Blood Serpents

Blood Serpents armorial with Chapter iconography.

A Blood Serpent of the elite 8th 'Sky Serpents' Company, 4th Assault Squad (Battleline).

## Space Marine Chapter

### **Allegiance**

Imperium of Man
(*Fedelitas Constantus*)

### **Successor of**

Blood Angels
(Sanguinius)

### Successor Chapter(s)

None

"*We will fight. We will die. But the Blood Serpents will endure. We always endure. As long as one of us remains we will rebuild. During the Fall we were almost destroyed, but we survived, we will always survive. Nothing will end the Blood Serpents.*"
—Lord Commander Asterog, Chapter Master of the Blood Serpents
The **Blood Serpents** were founded as part of the 12th Founding during M35 as a Successor Chapter to the venerable Blood Angels. Nearly a millennium after their Founding, they were beset by a series of disasters that saw the Chapter's numbers severely depleted, to the point where there were only three remaining battle-brothers. Despite talk of disbandment, the remaining survivors resolved to rebuild their nearly-extinct Chapter back to its former glory. The Chapter vanished, due to emergent warp storm activity, and was believed lost. However, in 584.M41, a new warp storm activity in the Chapter's home system appeared, and the Blood Serpents had a whole Chapter once again. However, due to the process utilised to recreate their sorely depleted numbers, they unexpectedly developed several idiosyncrasies unique to their Chapter. It remains to be seen, whether or not these genetic flaws will be the Chapter's undoing.

## Chapter History

### Reason for Creation

Prior to the creation of the Blood Serpents the Imperium wanted to add another chapter near the Eye of Terror to help stave off the Chaos Attacks, and seeing the world of Astoran as an ideal defensive world due to its tunnel network allowing for knowledge of the world to let a small force defeat a much larger one the High Lords of Terra chose to build the Chapter there.

### Founding

The Blood Serpents were founded as part of the 12th Founding, during the 35th Millennium as a Successor Chapter to the heroic Blood Angels. During the 36th Millennium the Blood Serpents fought many tough battles for their homeworld. First, the minor Ork WAAAGH! Klawcrusha attacks the Blood Serpents' home world of Astoran. Though the Orks were swiftly brought down by the might of the chapter, a large portion, approximately a sixth, of the chapter fell to the Black Rage.

### The Fall

Then High Chaplain Kruthu Zarlan was corrupted by the Chaos God Khorne and took the Death Company and convinced them that the rest of the chapter had fallen to the Chaos Gods and were the Traitors from the Horus Heresy. The following battle that ensued brought down approximately one third of the remaining chapter, bringing the chapter down to about a third strength. Finally, a warp storm above Astoran spat out a strange living ship that immediately started unleashing an army of living horrors on the planet. Though these creatures had not yet entered this galaxy
they would eventually be called Tyranids. The following battle reduced the chapter down to three men, 8th company sergeant Asterog, veteran Skyrog, and Sanguinary Priest Zancor. This lamentable time is known amongst the Blood Serpents as 'The Fall'.

### Rebuilding

The Inquisition wanted to disband the chapter, however, Asterog seeing himself as the new Chapter Master, thought of it as his duty to revive the chapter. So he went out, on the *Apothicron,* to the nearby planets and took every able-bodied man back to Astoran.
He then used Insanguination taking Zancor's blood as he was the only remaining Sanguinary Priest. Zancor died from poison from the Tyranids shortly after the Insanguination process. Five days after all the new recruits had entered their sarcophagi the entire planet was sucked into the warp by a warp storm.

### Serpents Reborn

In the year 584.M41 there was a warp storm in the sector where Astoran used to be, and out popped Astoran, full of a complete chapter of Space Marines. The Astartes that emerged became known internally as The Reborn Serpents. Over the next 400 years the majority of The Reborn Serpents had fallen in battle, with only a few remaining, almost entirely as Captains or in the Arch Company.

The Inquisition was naturally concerned about the Chapter that had just appeared out of the warp, with only scattered records they ever existed, however it was deemed they posed no immediate threat to the Imperium, and it would not be worth the resources required to destroy them, so they sent Inquisitor Tarkon Baerdon to watch over them for any suspicious activity.

### The Green Rage

Also, the Black Rage seemed to disappear for a while, then in the year 836.M41 the chapter was assigned to take out some remnants of Hive Fleet Behemoth (the first time the Blood Serpents had fought Tyranids since their rebirth), this triggered something in the brain that had been lying dormant in there for nearly 300 years. The entire 5th Company was consumed by a new plague, the Green Rage, though the war ended swiftly it would shape the chapter forever.

Despite the large number of Blood Serpents that die every time they go to battle their numbers remain fairly consistent, this is because of Lord Commander Asterog, the Chapter Master since they entered the warp, goes around the nearby systems to Astoran and collects massive swathes of young men to join the chapter whenever he is at Astoran.

## Chapter Homeworld

### Astoran

Astoran, the Chapter homeworld of the Blood Serpents, is located in the Segmentum Obscurus fairly close to the Eye of Terror and suffers from the occasional severe Warp Storm.

Astoran is a Death World whose surface is completely unlivable to normal humans due to the immense radiation caused by the planet being so close to its sun with very little atmosphere. Space Marines in Power Armour can only last for about an hour on the surface before they die, and Terminator Armour only protects them for 3 hours. The only exception to this is The Scar, a 100Km long twisting rocky canyon which somehow managed to escape the radiation covering the rest of the planet.

Due to the complete un-survivability of Astoran the Blood Serpents live beneath the surface in a maze of tunnels designed to confuse anyone trying to invade the planet, while allowing the Blood Serpents to outflank the attacker. The origin of the tunnels is unknown however the Blood Serpents have since arriving massively expanded the tunnel network both near the surface and
deeper into the planet. There are only three entrances into the tunnels of Astoran, the primary entrance, which is large enough for dreadnoughts to enter but nothing bigger. The Scar entrance which is at the northern end of the Scar which is large enough for the bikes of the Blood Scars to move through, with little room to spare. The final entrance is the Vehicle bay, a massive elevator large enough to comfortably hold 20 Land Raiders simultaneously that rises up to a massive set of doors that slide out of the way as the elevator rises.

The only structure on the surface of Astoran, other than a door, is Terminus Reach, a small fortress that was built for one purpose. In the event Astoran is overrun completely the Archserpents would teleport there and try to hold out as long as possible until help arrived at which point whoever arrived as aid would use the teleportarium on their ship to move the entire base onto their hanger. This is possible because the entire base is constructed like a massive suit of Terminator armor expressly for this purpose. Asterog's primary motive for doing this is to protect the only piece of Astoranium that has been found by giving it to Karoth, and having him bring it to whoever shows up to help.

### Astoranium

Astoran is the only known source of an unusual compound known as Astoranium which has some sort of Synaptic disruption effect on the Tyranids. This compound also appears to have an ability to destroy Tyranid creatures with a strong connection to the Hive Mind, likely connected to the Synaptic disruption effect. Despite repeated attempts to recreate Astoranium the Imperium cannot recreate it. As a result Asterog has got a large number of human miners digging deep into the planet in search of Astoranium.

### The Miners of Astoran

Since the creation of the Blood Serpents Astoran has been mined out, initially before the Fall this task was given to the Scout Company with the purpose of expanding the tunnel network, and increase the defensibility of the world. While mining Asterog found the first, and so far only known, piece of Astoranium, which he only kept because he thought that it looked interesting, so he turned it into a pendant which he wares under his armor to this day.

