Iron Retributors

Iron Retributors armorial with Chapter iconography

Iron Retributors Battle-Brother of Varohk Clan Company.

Over the borders of Segmentum Pacificus lies a backwater world called Geyron Prime, a feral world filled with mud, ash, and volcanic lakes, home to a warring techno barbarian clans that number in millions. This world became a fresh recruiting ground for the Children of Ferrus Manus - the **Iron Retributors**. This Chapter was founded during the 10th Founding during the mid-35th Millennium, created amid the dark times of the Nova Terra Interregnum, when the Imperium of Man had been split into twin interstellar empires.

Iron Retributors were created following the success of a single squad from Clan Raukaan Iron Hands led by Sergeant Flavius Byzantum in purging a massive Space Hulk from an unknown xenos. The Chapter embraced the *Codex Astartes* without losing their long lost tradition as Sons of the Gorgon. Like their forefathers, Iron Retributors are well known for their massive numbers of Dreadnoughts, bionic implants, and Drop Assault tactics. The Chapter is also known to possess a mass number of custom rounds both missile launchers and bolters.

## Chapter History

Like their Progenitors, they are cold-hearted and brutally remorseless in battle. Since their inception, they have shattered countless foes in their never-ending quest to rid the galaxy of the enemies of mankind. From the deadly forces of the immaterium into facing the cunning Eldars of Craftworld Siradys, the Iron Retributors with the blessings of the Omnissiah and clad with bionics and ceramite will slaughter every last xeno who try to tear the Imperium.

It was foretold that one of the Terran born Clan Raukaan astartes, Sergeant Flavius Byzantum Kharandros of the Iron Hands, caught the attention of the current Iron Father at that time. Due to his exemplary deeds to the Chapter and to the Imperium, Sergeant Byzantum was given the esteemed honour of commanding a newly raised Successor Chapter especially during the age of Nova Terra Interregnum that last for nearly nine centuries. Since its founding, the Iron Retributors had been known to fight the seceding forces of Nova Terra, bit by bit reunified many worlds back to the Imperium hands.

Adhering the Codex Astartes as a fully organized and a sacred tome that teaches the Art of War, the Chapter Master reorganize the chapter, changing the clan system that were created by their forefathers into 10 strong companies as the codes are told.The practice of Self Amputation of replacing the left arm with bionic hands are remained and still used by the chapter.

The Iron Retributors is a fleet based chapter, possessing 3 battle barges and travelling in vast armada that venture the Imperium from the Segmentum Pacificus to the Ultima Segmentum. The Pride of Byzantium is the largest Battle Barge among the Iron Retributors, fitting nearly 4 companies and also worked as the companies fortress monastery.

## Chapter Home World

The Iron Retributors are a fleet-based Chapter that solely recruits their members from a feral world of Geyron Prime, a world filled with badlands, ash storms, mud field, and volcanic lakes where many settlements, strongholds, and oil rigs can be found, be it on ashen filled hills, cracked badlands, scrubs, or volcanic lands. Geyron Prime is home to hundreds of techno barbarian clans that vie with one another, constantly seeking out to conquer, pillage and raid for glory. Raids, small-scale warfare, and resource stealing are quite common activities of this brutally harsh world.

The denizens of Geyron Prime are live by war ever since they could walk and talk. They learn how to fix a jetbikes, building a makeshift weapons even farming ash grown carrots, yams, and fruit pods for their food. Clans such as clan Mundi, Rodagoz, and Solazeen are well known to hunt local wildlife through using minefields, and electric prods. Some clans such as clan Moraclay, and Zauras are known to practice cannibalism.

Geyron Prime is a hot bed of slavery where the weaker clans or tribes are enslaved inside prometheum rigs and lead mines or to be sold to the Rogue Traders, some fortunate male slaves are serve in the arena as a gladiator while the fortunate female slaves are serve as a bed slaves to the powerful warlords and chieftains.

### The Recruitment Process

Iron Retributors recruits are chosen from amongst the best warriors or from men with military talents, be they settlement militia, orphans, sons from low- to middle-class clans, notable raiders, greaseboys, gladiatorial slaves, and criminals. Amongst the most valued traits in a recruit are aggression, martial arts prowess, excellent marksmanship, a high sense of justice and an innate psychotic-level killer instinct.

