Emerald Vipers

Emerald Vipers Chapter Iconography

Emerald Vipers Battle-Brother

"*Discord and Strike! Show no mercy to the enemies of the Emperor!*"
— 3rd Company of the 1st Vanguard Infiltrator Septimor Khosalis during the Vigilus Campaign
The **Emerald** **Vipers** Chapter is a *Codex*-compliant Successor Chapter created from the lineage of the Ultramarines during the recent Ultima Founding, consisting purely of Primaris Space Marines. The chapter mainly operates from the Death World of Viridium in the Ultima Segmentum on the Eastern Fringe, on the central of the Herzavar Sector. Led by their charismatic Chapter Master and former Veteran Sergeant of the Ultramarines 1st Company, Salvatus Augustus Severus, they serve as the eyes and ears of Ultramar, patrolling its vast borders for any incursion that might occur, be it traitor, xenos or daemons.

As a successor of a *Codex*-compliant Chapter, the Vipers also follow the tenets of the *Codex Astartes* including its chapter formations and battle tactics. However, being a vanguard force they pay great attention to reconnaissance and battlefield intelligence. As such, the Chapter has a much higher use of its 10th company in its battle, often being the first to identify the enemy and luring them into prepared kill zones set up by the other battle companies of the chapter.

## Chapter History

After the end of the Indomitus Crusade, due to his exemplary service to the chapter and to the Imperium by closing the Chaos Gate at the undergrounds caverns of Planet Illinata II, Sergeant Salvatus of the 1st Company was given the high honor of raising his own chapter. Born and raised from the planet Calth, and once a member of Serpent Warden clan that inhabits the underground warrens of Calth, he decide to name the new chapter Emerald Vipers in honor of his gang mentor that taught him the honorable Roboute Guilliman and how the Astartes shoulder to shoulder with both Ultramar auxilia and the gangers of Calth to fight the invasions of Word Bearers during the infamous Horus Heresy.

Thus, the Emerald Vipers were born as a fleet-based Chapter, but within two Terran months and a day, the chapter soon found themselves a homeworld for their footholds many years to come. As their ever-cloaked underground fortress is built, the newly ascended Rubicon Primaris Chapter Master Salvatus ordered broadcasts to any Imperium ships and neighbouring Imperial worlds seeking potential recruits to fill in the ranks of their battle brothers.

As more recruits arrived and 'selected' so does enemy forces from the Expedition forces of the Tau Empire that wish to reclaim Imperial planets for their own to the marauding Freebooter Orkz to claim the planet as their prize. But the harsh condition of the planet, its vicious predators and carnivorous plants, toxic trees, and the ferocious Primaris Space Marine of the Emerald Vipers render the invaders impossible to conquer Viridium.

## Chapter Homeworld

Viridium is the chapter homeworld of the Emerald Vipers classified as Death World. To many those who looked at the planet, Viridium is nothing but wilderness, trees, toxic bogs, and its vicious inhabitants from Viridium Deathadder, to the mighty Wyvern-like beast known as the Craucoatl, which occupies its sweltering landmass, unfit for any attempt at colonization. However beneath the thick canopies of the planet, buried underground and camouflaged from any prying eyes is the Viper's fortress-monastery, the Oculus, where the massive complex is hidden within the surface safe for a few access points where Imperial naval craft could dock. The chapter fleet, however, is moored to one of two moons orbiting the planet, the only visible signs of those inhabiting the planet. The planet possess 3.000 deadly carnivorous predators, 3800 poisonous and paralyzing herbivores, and various man eating trees and vegetations. The infamous Catachan Devils, the Jerasian Tyrodon, and Leadquitos also exist on such deadly planet.

### Fortress-Monastery

Under guidance of Chapter Master Salvatus, Oculus itself is an impregnable fortress monastery yet unseen from the naked eyes of men, xenos, and daemons alike. The underground fortress was built on the land mass at the Viridan Northern Fortress. The Headquarters itself house 1000 Primaris Astartes, chapter serfs, servitors, and Adeptus Astartes armory. Oculus itself are built using stealth generators and camouflage barriers with two possible entrance for potential recruits and the chapter members.

The only visible building on this planet is an Imperial checkpoint station with two servitors and servo skulls that will give potential recruits, Inquisitors, or diplomats their mission or encrypted letter.

## Chapter Organization

Like their genetic forebears, the Emerald Vipers are a purely *Codex*-oriented Chapter and remaining faithful to it's teachings. The Emerald Vipers are split into 10 companies, each 100 Primaris Space Marines strong and led by a Captain. As a purely Primaris Space Marine Chapter, in the wake of the resurrection of Primarch Roboute Guilliman and his revision to the *Codex Astartes*, he has re-instituted the bygone rank of Lieutenant within the Chapter organisation as additional command and control. Each company has two Lieutenants assigned to it, both acting as subordinate leaders when a company is divided into two separate demi-companies of 50 Astartes each, in order to spread their forces across multiple combat zones.

The 1st Company consists of battle-hardened Veterans and is, invariably, the most powerful and skilled warriors within the Chapter. The 2nd through 5th Companies are the Chapter's Battle Companies and these are composed of a mix of Battleline, Close Support and Fire Support Squads. Each Battle Company is a self-sufficient battlefield unit, capable of meeting any threat and defeating it. These companies form the backbone of the Chapter and bear the brunt of the fighting.

