Bloodsworn

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(Suspected chimeric gene-seed; Imperial Fists [highly probable] & Emperor's Children [Surmised; unverified])

### **Specialty**

Ship-Borne Assaults & Boarding Actions, Void Warfare, Zero-Gravity Warfare, Utilisation of Ancient Weapons, Use of Xenos Weapons, Infiltration, Sabotage & Assassination, Combat on airless planets

## Pre-Heresy

### **Pre-Heresy Colours**

Khaki and Ivory

The **Bloodsworn Chapter** is an ancient Renegade Chapter that does not hail from the Traitor Legions. Sadly, they are a formerly Loyalist Space Marine Chapter created from unknown lineage during the 4th Founding in the middle-centuries of M32, following the near-disastrous War of the Beast. Tragically, this Chapter's service to the Emperor of Mankind was very brief, violent excesses and reports of genetical flaws reached the ears of the High Lords of Terra. Now, they roam the galaxy as Renegades although often sighted in wars critical for Humanities existence fighting the enemy of Man. Parts of their geene-seed looked like it was taken from an unfinished one and maybe the reason for their violent excesses. The last straw was when the Imperium realised which unfinished gene-seed it was. The one of the Emperors Children.

## Chapter History

### Pre-Heresy

The Bloodsworn were created during the events following the Great Beheading. But many Imperial scholars surmise that the Chapter was already doomed from the moment of their inception. Their fate already sealed. Within only a matter of decades, there were reports of the Chapter's bloody excesses in the prosecution of their duties when liberating worlds and many reported cases of ominous problems with the Geene-Seed. Another problem was the use of specialised gene-medics, but this rumour was not believed by the officials until the investigation found not only some of them but also equipment for gene-therapy. As their service approached the century mark, these reports grew in frequency and severity. Soon, the cries for justice could no longer be ignored, and finally, the Terran High Twelve declared the Chapter *Traitoris Perdita* and formerly cast them out of the Imperium of Man. They would forever after be enemies of all Mankind - and were to be eradicated on sight by any Imperial military forces that encountered them.

It is not clear how the Geene-Seed was able to get through without being detected, nor why Gene-Seed of a Traitor Legion in an unfinished state was used. Or even why the Geene-Seed was able to "work" for a one which included another unfinished one. Some scholars say that the Chapter has luck that the Geene-Seed is stable enough for them (most scholars uses a yet) others say that it doesn`t work and that the use of specialised gene-medics of the Chapter may even be the evidence.

### Post-Heresy

It is not known how they were able to get the information that their cover was blown. Maybe luck or a secret supporter but they fleed before someone was able to escape to the Halo Stars. After the construction of the Ragnarok Base, they started mercenary work. Most time Noble Families or Rogue Trader hired them. The Bloodsworn were often hired for killing rival Rogue Traders or for punishment action of unruly cities or officials. Even extermination of failed experiments or stealing of important objects. Other reports showed them fighting behind enemy lines of the enemies of man, when the attacker is a real threat for the Imperium.

In M39, it was reported that they had found a vault of an unknown Xeno race (most likely Necrons). It seems that they lost in the following battle against them nearly 45% of their forces.

## Notable Campaigns

* **Siege of Atrama (548.M32):** As ordered by the High Lords of Terra the Bloodsworn Chapter cleansed the world of Atrama of anarchic forces who started dominating the planet. As a result of an airstrike on an ancient enemy fortress, the Scout Company found a forgotten level storing ancient weaponry. Chapter Master Jafari Garan may had reported the findingW of those weapons but never delivered an exact report about them and delayed the transport of them for so long that the Imperium was only able to get most of them during the failed attack on their Fortress Monastery.
* **Campaign against the Third Sphere Expansion (unknown):** The Bloodsworn attacked the Taus during and after the Third Sphere Expansion behind their lines. They boarded nearly hundred supply ships and destroyed even more. Other ships destroyed smaller Tau fleets patrolling the space or tried to replace the causalities of front line fleets. Even after the official end of the Expansion Tau ships, stations, posts or Gue'vesa settlements became victims of the Bloodssworn for Centuries.
* **Murder of Hepastilos Back (560.M39):** A strike team of the Bloodsworn was hired to assassinate the Planetary Governeur of Sankt Jasus Secundus by the Planetary Governeur of Sankt Jasus Primus. The reason for contract was a feud between then the Dynasties about the rule of the system. The plan was a silent assassination of Back in his summer resistence but the strike team turned the mission into an indiscriminate slaughter, killing thousands before the target was assassinated. A Terminator Squad of the Blood Guard was able to end the rampage of the Bloodsworn but was not able to learn the identity of the contractors.