After receiving several tasks to carry out, these Aspirants are armed with every makeshift weapons the chapter had gathered from Geyron Prime and dropped upon Geyron Seccundus, an untamed world that recently liberated from an Ork Waagh. There the aspirants should hunt and slay every last feral orks in the planet. The planet is also home to the warring Feral Ork Chieftains that led by Ork Weirdboyz and Warbozz armed with primitive shootas, choppas, and spears. The aspirants should kill at least three nobz, or a weirboy and or a warbozz in order to become a fully pledge battle brother. If the Aspirant succeeds in these chosen tasks, then they will ascend to become a Scout Marine, and given the first of many Adeptus Astartes' implants as a gift from their Chapter.

## Chapter Organisation

The Chapter's adherence of the *Codex Astartes* creates a mixture of both Iron Hands Clan System and *Codex* hierarchy. The following represents the order of battle of the Iron Retributors at the end of Indomitus Crusade, with the coming of Primaris Astartes, at least 80% of the chapter is filled with Primaris Astartes with the exceptions of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Company Clans.

The Iron Retributors is a *Codex*-compliant chapter, thus the chapter is organized into 8 companies. The 1st Company serves as the Veteran Company while the 2nd through 5th Companies serve as Battle Companies. The 6th and 7th serve as Reserve Companies and the 8th Company serves as a Scout Company, which is now filled with Vanguard Marines and Primaris Reivers. Firstborn Astartes fill the majority of the 1st through 3rd Companies, while Primaris Space Marines make up the rest of the companies.

The chapter embrace and welcome Primaris Astartes as their brethern in arms. With the news of Rubicon Primaris spread like wildfire, many Battle-Brothers from 4th to 8th Companies had decided to cross the Rubicon Primaris. Due to its mechanical augmentations, the process of crossing the Rubicon Primaris for the Iron Retributors goes with ease with only 6 Battle-Brothers failing to successfuly cross over. As per agreement between Company Captains of the 1st to 3rd Companies and the Iron Warlord, these companies will not cross the Rubicon Primaris and maintain its old traditions until all Firstborn Astartes fall or are interred inside the sacrophagus of a Dreadnought.

The Iron Retributors are one of the few Space Marine Chapters that possess and have unravelled the secrets of Sicaran Arcus Strike Tank blueprints, which are rumored to have been saved by the Tech-Priests of Mars at the end of Horus Heresy. The chapter is entrusted by both the Cult Mechanicus and the High Lords of Terra to safeguard the secrets of this rare Sicaran Tank blueprint and with their permission, produce and manufacture such ancient relic tanks.

### Officer Ranks

* **Iron Warlord** - Chapter Master equivalent.
* **Captain**
* **Primaris Captain**
* **Lieutenant**

### Specialist Ranks

* **Chief Librarian**
* **Librarian**
* **Relusiarch**
* **Iron Father** - Chaplain equivalent.
* **Chief Apothecary**
* **Apothecary**
* **Master of the Forge**
* **Techmarine**
* **Chapter/Company Champion**
* **Ancient**

### Line Ranks

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

### Special Units & Formations

* **Varangian Terminators** - Varangian Terminators are the elite units of the Iron Retributors, serving as Honor Guard and deepstrike special forces of the chapter. Varangian Guards wear special designed Cataphractii Terminator Armor and armed with Auto Cannons, gauntlet mounted Storm Bolters and the signature Varangian Power Axe. A thrice forged single edged two-handed Power Axe with shock energy that able to carve through the thickest Land Raider and gigantic bioforms with ease. The Varangian Terminators can be seen in the 1st Company and the Iron Warlord's Chapter Command retinue. Varangian Terminators are only picked from the First Company after two centuries of service to the Chapter. The Cataphractii Terminator Armour of this unit is known to be faster than ordinary Cataphractii Terminator Armor while at the same time each armor is equipped with mini halo launchers that will protect this unit from missile weapons.

