Angels of the Cruciform Grail

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### **Specialty**

Strategic Decapitation Strikes, Jump Pack Assault, Multi-Vector & Sub-Orbital Attack, and Death Company Sanguinary Guard.

### **Battle cry**

"On the blood of Sanguinius!"
"On the blood of our father in the blood of our brothers!"

### Successor Chapter(s)

None Known.

"*My marines are made of blood and suffering. They will face any enemy that you may show and do so jovially. They will not hide from any foe nor shink from any challenge. They are the wrath of the Emporor and the bane of his enemies, and they are yours to command.*"
— Commander Urbane to Commander Dante upon arrival to Baal before the following battle.
The **Angels of the Cruciform Grail** is a Loyalist *Codex*-compliant Successor Chapter, born of the 2nd Founding from the heroic Blood Angels. These blessed sons of Sanguineous protect the *Grail of Sanguinius,* the chalice containing the blood of their dead primarch. The blood is drank by each chapter master during their induction to grant them everlasting life, this is aided by many higher ranking Astartes in the Chapter using cyrosleep in times of lesser conflict. The grail is kept deep within the Fortress-Monastery of Alexandretta with none but the Chapter's High command able to lay eyes upon it.

## Chapter History

### M31

Born from the Blood Angels Legion's 92nd Sect to the 2nd Founding during the Great Scouring these already venteran brothers set forth into the galaxy with a buring vengance to reap justice from Chaos and Xeno the like. Under orders from Raldoron the Angels of the Cruciform Grail were created and placed under the command of Commander Marcellus, former Captain and Archein of the Blood Angels Legion's 92nd Sect. By order of Raldoron, Commander Marcellus was gifted a fleet of five battle barges, thirteen strike crusers, and thirty frigates. With this fleet the chapter set off for Mykonos, a planet in the Gothic Sector above Valhala. The planet had already been claimed by the chapter when they were a Sect within the legion during thier time in the great crusade. Upon ariving, the chapter began the construction of thier fortress-monastery of "Alexandretta". Built atop the mountain Azerik on the existing battlements and ramparts from the defence station used during the Horus Heresy. Whilst the construction carried on the Chapter sent its 1st, 2nd, and 3nd Sects to rejoin the effort of the Great Scouring.

When Abaddon lept from the Eye of Terror with all of his rage and fury in 781.M31 the Chapter deployed it's 1st, 3rd, 7th, and 8th Sects to face the Black Crusade. Within the Segmentum Obscurus the chapter forged themselves into their new identitiy as a Chapeter.

### M32

#### War of the Beast

In 544.M32 the Chapter started to hear of the mounting Green Skin incursions happening throughout the galaxy. When High Marshal Bohemond of the Black Templars Chapter sought out the sons of Dorn to fight against this newly relized threat the Angels of the Cruciform Grail took it upon themselves to join the fight alongside the Black Templars. Sending all but their 9th and 10th Sects the Chapter found in this conflict a great importace for the Imperium.

#### Battles of Baal and Terra

The crusade fleet was rerouted once due to the fact an Ork Attack Moon entered the Baal system. The Angels of the Cruciform Grail travialed to the system with haste and played a role in the Attack Moons destruction. Soon after, the fleet rendezvous with the Black templars to take part in the Battle for Terra. The Chapter took part in the destruction of the Ork Attack Moon above Terra but took heavy losses to their 2nd and 4th Sects. The Chapter kept its distance from the Mechanicus and thier standoff with the Imperial Fists viewing the whole situation and childish and bellow themsleves. When it was announced that the home world of The Beast was found the Chapter set their corse for Ullanor Prime immediately.

