Angels of Slaughter

Angels of Slaughter armorial.

Angels of Slaughter Axe-Brother José Keitos of the 5th Company, unknown Close Support Squad.

## Space Marine Chapter

### **Allegiance**

Imperium of Man
(*Fidelitas Mortiferous*)

### **Founding**

Unknown; Rumoured to be as early as the Second Founding

### **Successor of**

Unknown (Officially)
Rumoured to be chimeric; descended from both the lineage of the Blood Angels and World Eaters (Unconfirmed)

### **Homeworld**

RaelicOlavarriete (Current Base of Operations)

### **Fortress-Monastery**

Casa Sangre (Rebuilding)
*Chainbound* (Chapter Flagship)

### **Allies**

Order of the Bloody Wraith, Angels Eternal, Palatine Scimitars, Hounds of Kerberos

### **Specialty**

Close Combat Warfare, Drop Assaults, World Killings, Shock Assault, Punitive Actions, Targeted Decimation, Planetary Interdiction, Enforced Pacification, Close-Quarters Actions (Boarding Operations, Space Hulk Purgation, Line-Breaker Attacks, 'Forlorn Hope' Objective Assaults)

### Successor Chapter(s)

None known

"*If we are the sons of Angron, then why would we rescue you? If we were we would watch you die. Laugh at you. Sneer at you. But we are not like that. Why? Because we are not sons of Angron. We are sons of the Great Angel.*"
— Hierophant Eshal Marquez to Captain Satrvior of the Tigers Argent
The **Angels of Slaughter** are a bloodthirsty loyal, semi-*Codex*-compliant chapter. The reason why they are violent is because they believe it is the Emperor's will to decimate the foes of the Imperium, gaining themselves an infamous reputation with many Imperial Forces. Many of their loyalist brethren refuse to fight alongside them or even speak to them because of the Angels of Slaughter's brutal and violent tactics. Though it may be a shame to many, most of the Angels of Slaughter's allies are as bloody and brutal as themselves. This includes the Hounds of Kerberos, Marines Malevolent, The Exiled and even the traitorous War Lions.

Much of the chapter's founding records are purged or censored for unknown reasons but they are recognised as a successor chapter of the Blood Angels. A heroic and well-known chapter and the IXth Legion of the Legiones Astartes. Unfortunately, they have also been known to be successors of the World Eaters Legion, a psychopathic and bellicose Traitor Legion led by the mad berserker of a Daemon Prince Primarch; Angron Thal'Kyr. The Angels of Slaughter deny claims of this heretical accusation but it could as well be the truth. This led to the difficult relations with the Inquisition.

Since their enigmatic appearance after the Horus Heresy, the Angels of Slaughter have been one of the most active and updated chapters in the 41st Millennium as the Cicatrix Maledictum tears the galaxy asunder.

## Chapter History

The origins of the Angels of Slaughter would begin with two brothers born on Baal Secundus. They were separated from birth. One was raised on Nuceria while the other remained on Baal Secundus. Both brothers would become warriors of the Adeptus Astartes and fight many wars. Though they were unaware of each other's existence.

### A Honourable Hound

Lukas Markolios was a famed and popular captain. The captain of the World Eaters' 48th Company had been a War Hound and would lead his warriors directly at the heart of the enemy. Such was his brutality and strength that the toughest company in the World Eaters that would always prevail over the enemy. He gained much respect from his fellow brothers like Kurdis Svatogor, Baalor Gath and even the famous Khârn the Bloody. During the Ragdan Xenocides, he collected many skulls of the baleful Ragdan xenos and displayed them on banners and vehicles. The 48th Company would become easily recognisable and famous if you saw Ragdan skulls on armour and vehicles. All his warriors respected him and it is said he even received praise from Angron himself. He was present at the Triumph of Ullanor and witnessed Horus Lupercal's coronation as Warmaster.

