Silver Skulls - Silver Skulls: The Silver Skulls are a Codex Astartes-compliant Loyalist Chapter of Space Marines and a Second Founding successor of the Ultramarines.The Chapter has been at the forefront of the Emperor's wars since its birth, and fought alongside others of the Ultramarines' so-called Primogenitor Successor Chapters on numerous occasions as if they were kin.For many Terran years the Silver Skulls believed themselves to be proud Ultramarine successors of the Second Founding but the passage of time had eroded all record of their true origins. But after the 13th Black Crusade their beliefs were confirmed to be true when Primarch Roboute Guilliman was resurrected and the Chapter was officially recognised as one of the Avenging Son's own and received an infusion of Primaris Space Marines drawn from his genetic lineage.The Silver Skulls have earned a reputation for achieving victory for the Imperium of Man no matter the odds stacked against them. Of course, this reputation has been earned because the Silver Skulls will only take to the battlefield when the psychic portents that their specialist Librarians known as Prognosticators receive from the Emperor indicate that the outcome of the combat will be favourable for the Chapter. Though this limits when the Silver Skulls will seek out battle, it also leads them to fight with the absolute conviction of fanatics, which does not sit well with some Imperial commanders.The Silver Skulls' homeworld is the Feral World of Varsavia, which lies on the edge of the region of the galaxy known as the Gildar Rift, a stellar body located within the Segmentum Obscurus to the galactic southwest of the Storm of the Emperor's Wrath and a short distance from the Varsavia System.This thinly settled area is known to be haunted by numerous xenos species. Varsavia's barbaric Human tribes form the primary source of aspirants for the Silver Skulls. The Chapter must regularly face all manner of threats, and in recent times has fought significant and costly battles against the Drukhari and the resurgent Necrons.The Silver Skulls adhere broadly to the letter and intent of the Codex Astartes, only diverging from their presumed genetic inheritance in the details of their Chapter cult. The Silver Skulls engage in a number of barbaric rites that are likely to have emanated from the native cultures from which they recruit.Notable amongst these is the practise of head-taking, whereby especially potent enemies are beheaded during battle, their decapitated heads borne as trophies until victory is won. As part of its post-battle celebrations, the Chapter selects the heads of the most powerful enemies, flense flesh from bone and layer the skulls in a coat of silver.Another characteristic feature of the Silver Skulls' character is to be witnessed in their use of various precognitive disciplines. While some would label them overly superstitious, the Silver Skulls believe that by consulting the Emperor's Tarot, the Chapter's Librarians -- referred to as Prognosticators -- seek to decipher the Emperor's will and commit their strength as best suits His otherwise unknowable scheme. Because of this enhanced role within the Chapter's traditions, the Prognosticators work closely with the Silver Skulls' Chaplains.On some occasions, the Prognosticators have counselled against the Chapter becoming embroiled in a particular war, though honour has often dictated that it does so regardless. To fight knowing that defeat is inevitable is perhaps a curse the Chapter must bear, the price of the wisdom the Prognosticators are undoubtedly party to. Despite their seemingly mercurial nature, the Silver Skulls are known to fight with honour the length and breadth of the Imperium.