Children of Seth

Children of Seth armorial with Chapter iconography.

Children of Seth Tactical Marine.

### **Specialty**

Shock Assault, Planet-Kill & Extermination Operations (Scorched Earth), Close-Quarters Actions (Line-Breaker Attacks, 'Forlorn Hope' Objective Assaults, Berserk Charges), Desert and Urban Combat

### **Battle cry**

"Vengeance for the Angel! Victory for the Imperishable!"

### **Colours**

Blood red trim, Black Torso and legs, crimson arms, pauldrons, helmet and backpack

### Successor Chapter(s)

None

"*Wrath in our blood, vengeance in our hearts. We are the Children of Seth and ours is retribution beyond death.*"
—Opening passage of the Contemplations of Strife
Cast in the image of the savagely violent Flesh Tearers, the Children of Seth are a brutal chapter forged in the blistering dunes of Atum, a feral world steeped in a culture of death and rebirth. Named after the bloody-handed lord of the vicious Chapter from whom they are descended, the **Children of Seth** are a Chapter infamous for the murderously violent and destructive manner by which their wars are waged. Hailing from the harsh desert world of Atum, the Children of Seth have carved themselves deep into the annals of Imperial history, each page dripping with the blood of their foes.

Like their progenitors, the Children of Seth are a semi-codex compliant Chapter, though not to the extent of the Flesh Tearers, the Warriors of Atum have been blighted by the twin curses of Sanguinius' bloodline to the extent that they are unable to function in the full company format laid out by the Codex Astartes. Created beyond the usual Foundings of Asartes, the Children of Seth were created for the express purpose of bringing the troublesome Khepri sub-sector under control.

## Chapter History

Though the Children are unshakably loyal to the Imperium their homeworld has had a rather dark history of treachery (which is rumoured to be the reason the chapter was set up on the world so rapidly). Before the establishment of the Children of Seth, Atum fell into the dark embrace of the Ruinous Powers. Despite their primitive bronze weapons the residents of the desert world tore apart the local pdf, sacrificing them in vile rituals to bring forth their gods, hoping to spread their cancerous influence through the stars.

To say that the Imperium's response was swift and brutal would be an understatement; descending like the fist of murderous god the Flesh Tearers, smashed into traitorous Atumians, butchering all who stood before them with a bloodthirsty zeal. Even as the sons of Nassir Amit ripped through the treasonous natives those few who had not joined their corrupted brethren and thus been forced to vanish into the scorching deserts returned with a vengeance, full of murderous fury at the treachery of their fellows they joined the Flesh Tearers and annihilated the traitors with a murderous rage that impressed even their Astartes allies.

During this suppression of Atum's rebellion word began trickling in of the loyalist native's reverence for the Flesh Tearers and their unfathomable hatred for those who had fallen to the whispers of chaos, it was an obvious choice where a new chapter should be founded and, as reward for its surviving population's unflagging loyalty to the God-Emperor (who the natives and later the Children of Seth refer to as '*The Imperishable*') Atum was made into an Astartes homeworld. In an attempt to harness the bloodthirsty fury of the Flesh Tearers the Imperium used some of the purer gene-seed tithed to them by the warrior's of Cretacia.

It seemed originally that they had succeeded, the Children of Seth seemed at first to be much like the Blood Angels of old; the twin curses seemed to be under their control, absent were the bestial cannibalistic rituals of the Flesh Eaters or the Blood Drinkers' barbaric indulgence of the Red Thirst. Time would prove this image to be false, for the Children of Seth were very much born in the image of their homeworld and progenitor both. Like the scorching sands of Atum they could be still and silent, but just like those dunes they could be whipped into the terrible fury in an instant, for the blood-mad rage of Nassir Amit flowed through them. Though their namesake was little more than a scout at the time of their inception, as they were released by the wider Imperium, their progenitor Chapter was now under the leadership of Gabriel Seth.

The early years of the Children of Seth were difficult ones. Created outside of an official founding, the armoury of the Children of Seth during those early years was comprised mainly from hodgepodge cast-offs from other Chapters of the Sanguine Brotherhood. Faced with the prospect of fighting against an entire sub-sector armed only with the barest weaponry available, the Sons of Atum (as they were still known during that time, as they had yet to be fully formalised) quickly discovered, like their brutal progenitors, that the bloodthirsty fury of Nassir Amit was a potent weapon. Whilst initially, the High Lords of Terra had wished, perhaps naively for something more akin to the Blood Angels, as the Sons of Atum were primed in the sand-scorched testing grounds of what would become their home system, it quickly became clear that they were as the Cretacians. As cold and detached as they were, this ultimately mattered little to the High Lords of Terra; either the Children of Seth brought bloody order to the sub-sector, or, lost to their blood-rage, they slaughtered everything and the Lords of the Imperium would simply send over new servants to populate the worlds.

