Lions of Thapsis

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The **Lions of Thapsis** are a Loyalist 2nd Founding Space Marine Legion derived from the White Scars gene-seed and their Primarch, Jaghatai Khan.

## Legion History

The origins of the Lions of Thapsis hail back to the earliest years of the Star Hunters before the 31st Millennium and the discovery of Jaghatai Khan. Led by Captain Kornelius Dure of the 5th Legion

It was the Pioneer Company of Captain Kornelius Dure that surveyed the Mining World of Cthonia, with his now infamous report that the world was "...a nest of serpents coiling in the dark that we would be better to destroy."

Horus was known to have later remarked upon this report on his homeworld with some humour, and indeed favoured Captain Dure and his company, often requesting their assignment as pathfinders for his fleet.

## Legion Organization

Like their genetic forebears, the Lions of Thapsis are regarded as a *\_\_\_\_\_\_\_*-compliant Legion, as their organization, order of battle and tactical operations adhere closely to the tenets laid down by the *\_\_\_\_\_\_\_*.

### Officer Ranks

* **Dominus (Legion Master)**
* **Evocate-General (1st Captain)**
* **Primus (Captain)**
* **Valus (Lieutenant)**

### Specialist Ranks

* **War-Priest (replace the usual Librarians, Chaplains, Techmarines and Apothecaries of *\_\_\_\_\_\_\_*-compliant Legions)**

These warrior-priests are always ready to harvest the gene-seed of their fallen Battle-Brothers, as well as performing the traditional duties of the standard *\_\_\_\_\_\_\_* roles based on their specialist skills and esoteric abilities.

### Line Ranks

* **Bracus (Veteran Sergeant)**
* **Val (Veteran Marine)**
* **Centurion (Brother-Sergeant)**
* **Battle-Brother**
* **Scout-Sergeant**
* **Scout**
* **Neophyte (Initiate)**
* **Aspirant**

### Specialist Formations

* **The Praetorate** - The Praetorate is the council of military advisors and confidants that were most trusted by the Chapter Master.
* **Ascendant Guard** - The Ascendant Guard is the 1st Honour Guard Company of the Lions of Thapsis. They go into battle clad in richly ornamented armor, covered with seals of purity and adorned with victory icons and heraldic items. Their imposing storm shields are the work of their of Legion Serfs, and the powerful force-field generators they house are said to protect the soul of their wearer as well as their flesh. They are led by a Captain under the overall command of the Legion and the 1st Company's commanding First Captain. This individual is known as the Evocate-General. When a Battle Brother sees these veterans in battle, it reminds them of the legacy they swore to honor upon their enthronement.

### Lions of Thapsis Librarians

Like their fellow Astartes Legions, the Lions of Thapsis also maintains a Librarius of potent psykers who are highly talented and trained to master the power of the Warp.

Each Legion selects its Librarians in its own way, either from seed worlds, as it does with the bulk of its Initiates, or from the ranks of gifted psykers brought to the Scholastica Psykana. Most Legions train and test chosen psykers following the ancient ways laid out in the ***\_\_\_\_\_\_\_***.

Librarians of the Lions of Thapsis are trained in this way, and, with few minor traditional variances, have been taught to live by the word of the ***\_\_\_\_\_\_\_***. The Lions of Thapsis Librarians have a number of unique psychic abilities only used by the psykers of their Legion:

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## Legion Fleet

The Chapter's fleet includes the following starships:

## Legion Appearance

### Legion Badge

The Lions of Thapsis legion badge is a \_\_\_\_\_.