##### First Battle of Ullanor

The Angels of the Cruciform Grail landed with the first wave of Astartes after the first wave of Mechanicus was all but completetly destroyed in thier landing. As the planet shifted, showing itself to be an "Attack Planet" similar to the "Attack Moons" the Chaper had faced across the galaxy, they knew the battle would be no easy feat. Within the first days of the invassion or the planets capital of Gorkogrod, they had been decimated within the Ork's urban killzones. Once the primarch Vulcan interviened the chapter saw his true destructive might. After the Chapters inistail push into the city their army was brought to a halt with a change is mission. The Chapter made camp and sent it's sanginary guard out to wreak havoc on the Ork supply chain. These attacks proformed their duties and shortly after waves of Green Skins were spat forth from the center of Gorkogrod. The Chapters defences were proved invaluable in these attacks as they held off against incermountable amounts of massive geenskins and Gargants. These attacks left only a forth of the Chapter's army that set off from Mykonos with the living. After these assults the Orks revealed their final surprise for the Imperial forces. The temple used at a HQ by the Orks itself was, in fact, a Mega Gargant beyond classification. It emited powerful psychic WAAAGH! energy from its large artificial "eyes", the massive Ork walker rained death upon those who stood against it. The remaining Astartes joined the primarch Vulcan in his airborne assult of the Ork superweapon. Once the Marines penitrated the hull of the Ork mech they kept pushing, deeper and deeper, closer to The Beast. Soon they had found The Beast, clad is massive power armour. Commader Marcellus fought alongside the Blood Angels Captain Valefor meeting his end by his battle brothers side deffeding him from The Beast after the Captain was struck down. The remaining Astartes of the Chaper gave themselves to High Marshal Bohemond, ignoring their struckure in the face of their commnader's death. They stood with the High Marshal until their evacuation from the Ork Mega Gargant.

After the battle the Chapter was forced to reorginize after the death of so many brothers. The Crusade force was sent 200 Battle Brothers from Mykonos to reinforce the all but completely destroyed force. Three out of the eight captains stood after the battleand and with no contention the mantle of Commader passed to Captain Alighier. Alighier was captain of the 4th Sect, being in charge of the Chapter's fleets, as well as being an unrivailed dualest within the Chapter having served in the Sanguinary Gurad as a lieutenant. He led the Sanguinary Gurad once again the the battle before his promotion to Commander. Now the 4th Sect was placed under command of Captain Plutic.

##### Second Battle of Ullanor

Once the roughly 300 Astartes of the chapter reorginized they once again set forth to fight The Beast. Their fleet was cought in the Ork ambush above the planet but the Space Marines made landfall before they could be shot down. They Battle Brothers fought The Beast, keeping it at bay whilst the Sisters of Scilence preformed thier ritual. Once complete, and Koorland and the assassination team slew The Beast, they found that infact The Beast had already fell, and what they fought was one of six "Prime-Orks". In this relization Koorland was slain and the Imperial forces once again retreated, the Chapter acting as a rear gurad as they left the planet.

##### Third Battle of Ullanor

After the Second Battle of Ullanor Commader Alighier was pressued by his Captains to leave the crusade and take his armies back to Mykonos to rearm and relanqish from the slaughter but the Commander would not relent in his intent to see the war through. Commader Alighier swore his alegince to Chapter Master Thane of the Imperial Fists until the Green Skin threat was no more on the planet. The Chapter was placed in the third attack group, once again joining High Marshal Bohemond and his Black Templars. The force of Space Marines pushed directly into the capital of Gorkogrod, now open due to the previous battles. They fought valiently to the end of the battle when Chapter Master Thane's stratigy proved successful in destroying the Ork threat.

##### Post War Reorginization

In the War's aftermath the Chapter left with little to say, silent in victory as they returned home knowing they had protected the Imperium once more. They kept close relastions with the Black Templars taking great apreciation of thier zeal and resolve in staving off the threats that border the Imperium.

### M33

Much of the 33rd millennium was spent rebuilding the Battle Brothers lost in the War of the Beast, with the Chapter as low as 200 Astartes by the end of the conflict.

### M34

#### WAAAGH! VanDakaka

Far above the planet of Lor'dra, the planet of Varstov II was attacked by a massive fleet of Orks. A detachment of the Chapter's fleet, consisting of the 4th Sect and its vessles under command of Captain Plutic, was on patrol, and upon hearing the planets distress signal dispatched themselves to investigate the distubace. When they arrived at the planet they found it in ruin and a Ork fleet three times thier size in orbit. The Astartes quickly retreated to a staging area where they contacted Mykonos. Commander Alighier hearing work of this force of Orks raised his forces immidetly and requested help from the nearby Black Templar crusade fleet who were quick to oblige.

