Archangels

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## Space Marine Chapter

### **Homeworld**

Holy Star (Self-sustaining mobile planet)

### **Allies**

Imperium of Man, Adeptus Mechanicus, Xenos races not that do not commit aggressive acts

### **Colours**

Silver and Gold (Shoulder pads colors depends of Cohort and Legacy)

"*Hope will never fall! And you won't pass from here!*"
— Unnamed Battle-Brother of the Cohort 5 Emerald, Imperial Fists Legacy
The **Archangels** are one of the original Space Marine Legions created in secret as the 21st Space Marine Legion of the Legiones Astartes. With the Emperor's approval, this Legion was created in secret from the genetic lineage of their mysterious Primarch known only as the '*Eye in the Shadows*'. Training in secret and marshaling their strength, the Archangels have waited patiently for millennia for signs of an ancient prophecy to come to fruition. This prophecy foretells of the coming of a new Chaos Goddess who would be born in the galaxy when it was at its darkest, to bring hope to the hopeless, and subdue the Chaos Gods once and for all.

#### History

Unlike other chapters, this group was formed in secret as the 21st Space Marine Legion with the Emperor’s approval, with the enigmatic Eye in the Shadows as the legion’s Primarch, which whom every Space Marine shares his gene-seed. Its base world is a one-of-a-kind planet, capable of self-sustaining the entire Legion without being affected by the overexploitation of resources, which self-regenerate in a few cycles compared to other planets, which might seem like a miracle. Something that is so, because one of its most precious treasures was a help that the Eye in the Shadows found by luck when exploring that planet. Today it is still not believed to have been so lucky.

It turns out that the planet, which was lifeless when it was discovered, had as its resident a currently impossible creature, an Old One in stasis, which has surely been trapped there since the War in Heaven. In addition to some very strange and old machines. While trying to figure out how each of the machines worked, he inadvertently released the Old One. Realizing this, and knowing the ancient Aeldari writings talking about the Old Ones, he became defensive, but at the same time tried to show a nonchalant attitude. hostile to the xenos. Surprisingly, the Old One seemed more interested in talking than in fighting and in knowing what had happened in his absence.

In the time they spoke, the Eye in the Shadows gave him a brief, but an exhaustive, summary of the events that have happened since the War in Heaven, according to the data he was able to acquire. He told him of the fall of the Aeldari to their current state, the Orks, the awakening of the Necrons, the history of Mankind up to that point, the Tyranid's invasion... everything the Old One should know. He also explained that he was currently thinking of preparing an army because of the prophecy of a Chaos Goddess who would be born in the galaxy and who would bring hope to the galaxy and subdue the Chaos Gods, as long as it was not forced by the dark forces.

After hearing the story, and to the surprise of the Eye in the Shadows, the Old One, called Zixtar, decided to help him in his plan. It turned out that Zixtar was a scientist and with this knowledge, he created the necessary technology to give life to the planet where they were. And not only that, but also that it constantly regenerates, so its resources would never run out.

With the planet already in their hands, the Eye in the Shadows secretly moved billions of humans from various planets of the Empire to live there, which they could thanks to the technology granted by Zixtar. And he divided the population into different Hive Cities that would focus on each of the resources necessary for a legion: food, weapons, vehicles, and other necessities.

Over the millennia, the planet currently known as the Holy Star prospered in ways that even the most powerful planets in the Imperium of Man could not imagine, and over time created various military forces to protect the galaxy, such as the hope they waited for. And one of those forces is the Archangels.

The members recruited by each of the Cohorts of the Archangels are chosen by the population of the Holy Star and are trained in the *Codex of the Legacy* in which they are going to form, being able to choose between several if there are positions available among several Legacies.

Despite the fact that currently, in the 42nd Millennium, the Girl of Hope has been born and they are ready to act, they must wait for "specific" prophecies to come true to know that it is time to send these "bodyguards" to the galaxy.

1. A Fateful Kidnapping: You must wait for the girl to be kidnapped by agents sent by the one who has turned her into a Goddess of Chaos, the sinister Lich Primara Skullgore.
2. A Desperate Rescue: A group must appear to rescue the girl from her captors, coming from different parts of the galaxy: The son of a green dragon, the daughter of a church, the son of a deadly jungle, the son and his brother metallic of a deep rock, the daughter of a moving star, and the son of a fire clan.
3. A Great Battle: As this motley band of warriors face the deepest darkness in the enemy's darkest stronghold, their brothers will fight as one against the deadly hordes of the Lich Primarch.
4. An Impossible Victory: Against all odds, the party must defeat the Lich Primarch and rescue the girl from the highest tower of his fortress, and leave the cursed place alive.

#### Headquarters

The headquarters of the Legion is the planet called the Holy Star. A planet whose ecosystem regenerates constantly at a very fast rate, speeding the growth of trees and plants that are recollected constantly, and the minerals and ores self-generate between cycles so they can be constantly recollected. All thanks to the Old One Zixtar’s Eco-Generator, which has the capacity to restore the life of a dead planet if used in one.

The main fortress in the planet is called the Shrine of Hope, and is the main headquarter of the whole Legion, and is where the planet is constantly controlled and supervised.

