Judicators

Judicators armorial with Chapter iconography.

A newly assigned Judicators Primaris Intercessor.

The **Judicators** are an aloof and isolationist Successor Chapter created from the lineage of the ancient Dark Angels during an unknown Founding. Their origins have been purposely obfuscated, and their goals remain elusive to outsiders. However, the truth to the matter is much more complicated, as in actuality, the Judicators are an ancient Chapter created from a lost Second Founding Dark Angels Successor Chapter who were expunged following the unspoken period of Imperial history known as the Forgetten Wars in the middle centuries of M32.

Following their inception, their subsequent fate and entire Chapter history was deliberately hidden from those outside the Dark Angels and their collective of Successor Chapters, known as the Unforgiven. The Judicators now operate independently away from the rest of the Imperium, and down the millennia, have become forgotten. However, their inherent duty to hunt the Fallen has not relented.

## Chapter History

Imperial records do not verify that the Judicators exist, in fact there are no records at all of their founding. Even Dark Angels records lack any information on the Judicators except for their appearances on the battlefield. Yet all of this is a complicated, successful effort by the Dark Angels to conceal the existence of their successor chapter. During the Forgotten Wars, the Dark Angels lost one of their successor chapters, the Lions Sable. Afterward, they purposely destroyed all records of the Lions Sable existing in order to cover up the war. This later gave rise to the idea of the Dark Angels being able to create a successor chapter that officially does not exist, allowing it to pursue the Unforgiven's agenda "under the radar." Thus, when the Judicators were created in the 3rd Founding by the High Lords of Terra, they were sent on a mission deep into enemy space by their gene-sires, and deliberately cut all contact and were presumed lost.

The Dark Angels quickly eliminated all records of the Judicators and they were eventually forgotten by the Imperium. The only records of the Judicators existing are those possessed by the chapter and in the secret records of The Rock. Therefore, according to Imperial records, the Judicators do not exist. Yet the Judicators had secretly remained in contact with the Dark Angels to coordinate the "loss" of their chapter. This has allowed the Judicators to operate outside of Imperial authority and conceal their hunt for the Fallen. They cooperate with the other Unforgiven chapters, particularly their progenitors, to protect their secret and hunt the Fallen at any cost, even if that means silencing Imperials who ask too many questions.

## Chapter Organization

Like all Unforgiven, the Judicators adhere to the chapter structure of the Dark Angels, including their own versions of Deathwing and Ravenwing, named The Lions and The Talons respectively.  The Judicators believe that all companies should partake in war so that all brothers are equally prepared for combat, thus all companies except the 1st, 2nd and 10th are battle companies.  Chief among all their warriors are the Hexagrammaton Companions, modelled after the Deathwing Companions of the I Legion, who are full members of the Inner Circle.  These veterans are members of the first company and may be attached to other battle companies in specific circumstances, usually to hunt The Fallen.  They stride forth amongst the chapter's Terminators and senior officers, clad in artificer plate, armed with relic power swords and master-crafted pistols to strike down the mightiest of foes.

## Chapter Gene-Seed

The Judicators are a successor chapter of the Dark Angels and a member of The Unforgiven.

## Combat Doctrine

The Judicators are known as a highly monastic chapter which emphasizes their knightly heritage.  The battle-brothers modify their weapons and armor to resemble those used by the knightly orders of Caliban and the Legion before the Horus Heresy. Even the chapter colors reflect those of the Calibanite marines of the Legion at the time of the destruction of Caliban. Helmets are made to resemble knightly helms, brothers wear robes and knightly totems, and every battle-brother carries a sword into battle. In this way, every brother is prepared for the honor of close-combat and is living image of their heritage.

Favored weapons: Power swords, power mauls, power halberds, power morningstars, plasma weaponry

## Chapter Fleet

* ***Hope & Desapir* (Chapter Barque/Fortress Monastary)** - Named for two of The Lion's swords.
* ***Lion's Blade*, *Aegis of Truth* (Battle Barges)**
* ***Samothrace*, *Vigilance*, *Rapier*, *Heart of Iron*, *Flamberge*, *Retribution* (Strike Cruisers)**

## Chapter Appearance

### Chapter Colors

Regular Colors - primary Dark Angels Green, secondary Bleached Bone, details Shining Gold

The Lions - primary Dark Angels green, right shoulder Bleached Bone, left shoulder Black, details Shining Gold

The Talons - primary Bleached Bone, secondary Dark Angels Green, details Shining Gold

Hexagrammaton Companions - Legion Deathwing Companions-style usage of chapter colors

## Trivia

The Judicators were originally created by The Lord Marshal aka Ragnrok1138 on the Bolter & Chainsword thread IA Judicators.

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## Gallery

A Judicators Veteran Marine of the Chapter's elite 1st Company ('The Lions') arrayed in Indomitus pattern Terminator Armour. Note: Sable coloured robes and various hexagrammic icons denotes membership within the Chapter's Inner Circle.