lilith admitted that Asmodeus had been troubled for weeks about something and had been speeding up the preparations for their ritual. Before Lilith could tell Hektor what the ritual was for, she suddenly exploded. Hektor came to the conclusion that the Asmodeus must have put a spell on Lilith to make sure she couldn't leak anything to them about his plans.

The Harvesters continued to push back the cultist and the Word Bearers forces across the city, with its forces on the outer platforms losing ground. Learning that the Asmodeus was spotted entering a temple on the south east edge of the city from Sergeant Ring of the 710th regiment. Hektor would order Sergeant Ring and his troops to hold that position and report back if they spot anything. Before taking his leave Hektor vox Muriel "Would you like to join me for a hunt, brother?"

Hektor entered the chapel room to find Asmodeus awaiting them. Upon seeing Asmodeus, Hektor charged at him firing his plasma pistol, but Asmodeus easily deflected the shots with his powers before slamming captain Hektor back into a wall, asking him if that was any way to greet an "uncle?". The Captains Knight Guards open fire on Asmodeus and his men, freeing Hektor from his spell. Setting off smoke bombs in the chapel to blind their foes, the Knight Guards advance with blades out. Moving like a ghost the Knight Guards started to dispatch Asmodeus men, until he was alone. Asmodeus spotted six figures approaching him, he got ready to cast a spell. When suddenly Muriel pierced Asmodeus from behind, piercing one of his hearts and lung. It was then that Asmodeus realized the smoke wasn't for the Knight Guards but for Muriel to sneak around him. Not willing to let all his work be for nothing Asmodeus turned into a possessed. Seeing the armour fusing with Asmodeus Muriel removed his sword from the back of Asmodeus and retreated back into the smoke. Drooling like a mad man Asmodeus let out a barkish scream, before lunging at the Muriel. Amazed that Asmodeus could see him, lieutenant Muriel got into his battle stance and prepared himself. Within seconds the two hulking clad figures were engaged in a fierce battle, one fighting as an angel for mankind, the other as a demon who fights for dark gods. Initially taken off his guard by Asmodeus aggressive series of attacks, Muriel briefly retreated but managed after a short time to regain his composure. Muriel quickly restablished his footing and pushed Asmodeus back, taking the advantage he cut off the left arm of Asmodeus. After losing his arm, Asmodeus launched two quick strikes at Muriel. Though Asmodeus managed in that time to hold his own against the lieutenant, Muriel unceremoniously ended the duel by slicing Asmodeus in half.

With his last ounce of strength Asmodeus completed the ritual with himself being the final sacrifice. Gaping holes to the immaterium opened up around the city. Numerous daemons crawled into the mortal realm and attacked the Harvesters and their imperial forces. It would take the full might of the 4th Company to rid the world of the demonic horrors.

### **Siege of Noche**

While mining the Feral World of Otumba, the Adeptus Mechanicus engage in what at first seems like an embarrassingly one sided battle, that was until the primitives bring their flame tongued shamans into the fray. The armies of the Adeptus Mechanicus found themselves burnt from the inside or crushed flat by invisible forces. The retreating tech priests call in an debt from the Harvesters in order to renew the attack. Seven days later, the Harvesters 1st and 3rd companies fought their way through psychic barrier to reach the hidden city of the tribes.

Once they breached the psychic barrier that surrounded the capital city of Noche, the Harvesters encountered a heavy resistance from the chaos cultist. Despite the overwhelming numbers Guild Master Elrond Sariel was able to turn the tide of the battle. He spotted the chaos sorcerer in his ornate and colourful feather and immediately charged him, killing the chaos sorcerer and the other leaders as they were clearly marked by their golden plumage.

Elrond then ordered a simultaneous advance of both companies towards the temple of changes. The Order of The Lion made it there first, and Hercules Sammael advanced to the top of the temple, setting it afire and planting the chapters banners. Before regrouping with his battle brothers and pushing further into the city.

The Harvesters forces advanced further into the city. While the fighting in the city raged, the cultist cut out and ate the hearts of seventy prisoners at the altar to Minokawa. Engulfed in bright blue flames the cultist turned into colourful featherily demons.

The cultist forces with the aid of their demon allies managed to push back the Harvesters and halt thier assault on the capital with a determined and hard fought counterattack.