Since the Fall Asterog has pulled the Scout Company from the job of mining, preferring to use them in combat, and has outsourced the mining of Astoran to aspirants of the chapter. Additionally, Asterog has changed the focus of the mining from expanding the defensive network to searching for Astoranium with large open caverns in an attempt to not miss anything.

## Notable Campaigns

### **The Purge of Koros (582.M36)**

During 582.M36 a Chaos Cult worshiping Khorne was discovered in the Koros System, near Astoran so Salsain took an army comprised out of the 4th Company, with the aid of High Chaplain Kuthru Zarlan to eliminate the new found Chaos Cult.

When Salsain arrived on Koros the cult immediately started summoning in a hoard of Blood Letters, and other Khorne Daemons. The Blood Serpents realized that they needed to act fast to shut down the portal quickly, before the Daemons overran the world. So Salsain led his forces in a straight up assault toward the portal, in a more reckless move then he normally would.

Salsain saw a massive Bloodthirster swooping in so he took off and engaged it in one on one combat, after a while he managed to bring down the Daemon, however most of the company was already dead, he only saw a couple of his marines left, with no sign of Captain Kolan, or High Chaplain Kuthru Zarlan, so Salsain flew at the portal where most of the cult was, he then landed and started cutting down the cultists, then tearing into the portal.

After the portal was down the Daemons link weakened, Salsain carved his way through the Daemons, and due to the lack of blood being spilled the Daemons slowly poured back into the warp. However, Khorne recognized that Salsain was an excellent warrior, so he grabbed Salsain, and took him into the warp.

### **The Battle for Astoran (583-584.M36)**

The Battle for Astoran was fought in three stages, the first was against the WAAAGH! Klawcrusha, the second was the Treachery of Kuthru Zarlan, and the final was the unexpected arrival of a Tyranid Hive ship.

#### **WAAAGH! Klawcrusha (Unknown Date.M36)**

While WAAAGH! Klawcrusha was fairly small and would not normally be considered a threat, however it arrived shortly after Kuthru Zarlan had returned the sole survivor of purge of Koros, and the Blood Serpents were crowning their second Chapter Master, Cronagg. Even still despite the Ork WAAAGH! catching the Blood Serpents completely off-guard Klawcrusha quickly got lost trying to navigate the maze that is Astoran's tunnel network, allowing the Blood Serpents to outflank, and overrun the Orks with minimal casualties. WAAAGH! Klawcrusha would not even have been worthy of note if it wasn't for the exceptionally high number of Blood Serpents that fell to the Black Rage during the fight.

#### **Treachery of Kuthru Zarlan (Unknown Date.M36)**

Shortly after the attack of WAAAGH! Klawchrusha, High Chaplain Kuthru Zarlan gathered up the Death Company, telling the rest of the Chapter that he was preparing to kill them, as is Blood Angel tradition. However, Kuthru had fallen to Khorne took advantage of the high number of Death Company, and his role as leader of them to try and kill off the chapter, and create a new Cult to Khorne on Astoran.

Kuthru Zarlan convinced the Death Company that the Blood Serpents were the enemy, and turned them on their former brothers. The Death Company caught the Blood Serpents completely off guard, the initial strike wiped out what remained of the 5th Company, which had suffered least from the Ork invasion. However, Kuthru's treachery would not be able to get much farther, as shortly before he died, Captain Ragos set off an alarm alerting the rest of the chapter.

Then the newly promoted Chapter Master Cronagg gathered what remained of his forces to bring down the treacherous Chaplain. The fight that followed was deadly to both sides, with all of Zarlans forces going down, but taking two loyalists for almost everyone of them. Culminating in a fight between Cronagg and Zarlan, while Zarlan never stood a chance in the fight, he did manage to severely wound Cronagg's left arm before being beheaded by Cronagg's axe.

#### **The Hive Ship (Unknown Date.M36)**

Five days after Kuthru Zarlan's forces had been defeated a strange living ship appeared above Astoran, and immediately attacked, and destroyed what remained of the defensive fleet above Astoran. The weird living vessel then immediately launched several spores down to the planet. The hoards of strange creatures immediately ran forwards, and found the tunnel network, pouring down and overrunning the first few marines that they came across. The beasts slowly fought their way through Astoran before the Blood Serpents mount a combined assault pushing the creatures back to the surface.

Upon reaching the surface the remaining fifty Blood Serpents noticed that the ship had stopped dropping down reinforcements. However, there was one enemy force remaining, it appeared to contain: One giant monstrous leader beast, along with two groups of smaller leader beasts, along with a massive swarm of lesser creatures. The Blood Serpents devised a plan, have the two remaining Captains each take fifteen marines to attack the flanks, and remove the smaller leader beasts, before having the entire army launch an assault on the central larger leader beast.

The plan started off to a successful but rocky start, the two side teams managed to remove the smaller leader beasts, but at the cost of all but the two captains on the flanks. Additionally, the core army in the middle was taking heavy casualties. But all was not lost, for the central force pushed its way forwards, and Chapter Master Cronagg dueled with the monstrosity blocking the Blows from its mighty Sword, but then the creature lashed out with its whip and cut him down while he was blocking the sword, simultaneously the creatures two massive guns launched a barrage killing eight marines in one burst.

Then the two Captains converged on the leader alone, but they stood no chance as the creature sliced one in half while gripping the other with his whip, strangling him before throwing the unfortunate sole aside and blasting all but three of the remaining marines. Then Sergeant Asterog stood up to the beast which prepared to swing its massive sword before its head exploded, and the beast fell over backwards crushing several smaller creatures.

The loss of the leader resulted in the rest of the creatures running away, the remaining Blood Serpents then went on a purge of the remaining creatures. Then in space, the *Apothicron* arrived, and seeing the unknown ship, and no other Blood Serpent vessels immediately opened fire, bringing down the wounded ship.

### **The Devourer of Life (585.M41)**

Barely a Terran year after Blood Serpents returned to the galaxy, a Space Hulk designated the *Devourer of Life*, emerged on a crash course for Astoran. With most of the Chapter out on training missions the only force on Astoran was the Veteran 1st Company, the "Archserpents", led by Captain Karoth. The Archserpents managed to purge the Space Hulk, and detonated it, preventing the infestation from landing on Astoran.

### **The War of the Serpents (590.M41)**

Six Terran years after the Blood Serpents were returned to the galaxy they entered their first major conflict, the War of the Serpents. The War of the Serpents started when a Chaos Warband known as the Chaos Serpents attacked Koros. Asterog sent the 2nd Company lead by Captain Apothian moved in to remove the force, however they were quickly overwhelmed, and forced to retreat. The leader of the Chaos Serpents "War Master" Divran ordered that his forces immediately follow the retreating Blood Serpents.

Divran chased the Slitherers back to Astoran where the Blood Serpents 2nd, 6th, and 8th companies fought to hold back the might of the Chaos Serpents. The Blood Serpents used their knowledge of Astoran's tunnels to beat back the superior Chaos force, however still the Blood Serpents were losing horribly and had been pushed back to the command room when Asterog flew at Divran issuing a challenge to the leader, the two fought in a close duel with Asterog's furry overcoming the combat experience of Divran.