### Skirmish on Signus

"*We have fought these twisted creatures for many years, now shall they be destroyed once and for all!*"
—Safir Ebor
The Blood Angels were deployed to Signus III to defend human settlements from the malevolent Nephilim xenos. The Warmaster, now corrupted after leaving Davin's Serpent Lodge, knew that he had to either convert the Blood Angels or destroy them. Signus Prime was infested with chaos daemons led by the Keeper of Secrets Kyriss the Perverse and Bloodthirster Ka'Bandha. He was aware of their presence but Sanguinius and his children were uninformed of this.

Captain Safir Ebor and Lieutenant Gabriel Markolios were deployed to the promethium mines in the southeast region of Signus. Under orders of Legion Master Ishidur Ossuros, the company detonated bombs around the mines making a wall of fire to stop the Nephilim from approaching the nearby village. However, no Nephilim came, just the plague ridden plaguebearer daemons of the chaos god Nurgle. All around the planet were Blood Angel detachments being attacked by the daemons of chaos. The 168th Company were overrun by the undead corpses of their kin and the foul beings of Nurgle. Safir Ebor, a proud Blood Angel who wore the famous Cataphractii Terminator armour known as *Sanguinius' Blessing*, would succumb to the plagues of Nurgle. He would then return in M41 as a member of The Foretoken. Despite their experience and weapons, all of the Angels of Baal present on Signus were wavering.

Seeing the loss of his mentor and his brothers, Gabriel Markolios and the survivors retreated into the still intact promethium caves. There they started hit-and-run battles against the chaotic foe, each day gaining new ground but losing more men, day by day. However, slowly but surely, the daemons were being pushed back.

Eventually, Sanguinius banished Kyriss the Perverse and Ka'bandha and watching the Red Angel vanished through a warp gate the legion was finally safe. With the 168th Company in guerilla warfare, many of the Astartes once in that company had fallen. Only five remained. That was Gabriel Markolios, Fullacia Bellophor, Brother Johan, Brother Gervian and ++REDACTED++. All five would soon climb the ranks for their valiance. Meanwhile, Horus planned the purge of the loyalists in his legions.

### Battle of Isstvan III

Upon deployment, Lukas Markolios and the 48th were placed under command of Captain Ehrlen, another (but senior) World Eaters Captain. They attacked the Precentor's Palace en masse on Istvaan III. The World Eaters rampaged through hundreds of rebel defenders, killing them all in under minutes. As the din of carnage engulfed the city centre, a disordered roar born of countless screams, battle-cries, thunderous Bolter shots and the growl of uncounted chainblades hacking into flesh, fresh golden-fire streaks slammed down into the planet's surface in tight order, aimed like a hunter's bolt at the Precentor's Palace. Rebuilt by Imperial military architects to be both an imposing symbol of Imperial authority and a last redoubt in case of civil insurrection, the Precentor's Palace stood as a tried and tested piece of military architecture designed to resist, if not defy, orbital bombardment.

Meanwhile, the Emperor's Children Legion planned to circumvent the defences. With a precision landing vector few Legions could have matched, the Emperor's Children's wave of Astartes landed directly on their target, clustering around its sprawling scatter of entranceways and admission halls. With speed and ruthless force bred during the intensive training and pre-planning the III Legion was famed for, the Emperor's Children, already on top of the inner defences, fought their way into the Precentor's Palace from a score of entry points against fierce resistance, whilst Dreadnought siege-claws and Legionary Melta Guns hacked and burned new ways in from the level of the domed roof above. Suddenly, the Isstvanian civilians ran forward towards the World Eater Squads unarmoured and unarmed. The World Eaters suspected they were to give their lives away at doing anything that foolish and activated their chain weapons to welcome them. However, it could have been a diversion because after wave after wave were the World Eaters pushed back by the overwhelming forces. Lieutenant Ezerrva Hjral of the 48th was jumped by humans and ripped apart.