### Order of Battle

#### Headquarters

**Vargo Morkhalis Terkos**
**Primaris Iron Warlord of the Iron Retributors**
**Primaris Champion Armentarius Kourkouas**
**Command Squad:**
**Primaris Chapter Ancient Maniakes, Iron Father, Apothecary, Librarian**
**100 Varangian Terminators**
**Primaris Chief Librarian Bardas Ooryphamos,**
***Master of the Librarium***
**10 Epistolaries**
**10 Codiciers**
**10 Lexicaniums**
**Primaris Reclusiarch Petreus Makarios,**
***Master of the Faith***
**3 Chaplains**
**5 Primaris Chaplains**
**5 Primaris Judiciars**
**Primaris Chief Apothecary Tzimiskes,**
***Master of the Apothecarion***
**3 Apothecaries**
**5 Primaris Apothecaries**
**Chapter Serfs** | **Admiral Helena Staurakia,**
***Master of the Fleet***
**3 Battle Barges**
**8 Strike Cruisers**
**20 Gladius Frigates**
**Fire Raptors**
**Storm Birds**
**Thunderhawk Gunships**
**Stormraven Gunships**
**Ioan Kerularios**
***Primaris Master of the Forge***
**30 Techmarines**
**50 Primaris Techmarines**
**20 Thunderfire Cannons**
**2 Fellblades**
**20 Predators**
**40 Landspeeders**
**20 Whirlwinds**
**30 Sicaran Arcus Strike Tank**
**20 Gladiator Lancers**
**20 Gladiator Reapers**
**30 Repulsors**

#### Companies

**2 Lieutenants**
**Command Squad:**
**Ancient**
**Iron Father**
**Apothecary**
**Librarian**
**6 Tartaros Terminator Squads**
**4 Varangian Terminator Squads**
**Dreadnoughts:**
**4 Deredeo Dreadnoughts**
**2 Leviathan Dreadnoughts**
**6 Contemptor Dreadnoughts**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Command Squad:**
**Ancient**
**Iron Father**
**Apothecary**
**Librarian**
**6 Battleline Squad**
**2 Close Support Squad**
**2 Fire Support Squad**
**Dreadnoughts:**
**4 Deredeo Dreadnoughts**
**4 Contemptor Dreadnoughts**
**2 Leviathan Dreadnoughts**
**2 Ironclad Dreadnoughts** | **Third Captain Nestorion Lascaris**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Command Squad:**
**Ancient**
**Iron Father**
**Apothecary**
**Librarian**
**6 Battleline Squad**
**2 Close Support Squad**
**2 Fire Support Squad**
**Dreadnoughts:**
**2 Deredeo Dreadnoughts**
**4 Contemptor Dreadnoughts**
**4 Leviathan Dreadnoughts**
**2 Ironclad Dreadnoughts** | **Forth Primaris Captain Andronicos Vatazes**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Command Squad:**
**Ancient**
**Iron Father**
**Apothecary**
**Librarian**
**6 Heavy Intercessors Squads**
**2 Inceptor Squads**
**2 Eradicator Squads**
**Dreadnoughts:**
**8 Contemptor Dreadnoughts**

**2 Lieutenants**
**Command Squad:**
**Ancient**
**Iron Father**
**Apothecary**
**Librarian**
**6 Intercessor Squads**
**2 Close Support Intercessor Squads**
**2 Hellblaster Squads**
**Dreadnoughts:**
**10 Contemptor Dreadnoughts**
**8 Redemptor Dreadnoughts** | **Sixth Primaris Captain Servianus Novadantes**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Command Squad:**
**Ancient**
**Iron Father**
**Apothecary**
**Librarian**
**5 Heavy Intercessor Squads**
**5 Intercessor Squads**
**Dreadnoughts:**
**10 Redemptor Dreadnoughts** | **Seventh Primaris Captain Nikephoros Mykanos**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Command Squad:**
**Ancient**
**Iron Father**
**Apothecary**
**Librarian**
**5 Eradicators Squad**
**5 Hellblaster Squad**
**Dreadnoughts:**
**10 Redemptor Dreadnoughts** | **Eighth Primaris Captain Armenius Ingernius**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Command Squad:**
**Ancient**
**Iron Father**
**Apothecary**
**Librarian**
**4 Infiltrator Squads**
**4 Reiver Squads**
**4 Vanguard Suppressor Squads**
**4 Vanguard Eliminator Squads**
**Dreadnoughts:**
**Nicodemos the Wise**

## Combat Doctrine

Like their forefathers, it is well known for an Astartes of this Chapter to further enhance himself through biomechanical and cybernetic means, including the replacement of otherwise healthy limbs and organic bodyparts with bionics.