Right before Asterog could land the final blow on the "War Master" a warp storm hit Astoran removing the Chaos Serpents from the planet leaving the few remaining Blood Serpents breathing a heavy sigh of relief. Unbeknownst to the Blood Serpents, the Chaos Serpents were actually taken back by the Chaos Gods themselves, as they wanted "War Master" Divran to serve them as a Daemon Prince.

### **The Seed of Devastation (734.M41)**

In 734.M41 a Space Hulk designated the Seed of Devastation appeared on a crash course with the planet Staladros IV, the first company was dispatched to deal with the vessel. During the assault the *Apothicron* was discovered to be imbedded deep within the Space Hulk. upon hearing this Captain Karoth himself boarded the Space Hulk, and made his way to the center, with the help of his Techmarine he looked for any way to separate the *Apothicron*, however he determined it would not be possible, instead they took all of the data off the ship's computers, as well as all of the banners and artifacts they could take. Karoth then personally planted the explosives throughout the *Apothicron*, to destroy it. Once safely back onboard his personal ship Karoth detonated the *Apothicron*, insuring that it would never fall into enemy hands.

### **The Tychalian Campaign (833-836.M41)**

The Tychalian Campaign was a long series of fights across the galaxy in which the 5th Company under the command of Captain Tychalian battled a series of enemies as they appeared closer to them then any other Imperial force of sufficient size. The campaign ended in 836.M41 when the 5th Company descended onto Grorgal to fight a remnant of Hive Fleet Behemoth, upon planetfall the entire company had fallen to their genetic curse, known as the Green Rage. The Tyranids were quickly wiped out by the wrath of the 5th Company however the terror caused by the battle brethren sweeping across the world destroying everything they came across. Upon hearing the news Lord Commander Asterog took the 1st Company to Grorgal to hush up the events and bring back the 5th Company to Astoran to investigate the results.

### **The Carreria Insurrection (939.M41)**

In 939.M41 the Slitherers heard repeated reports of multiple armed mutants walking around Carreria, resulting in Captain Apothian dispatching a strike force to investigate. Upon entering the system Apotios, the strike force's leader, contacted the governor to inform him of his arrival, and request information. However upon landing the marines were brought into an ambush by what were clearly Genestealer Cultists, while Apotios was able to fend off the ambush, it was costly with most of his marines being injured in some way. Apotios quickly sent out a message to Captain Apothian informing him that they had underestimated the threat. Apotios spent the next few weeks fighting for his life against the cultist, trying to find a weak point in the cities defenses, he eventually identified that the city was mostly held up by one central spire, if they could drop explosives down the spire it should do serious damage to the city, potentially bringing it down.

When Apothian arrived in system he tried to communicate with Apotios, but all comms to the surface were jammed, so he sent down half his forces to try and find Apotios and send back a message back with the plan. However, the cultists ambushed their forces immediately upon landing forcing them to retreat. Chaplain Barathail, who was in charge of this team, received a vox message from Apotios saying that he was nearby, so ordered his forces to hold ground, and turn back to face the cultists that had been chasing them since the landing site, after a short but brutal fight Barathail and Apotios's forces had forced all of the cultists to retreat. They then set off to try and either claim a comms tower, or plant enough vox array's to be able to send a communication up to Apothian with the plan. After a few hard fought battles with the cultists they succeeded in planting the vox array's and sent their plans to Apothian.

After landing with the explosives Apothian lead a combined assault from all strike forces, however the cultists ambushed them, forcing them to split up, and perform separate pushes towards the spire. Unfortunately the genestealer cultists were able to slow down the Blood Serpents forces long enough for them to mount a full defence of the spire, which allowed them to repel the marines, forcing Apothian to call a full retreat off world, once he returned to his ship he sent a message to Inquistor Tarkon Baerdon to issue an exterminatus on the world.

### **The Battle for Baal (999.M41)**

As the Hive Fleet Leviathan launched an assault on Baal all of the Blood Angel successors went to Baal to defend the home of Sanguinius, the Blood Serpents were no exception. During the battle the entire chapter was stationed on the planet, not the moons, and largely fought in the battle for Arx Angelicum with two major exceptions.

The first exception was Captain Sendran, and the 9th Company's last stand. The Destructors stood defiant at an external fortress, holding back a hoard of Tyranids on the walls of a series of bastions, with Drop Pods from multiple chapters used as additional blockage. Expecting to die within an hour, but they held out almost until Guilliman arrived with Captain Sendran falling as a Hive Tyrant crashed through the lines tearing the last of the Devastators to pieces before Sendran charged forwards ramming his Relic Blade into the heart of the Hive Tyrant, bringing down the beast, however as it went down the beast wrapped its monstrous lash whip around his neck choking Sendran out while he struggled in vain to break free. Captain Sendran’s story would not end there for though he was mortally by the beast and the Tyranid hoard rushed over him in an attempt to break Guilliman's army Sendran survived long enough to be entombed into a dreadnought and keep leading the destructors into battle.

The other exception was Captain Skyrog and the 8th Company. While the Sky Serpents started the battle defending the Arx Angelicum before Asterog seeing an opportunity to both weaken the Tyranids, and remove Skyrog. Asterog sent Skyrog deep into the Tyranid lines to the landing points of their spores. However, Skyrog proved that he would not be so easily beaten as despite him losing all of his company, and being assaulted by multiple monstrosities, including a hulking Hierophant Bio-Titan, Skyrog came out of the fight victorious, standing over a mountain of Tyranid corpses. Despite it looking as if Skyrog had multiple mortal wounds across his body, and his armour being almost completely destroyed upon the arrival of Guilliman, and the other reinforcements arrived at his position Skyrog was still fighting strong.

### **The Basilisk War (000.M42-Present)**

The Hive Fleet Basilisk is a Tyranid Hive Fleet invading the galaxy through the Segmentum Obscurus. Its strange path through the galaxy completely defying typical Tyranid tactics, just floating past viable targets, only to return and devour them later. This strange tactic has forced the defenders of the sector to constantly be on the move in an attempt to fortify the entire Segmentum.

The Blood Serpents constantly have a couple companies spread out across the Segmentum to defend against the Hive Fleet. Additionally, the Sky Serpents are almost constantly on the move trying to take the fight to the Hive Fleet, usually resulting in the death of most of the company whenever a fight occurs resulting in Skyrog returning to Astoran to recruit more men into his company.

### **The Infestation of Despair (001.M42)**

In 001.M42, a Space Hulk designated the *Infestation of Despair* appeared out of the warp near Astoran in the Ilothian System. The Infestation of Despair was moving towards Ilothian V, a Agri world critical to providing food for the nearby systems, as such the 1st Company of the Blood Serpents was called in to destroy the Space Hulk before it collided with the planet. The assault lead by Captain Karoth was met by heavy resistance from Genestealers before eventually managing to destroy the hulk.

## Chapter Organization

**The Arch Company:** While not technically a company, the Arch Company it is comprised of the most elite of the chapter. Containing the Chapter Master, and highest ranked members of each of the auxiliaries, along with Honour Guard.

**1st Company:** The majority of the chapters veterans lie in this company and as such it is the most powerful company in the Chapter.

**2nd Company:** The Slitherers battle company prefers a slow advance on foot while they destroy the enemy with Plasma weaponry.

**3rd Company:** The tank riding brethren of the chapter, the 3rd company goes into every battle mounted inside their trusted vehicles.

**4th Company:** The Drop Pod company, they arrive on every planet in a devastating landing destroying a key enemy stronghold and then holding it while the rest of the army arrives.