The 6th through 9th Companies are the Reserve Companies of the Chapter and each one comprises squads of one particular type of Astartes. The 6th and 7th Companies are Reserve Tactical Companies, the 8th Company is the Assault Company and the 9th Company is the Devastator Company. The 10th Company is made up of Scout Marines who are the Chapter's newest recruits. This company is also host to the Chapter's Vanguard Space Marines who serve as elite covert operators. These warriors are ruthless killers, trained to operate behind enemy lines as saboteurs, assassins and infiltrators.

### Officer Ranks

* **Chapter Master**
* **Captain**
* **Lieutenant**

### Specialist Ranks & Formations

* **Reclusiarch**
* **Chaplain**
* **Chief Apothecary**
* **Apothecary**
* **Chief Librarian**
* **Librarian**
* **Master of the Forge**
* **Techmarines**
* **Vanguard Marines**

### Line Ranks

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

### Order of Battle

#### Headquarters

**Salvatus Augustus Severus (Chapter Master)**
**Chapter Champion**
**Honor Guard**
**Chapter Equerries**
**Command Squad**
**(Ancient, Chaplain, Apothecary, Lexicanium, & Techmarine)**
**Fergus Dantioch,**
***Master of the Forge***
**Techmarines**
**Servitors**
**Battle Tanks**
**Reclusiarch Mirdaeus Vardix,**
***Master of Sanctity***
**Chaplains**
**Acolytum**

**Selendric Tavitus,**
**Chief Apothecary**
**Architus Varko,**
**Chief Librarian**
**Epistolaries**
**Codiciers**
**Lexicaniums**

## Chapter Gene-Seed

The Emerald Vipers gene-seed share similarities with most Ultramarines successor with no flaws on its genetic structure. The only differences seen unlike other successor chapter is a displayed a tendency for personal initiative, and secrecy among the Astartes as well as showing misdirection tendency and a cold approach.

There are at least forty eight records that writtens the Gene-Seed advancements of enhanced hearings that could hear a light step of a small insects among the Battle Brothers.

## Chapter Combat Doctrine

The Emerald Vipers follow the standard doctrine of the *Codex Astartes* and fight using the tenets in the pages as a guideline during combat. With their heavier usage of scouts and vanguard forces, however, the Vipers tend to corral their opponents into a single location where they can be eliminated from multiple directions, in a manner slightly similar to the Raven Guard. When they are about to engage the enemy, infiltrators, and scouts of the 10th Company are the first on the line, engaging the enemy's vanguard forces or preventing them from piercing into the Viper's own line. Once the enemy is engaged these forces would use their increased mobility to lead the enemy forces into the firing lanes of the rest of their forces, and cutting off the retreat path of their prey with more mobile Primaris forces such as Inceptors and Suppressor squads.

## Chapter Recruitment

The Vipers recruit in a rather unique way, and in some parts, have a slight reminiscence to the ones used by the Ultramarines. When it is time to find a new group of warriors the chapter fleet would embark into the Ultramar Sector, announcing their intention and picking up willing candidates or those deemed having potential. These aspirants are then screened by both the Reclusiam and Librarians for any traces of taint, once cleared they brought back to Viridium for the actual test to begin.

The test for these aspirants once they have arrived is deceptively simple, find the entrance to the fortress-monastery under a set amount of time, a test that is designed to test the fighting spirit, survival skills as well as a keen eye and excellent observation, skills that are much prized by the Vipers. Those who succeeded in time are then gathered and be made initiates, ready for their first steps as to become neophytes and join the scout company of the Vipers. Those who failed to find the door in time are either inducted into serfdom if they found their way, or simply perish in the jungles.

## Chapter Fleet

Emerald Vipers possess at least 4 Battle Barges, and 5 Strike Cruisers and some Gladius Frigates.

## Notable Emerald Vipers

* **Salvatus Augustus Severus** - Current Chapter Master of the Emerald Vipers Chapter.

## Chapter Appearance

### Chapter Colours

The Emerald Vipers typically paint their power armour and vehicles jade green. A white coloured Aquila or Imperialis is worn on the plastron (chest guard). A white coloured squad specialty symbol stenciled on the right shoulder pauldron indicates a battle-brother's assigned squad specialty (Fire Support, Close Support, Battleline, Veteran or Command).

#### Specialists

Apothecaries of the Emerald Vipers also paint their battle-plate the same jade green, however, the helmet, backpack, both pauldrons and gauntlets are painted white. Some Apothecaries wear white coloured battle-plate withe exception of the left shoulder pauldron being painted jade green with white trim. Librarians paint their power armour in the traditional blue colour while Chaplains primarily wear black power armour, per ancient traditions.

#### Helmet Designations

* **Captains** - White coloured helm with a gold skull centered upon the forehead.
* **Lieutenants** - A white helm with alternating white-and-red stripes stenciled vertically on the helm.
* **Veterans** - Veteran status is designated by a white coloured helm.
* **Veteran Sergeant** - A red coloured helm with a white stripe and a white skull centered upon it.
* **Sergeant** - A red coloured helm with a white skull centered upon it.

### Chapter Badge

The Emerald Vipers Chapter badge is a stylised white coloured serpent, it's maw open and ready to strike, centered upon a field of jade green.

## Notable Quotes

### About the Vipers

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