Knights of Fear

Knights of Fear armorial with Chapter iconography.

Unknown Knight of fear , 2nd Company, 7th Battleline Squad.

### **Specialty**

Punitive Actions, Decimation, Multi-Vector & Sub-Orbital Attack, Shock Assault, Close-Quarters Actions (Space Hulk Purgation, Boarding Operations, Line-Breaker Attacks), Psychological Warfare

### **Battle cry**

"Timor Dominabitur!"
(Translated from High Gothic: "Fear will dominate!"

### Successor Chapter(s)

None.

The **Knights of Fear** are a Loyalist Successor Chapter created from the proud lineage of the heroic Blood Angels during the recent Ultima Founding. As such, they are comprised entirely of Primaris Space Marines, the next stage of evolution of the Adeptus Astartes.

## Chapter History

### Founding

Founded during the recent Ultima Founding as Blood Angels Successors, they had little time before being thrown into first action at Baal with the reinforcements led by the returned Primarch Roboute Guilliman to help Lord Commander Dante fight back the Tyranids of Hive Fleet Leviathan.

The original intention of the Knights of Fear was to be able to crush potential rebellions before they would form to challenge the Imperium and require large redeployment of recourses away from the new Indomitus Crusade. Their tasks grew into fighting Orks, Tyranids, Genestealer Cults, and Chaos Cultists.

## Notable Campaigns

### Battle of Volcano Ridge

The Battle of Volcano Ridge happened near the end of the fight for Ulm and permanently hindered the first company, making chapter master Lucifer more than reluctant to use his first company in combat again unless it’s absolutely necessary. Lucifer had heard of a cultist sacrifice that was going to happen later that night. The leaders of the cult were going to be there, so he sent Sevator and his first company to take care of the threat and hopefully crush it once and for all. The plan was to teleport in Sevator and his terminators first into the center, then have Jump Pack troops strike them while they are distracted and quickly wipe them out. When it was time for the strike and Sevator and his terminators landed in the middle of the ritual, they saw something they didn't expect. A pile of dead cultists and a massive great demon of Khorne. Instantly, it started slashing and snapping the terminators apart as the Vanguard Veterans started pouring into the fight, with many of them being struck down. Sevator and the First Fists try to slash their way out, but with the number of remaining cultists plus the greater demon, they had no clean path of escape. Sevator yelled out to his men that they should flee to save their lives. Many that can do it, but few stay to help their first captain. Sevator and his fists were surrounded, and there was not much hope left. Then, a few of his personal bodyguards, with the will of Sanguinius, got blessed by the Black Rage. The non-blessed brothers, seeing the now-possessed marines mercilessly cutting down the cultists, decided to join them, and with that, Sevator faced down the greater demon. Records are limited after this point, but what is known is that the demon is taken down along with all the cultists, but out of the 100 men of the first company that went in, only 12 came out, including their captain. The bodies were recovered, and the brothers whose rage gave way to a rally were honored with statues of their deaths like all others who died, promoting the will of Sanguinius. Lucifer was devastated to hear of the loss of his most honored company. He had to rebuild it from scratch. Since then, the first company has seen few engagements, only when they are most needed to prevent another mass loss of Lucifer's Finest.

