Doves of War

The Doves of War are a 3rd founding chapter of Ultramarine stock. They have a long and respectable reputation and have successfully partook in many successful campaigns against the forces of Chaos. They have made many gallant sacrifices and achieved many heroic victories in the name of The Emperor and his Imperium. Their powder-blue armor is adorned by a white dove, symbolizing the peace they seek for all members of the Imperium.

## Notable Campaigns

**Nivlib Campaign:** The Doves of War saved Nivlib IV from a marauding chaos force!

**The Holy Parade:** A hard-fought battle against a bloodthirsty band of pirates who had assaulted a defenseless moon of Milklon. The Emperor truly shined upon them as a parade of saints are said to have appeared after their victory! The faithful rejoiced.

**The Incursion of Song:** A rogue psyker named Helena Song took over a ship and threatened trade in an entire system. The Doves of War gallantly boarded their ship and killed the evil psyker. Their chapter master, Gideon Hill, is said to have personally dueled the psyker for hours!

**Waves of Metal Campaign:** A heroic campaign to combat a marauding force of Necrons. Chapter Master Gideon Hill personally killed a Necron Lord in this battle!

**The Bug Ranch Incident:** A genestealer cult infected an agricultural center on a garden planet and began breeding Tyranid. The Doves of War purged the taint and were given several bushels of corn in ritual payment. The chapter is noted to have adopted a cat mascot that they kept for many years on this planet.

## Successor Chapters

**The Red Doves:** So beloved are the Doves that they were granted the honor of a successor chapter. This well respected chapter sends them “tithes of honor” from time to time showing off their victories! The Doves love their respected descendants.

## Colors & Heraldry

The chapter uses a powder blue color with white trim. Their 1st company and veterans are permitted to use gold trim instead of white. Red is occasionally used as an embellishment color on certain pieces of equipment and is used to denote sergeants. The chapter has various badges but all depict a dove and sword.

## Chapter Master Gideon Hill

One of the most decorated, well-loved, and heroic marines to ever serve in the Emperor’s name is Chapter Master Gideon Hill of the Doves of War. He is kind to his allies, wrathful to his enemies, smart, courageous like few before him, and beloved by all. His heroic escapades are as numerous as they are legendary.

## Other Notable Doves Of War

### Lt. Ogilvy

A marine almost as storied as Gideon Hill. He has been present in almost every major operative the Doves of War have been involved in. His quick thinking, gallantry, and willingness to sacrifice himself for others is matched by few other marines.

### Scout Sgt. Feng

A celebrated veteran marine who brings his experience and wisdom to the scouts he mentors. He is famous for his "Spear of Wisdom" a power spear he uses to train new recruits!

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## True Use

The Doves of War are a 4th founding chapter that are *probably* of Ultramarine stock (though it's debated). They are loyal to a fault (even when compared to other space marine chapters) and are derisively referred to as the “Imperium’s Boy Scouts”. They are regularly employed against rogue Imperial elements as a sort of secret military police for the authoritarian Imperium regime. They are regularly utilized (indirectly) by Inquisitors, the Administratum, and even the Ecclesiarchy. Their members are regularly mind-wiped and their history expunged and re-written as a very milk-toast chapter of the Imperium of no real interest.

Their only really outstanding genetic trait is a vulnerability to mind-wiping (it's unclear if this was planned or just a happy accident) and a particularly weak will bred into them when it comes to legitimate orders. The chapter itself still believes itself to be a right and proper chapter in good standing with no notable stains on their honor when in reality they are more akin to the space marine equivalent version the Gestapo or Oprichnik.

## Genetic Lineage

It is debated if they are even a true successor chapter to the Ultramarines as there is substantial evidence that they are actually a Black Templars successor (making them an Imperial Fists chapter and their primarch Rogal Dorn). Several pieces of their equipment and traditions they keep are more in like with the Black Templar than the heroes of Ultramar. In fact, they are strangely not considered part of the "Realm of Ultramar" though they are formally recognized as a successor chapter of the Ultramarines.

## Notable Campaigns

**Purging the Devil Boys:** The Doves of War sent their 3rd company to capture the renegade Devil Boys but failed to do so. They were killed to a man and their battle barge was stolen by the Devil Boys.