It didn’t take the cultist long to realize that the Harvesters weren’t falling back, but instead leading the cultist and demons into a firing zone by the time they realized it, it was too late thirty battle brothers of the Order of The Lion open fire on the cultist and demons cutting them down where they stood.

Throughout the battles with the Harvesters, the chaos cultist still practiced their traditional ceremonies and customs. Tlapaltecatl Opochtzin was chosen to be outfitted to wear the Huitzilopochtli costume and become their gods champion. He was supplied with a curved blade and a wooden staff, which had a bird skull with blue gems in the eye sockets. With this Tlapaltecatl casted a spell and vanished. Without warning Guild Master Elrond was teleported from the battlefield, witnessing this event happen himself Hercules reported it in. With no Guild Master Hercules took charge of the siege, and to his surprise Metatron didn’t fight him on this. With no time to worry about the Guild Master fate, the Harvesters counited to push further into the city.

As Hercules pushed towards the capital building with his Knight Guardians he would suddenly be ambushed by a hulking bird warrior wielding a two handed great sword. The demon let out a high pitch scream before pointing the blade towards Hercules. Understanding that the demon was challenging him to a duel Hercules responded by unsheathing Frost Reaper. And with that the two hulking figures charged at each other. The battle was fierce, Hercules could feel his twin heart pump hard inside his chest. As the demon swung his great sword downwards towards Hercules, he side stepped away just in the nick of time before the demon could split him in half. As Hercules dodged the demons great sword, he swung his sword down on the demon, chopping off its right arm. The demon howled in pain, but before the demon could regain his focus, he was decapitated. Hercules watched as his head rolled along the floor and his lifeless body stood before it collapsed to the floor.

After securing the whereabouts to the eldar shaman the Order of Dragon captain Paul Metatron wasted no time in calling in a deep strike to those coordinates. Stepping out through crackling light Metatron was horrified in what he was witnessing. The elder shamans were in the process of a ritual that they believed would win them the war. Seeing intruders within the ritual room some of elder shamans, went and confronted the intruders as the other elders shamans continued along with the ritual. The Eldar shamans summon warp fire to attack the intruders as they charged forward, but Metatron was expecting this and with the aid of Master Librarian Merlin Wyllt he deflected the warp flame back towards the elder shamans. Seeing a opening Metatron charged through the warp flame, as he stepped out of the flames he swung his thunder hammer at the first eldar shamon,  annihilating his head and most of its upper torso. With the first eldar shamon dead he raised Soul Feaster and pulled trigger til nothing of the second eldar shaman was left. With nothing standing in their way Merlin, Metatron and his terminators rain a hail of bullets at the remaining eldar shamons putting an end to the demonic ritual.

To Elrond surprise he was suddenly walking in a jungle, when a moment ago he was just in the city of Noche. Without warning a tall man covered in feathers and wearing what looked like a hummingbird headgear came at the Guild Master. Bringing his jump pack to life Elrond jump backwards just as the warrior plunged his staff into the ground, causing the ground to shatter as if it was glass. Realizing the type of threat this warrior was Elrond did the only thing he could do he ran away. Tlapaltecatl became engaged by Elrond cowardness and chased after him. Catching up to Elrond  Tlapaltecatl prepared to strike him down for good this time, as he came down with his staff Elrond to Tlapaltecatl surprise blocked the staff with his phase axe. Elrond kicked off Tlapaltecatl sending him stumbling backwards, before he could even gain his footing Elrond was already on him and this time it was him who was the aggressor. Elrond attack was relentless, slashing and striking Tlapaltecatl over and over again giving him no time to recover. Tlapaltecatl in a fit of raged called upon the warp and engulfed the surrounding area in blue flames. To Tlapaltecatl surprise the flames did not touch Elrond, for the iron halo he was wearing seem to be protecting him from the flames. Seeing Elrond getting ready to strike him again Tlapaltecatl went to block it, but this time Elrond activated the phase axe. The axe head was glowing with bright green light as it phased through the staff, and with that one swing he cut Tlapaltecatl clean in half. With Tlapaltecatl dead what ever sorcery he was using to affect the communication seem to disappear with his death. Being able to reach the fleet he called in for a thunderhawk to retrieve him.