### Battle of the Green Skull

The Battle of Green skull started as the Drop pods of the 8th company hit the surface of an Imperium world that has been taken over by an Ork Waaagh. Paladin Kasha was the first man with his boots on the ground with his squad of Assault Intercessors following behind him going head first into the Ork warband. Drop pods start raining all over the Orks full of blood thirsty marines ready to chop them apart. Warboss GutKrumpa the Green Skull was cunning as he was brutal and seeing the rapid strike on his boyz he called them to fall into the woods letting the marines hold the open field their drop pods landed in. Highly exposed and now in the open the Orks started rattling them with slugga fire. Rounds were landing all around them left and right and with no other way out the marines all charged into the woods surrounding the drop site. Many marines fell before reaching the woods over doubling the losses in the opening drop. Elsewhere the 9th, 5th, and Death companies were landing with much less resistance and quickly moving to the rendezvous site of the capital city of Wassenbourg. What no one expected was Warboss GutKrumpa to be on the battlefield. Paladin Kasha was the first to spot him tearing members of the 2nd Close Support Squad apart. Kasha had the sudden impulse to go save the men and as soon as he arrived the Paladin of the Second Close Support Squad was Ripped in two to avenge his brother he went in chainsword to power claw clashing with the Whaaghs leader. Giving him a great fight but as that the Captain of the 8th company ordered a retreat due to the loss of the majority of the company falling in battle. The remaining forces including Paladin Kasha running back to the drop pods to use as cover to shoot at the ork forces. The Captain was able to send a message to the other companies of their situation and they were on their way and soon to arrive. After hours of skirmishing and supplies running low for the men of the 8th company the reinforcements arrived triggering both sides to clash. The hunkered down marines sprinted out for one final fight and in the massive melee GutKrumpa searched out Kasha as he gave him a good Scrappen. They found each other at the climax of the fighting and struck each other with both fighting for a couple dozen minutes and being lost in the rest of the chaos that was happening. As the fighting was winding down Kasha was found on his knees above the dead Warboss with his Green skull in one hand and chainsword in the other. He was covered in the green blood of the leader. With the rest of the Whaagh crushed, and the Warboss dead, the companies returned back to the Shadow to return to Ulm to tell the tale of what happened. They put the head in the throne room to add to the great collection of trophies.

### Battle of Saxon

The battle of Saxon was partaken by the 10th company and lead by Captain Kraven who has lead his company since the Baal. It started as a routine elimination of a small genestealer cult inserection. Going on for a few weeks until it all started to fall apart. In an ambush of the Head Magus of the cult, Captain Kraven was taken out by an aboranth by having  his helmet ripped off and bashing his skull in promoting a retreat from the second and third squads of the tenth company. The body of the captain was never recovered. The company is now  at a strength below 75 marines and with the loss of their leader the tenth was lost and didn’t know what to do. The fighting came to a halt as the company tried to reorganize their forces and reinstate a command structure. As this was happening an Ork Whaaagh was approaching ready to take the world out of the impiriums hand. The company let the shadow know about the incident and requested for evacuation to regroup. The Whaaagh hit the planet hard soon after with thousands of Orks looking for a good krumpen came storming their way. With this, Lieutenant Kimaris took control and ordered a defensive perimeter around the pick up site to be built so the company could escape. As the gunships arrived to pick up the survivors the Orks arrived, seeing as if no one were to stall them most of the company would parish, so Kimaris and a few Knights joined him in fighting off the Orks so the remaining marines could return to the Shadow. With almost everyone onboard, Kimaris ordered the remaining Knights onboard while with Combi-flamer in one hand and Combat Knife in the other let the remaining men escape. He fought tooth and nail against the Orks, giving them a bloody time as he took down hundreds of them, ripping them limb from limb, burning them, and exploding them in his last stand. Finally one nob was able to get to him and stuck him with a Power Claw in his back, sending him to the ground. With his final words he Screamed “TIMOR DOMINATOUR!!!” at the top of his lungs. With that the Orks started chopped to bits and having his and what remained of him being sprayed on the Orks around what remains of Kimaris’s dead body. With that the final marines returned to the Shadow and were able to tell his tale of sacrifice and honor. With the events reaching Sevator he informed Lucifer and they officially changed the name of the tenth company to “Kimaris Chosen” as to honor him and show to the rest of the chapter what a true Knight of Fear show be and live up to.

## Chapter Homeworld

Ulm is world of Frosty wastelands and Volcanic ash. It is covered in volcanoes and large beasts of over 20 feet tall and 10 in length with tough hide bolters sometimes even struggling to get through. Many of the cities are in creators or underground with large mining sectors harvesting the planet's natural resources. It’s located on the outer reaches of imperial space. The planet was controlled by chaos cultists before the arrival of the Knights of Fear. After a few month long campaign of terror strikes and eliminating the leaders of the cultists the Knights took control of the planet and now rule it with absolute power from the Tower of Retribution that they use as their fortress-monastery.

