Scythes of the Emperor - Notable Scythes of the Emperor: Chapter Master Oberdeii - Oberdeii, known as the second Warden of the Pharos, was the first Chapter Master of the Third Founding Scythes of the Emperor Chapter. Originally a Scout Marine of the 199th "Aegida" Company of the Ultramarines Legion during the Horus Heresy, he would go on to be a part of many of the events surrounding the mysterious xenos artefact known as the Pharos on the Agri-world of Sotha during the dark days of the Horus Heresy. Following the Battle of Sotha, he was promoted to Reconnaissance Squad sergeant by the Primarch Roboute Guilliman personally. He would later be promoted to serve as the captain of the Aegida Company, which acted as a phantom 11th Company of the newly sundered Ultramarines Legion following the Second Founding. This was in defiance of the dictates of the Codex Astartes, ordered secretly by the Ultramarines primarch himself. Oberdeii would maintain his vigil over Sotha for many standard centuries, until the dawning of the 32nd Millennium. During the Third Founding, he was offered the choice to be reassigned as a part of the Ultramarines Chapter's 5th Company or to continue his vigil as master of a new "Aegida Chapter", largely to protect Roboute Guilliman from embarrassing charges of heresy for his role in creating the Imperium Secundus and later violating his own Codex Astartes by secretly maintaining an eleventh company of the Ultramarines to protect the Pharos. Oberdeii reluctantly accepted the latter choice, and became the first Chapter Master of the newly forged Adeptus Astartes Chapter he renamed the "Scythes of the Emperor."Chapter Master Thorcyra - Thorcyra was a Chapter Master of the Scythes of the Emperor in the latter years of the 41st Millennium. He, along with the remnants of the Scythes' entire 1st Company, were wiped out to a man during the Battle of Miral by the Tyranids of Hive Fleet Kraken.Chapter Master Thrasius - Thrasius, also called Thracian, was the most recent Chapter Master of the Scythes of the Emperor after the death of his predecessor, Thorcyra, on the Death World of Miral at the hands of the Tyranids of Hive Fleet Kraken. Thrasius served as Chapter Master for over a Terran century before meeting his end on Sotha when he journeyed there with the remaining Firstborn Space Marines of his Chapter as part of Belisarius Cawl's expedition to research the ancient artefact called the Pharos. However a force of Genestealer Cultists managed to infiltrate the Chapter Serfs of the Scythes of the Emperor accompanying the expedition, and they came under attack by Genestealer hybrids who remained on the ruined world. During the peak of the fighting Thrasius successfully slew the same Genestealer Patriarch that had previously led the original assault on Sotha by Hive Fleet Kraken at the cost of his own life. His last words were, "Ave Imperator."Chief Librarian Tormal - Tormal is the Scythes' only remaining senior officer and Librarian, who has been with the Chapter for almost a standard century.Reclusiarch Segas - Segas was the first Chaplain of the Scythes of the Emperor. Originally a Chaplain of the Ultramarines Chapter, during the dawning of the 32nd Millennium, he was charged by Chapter Master Tigris Decon with going to the world of Sotha to erase their primarch's mistake in the secret creation of an eleventh company, which was direct contravention of the Codex Astartes, which he himself had forced upon every other Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes. When Segas finally found Captain Oberdeii, the last surviving member of the original "Aegida" Company, he offered the aged warrior two choices -- to be reassigned as a part of the Ultramarines' 5th Company, or to continue to stand sentinel over Sotha as the new Chapter Master of a newly created "Aegida Chapter". Reluctantly, Oberdeii assented to become the new Chapter Master of the renamed "Scythes of the Emperor" Chapter. Segas would become one of the newborn formation's founding members, and eventually its first Reclusiarch. Following his death, his remains were later interred upon the reliquary world of Egottha.Reclusiarch Hornidal - Hornidal, a Veteran of the First Tyrannic War, served as the Reclusiarch (senior Chaplain) of the Scythes before the fall of Sotha. While on Crusade to liberate the reliquary world of Egottha in 990.M41, he received the general recall message for the entirety of the Chapter to return to their Chapter homeworld. Concerned by the implications of such grave news, he urged the captain and crew of the vessel Xenophon to push as hard as they could as they made their way to Sotha, for fear of arriving too late. Unfortunately, they encountered a small vanguard of Hive Fleet Kraken and were boarded by the Tyranids. Despite his skilled leadership in the defence of the vessel, the Xenophon was doomed. Before they self-destructed the doomed