Garuda Legion

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Garuda Legion Veteran

The **Garuda Legion** are loyalist *Codex*-compliant Adeptus Astartes Chapter created during an Unknown Founding. There are no records trace the chapter's lineage of their Primarch, with the exception of a lone marking of a raven glyph on the gene-seed case. The Garuda Legion was created as a commendation from the High Lords of Terra to combat against Drukhari raids and Ork marauders as well as Chaos Cultist uprising across Segmentum Tempestus, specifically the Indonesyc Sector.

Garuda Legion members are recruited exclusively from the Jungle Feudal World of New Yndonesia known for its mob lynch tradition, as well as conservative yet superstitious citizens who believe in Malevolent and Benevolent spirits. The Garuda Legion and the local Yndonesians are known to venerate the Emperor with their own debased and primitive tradition.

The Chapter is known for its large number of Librarians and psyker as well as extensive usage of Implosion Bolt Rounds and Guerrilla Warfare.

## Chapter History

It was foretold that back during the Great Scouring, three unmarked *Stormbirds* crashed landed on New Yndonesia. The surviving Astartes took refugee upon the docile jungle world of this forgotten back world. There they create a bunker and took a new role as chieftains, teachers and philosopher for the local Yndonesian tribes. Soon, they earn respect from the local kingdoms and become ministers, and generals as well as surgeon to their kings and chiefs. When the Imperial Compliance delivered by Ordo Dialogus befall to New Yndonesia, these Astartes told their chieftains and kings to bend the knee and submit to the Emperor of Mankind.

As the treaty was signed, the New Yndonesia saw another arrival. The Chaos Lord Rubricae ravaged the planet of New Yndonesia to transform this once docile jungle world into a daemon world for Tzeentch. The surviving Astartes soon donned their bright red power armor and together with the remaining brethren, they goad the Rubricae and the Chaos Sorcerer into a psychic duel in which both sides suffered heavy losses, with only three remaining loyal Space Marines stood victories and the Sorcerer of Tzeentch retreated back through the Dark Portal.

The Ordo Dialogus with the aid of an unnamed inquisitor soon wrote the recommendation letter back to the High Lords of Terra to raise a new chapter fresh from the Jungle Planet from the three Space Marines in Red Armor and White trim become their first leaders. Thus, Garuda Legion is born with Chapter Master Atum Sol, Chief Librarian Ze'tra the Wise and Reclusiarch Adom Re. The chapter is named after an ancient Terran Indian-South East Asian mythical bird Garuda.

Garuda Legion is widely known for its extensive recruitment of psykers and possessing large numbers of Librarians and non Librarian psyker Astartes. There even speculations and rumors from other factions within the Imperium that the Garuda Legion's entire Astartes is imbued with psychic power. Garuda Legion is expert in leading and empowering local population in waging Guerrilla Warfare against large number opponents. The example of this is during New Yndonesia incursion by the marauding all Nobz warband led by Warbozz Klugotz Ead Drilla. Outnumbered 10 to 1, the local Yndonesians and the Garuda Legion wage an endless 2 Terran Years Guerrilla Warfare, striking from shadows as well as goad and lure the greenskins into trap. The incursion ended with the Head of Warbozz Klugotz on a pike of the entrance of the Garuda Legion's Fortress Monastery the Maw of Barong slain by 4th Company Captain Joko Adhitomo.

The chapter possess a great hatred to both Greenskins and Genestealer Cults for their frequent raids and invasions across Indonesyc Sector. This lead the Chapter to send their Astartes to protect and patrol across Indonesyc Sector, reporting any enemy activities both on the orbit nor at the planet.

## Chapter Homeworld

New Yndonesia is a tropical jungle world, located in the Indonesyc Sector of the Semgentum Tempestus. The planet is filled with lush millions of big and smaller islands, jungles, rivers, and tropical prairies filled with semi-docile creatures. During the Unification War, the planet become the refuge world for citizens of Yndonesic Bloc. Fleeing for their lives to escapes the tyranny from the Cardinal Tang.

Due to extended periods of isolation from the Imperium, the Yndonesians population is that of a Feudal World and is organised into relatively stable nation states, with complex webs of vassal obligations linking extended groupings. Kings and Sultans have claim every large island as their territory. New Yndonesia is filled with various kingdoms, tribes, and sultanate such as New Sundae Empire, Keraton Sejagat Agung, and Mahakam Confederation.