**5th Company:** The War company, a company dedicated to rushing the foe and ripping them apart in brutal combat.

**6th Company:** The Tactical company goes to war with precision, they suffer the least casualties per battle as they steadily advance into their enemy eliminating targets with tactical precision.

**7th Company:** The Blood Scars train in the “Scar” a massive canyon on the surface of Astoran, only the best bikers in the Blood Serpents can make it through fast
enough to become a Blood Scar.

**8th Company:** Skyrog's Sky Serpents are the most reckless company in the chapter, and the most loyal to their Captain, going so far as to sacrifice themselves, or best friends to Skyrog’s axe if they believe they might have fallen to the Green Rage, and as such is the only company with no members having fallen to the Green Rage.

**9th Company:** The Destructors unlike the rest of the chapter mostly prefer to stay back and shoot at their foes with heavy weapons rather than rush forward into the combat.

**10th Company:** The trainees of the chapter are collected into the Scout company where they provide recon and sniper support to the other companies during a battle.

**X Company:** Unlike most of the Blood Angels' Successor Chapters, the Death Company is a literal company, this is because the rate at which the Blood Serpents fall to the Green Rage would be unsustainable if they followed the typical style of killing off any survivors after the battle.

**Primaris Companies:** Also unlike the most Chapters the Blood Serpents have 5 companies holding their Primarus Marines. This was an attempt of Asterog to tame Skyrog’s fury against
the addition of a potential threat to the chapter, they each specialize in a different aspect of warfare, modeled after some of the standard companies.

### The *Codex Serpenta*

The *Codex Serpenta* was started by Asterog after becoming Chapter Master, but before Astoran was yanked into the 41st Millennium. It was created as a response to Kuthru Zarlan’s treachery, Asterog took all of the auxiliaries of the chapter, and implemented them into the nine primary companies (1st through 9th). Additionally, he reworked the structure of the chapter's companies entirely resulting in a spread of the Veterans throughout the other chapters. Finally, this rendition of the *Codex Serpenta* changed the succession so that the most senior Captain became Chapter Master in the event of an empty Chapter Master position rather than the 1st Captain.

#### Order of Battle (First Iteration)

This version of the *Codex* would soon be slightly changed as Skyrog refused to allow Chaplains into his company, and replaced them with his own creation a Demi-Captain, who would fill a similar role to the Chaplain as a Spiritual Leader, however reported directly to him.

The 10 companies were restructured as follows:

**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**9 Terminator Squads(3 Terminator Assault Squads, 1 Tartaros Terminator Squad, 4 Indomitus Terminator Squads, 1 Cataphractii Terminator Squad)**
**2 Vanguard Veteran Squads**
**1 Sternguard Squad**
**2 Furioso Dreadnoughts**
**2 Contemptor Dreadnoughts** | **Captain**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**1 Vanguard Veteran Squad**
**1 Sternguard Squad**
**6 Tactical Squads**
**2 Assault Squads**
**2 Devastator Squads**
**2 Dreadnoughts**
**2 Furioso Dreadnoughts** | **Captain**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**1 Vanguard Veteran Squad**
**1 Sternguard Squad**
**6 Tactical Squads**
**2 Assault Squads**
**2 Devastator Squads**
**2 Dreadnoughts**
**2 Furioso Dreadnoughts** | **Captain**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**

**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**1 Vanguard Veteran Squad**
**1 Sternguard Squad**
**6 Tactical Squads**
**2 Assault Squads**
**2 Devastator Squads**
**2 Dreadnoughts**
**2 Furioso Dreadnoughts** | **Captain**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**

**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**3 Vanguard Veteran Squads**
**6 Tactical Squads**
**3 Assault Squads**

**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**2 Sternguard Squads**
**10 Tactical Squads**
**2 Dreadnoughts**
**2 Furioso Dreadnoughts** | **Captain**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**7 Attack Bike Demi-Squads**
**10 Bike Squads** | **Captain**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**2 Vanguard Veteran Squads**
**10 Assault Squads**
**2 Land Speeders** | **Captain**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**2 Sternguard Squad**
**15 Devastator Squads**
**4 Dreadnoughts** | **Captain**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**11 Scout Squads**

This form of the chapter worked well enough until 936.M41 when the Green Rage emerged, it became apparent to Asterog that the current plan of just following the typical Blood Angels Successor plan of using the Death Company for a few battles then executing them was both unsustainable, and not the optimal use, due to their increased knowledge. From this he created a new company, the X Company which would be comprised entirely of Death Company and have the sergeants of all squads be replaced with members of the Death Company. Skyrog however vehemently fought against merely allowing the Death Company to survive, let alone allow them to lead any thing.

However, Asterog realised that the Death Company would be invaluable to the chapter, so he wrote the 1st Amendment to the *Codex Serpenta*, The Death Company Amendment, this created a new company comprised of Demi-Squads of death company marines which could be combined to form greater squads. The 1st Amendment also created a new position, the Arch Captain, whose roll is to assist the Chapter Master, and will take the roll of Chapter Master in the event of the Chapter Master’s death.

#### Order of Battle (Post-Battle of Baal)

After the Battle for Baal, the Indomitus Crusade, Primarch Guilliman's reform of the *Codex Astartes*, and the introduction of the Primaris Space Marines, Asterog realised that a 2nd Amendment was required to the *Codex Serpenta*, the Primaris Amendment. This Amendment was intended to implement the Primaris Marines into the Chapter much like the other Chapters. However, Skyrog not trusting Guilliman and his creations the Primaris Marines refused to allow yet more intruders into the companies of the Blood Serpents. In response to this, and not wanting to annoy the newly returned Primarch, Asterog created a new company the Primaris company to hold the Primaris contingent, additionally, the 2nd Amendment introduced the Lieutenants to every company to follow the lead of Guilliman's *Codex Astartes* reforms. The Blood Serpents were reorganised thusly:

#### Headquarters

**Lord Commander Asterog,**
**Chapter Master of the Blood Serpents**
**Arch Captain Garan, Successor to the Blood Serpents**
**Chief Librarian Maroth, *Master of the Libarius***
**Father Coran, *Master of the Apothecarion***
**High Chaplain Athos, *Master of the Reclusium***
**Forge Master Vulcnoth, *Master of the Forge***
**Sanguinary Guard**
**Sanguinary Ancient**
**Arch Guard**
**Arch Ancient**
**Reclusiarch Guard**
**Reclusiarch Champion**
**Chapter Equerries**
**10 Techmarines**
**Servitors**
**Land Raiders**
**Gunships**
**Tanks** | **Captain Krol Rathii,**
***Master of the Fleet***
**1 Serpenta Class Battleship**
**3 Battle-Barges**
**12 Strike Cruisers**
**Unknown Number Escorts**
**Thunderhawk Gunships**