Captain Markolios ordered the World Eaters to throw frag grenades and other explosives at the hordes. Soon the World Eaters' heavy assault squads had their ammunition running dry from firing so many bolt rounds and missiles at the foe from their heavy bolters and missile launchers. Meanwhile, Garviel Loken and Lucius made their way through the Preceptor's Palace to destroy the Issstvanian Warsingers psykers and to kill Vardus Praal himself

#### The Great Betrayal

"*Order the guns to fire," said Horus, his voice cold. "Let the galaxy burn!*"
—Warmaster Horus during the virus-bombing of Isstvan III
Lukas Markolios promoted Javier Esporgol to lieutenant after the battle. The 48th had taken massive casualties and intended to report back to the fleet that the mission was accomplished. Strangely though, they could not get in touch with the *Conqueror.* The vessel and the other legion flagships then descended into low orbit and began saturation bombardment of the planet. Orbital bomb racks bloomed and tiered decks of Macro-Cannon batteries unleashed torrent after torrent of shells downward into Isstvan III's lower atmosphere. The shells exploded and unleashed the dreaded Life-Eater Virus which only the Emperor and the Warmaster could authorise the use of. The Loyalist World Eaters on the planet's surface were the furthest from cover and suffered the worst of the initial bombardment. Some had reached the safety of the bunkers, but many more had not. Superhuman warriors fell to their knees as the lethal virus penetrated their armoured bodies, deadly corrosive agents laced into the viral structure of the biological weapon dissolving exposed pipes and armour joints, or finding its way inside through battle damage already suffered by the armour. Inside Lukas' mind, the *Butcher's Nails* bit deeply into him, almost making him slaughter his allies. Fortunately, the captain had learned how to resist them and to remain calm. After that he remembered the relay message sent from Captain Saul Tarvitz warning them of betrayal and ordered his warriors to seek shelter. The legionnaires acknowledged and sheltered in the small bastions of Prenector's Palace.

The Primarch of the World Eaters, Angron, then realises that the Virus Bombs had not been fully effective at eliminating every single one the Loyalists, flew into a outrageous fury and hurled himself at the planet at the head of 50 companies of traitorous World Eaters. Discarding tactics and strategy, the World Eaters Traitors worked themselves into a frenzy of mindless butchery fed by their growing allegiance to the Blood God Khorne.

    Captain Ehrlen led the surviving Loyalist World Eaters, a warrior whose tally of victories had been long in the service of the bloody creature he now faced. With him, were a force of Loyalist Space Marines some 2,000 strong, a core of World Eaters who had sheltered with their commander in nearby garrison bunkers to wait out the storm of what they had been told by Tarvitz was an Isstvanian suicide bio-weapon about to be unleashed, the rest of their Legion contingent scattered far and wide across the cityscape including Captain Markolios' 48th Company.

In the resulting carnage, Tarvitz barely escaped with his life as Ehrlen and many of his brave warriors were butchered by the Red Angel and his berserker followers. Horus was furious with Angron for delaying his plans, but Horus sought to turn the delay into a victory and was obliged to reinforce Angron with troops from the Sons of Horus, the Death Guard, and the Emperor's Children.

Realising that his senior commander and kinsmen had fallen, Lukas Markolios retreated with the remaining loyalist forces into the Siren's Hold. There, many bloodthirsty traitorous World Eaters chased them through the vast catacombs as they ran in an attempt to lose them and for their survival. Markolios was met face to face with Khârn the Bloody and the two of them duelled. *Gorechild* struck against *Caedo* as brother fought brother. Neither were willing to let the other live and fight on for the Emperor or Horus and after many long hours of fighting, Lukas Markolios fell to his knees.

    Khârn and his warriors had finally rounded up the remaining loyalists of the World Eaters. Javier Esporgol was presented with the head of his captain and mentor, decapitated and still in it's helmet. Then he was offered a choice: To renounce his oaths to the Emperor and serve the Warmaster or perish. With small tears forming in his eyes, Javier took out his Palatine Aquila trinket and threw it onto the muddy ground of the Siren's Hold.

## Chapter Homeworld

"*Raelic is filled with many cultures and festivals, Oh how I wish I could live there to witness it's beauty and natures of the fabulous hive world.*"
—Imperial Scribe Vorrun Hephos
Despite belonging to a brutal chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, Raelic is actually a pleasant and beautiful world before the Invasion.