##### Battle of the Verundine System

Whilst Commander Alighier prepared his armies the Orks were not without action. After seeing the 4th Sect and its fleet gave chase, cornering them in the Verundine System. Captain Plutic, using the systems star, shadowed his forces movment. As they rounded the star his forces split into two groups, one to go on both of the stars poles. The southern group, comprised of three strike cruisers and seven firgates, took a wide and fast turn. They imidiately opened fire on the Ork ships who rerouted towards the ships posistion. From around the star, the northern group slowed their accent up the star until the Ork fleet was close. At that moment Captain Plutic's flagship The Sanguine Messenger, and the northern group, comprised of The Sanguine Messenger, another battle barge, as well as three strike cruisers, pushed close to the sun to mask thier movment. Once parallel with the star the the Ork fleet they opened fire. Cought by suprize the Orks knew not how to react. The chapters forces bombared the Ork vessles at langth before The Sanguine Messenger and The Strife moved into posistion for a Space Marine boarding action. The two launched thier boarding craft towards the Ork flagship's bridge. Captain Plutic led the assult alongside his Sanguinary Guard. They lept out of the Caestus Assault Ram expexting the Ork warboss only to see a swarm of strangly dressed Mekboyz and their Gretchin helpers. They wore poor imitations off high class imperial garb: dress cloths, hats, neck ties, ascots, bolos and the like. Immediately the Astartes started slughtering the Orks. Once the bridge was clear Captain Plutic reseaved word that the Ork fleet was routing. Unexpected by Orks, Captain Plutic imediatly led his forces back to The Sanguine Messenger. The Captain having lost two frigates and having numerous ships badly damaged led his fleet back to Mykonos.

Captain Plutic met with Commander Alighier and Marshal Eburhart, the marshal of a nearby Black Templar crusade fleet, to discuss what he knew. Commander Alighier moved to immidiatly engage the Orks, whilst Marshal Eburhart wished to take a more methodical approach. Ultimitly Commander Alighier, still vengeful from the War of the Beast, was listened to.

##### Battle of Varstov II

The combined fleets flew to Varstov II and upon their arrival they were met with the ture Ork capitalship; a large armed and armored space hulk hung above the planet. Captain Plutic now knew why the Ork fleet in the Verundine System were incapable of strategic thought, they were not the fleet, mearly a small grouping of vessles. Those same vessels now apart of the main Ork fleet, and the belived capitalship, now welded to be apart of the space hulk. Commander Alighier ordered his ships to move foward for a boarding action knowing that the only way to fight the battle in space would be by slugging it out to the last man. Strangly when the boarding party lauched they were not fired upon. They made a safe landing and upon entering the space hulks bridge, meeting no resistance, they were greated by Warboss VanDakaka, a large, welldressed Blood Axe ork. They found him drinking some form of tea while listeing to a band of gretchin play loud, obnoxious music. Suprized be spit out his drink and called out *"Oi! Wherhs dat naty lil git! Why deez Umiez abord my ship?!"*. One of his personal gretchin slaves scapered up to his seat and said *"Eez not wanna intupt ur tea time mistah VanDakaka sir."* before he was smacked across the room, turning him into another stain on the wall. Initially VanDakaka greated the astartes, rather out of character or a Greenskin. *"Wells it Space Marines, I'ze da Warboss rounds here, VanDakaka's me'z name. Welcome abord my ship, somethin I coud fech ya bafor ya get away from my planet?".* VanDakaka stalling as squads of kommandoz rushed the bridge. When the doors opened and the kommandoz stormed the room an intence gunfight between them and the space marines broke out. Commander Alighier, his sanguinary guard, Marshal Eburhart and his boarding party held the room fighting off the Orks as VanDakaka got away. The boarding party pushed thier way out of the bridge but not before a techmarine disbaled the anti aircraft systems. Outside of the space hulk the Ork fleet opened fire on the Astartes fleet. The Space Marine fleet, now with the upper hand, started to inflict heavy losses on the Ork fleet. Captain Plutic sent the 2nd, 4th, and 8th, Sects to the space hulk. The 2nd Sect reinforced the boarding party whilst the 4th and 8th Sects were dispatched to the engine room to disable the space hulk's movment.

The 2nd Sect along with the Black Templars slowly moved through the space hulk, bogged down by wave after wave of orks in every room. Commander Alighier and his Sanguinary Guard gave chase to Warboss VanDakaka as he mounted ambushes on the nearby forces at every turn. The 4th and 8th Sects landed in the stern of the space hulk near its propultion; the 4th Sect sent to heard the 8th and Death Companys in battle. When the two Sects landed they came face to face with a massive Ork Stompa. Immediatly it started to shread through the Astartes as the 4th Sect made a flanking move towards the reactor. The Death Company, with no hesitation, ruched foward, into the grips death and fire, toward the Ork Stompa. Suffering heavily casulites they remained undeterred. Once the raving Astartes reached the Stompa they started ripping it apart, peice by piece. The Stompa started to flail around casuing immense destruction to the ship. Once the Death Company had taken down the Stompa only a third of them stood. Still in a fit of rage they started to seek out orks destroying everything in thier path.

