Death Champions

Death Champions armorial with Chapter iconography.

Death Champions Primaris Intercessor of the 2nd Company, 4th Battleline Squad.

### **Specialty**

deployment of battle Groups, close combat, range combat, mobil warfare, assassination from enemy leader, monsters, specialist and elit units, fight against mass attacks, surprise attacks

### **Battle cry**

"Honour the dead. He is our and our enemies faith. And we are His champions."

### Successor Chapter(s)

None

The **Death Champions** are loyal Space Marine Chapter hailing from the lineage of the courageous and stoic Iron Hands. They were created during the 4th Founding sometime in the mid-500s.M32, following the near-disastrous War of the Beast, when the Imperium of Man was nearly decimated by the largest Ork WAAAGH! not seen since the Ullanor Crusade during the latter years of the Great Crusade.

Unlike many of their fellow Chapters, they do not follow the wisdom of the *Codex Astartes*, instead following their own wisdom of warfare. The Death Champions also dsiplay a perculiarly idiosyncratic Chapter cult, whose rites and traditions focus on death and martyrdom. This obsesession with death and macabre began after a chance encounter with the mysterious revenant Astartes known as the Legions of the Damned. Since that time, the Chapter has revered the fallen over and above the living, which is displayed by their use of the symbols of death and mourning in their Chapter iconography.

## Chapter History

The Death Champions are a chapter of the 4th Founding. In their first years fight the Death Champions the remains of Ork forces from the War of the Beast. Fast recapture they 30 from Orks captured sectors for the humanity back. She hunt Chaos Warbands the try exploit the situation of the Imperium. In the next 9000 years follow their the wisdom of the death. From the deathly mountains of Katertis IV to the deep oceans of Umatris VIII. Could no enemy, no xeno, no traitor and no heretic a attack of the Death Champions surviving. This brave chapter saw many enemies, but none was their in a battle equal.

### First Encounter with the Legion of the Dammed.

During the year 001.M33, the whole Chapter fought upon the world Tremertis against a massive Chaos forces 10 times greater in number. During the heavy fighting they lose 90% of their forces. As the final attack of the Heretic Astartes commences, only 80 Battle-Brothers and the Chapter Master remain alive. Suddenly, the ghostly fires of perdition appear, as the revenant forms of the Legion of the Dammed come forth upon the battlefield and utterly decimate the Chaos forces. This was the beginning of a long adoration of the death and the deceased.

## Notable Campaigns

* **The Near Disaster of Tremertis (001.M31):** At the year 001.M33 fight the whole chapter at the world Tremertis against a 10 times greater Chaos space marine army. In the heavy fights lose they 90% of their forces. At the final attack of the Chaos Space Ma rines was only 80 Battle Brothers and the Chapter Master alive. Suddenly appear the Legion of the Dammed at the battlefield and destroy the Chaos Space Marines. This was the begin of a long adoration of the death and the deceased.
* **The break of Tirmisus IV (389.M38):** The misery fat of Tirmisus IV begins at the year 989.M37 as a chaos cult has taken the rule over Tirmisus IV. For the next 400 years could they undisturbed Tirmisus IV convert in a daemon world. As the dark ritual after 400 years nearly completed was. storm the Death Champions Tirmisus IV **.** The Death Champions must see, this the planet a great Warp Gate is and a endless danger for the Imperium is. With endless fury deploy a Exterminatus to destroy Tirmisus IV.
* **The walking death on Ormitiz (404.M41):** At the year 404.M41 has a Nurgle cult on Ormitiz with help from a chaos ritual a gigantic army of zombies conjured. In the next 5 weeks overrun their Ormitiz. Hives transform in slaughter houses, people becomes killed by a former death but now as zombie living relatives. This unholy act against the death and the Emperor excited the wrath of the Death Champions. Fire Support Battle Groups destroyed the hordes of zombies, Mobil Battle Groups outmaneuver the horrible undeath zombies and the Heavy Battle Groups slaughter the members of the Nurgle cult. After 4 hours was killed the zombies and their despicable masters.

## Chapter Home World

Devastation is a Death World with a population of 10 billion. The inhabitants live in 10 hives. 90% of Devastation is covered wit a black vulcan stone desert, 5% wit a black ice desert, 3% with black mountains and 2% with a black and poisoned ocean. The people of Devastation are withdrawn, silence, depressive and locked. Their pray the Emperor as the master of the death. For their is the death the salvation from a live of pain, deprivation and fear. The inhabitants has a variant of the Cult Mortis. This variant of the Cult Mortis is not so fanatic, how at the Death Champions. On Devastation are 4 billion graveyards and 1 million mausoleums. The graveyards and mausoleums are important social meeting points.

### Fortress-Monastery

The Fortress-Monastery of the Death Champions is the Death Mountain. Their Fortress-Monastery is build on the greatest mountain of Devastation. The Death Mountain has the shape of a death skull. The Death Mountain is arounded with a high wall. In the both eye holes is enough space for 40 Thunderhawks. On the summit of the Death Mountain is a castle. At the high of the eye holes are around of the mountain 20 anti-air guns. Around of the mountain is a 40m high wall. In the many holes of the Death Mountain are the factories, quarters and store. 4 miles under the Death Mountain are training areas and a mine.