## Homeworld

Hagen VII is a lifeless barren world located in the Halo Stars. The planet has 7 mini-moons just with the half masse of the moon of Terra. Ragnarok Base itself is placed 2 km beneath the surface at the equator of Hagen VII. The entire base sprawls 4 kilometres deep into the rock of Hagen VII and all of the 7 levels were built in the form of an octagon. Next to the Renegade Marines life the Ragnarok Base a group of Hereteks adopting Xeno technology into imperial technology and a small group of enslaved Tau Eath Cast member.s

## Chapter Organisation

### Officer Ranks

* **Master -** Leader of the Bloodsworn.
* **Master Technician -** Senior Techpriest.
* **Master Medicus -** Senior of the Apothecarion.
* **Master Librian** - Senior Librariarn
* **Fleet Master** - Master of the Fleet
* **Ship Master -** Captain of a ship
* **Captain**
* **Lieutenant**

### Specialist Ranks

* **Archeo Librarian** - Searchs for artefacts and research them.
* **Xeno Technician -** Specialised in producing Xeno weaponery
* **Purge Master -** Specialised in destroying of Chaos artefacts, Warp tainted objects and leads squads for purging jobs.
* **Aphostecaries**
* **Techmarine**

### Line Ranks

* **Master Sergeant**
* **Line Sergeant**
* **Warrior**
* **Scout Marine**

### Specialist Units & Formations

* **Galatamer:** Galatamer are individual Marines who use the heavy support weapons constructed with alien technology. Each Galataner can chose from a vast number of xeno weaponery. Typical xeno weapons are Galvanic Casters using crude immitations of Necron Gaus weapons, Haywire Cannons crafted after the ones used by the Dark Eldar or the Dark Age of Technology Graviton Cannons.
* **Sworn of the Blood:** The Sworn of the Blood are the elite forces of the Bloodsworn made up by Terminators and Vanguard Marines who use xeno-human-hybrid ammunition and Power Axes as weapons of choice. Forming in battle either the last line of defence or the spearhead tipping the balance of battles.

### Order of Battle

The Bloodsworn have in their HQ formation around 200 Marines, ranging from the Master over the commanding officers to their specialists and not assigned Aphotecaries and Techmarines. Serfs and Servitors are also assigned to them until a Company needs them.

The Renegade Space Marines are formed in 6 Companies who are made up of 175 Marines. Bloodsworn Companies include elements from the Battle Line, Support Companies and the first Company of a Codex following Chapter. Around 125 Marines take over the standart variations of Astartes found in the loyal Chapters, while the remaining 50 are made up of Scout Marines, Terminators, Techmarines, Aphotecaries, the Company officers and Dreagnouths.

## Renegade Chapter Combat Doctrine

The weaponry of the Bloodsworn includes ancient and Xeno weapons. Most weapons can be used by every Astartes but more stronger and rarer weapons are used by the veterans and high-ranking officers. A third of the used weapons (although often in secondary missions) who can be regarded as very ancient per design because their lesser effectivity.

When boarding a vessel the boarding teams at first target the fire control station and the anti-air cannons, meanwhile a squad fights its way through the coming enemy security units. When enough weapons of the ship are disabled what the dangerer for the incomming reinforcments lowers, start the first teams attacking important objects important for the function of the ship while the second wave start killing everyone on the vessel.

## Renegade Chapter Culture & Beliefs

The Bloodsworn believe that Humanity has to use develop new technologies and in the face of extermination of man its the right of Humanity to use every technology they can find. Reports show furthermore that they are more "open" to Xeno races like Tau and Eldari, although cooperating with them hesistentaly. The Bloodsworn see themself still somewhat obligated to serve the Imperium whereat they still remain mercenaries at heart. Members of the Bloodsworn still accept mercenary contracts who are for the Imperium negativly however they have still limits in how far they go in accepting such contacts or from whom.

## Recruiting Practices

A sizable ammount of aspirants are mercenaries - mostly younger ones who have a higher success chance than the older ones. Sometimes they recruit from pirate gangs or search for suitable sons among the low-live of the Leman Sector and its surrounding. What the trainings regime exact is, is unknown but may differ from regular Astartes training.

## Notable Members

* **Chapter Master Tyston Wither:** Wither was the first Chapter Master of the Bloodsworn and the only one before they were declared *Traitoris Perdita* by the Imperium. Inquisitors from the Ordo Astartes assume that he was responsible for the adaption of Xeno technology. After the fall of the Bloodsworn used Wither a Power claw which was made out of alien alloys giving it a bronzen colour. Tyston Withers final fate is unknown.
* **Alyan Eaglebane:** Alyan Eaglebane is since M42 the champion of the Bloodsworn and responsible for the death of Archon Ysym the Foul. His Vanguard Armour is decorated with Eldar runes intendet to protect him against the taint of Chaos. Eaglebanes weapons are a Volkite Serpenta and a Power Falchion.

## Renegade Chapter Relics

* **Bane of Xenos:** A Xenophase Blade stolen from the Deathwatch. The Deathwatch keeps the origin of the Xenophase Blades a well hidden secret. Archeo Librarian Philip Rodes suspects that the Bane of Xenos was once used by the Necrons. Bane of Xenos can be carried by the champions of the Bloodsworn or by the actual Master of the Bloodsworn.
* **Prismatic Cannon of the Masque of the Blooming Air:** Taken from the Eldar Harlequin Masque of the Blooming Air afer the battle of Apslon V where the Bloodsworn surprised the attacking Harlequins with the use of Xeno technology. Confronted by such unusual weaponery and the mastery of them by the Bloodsworn pushed the Xenos of the world.

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