Veiled Serpents

Zephala

Zephala Xenos

Veilborn Legions

Basilisks

Other Zephala Divisions

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## History

### Early History

This Warband was formed immediately after the Alpha Legion stole the Raven Guard Raptor project details. The Alpha Legion, always planning contingencies, scattered copies of the plans across the galaxy. One such copy was entrusted to the Veiled Serpents and their allies before the Warband disappeared with the technology they were tasked to guard. Under orders from their Primarch, they took the technology to the Halo Stars, to a star system inhabited by four xenos, radical members of the Cabal. The Veiled Serpents took with them a group of Genetors led by Teluul Mosswood. The last group accompanying the Warband was a fleet of refugee ships filled with humans fleeing the raging war of the Heresy. With a common goal of destroying the forces of Chaos, this group formed the Zephala Syndicate.

Teluul Mosswood and his Mechanicus followers set up a Forge World on a seemingly barren planet in the system and began their work. During their construction project, they simultaneously ran a study on the unusual fauna that dominated the world. With the study, they discovered the fifth, and final intelligent xenos of the Zephala system, uniting them with their brothers after millennia of obscurity. The new Forge World was tasked with continuing the Raptor project, now known as the Veilborn Project. Through the millennia, they attempted to replicate and improve the Raptors project.

One fateful encounter turned the Veiled Serpents' lofty goal into an attainable reality. Years after arriving in Zephala, the system was invaded by an unknown force. This group, when identified, turned out to be another band of Alpha Legionnaires known as the Headless. These were proficient information collectors who, through still unknown means, found Zephala and travelled to it hoping to escape the Imperium's grasp at the end of the Heresy War. This Warband extended its services to the newly formed Syndicate, agreeing to shield the system from the galaxy by suppressing any news of its location. With their network of agents, they helped fill the holes left in the Veiled Serpents' knowledge.

There was one more thing the Veiled Serpents wanted but could not achieve, even with the help of the Zephala xenos and the Headless. The creation of primarch-like beings. Beings that would be put at the head of the new Empire. That was until the Zephala xenos' God, Yent̪ʘa, contacted the newly formed Zephala council. This seemingly benevolent warp diety was willing to help the Warband with their project. The Zephala Syndicate needed access to materials that could no longer be attained. Because of this, they in turn, needed Yent̪ʘa. A warp entity that could provide alternative material. They believed that creating a stronger force than themselves to fight against the forces of Chaos was worth conspiring with a warp creature. With this belief, they took Yent̪ʘa's gift and studied it, preparing to use it in their project. After millennia of development and the help of Yent̪ʘa, the Veilborn Marines and their leaders, the Basilisks, were created. As Teluul and his forgeworld could produce gene seed and create new gene organs, the Veilborn Marines were highly adaptable, and the technology was invaluable.

### Disappearance

Shortly after the Basilisks were created, the Veiled Serpents set out into the galaxy, wishing to meet a glorious end in the battle against Chaos. Their current status is unknown.

## Combat Doctrine

The Veiled Serpents follow the combat doctrine of the Alpha Legion with unknown deviations.

## Warband Beliefs

Most warbands that have fallen to the forces of Chaos despise the Imperium and all it stands for. The members that made up the Veiled Serpents during the Heresy War were still devoted to the Emperor and the Imperium as a whole. The Alpha Legion's fall to Chaos was originally an attempt to save the galaxy from the forces of Chaos, a fact not lost on this Warband. In hopes of bringing about the end of the primordial annihilator, the Veiled Serpents actively fought the forces of Chaos where they could, on their way to fulfill their one mission, the revival of the Raptor Project.

## Warband Appearance

### Warband Colours

Colour can be a large part of a warband's identity. The legion with the greatest connection to their colour is the World Eaters, soaked in the blood of their enemies and turning red. The Veiled Serpents have no known connection to the black, green and yellow that make up their colours.

### Warband Badge

The Veiled Serpents' badge depicts the bared fangs of a great snake, dripping venom. The Warband prefers to strike fast and strike once, with deadly effect. If the foe cannot be decapitated in one move, the Vieled Serpents leave loyal agents to continue to erode the enemy from the inside, like poison.