With the eldar shamons eliminated the coronation that the cultist showed earlier seem to disappear. The remaining cultist forces were destroyed by the third day, those that still found themselves alive were sent off for a fate far worse than death within the cells of Athena’s fortress where the Harvesters chaplains would interrogate them for information and names of those that conspired with them.

### Arks of Omen

When the Guild Master and the senior elements of the Harvesters learned from Supreme Grand Master Azrael of the Dark Angels' secrets, they felt a heavy weight of guilt and shame. They swore to Azrael to hunt down the Fallen where ever they may be hiding and eradicate them all from the galaxy.

Following Vashtorr's assault on The Rock, the Dark Angels and other chapters of the Unforgiven including the Harvesters, gathered in strength after learning the whereabouts of Vashtorr and set off to banish the demon once and for all.

When The Rock and its massive accompanying fleet finally arrived at the Idolatros System, it detected an unexpected concealed aberration but the Ravenwing scouts had been accurate that a large battlefleet lay in the path of the Unforgiven. Soon enough both sides traded fire.

Hours passed by as the Unforgiven fleet pressed deeper into the Idolatros System with only scattered signs of the enemy.

Finally, the Unforgiven fleet came in sight of what Vashtorr had been constructing. A planet-sized mechanical monstrosity of infernal Warp technology. To Azrael's horror, he realized that the Arkifane had acquired and modified the remnants of the ancient Dark Angels' homeworld of Caliban.

The Supreme Grand Master ordered the entire fleet to make a full-on attack on Vashtorr. The Harvesters lead boarding parties onto the surface of Wyrmwood, led by Azrael himself. It would be during this battle that they would encounter the traitor primarch Angron. Suffering great losses to the red angel all hope was lost, that was until a great golden host led by Dante the chapter master of the blood angels arrived. Dante and his Sanguinary Guard fell upon the Red Angel alongside other Unforgiven chapters including the Harvesters, Angron staggered in the face of the assault. However such was the might of Angron that not even this could subdue him. Despite coming under attack from all sides the Red Angel endured and atop a high tower bested not only the Blood Angels elite and even Dante himself.

Even with the Blood Angels' aid it was not enough to stop Angron and when it looked like the Red Angel would slay Dante a figure appeared in front of him. It was Lion El'Jonson.

With the Lion engaged with his traitor brother Angron, Dante and Azrael focused on extracting their warriors by seeking to establish several stable landing zones for gunships to land.

It was during the evacuation that the Harvesters would aid the Deathwing company in recovering Belial from a group of Daemon Engines. With a small window open the remaining battle brothers of the Harvesters made their way off the planet on one of the evacuation ships.

### After Math of Arks of Omen

After banishing Angron and withdrawing from Wyrmwood, the Unforgiven chapters were given an audience with Lion El’Jonson. The Lion told his sons to end all pursuit of any rumours of The Fallen and to release any prisoners they may have locked away. This confused many of the Unforgiven chapters but they obeyed his order and did as he commanded.

## Notable Campaign

* **Plague Wars (M42)** - When the Harvesters learned of the Death Guard assault on Parmenio from a distress call. The 1st, 3rd and 8th companies were dispatched to assist their Ultramarines allies. They quickly found themselves involved in heavy fighting, Guild Master Elrond displayed his matchless swordsmanship, defeating several Death Guard Lords in single combat. The Death Guard was beaten and fell back.

* **Igolla Outbreak (M42)** - Learning about a genestealer cult on, Igolla. The Harvesters wasted no time answering the threat, sending two full companies with the goal to eliminate the threat on Igolla. It didn’t take them long to locate the high-priority targets and eliminate them without mercy. Robbing the Hivecult of both its Genestealer Patriarch and Magus after a pinpoint strike, the remaining Hivecult members lost all forms of cohesion. It would be ten years later til the imperial would deem the planet clean of xeno taint.

* **War of The Beast (M42)** - The Harvesters deployed two companies to aid in the defence of Vigilus from assault by xenos and chaos forces. Sneaking behind enemy lines, undetected, the chapter started taking out high-priority targets. While relaying information back to the other unforgiving forces about enemy numbers and locations.