The Iron Retributors adopt the captain system as the Codex Astartes with ten Techmarines serving each company.

The Chapter possesses more Dreadnoughts than standard Codex Astartes successor chapters, ranging from the casual Castaferum pattern to the most ancient pattern such as Contemptor, Deredeo, and Leviathan Dreadnoughts and having at least 8 to 12 Dreadnoughts per company. Each Dreadnoughts are more conscious, able to communicate more clear and able to enter a state of suspended animation as they were entered a comfortable restful sleep than a standard Dreadnought.

The Chapter's First Company is mostly filled with fully bionic enhanced Astartes and most are "embedded" inside the Tartaros Terminator Armor becoming one with the armour with only their helmets are still capable to be removed. The First Company is all equipped with Tartaros Terminator Armor with the First Captain Galatos equipped with a prototyped Geyron Pattern Tartaros Armour. A relic Terminator Armour that allowed its wearer to move faster and equipped with quad Bolter and a Lascannon on its back.

With their experts in medium and long range combat, the Iron Retributors possess a unique options of custom potent acidic rounds fitted to fight every enemies of the Imperium both Chaos or Xenos. This custom highly corrosive rounds known as Geyronfire Rounds are kept secret from the mechanicus and forged exclusively by the Chapters Iron Priest.

At the beginning of M42 after the end of Indomitus Crusade, Company Clan system was named from the 2nd to 8th Companies in adaptation of both Iron Hands Clan System and *Codex Astartes*. Below are the list of clans and their speciality:

- 2nd Company, Clan Turenii: Hive World Pacification

- 3rd Company, Clan Varohk: Anti Batllesuit Warfare

- 4th Company, Clan Cruesci: Guerilla Warfare

- 5th Company, Clan Doria: Mechanized Warfare

- 6th Company, Clan Minoian: Drop Assault Warfare

- 7th Company, Clan Mycenas: Mechanized Warfare

- 8th Company, Clan Liguras: Stealth and Long Range Warfare

## Chapter Gene-Seed

As nearly the same as their forefathers the Iron Hands, there are no noted physical flaws with the Iron Retributors's gene-seed, but some speculate that their fanatical hatred of weakness and physical frailty may in fact result from a genetic flaw in their gene-seed. In addition, the Gene-seed of the Iron Retributors are tend to possess a weak nociceptors that allow the Astartes to experience nearly no pain and agony. Due to this issue, it is easier to stabilize the injured Battle Brother and less painful process of interring near fallen Battle Brother inside a Dreadnought chassis. The Chapter's Gene-Seed other varied aspects is that almost every Astartes are able to read, hear, and commune with the Machine Spirits.

Another gene-seed flaw within the chapters gene seed is the lost of an organ particular to Space Marines: the *omophagea*, also known as the Remembrancer  an organ that able to 'read' or absorb genetic material consumed by the marine.

## Notable Iron Retributors

* **Vargo Morkhalis Terkos** - Current Primaris Iron Warlord of the Iron Retributors.
* **Bardas Ooryphamos** - Current Primaris Chief Librarian and *Master of the Librarium*.
* **Petreus Makarios** - Current Primaris Reclusiarch and *Master of the Faith*.
* **Tzimisket** - Current Primaris Chief Apothecary and *Master of the Apothecarion*.
* **Ioan Kercularios** - Current Primaris Master of the Forge.
* **First Captain Severus Galatos** - Current commander of the 1st Company.
* **Second Captain Diogenus Tzimiskes** - Current commander of the 2nd Company, Clan Turenii.
* **Third Captain Nestorion Lascaris** - Current commander of the 3rd Company, Clan Varokh.
* **Fourth Primaris Captain Andronicos Vatazes** - Current commander of the 4th Company, Clan Cruesci.
* **Fifth Primaris Captain Diodantes Varian** - Current commander of the 5th Company, Clan Doria.
* **Sixth Primaris Captain Servianus Novadantes** - Current commander of the 6th Company, Clan Minoian.
* **Seventh Primaris Captain Nikephoros Mykanos** - Current commander of the of 7th Comany, Clan Mycenas.
* **Eighth Primaris Captain Armenius Ingernius** - Current commander of the 8th Company, Clan Liguras.
* **Primaris Champion Armentarius Kourkouas** - Current Chapter Champion.
* **Primaris Ancient Maniakes** - Current Chapter standard bearer.
* **Nicodemos the Wise** - Oldest dreadnought within the Iron Retributors, assigned to the 8th Company, Clan Liguras.

