Lufgt Huron - Rise of a Tyrant: In 718.M41, a failed coup on the Hive World of Badab Primaris led to an abortive civil war, and the Astral Claws stepped in and brutally crushed the conflict. In the aftermath, the elements behind the coup were brought forth to Lufgt Huron for judgement. Mindful of the lesson of Cygnax, the Chapter Master personally took matters into his own hands, swiftly reimposing order once more.This time he employed the Astral Claws much more brutally as they executed much of the planet's ruling class as well as purging those they perceived as morally recidivist. Taking upon himself the mantle of planetary ruler, Lufgt Huron stylised himself the "Tyrant of Badab," claiming the inhabited worlds in proximity to the hospitable region of the void around the Badab System as his Chapter's fiefdom.In his subsequent pronouncement, he echoed the example and precedents of the sovereign Realm of Ultramar and the Maelstrom Warders' charter. The nearby system was soon purged wholesale of the ruling elites and in the solar decades afterward, a number of Astral Claws "watch bastions" were established. The Tyrant's chosen servants and political allies were placed in positions of power, turning the Badab Sector into a pocket empire, commanded by the Astral Claws.To further cement his power, in a massive reorganisation of the uneven and often isolationist native Planetary Defence Forces in the region into what would become known as the "Tyrant's Legion." Following a unified command structure these forces now followed a standard dictated by Huron. The Astral Claws assigned detachments to further train the Tyrant's Legion in order to purge them of weak elements.Soon the Tyrant's Legion proved their worth as they repulsed numerous corsair raids, freeing the Astral Claws from their defensive stance. The Chapter was able to conduct a series of lightning raids into outlying areas to harass and destroy Heretic and xenos-controlled areas. With the increase of Huron's tally of victories, and the curtailing of corsair activity and the increase in Maelstrom Zone production never before reached, the fame of the Astral Claws' "tyrant" grew beyond the Maelstrom Zone.The formation of the Tyrant's Legion was far from Huron's only deliberate move to concentrate all military power within the Badab Sector in his own hands and that of his Chapter, as through a system of patronage, charisma, might and political skill he also inveigled the noble houses and commercial interest of those worlds he protected under his direct control, and even suborned the local officers of the Imperial Navy's Maelstrom Fleet squadron under his personal authority.Spurred by this success, Huron had his servants deliver a formal and lengthy petition to Terra, making a detailed case for completely subduing the Maelstrom and the surrounding area, which would greatly benefit the Imperium in the long term.In order to achieve this, Huron advocated the deployment of several more Space Marine Chapters to the Maelstrom Warders' ranks, suggesting even that a new Founding might be warranted to meet the needs of his plan. Unfortunately, Huron's petition was dismissed without full hearing on the grounds that the requirements of the Imperium were better met elsewhere.