The choice of Ulm was made by Lucifer as it was the first mission for the Chapter and it having a tough environment to live in along with already having a presence on the planet Lucifer thought it was an excellent idea to just take over and use it as their base of operations.

### Fortress-Monastery

The Tower of Retribution started construction in the final few weeks of the battle to retake the planet and is now the head of the chapter where Sevator rules over the planet when Lucifer is out fighting for the Imperium. The main court yard is where statues of the brothers who have fallen in battle while under the Black Rage are displayed as they are seen and glorious heroes of the chapter as they have died doing the will of Sanguinis their gene father.

The throne room is located in the largest tower overlooking the surrounding areas and court yard. The throne is made of cold, dark stone like the rest of the monastery. It has the skulls of commanders the chapter has defeated in combat. The cases are all around the room along with other stollen goods and war trophies from the many words they have engaged traitors to the emperor on including Swords, Bolters, Choppas, Sluggas, Ork Skulls, Tyranid Skulls, and even some Tyranid talons.

## Chapter Organization

The Chapter is *Codex*-compliant as it has 10 Normal companies and a Death Company for brothers who have been blessed by the Black Rage. Each company is led by a Captain and has an Apothecary, Chaplain, and Librarian attached, on top of the 100 marines that make up each company (outside the Death Company). The First Company (aka Lucifer's Finest) is of the elite veterans of the Chapter and are led by the level-headed Sevator. All marines are hand picked by Lucifer out of the rest of the chapter. They take control of the training and recruitment prosses of new marines with Sevator having the final say in it all. The First Company rarely sees the battlefield but when they are deployed they tend to use a plethora of Terminator Armour and jump packs to get the jump on their enemy and swiftly eliminate them.

The Second and Third company are mostly the same being the main combatants comprised of 6 squads of Close Support Astartes, 2 Battleline Squads, and 2 Squads of Fire Support Astartes. Being the main strike force being the first wave to strike fear in the people of the planet they are bringing back under the control of the Emperor.

The Forth and Fifth companies are comprised of 4 squads of Close Support Astartes, 4 Battleline squads, and 2 Fire Support Squads. Coming in as a second wave if the initial assault didn't scare the opposition into surrendering the Forth and Fifth companies are more built into fighting longer more direct engagements with extra bolter fire to engage at longer ranges.

The Forth company while coming in as the second wave is also considered the noble company. They heavy lean into knightly elements of the chapter and focus on their craft as fighters mastering all forms of warfare no matter what squad they are apart of. Captain Kagris, who is the captain of the Forth company leads his men from the from and have them learn from him. The knightly aspect of the company leads them to be the most humanitarian of the chapter as they are the most likely to work with and support other imperial elements compared to the rest of the companies.

The Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth companies are all reserve companies. The Sixth and Seventh are build like the Second and Third while the Eighth and Ninth are built like the Forth and Fifth. Each of them are meant to replace or supplement the battle companies they are modeled off of.

The Tenth Company (aka Kimaris's Chosen) is the Scout Company of the chapter comprised of 8 squads of Reivers, Incursors and Vanguard Marines and 10 sniper teams made up of 2 battle-brothers each. The Tenth is often sent to worlds where there is a lower level of resistance and take it out early before a bigger threat emerges. It is named after a former Lieutenant Kimaris who sacrificed himself to have the rest of the company escape an Ork Whaaa.

### Officer Ranks

* **Lord of Ulm** - Chapter Master
* First Captain
* Captain
* Lieutenant

### Specialist Ranks

* **Lord of the Blessed** - Leader of the Death Company
* **Master of Battle** - Chaplains
* **High Priest** - Chief Librarian
* **Priest** - Librarians/Sanguinary Priests
* **The Bloody Blade** - Chapter Champion
* **Blade of Sanguinius** - Company Champion

### Line Ranks

* **Paladins** - Sergeants
* **Master Paladins** - High Sergeants
* **Knights** - Battle Brothers
* **Squires** - Scouts