#### Serpentine Host

**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**9 Terminator Squads(3 Terminator Assault Squads, 1 Tartaros Terminator Squad, 4 Indomitus Terminator Squads, 1 Cataphractii Terminator Squad)**
**2 Vanguard Veteran Squads**
**1 Sternguard Squad**
**2 Furioso Dreadnoughts**
**2 Contemptor Dreadnoughts** | **Captain Apothian**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**1 Vanguard Veteran Squad**
**1 Sternguard Squad**
**6 Tactical Squads**
**2 Assault Squads**
**2 Devastator Squads**
**2 Dreadnoughts**
**2 Furioso Dreadnoughts** | **Captain Castilian**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**1 Vanguard Veteran Squad**
**1 Sternguard Squad**
**6 Tactical Squads**
**2 Assault Squads**
**2 Devastator Squads**
**2 Dreadnoughts**
**2 Furioso Dreadnoughts** | **Captain Gaial**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**1 Vanguard Veteran Squad**
**1 Sternguard Squad**
**6 Tactical Squads**
**2 Assault Squads**
**2 Devastator Squads**
**2 Dreadnoughts**
**2 Furioso Dreadnoughts** | **Captain Chronus Prime**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**3 Vanguard Veteran Squad**
**6 Tactical Squads**
**3 Assault Squads**

**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**2 Sternguard Squads**
**10 Tactical Squads**
**2 Dreadnoughts**
**2 Furioso Dreadnoughts** | **Captain Phaetos**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**7 Attack Bike Demi-Squads**
**10 Bike Squads** | **Captain Skyrog**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Demi-Captain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**1 Vanguard Veteran Squad**
**11 Assault Squads**
**2 Land Speeders** | **Captain Sendran**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**2 Sternguard Squad**
**15 Devastator Squads**
**4 Dreadnoughts** | **Captain Bolthos**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**11 Scout Squads**

**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**6 Blade Guard Veteran Squads**
**6 Veteran Intercessor Squads**
**4 Redemptor Dreadnoughts** | **Captain Healarn**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**2 Veteran Intercessor Squads**
**6 Intercessor Squads**
**2 Assault Intercessor Squads**
**2 Hellblaster Squads**
**4 Redemptor Dreadnoughts** | **Captain Xandus**
**2 Lieutenants**
**1 Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**7 Invader ATVs**
**25 Outrider Squads** | **Captain Gravoen**
**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**2 Agressor Squads**
**6 Heavy Intercessor Squads**
**2 Inceptor Squads**
**2 Eradicator Squads**
**4 Redemptor Dreadnoughts** | **Captain Phonis**
**2 Lieutenants**
**1 Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Company Command Squad (Company Champion, Company Ancient, Sanguinary Novitiate, Veteran Sergeant, Veteran)**
**2 Reiver Squads**
**6 Inifiltraitor Squads**
**2 Incusor Squads**
**2 Suppressor Squads**
**3 Eliminator Squads**

'***The Fallen'***
**Captain Tychalian**

**2 Lieutenants**
**Chaplain**
**2 Librarians**
**1 Sanguinary Priest**
**1 Techmarine**
**Approximately 100 Green-Rage infected Astartes(Number of squads vary, based on how many Astartes are infected with the Chapter's genetic curse.)**

## Chapter Gene-Seed

### Altered Primarch's Curse: The Green Rage

While most Blood Angel Successor Chapters suffer from the Black Rage, since the Fall the Blood Serpents appeared to not suffer any affects of this curse, then in 936.M41 when the 5th Company attacked some Tyranids the entire company fell to the new Green Rage.

The Green Rage appears to be a mutated form of the Black Rage. It has altered effects to the Black Rage; the first is that instead of believing that they are Sanguinius in is dying moments, they believe that they are fighting Tyranids during the battle for Astoran. Then there are the other stranger effects of it, while most are simply mad like those that fall to the Black Rage, some members of the Blood Serpents that have fallen to the Green Rage seem to have actually gained some tactical knowledge resulting in them taking up the ranks of sergeants in the Blood Serpent chapters. However, the Green Rage takes sweeping blows across the Blood Serpents, claiming large numbers every time the Blood Serpents go into battle, which still sends a large number of them to death every time. The Green Rage also can affect the Primaris within the Blood Serpents, unlike the Black Rage. Another unique effect of it vs the Black Rage is that it turns the eyes of those who fall to it to be pure green, this is what gave it its new name, and influenced the colour of the armour they wear.

The Sanguinary Priests believe that the Green Rage mutated when Zancor's gave his blood in the Insanguination process that created The Reborn Serpents, and has been passed down through the generations by the new Sanguinary Priests. They believe that the Tyranid poison that entered his system during the battle for Astoran corrupted the mutation that causes the Black Rage inside of him, and then was passed on throughout the Blood Serpents.

### Primarch's Curse: The Red Thirst

Unlike the Black Rage which turned into the Green Rage the Red Thirst has remained unchanged in the Blood Serpents. Blood Serpents like all Blood Angel Successors have a hidden hunger for blood which occasionally consume them in battle.

## Combat Doctrine

While the majority follows a Close Combat Doctrine, most notably in the 5th, and 8th Companies, some companies prefer different styles of warfare.

### Iron Fangs

The Iron Fangs use a Armored Assault doctrine.

### Knights of Astoran

The Knights of Astoran use a Drop Pod doctrine.

### Blood Scars

The Blood Scars use a Lightning Strike doctrine.

### Destructors

The Destructors use a Ranged Combat doctrine.

## Chapter Beliefs

Most of the Blood Serpents revere the Primarch, Sanguinius, above all others except the Emperor, seeing him as the greatest of the Primarchs. A giant statue of the Primarch stands at the primary entrance to the Astoran tunnel network, and another smaller one looks over the command room, standing on a pedestal above the Chapter Master's seat. These two statues are the only items of decoration in the common areas of Astoran.

However there are two other prominent beliefs within the Blood Serpents:

### The Cult of Skyrog

The Cult of Skyrog comprises of the entirety of the 8th Company, they believe that Skyrog is a holy figure, chosen by the Emperor himself. Members of the Cult of Skyrog will sacrifice their lives to protect Skyrog, this however is but a mere fraction of what the Cult of Skyrog will do: Members of the Cult of Skyrog will bring their friends to be executed if they believe that they have fallen to the Green Rage, Cult of Skyrog members that fall to the Green Rage but retain their knowledge will even turn themselves into Skyrog to be beheaded.

### The Followers of Asterog

The Followers of Asterog are a fairly small group representing only about fifty Astartes spread throughout the various companies. They believe that Asterog was blessed by the Emperor granting him superior tactical genius and battle field prowess, quoting his defeat of the Hive Tyrant during the Battle of Astoran as divine intervention.

## Notable Blood Serpents

### Asterog

While working in the Scout Company Asterog was mining out some of the deeper tunnels of Astoran he found a piece of Astoranium, which he would go on to unknowingly use to defeat the Hive Tyrant during the battle for Astoran. Having seen the value of this compound he would go on to devote more resources to finding more of the rare compound.

Asterog is the Chapter Master of the Blood Serpents during the M41. He was responsible for the rebirth of the Blood Serpents after the Fall as he went against the order of the Inquisition to grab thousands of healthy human males to rebuilt the Blood Serpents. He then wrote the Codex Serpenta, and its revisions, in an attempt to prevent a future treachery like Kuthru Zarlan's by centralizing the auxiliary divisions into the companies.

While his restructuring of the Codex Astartes into the Codex Serpenta was no small feat his combat prowess is still extensive. During the Battle for Astoran he survived the battle, even defeating the monstrous Hive Tyrant that had slain the previous Chapter Master and two Captains, with the aid of his Astoranium stone. Additionally, he fought long and hard defending the Arx Arngelicum holding back the hoard of Tyranids along side his chapter, and the rest of the Blood Angel Successors.