After the initial testing phase, the Sons of Atum were officiated, moved into true service after their bloody trials. During this time Gabriel Seth had become the Chapter Master of the Flesh Tearers. Given the Flesh Tearers' presence in the history of their homeworld, the Sons of Atum were renamed by the High Lords of Terra becoming the Children of Seth as they are known today, much to Gabrel Seth's embarrassment and quiet, muted happiness.

## Chapter Homeworld

Located east of the Storm of the Emperor's Wrath, which to this day still envelopes the Clax System in the Khepri sub-sector, the planet of Atum is a harsh, unforgiving world. Covered by vast, blistering dunes and vicious winds, this is a world where weakness is punished by the elements themselves. Though a primitive world, still at the technological level of the iron age, the cities of the various kingdoms are equipped with void shield generators, to ensure they survive the most savage months of Atum when the 'Khamaseen' (Atumnian for Imperishable's Breath) a sandstorm of such intensity that a man would be virtually evaporated by the strength of the windborne sand.

Since the opening of the Great Rift, the people of Atum speak in fearful tones, hushed speak of the evil old gods returning to blight the land with plague and famine. Even whilst they take the fight to the enemies of the Imperishable, the Children of Seth are forced to stamp out apocalypse cults on their own homeworld, despairing zealots preaching that the Atumnians should submit to these hateful and angry deities returned from their exile.

### Fortress-Monastery

Hidden away in the scorching depths of the desert, lying in the ruins of the city where their Flesh Tearer and Atumnian loyalist forebears claimed final victory over the treasonous, Chaos tainted rebels, Ahm Shere is the true, ominous seat of power in Atum. Called the City of the Dead by the people of the world, Ahm Shere is believed to be the border between the worlds of the living and the dead.

#### Sha’s Pyramid

A vast construct, the immense obsidian structure on Atum known as Sha's Pyramid is a dark, unpleasant facet of the Children of Seth's existence. Like the Tower of the Lost on Baal, Sha's Pyramid is where those that fall to the twin curses of Sanguinius' line are imprisoned, howling in impotent insanity, thrashing against their chains. Due to drawing their lineage from the Flesh Tearers; those of the Sanguine Brotherhood most affected by the twin curses in their blood, Sha's Pyramid echoes with the fury of legions of insane blood-mad Astartes. Unlike Ahm Shere, Sha's Pyramid is not intentionally hidden away from the residents of Atum, instead, it lurks in plain-sight. So massive is the obsidian construct is believed to be a mountain by the residents of the desert planet. In Atum proper, it is believed to a haunted, cursed place. None dare go near it and those who live in its shadow are seen as an ill-fated group. Save for those driven to animal madness, Sha's Pyramid is home only to a grim cadre of Chaplains known as the Mehen. These warriors are never seen by the majority of their Chapter, essentially exiled to live near permanently in Sha's Pyramid, they are a terrible gathering.

### Chapter Recruitment

Recruitment into the Children of Seth, like most things in their brutal, bloody culture, is a violent and unforgiving thing. During the Angel's Season, rivalries between city-states are stoked, old grievances brought back to the fore. Towards the end of the season, when tensions have reached a fever pitch, aspirants are given a simple message "Ahm Shere is calling." Once that message is given, without fail, the world of Atum explodes with war. Many believe that the librarians of the Chapter psychically nudge the rulers of the city-states towards the notion of war. Under the cover of all-out slaughter, the potential Children of Seth must reach the Chapter's fortress-monastery, hidden deep in the deserts of Atum; Ahm Shere the ancient necropolis. When those who are not killed by the conflict or by the creatures of the desert are greeted by a lavish banquet, plied with the finest food and drink. When they inevitably pass out however they do not awake the sandstone halls of Ahm Shere. Instead, they awake to the scorching depths of the desert. Now it is the Drake's Season, the hottest, longest and most blisteringly violent season on Atum. These hopefuls are awoken by a messenger of the Chapter, informing them they have nine days to return the Ahm Shere, else they will be consumed by Khamaseen; the Imperishable's Breath, the longest, most savage sandstorms on the world. Lasting for five weeks, the Khamaseen roars with such intensity that the storms can flay a man alive in a second. For those nine days, the aspirants are watched and measured by their actions. Those who are judged worthy are welcomed into the Chapter, those who fail, die. Either by the hand of the Chapter or the desert.