## Chapter Organisation

### Officer Ranks

* **Lord Destroyer**- Chapter Master Equivalent. Leader of the whole chapter.
* **Captain**- charge of one of the ten companies, and in the event of the Chapter Master's demise, the 1st Company Captain has the authority to assume the role.
* **Lieutenant**- two lieutenants who are in command under the captain within each company. Senior lieutenants are called **Teniente.**

### Specialist Ranks (Senior)

* **Reclusiarch**- Also called a **Capellán Hierophant.**
* **Chief Apothecary**- Known better to the Angels of Slaughter as a **Médico Jefe.**
* **Chief Librarian**- Usually called a **Lord Apostle.**
* **Forge-Lord**- Better known as a **Maestro Maquinista.**

### Specialist Ranks (Other)

* **Hierophant**- Chaplain Equivalent
* **Boticario**- Apothecary Equivalent
* **Apostle**- Librarian Equivalent
* **Mechanist**- Techmarine Equivalent

### Line Ranks

* **Veteran Sergeant**
* **Sergeant**
* **Axe-Brother (Battle-Brother)**
* **Scout**
* **Neophyte**
* **Aspirant**

### Specialist Units & Formations

* **Rampager Squads**- Similar to the original World Eaters Rampager Squads, the new Rampager Squads are formed from the most violent and bloodthirsty marines untouched by the Black Rage and the Blood Frenzy. Under Vora's tactics, they are usually deployed late into the battle to destroy the remaining enemies or dropped onto fortress roofs during a siege
* **Devoradores (Devourer) Squads**- Formerly the honourable Honour Guards of the Lord Destroyer. Now just a name for Terminator Squads.
* **Crimson Butchers**- Specialised Terminators in the Emisores de la Muerte. They look like the Red Butchers and act like them but they are not the same.
* **Bloody Hand Assault Squads**-
* **Markolion Reavers**- The New Honour Guard of the Lord Destroyer. They replaced the **Devoradores** when they were accused of murdering Raul Suarez. The Markolian Reavers are made up of the (presumed) descendants of Gabirel and Lukas Markolios. Other members are former chapter champions and dreadnoughts.

### Order of Battle

Represented below is the composition and deployment of the Angels of Slaughter Chapter circa 999.M41. For logistical reasons, each squad is assumed to have a nominal strength of ten battle-brothers, although battlefield attrition and instability brought on by the Flaw inevitably reduces this tally, as does the inaccurate records of excatly how many Astartes there are in the chapter. In addition to the forces shown here, each company or strike force will also have a Company of Death or the Emisores de la Murte, meaning Emissionaries of the Dead, although this is considered to be an auxiliary force. The Company of Death's strength varies according to the onset of the Black Rage and Blood Frenzied marines, and it therefore does not appear as an 'official' fighting body:

#### Headquarters

**Lord Destroyer Theo 'Ebon' Vora**,
**Seventh Lord Destroyer of the Angels of Slaughter**
**Honour Guard Captain Alexios Moirae** **Markolian Reavers**
**Chapter Champion Rafael Santos**
**30 Aspiring Champions**
**Command Squad:**
**Herald Ramon Sanchez**
**Apostle Emmanuel Sanchez**
**Mechanist José Gabriel**
**Boticario Xavier Vora**
**Chapter Equerries**
***Master of the Forge***

#### Companies

**(Ancient, Chaplain, Librarian, Techmarine, Apothecary)**

**(Ancient, Chaplain, Librarian, Techmarine, Apothecary)**

## Chapter Gene-Seed

The Angels of Slaughter gene-seed is highly unstable due to the mix of two of the wildest space marine legions; the Blood Angels and the World Eaters. It can unfortunately be easily corrupted, hence the case of Xavier Xücon and Marco Alvarez, giving the Inquisition an excuse to brand them as heretics.

### Chapter Curse: The Black Rage, The Red Thirst and The Blood Frenzy

The instability of the chimeric gene-seed of the Angels of Slaughter has produced three chapter curses. Two of which are explainable and are common with all Blood Angels chapters. The third, however is way more sinister and is presumed to have come from Javier Lukas' rage during Istvaan V.