### Skyrog

Skyrog is 8th Company Captain during M41. He has a complete hatred of the Black Rage, the Green Rage, and Chaplains after Kuthru Zarlan's treachery. In the beginning of his reign as Captain of the Sky Serpents Asterog would repeatedly assign Chaplains to the 8th Company before Skyrog decapitated them with his Axe that would later become known as The Rage's End. Asterog quickly realized that it was a waste for him to keep sending Skyrog chaplains so he stopped and let Skyrog do as he wished.

Then when the Green Rage emerged Skyrog sought to have all members purged, while Asterog deigned his request Skyrog still executed any members of his company who fell to the Green Rage. Around this time Skyrog started cultivating the Cult of Skyrog within his company. The Cult of Skyrog would quickly take over the entire company and they fanatically worship Skyrog, sacrificing their own lives to protect him, and even going so far as to bring themselves, or their friends to him if they believe that they have fallen to the Green Rage.

During the Battle for Baal as Skyrog fought the Tyranids he unleashed his full fury giving himself over fully to both the Black Rage, and the Red Thirst massively increasing his power which is what allowed him the strength to defeat the Hierophant after it was hit by a furry of Melta blasts from the last of his Assault Squads. After the Battle for Baal he held enough of his consciousness to lock himself into his meditation chamber, which he built after looking into the past of Mephiston of the Blood Angels, for ten days until he had overcome the twin curses of Sanguinius for a time.

### Salsain

Salsain is the 1st Chapter Master of the Blood Serpents. Upon becoming an Astartes and leaving his sarcophagi Salsain had discovered that he had grown wings, the other newly birthed Astartes believed that this was a sign from Sanguinius that Salsain should lead the chapter. A year before the Battle for Astoran he lead a portion of the Chapter to combat a Khornate cult on Koros near Astoran. Shortly after the Blood Serpents arrival the cult opened a Warp Portal and hundreds of Khorne Daemons spewed forth quickly overwhelming the Blood Serpents, however Salsain stood strong and slowly fought his way through the daemons cutting down the cult, then shutting down the portal. However, Khorne was amused by Salsain's determination and Skill, so he took the Chapter Master to fight eternally in his Blood Games, only occasionally letting the Winged Warrior out to fight along side his former chapter before taking him back to continue fighting.

### Giegoth

About 50 years before the Fall Captain Giegoth of the 5th company was fighting in a campaign along side the Space Wolves against some Drukhari towards the end of the campaign as the Blood Serpents, and Space Wolves were converging on the last of the Drukhari, and the xenos filth unleashed their animals that they had captured, among them was a giant serpent that lashed out cutting down Astartes, and Drukhari alike, the creature was carving its way through the Imperial lines when Giegoth ran at the beast ramming his lightning claw into it repeatedly and blasting it with his boltgun after three minutes of constant fighting the beast was killed, but the acid in its blood had ruined his armor, and Lightning Claw. The Space Wolf Lord recognizing the might shown off by Geigoth in killing the beast gave him a pair of special rewards, a set of Runic Armor, and a Wolf Claw to replace his lost armor, and weapon. However, upon arriving back on Astoran, a small warp storm removed him from his ship and kept him in the warp. To this day Giegoth remains in the warp, appearing occasionally to aid the Blood Serpents, before being yanked back into the warp.

## Chapter Appearance

### Chapter Colours

Like their genetic forebears, the Blood Serpents primarily paint their battle-plate blood red. Unlike the Blood Angels, they use a Roman numeral to designate squad (command squad uses a C) painted in the Company's color on the right shoulder to identify where the Battle Brother belongs.

#### Company Colours

* **1st:** Gold
* **2nd:** Black
* **3rd:** Purple
* **4th:** Grey
* **5th:** Orange
* **6th:** Silver
* **7th:** White
* **8th:** Yellow
* **9th:** Blue
* **10th:** Brown
* **Primaris 1st:** Gold
* **Primaris 2nd:** Green for Battle Brothers, Red for Sergeants
* **Primaris 3rd:** Yellow
* **Primaris 4th:** Blue
* **Primaris 5th:** Black

### Heraldry of the Host

Also, like the Blood Angels, the Chapter utilizes a similar heraldic system, however instead of the squad type being represented their helmets allows them to recognize what type of weapon any given battle-brother carries at a glance. The advantages of such swift recognition amid the chaos of the battlefield is obvious. More than this, however, the Blood Serpents revere their heraldry, and bear these markings and badges with pride.

### Helm Designations

Instead of using just the standard *Codex*-oriented symbols to show a unit's role or helmet colour to denote rank, the Blood Serpents' helmets reflect their roll within their squad:

#### Line Formations

* **Special Weapons:** Yellow Helmet.
* **Heavy Weapons:** Blue Helmet.
* **Sergeants:** Green Helmet.
* **Company Champions:** Gold Helmet.
* **Sanguinary Novitiates:** White Helmet.

#### Specialists

* **Green Rage Brethren** - Members of the Blood Serpents who have fallen to the Green Rage are designated by fully painted green battle-plate with red X's similar to the Blood Angels Death Company.
* **Chaplains, Reclusiarch Guard -** Wear full black coloured battle-plate with a white helmet (usually a skull).
* **Librarians -** Wear full blue coloured battle-plate.
* **Sanguinary Priests** - Wear full white coloured battle-plate.
* **Chapter Master, Arch Captain, Sanguinary Guard & Arch Guard:** - Clad in gold coloured battle-plate.

### Chapter Badge

The Blood Serpents' Chapter badge is a stylised white coloured serpent, coiled and ready to strike, with a blood drop dripping from one of its fangs.

## Chapter Fleet

The Blood Serpent Fleet is comprised of 1 Serpenta Class Battle Ship, 3 Battle Barges, and 12 Strike Cruisers, along with an unknown number of escort ships. Each company has an assigned Strike Cruiser with its escorts. Additionally, 2 of the Battle Barges, and Battle Ship are assigned as Asterog sees fit to aid in assaults, while the last one is stationed above Astoran at all times.

### Battle Ships

* ***The Grand Serpent* (Serpenta-class Battleship)** - *The Grand Serpent* is a Serpenta Class Battleship, a special class of battleship specially designed by the Adeptus Mechanicus for the Blood Serpents. The *Grand Serpent* serves as the flagship of the Blood Serpents and is Captained by Krol Rathii, Master of the Fleet. The *Grand Serpent* is a powerful battleship that has served in the Blood Serpent fleet since the Rebirth of the Serpents, never losing a battle. During the Battle for Baal the *Grand Serpent* was stationed at Astoran as part of the minor protection left behind at the home world.

* ***The Apothicron* (Battle Barge)** - The *Apothicron* is named after the only major ship in the Blood Serpent Fleet that survived the fall, and subsequently brought back the future Serpents Reborn. Now The *Apothicron* serves a very different purpose, going to war at the head of any Blood Serpent fleet that does not include The *Grand Serpent.*

* ***The Striking Serpent* (Battle Barge)** - The *Striking Serpent* takes the place of flag ship on various different war efforts taken by the Blood Serpents. The *Striking Serpent* is typically assigned to the Sky Serpents by request of Skyrog to aid in his campaign against Hive Fleet Basilisk.

* ***The Coiled Serpent* (Battle Barge)** - The *Coiled Serpent* is permanently stationed above Astoran and serves as the protector of the planet, as such it has never seen battle, as no one has attacked Astoran since the Fall.