## Notable Campaigns

* **The Subjugation of Sub-Sector Khepri (567-819.M41)** -
* **Slaughter of the Kushite Barbican (854.M41)** - Answering the call for aid from the Cadian 131st under Lord-General Garstin, the Children of Seth under Captain Mered fell upon the ancient star fort which loomed over the treasonous world of Kushite V. Where the Imperial Guard had been met by nothing but failure in their attempts to subjugate the vessel, the warriors of Atum tore through the traitors with horrifying ease. Despite the orders of Captain Mered, the surviving guard boarded the star fort wishing to avenge their fallen comrades. Unfortunately, as they butchered their way through the traitor's halls, the Red Thirst that had so blighted the Chapter burned brighter than ever, more and more their fury and bloodlust built, even Mered, his lightning claws thick with evaporating blood found his control slipping away. Tragically, even after crushing the last holdouts of the treasonous Kushites, the blood-hunger of the Children of Seth had not been slaked. Rendered into almost animals by their ancestral curse, Captain Mered and his men fell upon those of the Cadian 131st that had joined them, slaughtering countless members of the regiment before returning to their senses. Amongst the survivors of the massacre, was the Lord-General's astropath who, deepening the alarm of the Children of Seth, revealed himself to be Inquisitor Maspero Kinnaman of the Ordo Hereticus. Where he had been investigating rumours of heretical cults infesting the high echelons of Kushite V's nobility, now he saw a bloody madness in the Children of Seth. To the outrage of Captain Mered, Kinnaman demanded the service of the Children of Seth in rooting out the heretical cults as well as aid to be given at a future date. For the briefest, infuriated moment, Mered and his brethren considered simply killing the Inquisitor. However, the shame they felt over killing fellow loyal servants of the Emperor stayed their hands.
* **The Ruination of Aswan (950.M41)** - With the rising tide of Necrons awakening across the galaxy, the Khepri sub-sector hive world of Aswan was revealed to be the core world of of the Katehnk Dynasty. With an immense horde of the foul undying xenos across the planet, the entirety of the Chapter, only recently formalised as the Children of Seth, was deployed. Led by the cunning Phaeron Thekeh, the abominable hordes of Necrons massacred the Children of Seth, their own stratagems no proof against the abominable technologies of the Necrons, eventually, as the casualties mounted (cut to end) Though Rahma had led the shattered remains of his Chapter to victory, the
* **Devastation of Baal (999.M41)** - During the Devastation of Baal, the Children of Seth were deployed alongside the Knights of Blood and their progenitors the Flesh Tearers. As vicious battle dragged on, more and more members of the Chapter fell to the feral violent madness that lurked in their blood; Rahma Anubian himself, the Children of Seth's Chapter Master, was nearly taken by the Red Thirst, his eyes mutating into the amber slits of those lost to the blood-hunger. In the end, as with the Flesh Tearers, upon Ka'bandha's arrival on Baal Prime, the Knights of Blood led a suicidal charge into the Tyranid and daemonic hordes, the Children of Seth retreated from the desert moon, join the other Chapter's upon the walls of the Arx Angelicum, readying themselves for one final stand against the murderous tides of Leviathan. In the end, though severely battered by the losses, and the near fall of their Chapter Master to the genetic blood-madness of Sanguinius, the Children of Seth endured along with the remaining members of the Sanguinary Brotherhood until the Indomitus Crusade, led by Roboute Guilliman arrived to provide desperately needed relief.
* **Wrath of Atum (Unknown M.42)** - With the coming of the Belisarius Cawl's Primaris Marines, the Children of Seth were restored to full strength for the first time in their blood-drenched history. Though leery of the Primarch of the Ultramarines' influence on his Chapter, Rahma Anubian followed Lord Commander Dante's command to induct the Primaris Marines. With the Great Rift allowing for the forces of the Dark Gods to pour forth into realspace, Soon, the Ultramarine-influenced temperaments of the Primaris reinforcements began to grate against the more passionate, brutal nature of the firstborn Children of Seth. As a former member of the Sanguinary Priesthood it was once the Herald of Storm's duty to tend to the spiritual needs of his brethren, so Rahma Anubian knew well what strife such differences would cause. As such, the lord of Atum declared the Children of Seth in their entirety would wage a crusade of vengeance against the rampaging Black Legion. Again and again, they threw themselves against the Servants of the Warmaster, with each brutal engagement the fury the Primaris repressed grew before finally against the Sorcerer-Lord Yurahn the Soul-Flayer, Reiver-Captain Hek-An unleashed the fury of his Chapter, beating the servant of the Dark Gods to death.