Commander Alighier and his Sanguinary Guard once again met Warboss VanDakaka, this time surrounding him to not let him escape. Commander Alighier greatly underestimating the Warboss, ran to slay the ork, taking his cowardese as weakness. Without a hesitation VanDakaka slammed his cane into Alighier, sending him flying into one of the Sanguinary Guard. The other five or so Sanguinary Guard opened fire on the Ork and he did the same. VanDakaka shot down Sanguinary Guardman after Sanguinary Guardman until only Commander Alighier remained.

Meanwhile, uncontroled, the 8th Sect destroyed the space hulks lift system causing it to fall prey to the planets gravity making it fall towards the planet. Before the space hulk entered the planets atmosphere most of the 2nd and 4th Sects were evacuated. The space hulk's impact caused the destruction of the planets life, all but the Greenskins. With Commander Alighier presumed dead, Captain Darius of the 1st Sect assumed command of the Chapter. With the Commander's pride at stake he ordered the 2nd and 4th Sects back to The Sanguine Messenger and the 1st, 5th, 6th, and 7th Sects along with the Black Templar forces down to the planet's surface to face the Green tide.

Once the battle force landed they found that reminents of the 8th and Death Company still alive and fighting in the rubble. Captain Darius led an assult of the spacehulk while being it being surrounded by Orks. The 6th, and 7th Sects created a defencive primiter around the wreckage while the 1st and 5th Sects pushed into the downed space hulk clearing it room by room. At the peak of the wreakage there was a stir; Captain Darius witnessed as Warboss VanDakaka climbed out of the rubble with the head of Commander Alighier mounted on the handle of his cane. The Ork dusted of his trilby before placing it on his head and looking at the Captain and remarking, *"Oi'z iz look like id'a fow'd ya friend!", while raising the cane*. Out of rage Captain Darius rushed foward to fight the Warboss only to be pumled by shots from the Ork's Twin-Linked Shoota pushing him back as he blocked the shots with his shield. A group of kommandoz snuck up from beneath the rubble and opened fire on Darius cauing him to have to retreat. Another group of kommandoz extracted Warboss VanDakaka to a ship in low orbit before him and his remaining ships fled the system. It is rumored that the Warboss was slain by another chapter half a century later in another part of the galaxy.

### M35

The Chapter took part in the Barbarus Incursion but in agrement with the Black Templars, under request from the Inquisition, all records of the event have been destroyed or sealed.

### M36

When the Wars of Apostasy begain the Chapter was quick to deploy the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sects to fight alongside the Black Templars once more.

#### War of Tannhauser Gate

After Sebastian Thor's rebellion the warp storm known as the "Storm of the Emperor's Wrath" opened near the chapter's home world of Mykonos in the system of Tannhauser Gate. The chapter sent its 7th Sect to investigate the disturbance with great hesitation. The Sect found the warp storm as well as an army of daemons of Khorne. They contacted the chapter master, Captain Darius, informing the chapter of their findings. After this communication, the 7th Sect was wiped out by the daemons to the last man. With the remainder of their forces, Commander Darius led his army to Tannhauser Prime, the largest planet in the gateway system of Tannhauser. It was then that the chapter waged a guerilla war against the daemons luring them to the planet. Once lured to the planet the remainders of the chapter's fleet appeared from behind the plant striking the daemon fleet tit for tat wiping much of each other out. On the planet, the chapter's forces were quickly overrun by the daemons. Only by the final act of Chief Librarian Cyprus when he utilised his psychic power to turn the entire force of the chapter to the Red Thirst, was the Chapter able to turn the tide of the battle in their favor. Over the next 30 hours, the remaining Space Marines hunted down every last daemon as their fleet fled the field of battle.

##### Post War Reorganization

After the wars completion, and the death of over 400 Astartes, including much of the Chapters command structure, the chapter was forced to reorginize over the next 300 years. With this change also saw a change in cultre. After the events of the War of Tannhauser Gate the Black Rage and Red Thirst were seen as gifts of Sangunius, not curses, thus much honor was brought to those placed in the Death Company. The Death Company Chaplain's now made not only responsable for, not only leading the Death Company in it's assults, but also the care and documentaion of the Death Company members. They scribe on to scrolls placed upon their fallen Astartes armor their great deeds as well as a copy that is placed in the "Hall of Sorrow" inside the fortress-monastery Alexandretta. This is also the Era were the Death Company was givin the title "The Chosen Men".