### Strike Cruisers

* ***The Arch Serpent* (Strike Cruiser)** - The *Arch Serpent* is assigned to the Archserpents. It is equipped with extra Teleportarum Chambers so that the Archserpents can launch a coordinated Terminator Strike on enemy vessels, and ground forces.

* ***The Slithering Serpent* (Strike Cruiser)** - The *Slithering Serpent* is assigned to the Slitherers. The *Slithering Serpent* is the newest Cruiser in the Blood Serpent Fleet, its predecessor having been destroyed when an unknown Chaos Warband launched an assault near Astoran.

* ***The Iron Serpent* (Strike Cruiser)** -The *Iron Serpent* is assigned to the Iron Fangs. The *Iron Serpent* has been fitted with extra hanger bays filled with Thunder Hawks to swarm forward at the enemy.

* ***The Toxic Fang* (Strike Cruiser)** - The *Toxic Fang* is assigned to the Knights of Astoran, and has been modified to allow for more Drop Pods to be embedded beneath it to allow for a massive Drop Pod Assault to occur on an enemy planet.
* ***The Scything Serpent* (Strike Cruiser)** - The *Scything Serpent* is assigned to the Flesh Rippers. It has been modified with additional broadsides so that it can move between the enemy, and then blast them apart.
* ***The Assault Serpent* (Strike Cruiser)** - The *Assault Serpent* is assigned to the Conquerors. It is equipped with extra anti-aircraft fire in place of the larger anti Cruiser/Battle Ship weaponry.
* ***The White Serpent* (Strike Cruiser)** - The *White Serpent* is assigned to the Blood Scars. Unlike the rest of the Blood Serpent fleet the White Scar, and its escort ships, are covered in white paint. And have additional boosters equipped, increasing their speed out of warp.
* ***The Kingserpent* (Strike Cruiser)** - The *Kingserpent* is assigned to the Sky Serpents. It was created after the first fight between the Sky Serpents and Hive Fleet Basilisk in which Skyrog's old Cruiser was destroyed. The name *Kingserpent* was given to the ship in accordance with ancient Terran tradition of adding the prefix *King* to a snakes name if it ate other snakes, as Skyrog wanted to annihilate the Tyranid fleet.
* ***The Cobra Serpent* (Strike Cruiser)** - The *Cobra Serpent* is assigned to the Destructors. It is more heavily armed then most strike cruisers, specializing in bombarding its opponents from afar.
* ***The Chameleonic Serpent* (Strike Cruiser)** - The *Chameleonic Serpent* is a Strike Cruiser Class Cruiser. The *Chameleonic Serpent* is assigned to the Assassins. It has been modified with additional stealth tech to allow for an undetected landing of the company.
* ***The Raged Serpent* (Strike Cruiser)** - The *Raged Serpent* is assigned to the Fallen. The *Raged Serpent* is equipped with a massive ram so that it can move up close and destroy the enemy ships.
* ***The Serpent Primarus* (Strike Cruiser)** - The *Serpent Primarus* is assigned to the Scions. It has been equipped with additional armor plating making it tougher.

## Chapter Relics

The Blood serpents have a large number of relics, most of which were created before the fall and their origin lost to time. Listed below are some of the more prominent Chapter relics that have appeared in Imperial annals.

### Relics of Astoran

* ***Murder Axe*** - The Power Axe wielded by Asterog during the Battle for Astoran. After the rebirth of the Blood Serpents Forge Master Vornoth modified it to increase its damage output to make it more befiting of a Chapter Master.
* ***Blood Ripper*** - A ginormous Chainsword that can slice through even the toughest of enemy vehicles.
* ***Hell's Fangs*** - A chainsword with enhanced blades that can cut through most materials.
* ***The Golden Grail*** - A chalice filled with the blood of the Blood Serpents from the fall, Blood Serpents fighting near remember their duty to never let another event like the Fall happen again.
* ***Forge Masters Axe*** - The axe wielded by the Forge Master of the Blood Serpents, created by Acropoth this axe is much larger than normal power axes, and has a blade that is always sharp and breaks through all armor with ease.
* ***Sky Serpents Wing*** - The *Sky Serpents Wing* was created by Skyrog while Asterog was out collecting people to recreate the Blood Serpents. It is a specialized jump pack that has additional guidance systems to protect its user. It is a large jump pack that has a Gargoyle attached to the back with wings outspread.
* ***The Strategeus Helm*** - A helmet created by Forge Master Acropoth near the creation of the Blood Serpents. It is an intelligent learning AI that recounts useful tactics from previous battles in an attempt to aid the wearer. No one knows how Acropoth created the Strategeus Helm, however its aid has been invaluable, with Sendran stating that without it he would have lost his position during the Battle for Baal far sooner than he did.
* ***Fury of Astoran*** - A Plasma Pistol that has been masterfully crafted by Forge Master Acropoth before the Fall this weapon has a builtin protector causing it to never explode on its user.
* ***The Blade Ultimus*** - The Blade Ultimus is a Power Sword that has been expertly crafted by Forge Master Acropoth making it sharper, and allowing it to cut through most materials.
* ***The Archserpent's Edge*** - A shard of Sanguinius's Blade that got shattered against Warmaster Horus's battle-plate and forged into a new sword. In keeping with Blood Angel tradition one of these swords was given to the Blood Serpents, upon their creation, since then it has been given to the Company Champion of the first company to wield in battle.
* ***Storms Wrath*** - A set of gauntlets designed to hold both a Thunder Hammer/Storm Shield at the same time as a Pair of Lightning Claws, however due to a quirk in its design it can only power one of the two sets of weapons at a time. The origin of the *Storms Wrath* is unknown as Cronus Prime found it lying around in one of the tunnels of Astoran shortly after being promoted to Captain of the 5th Company.
* ***Gauntlet Supreme*** - A specialized Boltstorm Gauntlet designed for increased damage and to cut through armor. It was created by Volcnoth shortly after the Battle for Baal, and gifted to Captain Gravoen to honor the aid provided by the Primaris reinforcements in that battle.
* ***Hellfire Primarus*** - A Master Crafted Boltgun equipped with Hellfire shells. This Boltgun specializes in bringing down larger monsters.
* ***Nipharn*** - A giant sniper rifle that can pierce even the toughest armor. Wielded by the Captain of the 10th company since before the Fall.
* ***The Mace*** - A giant spiked ball on a chain from before the Fall, while it is not known who made it, it is now used by Captain Castilian. He used it to bring down the Tyranid Prime on Apotria during the Basilisk War after the Prime had cut his arm off.
* ***The Hammer of Astoran*** - A master crafted thunder hammer built by Forge Master Vulcnoth shortly after rising to the rank of Forge Master. Wielded by Captain Karoth the Hammer of Astoran has crushed many mighty foes, from Tyranid Carnifexes to Renegade Imperial Knights.
* ***The Blood Bike*** - A specialized bike built before the Fall, it is faster than most bikes. The Blood Bike has several spikes out the front for ramming into anyone who stands in the riders way.
* ***The Rages End*** - The giant two handed axe wielded by Captain Skyrog that he uses to decapitate any of his Sky Serpents that fall to the Green Rage. The axe was originally wielded by the first captain of the 8th company under a different name which has been lost to time.
* ***The Armour of Indolith*** - The Armour worn by Indolith, the first Demi-Captain of the Sky Serpents. It was crafted by Techmarine Azok, it injects the wearer with unknown drugs increasing their pain tolerance, allowing them to fight longer for Skyrog. During the Battke for Baal Indolith was slain by a Pyrovore's acidic blood as he split it in half with his power sword, and half his body got covered in the beasts blood, leaving the armour permanently scarred.

