Knight Paragons

Knight Paragons armorial with Chapter motto.

An Order-Brother of the Knight Paragons.

### **Specialty**

Close Combat Assualts, Mass Teleportation Assaults, Drop Pods Assaults, Fast Attack Strikes, Shock Assaults, Strategic Decapitation Strikes, Surprise Assaults

### **Battle cry**

"Nos es iunctus!" (Low Gothic; "We stand united!")

### **Colours**

Dark Green & Orange

The **Knight Paragons** are a loyalist semi-*Codex* compliant Space Marine Successor Chapter created from the lineage of the proud and glorious Salamanders during the late 41st Millennium and the Ultima Founding. They are a honorable and compassionate Chapter and believe that to protect the lives of the Emperor of Mankind's innocent subjects is one of their most important duties.

## Chapter History

The Knight Paragons was created to counter a considerable Khornate threat. Since it founding the Chapter has been in a constant war against the forces of Chaos. They have been in numerous engagements and joined forces with other Imperial forces on several occasions. As a successor Chapter of the Salamanders they show a large amound of compasion towards civilian population and always try to evacuate civilians before fighting in populated areas.

## Notable Campaigns

* **Assault on *Decus* (Date unknown)** - Khornate forces attacked the Chapter Homeworld. After a brutal and bloody battle the forces of Chaos was destroyed.
* **Blood and Honor (Date unknown)** - A ongoing campaign to purify the sector from the threat from the Chaos forces of Khorne.

## Chapter Homeworld

*Decus* is the home of the Chapter. It is a Feudal World at the very borders of the Dark Marches within the Segmentum Tempestus. The level of technology on the planet is similar to the early medievel era of Old Terra. *Decus* has a temperate climate with large mountain ranges and deep forests.

### Chapter Fortress-Monastery

*The Citadel of the Noble War* is the Fortress-Monastery of the Chapter. It is build as a huge medievel castle to better fit with the culture of the planet.

## Chapter Organisation

The Chapter are organised in Knight Companies that is equivalent to ordinary Battle Companies. The different is that the Chapter dont use ordinary Battleline-, Close Support- or Fire Support-squads. They only use Knight Squads which are a combine Battleline- and Close Support-squads. The Knight Squads only use melee weapons and gauntlet-mounted range weapons.

### Officer Ranks

* **Seneschal** - Chapter Master equivalent.
* **Marshal** - Captain equivalent.
* **Prior** - Lieutenant equivalent.

### Line Ranks

* **Paladin** - Veteran/Bladeguard Veteran equivalent
* **Order-Brother** - Battle-Brother equivalent.
* **Squire** - Neophyte equivalent.

### Specialist Formations

* **Knight Squad** - Battleline/Close Support Squad equivalent.
* **Lancer Squadron** - Outrider Squad equivalent.

## Order of Battle

### Headquarters

**Daquan Dawnshield -**
***Seneschal of the Knight Paragons***
**Anatole the Holy -**
*Chapter Champion*
**Carlan the Sunbringer -**
*Ancient*
**Cordalles Riser -**
*Master of the Signal*
**Command Squad -**
*Honor Guards, Apothecary, Chaplain, Librarian*
**Chapter Serfs**
***Master of Librarians***
**Librarians**
**Librarian Initiates**
**Chapter Serfs** | **Dunstan the Protector -**
***Master of Chaplains***
**Chaplains**
**Chaplain Initiates**
**Chapter Serfs** | **Adray Mornwalker -**
***Master of Apothecaries***
**Apothecaries**
**Apothecary Initiates**
**Chapter Serfs** | **Arnatt the Awoken -**
***Master of Techmarines***
**Techmarines**
**Techmarine Initiates**

### Knight Companies

***(Master of the Keep)***
**2 Priors**
**Command Squad**
**100 Paladins** | **Marshal Ericus -**
***(Master of the Watch)***
**2 Priors**
**Command Squad**
**10 Knight Squads** | **Marshal Elinus -**
***(Master of the Arsenal)***
**2 Priors**
**Command Squad**
**10 Knight Squads** | **Marshal Oudin -**
***(Master of the Fleet)***
**2 Priors**
**Command Squad**
**10 Knight Squads** | **Marshal Daue -**
***(Master of the Marches)***
**2 Priors**
**Command Squad**

***(Lord Executioner)***
**2 Priors**
**Command Squad**
**10 Lancer Squadrons** | **Marshal Geffrei -**
***(Chief Victualler)***
**2 Priors**
**Command Squad**
**10 Lancer Squadrons** | **Marshal Basewin -**
***(Master of the Rites)***
**2 Priors**
**Command Squad**
**10 Knight Squads** | **Marshal Ansel -**
***(Master of Relics)***
**2 Priors**
**Command Squad**
**10 Knight Squads** | **Marshal Remont -**
***(Master of Recruits)***
**2 Priors**
**Command Squad**

## Chapter Combat Doctrine

The Chapter have a extreme offensive doctrine in combat. The brothers of the Chapter rely on their skills in close combat to defeat the enemies of the Emperor. In combat they only use melee weapons and gauntlet-mounted range weapons. Each brother also have a vambrace-mounted Storm Buckler. No other weapons are used by the Chapter than this.

In battle they make extensive use of teleportation, drop pods and orbital bombardments to outmanoeuvre and shock their enemies. They dont use any type of heavy support by land or air.

## Chapter Fleet

The Chapter has a large and powerful flotilla of diffrent vessels.