* **Wrath of The Angels (M42)** - occurred when the Tau Empire attempted to annex a imperial world named Sanilia. When the Harvesters recevied word of the invasion, the full strength of the Order of the Angels itself arrived to defend Sanilia. The battle was won due to a coordinated attack on the Tau defence network and garrison itself. Destroying the munition cashes around the perimeter of the garrison, Knight Captain Shamnail Belus personally led a teleport assault and strike to the Tau command node. The Harvesters response was so violent that the Tau forces were wiped out in a single day.

* **The Hoth Rescue (M42)** - When a Necron stasis crypt awakened beneath the Imperial colony of Hoth XV. The Harvesters came to the colony's aid and with coordinated attacks were able to push the Necrons back below ground. With the Necrons below ground the chapter filled the passages with a liquid form rockcrete, they knew this wouldn’t hold the Necrons back for long, but it would buy them the time they needed to evacuate the remaining colonists off Hoth XV. With all three hundred thousand colonists safely evacuated from Hoth XV the Harvesters exterminatus the planet, and the Necron tomb world that layed beneath it.

* **Battle of Venath (M42)** - The Harvester would aid the Angels of Twilight in the protection of the shrine world Venath, from a genestealer cult. The Harvesters and Angels of Twilight fought bloody running battles through the forests as the genestealer cult surged through them. Fighting on Venath became long, drawn out, and desperate. The Astartes chapters absorbed waves of xeno as the rest of the planet was devastated. Learning of the patriarch whereabouts the Harvesters and Angels of Twilight sent a killteam lead by Knight Captain Hercules Sammael of the order of the Lion, to eliminate it. Going down a secret passages they soon found themselves inside a crypt. It wasn’t long after that they found themselves swarmed from a horde of genestealer’s. the battle began and rage for a long time. Hundreds of genestealer’s died piling up on top of each other. They moved further down the crypt without encountering more of the creatures, deep beneath the city, they found a huge cavern where a huge imploded, genestealer patriarch sat. As the killteam approach, another horde of genestealer’s intent on protecting the patriarch, attacked the killteam seemingly from nowhere. Bolters rang out, resulting in carnage. The Knight Captain Hercules Sammael fought his way to the patriarch. The creature let out a piercing scream before lashing out at Knight Captain, but the Knight Captain easily parried the blows. Seeing an opportunity the Knight Captain strike with his relic sword, putting all his strength behind the blow it tore through the tough hide of the patriarch. With the patriarch dead it left the cult leaderless. The cult felt the death of their leader and loss it’s impetus and cohesion. The remaining cultists members held positions in bunkers and towers but soon those were all destroyed by tanks or well placed melta bombs. Ruthlessly purging the world of the xeno taint, Venath was eventually able to return to normal.

* **The Fourth Tyrannic War (M42)** - Responding to a distress call of a xeno attack on Cancri, The Harvesters would send two companies to reinforce the imperial planet defenders. However, upon arrival, the chapter would discover the world already overrun by Tyranids. Determine to aid the planet defenders as they evacuate the civilians, the Harvesters would hunt down and eliminate key xenos targets. Knowing that they couldn’t let the Tyranids devour the planet for biomass the Harvesters rigged the planet's core to go critical. With a small window open the Harvesters made their way off the planet on one of the evacuation ships. Safely back on the strike cruiser, they watched as Cancri blew up.

## Chapter Homeworld

Varkain was originally inhospitable for human life, requiring some degree of terraforming before it could be colonized. Varkain is mostly a rugged and harsh wilderness filled with towering mountains, deserts, and a massive red forest. Varkain's surface is pocket marked with metre impact craters some of these forming large seas.

Varkain is home to numerous monstrous beasts, and carnivores planets.

The human population of Varkain way of living revolves around hunting. They hunt for food and goods to trade, but most importantly they hunt for honour and the thrill of the hunt. Often time a Varkain youth will have taken dozens of skulls before being chosen to become a space marine neophyte.

Varkain itself is a well-defended world. A mighty minefield protects approaches to the planet, while many of the rocks that make up Varkain rings have been turned into weapons platforms capable of bombarding attackers with waves of deadly torpedoes.

Further defence comes from the two moons Volos and Ubis, both of which have been equipped with multiple anti-orbital weapons.