voidship, Hornidal managed to record a warning message to be relayed by distress beacon, warning other vessels of the impending danger to Sotha.Chaplain Demetrios - Demetrios was a Chaplain of the Scythes before the fall of Sotha and was a subordinate of Reclusiarch Hornidal. He was a part of the aborted Crusade originally sent to liberate the reliquary world of Egottha in 990.M41. When Hornidal received the general recall message for the entirety of the Chapter to return to their Chapter homeworld, he ordered the destroyer Xenophon to make all haste. While en route to Sotha, they encountered a small vanguard of Hive Fleet Kraken and were boarded by the Tyranids. Demetrios called the Scythes to battle, under instruction from the Reclusiarch, and witnessed Sergeant Certes' final battle-oaths. He was last seen leading Certes' squad in a desperate counter-offensive and was presumably killed.Forge Master Sebastion - Sebastion served as Master of the Forge (senior-most Techmarine) of the Scythes of the Emperor after the fall of Sotha. He was charged with the training of prospective Techmarines as the Chapter is slowly rebuilt. He had identified Neophyte Narro, a member of Sergeant Tiresias' 21st Salvation Team, as a potential candidate, recognising his natural affinity for practical problem solving and had begun his early training in the mysteries of the Omnissiah before his untimely death aboard a Tyranid Hive Ship. He recently accepted Neophyte Bokari for an apprenticeship as a potential Techmarine, after the neophyte continuously delivered to him considerable amounts of both power armour and parts of precious Terminator Armour recovered from various Tyranid Hive Fleet vessels. Sebastion was particularly focused on the restoration of damaged or lost Terminator Armour, for after the fall of Sotha, the Chapter only had three such suits in its possession, and the recent acquisition of a fourth partial suit by Neophyte Medon was considered a major step forwards in creating a future Codex-approved Terminator Squad.Captain Romonos - Romonos served as the commander of the "Battle Company", the Chapter's sole remaining Veteran combat formation following the battles with Hive Fleet Kraken.Captain Vosok Dali - Vosok Dali was the Captain of the Scythes of the Emperor's 8th Company and the Lord Executioner. After the destruction of Sotha by Hive Fleet Kraken, Dali betrayed his Chapter and proceeded to kill the remaining Space Marines of his company due to the simmering rage and resentment he had felt towards his fellow Astartes since his days as a Scout Marine.Captain Theodosios - Theodosios served as the commander of the Scythes of the Emperor's 5th Company before the fall of Sotha to Hive Fleet Kraken. Departing with the entirety of his company, Theodosis made for the Eastern Fringe to investigate rumours of rebellion and uprising. Unbeknownst to the 5th Company, this was the precursor to the invasion of Hive Fleet Kraken. Captain Theodosios attempted to send word back to Sotha to warn them, but his Astropathic message was disrupted by unknown means (presumably by the effects of the Shadow in the Warp, the psychic disruption projected by an encroaching Hive Fleet's Hive Mind before an imminent attack). This prompted the general recall of the entirety of the Scythes back to their homeworld. When they encountered the first Tyranid Hive Ship, Theodosios charged Commander Cassios with leading a diversionary attack so that his own force could flank the enemy and destroy it. The mission ended in utter failure and the entire 5th Company was wiped out.Commander Cassios - Cassios was the commander of the Scythes' lost 5th Company which disappeared in its entirety before Sotha fell to the Kraken. The commander was discovered by Brother-Sergeant Tiresias and his Salvation Team in a Sus-an Membrane-induced stasis aboard a dead Tyranid Hive Ship two standard years after the Salvation Teams were initially formed and dispatched.Sergeant Marek Angeloi - Marek Angeloi was a Sergeant of the Scythes around the time that Sotha fell to the predations of Hive Fleet Kraken. He formerly served as Tiresias' superior at the time Chapter Master Mansirius Thrasius returned from planning for the future survival of the Scythes after the Chapter's near-destruction. Both Sergeant Angeloi and Tiresias were openly critical of the Chapter Master's new direction for the Chapter in its pursuit of survival. Their voices of dissent rallied much support from the senior surviving Veterans of the Chapter. Without any prior notification, Chapter Master Mansirius Thrasius sent the upstart Sergeant and 40 other rebellious Space Marines from the Chapter (roughly 1/3 of the surviving Scythes of the Emperor) for secondment with the Deathwatch to assist their Kill-teams in fighting the Tyranid menace. Angeloi eventually attempted to counter the dissent to Chapter Master Thrasius' orders among the