## Gene-Seed

Like all descendants of the Blood Angels the genetic flaws known as the Black Rage and Red Thirst are present in the gene-seed of the Children of Seth and, much like their parent chapter; the Flesh Tearers the flaws are more exaggerated than other sons of Sanguinius. Unlike their Cretatian cousins however the Black Rage manifests as a calm, tranquil serenity 'the calm before the storm' as the Children of Seth call it, for when unleashed onto the battlefield those suffering from that dark madness are as brutal and vicious as the sandstorms that wrack the vast dunes of their homeworld. Much like those brutal storms however the Black Rage can settle and the brother be returned to sanity, but he is not free for inevitably, just as the storm settles it will return, each time more violent and potentially fatal than the last.

## Chapter Organisation

"*The sands will be stained crimson, the rivers will run red.*"
— Chaplain Madu
### Chapter Command

Like the vast majority of space marines the Children of Seth's chapter command is organised in general compliance with the tenants of the Codex Astartes, however thanks to daemonic incursion by Rotigus Rainfather and his Nurglite horde as well as general casualties caused by the Black rage and Red Thirst, the current Chapter Master; Rahma Anubian was drawn from the ranks of the Sanguinary Priests. As the culture of Atum heavily has influenced the Children of Seth so too have the more archaic parts of the world's devotion to the Emperor, many positions; Death Company, Sanguinary Priests and Sanguinary guard (or Ushabti as they are known within the chapter) to name a few now bear helmets modelled in the likeness of several of the spirits the Atumians worship as aspects of the God-Emperor. Whilst strange to outsiders, those more learned in the culture of Atum realize that these decorations are an internal and more private manner for battle-brothers to easily identify each-other: an example of this is the Sanguinary Priests (and, in a break from tradition the current Chapter Master) all of whom bear a cold, black jackal-headed helmet made in resemblance to the one who judges and guides faithful souls into the Imperishable's paradise, much like how they guide those who would be Children of Seth into astartes-hood as well as prepare their body for the changes to come.

### Specialist Ranks

* **Ushabti** - A specialised cadre of Sanguinary Guard, the Ushabti are nearly mythical outside the ranks of the Children of Seth, bedecked in ancient power armour modelled on the crocodile-headed guardian-spirit of Atum (worshipped as the embodiment of the Emperor's protective will) like the creatures they bear the visage of the Ushabti move only when they need to; many are the visitors who have mistaken them for ceremonial statues only to be terrified when they move to the side of their chapter master. When in battle though they are a truly ferocious force, brutally destroying all who would make an attempt on their lord's life, their massive ornate weapons absolutely annihilating their foes with bursts of extreme violence and rage.
* **Maahes** - The Death Company of the Children of Seth. Like their progenitors, the Children of Seth have an oversized contingent of these insane, rage-filled Astartes, cursed by the twin blights of Sanguinius' children. Hidden away from the rest of the Chapter in the mountainous Sha's Pyramid, the Maahes are chained away in this huge prison, locked in stasis coffins, frozen in a dreamless sleep, the Maahes are unleashed as a howling avalanche of blades and wrath, clad in ancient feline-helmed power armour.

### Children of Seth Librarians

Due to the grim culture of Atum the Librarium are organised into the more macabre cult which, with the intense over-sight of the chaplaincy appear to have engaged in necromantic warp-craft that, though it managed to avoid the dark rituals of chaos, veered alarmingly close. Examples of this include the ancient chapter relic; the Book of the Dead. Due to the altered form of their librarium the Children of Seth have several unique psychic abilities used by their psykers. As well as their dabbling's with resurrection, in their desperate desire to resurrect Sanguinius, the Children of Seth have channelled the culture of their homeworld into librarian's warp-craft.

#### Heka Discipline

* **Lion's Wrath** - Channelling the searing fire of Atum's sun, the librarian imbues his brothers with a furious, searing vitality, propelling them ever onwards like the lion of Atumnian mythology.
* **Weight of Sin** - Invading his enemy's mind, the Librarian rips out every insecurity, every feeling of guilt into the forefront of their foe's mind, crippling them with their own failures.
* **Torrent of Blood** - Summoning a vast river of gore, the librarian swamps the battlefield with a tide of the Angel's blood, filling their brethren with loss-filled rage and slowing their foes. Those critical of the Chapter have (rather ignorantly given the Blood God's distaste for psykers) called this Khornate sorcery. Usually away from the ears of the Children of Seth.
* **Sepulchral Bite** - Even in the dark depths of the tombs and their underworld, life springs forth in the most vicious ways. The Librarian summons forth the vicious venom of the mortuary scorpions that lurk in the depths of Atum's crypts and impregnates his blade with it.

### Order of Battle

Because of the effects of the Black Rage and Red Thirst, as well as casualties, the Children of Seth are rarely at full power. This generally brutal existence has led the Chapter to generally streamline their use of the *Codex Astartes*, with a higher focus placed on the rapid deployment of infantry formations, meaning they focus primarily of drop pods and other rapid transports, largely stormravens given the Chapter's brutal shock and awe assaults. They do however, have a large stock of rhino transports, armed with smoke launchers. Given their sandstorm-wracked homeworld, the Children of Seth are used to fighting blind, so the visual obstructions are of little concern to the Astartes.