### M37

#### War of Pestilence Field

In the later quarter of the 37th millennium a field of astroids and space hulks drifted into the Angels' vicinity. Once alearted to the precence of the debris field, the chapter dispatched a strike team, commanded by Captain Colonno, to investigate the wreckage. Once Colonno and his 10 Atartes arrived it qickly became apparent that the former ships were from the "Age of Darkness". The strike team landed in the largest portion of the space hulk, presumed to be the flagship of the long dead fleet. Once landed, no further communication was receaved from the Strike Team and shortly after parts of the space hulks interior shone green.

Commander Jacopo receaving word of this knew its meaning, imediatly dispatching the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 8th sects. The 1st sect was dispatched to the landing site to see all 10 of Colonno's Astartes strung up aginst the walls, crucified and mutilated. The sect angered to see thier former battle brothers in such a condistion quickly pushed into the space hulk. The terminators led the assult only to find no living thing. Once the force was spread out, extened, the ship once again to shine green. Commander Jacopo knew his susspisions were true, thry are to fight aginst the beasts of nurgle. Inside the space hulk the chabers began to flood with poxwalkers. The mindless hoards of nurgle did little to harm the Astartes but none the less pushed them back, slowly yet surly. Commander Jacopo trying to contact the force failing again and again sent in the 3rd sect to assist the soon to be attacked 1st. Once the 3rd sect landed the port began to explode leaving the reenforcements in ruin. At the same time, behind the poxwalkers begain to emerge waves of plauge marines. Horrendously mutated and deformed heretical Astartes who were horrifically resilient. Jacopo seeing the battle from the outside of the space hulk sent the 2nd sect directly into the nurglite lines; thier transports ramming though the hull and plauge marines alike. With the 3rd sect recovered and moving towards the battle surrounding the deployed nurglites and the 1st and 2nd sects pushing back their foes the battle seemed won, won all too easily to Commander Jacopo. Drifting through open space tides of poxwalkers, plauge marine, nurglings, and all forms of twisted and mutated masses of tourmented flesh landed upon the The Sanguine Messenger. They quickly broke through the hull and begain to torment the ship. Unknown to the forces of nurgle the 8th sect was aboard, Commander Jacopo releasing them from their confinments. Under the aid of The Matelots, The Chosen Men quickly held at bay the advancing nurglites. Before the two sects could be deployed the main force advanced to the ship's bridge, Commander Jacopo coming face to face with a Daemon Prince of Nurgle. Jacopo wildly fought alongside his High Command and Sanguinary Guards against the Daemon Prince and his forces. He matched the Daemon Prince blow for blow as the two were locking in their strugle. Jacopo was overtook by the Daemon, catching him off guard off relieving him of his left arm. Chief Librarian Carelinti intervined in the fight however outmatched. The Daemon and Carelinti fought through their control of the warp only for the Daemon to remove himself and swing wildly at the Chief Librarian; in these strikes romoving a large portion of the Astartes chest. While the Daemon was occupied, Jacopo charged him, his sword in hand. The Commander cut the Daemon from shoulder to hip, its body dropping to the floor; but before the Commander could say a word to his guard, the still living Deamon impaled his chest with its possessed great blight sword. In his final moments, Jacopo took the Deamon's arm, pulling it towards himself, and stomped his head, definitivly killing his foe. As this happened the 4th and 8th sects entered the bridge, watching their Chapter Master's final deed. It is said the the shear effect that the death of Jacopo and Carelinti caused enough of an impact on the warp there at that moment that even The Chosen Men felt some resemblance of sorrow. The Sanguinary Guards carried both of the Astartes bodies over a bed of their swords though the crowd of the two sects to thier chambers to rest until thier burial. The forces pushed out of the space hulk delayed the fight further leaving the forc

After the battle Captain Raphier, of The Matelots, assumed control of the Chapter. He made it his mission to retrieve the body of Captain Colonno before the war's end. The war itself raging on for another year before all materials of interest to the chapter had been taken and the space hulk destroyed by the Chapter's fleet.

### M38

#### First Hive Fleet Ouroboris Incursion

Only known to the High Command, the chapter faced the Tyranid threat long before it was known to the wider Imperium. Many of the records have been destroyed or sealed although it is known that the entire 9th Sect was destoryed and the conflict only won due to The Chosen Men.