## Chapter Organisation

### Officer Ranks

* **Death Commander**- Chapter Master equivalent.
* **Death Lord**- Captain equivalent.
* **Death Master**- Lieutenant equivalent.

### Specialist Ranks

* **High Death Priest** - Reclusiarch equivalent.
* **Death Priest** - Chaplain equivalent.
* **High Death Librarian** - Chief Librarian equivalent.
* **Death Librarian** - Librarian equivalent.
* **High Death Healer**- Chief Apothecary equivalent.
* **Death Healer** - Apothecary equivalent.
* **High Death Mechanicus** - Master of the Forge equivalent.
* **Death Mechanicus** - Techmarine equivalent.
* **High Death Champion** - Chapter Champion equivalent.
* **Death Champion** - Company Champion equivalent.
* **Death Bearer** - Standard Bearer equivalent.

### Line Ranks

* **Death-Caster** - The equivalent to Veteran Sergeant.
* **Death-Sergeant** - The equivalent to a Sergeant.
* **Signifier-Sergeant** - Signal Sergeant equivalent.
* **Death Brother** - The equivalent to a Battle-Brother.
* **Unnamed** - The equivalent to a Scout.

### Specialist Units & Formations

* **The Death Hands:** A group of Terminators in black and with red hands, helmet and foots. Their task is killing the enemy leader. At their mission will their leaded from a Death Priest. The Death Hands using Power Fist and Power Hammer. At their fights will their supported from a Storm Vehicles Battle Groups.
* **The Death Finders:** A group of Battle brothers and scouts. Their task is reconnaissance of enemy forces, leader, headquarter and strategic buildings. Their mark is a red skull on the helmets. If a target object escapes, they hunt and killed it. Their used Power maul and bolt pistols for the Battle Brothers and Sniper rifles for the scouts.
* **The Armoured Death Squad:** A group of divers vehicles and in fluctuating number of vehicles. Their task is break the enemy line. Only the best vehicles crews and the noblest vehicles will to the the Armoured Death Squad assigned.

### Order of Battle

#### Headquarters

Headquarter
Death Commander Hendric Schwert

High Death Champion

chapter servants
20 Death Mechanicus

20 Death Priest
20 Death Healer
20 Death Librarian
20 Acolytum
4 Librarian Dreadnought

Forum Company
5 Fire Support Battle Groups
5 Special Battle Groups
2 Heavy Battle Groups
3 Mobil Battle Groups
3 Scout Bike Battle Groups
3 Scout Battle Group (With Heavy Ranged Weapons)
The Death Finders
The Armoured Death Squad
3 Transport battle Groups
5 Storm Vehicles Battle Groups
5 Air Vehicles Battle Groups
5 Combat Support Vehicles Battle Groups
10 Dreadnought Vehicles Battle Groups

### Battle Groups

#### Line Battle Group

Line Battle Group
1 Heavy Intercessor Squad

The chapter had 10 Line Battle Groups. Their are the backbone of the Death Champions.

Fire Support Battle Group
1 Hellblaster Squad

The chapter has 5 Fire Support Battle Groups.

Special Battle Group
1 Infiltrator Squad
1 Reiver Squad
1 Inceptor Squad

The chapter has 5 Special Battle Groups.

Heavy Battle Group
2 Aggressor Squad

The chapter has 2 Heavy Battle Groups.

Mobil Battle Group

The chapter has 3 Mobil Battle Groups.

### Vehicles Battle Group

Armoured Vehicles Battle Group
2 Predator Annihilator
2 Gladiator Lancer
3 Repulsor Executione

The chapter has 3 Armoured Vehicles Battle Groups.

Transport Vehicles Battle Group
3 Razorbacks

The chapter has 3 Transport Vehicles Battle Groups.

Storm Vehicles Battle Group
5 Storm Speeder Hailstrike
5 Land Speeder Typhoon
5 Land Speeder Tornado

The chapter has 5 Storm Vehicles Battle Groups.

Air Vehicles Battle Group
2 Stormhawk Interceptor
2 Stormtalon Gunship

The chapter has 5 Air Vehicles Battle Groups.

Combat Support Vehicles Battle Group
1 Vindicator Laser Destroyer
2 Stalker
3 Whirlwind

The chapter has 5 Combat Support Vehicles Battle Groups.

Dreadnought Battle Group
2 Siege Dreadnought

The chapter has 10 Dreadnought Vehicles Battle Groups.

### Scout Battle Groups

Scout Battle Group

The chapter has 4 Scout Battle Groups.

Scout Bike Battle groups

The chapter has 3 Scout Bike Battle Groups.