Over the course of the Horus Heresy, the entire sector suffered endless warp storms until the rediscovery by an Adeptus Astartes Battle Barge, due to the warp storms dissipating within the sector. The warp storms within the entire Indonesyc Sector spared the Yndonesians the horrors of the Horus Heresy.

The denizens of New Yndonesia is also known for its pleasant and high hospitality, but possess mob mentality of mass lynching toward criminals and also is well known for their highly superstitious beliefs. The unique things about New Yndonesia is the existence of manifestation of these spirits are resulted by the ancient warpstorm that engulf New Yndonesia and the surrounding Indonesyc System. These spirits both malevolent and benevolent are known to haunt many areas across New Yndonesia. These warp manifestation results in intertwining connection between the spirits and the local folklore. Thousands of haunting ground exists in New Yndonesia be it abandoned section, haunted houses and flats, or jungles and cemeteries. It should be noted that these spirits are somewhat cut off from the immaterium and resulted with them growing their own persona. In every household there is at least two shrines erected, the shrine to the God Emperor who was decorated in silver and gold that is usually placed at home near the porch, and the Spirit House to appease the spirits. Offering from rice to sticky cakes were made and the technology known as Null Incense were used to ward off the malevolent spirits.

### Fortress-Monastery

Deep inside the jungles of Seroja at the island of New Dewata lies a fortress monastery of the Garuda Legion, the so called Maw of Barong. The fortress monastery is build on the haunted ruins of Candi Seroja or Seroja Temple so the aspirants could spent their time hunting the spirits, meditate in their ground for spiritual exercise or capture them and use it against any psychic forces the enemies of the Imperium throw. The Fortress Monastery is also filled with deadly traps, highly guarded and so far none but the Astartes and Chapter Serve could enter the Monastery safely.

## Chapter Organisation

### Order of Battle

The following represents the order of battle of the Garuda Legion At the end of Indomitus Crusade.

#### Headquarters

Caesarion Pratama Putra,
Chapter Master of the Garuda Legion
Primaris Champion Onggodirono
Primaris Chapter Ancient Gusti Mahapatih
Ki Agung Brojomestopo,
Chief Librarian
100 Primaris Epistolaries
Unknown number of Primaris Codiciers
Mahendra Arifianto,
Reclusiarch
5 Primaris Chaplains
Hubertus Palilingan
Primaris Chief Apothecary
20 Primaris Apothecaries | Fifth (Primaris) Captain Salosa
3 Battle Barges
10 Strike Cruisers
6 Gladius Frigate
Overlord Gunship
Edric Siregar,
Master of the Forge
10 Primaris Techmarines
20 Predators
20 Whirlwinds
80 Landspeeder
40 Landspeeder Tempest
6 Astreus Super Heavy Tank
10 Stormraven Gunship
40 Repulsors
30 Repulsor Executioneer
2 Spartan Assault Tank

#### Companies

Records from the High Lords of Terra indicates that the Chapter is divided into 10 companies but the exact numbers of Battle Brothers in every company is unrecorded.

Primaris Librarian Arventrion Hendryadi
Command Squad
60 Tartaros Terminator Squad
40 Indomitus Pattern Terminator Squad
Venerable Dreadnoughts
Primaris Librarian Erdinan Pontoh
Primaris Chaplain Johannes Marpaung
Primaris Lieutenant Badarudin Iqbal
Primaris Lieutenant Ervan Marpaung
Intercessors
Inceptors
Reivers
Aggressors
Hellblasters
Redemptor Dreadnoughts
Primaris Librarian Ibam Wahabiyah
Primaris Chaplain Rozaq Mahmuda
Primaris Lieutenant Daniel Haryoko
Primaris Lieutenant Markus Seogija
Intercessors
Inceptors
Reivers
Aggressors
Hellblasters
Redemptor Dreadnoughts
Primaris Librarian Radi Maulana
Primaris Chaplain Gunawan
Primaris Lieutenant Prayogo Rizky
Primaris Lieutenant Joel Zhang
Infiltrators
Suppressors
Reivers
Eliminators
Invictor Warsuits
Primaris Librarian Yehezkiel Siregar
Primaris Chaplain Derian Mongkit
Primaris Lieutenant Malvin Wu
Primaris Lieutenant Gabriel Samarai
Infiltrators
Suppressors
Reivers
Eliminators
Invictor Warsuits