### M40

#### The Absolution Wars

The Absolution Wars were a series of conflicts starting in 305.M40. The Chapter first receaved word from a Callisto Forge World reserch party in the nearby Gothic Sector of Ork Freebooter raiders pillaging multiple systems in the area. The Chapter sent its 4th and 5th Sects to investigate and exterminate the Ork presence. The first confrontation taking place shortly after on the planet Stykoros Prime were the Chapter first came into contact with Warboss Dakkbeard. The Orks, making sure to not stay in one place ran from any sight of the Astartes, piliging the Sector whilst on the run. They repopulated in the same time it took to catch up and kill them, proving to be increacingly difficult for the Astartes to handle. Every few decades there would be a new chace, leading to a battle of whcih nothing would be left of the Orks, but everytime a few would slip though the first of the Angels and create a new crew, and new fleet. After decades of intermitant battles in was found by Scouts that the Orks were being payed by a Chaos Warband called "Curze's Chosen". The long past Night Lords having made a deal with the Black Legion for unknown reasons. It took a combined forces of the Chapter, the Callisto Forge World, and the chapter's allies to finialy defeat the Warband at The Battle of Val-Alba IV, in 463.M40. Fighting continued shortly after but smoldered out in the following years. Warboss Dakkbeard and his Orks left the system never to be seen by the Angels ever again. Since the war Forge World Callisto have kept a large Battle Congregation with the Chapter as an attache.

### M41

#### War for Verunda

The Inquisition hearing growing rumors of a Genestealer Cult upon the Hive World Verunda dispatched the newly promoted Inquisitor Ryiga Philkin. Inquisitor Philkin led a bloody investigation across the planet finding The Band of the Four Armed Emperor, a Genestealer Cult linked to Hive Fleet Leviathan, under the planet's capital. The city was placed under martial law with the Planetary Defence Force and Adeptus Arbites being spread throughout the city. The wider city revolted in reaction lending the cult greater attraction of the populace. Planetary Defence Force patrols started to disappear without a trace leading to Inquisitor Philkin's call to nearby Imperial forces to join in the fight as the revolt turned to war. The city's underhive and lower levels rose, setting ablaze the spire and its nobility, only then did reinforcements from the nearby Valhalla arrive. The Valhallan 38th Field Artillery, commanded by Commander Dima Pevchenk, surrounded the city, bombarding it day in and day out for months until the arrival of the Astartes. The city's governer, Governer Tuiruso, locked himself in his upper chambers with his servants, not even listening to Inquisitor Philkin to leave.

Three Chapters of Space Marines arrived, of which the Angels' were apart of, at the end of the Terran year, bringing an end to the seige. The bombardment doing little in practice, due to the sheer scale of the Hive City, allowed the force of Astartes, led by Inquisitor Philkin, to enter the city's spire once more with ease. They found the

## Notable Campaigns

* **The Great Scouring (014-021.M31)** - Participating in the campaign even as a component of the Blood Angels Legion, they carried on as a chapter after the events of the 2nd Founding.

* **1st Black Crusade (791.M31)** - Having fought the forces of chaos since the beginning of the Imperium the Angels gladly and jovially took up arms against Abaddon' Black Crusades.

* **War of the Beast (544-546.M32)** - All but the Angels' 9th and 10th Sects fought alongside the Black Templars throughout the war.

* **WAAAGH! VanDakaka (783-798.M34)** - Warboss VanDakaka's battles with the Angels and the Black Templars leading to the battle of Varstov II.

* **Wars of Apostasy (378.M36)** - The Angels dispatched it's 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sects to fight alongside the Black Templars.

* **War of Tannhauser Gate (380.M36)** - After Sebastian Thor's rebellion the warp storm "Storm of the Emperor's Wrath" opened near the Angels' home world of Mykonos in the system of Tannhauser Gate. From this storm an army of choas followed being matched by the Angels of the Cruciform Grail.

* **War of Pestilence Field (872-874.M37)** - A series of battles taking place in a field of space hulks infested by Death Guard.

* **First Hive Fleet Ouroboris Incursion (337-351.M38)** - Creeping in from above the Storm of the Emperor's Wrath the Hive Fleet met the Chapter in many secluded battles until finialy out in the open over a decade later the Angels pushed the Hive Fleet back to the shadows of which it came, waiting for them to rise again. The Angels never fully understanding the threat until much later. The records of the event have been stripped from all Imperial documents.

* **Manzikert Crusade (397-404.M39) -** Little in known of the crusade, only that the Angels' were led by a Dark Angels Successor Chapter in the Manzikert Sector.