#### Companies

Given the astounding casualties caused by the twin flaws that blight all successors of Sanguinius, the Children of Seth have adopted a organisation similar to the Vanguard Strike Forces of the Flesh Tearers. To the best of their ability, every Child of Seth company has been reinforced to the level of a strike force, each supplied with squads of veterans, devastators, assault marines, tactical marines and scouts.

Since the Devastation of Baal, when the Primarch Roboute Guilliman arrived to aid the Sanguine Brotherhood, the Children of Seth have been reinforced back to full strength thanks to the Primaris Marines. Thanks to the horrific casualties taken during the defensive campaign against the Tyranids, the warriors of Atum are now composed largely of Primaris Marines. However, given that the Children of Seth are still leary of the Primaris given their masked rage and savagery, the majority of the higher ranks are Firstborn Astartes. Despite being restored to full strength, the Children of Seth operate largely in the Vanguard Strike Force mould, maintaining their rapid strike tactics and mixed force assaults.

## Combat Doctrine

"*This is what it means to be one of the Children of Seth boy . We are the blade of Atum, the fury of her sands. We do not forgive, we do not forget and we do not give the miserable sons of Horus one solitary moment of peace. Vengeance for the Angel, Primaris.”
“And victory for the Imperishable my Lord Herald.*"
—Chike, Exalted Herald of Sanguinius and Phobos Captain Hek-An
When they go to war the Children of Seth are much like the sandstorms of Atum, horrifyingly brutal, ripping through all that stands before them for, as Gabriel Seth once stated, the sons of Sanguinius each represent an aspect of their father’s spirit; the Flesh Tearers his battle savagery, the Lamenters his tragic nobility and the Children of Seth themselves are the terrifying manifestation of his vengeful wrath.

Because of the curse of fury that lurks in their blood, the Children of Seth make a smaller use of vehicles. The majority of those few they do use are generally faster transports or bikes, used more for their ability to rapidly deploy more squads of Astartes. Much to the arrogant consternation of the chapter’s greatest enemy Thekeh, the Children of Seth almost completely eschew micro-tactics of any sort, they are the blade that tears, a weapon of bloody retribution, a roaring horde of frenzied annihilators each utterly dedicated to the slaughter of their foes.

### The Armoury of Atum

Given their rather impromptu creation, the Children of Seth's holds are filled with a great number of improvised and hodgepodge sets of power armour, vehicles and the like. During their trials before their official naming and recognition, the Sons of Atum were rather poorly supplied, meaning a number idiosyncratic armaments appearing amongst the Chapter. Even since their officiation these have become staples of the Chapter, much like the Sanguine Brotherhood's own patterns such as the Baal Predator.

* **Setesh Pattern (Stormraven)** - Created during the early years of the Chapter, this pattern was originally a jury-rigged repair, given to a trio of extensively damaged stormraven by the eponymous Setesh, against the Necron's Katehnk Dynasty. As the Chapter was first armed with the Sanguine Brotherhood's hurriedly supplied cast-offs, it lacked the ability to properly maintain and repair their small motor-pool. Thus, Setesh, an aspiring techmarine was forced to replace the hull-mounted twin-linked heavy bolters with an unused quad launcher meant to be used for a rapier battery and, due to the damage done to the stormraven’s side access doors, the addition of hurricane bolter racks. Though these modifications reduced the transport capacity, the future Setesh Pattern reaped a brutal tally on the Necrons before it’s destruction, raining down incendiary and caustic missiles and shells, and shredding hails of bolt-rounds. Since then, the pattern was standardised and approved by the Mechanicus, usually leading wings of stormravens, the Setesh burns a landing zone before deploying the furious sons of Atum.

## Chapter Beliefs

Where almost all who bear the blood of Sanguinius have held to his ideals, the Children of Seth have not moved beyond mourning the Great Angel, it is their belief that they are the manifestation of Sanguinius' revenge against the most hated of traitors, as shown with their battlecry "Vengeance for the Angel! Victory for the Imperishable!" the very existence of those born from Horus' gene-seed is an offence to the warriors of Atum. As well as their vengeful nature, the Children of Seth are generally an unforgiving an warlike lot, whilst not cruel, their contempt for weakness of any kind leaves them seeming standoffish and callous. Much like their world, the beliefs of the Children of Seth are cyclical, life happens in patterns.