### Specialist Units & Formations

* **Firsts Fists** - Personal terminator bodyguard of Sevator. They are masters of close range combat using an assortment of deferent weapons to bash and slash their enemy apart. They rarely see combat but when used they are by far the most effective unit in the whole chapter
* **Golden Guardians** - The sharpshooters of the first company who are masters of combat and have severed a long time. Nominated by their fellow company members they are the protectors of the Tower of Retribution and the trainers of all new recruits till they reach the rank of squire.
* **Will Breakers** - First close support squad of the each company (Other than the first and tenth). Know to be extra brutal and what each company forms their identity on. Normally with their captain fighting side by side. Being the first to enter and last to leave. They are the men the men that are often picked to join the first company.

### Order of Battle

#### Headquarters

***Lord of Ulm***
**First's Fists (Honour Guard)**
**Command Squad:**
**The Bloody Blade (Chapter Champion), Chapter Standard Bearer, Master of Battle (Chaplain), Priest (Apothecary), Priest (Lexicanium) & Techmarine**
**Chapter Equerries**
**Chief Priest Sanor,**
***Master of the Apothecarion***
**23 Priests (Apothecaries)**
**Lord of the Blessed Satan,**
***Master of the Reclusiam***
**26 Masters of Battle (Chaplains)**
**61 Acolytum**
**129 Serfs**
**High Priest Aris,**
***Master of Forbidden Knowledge***
**37 Priests (Epistolaries, Codiciers,** Lexicaniums
**72 Acolytum**
**Captain Kagris,**
***Master of the Fleet***
**1 Battle-Barge**
**4 Strike Cruisers**
**Unknown Number Escorts**
**112 Thunderhawk Gunships**
**110 Thunderhawk Transports**
**Various Orbital & Support Craft** | **Brother Caddoc,**
***Warden of the* Shadow**
**Forge Master Lillard,**
***Master of the Forge***
**24 Techmarines**
**127 Servitors**
**24 Land Raiders**

#### Companies

***Lord of Fear***
**2 Lieutenants**
**First's Fists (Honour Guard)**
**Command Squad:**
**Blade of Sanguinius (Company Champion), Company Standard Bearer, Master of Battle (Chaplain), Priest (Apothecary), Priest (Lexicanium) & Techmarine**
**8 Veteran Squads (Includes Terminators)**
**2 Golden Guardians Sharpshooter Squads**
**4 Thunderhawk Gunships**
**4 Storm Talons**
**11 Dreadnoughts** | **Captain Beelzebub,**
***Master of the Watch***
**2 Lieutenants**
**Honour Guard**
**Command Squad:**
**Blade of Sanguinius (Company Champion), Company Standard Bearer, Master of Battle (Chaplain), Priest (Apothecary), Priest (Lexicanium) & Techmarine**
**6 Close support Squads**
**2 Battleline Squads**
**2 Fire Support Squads**
**3 Dreadnoughts**
**6 Thunderhawk Gunships** | **Captain Astran,**
***Master of Devastation***
**2 Lieutenants**
**Honour Guard**
**Command Squad:**
**Blade of Sanguinius (Company Champion), Company Standard Bearer, Master of Battle (Chaplain), Priest (Apothecary), Priest (Lexicanium) & Techmarine**
**6 Close support Squads**
**2 Battleline Squads**
**2 Fire Support Squads**
**5 Dreadnoughts**
**6 Thunderhawk Gunships** | **Captain Kagris,**
***Master of the Fleet***
**2 Lieutenants**
**Honour Guard**
**Command Squad:**
**Blade of Sanguinius (Company Champion), Company Standard Bearer, Master of Battle (Chaplain), Priest (Apothecary), Priest (Lexicanium) & Techmarine**
**4 Close support Squads**
**4 Battleline Squads**
**2 Fire Support Squads**
**12 Dreadnoughts**
**4 Thunderhawk Gunships** | **Captain Trinas,**
***Keeper of the Arsenal***
**2 Lieutenants**
**Honour Guard**
**Command Squad:**
**Blade of Sanguinius (Company Champion), Company Standard Bearer, Master of Battle (Chaplain), Priest (Apothecary), Priest (Lexicanium) & Techmarine**
**4 Close support Squads**
**4 Battleline Squads**
**2 Fire Support Squads**
**9 Dreadnoughts**