### Relics of the Reclusiarchy

The Chaplains of the Blood Serpents have their own set of relics that they bestow to their members:

* ***Beheader's Axe*** - The Axe borne into battle by all High Chaplains of the Blood Serpents. Initially it was also used to kill members of the Blood Serpents that had fallen to the Black Rage, however since the Fall, and the mutation of the Black Rage to the Green Rage it has not been used for that purpose.
* ***Mortical*** - A specialized Combi-Melta that has a Combi-Bolter fixed in place of the Boltgun. It is believed by some members of the Blood Serpents that it has existed since the Horus Heresy, however no one knows how such an ancient relic ended up in possession of the Blood Serpents.
* ***The Crozius Supremus*** - An enlarged Crozius Arcanum that was crafted by Forge Master Acropoth, it has a massive head with small blades on it to cut through armor.
* ***The Litanies of Strength*** - A long line of scrolls detailing an ritual that will grant the chanter extra strength during battle.
* ***The Talisman of Blood*** - A small blood drop necklace said to hold the blood of anyone slain by the wearer. In exchange the Talisman increases the viciousness of the wearer.
* ***The Grand Rosarius*** - A beautiful Rosarius that emanates a small aura around the wearer that reduces damage suffered.
* ***The Helm of Kuthros*** - The Helmet worn into battle by Kuthros, the first High Chaplain of the Blood Serpents. Blood Serpents that see this glorious Helmet worn by their Chaplains are encouraged to fight harder.
* ***The Santic Rosarius*** - A Rosarius from before the Fall, it is said that it was blessed by the emperor himself, although many question the validity of this.
* ***The Wrath of Kuthros*** - A powerful Storm Bolter carried by Kuthros into battle. This specialized Storm Bolter hits harder, and cuts through the armor of his opponents.
* ***The Orb of Defiance*** - An orb imbued with Null energy, it shuts down and harms nearby Psykers that attempt to manifest Psychic Powers.
* ***The Crozius Incarnum*** - The *Crozius Incarnum* is a unique Crozius Arcanum designed to be ignited for a short time with deadly effect.

### Relics of the Librarius

The Librarians of the Blood Serpents have their own set of relics that they bestow to their members:

* ***The Force Scythe and Armor of Sons*** - Shortly after becoming Chief Librarian Maroth set off to Prospero, former home of the Thousand Sons, to investigate their knowledge of the warp and psychic powers. When he returned he never spoke to anyone about his experience, however he was wearing specialized armor, and carrying a new scythe that resembled ancient Thousand Son technology.

* ***Galiath's Axe*** - Is a Force Axe created by Galiath, a Chief Libarian of the Blood Serpents from before the Fall. Galiath made it in an attempt to recreate the Gallian's Staff, and it worked. However, he died shortly after creating the weapon, and his notes were so scatterbrained and otherwise incomprehensible that no one has been able to decode it since. It has been handed down through the Librarians of the 1st company ever since the fall.
* ***The Telekinetic Orb*** - An orb filled with Telekinetic energy. If used by a powerful Psyker its power can be focused and unleashed to devastating effect on their foes.
* ***The Force Hammer*** -A Thunder Hammer that has been infused with the power of force weapons. This weapon has smashed countless enemies of the Imperium to dust.
* ***Bones of Balthos*** -A special Dreadnought sarcophagus designed to reduce damage suffered. It was created for Balthos, the first Librarian Dreadnought before the Fall.
* ***The Psy Pack*** - A unique Jump Pack that allows the bearer to manifest the ability to grow Psychic Wings, and fly across the battlefield for a short time.
* ***Mind Focuser's Hood*** - A specialized Psychic Hood that shuts out the affects of Shadow in the Warp from Tyranids. It was created by Chief Librarian Maroth in the immediate aftermath of the Tychalian Campaign, and the rise of the Green Rage.
* ***Warp Infused Armor*** - A specialized set of Power Armor that has been imbued with Warp energy to increase the Psychic Power of the wearer.
* ***Tome of the Fire Sorcerer*** - A book filled with knowledge on Pyromancy, there are many spells within this tome that appear no where else in Imperial records.
* ***The Technomancer's Chain*** - A chain made from eternally moving cogs that move in an unpredictable way. It is said that it was created as a joint work between Forge Master Acropoth and Chief Librarian Lexos sometime before the Fall. It has strange effects that amplify any Psychic Powers that affect vehicles.
* ***The Geokine Stone*** - A stone that appeared within the command room of the Blood Serpents (all the walls, and ceiling of which are covered in metal). After extensive study the Librarians of the Blood Serpents determined that a Psyker could harness its power to control solid objects.

### Relics of the Fallen

Sometimes when a member of the Blood Serpents fall to the Green Rage the relics that they carry are placed aside for members of the Blood Angels that fall to the Green Rage to carry, these relics have the name of the original owner added to the front:

* ***Tychalian's Rage Blaster*** - The combi-melta carried by Captain Tychalian when he fell to the Green Rage on Grorgal and he has carried it ever since. It was specially built by Forge Master Vulcnoth for Tychalian after the Fall.
* ***Lemos's Crozius Masterous*** - A grand Crozius Arcanum born into battle by Lemos, Chaplain of the 5th Company after the Green Rage appeared. Lemos fell to the Green Rage almost immediately after being promoted.
* ***Tazaron's Imbued Armor*** - Tazaron was a librarian in the 3rd Company of the Blood Serpents until 950.M41 when he fell to the Green Rage. Tazaron had pored his psychic might into his armor imbuing it with the power to resist psychic powers.
* ***Darcal's Slaughter Sphere*** - Darcal was a Chaplain in the 1st company when he fell to the Green Rage. He bore a powerful sphere that increased the rage of all nearby battle brothers.
* ***Toxial's Toxic Flamer*** - Toxial was captain of the 5th Company after the appearance of the Green Rage, he fell to the Green Rage in 984.M41. Toxial spent his life dedicated to developing poisons that could kill any opponent. While he was not very successful he did create a modified Hand Flamer that spewed an incredibly toxic compound instead of fire.
* ***Fyroar's Inferno*** - Fyroar spent his life dedicated to working out the imperfections of Melta weapons, trying to reduce their depreciation over range. By 936.M41 when Fyroar fell to the Green Rage along with the rest of the 5th company all he created was a specialized Inferno pistol that has increased range.
* ***Zarch's Death Blade*** - Zarch was a Lieutenant in the 2nd Company after the Battle for Baal he fell to the Green Rage during his first battle as Lieutenant. Zarch's blade excelled at tearing through flesh giving it the title Death Blade.
* ***Cranzhar's Orb of Resistance*** - Cranzhar was the Tech-marine of the 7th Company prior to his fall to the Green Rage, after he fell to the Green Rage he kept more of his intelligence then most and subsequently worked on developing an orb to increase the pain tolerance of death company members nearby.

## Relations

### Allies

* **The Red Maidens**

* **House Serpenta Questoris Familia**
* **Inquisitor Tarkon Baerdon**

### Enemies

* **Hive Fleet Basilisk**
* **The Chaos Serpents**
* Nehebkau Dynasty

## Notable Quotes

### About the Blood Serpents

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