Veteran Marines of the Chapter who desired to see the Chapter attack the Tyranids even if it meant the Scythes' ultimate extinction.Sergeant Certes - Certes was a Sergeant of the Scythes before the fall of Sotha and was one of three noncommissioned officers under the command of Reclusiarch Hornidal. He was part of the aborted Crusade originally sent to liberate the reliquary world of Egottha in 990.M41. When Hornidal received the general recall message for the entirety of the Chapter to return to their Chapter homeworld, he ordered the destroyer Xenophon to make all haste. While en route to Sotha, they encountered a small vanguard of Hive Fleet Kraken and were boarded by the Tyranids. Certes was presumably killed early on, as Chaplain Demetrios was later seen leading Certes' squad in a desperate counter-offensive against the vile xenos.Sergeant Edios - Edios was a Sergeant of the Scythes before the fall of Sotha and was one of three noncommissioned officers under the command of Reclusiarch Hornidal. He was a part of the aborted Crusade originally sent to liberate the reliquary world of Egottha in 990.M41. When Hornidal received the general recall message for the entirety of the Chapter to return to their Chapter homeworld, he ordered the destroyer Xenophon to make all haste. While en route to Sotha, they encountered a small vanguard of Hive Fleet Kraken and were boarded by the Tyranids. Edios was killed while defending their ship's tech-crews in the burning bow section, though his body was recovered by his surviving battle-brothers.Sergeant Hekaton - Hekaton was a Sergeant of the Scythes before the fall of Sotha and was one of three noncommissioned officers under the command of Reclusiarch Hornidal. He was a part of the aborted crusade originally sent to liberate the reliquary world of Egottha in 990.M41. When Hornidal received the general recall message for the entirety of the Chapter to return to their Chapter homeworld, he ordered the destroyer Xenophon to make all haste. While en route to Sotha, they encountered a small vanguard of the Hive Fleet and were boarded by the Tyranids. He was presumably killed while leading his squad against the invading xenos.Sergeant Remas - When a Tyranid Hive Ship first appeared in the Sotha System without warning, the Scythes of the Emperor attacked almost blind to the risks they were facing. Sergeant Remas led one of the first known boarding actions by the Scythes against Hive Fleet Kraken, which was successful, but resulted in the death of all of the boarding team members, with the exception of Remas and another battle-brother named Tobias. Their Thunderhawk gunship sustained heavy damage while affecting their escape, and the pair of surviving Scythes were found much later, unconscious and severely wounded, by the Ultramarines Chapter. When the Ultramarines found Remas' drifting gunship, the unconscious Sergeant was clutching a shredded Scythes' Chapter standard so tightly that they had to wait until he woke before he would release it. Remas later told his tale to Chaplain Ortan Cassius of what had transpired with the new alien menace, sharing all his intelligence on the threat of the Tyranids. During the Conclave of Hera on Macragge, Chaplain Cassius would later call forth Sergeant Remas to testify, in which he gave key evidence from which agreement would eventually be reached by the Ultramarines to create the elite Tyrannic War Veterans.Sergeant Tiresias - Tiresias was a Second Tyrannic War Veteran who survived the attacks on both Sotha and Miral. Tiresias was assigned to the 21st Salvation Team -- a small unit consisting of himself and four neophytes. Sergeant Tiresias has led this team for two standard years, running to ground any rumours of surviving Scythes that may still be aboard one of the Tyranids' dead Hive Ships along the Eastern Fringe. He was mortally wounded while investigating an unknown class of Hive Ship. His body and gene-seed were later recovered by the 121st Salvation Team.Sergeant Quintos - Quintos was the leader of the Scythes' 121st Salvation Team after the fall of Sotha. He had previously served as a neophyte member of the 21st Salvation Team under the command of Sergeant Tiresias, but was sorely wounded when he lost an arm and part of his face to the Tyranids while searching for Scythes survivors aboard a Hive Ship. As a result of these injuries he received a bionic replacement. Quintos and the 121st Salvation Team later recovered the gene-seed of Commander Cassios and the body and gene-seed of Sergeant Tiresias, who had been mortally wounded during a mission to destroy an unknown class of Hive Ship.Sergeant Cassander - Cassander was the leader of Assault Squad Cassander. He was slain during the gene-seed recovery mission on the world of Bracca IV.Veteran Brother Menele - Menele was a member of the 2nd Company. He is presumed to have been slain on the Death World of Miral.Brother