***Caller of the Fires***
**2 Lieutenants**
**Honour Guard**
**Command Squad:**
**Blade of Sanguinius (Company Champion), Company Standard Bearer, Master of Battle (Chaplain), Priest (Apothecary), Priest (Lexicanium) & Techmarine**
**6 Close support Squads**
**2 Battleline Squads**
**2 Fire Support Squads**
**2 Dreadnoughts**
**6 Thunderhawk Gunships** | **Captain Siros,**
***Master of the Marches***
**2 Lieutenants**
**Honour Guard**
**Command Squad:**
**Blade of Sanguinius (Company Champion), Company Standard Bearer, Master of Battle (Chaplain), Priest (Apothecary), Priest (Lexicanium) & Techmarine**
**6 Close support Squads**
**2 Battleline Squads**
**2 Fire Support Squads**
**7 Dreadnoughts**
**6 Thunderhawk Gunships** | **Captain Xalvor,**
***Master of Executions***
**2 Lieutenants**
**Honour Guard**
**Command Squad:**
**Blade of Sanguinius (Company Champion), Company Standard Bearer, Master of Battle (Chaplain), Priest (Apothecary), Priest (Lexicanium) & Techmarine**
**4 Close support Squads**
**4 Battleline Squads**
**2 Fire Support Squads**
**13 Dreadnoughts**
**4 Thunderhawk Gunships** | **Captain Erzoth,**
***Caller of Death***
**2 Lieutenants**
**Honour Guard**
**Command Squad:**
**Blade of Sanguinius (Company Champion), Company Standard Bearer, Master of Battle (Chaplain), Priest (Apothecary), Priest (Lexicanium) & Techmarine**
**4 Close support Squads**
**4 Battleline Squads**
**2 Fire Support Squads**
**12 Dreadnoughts**
**4 Thunderhawk Gunships** | **Captain Selvar,**
***Master of Sacrifice***
**2 Lieutenants**
**Honour Guard**
**Command Squad:**
**Blade of Sanguinius (Company Champion), Company Standard Bearer, Master of Battle (Chaplain), Priest (Apothecary), Priest (Lexicanium) & Techmarine**
**10 Recon Squads,**
**(Includes Vanguard Marines, Reivers, Incursors & Infiltrators)**
**6 Dreadnoughts**

**Satan**
***Lord of the Blessed***
**Honour Gaurd**
**Unknown number Death Company Astartes.**
**All Knights of Fear Space Marines who have who have been blessed by the Black Rage serve in the Death Company, including Dreadnoughts.**

## Training

The training of new recruits happens once every year taking all 12 year old males to the basement of the fortress monastery to start weeding out the week. They are gathered by men of the first company accompanied by chaplains. They are sent to each village to collect tax records, births, and all other league documents that are required by Lucifer. Once the boys reach the compound they are thrown in a dark, cramped, and freezing room with no light or any other amenities accept for pool of water they can hear that has a steady drip into it. After 240 hours of darkness the boys are released and whatever ones survived and were healthy enough moved onto the next stage of the trials. The ones who survived but weren’t deemed worthy were sent back to their hometowns to continue their lives. The next trial was the boys being tied down to metal beds and to be slowly stabbed by burning hot needles with each needle being more painful than the last. For countless hours those who aren’t dead or totally mentally incapacitated take on the final trial of combat to the death of each other. Going one on one in a ring with nothing but their bare hands one must die otherwise both will be killed. In the end about 30% of all boys who enter get inducted into the chapters ranks. Only 10% make it home. The rest die in the trials.

Once the trials are over they are sent to be watched by the Golden Guardians to start their training. They learn and train under the Guardians till the age of 22 till they become a Squire and ready to serve under a knight. During their training they go through multiple surgeries to increase them to the level of a space marine. Over the ten years they learn about basic combat and weapons handling ranging from Chainswords and Bolt Pistols to larger Bolt Rifles and Power Fists.