**Battle of Eco:** In response to a covetous planetary governor fabricating reports that Eco had fallen to chaos the Doves of War attempted to purge the planet. They were repelled by the planetary defense forces and detached elements of the Order of the Silver Veil. This would later be grounds for the foundation of the “Sisters of Unabated Wrath”.

**The Incursion of Song:** A rogue psyker named Helena Song took over a ship and threatened trade in an entire system. The Doves of War attempted to board the ship but their Chapter Master Gideon Hill was mind-controlled due to his frail will. He ended up screwing the psyker for hours and became her mind-thrall. They later fell to chaos and are now both powerful daemons of Slaanesh.

**Waves of Metal Campaign:** A campaign where the Doves of War fought a marauding force of Necrons. While they suffered heavy casualties, they did succeed in repelling them. Chapter Master Gideon Hill (the second) was personally killed by a Necron Lord in this battle.

**The Bug Ranch Incident:** The Doves 8th company fell to a Genestealer infection. They purged the company and didn’t report it. This was the same sort of infection that later infected The Guard of Sacrifice and turned them into the Sons of the Four-Armed Emperor.

## Successor Chapters

The Doves of War have no successor chapters. The Devil Boys were "rebranded" as the Red Doves. Every now and then the Devil Boys send veiled threats in the form of “tithes of honor” to their “parent” chapter. These include things like ork-skulls painted in their parent chapter’s livery, the pelts of exotic xenos with slogans like “come join us on the hunt next time” painted in blood, and the severed hands of Necrons permanently welded into crude gestures.

## “Chapter Master Gideon Hill”

There have been 3 marines who have been called “Chapter Master Gideon Hill”. Each, after the first, have been mind wiped and hypno-indoctrinated into believing that they are in fact Chapter Master Gideon Hill. The original Gideon Hill was a talented space marine captain who did indeed become the chapter’s first chapter master. He was also a powerful psyker but lacked the control to become a full librarian. Despite what the propaganda would have you believe he actually was a bit of a bastard and eventually fell to the will of the psyker Helena Song. He would become her lover (despite being sterile) and later fell to chaos, becoming a powerful demon of Slaanesh (Gideon the Beloved).

The second Gideon Hill was a marine from the chapter formerly named Richter Hill. He converted into “Gideon Hill” as he was actually the original’s twin brother and it required minor surgery to adjust his face. Richter served as the chapter master for a century before meeting his end at the hands of a Necron assault.

The propaganda held up that the Doves of War actually won that battle and that “Gideon Hill” had heroically slain a Nercon lord. To keep this fiction up reports said he was “recalled to Terra for a great honor” when in reality the Imperium had cloned the original Gideon Hill and it would take a number of years to get it to full maturity. The chapter was mind-wiped into believing this and when the “new” “Gideon Hill (his clone) was delivered he was received like he was the old one. This Gideon Hill clone is the current chapter master of the Doves of War.

## Other Notable Doves Of War

### Lt. Ogilvy

When the Imperium needs to retroactively edit records to make the Doves of War look squeaky clean, this fictitious marine's name is regularly used. They often use this name when a previous marine fell to chaos, turned traitor, or disgraced themselves. Due to administrative oversight, "Lt. Ogilvy" has "gloriously died" twice and is sometimes mistakenly credited as "Sgt. Ogilvy". His tendency to show up in the reports of multiple (sometimes simultaneous) campaigns often requires re-writes of official records.

### Scout Sgt. Feng

A marine who just won't die. He's a bit of a bastard and has a tendency to use his own scouts to save his life. Still, he gets the job done so who care? That "Spear of Wisdom"? It's just a high powered shock stick he uses to keep the scouts in line.

## Trivia

* Ogilvy is named after "Comrade Ogilvy", a character from a piece of propaganda created by the main character in the book 1984. Comrade Ogilvy never existed but, by retroactively inserting him into a speech, he became "real".
* Scout Sgt. Feng is named after "Lei Feng", a (probably) fictitious soldier was allegedly a soldier in the People's Liberation Army. Lei was portrayed as a model citizen, and the masses were encouraged to emulate his selflessness, modesty, and devotion to Mao Zedong. His posthumously found diary is believed to be entirely fictitious propaganda or at least edited to appear

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