### Shay

The Children of Seth's greatest belief and the drive to bring forth the Book of the Dead. Shay is the great journey of life. In the beginning, there is nothing. Then comes life, the soul, the animating life-force comes to be

## Deathwatch Service

Despite their long and brutal history with their ancient foe Thekeh the Dominator and the Necron species as a whole service in the Deathwatch is generally treated with disinterest. Though they send their required tithe they often do so irregularly and, several times have needed to be rather forcibly reminded (by threat from the Ordo Astartes) Even though the chapter as a whole is generally uncaring about the Deathwatch the battle-brothers sent to serve in the Ordo Xenos have seen it as a glorious period of service to the Imperishable.

## Notable Chapter Space Marines

* **Rahma Anubian** - The Herald of the Storm and Jackal-King of Atum, Rahma Anubian serves as the current Chapter Master of the Children of Seth. Rising to his current position during the darkest days of the Chapter, Anubian's rise to lordship was an unconventional one; originally serving as a member of the Sanguinary Brotherhood, during the annihilation of Thekeh the Dominator, the Children of Seth took astonishing casualties against the vile Necrons. Thus, Rahma was thrust into the position simply by being the highest ranking survivor of the Chapter. Though he has led his Chapter to countless bloody glories and miraculous victories, Rahma himself remains subdued as a Chapter Master, even refusing to bear the ceremonial death mask usually worn by previous lords of Atum, instead wearing the jackal helm of the Sanguinary Priests, privately believing himself unworthy of the role. Young (relatively speaking) amongst the Chapter Masters of the Blood, Rahma is still a quiet and contemplative figure, utterly at odds with the Atumnian sons' wrathful and violent reputation. Unfortunately, however, despite this humble attitude, during the Devastation of Baal, Rahma's own fears would be realised, during the Devastation of Baal Ka'Bandha's arrival on the desert world would drive the Herald of Storm, normally so calm and in control of the Twin Flaws which blight the Sons of Sanguinius, into the depths of the Red Thirst. Driven into an unreasoning and bloody rage by the Sanguinary Brotherhood's ancient nemesis, Rahma even began to mutate, his eyes transforming into the predatory amber slits of those utterly fallen to the Thirst before his Exalted Herald Chike, and Chief Librarian Ahmes were able to capture and coax their master back to sanity. Since then, Rahma has become even more reclusive, barely seen beyond matters of war and now always fully armoured.
* **Chike** - The current Exalted Herald of Sanguinius. After the Devastation of Baal, which decimated the Sanguinary Guard as an institution, Veteran Sergeant Chike was promoted to the position of Exalted Herald. During the early days of the Dark Imperium it was Chike that led the Ushabti in stalking the halls of the Setekh when it was boarded by Night Lords. A contemporary of the Herald of the Storm; Rahma Anubian, Chike and his future Chapter Master, Chike is utterly apart from the detached and cold reputation of the Ushabti, all those drawn from Amit's blood, Chike is a coarse, unceremonious warrior, still treating his now leader and charge as if they still young initiates, the elder Exalted Herald still referring to Rahma by name instead of a formal title. Chike has in fact mocked the suggestion, claiming "I'll shine my arse with the blood of our Primarch before I call him my lord."
* **The First One** - The mysterious warrior who served as the first ever Chapter Master of the Children of Seth.
* **Ari** - Former Medjay (High Chaplain) of the Children of Seth, as Keeper of the Broken it is Ari's grim task to shepherd those truly and irredeemably fallen to the Black Rage into the Imperishable's embrace and to lead those more fortunate members of the Death Company to a glorious end in the name of the Imperium. As the Sanguine Brotherhood prepared for the coming of Hive Fleet Leviathan, Ari, High Chaplain of the Children of Seth and Keeper of the Broken became increasingly short-tempered and wrathful. More and more he found himself inexplicably more at home amongst the ill-tempered renegades of the Knights of Blood than his own brethren. In rare moment of serenity, Ari recognised what the roiling fury meant. Reporting to Rahma Anubian, Ari informed his Chapter Master that the Black Rage would soon take him, and requested to join the ranks of the Death Company. When the Tyranids breached the Arx Angelicum and Lord Commander Dante ordered the Death Company of every single Chapter unleashed, former High Chaplain Ari was at the vanguard of this mad legion, roaring out the hatred of millennia as he and his insanity-claimed brothers bought the Sanguine Brotherhood precious moments to regroup within the walls of the Fortress-Monastery. After his death, he was replaced by the Chaplain; Chaths Atu.
* **Imhotep** - Current High-Sanguinary Priest of the Children of Seth. Imhotep served under Rahma Anubian prior to ascent to the rank of Chapter Master. During this his time in the Apothecarian, Rahma took Imhotep under his wing, beginning to train him in the secrets of the Sanguinary Priesthood
* **Chaths Atu** - Current Medjay (High Chaplain) of the Children of Seth.
* **Ahmes** - 'Scorpion's Sting' current Chief Librarian and wielder of the Book of the Dead, first rose to prominence alongside his current chapter master.

