Cobalt Consuls

Cobalt Consuls armorial with Chapter iconography.

Cobalt Consuls livery displayed on an Intercessor of the 4th Company.

### **Specialty**

Decapitation Strikes, Pacification of Rebellious Populations, Joint Operations with other Imperial Forces

### Successor Chapter(s)

None

"*There are many causes worth killing for, but only the preservation of the Imperium is worth dying for.*"
—Legate Marcus Carius

The **Cobalt Consuls** are a Loyalist Ultima Founding Successor Chapter of the Black Consuls, whom themselves descend from the lineage of the vaunted Ultramarines. They are based upon the fortress world of Castellum in the Macharia Sector of the Segmentum Pacificus.

## History

In the final years of the Indomitus Crusade, a Captain in the Unnumbered Sons named Marcus Carius was called before the reborn Primarch, Roboute Guilliman, and made the first Chapter Master of a new Chapter - the Cobalt Consuls. The task of this nascent chapter was to secure the Western fringes of the Imperium in the Segmentum Pacificus and defend that region of space against any and all threats.

Marcus and a group of veterans from other Ultramarines successors lead three hundred Primaris Space Marines in a crusade westward, searching for a suitable world to adopt as their new home. Eventually they located such a place, a great bastion where they could build their fortress-monastery, the fortress world of Castellum.

With the myriad threats present in their neck of the galaxy the Consuls had ample opportunity to hone their skills and tactics against Orks, Druhkari, Chaos, and the numerous revolts on Imperial Worlds. The efficiency with which the Consuls dealt with these foes earned them the gratitude of Sector Command and solidified their position as the protectors of the Imperium's interests.

## Chapter Home World

Castellum is an ecumenopolis along the lines of Holy Terra, a city that sprawls across the whole planet. But it's not just any city, it is a great bulwark against the enemies of humanity with the whole world devoted to defending against any and all who would seek to conquer the sector. Every man, woman, and child is mobilized for the monumental undertaking required to protect Castellum. Every block is a fortified bastion with armories in the basement, heavy weapons in the halls, and flak batteries on the roofs. Every street is a killzone, covered by overlapping fields of fire so that the invader may find no shelter from the fury of the defenders.

### Fortress-Monastery

*The Fortress of Bellona* makes the defenses of the rest of Castellum look pitiful, a beautiful melding of form and function that awes the enemy as they are pulverized by battle cannons, shredded by gatling cannons, torn apart by volleys of missiles, slagged by plasma cannons, or vaporized by lascannons. Surrounding the fortress is a dozen square kilometres of flat permacrete, offering scant cover from the defensive guns. Beneath the fortress is a warren of passageways that twist and turn to disorient an attacker and separate him from his fellows to be picked off in detail by the vengeful Astartes.

## Chapter Organisation

### Officer Ranks

* Legate - Chapter Master Equivalent
* Centurion - Captain Equivalent
* Optio - Lieutenant Equivalent

### Line Ranks

* Evocatus-Decurion - Veteran Sergeant
* Evocatus - Veteran Equivalent
* Decurion - Sergeant Equivalent
* Bellator - Battlebrother Equivalent
* Excursor - Scout Equivalent

### Specialist Ranks

* Aquilifier - Chapter Standard Bearer Equivalent
* Signifier - Standard Bearer Equivalent
* Sanctor - Chaplain Equivalent
* Medicae - Apothecary Equivalent
* Vascularius - Techmarine Equivalent
* Incantator - Librarian Equivalent

### Specialist Units & Formations

* Praetorians - Chosen for their dedication, martial prowess, purity of heart, and wisdom the Legate’s personal bodyguards are the finest warriors in the chapter. Composed of ten members, one from each company, the Praetorians form an imposing guard of honor for ceremonies or on those occasions when the Legate takes to the field personally.

## Order of Battle

**Chapter Master of the Cobalt Consuls**
**Command Squad:**
**Aquilifier, Sanctor, Medicae, Vascularius, & Incantator**
**Chapter Champion,**
**Equerry to the Legate & Commander of the Praetorians** |  | **Centurion Tullius Evander,**
**Master of the Marches,**
**Commander of the 1st Company**
**Centurion Caius Flavian,**
***Master of Sieges***
**Commander of the 2nd Company**
**Centurion Tiberius Scaro,**
***Master of the Watch***
**Commander of the 3rd Company**
**Centurion Lucius Ursinus,**
***Master of Executions***
**Incantator Prefect Thaddeus Tarquin**
**Chief Librarian**
**Vascularius Prefect Felix Livius**
***Master of the Forge***
**Vascularii**
**Sanctor Prefect Erasmus Scipio**
**Medicae Prefect Titos Vitallion**
**Medicae** | **Classarius Prefect Cassius Faustus**
***Master of the Fleet***
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**5 Battle Barges**
**13 Strike Cruisers**
**6 Vanguard Strike Vessels (Escorts)**

#### Companies

**Company Command Squad**
**3 Veteran Intercessor Squads**
**4 Bladeguard Veteran Squads**
**3 Veteran Aggressor Squads**
**Dreadnoughts**
**Repulsors**
**Overlord Gunships** | **Centurion Caius Flavian**
**Company Command Squad**
**3 Battleline Squads**
**4 Close Support Squads**
**3 Fire Support Squads**
**Dreadnoughts**
**Impulsors**
**Overlord Gunships** | **Centurion Tiberius Scaro**
**Company Command Squad**
**3 Battleline Squads**
**4 Close Support Squads**
**3 Fire Support Squads**
**Dreadnoughts**
**Impulsors**
**Overlord Gunships** | **Centurion Servius Galenus**
**Company Command Squad**
**3 Battleline Squads**
**4 Close Support Squads**
**3 Fire Support Squads**
**Dreadnoughts**
**Impulsors**
**Overlord Gunships** | **Centurion Appius Quintus**
**Company Command Squad**
**3 Battleline Squads**
**4 Close Support Squads**
**3 Fire Support Squads**
**Dreadnoughts**
**Impulsors**