### Fortress-Monastery

Athena fortress is the fortress-monastery of the Chapter. In the vast halls and dark temples, the brothers prepare for battle and perform their bloody rites. Severed skulls of enemies hang as trophies in the great halls, and its chapel pays homage to the god Emperor. Deep within the fortresses-monastery is an enormous underground structure. That contains vast bunkers, forges and a massive library full of knowledge that the chapter has gathered.

Athena fortress is built on the west coast of Varkain, it is located within the great forest of Pan Vayu. Athena fortress is surrounded by a large ring wall encircling the fortresses-monastery.

Athena fortress has a massive void shield, anti-air lasers, missile launchers, macro cannons, heavy bolters and a local garrison. It also has multiple missile silos spread across the planet for orbit defence.

## Chapter Organization

Most of the Unforgiven Chapters follow the Dark Angels' pattern of organisation, making the Harvesters partially Codex Astartes compliant. This includes having formations similar to the Deathwing and the Ravenwing, although they are not named as such.

But at a tactical level, this Chapter differs significantly in its general approach to warfare. The Harvesters seek the destruction of the enemy through the violent depletion of their command structure, severing communications, hitting weak points in enemy defences hard and performing lightning strikes upon locations of tactical importance to cripple their enemy.

Like the Dark Angels, the Harvesters also have a clandestine group, known as the Inner Circle, that possess knowledge of the Fallen and of the true events that occurred on Caliban.

The Chapter Master of the Harvesters is known as the Guild Master while its captains are called Knight Captains.

### Officer Ranks

* **Guild Master (Chapter Master)** - The Harvesters Chapter Master is called "Guild Master" instead of Grand Master like the other unforgiven chapters.
* **Knight Captain** - The Harvesters captains are called "knight captains" instead.
* **Lieutenant**

### Specialist Ranks

* **Reclusiarch**
* **High Chaplain**
* **Chaplain**
* **Chief Apothecary**
* **Apothecary**
* **Chief Librarian**
* **Librarian**
* **Master of the Forge**
* **Techmarine**
* **Chapter Ancient**
* **Company Ancient**
* **Chapter Champion**
* **Company Champion**

### Line Ranks

* **Veteran Sergeant**
* **Veteran**
* **Sergeant**
* **Battle-Brother**
* **Scout Marine**
* **Neophyte**
* **Aspirant**

### Specialist Units & Formations

* **Knight Guardian** - The warrior has been selected and has agreed to become a Knight Guardian for the Chapter based on his glorious career. Specialize in close combat and unshakable on the defense and resolute on the attack. The Knight Guardian are capable of conducting complex maneuvers under heavy enemy fire. So experienced are each Knight Guardian that a single word of counsel from them can turn the tide of battle, and even the Guild Master knows to heed their words.

### Harvesters Librarian

The Harvesters Librarians have a number of unique psychic abilities only used by the psykers of their Chapter.

* ***Lion's Ingenuity*** - A Harvesters Librarian can plunge his mind into the warp, harnessing its power. He is infused with power, embodying the pure ideals of Lion El’Johnson, and emanating this power to those around him, increasing their skill in battle and fortitude in the face of the enemy's blows.

* ***Black Smoke*** - A Harvesters Librarian can use the wrap to surround an area in black smoke. He can detect any movement within the smoke and easily hide within it with his battle brothers.

* ***Knowledge Seeker*** - The Harvesters librarians spend much of their life seeking knowledge. Knowledge Seeker allows a librarian to find details in clues that he might have otherwise missed, drawing his attention to areas or objects of interest.

* ***Forest Wrath*** - The Librarian calls forth a deadly growth of thorns from the very ground beneath the enemy. Those that get entangled in the vines will be consumed by it.

### Order of Battle

Like all *Codex Astartes*-compliant Space Marine Chapters, the Harvesters are divided into ten companies of 100 Space Marines each when at full strength. Each company is led by an officer with the rank of Knight Captain. Each Knight Captain, in addition to his company, is in charge of a particular aspect of the Chapter's logistics as a Space Marine Master.