Each Member of the chapter can be assigned up to as many Squires up to three at a time. There the Squires learn about larger marine machinery and become proficient at the main weapon of their assigned Knight. The main purpose of a squire to the Knight is to take over his role once he is either blessed or is slain in combat. Until that point they mostly take care of the Knights armor and weapons along with driving and doing maintenance on the chapters vehicles. Rarely do the Squires see front line combat and are only seen on the battle field went using larger machinery in battle field support roles. If the Knight dies in battle the longest tenured Squire takes his spot and all other Squires under his wing.

## Chapter Beliefs

### The Black Rage

The Knights of Fear believe that Sanguinius acts within them when in battle and all flaws and defects they have are his gifts. They give into the red thirst as it is a way to revitalize them and grant them the knowledge of the enemy. With that they know what to do and how to fight them better so even after a loss much can be learned. The Black Rage that is shunned by many chapter but is regarded as Sanguinius's greatest gift of all to his sons by The Knights of Rage. It is a blessing to be given this gift of pure brutality and the ability to pushing the traitor who kill their father. With that the Death Company is one of the most prestigious and honored company of the whole chapter even that whenever someone who is blessed by the Black Rage dies in combat a statue is build of him to honor his sacrifice to the Emperor of Mankind.

### The Red Fists

All Power Fists of the chapter are painted a blood red for the massacre at Volcano Ridge. The original idea of the fist was used by the Firsts Fists as a symbol of power and fear. Seen to them as the victim's blood splattered on the gauntlet as they rip them apart. Now all of the chapters Power Fists are a bright red to honor those fallen men in Volcano Ridge and the few that survived. First Captain Sevator required all members of the first company to have red Power Fists and it quickly spread to the rest of the chapter as is seen as a great honor.

## Chapter Gene-Seed

### Genetic Flaws

The Knights of Fear have pasty white skin that if exposed to large amount of solar rays they start painfully burning to death. They tend to only come out at night or in dark spaces where the light wouldn't effect them but even then they always have helmets on to hide their faces. This is because of the total lack of melanin in the marines bodies that also cause them to have blond hair and sharp red eyes. With all the other implements the increased exposer to the sun will instantly cook the marine. To Reduce the effects of exposer a marine could drink the blood of their enemies to gain resistance for a short time.

## Deathwatch Service

No known members are apart of the Deathwatch at this time.

## Notable Space Marines

### Chapter Master Lucifer

Commonly seem swiftly flying across the battle field with Skull Crusher in one had and a hand flamer in the other its hard not to notice his mask of Sanguinius glimmering on the battle field. As a young boy on Catachan when he was taken away at about the age of 10 years old. He was abducted from the planet and taken to Luna for training. Him and what would soon be his chapter were implanted with the gene seed of the blood angels as soon as they arrived. Lucifer stood out as a natural leader and one of the strongest marines and was nominated as chapter master of the Knights of fear. A few decades passed and Lucifer had assembled and organized his chapter and picked out his first company with First Captain Sevator as his right hand man. With that they headed out to Baal as the wave of new chapters from the Ultramar founding.

Swooping down from the sky like a hawk going for its prey Lucifer quickly takes out multiple Tyranids with Skull Crusher and his hand flamer. Saving many marines while doing so. Lucifer with half the first company start diving on hoard of smaller enemies then quickly flying away in rapid strikes hoping to slash apart as many as possible before they can do any major damage to the troops on the ground. In the chaos he saw First Captain Sevator and his suit of terminator armor being ripped apart my many Tyranids that had jumped on top of him. Just as acid was breaching his suit Lucifer arrived to take him out and keep him alive. Sevator was dropped off at a secure location with vox casters so he could command the chapter while staying safe. He headed back out and saw the remaining men from Sevetors unit fighting off a hive tyrant so he stepped in and took it head on.