Hadrios - Seconded to Chapter Master Thrasius as his chief aide.Brother Cadmus - Cadmus was a Scythes of the Emperor Primaris Marine who took part in Belisarius Cawl's expedition to Sotha to study the Pharos.Neophyte Pasan - Pasan was a neophyte who served as a member of the 21st Salvation Team under the command of Sergeant Tiresias. As one of the last of his generation to be born on Sotha, Tiresias favoured training Pasan over his squad-mates for a future leadership position. During the exploration of an unknown Tyranid Hive Ship, it was Pasan who devised the plan to destroy the xenos ship. Pasan died within the "heart chamber" of the Tyranid vessel when he was overwhelmed by a swarm of Gaunts.Brother Mascios - Member of Sergeant Hekaton's squad, killed by Tyranid creatures aboard the Xenophon.Brother Harvan - Member of Remas' squad, killed in the boarding action against Hive Fleet Kraken.Brother Tobias - Member of Remas' squad, the only other survivor.Brother Domitios - Domitios was saved by Tiresias during the fighting on Tan.Brother Galerius - Galerius was a member of Assault Squad Cassander. Together with Brother Esal, they were the only surviving members of Assault Squad Cassander, and succesfully evacuated Apothecary Arritus with the recovered gene-seed from the world of Bracca IV.Brother Esal - Esal was a newly promoted Astartes and member of Assault Squad Cassander who was one of the last Firstborn recruits from Sotha before its fall. Together with Brother Galerius, he was the only surviving member of Assault Squad Cassander, and aided in the successful evacuation of Apothecary Arritus with recovered gene-seed from the world of Bracca IV.Brother Wenlocke - Wenlocke was among the Ultramarines Astartes who comprised the first generation of the Scythes of the Emperor following the 3rd Founding.Brother Vasilis - Vasilis was a member of the 2nd Company. he is presumed to have been slain on the Death World of Miral.Neophyte Hwygir - Hwygir was a neophyte who served as a member of the 21st Salvation Team under the command of Sergeant Tiresias, acting as the squad's Heavy Weapons specialist and carrying a Heavy Bolter. He hailed from the Death World of Miral. When he became a fully-fledged Space Marine he had chosen to rename himself Culmonios. He died aboard a Tyranid Hive Ship after being fatally shot in the back of the head by a Tyranid biomorph.Neophyte Medon - Medon was a neophyte in the Scythes of the Emperor, after the fall of Sotha. He was apparently a member of the 49th Salvation Team. He was part of Neophyte Bokari's group that presented Forge Master Sebastion with a partial suit of salvaged Terminator Armour, which would be only the Chapter's fourth after the loss of their homeworld to Hive Fleet Kraken.Neophyte Narro - Narro was a neophyte who served as a member of the 21st Salvation Team under the command of Sergeant Tiresias. He hailed from the Hive World of Radnar, coming from a privileged background. Narro had been recognised by Forge Master Sebastion as a potential candidate for a future Techmarine, noted for his natural affinity for practical problem solving, and had begun his early training in the mysteries of the Omnissiah before his untimely death aboard a Tyranid Hive Ship.Neophyte Vitellos - Vitellos was a neophyte who served as a member of the 21st Salvation Team under the command of Sergeant Tiresias. Like Neophyte Narro, he too, hailed from the Hive World of Radnar, having been reluctantly pressed into service when his world had to defend themselves against the threat of Hive Fleet Kraken. Sergeant Tiresias was not overly fond of Vitellios, who he felt had an inflated ego and an attitude of smug superiority. Nonetheless, Tiresias grudgingly admitted that Vitellos' background as a warrior made him a natural-born leader. Vitellos died aboard a Tyranid Hive Ship when he was crushed to death by one of the vessel's numerous organic door-valve mouths.Vosok Dall - Vosok Dall was a battle-brother of the Scythes of the Emperor who turned Renegade and swore allegiance to the Blood God Khorne sometime after the fall of Sotha. Now a Chaos Space Marine, Dall was a warrior who killed in the name of a blood-drenched god who revelled in murder and battle. He was both strong and capable, with a hunger for glory and martial honour unmatched even by those who still fought for the Imperium. Vosok was killed on New Badab, homeworld of the Renegade  Red Corsairs, by Warsmith Honsou of the Iron Warriors, during Honsou's participation in a tournament known as the Skull Harvest, called by the Red Corsairs' Chaos Lord, Huron Blackheart.Neophyte Bokari - Bokari was a Neophyte in the Scythes of the Emperor after the fall of Sotha. He would regularly pick through Imperial salvage taken from Tyranid vessels and present it to Forge Master Sebastion, until he was eventually accepted as an apprentice to the forge on board the Heart of Cronus.