Librarian Dwikusumo Aryawidiandaru
Chaplain Purwatmo
Lieutenant Paulus Manuhutu
Lieutenant Victor Manurung
Tactical Squad
Assault Squad
Devastator Squad
Dreadnoughts
Librarian Henrikys Mulyanto
Chaplain Christopher Tarvin
Lieutenant Adi Pangarep
Lieutenant Petrus Baloloi
Tactical Squad
Assault Squad
Devastator Squad
Dreadnoughts
Librarian Edbert Jaya
Chaplain Mangkuwaryo
Lieutenant Lilianto Tanjaya
Lieutenant Surya Saragih
Tactical Squad
Assault Squad
Devastator Squad
Dreadnoughts
Librarian Setyo Waritno
Chaplain Chrismansyah
Lieutenant Taraz Sastrowardhoyo
Lieutenant Ahmad Batangtaris
Tactical Squad
Assault Squad
Devastator Squad
Dreadnoughts
Librarian Lambid Surjono
Chaplain Ruhian
Lieutenant Eko Saswito
Lieutenant Edward Cahyo
Scout Marine
Land Speeders

## Chapter Beliefs

The Chapter follows the teaching of the Imperial Truth yet respect and adorned the veneration of the ancestors of New Yndonesia as well as the Emperor of Mankind as their exemplar that must be regarded to the highest esteem.

Surprisingly, Garuda Legion is one of the few Space Marine Chapters that shows a great willingness to work side by side with the Inquisition even the most puritan that shows a bit of disgust when the Garuda Legion Astartes harness the power of local spirits for their psychic energy. In many cases, Some Garuda Legion Astartes are recruited as a member of Deathwatch or as an Inquisitor's retinue. It was rumored that Inquisitor Ade Mahardika is an Astartes Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos known for his ability to detect potent psykers and mastery of relic Power Kris 'Sudraputra'.

## Chapter Gene-Seed

The Gene-Seed of Garuda Legion is quite unique unlike most other gene-seed. Descended from unknown primarch, the Astartes of Garuda Legion enables themselves to stabilize, control, and manifest the power of the warp as an offensive and defensive psychic energy against their foe.

The implants of geneseed also enable ordinary Astartes without psychic powers to use psychic shield while fighting against the enemy. However this comes with a flaw, should the non psyker Astartes use his psychic power too much than there is a highly chances that his skin will turn red and should he continues to use it again, then the Astartes will die, burnt by psychic fire. The Chapter Gene-Seed also displays a tendency of spiritual yet pragmatic nature and a thirst to acquire knowledge and analyze the enemy before engaging them in combat.

Rumor has it that the gene-seed of Garuda Legion were created as an experiment by Inquisitor Chabarlec Tur of the Ordo Malleus and Archmagos Iessop Basilian at the beginning of M33 to create a potent yet stable psyker Space Marine Chapter. Another rumor leaps around that the gene-seed itself is a revolution of the more stable version of the old Thousand Sons Legion gene-seed but it was debunked many times by the High Lords of Terra as well as the inquisition.

## Combat Doctrine

Garuda Legion's top most combat doctrine is psychic warfare and the existence of Psychic Marines imbued with the power they harnessed from both the universe and spirit manifestations they trap. Every Astartes recruited to the Garuda Legion should be a psyker or at least psychic sensitive. Battle Brothers should master at least 1 psychic power harnessed from a spirit or universe around them.

Garuda Legion chapter formation is codex compliant but with several aspects tweaked such as placement of 1 Librarian in every squad of a company, thus 1 Company possess at least 10 to 11 Librarians. This led to the invention of Kawi Pattern Psychic Hood made from the Black unnamed stone only found in New Yndonesia. The Kawi Pattern Psychic Hood stabilize the psychic power of the Astartes while at the same time could project its power with extreme accuracy.

Garuda Legion is a well known users of Implotion Bolter Rounds. With at least 4 Implotion Bolt Magazines carried by each Battle Brother. They often use the Bolter Rounds when fighting Enemy Walkers, Fast Attack Vehicles or skimmers such as Tau Piranha, or Eldar Vyper.

Instead of using the standard Astartes Combat Knife, Garuda Legion Astartes use Kerambit Combat Knife and Kris Combat Knife (Snake Curved Blade) as their close combat weapon. Kerambit Knifes often found on ordinary Battle Brothers and Sergeant while Kris Combat Knife often accompanies Lieutenants, Captains, and Librarians.

The Chapter is also well known for its master of guerrilla warfare. Every Astartes of the chapter possess a great leadership styles and able to lead squads to mobs of humans against larger and mass enemy. From using surrounding nature as weapons to hit and run as well as assassinations, Garuda Legion possess an insane bravery and cunning mind while fighting against the odds.