#### Headquarters

**Guild Master Elrond Sariel,**
**Chapter Master of the Harvesters Chapter**
**Chapter Champion**
**Honour Guard**
**Command Squad:**
**Chapter Ancient, Chaplain, Librarian, Apothecary, & Techmarine**
**Merlin Wyllt**
**Master of the Librarian**
**8 Librarians**
**9 Codicier**
**13 Lexicanum**
**25 Acolytum**

**Grannus Gray**
***Master of the Apothercarion***
**12 apothecary**
**10 Appreciate**
**44 Medical Serfs**
**Marcus Gabriel**
***Master of Sanctity***
**High Chaplain**
**10 Chaplains**
**10 Appreciate**
**Mammon Lycus**
***Master of the Forge***
**34 Techmarines**
**125 Tech Servitors**
**14 Repulsor Executioner**
**9 Whirlwhinds**
**10 Land Raiders**
**50 Gunships**
**8 Storm Speeders**
**5 ATV**
**Drop Pods**

#### Companies

* **1st Company ("Order of the Dragon")** - The 1st Company of the Harvesters, known as the Order of the Dragon, are the chapter's most elite battle brothers, and all are outfitted in terminator armour. The firewing are sent on the most dangerous missions. Boarding infested space hulks, or attacking the most horrific enemies. Besides their combat duty, they guard Athena fortress on Varkain. The Firewing is part of the inner circle.

* **2nd Company ("Order of the Storm")** - The 2nd Company of the Harvesters, known as the Order of the Storm, is a highly specialized unit that is intended to make use of mobility and speed to defeat the enemy rather than heavy firepower. Masters of the art of lightning warfare, the Thunderwing race before their Chapter like thunder before a storm. Utilizing fast-moving squads which can encircle and eradicate enemy forces one portion at a time, always withdrawing to strike elsewhere before the enemy’s inevitable counterblows land.

* **3rd Company ("Order of the Lion")** - The 3rd company of the Harvesters, known as the Order of the Lion is a battle company. Less subtle than most of their brethren, the 3rd uses sudden and overwhelming force to silence their foe. Often joined by Dreadnoughts, the 3rd bring their heavy weaponry to bear upon the battlefield.

* **4th Company ("Order of the Wolves")** - The 4th company of the Harvesters, known as the Order of the Wolves, specializes in infantry squads, what vehicles they do use are further modified to reduce sound and energy signature and are often used to distract from incoming foot assaults. As the 4th often operates behind enemy lines and provides targeting data for orbiting war fleets.

* **5th Company ("Order of the Angels")** - The 5th Company of the Harvesters, known as the order of the angels, is a battle Company. The 5th serves as the Harvesters' close support squad. Favouring Jump Packs and power swords, the order of the angels will enter the fray from gunships and sweep down into the foe.

* **6th Company ("Order of the Stag")** - The 6th company of the Harvesters, known as the Order of the Stag, specializes in battlefield reconnaissance and countering enemy infiltrators. The 6th has the heaviest access to the Harvesters' armoury and uses large amounts of tanks and gravis armour suits in battle. Their accuracy of fire is renowned, a result of studying their foe's weaknesses and habits.

* **7th Company ("Order of the Blooded")** - The 7th specializes in hit-and-run attacks, maintaining an agile and responsive war footing. The Order of the Blooded squads often operates ahead of the main strike force, engaging targets of opportunity and setting in motion complex strategies that will see the enemy eradicated.

* **8th Company ("The Order of the Hidden Blades")** - The 8th Company of the Harvesters, known as the Order of the Hidden Blades, are known for their mastery of assassination. They are given access to the best stealth wargear in the Chapter and thus many of them don Phobos Armour. Compromising enemy positions ahead of heavier onslaught, disrupting communications and sabotaging key targets. They often utilize swift gunships than heavily armoured ground vehicles.

* **9th Company ("Order of the Fire")** - The 9th Company of the Harvesters, known as the Order of the Fire. The 9th act as the Harvesters Fire Support Squad reserves. It is here that most recruits go after completing their training in the 10th company.

* **10th Company ("Order of the Brotherhood")** - The 10th Company of the Harvesters, known as the Order of the Brotherhood, is the scout company of the the Harvesters. The 10th are frequently deployed in the heart of larger strike forces and act as infiltration and reconnaissance specialists.