Scout Battle Group (With Heavy Ranged Weapons)

The chapter has 3 Scout Battle Group (With Heavy Ranged Weapons)

## Combat Doctrine

### Battle Groups

The Death Champions used the concept of the company not in the classic sense. They used Battle Groups, the depending on the situation becomes in companies organized. If the Death Champions march in to a war formed from they companies out the Battle Groups and Vehicles Battle Groups. If the fights against Orks will the Armoured and the Heavy Battle Groups send to kill the blood thirsty xenos, if the march against the Elder will the Mobil and Air Battle Groups send. The manpower of the companies vary between 100 and 1000 Battle Brothers. Every Battle Group is commanded by a Death Master.

## Chapter Culture & Beliefs

### Cult Mortis

The central point of the Chapter Culture. The Death Champions pray the death as their fate, duty and the greatest weapon for the enemies of the humanity. The Death Champions believe this the deceased will at the darkest hours return and destroy the enemies of the Emperor. With contempt for her live fight their in the horrible battles, the their can find. Nearly nobody can understand why the Death Champions to such an extent obsession for the death. If a Battle Brother carry the chapter servants in a own mausoleum and burn 400 pyre around the mausoleum.

### Dreadnoughts

The Death Champions see the Dreadnoughts as the symbol of the Death and the embodiment of their duty. The Battle brothers see the fate to live in a Dreadnought as a great honour and a good omen for a new live with many fights and many important duties. Their conduct the rituals of the chapter, the recruitment of new members and the promotions of new officers. The Dreadnoughts lead their brothers in every battle.

### The Death

The Death Champions see the death not for something bad or for something to fear. Their see the death as a begin of a new perspective of their duty. Where the normal people the death fear, praise the Death Champions the death. If a Death Champion in a situation is without a change chance to survive, fight he how a berserk without consideration for his live. Every desecration of the death, how the conjured of zombies, will from the Death Champions hard punish. The Death Champions decline every kind of cannibalism. Before a battle stage their for every Battle Brother a rituel funeral and a funeral service.

### Legion of the Dammed

The Legion of the Dammed is the most mysterious ally of the Death Champions. Since the battle of Tremertis fight the both in 1023 battles side by side against the enemies of the Emperor, the humanity and of the Imperium. The Death Champions know from all Space Marine chapters and other imperial organisations the most over the Legion of the Dammed. They collect many relics from the Legion of the Dammed. The battle brothers decorate their Servor Armour with the insignia´s from the Legion of the Dammed.

## Chapter Recruitment

The Death Champions recruit under the inhabitants of Devastation. The main recruit place is the the greatest graveyard of Devastation. The new recruits must fight against untold monster. At next will the new recruit in a coffin placed and for 100 hours buried alive. As next will their for a minute set on fire. As fourth step is a artificial coma for a year.

## Chapter Gene-Seed

### Gene-Seed-Flaws

* **The white skin:** The Death Champions have a bone white skin. So like a bone. Many people describe their skin similar as from a skeleton. With increasing age will the skin whiter.
* **The burning:** Seldom can to be observed. If a battle brother die, burn his body and the body from his killer in psy-flames.
* **The black eyes:** The eyes from the Death Champions are dark black.

## Notable Members

* **Hendric Schwert:** Hendric Schwert is the actually Death Commander of the Death Champions. His way to the leader of the Death Commander was very bloody. Once was he one of the million of orphans Devastation. His live changes as he becomes to a Unnamed. In 324 years of fighting in the bloodies battles in the history, becomes he to the new Death Commander of the Death Champions. His chain sword ,,the Sword of Death´´ is a chapter relic.
* **Ultris Facris:** He was the Death Commander from the Death Champions at the first Encounter with the Legion of the Dammed and the founder of the Cult Mortis. He die after 546 years, of that 321 years as Death Commander. His skull is a relic.

## Chapter Fleet

* **Death** (Emperor Class Battleship, the flag ship of the Death Champions.)
* **Fire Death** (Battle Barge. The oldest ship of the Death Champions.)
* **Dark Death** (Battle Barge)
* 13 Strike Cruisers
* 17 Escorts

## Chapter Relics

* **The skull of** **Ultris Facris:** The skull from Ultris Facris the Death Commander at he first Encounter with the Legion of the Dammed and the founder of the Cult Mortis.
* **The Sword of Death:** the sword from Hendric Schwert.
* **The banner of Death:** A banner from the Legion of the Dammed.

## Relations

### Allies

* **Knights of Death**
* **War Lords**
* **Emiralia Otracius**
* **Urbania Citylegion**

### **Enemies**

* **Orks**
* **Chaos Space Marines**
* **Death Guard**
* **All followers of Nurgel**
* **Black Legion**

## Notable Quotes

### By the Death Champions:

**We are the Champions of the Death! We are the embodiment of death! Where others before death flee, stay we and welcome him with joy!** Death Commander Hendric Schwert

### About the Death Champions:

They Death champions are a death cult and a Space Marine Chapter. Inquisitor Emiralia Otracius

Source]

 White Scars Successors
 Space Wolves Successors
 Imperial Fists Successors
 Blood Angels Successors
 Iron Hands Successors
 Ultramarines Successors
 Salamanders Successors
 Raven Guard Successors
 Unknown Lineage

[Source]