The planet itself can be moved and is used as a massive space station that can move or jump to different spots of the galaxy where they can be needed, without the need to use the Warp Gates. The only ‘known’ planet that was able to do that was the Ork Battle Star used during the Beast War.

Inside the Shrine of Hope and in each Cohort’s flagship has a special room called as the Room of the 28, where each Cohort Master can reunite to speak between them through holograms and make tactical decisions between the Cohort Masters, the Legion Master, and the Eye in the Shadows when this one is present.

#### Companies

Due to the special nature of this organization, the number of Space Marines exceeds the number established by the first foundation of 1000 units. This legion is divided into 27 Cohorts, each representing a letter and an angel's name beginning with that letter, and each cohort is divided into 18 "Chapters" called Legacies of 1000 Space Marines each one, and each Legacy uses one of the Codex used by the original 18 legions. Some of the Legacies keep the name the original Legions used before being renamed by their Primarchs, most remarkably those of the traitorous legions.

Like every common Chapter, each Legacy is formed by 10 companies working with the same system as the common ones. Usually not every Legacy is sent to battle, so it is common to see different combinations of companies from each Legacy fighting together.

### Cohorts

1. Cohort 1 Ariel
2. Cohort 2 Barachiel
3. Cohort 3 CHamael
4. Cohort 4 Daniel
5. Cohort 5 Eleleth
6. Cohort 6 Faith
7. Cohort 7 Gabriel
8. Cohort 8 Haniel
9. Cohort 9 Imamiah
10. Cohort 10 Jophiel
11. Cohort 11 Kerubiel
12. Cohort 12 Lailah
13. Cohort 13 Malakbel
14. Cohort 14 Nakir
15. Cohort 15 Ophaniel
16. Cohort 16 Penemue
17. Cohort 17 Qalbam
18. Cohort 18 Ramiel
19. Cohort 19 Sariel
20. Cohort 20 Tarwan
21. Cohort 21 Uriel
22. Cohort 22 Vehuel
23. Cohort 23 Wallim
24. Cohort 24 Xonor
25. Cohort 25 Yomiel
26. Cohort 26 Zephon
27. Cohort 0 Aegis

### Legacies

* Dark Angels Legacy
* Emperor’s Children Legacy
* Iron Warriors Legacy
* White Scars Legacy
* Space Wolves Legacy
* Imperial Fists Legacy
* Night Lords Legacy
* Iron Hands Legacy
* War Hounds Legacy
* Ultramarines Legacy
* Dusk Raiders Legacy
* Thousand Sons Legacy
* Luna Wolves Legacy
* Imperial Heralds Legacy
* Salamanders Legacy
* Raven Guard Legacy
* Alpha Legion Legacy

### Specialist Ranks

* **The Legion Master** - The highest authority in the Archangels Legion, only below their ‘Primarch’, the Eye in the Shadows. It has full control of the 27 Cohorts, and is the only highest rank of the Cohort 0 Aegis, tasked to protect the Holy Star.
* **The Cohort Master** - The Cohort Master is the highest rank of each of the 26 Cohorts in the Archangels Legion. Each Cohort Master has full control of their Cohort, only obeying to their ‘Primarch’ and their Legion Master.
* **The Legacy Master** - The Legacy Master is the main leader of each Legacy in the Cohort, equivalent to the Master Chapter. They only answer to the Cohort Master.

## Combat Doctrine

### Legion Doctrine

Each Legacy in the Cohort will use the *Codex* and Combat Doctrine originally used by the 18 existing Legions before the Horus Heresy, usually combining their companies for maximum efficiency. It’s common that a Legacy is used to support a Chapter that uses the same Combat Doctrine, like the Salamanders Legacy with the Salamanders Chapter. Also is possible to send a Legacy capable of matching up with a specific chapter, like the Iron Warriors Legacy and the Imperial Fists Chapter.

The whole Legion uses the silver and gold color in their armors, only using the red and white in their helmets to represent the officers in the companies, Legacies and Cohorts. Each Cohort's shoulder pads will be of a color to differenciate between Cohorts, while the shoulder pads’ trims of each Legacy inside the Cohort will use the main color of the Legion which Codex they use.

Considering its secret origin, many organisms of the Imperium of Man, and even some Chapters have their doubts about the loyalty of this legion, despite its more than proven efficiency. Some Inquisitors of the Ordo Malleus and Ordo Hereticus have even done investigations on this legion, more precisely the Legacies that are named and use the ancient doctrines of the Traitor Legions. Although all investigation is stopped by the authority of the Eye in the Shadows. These Legacies are proud of the honorable past of said Legions, and they wish to be able to cleanse the honor of these Legions which were sullied by their actions during the Horus Heresy.

Unlike the other Chapters, the Legion does not actively act against the xenos races if they do not attack planets or human transports, only attacking when a group of these xenos acts against humanity. This behavior is what led them to have more than one run-in with the Ordo Xenos and other Chapters focused solely on eliminating Xenos at first sight. Though they are obviously in constant conflict with the Orks and Tyranids in this regard.

It is getting to the point of considering whether to impose a high-ranking Imperial officer or an Inquisitor permanently in each Cohort to keep them under constant observation and make sure they don't cross the line. This decision is still under debate.

## Notable Quotes

### About the Archangels

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