## Chapter Relics

* ***Flensing Storm*** - Named after the vast and terrifying sandstorms that wrack the deserts of Atum, the massive brutal Khopesh wielded by the chapter master Rahma Anubian this weapon is especially feared amongst the foul traitors of the Black Legion. Ever since the creation of the Children of Seth the blade has carved its way through the bitter scions of the Arch-Traitor, every notch on the hilt a child of Horus killed in revenge for the murder of Sanguinius. It has been said that during the battle that led to his brutal death, the mysterious Chapter Master - The First One - managed to wound Abaddon the Despoiler. the blade seems to drive those who wield it into a savage fury whenever in the presence of the warmaster's brethren, as though it hungers for the blood of the XVI Legion.
* **Osiris' Tomb** - Discovered on the world of Osiris in the early years of the Children of Seth's history, this ancient dreadnought shell was seen as a blessing from the Imperishable for their purpose in taking the Khepri sub-sector. Since the battle of Osiris, when the Black Rage and Red Thirst first reared their heads amongst the Children of Seth, Osiris' Tomb has been granted to those most honoured veterans who fall to the Black Rage.
* ***Book of the Dead*** - A great tome of pure obsidian the *Book of the Dead* is possibly one of the most sacred relics of the Children of Seth. Due to the chapter's rather grim reputation it is rumoured that the book was originally created in an attempt to resurrect the Primarch Sanguinius. Though the relic is incapable of such an miracle when passages of the *Book of the Dead* are read phantoms of the chapter's mightiest heroes are summoned to aid their still-living brethren.
* **Xōteb** - The blade of the Exalted Herald, like everything is soaked in blood. Often considered the sister sword of the Flensing Storm, Xōteb is a great reaping blade, a simple unstoppable killer which cleaves through any before the Exalted Herald. Where it is believed the Flensing Storm is propelled by rage and vengeance, the Xōteb is (ironically) a blunt killer, it exists to end life and nothing beyond.
* **Kemwer's Flight** -

## Chapter Fleet

The fleet of the Children of Seth is very much a reflection of their vicious nature, every ship is heavily modified with a specific goal in mind; the utter and brutal destruction of the Children of Seth's enemies. Due to its hybridised nature the Children of Seth's fleet has always been seen as a curiosity to the Ordo Astartes and a source of frustration for the more orthodox members of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Due to the Chapter's creation outside of any specific founding, the more cobbled together nature of the Chapter's arsenal is obvious, varying ages of ships, several older than the Chapter itself.

* **Setekh (Battle Barge)** - The great, predatory flagship of the Children of Seth, the Setekh is very much a reflection of her masters; swift, violent and devastating. Unlike other battle-barges, the Setekh is built for speed and destruction, whilst its armour has been somewhat stripped back, it is armed with an increased number of boarding launchers and lance weapons. Whilst it reaped a bloody tally on the Tyranid hordes during the Devastation of Baal, like the rest of those in the fleet that survived Leviathan's arrival, the Setekh was forced to retreat.
* ***Devourer of the Dead* (Strike Cruiser)** - As with many members of the Sanguine Brotherhood, when the Children of Seth go to war, they are accompanied by cohorts of those of their brethren who have fallen to the madness that lurks in their blood. The Devourer of the Dead is the largest of the Chapter’s fleet specifically adapted to carrying and deploying the Death Company. Though the majority of its internals have been removed to allow for more launchers, the Devourer of the Dead carries the most of those ancients of the Chapter that have fallen during their entombment.
* ***Breaker of False Gods* (Strike Cruiser)**
* ***Jackal's Laugh* (Hunter-class Destroyer)**
* **Sunblade (Escort)** - During the Devastation of Baal, the Sunblade aided in the evacuation of Baal Prime, the ship was nearly invaded both by daemons and tyranids, only held off by the fury of (then veteran sergeant) Chike, rendered nigh insensate by Rahma Anubian's near-fall to the Red Thirst.

## Chapter Appearance

### Chapter Colours

The Children of Seth have a two-tone colour scheme with jet black covering the torso and legs of their Power Armour, while the helm, shoulder pauldrons, arms and backpack are crimson red. Like the Blood Angels, the Children of Seth's company designation is displayed on the right shoulder plate. For the Children of Seth rather than have blood drops their markers come in the form of a scarab (black for the Veteran 1st Company), differently-coloured for the companies. A Children of Seth's squad designation is determined by an Atum numeral placed on the right knee plate. Librarians of the Chapter wear crimson Power Armour with only the left shoulder plate painted blue.