* **Absolution Wars (305-476.M40)** - A seires of Chaos and Ork incursions in the bottom of the Gothic Sector that were fought intermittently as conflict arose during the over hundred years it was fought. Orchestrated by the Black Legion, Curze's Chosen, a warband of Night Lords who see themselves as the bringers of justice in a crual galaxy, were tricked into provoking Ork Freebooter Warboss Dakkbeard into confronting the Angels of the Cruciform Grail. Leading to the finial defeat of the Warband at The Battle of Val-Alba IV.

* **War for Verunda (767-769.M41)** - The hive world Verunda, found to have a Genestealer Cult by Inquisitor Ryiga Philkin, was promptly sent a force of multaple chapters of Astartes as well as Astra Militarum units. The rebellion as well as the planet was destroyed in the ensuing battle.

* **Second Hive Fleet Ouroboris Incursion (826-828.M41)** - The Angels' home world of Mykonos surprise attacked by Hive Fleet Ouroboris making the first time in the chapter's history that their fortress-monastery be under siege.

* **Devastation of Baal (999.M41)** - Sending all but their 10th Sect to the defense of their ancestral home, the Angels were decimated 15 times over. Welcomed with open arms by their commander and brother Dante, they fought closely with the Sanguinary Guard and Dante himself.

## Chapter Homeworld

The chapter's home world of Mykonos dates back to the Great Crusade when the newly named Blood Angels made their first conquests across the stars. Located at the edge of the Gothic Sector, above Valhalla, it was claimed early on by the Blood Angels. When the Brotherhood of the Challis was founded after the heresy, the planet was chosen by the first chapter master, Captain Marcellus, former Captain and Archein of the 92nd Sect. The world is arid with very little fertile land. It is covered in great shallow oceans and innumerable islands of granite, under near-constant clouds. The natural population of humans is that of nautical experts, navigating the planet's hazardous waters.

### Fortress-Monastery

The Chapter's fortress-monastery "Alexandretta", upon their home world of Mykonos is larger than most. Its great halls are covered with art, unfathomably numerous and beautiful. Built atop the mountain Azerik, the fortress-monastery's pillars tower into the sky as it overlooks the ocean on the mountain's cliff side. Deep within the moutain, underneath Alexandretta, their is a labyrinth of cyrpts that hold the chapters darkest secrets and graetest tressures that is only available to the chapter's command with permission of the Chapter Master.

Alexandretta was constructed immediately following the chapters founding. It was built atop the existing ramparts from the Horus Heresy beside the burial grounds of the previous Blood Angels Legion's 92nd Sect of which the chapter originated. It has many great halls and chambers within its bounds. One of the fortress-monastery's most cultualy import rooms is the Hall of Sorrow. Its purpose is to comemorate the Death Company and all those who have been given the gifts to be placed inside it.

### Chapter Recruitment

Taken at the age of 10 to 16, most of the chapters officers are from their home plant of Mykonos. Thier other recruits are taken from the surrounding planets, and those in the Gothic Sector, or any other planets under the protection and jurisdiction of the chapter.

## Chapter Organisation

### Order of Battle

The following represents the order of battle of the Angels of the Cruciform Grail. Estimated over 85% of the chapter is mostly filled with Primaris Space Marines, recruited or ascended (Rubicon Primaris).

#### Chapter Command

**Chapter Icon of the Angels of the Cruciform Grail**
**Commander Urbane,**
**Primaris Chapter Master of the Angels of the Cruciform Grail****Primaris Champion Danato**
**Command Squad:**
**Primaris Sanguinary Ancient Merilo, Sanguinary High Priest, Chief Librarian & Master of the Forage**
**20 Sanguinary Guards (Honour Guard)**
**Arch-Chaplain: Valentine**

**Reclusiarch**

**Sanguinary High Priest Belfante**

## Combat Doctrine

Renowned for their mobile shock troops and Death Company, the Angels of the Cruciform Grail are notorious amongst other Blood Angels for their Death Company Sanguinary Guard. Masters of the sword they excel at all close range combat.

## Chapter Gene-Seed

#### Primarch's Curse: Twin-Curses

The Angels of the Cruciform Grail carry the twin genetic curses of Sanguinius. Known as The Flaw, these genetic curses, known separately as the Red Thirst and the Black Rage, have always damned the Blood Angels and their heirs. The Flaw of the Blood Angels has also been attributed to a combination of the genetic defects in the Legion's Omophagea gene-seed organ implant, and the psychic disturbance created during the final moments of Sanguinius' life. During the battles of the Horus Heresy in the Sol system, the stored gene-seed of the Blood Angels was lost, forcing the Legion to have to extract the gene-seed needed for their reconstruction after the Heresy from the fallen body of their Primarch himself. Every Space Marine created from the gene-seed drawn from Sanguinius after his death was damned to their curse.