As the men left the Chapter Master alone with the great beast Lucifer took the first swing and smashed it on the side of its head dealing great pain to the monster. They were dueling for over half an hour with countless strikes and battery of the great monster as he weaved in and out of its attacks. It looked no where close to ending as the Hive Tyrant didn't quit after all the battery it had taken till a lucky strike in the neck bent his head over and he fell onto the ground with a thud. With that the battle had came to an end with Lucifer gathering the men and bringing them all back to Sevator to count the losses and honor those who have fallen and stepped up in the defense of their brothers.

Once they left Baal they were sent to clean the world of Ulm from Chaotic powers on the order of Reboute Guilliman Primarch of the Ultramarines. With no time for regroup or rest they had not replenished their numbers and all equipment that was able to be repaired were done so on the trip to Ulm. Lucifer went to consult Sevator in his chambers to figure what to do with the situation. Sevator told Lucifer "My lord, it is best to quickly drop into the main city and assert early dominance over the populous". Once they arrived Lucifer did just that. With himself and the first company using drop pods to land in the captial city of Munich. Doing so they quickly raided the town center and took control of the town and bringing in more drop ships with little resistance. Doing so had seemed to have been to easy as most of the planet wasn't going to be against them and it would be a quick in and out mission.

In the following weeks they have had many skirmishes across the planet with chaos cultist and minor demons. With more combat they find many deferent dead marines in old and worn purple armor ranging from Mk III to Mk VIII with many knights taking the armor off the dead marines and supplementing those parts with their armor. One afternoon Captain Agrok of the 6th company found something he reported to lucifer and begged him to come out to see it. It was about two dozen marines in that purple armor. Their leader was a man called Perdita he was a sergeant of a chapter who had fought on this planet and lost everyone accept for the few with him now. Lucifer welcomed them into the Chapter adding some numbers and experience to his force. The men in purple armor helped pick a spot for the Fortes Monastery the Knights of Fear would call home.

Months pass and the purple marines have integrated into the ranks and have gotten the primaris upgrade along with getting new black armor to fit in with the rest of the knights but they were allowed to keep what gear they chose. With the world under the new Lord of Ulm, Lucifer was concidered the direct ruler but gave over most control to Sevator and the first company. Lucifer would rather be on the front line and Sevators superior tactical and leading prowess he accepted the role as he rebuilt his company.

Lucifer went out to reclaim a recently claimed Tau world and to show them why they shouldn't betray the imperium. Once Lucifer landed along with the 2nd and 3rd company along with some assets from the 4th company they were met with instant Tau resistance with multiple dozen battlesuits of many deferent sizes. Not knowing what to expect other than few communications between himself and Kraven Shrike of the Raven Guard Lucifer was overwhelmed by the firepower the Tau brought to bare against him. Quickly pinned down and forced to fall back to regroup and understand their new foe. He radioed to Sevator what to do and with that he suggested guerilla tactics with lightning strikes against their backlines to weaken the supply lines. Lucifer agreed and relayed out to his commanders what to do. Lieutenant Styx of the 4th company assets was tasked with raiding the backlines while the 2nd and 3rd company rapidly stuck tau lines with hammer and anvil like patterns.

With the plan made by Sevator who was on Ulm the Knights of Fear ravaged the Tau forces on the planet tearing patrols apart and desecrating their bodies for the xenos to see. Many of the traitor humans started surrendering while the Tau army planetside was called to retreat why being constantly hit all over and being put on their back foot as even the locals turned against them. The Tau commander tried to contact Lucifer and make peace but to the Lord of Ulm negotiating with Xenos was never an option for him. All he wanted was total destruction of the Tau threat. The Tau forces made a defensive position on top of hill to get the best firing lanes at the soon to be incoming space marines. With the surprise of the Tau shells started raining down on the hill and explosions were going off as Lucifer lead the charge buring the frontline of tau infantry and as the shelling stopped many more marines charged up the hill slaughtering many aliens and bringing down the massive warsuits. After the dust settled bodies where everywhere and fires raged but no Tau had survived the battle. Knights who saw lucifer after the battle saw him in a sort of blood craze but not one of the black rage. It seemed it was one of cruel joy as the blood of tau where dripping off his chin.