## Chapter Fleet

Iron Retributors possess at least twenty Frigates, 8 Strike Cruisers and three Battle Barge.

* ***Pride of Kharandros* (Battle Barge)** - Flagship of the Iron Retributors
* ***Fist of Geyron* (Battle Barge)** - Flagship famously operated by 3rd Company Captain Narses Faryntus.
* ***Fury of Staurakia* (Battle Barge)** - Operated by non Astartes admiral Helena Staurakia.
* ***Claw of Geyron* (Strike Cruiser)**
* ***Blades of Gorgon* (Strike Cruiser)**
* ***Iron Dragons* (Strike Cruiser)**
* ***Geyron's Teeth* (Strike Cruiser)**
* ***Nicephoros's Fury* (Strike Cruiser)**
* ***Litany of Gorgon* (Strike Cruiser)**
* ***Talon of Merdia* (Strike Cruiser)** - Flagship operated by famous Chapter Serf turn Fleet Admiral Elenna Merdia Gage.
* ***Wings of Geyron* (Strike Cruiser)**

## Chapter Appearance

### Chapter Colours

The Iron Retributors primarily wear calthan brown coloured battle-plate with parts of their trimmed in charadon granite and dull gold trim. A dull gold coloured Imperialis or Aquila is usually attached to their plastron (chest guard). An unusually *Codex*-compliant Iron Hands Successor Chapter, the Iron Retributors follow many of the tenets of this sacrd tome. On the left shoulder pauldron inset, they proudly bear their Chapter iconograpy. The gold coloured squad specialist symbol is stenciled on the right shoulder inset, indicating a battle-brother's assigned squad specialty (Fire Support, Close Support, Battleline, Veteran or Command). A small gold coloured Roman numeral is stenciled above it, indicating a battle-brother's assigned squad. A calthan brown Roman numeral stenciled on the left poleyn (knee guard) indicates a battle-brother's assigned Clan Company.

### Chapter Badge

The Iron Retributors Chapter iconography consists of a black coloured square at a 30 degree angle (appearing almost as a diamond shape), a grey castle tower of three battlements centered within and pointed at the base, paralleling the sides of a white square divided throughout by a wide black saltire all within a black coloured border.

## Relations

### Allies

* **Angel's Litany** - During the Grendel War, The Angel's Litany come to aid the Iron Retributors in defending Grendel V against the Emperor's Children splinter Warband the Agents of Excess. There Chapter Master Terandros aid the Iron Warlord Basilleus Phokas in repelling Ter'Vadrun. A Keeper of Secret recently emerged at the results of the Slaanesh ritual created by Chaos Sorcerer Tybalt Sonicdread and Chaos Lord Vicksan the Eternal. The alliance forge even stronger during the Macharian Crusade where the Angel's Litany fought side by side with Iron Retributors and the armies of Lord Solar Macharius in creating new world for the Imperium. The Chapter often trade their ammo rounds both the Azkaellon rounds and Geyronfire Rounds in every Crusade as a token of friendship and aid.

## Notable Quotes

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## Gallery

Iron Retributors Primaris Intercessor of the 4th Company (Clan Cruesci), 9th Battleline Squad.Iron Retributors relic Contemptor Dreadnought, Nicodemus the Wise, of the 8th Company (Clan Liguras).Iron Retributors relic Sicaran Arcus Strike Tank.