#### The Red Thirst

The impact of the "Red Thirst" on the chapter has been held at bay the chapter's many officers. It is seen as a disgrace to fall to their blood lust and sin on Sanguinius' honor. Although it is their curse it has been aswell a blessing. The chapter has been saved time and time again from destruction. The Angels of the Cruciform Grail have on occasion in thier entirety been forced by their Chief Librarian into the red thirst to stave off destruction, as done notably during the "Battle of Tannhauser Gate", by Chief Librarian Cyprus when faced with a daemon army of Khorne on the steps of their system in the Tannhauser system on Tannhauser Prime.

#### The Black Rage

The Angels of the Cruciform Grail have one of the most well-respected Death Companys amongst the Blood Angels. Led by Captain Talitos, Lord Executioner and captain of the 8th and Death Company of the Angels of the Cruciform Grail. The Black Rage has had a large effect on the chapter as they see the Black Rage as a gift from Sanguinius, not a curse. They honor those who succumb to it and treat them to the same degree as officers of the rank and file.

## Notable Members

**Commander Marcellus** - First Chapter Master and former Captain and Archein of the Blood Angels Legion's 92nd Company. He was struck down in the War of the Beast by The Beast himself whilst deffending Blood Angels Captain Valefor.

**Commander Alighier** - Chapter Master taking command at the end of the War of the Beast and was slain in WAAAGH! VanDakaka by Warboss VanDakaka himself.

**Commander Darius** - Chapter Master during the Age of Apostasy and was slain in the Battle of Tannhauser Gate.

**Commander Jacopo** - Chapter Master after the Battle of Tannhauser Gate. He was slain in the War of Pestilence Field by a deamon prince of nurgle in its final moments after their battle aboard the Chapter's former flagship.

**Commander Raphier** - Taking command after the War of Pestilence Field, the Chaptermaster during the First Hive Fleet Ouroboris Incursion and later the Manzikert Crusade were he died.

**Commander Malikchi** - Chaptermaster during the Absolution Wars, dying in the War for Verunda when the planet's capital's spire caved in, crushing the Astarte to death.

**Commander Urbane** - Current chapter Master of the Angels of the Cruciform Grail and one of its longest surviving having lived for over 2,000 years by combination of the blood of Sanguinius and cryosleep. First seeing combat in the Absolution Wars as a scout, the commander has alwasy been known to lead from the front of any charge. He took a limited control of the Chapter at the end of the War for Verunda until he was releaced by the Inquisitor Ryiga Philkin. Since than he has proved himself time and time again as a great warrior and greater tactician.

**Captain Kileos** - Former Lord Executioner and captain of the 8th and Death Company of the Angels of the Cruciform Grail. Having succumbed to the Black Rage he was placed within his ranks under new command.

**Chief Librarian Alucard -** Currant Chief Librarian.

**Sanguinary High Priest Belfante** - Currant Chief Apothecary.

**Arch-chaplain Valentine -** Currant Arch-Chaplain.

## Chapter Fleet

* **Pegasus (Battle Barge)** - Flagship of the Angels of the Cruciform Grail
* **The Sanguine Messenger (Battle Barge)**
* **Julundi (Battle Barge)**
* **Asafron (Strike Cruiser)**
* **Pelious (Strike Cruiser)**
* **Beburos (Strike Cruiser)**
* **The Meduis (Strike Cruiser)**
* **Aramous (Strike Cruiser)**
* **Ilaad (Strike Cruiser)**
* **Ilazza (Strike Cruiser)**
* **The Wicked Death (Strike Cruiser)**
* **The Strife *(Strike Cruiser)***

## Relations

### Allies

 **Forge World Callisto** |  File:--.png   | Since the Absolution Wars the Forge World Callisto have kept a large Battle Congregation as an attache to the Angels.

### Enemies

 Chaos |      | The ancient enemy of the Astartes and the chapter have clashed many times. As a chapter, they first fought during the great scouring. Many years later they fought in the War of Tannhauser Gate marking one of the Chapter's greatest victories. They also fought their many disciples in the Black Crusades, the War of Pestilence Field, and the Absolution Wars.

## Notable Quotes

### About the Angels of the Cruciform Grail

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