### Notable Vessels

* **Flamebreeder** - This Battle Barge is the flagship of the Chapter.
* **Duskslayer** - A Battle Barge that destroyed several Khornate vessels during a battle in orbit over the Chapter Homeworld.

## Chapter Beliefs

There are a strong Chapter Cult among the people on *Decus* that is called the *Order of the Ebon Tower*. The *Ebon Tower* is a huge tree temple that is used as a place for the people of the planet to worship the Chapter and to pay their respect to the fallen brothers. The ashes of the fallen brothers are spread around the *Ebon Tower* in the hope that one day they will be reborn, and their weapons are placed on alters.

The *Ebon Tower* are also used as a place of meditation for the brothers of the Chapter.

## Chapter Gene-Seed

As successors of the Salamanders, the Chapter geen-seed are pure and strong. The brothers of the Chapter have tree bark texture-like skin and green-like eyes. They are also larger and more resilient than other Space Marines.

### Primarch's Curse: Unyielding

With a culture that emphasises endurance and self-sacrifice, the Knight Paragons are renowned for their stubborn nature. The Knight Paragons are not swift to determine a course of action, and slower still to change their minds once they have decided. However, it is a fine line between determination and obstinacy, and Battle-Brothers must be watchful that their stubbornness does not grow into something unwieldy and perverse. When the Chapter's genetic curse manifests itself in an affected Battle-Brother, it comes on in three stages:

* **Stage 1 - Unrelenting:** The Battle-Brother cannot easily change his mind once he has decided upon something. Having weighed the facts of the situation, he sees his current course of action as the best one possible, and cannot easily consider alternatives.
* **Stage 2 - Intransigent:** The Battle-Brother is unwilling to compromise and is difficult to reason with. His stubborn nature prevents him from regarding any alternatives to his point of view. Unable to reconcile with the rest of his squad, the affected Battle-Brother often chooses only to rely on himself, thereby reducing his squad's overall cohesion.
* **Stage 3 - Obstinate:** The Battle-Brother is slow to decide and is unlikely ever to change his views on any matter, and will die before relenting in any situation, no matter the cost to himself or others.

## Recruitment

The Chapter only recruit new brothers from its homeworld. This is done by a tournament where those who proven themselves worthy will be allowed to join the Chapter as a Neophyte. During these tournaments the recruits will fight each other will melee weapons of their own choosing. The new Neophytes will continue to use these weapons even when they become full Battle-Brothers of the Chapter and they will be with them until the day they fall in battle.

## Notable Knight Paragons

* **Daquan Dawnshield** - Brother Daquan is the honored Seneschal of the Knight Paragons since the founding of the Chapter. He is a proud and fearless warrior.
* **Anatole the Holy** - Brother Anatole is the Chapter Champion. He goes to war armed with his Power Axe *Glory* and his Power Falcion *Kudos*.

## Chapter Armament

As is common among Salamanders successor Chapters, the brothers of the Knight Paragons forge their own weapons and armour. They also heavily make upgrades and modification to existing equipment.

* **Storm Bucklers** - This vambrace-mounted shields are a smaller version of the ordinary Storm Shields and are a part of every brothers power armour.
* **Melee Weapons** - The Chapter utilize various of melee weapons. All brothers have their own weapon of choise that they have carried since they became Neophyted of the Chapter. The more experience a brother become the more upgrades and decorated their weapons also become. If the brother reach the 1st Company his weapon are upgraded as a Power Weapon.
* **Power Lances** - The brothers of the Lance Squadrons use this 4 meters long lances when they ride into battle on their bikes. Equipped with both frontal mounted Meltaguns and Melta Bombs they represent a great threat to enemy tanks.

### Patterns of gauntlet-mounted weapons

The brothers of the Chapter dont use ordinary Bolters. All range weapons are gauntlet-mounted to letting the brother be free to use his skills in close combat. The Chapter have developed several different patterns of gauntlet-mounted weapons.

The most common patterns are:

* **Praefuro Pattern Storm Bolter** - A smaller version of the ordinary Storm Bolter. It is a common sight amongst the brothers.
* **Ignis Pattern Flamer** - This gauntlet-mounted flamer is the most used ranged weapon of the Chapter.
* **Torren Pattern Meltagun** - This rare weapon is only used by officers and veterans.

### Notable Chapter Relics

* **Glory and Kudos** - A Power Axe and a Power Falcion that is carried into battle by the Chapter Champion, brother Anatole. Both weapons are heavily decorated with Purity Seals.
* **Majesty** - This Power Lance is the weapon of the Lord Executioner and Marshal of the 6th Company, brother Ernoul.

## Chapter Appearance

### Chapter Colours

The Mark X Power Armor of the Chapter is painted dark green with orange armorials and helmet and is adorn with several Purity Seals.

A large white gothic numeral stenciled on the right armorial, indicates company assignment together with a smaller white gothic numeral stenciled indicates squad assignment. On the right poleyn (knee guard) there is a golden skull and on the left poleyn there is the Chapter's motto ("HONOUR") text in gold.

White cloaks are worn by all Battle-Brothers. Each brother are armed with a decorated melee weapon, a gauntlet-mounted range weapon and a small vambrace-mounted Storm Buckler.

### Chapter Badge

The Chapter dont use any Chapter Badge. Instead the Chapter's battle cry *"NOS ES IUNCTUS"* is inscribed in dark gold upon a silver plate on the left armorial on the power armour.

## Relations

The Chapter has fought together with other Space Marine Chapters and Imperial forces on several occasions.

### Enemies

* The Chaos forces of Khorne.

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## Acknowledgement

My brother came up with the idea for this Chapter and we wrote it together.