### Chapter Badge

The Children of Seth's Chapter icon is a black coloured, stylised rendition of the spirit of vengeance and rage worshipped by the native population (known to be Gabriel Seth by the scions of Sanguinius, much to his embarrassment and Lord Commander Dante's considerable amusement) with a bloodied maw, centred upon a field of crimson.

### Allies

* **Flesh Tearers** - As successors of the brutal sons of Cretacia, the Children of Seth view their progenitors with great reverence. True to the shared savagery of the Chapters, such esteem does not translate to a civility. Whenever the two have interacted it is clear there is a warrior’s respect, but a brawler’s bluntness. The Flesh Tearers on their part, have taken a liking to the warriors of Atum. Gabriel Seth however, after whom the Chapter is named feels a combination of embarrassment and respect for the Children of Seth, as well as, since seeing Rahma Anubian nearly completely fall the the blood-madness of the Red Thirst, a sympathetic concern.
* **Blood Angels**

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### Enemies

* **Black Legion** - As the sons of their beloved Primarch's killer, the warriors of the Black Legion are the most hated foe of the Children of Seth. Utterly devoted to their destruction, the warriors of Atum will not rest until every single Astartes that have taken the black of Abaddon has been slaughtered. Where every foe is met with the same frenzied wrath, when the Children of Seth face the Black Legion, this loathing is deeply personal. Even when it would be proper to retreat, the Children of Seth fight to the bitter, bloody end wishing to inflict as much pain on the sons of the Arch-traitor as possible.
* **Ka'bandha**
* **Thekeh the Dominator** - The ancient Phaeron of the Katehnk Dynasty

### By Your Chapter

"*Your kind needs to be taught obedience once more."
"Hmph, since when have xenos ever known what we need?"
"Your empire crumbles, your leader is a corpse, you must know, if you do not submit you will be killed."
"What I know is, it will not be by you.*"
— Exchange between Thekeh the Dominator and Chief Librarian Ahmes, the Battle of Nehkar.
"*The Children of Seth are not as the Blood Angels are Lord Commander Dante, we do not wield the Primarch's great charisma and strategic brilliance. We are as the Blade Encarmine or the Spear of Telesto, we are a weapon wielded in the name of the Imperishable. We are the bloody retribution of the Angel, forged by the sands of Atum. Unleash us against these abominations and we shall bring them the purity of oblivion.*"
— Rahma Anubian on the nature of the Children of Seth during the Angel's Call incident.
"*By the Primarch how did the Imperishable ever tolerate your rabble?! You're a gaggle of cackling idiots thinking they're warriors because their murderer's knives aren't blunt, watching you blunder around has been almost piteous, at least die with some dignity Night Lord!* "
—Exalted Herald of Sanguinius Chike during the Night Lord's infiltration of the Setekh
"*Your arrogance has cost you Kinnaman. We were indeed indebted to you after Kushite, but you did more than request help owed. Your greed blinded you, in your pathetic need you demanded our subjugation. You wished us to bow to you. We bow only to the Imperishable, yet you set yourself as his equal. Captain Mered told me you didn't understand what madness overtook them. Allow me to enlighten you.*"
—Chapter Master Rahma Anubian to Inquisitor Kinnaman before abandoning him inside Sha's Pyramid
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### About Your Chapter

"*I-I, I saw one. It was an angel at first, carving through anything in front of it...then it saw Giran a-and...by the Emperor, it hacked him to pieces. I heard it, screaming in rage. I-I ran before it turned to me...*"
—Anonymous member of the Cadian 14th before his execution
"*Even if they must be slaughtered to the last, the ignorant savages will learn their place, underneath my heel.*"
—Thekeh the Dominator
"*These bastards of Amit aren't even worthy of consideration, yet you honour them before us?! We are a Chapter of the Second Founding born from the original Legion!"
"The Children of Seth are loyal to the legacy of Sanguinius Moar. You Angels Vermillion threatened its very existence. They are worth a thousand of you each.*"
—Kuldoth Moar and Dante during the Castigation of the Angels Vermillion
"*Revenge will only get you so far young warrior, should you achieve victory, if, on some blessed beautiful day every single of the Archtraitor's foul spawn is slain, what then will you do? What more is there for you to accomplish?*"
—Haruki, Kensei of the Stormborn to an unknown Child of Seth scout

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## Gallery

A Captain of the Children of SethA Children of Seth *Ushabti* (Sanguinary Guard) wearing relic artificer armour. They are characterised by their crocodile helmets and cold demeanour.A Children of Seth Veteran Marine.Death Company Marine of the Children of Seth