Red Scorpions - Chapter Gene-Seed: The Red Scorpions take tremendous pride in the purity of their gene-seed. While its lack of mutation and Chaos contamination is unquestioned, its purity extends to the point that it shows little sign of distinction. Space Marines of some other Chapters distrust the Red Scorpions for this very reason. The generalised nature of their gene-seed makes it impossible to trace its origin back to any of the Loyalist primarchs.Regardless of its origins, the Red Scorpions' gene-seed has shown tremendous stability throughout the Chapter's history. It is undoubtedly clear that their near-obsessive approach to insure stability and purity across the Imperium and within the ranks of the Chapter factor into this. However, even with these steps, the initial gene-seed of the Chapter must have been free from flaws in order for none to have surfaced over the intervening Terran millennia since the Red Scorpions' Founding.In order to maintain this purity, the Red Scorpions have maintained a strict protocol of isolationism, so that outside contaminants may not weaken the Chapter. Every member of the Chapter is regularly screened by its Apothecaries for any signs of taint. This screening approaches a level of fanatical devotion in its rigour. Red Scorpions Apothecaries are also always kept close at hand to recover the Progenoid Glands of any fallen battle-brother, so that the gene-seed is preserved far more often than is typically expected amongst the Adeptus Astartes.Part of the Red Scorpions' singular pride in their devotion to the Emperor and their unswerving adherence to the Codex Astartes and its teachings is justified by the purity of their gene-seed and the glorious record of wars and battles they have won in the Emperor's name.However, more cynical minds might wonder if the mysteries of the Red Scorpions' past and their origins might also have something to do with their fanatical desire to prove both their loyalty and that their Chapter's behaviour lies beyond the reproach of their peers.The Red Scorpions Chapter prides itself on the purity of its battle-brothers and the sanctity of its gene-seed. In the eyes of the Chapter Masters, few other members of the Adeptus Astartes can lay claim to such a lineage and a genetic link to the God-Emperor, while those outside the Adeptus Astartes are almost always tainted by corruption despite any protests of loyalty or claims about the strength of their Humanity. Protecting and preserving their purity, and eliminating all signs of taint are therefore very important to the Red Scorpions and part of every battle-brother's training and daily observances.While all Space Marines abhor mutants and aliens, the Red Scorpions reserve a special vehemence for them. The line Red Scorpions draw between those the Imperium considers Human and those it does not is far higher than almost any other Chapter, usually making the distinction that unless a man or woman can claim direct descent from the Emperor Himself (like the Red Scorpions) they are a flawed being despite their best intentions.This fanaticism for extreme genetic purity is most pronounced when in the presence of those tainted by the Ruinous Powers, or those suspected of such taint. All it takes is suspicion for the Red Scorpions to shift their stance with their allies, and once the hint of taint has attached itself to such allies they must work hard to lift it by proving their devotion to the Emperor beyond any shadow of a doubt.