## Notable Space Marines

* **Patriarca Lukas Markolios-** The patriarch of the Angels of Slaughter, he was the captain of the 48th company, known as the Angelic Hounds. His brilliance in battle gave him much respect and was popular with everyone. It is said that upon hearing the captain's death, some of the World Eaters loyal to Horus were furious at Khârn for killing their hero and jumped him. Khârn managed to escape the fight but had broken his arm in the midst of it.
* **Patriarca Gabriel Markolios-** The younger twin was raised on Baal Secundus and joined the Blood Angels Legion in M28. Though he may not be an Angel of Slaughter, his wisdom led Javier Lukas to creating the Angels of Slaughter. When he died, Javier had a statue constructed of both brothers, fighting side by side. Where Gabriel's body is right now is unknown but he is remembered as a saint.
* **Lord Destroyer Javier Lukas-**
* **Lord Destroyer Léon Berañdos-**
* **Lord Destroyer Miguel Cédric-**
* **Lord Destroyer Niköla Kemmiye-**
* **Lord Destroyer Eshal Terrez-**
* **Lord Destroyer Raúl Süarez-**
* **Lord Destroyer Theo 'Ebon' Vora-** Seventh and current chapter master of the Angels of Slaughter. He was originally honour guard captain to Raúl Suarez and lost an arm fighting back the unknown attackers of his master. Vora then went into a phase of mourning and only wore ebony black armour, earning his nickname. After the mourning period. The young chapter master hunted down all who were suspected in his murder and personally killed them. Currently he is the most strategic Lord Destroyer since Lukas Markolios with using psychological warfare instead of brute force. However, he can't control the carnage of his chapter but it does prove to the Imperium that the Angels of Slaughter aren't mad, blood-crazed beserkers. Ebon maintains his ebony black armour and only has the chapter armorial to one pauldron and is decorated with many trinkets. He carries his power axe, *Roja*, into battle and usually leads a small squad of his calmest warriors into the enemy headquarters to destroy their forces and kill their leaders.

## Chapter Fleet

* ***Chainbound (Battle Barge)***
* ***Konsodii (Battle Barge)***
* ***Rage of Angels (Battle Barge)***
* ***Estrella De Sangre (Battle Barge)***
* ***Conquistadora Sangrienta (Unknown class battleship)***
* ***Wrath of Khamilla***
* ***Kucha Za Nymbani***
* ***Seraph Encarmine***
* ***Legacy of Kotasiü***
* ***Leviathan's Shadow***

## Chapter Appearance

### Chapter Colours

The Angels of Slaughter wear Brass-Yellow armour and have Red shoulder trims, lenses and backpack exhausts. They also have Black-coloured poleyns (knee guards), couters (elbow guards), gauntlets and faceplates. Rank is shown with *Codex* markings on the side of the helmet and company designation is on the left poleyn in the shape of gothic numbers not numerals. Tally marks and scratches, designating multiple numbers of kills, anywhere on the armour are common too, even with high-ranking officers.

### Chapter Badge

The Angels of Slaughter's Chapter badge takes the form of a crossed pair of blood-red axes centered upon a yellow-brass background. Most Astartes have their company numbers in Raelican (Spanish) (Uno, Dos, Tres, Quatro, Cinco, Seis, Siete, Ocho, Nueve, and Diez) below the axes, usually scratched on. Sometimes, the astarte would have their family name added too.

## Notable Quotes

### By the Angels of Slaughter

"*Show them the True Meaning of Wrath!*"
—Captain Santiago Esponja during the Turgos War against the Heralds of Shazure
"*We do care about the Imperium's people. Your daughter was accidentally hurt during out Exodius tactics and it was unintentional. I am sorry but she will survive.*"
—Médico Jefe Nicolas Raiyés to a grief stricken mother. The mother was soon reunited with her child, saved by the care of the Angels of Slaughter's Apothecarium
### About the Angels of Slaughter

*Feel free to add your own*
"*Where there is Blood, There is Slaughter.*"
—Anonymous
"*Brutal, but brilliant tactics, Lord Destroyer. Very brutal indeed. But I must admit, the ruthless efficiency of them rather intrigues and impresses me, something that is hard to do. I can see why you are such fearsome adversaries to your enemies. I'm glad we're friends and not foes.*"
—Shalom Rapha Ephriam to Theo 'Ebon' Vora

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