### First Captain Sevator

Not much is known about the First Captain of the Knights of Fear, even less is known about his past. Noticed for his superior mind that was arguably even better than Lucifer’s. Quickly becoming close with Lucifer he was the calm to Lucifer’s storm. As wild and unpredictable Lucifer was Sevator was as calm and organized. He was appointed first captain a few years before the chapter’s first deployment at Baal.

### Lieutenant Kimaris

Joining the chapter late into its development he was the youngest marine in the chapter at the time of its first deployment. As a member of the tenth company’s second squad he was rapidly deployed to the surface of Baal.

Once on arrival with Roboute Guillimans forces he stormed the surface with his Lieutenant. Charging in, knifes out, and bolt pistols ready. They started hacking and slashing though every Tyranid that saw and men first starting to be blessed by the black rage. It was a marvel to see men total possessed by their gene father to fight the threat off his homeworld. During it all he lost sight of his Lieutenant and found him underneath multiple Termagants. Quickly trying to save him Kimaris rushed over to his body cutting up all the Tyranids in the way. His efforts were all for not for when he arrived the Lieutenant was dead.

For the remainder of the battle he was all alone as the rest of his squad was cut down and he was holding his position till the rest of the chapter arrived. Hearing the news of it after the battle Captain Kraven promoted him given his valor.

He served many years and and eventually sacrificing himself at the battle of Saxon to save the company from complete destruction. His service will not be forgotten and his name will live on in legends

## Chapter Fleet

The *Shadow* is the ship of the Knights of Fear she takes the Chapter to the places they need to go and constantly travels place to place with little time for rest or repair only rarely stopping at Ulm to replenish the troop numbers and supplies.

## Chapter Relics

### Banner of Baal

The Banner of Baal is the banner the first company that was used during the battle of Baal. It was lost in battle and the Chapter didn't find it till the fighting was over and stuck in a hill through a Tyranid's body with a dead Knight of Fear holding on to it. It was tattered, covered in blood, but still in tack. It was at least found unlike the dozens of Knights they lost during the fighting and its aftermath. It is now a symbol of resilience and never giving up hope when times get hard. The leader of the Golden Fists carries the banner on his power pack into battle as to show what they fight for.

### Skull Crusher

The Skull Crusher is the Master Crafted Thunder Hammer of The Lord of Ulm Lucifer. The weapon wiped out more Tyranids than anyone could possibly count along with being used to save the lives of countless marines including First Capitan Sevator. Its power and damage is unique among the chapter. It never leaves Lucifers side ad it has saved him and his men countless times and represents the brutality the chapter can bring to bare.

## Chapter Appearance

### Chapter Colours

The Knights of Fear primarily wear black colored power armor with red accent pieces. The Aquila or Imperialis affixed to their plastrons are gold in coloration. Sergeant's use a red-colored helmet to show them on the battlefield so they are easily recognized by their battle-brothers just like in *Codex*-compliant chapters. The Death Company has slightly different armor with red shoulder pads with black outlining and a black helmet with a red facemask that honors the Great Angel. These are worn in honor of their gene-sire to do his work by slaughtering the traitor and xenos scum of the galaxy.

### Chapter Badge

The Knights of Fear's Chapter badge takes the form of a stylized severed, bleeding arm centered upon a black livery shield outlined in red. This stark symbol represents the brutality and bliss most of the chapter gets from being cruel to their enemies.

## Relations

### Allies

* Raven Guard
* White Scars
* Sanguinary Brotherhood

### Enemies

* Chaos
* Orks
* Hive Fleet Leviathan

## Notable Quotes

### By the Knights of Fear

"TIMOR DOMINABITUR!!"- Lieutenant Kimaris on his death bed

"Life may be short but to fight for the emperor in the name of our father has no other substitute. Live long, fight hard, and long live the god emperor of mankind." - Lucifer

### About the Knights of Fear

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

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## Gallery

Knights of Fear Assault Intercessor Paladin Kasha , 'Pitiless Conqueror of the Green Skull', 8th Company, 3rd Close Support Squad.Knight of Fear Cerberus of Chapter's Death Company.