**Company Command Squad**
**3 Battleline Squads**
**4 Close Support Squads**
**3 Fire Support Squads**
**Dreadnoughts**
**Impulsors**
**Overlord Gunships** | **Centurion Decius Canus**
**Company Command Squad**
**3 Battleline Squads**
**4 Close Support Squads**
**3 Fire Support Squads**
**Dreadnoughts**
**Impulsors**
**Overlord Gunships** | **Centurion Lucius Ursinus**
**Company Command Squad**
**3 Battleline Squads**
**4 Close Support Squads**
**3 Fire Support Squads**
**Dreadnoughts**
**Impulsors**
**Overlord Gunships** | **Centurion Maximus Gratian**
**Company Command Squad**
**3 Battleline Squads**
**4 Close Support Squads**
**3 Fire Support Squads**
**Dreadnoughts**
**Impulsors**
**Overlord Gunships** | **Centurion Marcellus Vitallion**
**Company Command Squad**
**10 Vanguard Squads**
**Invictor Tactical Warsuits**
**Impulsors**

## Chapter Beliefs

As inheritors of the genetic legacy of Roboute Guilliman, the Cobalt Consuls are descended from the Black Consuls, a Chapter known for its uncompromising demenour and whom brook no deviation from the tenets laid down in the newly revised *Codex Astartes* - their Primarch's epic magna opus. Like their genetic forebears, the Cobalt Consuls take a stern approach to the *Codex*, making them worthy inheritors of the legacy of the Avenging Son.

## Chapter Gene-Seed

The geneseed of the Cobalt Consuls is extremely stable, due to both being of Ultrarmines descent and the genius of Cawl. Through all of their history there has not been one case of mutation, and the rejection rate is extraordinarily low.

## Combat Doctrine

The Cobalt Consuls rely on operational flexibility rather than rigidity, deploying small, mobile strikeforces to accomplish specific objectives with precise application of brutality. Their favored method of transport to the battlefield is the teleportarium, striding from orbit into the heart of battle with their arrival heralded by crackling lightning and booming thunder. They favor close combat, both the cut and thrust of melee but also the devastation of point blank fusillades of bolter fire. Often times the Heavy Support and Battleline elements of a strikeforce will advance and engage the enemy in a fierce firefight to cover the advance of the Close Support units then rejoin their comrades once the slaughter has begun in earnest.

Due to the ever increasing demand and ever decreasing supply of Astartes forces the Consuls have adopted the tactic of dispatching small strike forces of only a few squads or in some cases just one or two to carry out missions that paradoxically enough a full company would struggle to accomplish. Traveling fast and light these teams are able to do the work of a precinct of Arbites in a fraction of the time. When workers strike on a hive world a squad of Consuls butcher the ringleaders publicly and spectacularly, cowing the rest into line. When Genestealer Cultists rise up a squad of Consuls fight their way to the lair and slay the brood lord, cutting off the abominations from the hive fleets and localized leadership.

To that end extra emphasis is placed on the aptitudes of Sergeants and Lieutenants not only as warriors and leaders but also creative and resourceful strategists. With only ten battle brothers at their disposal they must use every one of them to the fullest extent.

## Deathwatch Service

Like their brother chapters the Cobalt Consuls honor the dictates of the Apocryphon Conclave, dispatching warriors to serve in the Deathwatch. It is regarded as the highest honor to be seconded to the Watch, being singled out as an expert killer amongst a brotherhood of expert killers.

## Chapter Fleet

Since they started as a Fleet-Based Chapter the Cobalt Consuls have a large and powerful warfleet, consisting mostly of Strike Cruisers to enable them to rapidly and flexibly respond to warzones across the Galaxy.

## Chapter Armory

The Cobalt Consuls maintain a vast and varied array of vehicles and aircraft, all of the new models designed by Archmagos Dominus Belisarius Cawl.

## Chapter Relics

As a relatively young chapter the Cobalt Consuls have few pieces of relic wargear, mostly gifts from older chapters, but they treasure each and every one, only rarely removing them from their stasis fields for use on the field of battle

## Chapter Appearance

### Chapter Colours

The Cobalt Consuls primarily wear cobalt blue power armour with portions of it painted white, including the vents of the backpack, helmet, armorial insets and greaves (shin armour). The shoulder pauldron trim, as well as the Aquila or Imperialis worn on the plastron (chest armour) is gold in colour.

A cobalt blue squad specialty symbol stenciled on the right armorial inset, indicates a battle-brother's assigned squad specialty; Fire Support, Close Support, Battleline, Veteran or Command. A large cobalt blue gothic numeral stenciled on the right poleyn (knee guard) indicates a warrior's assigned company.

### Chapter Badge

The Cobalt Consuls Chapter badge is reminiscent of their progenitor's - a large stylised cobalt raptor's head - facing towards the enemy and centered upon a field of white. A similar looking Chapter icon is utilised by the White Consuls Chapter as well.

## Notable Quotes

### By the Cobalt Consuls

" *To achieve victory on the field of battle is not the end goal but merely the means to that end. To be completely sure of your dominance you must chase down whatever remnant of the enemy remains and destroy it utterly, lest they be given a reprieve to regain their strength and strike at what you assumed to be a secure flank.*"
—Centurion Tiberius Scaro

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