## Chapter Recruitment

The recruitment of neophytes for the Harvesters is done by the Chapter's Chaplains. They will venture to the planet from time to time to walk amongst the inhabitants of Varkain, keeping a watchful eye on the battles and hunts of the Varkain clans. Should someone display extreme heroism, prowess, or martial feats the Chaplain will descend to collect the warrior and deliver him from death by giving him the chance to serve the chapter.

Once they passed all the preliminary trials, they will be given the first strand of the Canis Helix gene. After that, they will be given seven days to hunt a Chimera one of the deadliest animals to roam the forest on Varkain. If they are able to slay the creature and make it back to the Athena fortress alive, they are accepted into the ranks of the Harvesters with open arms, and the remaining procedures are undergone to turn the recruit into a full-fledged warrior of the Emperor.

However, those who failed the trials are turned into servitors, in this way they can still serve the emperor.

## Chapter Gene-Seed

Being a successor chapter to the Dark Angels, the Harvesters have one of the purest and least degraded gene seed.

## Chapter Combat Doctrine

The Harvesters generally follows the Codex Astartes, though there are some differences in in its general approach to warfare. The Harvesters exist to prosecute a swift and silent style of war, to smother the enemy's ability to resist, steal their will to fight with precision strikes, and gain the acquisition of key intelligence for use by other forces. Operating in small, elite units, they act to eliminate the enemy's leaders, disrupt their lines of advance and throw their plans into disarray.

To achieve the destruction of enemy command assets, the harvesters commanders ensure that all units were fully brief on priority targets and the methods by which they might be best purged, citing knowledge and determination as the greatest of weapons.

The Chapter also relies heavily on their Scout Marines for pinpointing enemy positions and for reconnaissance to identify good drop sites for the rest of the Chapter's deployed forces.

By gathering intelligence on their enemy the Chapter has developed strategies where they could use small groups of battle brothers to face much larger and stronger enemies and emerge victorious from those battles.

The Harvesters are experts in stealth, infiltration and surprise attacks. They also make great use of thunderhawk insertions, teleportation attacks and drop pod assaults.

## Deathwatch Service

Though they are a recently founded chapter, the Harvesters have sent battle brothers to answer the call from the DeathWatch. To sever in the DeathWatch, is seen as both an honor, and a solomon duty, the chapter recognizes the significance of this assignment, knowing that they contribute to the greater defence of the imperium.

## Chapter Relics

* **Frost Reaper** - Is a relic sword that bit with a chilling cold, a double edged blade that glittered like ice by the light of the stars. It was discovered by Knight Captain Hercules Sammael during the battle of Anthar. Since then he has become the current bearer of this ancient weapon.

* **Soul Feaster** - Is a master crafted storm bolter. Knight Captain Paul Metatron is the current bearer of this ancient weapon.

## Chapter Appearance

### Chapter Colours

The Harvesters wear a three-tone colour scheme with dark red covering the torso and legs of their power armour. The arms shoulders and backpack are jet black. While the Aquila or Imperialis on the chest is bone white.

* **First Company** - Members of the Firewing wears fully jet black power armour. The Aquila or Imperialis on the chest is red.

* **Second company** - Members of the Thunderwing paints their helmets with either a red or black thunderbolt. They are also known to tattoo their face with a thunderbolt.

#### Helmet Markings

Like traditional *Codex*-compliant chapters, the Harvesters use the color of their helm to denote rank.

* **Battle-Brothers** - Display red helms and a red mask.

* **Sergeants** - Wear red helmets.

* **Veterans** - Wear jet-black helmets.

* **Veteran Sergeants** - Wear jet-black helmets with a red vertical stripe down the centre.

* **Lieutenants** - Lieutenants display bone-white helms with a black vertical stripe down the centre.

* **Knight Captain** - Knight Captains display a bone white helms.

The faceplate of the helmets for ranks higher than battle-brother is painted bone white rather than red, mirroring the skull of the grim reaper.

### Chapter Badge

The Harvesters' chapter badge is a pair of crossed red scythes with a white skull, on a black field.

## Relations

### Enemies

 Orks |      | They see the greenskins as a brutal and savage race that must be eradicated to ensure the safety of Imperial worlds. They know that underestimating the Orks would be a grave mistake, as the xenos can quickly grow in numbers and pose a serious threat to Imperial worlds

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